"Ning Tian!!!"
Wu Feng's face instantly flushed red. She cried out:
She leaped at Ning Tian, wrapped her arms around her, and started tickling every spot she knew would get a reaction.
Wu Feng knew Ning Tian all too well. They had grown up together.
Ning Tian doubled over laughing. She stumbled away from her seat as Wu Feng's fingers skittered over her like crawling insects.
In a pleading voice, she said:
"Wu Feng, stop it. Lin Fan's here too, and my shoulder still hasn't healed. It'll hurt..."
"Fine..."
Only then did Wu Feng stop and slowly let go.
"Ning Tian, want me to give you a massage?"
Lin Fan suggested:
"You know how to massage too?!"
Ning Tian slowly caught her breath and stared at him in surprise.
"If I know medicine, of course I know a few massage techniques."
Lin Fan nodded:
"Then could you give me a massage?"
Ning Tian smiled.
"Sure. Just sit back down."
Lin Fan replied:
"Okay..."
Ning Tian returned to her seat and sat down.
Lin Fan stepped behind Ning Tian and stopped, standing there as he loosened his hands,
then slowly reached toward her shoulders and neck.
He pressed his thumbs against his fingers, gripped both shoulders, and gently lifted and kneaded them.
His touch was light, the pressure just right. He continued kneading her shoulders,
feeling her soft skin beneath his hands. Ning Tian's skin was wonderfully soft.
Ning Tian's face tightened with discomfort as waves of soreness spread from where Lin Fan massaged her.
Why does Lin Fan's massage hurt so much? She could barely take it. Her back ached terribly.
Before long,
Lin Fan asked with a smile:
"How is it, Ning Tian?"
"Can you go a little lighter? Your massage really hurts, Lin Fan..."
Ning Tian managed a faint smile.
She almost couldn't bear it.
"That's as light as I can go. You feel a kind of sore ache, right?"
Lin Fan chuckled and asked:
"Yes. Why?"
Ning Tian answered slowly.
"That means it's working. Bear with it. You'll feel more comfortable and relaxed afterward."
Lin Fan said cheerfully:
"All right."
Ning Tian sounded uneasy.
A long while passed.
As Lin Fan massaged her for longer,
Ning Tian gradually grew comfortable, her whole body swaying gently with the motion of his hands.
Her eyes curved like crescent moons in delight. She hadn't expected Lin Fan's massage to feel this good.
After massaging her for half an hour, Lin Fan asked:
"How is it? Feeling better? It hurts a bit at first, but once you get through that, it feels more and more comfortable."
"Mm~ It feels pretty good..."
Ning Tian blushed faintly and nodded.
Lin Fan had been telling the truth. At first, it had hurt like hell.
But the pain had gradually given way to comfort. She almost wanted another massage.
Wu Feng stared at them from beside her, then called out with resentment in her voice:
"Lin Fan, will you give me a massage too?"
Lin Fan asked:
"Sure. Are you certain?"
"Yeah, but don't press that hard."
Lin Fan said quietly:
"I'll try not to use too much strength."
Lin Fan replied:
He walked behind Wu Feng and stopped barely a cup's width from her back.
He reached out and repeatedly pulled and kneaded her shoulders before moving to her neck.
Her skin felt soft as cotton beneath his hands. Wu Feng's skin was so tender, much like Ning Tian's.
Surprise and pain crossed Wu Feng's face. Stinging sensations rippled through her body, as though ants were biting her all over.
Lin Fan's massage left her aching all over. She wanted to cry out, but swallowed the words.
She couldn't lose face in front of Ning Tian. That would be far too embarrassing.
Lin Fan leaned his head close to Wu Feng and said:
"What's wrong, Wu Feng? I'm going light enough, right?!"
"Could you go a little lighter? Lin Fan, didn't you say you wouldn't use so much strength?"
Wu Feng's brows drew together. Her face tightened with pain as she complained:
"You call this light? This massage... It aches so much."
"This is as light as I can go. Just bear with it."
Lin Fan replied with a smile.
Then he continued massaging Wu Feng, keeping his strength in check. Compared with the pressure he had used on Ning Tian,
he was already going easy on Wu Feng. It was neither too strong nor too weak.
After a long while, Wu Feng's lips curved into a faint smile. Looking thoroughly at ease, she lost herself in the sensation of Lin Fan's massage.
It felt wonderful, as though she were floating through a sea of cotton.
Seeing how much she was enjoying it, Lin Fan slowly lifted his hands and asked:
"How was that? Pretty good?"
"Your massage is amazing. It felt so good."
Wu Feng wasn't exaggerating.
"You're giving me too much credit. I only know the basics. Same goes for treating patients."
Lin Fan replied modestly with a smile:
"I'm not exaggerating. Right, Ning Tian?"
Wu Feng turned to Ning Tian and asked.
"Mm..."
Ning Tian gave a brief reply.
"All right..."
Lin Fan didn't argue and accepted their praise.
Even Huo Yuhao's awful grilled fish got called delicious. Maybe that was just how things worked on Douluo Continent.
Afterward, Lin Fan walked back toward the Dormitory Building with Ning Tian and Wu Feng.
Within minutes, they had left the Teaching Building and arrived at the entrance to the Dormitory Building.
Lin Fan said goodbye and watched Ning Tian and Wu Feng head toward the Girls' Dormitory.
Then he returned to his own room.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Wang Dong sitting on her bed, eating snacks.
The room was quiet now.
Lin Fan slowly walked in and sat back down on his bed to rest.
Hearing the sound, Wang Dong looked up from her snacks and saw that Lin Fan had returned.
"So you finally decided to come back? I thought you weren't coming back at all."
Wang Dong looked at him accusingly as she spoke.
"You're the one who told me to hurry back."
Lin Fan turned to Wang Dong with a smile and said:
"Besides, this is my room. Why wouldn't I come back?"
Wang Dong puffed out her cheeks. After a moment's thought, she said:
"Oh... Right. Are you having a late-night snack tonight?"
Those two girls must have kept him there. That's why he took so long to come back.
"Yeah. Why, Wang Dong?"
Lin Fan asked, puzzled:
"Then I'll go out with you tonight. I want something to eat too. I heard there's a place with really good food, and I want to try it."
As Wang Dong imagined the food, she touched a finger to her lips.
"Sure, I'll go with you. The way you describe it makes me want to try the place too."
Lin Fan replied:
"Mm..."
Wang Dong sounded pleased.
Time flew by, and soon night fell.
Just then, the streetlights outside the Dormitory Building suddenly came on, illuminating every path.
Lin Fan closed the dormitory door and took Wang Dong out for a late-night snack. Within seconds, they had left the Dormitory Building.
The two walked slowly toward the Academy entrance and saw older students coming toward them, carrying all kinds of food.
One look at the food told them it had been bought outside the Academy. The two caught the drifting aromas and quickened their steps, unable to wait.
Soon, Lin Fan and Wang Dong reached the Academy entrance, where a dazzling array of food and goods lay before them.
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