“Are you ready?” Zheng Wei pushed the door open, just as Shen Xiaoyan was coming downstairs.
She was wearing a pale blue dress, looking somewhat plain, lacking the usual radiance of a girl her age.
Zheng Wei’s eyebrows arched. He reached out and wrapped his arm around her waist.
Shen Xiaoyan was now somewhat apprehensive of Zheng Wei’s closeness. The Zheng Wei of yesterday had been too aggressive, and Shen Xiaoyan hardly dared to let herself get too close to him.
“Xiaoyan, come here.” How could Zheng Wei not see Shen Xiaoyan’s resistance? But he deliberately wanted to hold her tightly. Although he said it as if giving Shen Xiaoyan a chance to come to him willingly, in reality, Zheng Wei only spoke the words. Before he even finished speaking, his arm had already stretched out long to pull Shen Xiaoyan’s waist close.
“Don’t worry, it won’t break,” Zheng Wei suddenly blurted out, holding Shen Xiaoyan.
Shen Xiaoyan: “…”
“A little exercise is good for the body.” Clearly, this exercise was not that kind of exercise.
“It’s only because I haven’t ‘hurt’ you in a while that your body is unaccustomed. A few more times and you’ll be fine.”
Shen Xiaoyan: “…”
She chose to remain silent.
Zheng Wei didn’t think much of it. Wasn’t it normal for a husband and wife to talk like this?
Even after getting into Zheng Wei’s car, Shen Xiaoyan’s face was still a little red. Zheng Wei glanced at her, a smile playing on his lips.
When they arrived at the hospital, Zheng Wei, like a gentleman, came around to open the door for Shen Xiaoyan. However, as soon as they entered the hospital, Zheng Wei’s attention fell on a young couple by the side. They looked somewhat flustered, like children who had done something wrong. Zheng Wei’s focus was on the boy’s hand, because that boy was carrying the girl’s bag.
With this in mind, Zheng Wei looked around. It was better not to notice, but once he did, he saw that many men were carrying bags for their women. Thinking of this, Zheng Wei’s gaze fell on the handbag in Shen Xiaoyan’s hand.
“What’s wrong?” Shen Xiaoyan was always vigilant about Zheng Wei’s gaze, because you never knew where his eyes would land next.
This time, Zheng Wei didn’t speak. Instead, he directly reached out, took Shen Xiaoyan’s bag, and then, holding Shen Xiaoyan, walked inside.
Shen Xiaoyan looked at the bag he placed in his hand and felt it was a bit strange. Fortunately, the bag wasn’t some cute rabbit bag, otherwise the image would have been truly bizarre.
“Stop looking around! Haven’t you been to a hospital before?” Zheng Wei’s face showed nothing, but under Shen Xiaoyan’s gaze, he couldn’t help but start to retort again.
“Are you saying I’m unsophisticated?” Shen Xiaoyan withdrew her gaze and quietly followed Zheng Wei.
“Did I say you were unsophisticated? You women are so dramatic!” Zheng Wei couldn’t help but retort again.
Shen Xiaoyan didn’t speak this time. When Shen Xiaoyan didn’t speak, Zheng Wei felt unaccustomed to it.
Zheng Wei lowered his head and looked at her a couple more times before asking, “Why aren’t you talking anymore?”
“What should I say?” Shen Xiaoyan felt… being a person was so tiring…
“Shouldn’t you retort a few times?” Zheng Wei frowned. He knew Shen Xiaoyan’s habits. Once Shen Xiaoyan fell silent, she might be thinking all sorts of things in her mind!
“Oh, so you’ve seen many women before and you know that we women are dramatic.” Shen Xiaoyan, to please him, retorted.
This time, surely Boss Zheng would be satisfied?
“Which eye of yours saw me seeing many women?” But as a result, Zheng Wei suddenly stopped and very seriously questioned Shen Xiaoyan.
Shen Xiaoyan: “…”
“We’re here. I’m going in to see the doctor.” They had just reached the Chinese medicine clinic. Shen Xiaoyan pointed inside and said quietly. With that, she went to take her bag.
But Zheng Wei clearly didn’t want to end the conversation like this. So he directly pulled Shen Xiaoyan to the corner of the nearby corridor, looked at her very seriously, his brow furrowed, and asked, “Shen Xiaoyan, what kind of messy thoughts are you having again? Do you think I’m the type to mess around with other women?”
Shen Xiaoyan sighed deeply. “You’re the one who told me to retort. Besides, what else can I retort? You yourself said that we women are dramatic. How else am I supposed to understand?”
“Forget it. I’m not arguing with you. I don’t have other women, understand? Did you hear me clearly?” Zheng Wei put his hands on Shen Xiaoyan’s shoulders and said in a deep tone.
“Got it!” Shen Xiaoyan nodded!
“Alright, let’s go find the doctor!” Zheng Wei looked down at his watch. He heard that it was very difficult to get an appointment with this doctor, so it was best not to be late.
Seeing this, Shen Xiaoyan finally reached out to take her bag.
“You go in first, I’ll get you whatever you need!” Zheng Wei didn’t want Shen Xiaoyan to carry the bag.
Shen Xiaoyan was speechless and could only follow him and push open the consulting room door.
However, the moment she saw the person inside, Shen Xiaoyan felt that the male doctor was too handsome. But before she could do anything, Zheng Wei, with a dark expression, pulled her out again.
As Zheng Wei pulled her out, she didn’t consider if it was Zheng Wei’s problem. Instead, she first looked at the sign outside. After confirming that it was indeed the Chinese medicine clinic, Shen Xiaoyan looked at Zheng Wei with confusion, not understanding why Zheng Wei was so anxiously pulling her outside.
“What’s wrong with you?” Shen Xiaoyan asked in confusion. “This is the clinic. It seems this doctor is very hard to book. We can’t waste time.” With that, Shen Xiaoyan let go of Zheng Wei and was about to walk inside herself.
“No, you’re not allowed in there!” Seeing Shen Xiaoyan about to go in, Zheng Wei reached out and pulled her back. If Zheng Wei had his reasons, Shen Xiaoyan might have listened. But he didn’t say anything and wouldn’t let her in. Shen Xiaoyan felt Zheng Wei was being very unreasonable, so she insisted on going inside.
“Shen Xiaoyan, stop right there!” Zheng Wei was truly angered. He grabbed Shen Xiaoyan, lowered his voice but couldn’t hide his fury, and said, “Did you already know that this person was the one to treat you? What, do you want to rekindle your old flame?”
Zheng Wei’s gaze was too icy. His frigid demeanor suddenly made Shen Xiaoyan shiver.
Zheng Wei, still immersed in his rage, saw Shen Xiaoyan gently push his hand away. Because they were so close, Zheng Wei could even see Shen Xiaoyan’s trembling eyelashes.
“It’s you, isn’t it?” It was the familiar feeling, the familiar Zheng Wei. She had dreamed, expecting that they would truly be like an ordinary couple, but he still always accused her with his own suspicions.
“Didn’t you send someone to check my medical records before? Don’t you know if the person who treated me is the same as the doctor inside? Who do you think I am?” Shen Xiaoyan was truly angered now. She pushed Zheng Wei away, picked up her bag, threw down a sentence, and walked out, completely disregarding Zheng Wei.
Seeing Shen Xiaoyan acting up in front of him, Zheng Wei shouted her to a halt with a single sentence: “Shen Xiaoyan, do you think you can do whatever you want?”
That sentence made Shen Xiaoyan’s heart sink again. She wiped the corner of her eye and walked out without a hint of lingering.
Seeing her truly leave, Zheng Wei, a beat late, realized that things might be more serious than he imagined.
Zheng Wei had driven himself today, and there was no one of his people outside. As he chased Shen Xiaoyan out of the hospital, he saw her getting into a taxi.
Shen Xiaoyan didn’t seem to have anywhere else to stay in Dijin. Zheng Wei thought for a moment and decided to drive home first. On the way home, he didn’t forget to call Lu Taobao.
“Old Zheng, what’s up?” Lu Taobao’s voice sounded noisy, as if something was going on.
“Is Auntie at the hospital now? There’s a doctor I don’t like the look of!” Zheng Wei said.
Lu Taobao chuckled there. This group of people might look unreliable, but if someone hadn’t provoked Old Zheng, Old Zheng wouldn’t have done something so drastic as cutting off someone’s path.
“What happened? Who offended you?” Lu Taobao was curious.
“The doctor you introduced. I don’t like the look of him.” Zheng Wei said this, but in his heart, he couldn’t help but feel a little scared. That man was exactly the same as the man in his dream.
Lu Taobao was also stunned when he heard Zheng Wei’s words. Then Zheng Wei heard Lu Taobao sigh and say, “Old Zheng, that person has a significant background. Even my mother can’t do anything about him.”
Zheng Wei: “…”
What to do when the love rival is too formidable?
“In any case, you can’t touch this person.” Lu Taobao briefly explained why that person couldn’t be touched and then concluded.
Zheng Wei directly hung up the phone and drove home.
When he returned home, he immediately saw the woman sitting in the small courtyard. Zheng Wei, being annoyed, saw Shen Xiaoyan so leisurely and suddenly began to question his decision.
“Your temper has grown quite a bit today, hasn’t it? You came back without a word? In the future, will you be able to run away from home behind my back? Shen Xiaoyan, you’d better understand, you have a man!”
Before Zheng Wei finished speaking, Shen Xiaoyan turned her head. Her eyes were a little red, as if she had been crying. As soon as Zheng Wei met Shen Xiaoyan’s eyes, he couldn’t say the rest of his words, which got stuck in his throat.
“Mr. Zheng, can we just go back to how we were before? You don’t have to force yourself to deal with me, and I don’t have to endure these suspicions?” This was a decision Shen Xiaoyan had made after careful consideration. She felt it was better for them to maintain some distance. One’s feelings were unpredictable. Once you’ve tasted something very good, you’re unwilling to go back. But if the process comes with a price, Shen Xiaoyan felt it was better not to start at all. Moreover, in her eyes, Zheng Wei’s changes were too rapid, giving her no time to adjust.
It was better for Shen Xiaoyan not to speak. The moment she opened her mouth, she directly angered Zheng Wei.
Zheng Wei reached out and pinned Shen Xiaoyan to the chair. He lowered his head, looking at Shen Xiaoyan as if he wanted to devour her.
“Shen Xiaoyan, you’re still saying you don’t know that person? If you don’t know him, why did you start making this request as soon as you came back?” Zheng Wei was truly furious. From the side, his hand looked like it could crush the chair. But Shen Xiaoyan couldn’t understand what he was saying at all. How did it involve another man?
But Zheng Wei was still in a rage, even though he himself didn’t know why his temper was so explosive and came so quickly.
“Do you dislike me now? Do you think that man is better than me?” Zheng Wei couldn’t lay hands on Shen Xiaoyan. He suddenly stood up straight, with nowhere to vent his anger, and kicked the small wooden bucket next to him. The wooden bucket was kicked to pieces, splashing water everywhere.
“Wait!” Shen Xiaoyan felt that their point of contention seemed to have gone astray. She also stood up, intending to pull Zheng Wei.
“What for?” Zheng Wei’s temper hadn’t subsided, so his tone was very unpleasant.
“I don’t understand what you mean by ‘another man’.” Shen Xiaoyan was usually a person who disliked trouble. Hearing the implication in Zheng Wei’s words, it seemed very troublesome, but this matter was clearly not that troublesome.
“You don’t know? You don’t know that you’re asking me now to go back to the cold days like before? Isn’t this a rejection? What? You slept together last night, and now you’re turning your back on me after putting on your clothes?”
In the past, Zheng Wei would never have said such a thing, but he was now on the verge of losing his rationality.
“Can we talk properly?” Even Shen Xiaoyan, who was a bit slow to react, could hear the wrongness in his words. Zheng Wei seemed to have a great misunderstanding of her, but this misunderstanding seemed very obvious. The probability of “that man” appearing was too high, but in reality, she didn’t even know who that man was until now!
Zheng Wei looked at Shen Xiaoyan’s direct gaze, and his emotions softened a little. But he, a tall and sturdy man, still stood there like a wooden post, not speaking, just staring at Shen Xiaoyan.
Shen Xiaoyan tidied her thoughts and then asked, “Who is that man you’re talking about? I don’t understand why this reason is involved. I don’t have any other male friends, nor do I have male colleagues I’m close to.” Shen Xiaoyan couldn’t quite figure this out.
As Shen Xiaoyan spoke, Zheng Wei’s gaze was constantly scrutinizing her. His gaze was sharp and oppressive, but unfortunately, he couldn’t see anything on Shen Xiaoyan’s face.
“You…” Zheng Wei wanted to say something, but unexpectedly, Shen Xiaoyan spoke before him.
“I’m sorry, I haven’t finished speaking yet.” Shen Xiaoyan began, “I made this request because you didn’t give me a chance to ask. I don’t even know what happened, and you started questioning me about having other men. It was like that at the hospital, and it’s like that now.”
Shen Xiaoyan exhaled deeply. In reality, it was very stressful for her to actively explain things in front of Zheng Wei. Zheng Wei’s personality was too domineering and aggressive. She was surprised she could explain so fluently and simply.
And Zheng Wei, looking at Shen Xiaoyan’s slightly dazed expression, suddenly felt as if something had hit the back of his head, and he instantly snapped back to reality.
Shen Xiaoyan saw Zheng Wei looking at her nervously, and then saw him suddenly take a big step forward, pulling her into his embrace. The force from his arms was very strong, holding her tightly and warmly.
Shen Xiaoyan, embraced like this, was almost certain that Zheng Wei was indeed an unpredictable person. Her desire to leave grew even stronger.
But before she could think too much, his voice reached her ear, “Didn’t you see the doctor inside today?”
“I saw him, but I don’t know him at all!” Shen Xiaoyan was somewhat repulsed by the accusation Zheng Wei was pinning on her. Her voice lacked any emotional fluctuation as she spoke.
“Don’t know him…” Zheng Wei suddenly murmured, “Don’t know him…”
“That’s right, you don’t know him!” Zheng Wei finally realized where the problem lay!
Judging by Shen Xiaoyan’s condition, it seemed only he himself had had that strange dream. As for everyone else, they were all normal.