The wooden basin reached as high as Yue Jiaojiao's calf.
Zhao Zhan reached out to test the temperature of the water in the basin, then found a small stool to sit on. He gently took off her shoes and socks, and placed the woman's feet in the basin.
Yue Jiaojiao groaned in a daze.
The warm water didn't reach her calves, and the temperature was just right to ease the swelling and numbness in her legs.
Zhao Zhan waited until she was almost done soaking in the bath before placing a thick layer of soft cushion on her legs. Then, he took the woman's feet and placed them on his own. With a slight force from his knuckles, he massaged Yue Jiaojiao's lower legs to help ease her pain.
Otherwise, after the night had passed, the woman would probably feel as if her feet were stepping on needles when she walked the next day.
