NOVEL NEXT Chapter 550: Your Illness is Related to Men
Widow Li's face changed at the words and she said firmly, "No, absolutely not!"
Seeing her a bit angry, Lin Fan hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, don't get excited. I'm just trying to understand the situation as a doctor."
Widow Li said, "I haven't engaged in any improper conduct with anyone, Lin Fan, you have to believe me. Since your Brother Sanshui passed away, I've been widowed for ten years. I know there are many rumors about me outside, but they have nothing to do with me."
Lin Fan furrowed his brows. Widow Li spoke earnestly, but he couldn't just believe her like that. Doctors with some experience all know that patients always like to lie.
It seemed there was only one way left. Lin Fan cleared his slightly dry throat: "Let's do this, I'll help you with an examination..."
Lin Fan had checked Widow Li's pulse and discovered there indeed seemed to be some issues, but the exact problem required further examination to be determined.
Hearing Lin Fan say he needed to check her body, Widow Li couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed again, "Do the check here?"
Lin Fan said, "Hmm, it's indeed a bit inconvenient."
Liu Zixing said, "You both head to the examination room, it's at the back."
Lin Fan cleared his throat, "Ahem, there's an examination room then, alright, sister-in-law, come with me to the examination room."
The two of them then went to the examination room at the back, which was specifically used for medical examinations. To protect the patient's privacy, some examinations needed to be done with the door closed.
There were some simple equipment inside the examination room, with a bed in the center.
"How should the examination be done?" Widow Li sized up the room and asked, a bit at a loss.
Lin Fan casually closed the door and said, "Um… take off your pants and lie on the bed."
Upon hearing this, Widow Li's face immediately flushed red. Taking off her pants in front of Lin Fan for an examination was so embarrassing, she was his sister-in-law!
But thinking about what Lin Fan said earlier, she just needed to consider him as a doctor. Widow Li calmed down a bit, reached out and started to unbutton her clothes...
With one button undone, the pink camisole inside was revealed, along with fair shoulders and snow-white skin.
Lin Fan's eyes felt a bit heated, and he remembered that unforgettable night.
"Ahem..." Lin Fan reminded Widow Li, "Sister-in-law, you don't need to take off your top."
Widow Li suddenly realized, right, Lin Fan had only asked her to take off her pants earlier, he hadn't asked her to strip completely. She was so nervous that she forgot.
Widow Li quickly buttoned up her collar, her cheeks flushed, "Um, sorry."
Luckily Lin Fan reminded her, she immediately felt reassured about Lin Fan. He truly considered her a patient and didn't have other thoughts, otherwise he wouldn't have reminded her.
As a patient, cooperating with the doctor for a body check is the right thing to do. Since Lin Fan was so professional, she shouldn't be shy.
Thinking of this, Widow Li mustered her courage and reached to loosen her belt...
After the examination, Widow Li got off the examination table, her face rosy like a ripe apple.
Even though she considered Lin Fan a doctor, it was still very embarrassing when she was actually examined by him.
Lin Fan stood to the side feeling a bit dizzy.
As a child he had seen Widow Li by the river, and now Widow Li had no secrets from him.
At this moment, his throat felt dry and he just wanted to drink some cool water to calm down.
The atmosphere seemed a bit awkward.
"Lin Fan, how did it go, what's wrong with me?" Widow Li asked, breaking the silence.
Lin Fan smiled and said, "After my thorough examination just now, sister-in-law is very healthy, no illnesses whatsoever. Sister-in-law can rest easy."
Widow Li furrowed her brows, "No illnesses whatsoever, Lin Fan are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"
Lin Fan said, "There's no mistake. If sister-in-law is not reassured, I can help with another examination."
He didn't mind at all, doing another examination for Widow Li. If Widow Li wanted him to examine her every day, he'd be happy to oblige.
Widow Li felt a bit awkward, "That's not what I meant, I meant I don't have that kind of illness, so why do I feel itchy?"
Lin Fan said her body was fine, but her issues indeed existed!
Lin Fan said, "I've checked thoroughly, sister-in-law's body indeed shows no illnesses. According to my diagnosis, sister-in-law is suffering from a mental issue."
Widow Li was stunned, "Mental issue, what do you mean?"
Lin Fan smiled warmly and said, "Well, your issue is related to men."
Widow Li seemed to understand Lin Fan's meaning and was a bit agitated, "I've said, these past ten years, I haven't had relations with any men, Lin Fan, if you're suggesting I've been with other men, feeling guilty towards Sanshui, thus developing this mental issue, then you must be mistaken!"
She was a bit angry. Why didn't Lin Fan believe her?
Lin Fan laughed and said, "Sister-in-law, that's not what I meant. Quite the opposite. My diagnosis is, the reason you have a mental issue is precisely because you've been without a man for ten years."
"Ah?" Widow Li was surprised.
Lin Fan said, "Sister-in-law, your body has been vacant for a long time. Perhaps you're afraid of betraying Brother Sanshui, so you suppress yourself. But sister-in-law is still young and a normal woman, naturally you have needs. This conflict accumulates over time and leads to anxiety. This anxiety is subconscious, and if I don't mention it, sister-in-law may never realize it."
Widow Li was startled, what, her problem was actually this?
She simply hadn't been with a man, catching that kind of illness. No, on the contrary, it was because she had long been without a man, she developed a mental issue!
Indeed, if Lin Fan hadn't told her, how could she have thought of it!
"Then, what should I do, can this mental issue be treated?" Widow Li asked.
Lin Fan said seriously, "I'm not joking with the following words, nor do I intend to offend, sister-in-law listen carefully. As they say, prescribe the right medicine. Since the issue lies with men, a man must solve it. In simple terms, sister-in-law, you lack a man."
Widow Li's face instantly turned red. How could she not understand Lin Fan's meaning? Her mental issue was due to a deep-seated desire for a man. Lin Fan meant for her to find a man to satisfy her physiological needs, and the mental issue would naturally be solved.
Though she didn't want to admit it, what Lin Fan said was quite right. All along, she lived a life of purity, deliberately suppressing her desires.
"Lin Fan, is there another way to treat my illness, I can take medication, I can't betray your Brother Sanshui..." Widow Li's eyes reddened.
In his heart, Lin Fan sighed. Who would've thought there are still women who remain widowed these days!
Having studied in the county, he heard plenty of news about people in the city. Not only widowhood, some women feigned deep affection but cheated within marriage. He heard enough rumors, they were no longer fresh.
But Widow Li was the opposite. Rumors about her never ceased for ten years, yet she actually maintained her chastity. In ancient times, she could have earned a loyalty plaque.
Lin Fan said, "Sister-in-law, you're still young. You should indeed make some plans for yourself. I've said all I can, the rest is for sister-in-law to consider. If you come to terms, quickly find a man."
In essence, Widow Li's long-term suppression could find relief through a man. Lin Fan wouldn't mind being that man, helping Widow Li alleviate her loneliness.