With resignation, he signaled the nurse who had been quietly standing by the station, and she immediately brought over the needed medication and hot water, all of which were ready to use.
He held the pill in his hand, yet he didn't take it, choosing instead to take it with water from her hand. He hardly seemed like someone who dreaded taking medicine, did he?
After taking the medicine, Master Xing didn't object to the nurse injecting him any longer. However, his other hand, the one not getting the injection, was tightly gripping Lian Qiao and wouldn't let go.
Don't get the wrong idea; he certainly wasn't afraid of pain or needles.
Instead...
He just didn't like these women touching him, even if she was just a nurse, even if it was just a touch on the hand, even if it was just to treat him. He just felt uncomfortable all over.
