Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me-Chapter 538 - 498 Insomnia_1

The next morning.

Nangong Duoduo got out of bed and dressed herself.

She glanced at Lu Chuan with a bit of guilt and said, "About... last night, I was impulsive, sorry, but don’t worry, I definitely won’t tell Qingci, and you don’t need to feel any psychological burden. Just think of it as a one-night stand."

Lu Chuan looked at the stain of blood on the bed and thought to himself that it was his first time seeing someone use their first time for a one-night stand. Aren’t you losing a bit too much here?

However, he understood that Nangong Duoduo was an adult and knew what she was doing. Since she put it that way, he naturally had nothing more to say.

He too got dressed and climbed out of bed, asking Nangong Duoduo, "Can you take me to meet your friend today?"

Nangong Duoduo nodded, then said with a blush, "But it has to be in the afternoon. I... need some rest first."

In the afternoon.

Dressed in a pretty skirt, Nangong Duoduo took Lu Chuan to the front of a single-family villa in New York City’s wealthy district and pressed the doorbell.

The two waited for a little while and the villa’s gate automatically opened.

Nangong Duoduo looked at Lu Chuan and said, "Follow me." freёweɓnovel_com

They passed through the yard and entered the villa.

Lu Chuan saw a woman lying on the living room sofa, clad only in a camisole nightgown, with a tight figure and fair skin, sporting long white hair, but she was clearly Cathayan.

Seeing her in this state, Nangong Duoduo quickly walked over and slapped her on the buttocks, saying, "You lazy bug, get up quickly. I’ve brought a friend to deal with your trouble."

The woman lazily rose, saying weakly, "You know what I’m dealing with. I don’t want to be a lazy bug either."

Only then did Lu Chuan see the woman’s face clearly. She was very delicate-looking, with a round and chubby face, much cuter compared to the goddess-like Nangong Duoduo.

But this woman appeared as if someone had drained all her energy, lifeless and with no vigor at all. She exuded a languid air, as if she could fall asleep at any moment.

Nangong Duoduo introduced her to Lu Chuan, saying, "This is the friend I mentioned to you, Qin Yimo."

Then she turned to Qin Yimo and said, "Yimo, this is Lu Chuan. I’ve told you about him before. He’s the one who settled the ghost problem at our family’s ancestral shrine. Let him see if he can help you with your problem."

Qin Yimo glanced at Lu Chuan and said with a bit of embarrassment, "Thank you for your trouble. I’ve been extremely low on energy recently. Please excuse any lack of hospitality."

"No worries," Lu Chuan said nonchalantly, "I wonder what trouble Miss Qin is facing. Could you give me the details?"

Qin Yimo sighed helplessly and said, "It’s a long story. Please, have a seat and let’s talk about it. Duoduo, go make a cup of tea for Mr. Lu."

Nangong Duoduo nodded while Lu Chuan took a seat on the sofa opposite Qin Yimo.

Before long, Nangong Duoduo placed the brewed tea on the table. She initially intended to sit next to Qin Yimo, but after some thought, she had a little scheme in mind and chose to sit very close to Lu Chuan instead.

Lu Chuan, hit by the wafting fragrance, showed a hint of resignation but couldn’t really say anything. He turned his attention to Qin Yimo to listen to her story.

Nangong Duoduo, seeing that Lu Chuan did not move away when she sat beside him, felt secretly thrilled and also tuned in to Qin Yimo’s story.

It turned out that a year ago, Qin Yimo had undergone a minimally invasive neurological surgery due to migraine headaches, but the surgery had some complications. The surgeon responsible was a globally renowned expert, but on the day of her surgery, after having performed three consecutive operations, he wasn’t at his best. A slight cramp in his hand during the procedure caused a tremor, and he accidentally damaged a nerve related to Qin Yimo’s sleep.

Although the doctor did everything in his power to repair the nerve afterward, the damage had become permanent and irreversible.

The end result was that while Qin Yimo’s migraine was cured, she found herself unable to sleep at all.

At first, she thought it was a cool ability, as not having to sleep meant she had twice as much waking time than others, which allowed her to do many things while everyone else slept.

However, she soon realized she had been overly optimistic. Indeed, she couldn’t sleep at all, but this didn’t mean she could maintain abundant energy indefinitely. Lack of sleep only left her exhausted and unable to recover from mental fatigue through rest; it was maddening. Within days, she became extremely haggard and struggled with suicidal urges.

At that time, she believed the happiest thing in the world was to have a good night’s sleep.

If an ordinary person were in such a state, they wouldn’t last long before their health deteriorated, but luckily for Qin Yimo, who came from an influential background with access to resources beyond the reach of ordinary people, and with the continued efforts of the doctor to alleviate her condition, she barely managed to keep going.

Her hair also turned white during that period. Initially, she thought the white hair would make her look older, but to her surprise, she actually looked quite striking with the new hair color and it became somewhat of a consolation to her.

Despite relying on special items provided by her family and the meticulous help of the doctor, which allowed her to maintain a semblance of normality without sleep, Qin Yimo’s health continued to decline. She knew she was merely living on borrowed time from her future.

This situation led her to despair, and she even contemplated suicide several times during that period.

However, as luck would have it, after enduring half a year in this state, Qin Yimo’s family managed to acquire a four-hundred-year-old Spiritual Medicine through certain channels. This herb, known as the Cloud Dream Herb, could induce sleepiness to anyone within a three-meter radius, instantly making them want to sleep and highly likely to have a beautiful dream.

Although Qin Yimo’s nerves were damaged, she too would feel sleepy and fall into a deep slumber when she approached within three meters of the Cloud Dream Herb.

The first day she obtained the Cloud Dream Herb, she slept for a full day and night, ending the long six months of mental torment.

At that moment, she truly felt that being able to sleep well was the greatest blessing from the heavens.

With the Cloud Dream Herb, Qin Yimo’s trouble with sleeplessness was resolved, and her life returned to normal. She could indulge in a good sleep every day and have intoxicatingly sweet dreams each night.

It was only after a week of dreaming about a handsome man emanating the scent of fresh grass in her dreams that she began to realize things were moving in another strange direction.