"How can you have no manners, standing or sitting?"
"She's just itchy, not deliberately flaunting herself for you to see. How can you say she's unfit to be a mother?"
"Can't you see the red bumps all over her arm?"
After he spoke, Jiang Nan Fang, unconvinced, held out her fair arm for him to see.
"Who's ill-mannered? I'm just itchy. Look, I don't know what I'm allergic to, I've broken out in bumps. Isn't it okay to scratch an itch?"
Her arms were thin and white, like those of a mannequin.
The sudden appearance of red spots was indeed striking.
She had been perfectly fine just moments ago, how could she have suddenly developed an allergy?
Zhan Bei Jue instinctively reached out to grab her hand to take a look, but then thought better of it and stopped himself.
"Did you eat something wrong? Are you allergic to seafood?"
Jiang Nan Fang twisted her neck uncomfortably, "It shouldn't be seafood, it's not the first time I've eaten it. Maybe I'm allergic to some raw material at the factory."
"Have you had this before?"
"Yes. Once I discover an allergy, I just take some Puerh tea and it's fine. I'll find a pharmacy later."
Seeing her speak so casually, as if she was accustomed to allergies and it was a trivial matter, Zhan Bei Jue felt a pang of discomfort.
"Do you often have allergies?"
"Often? What frequency counts as often? Is once or twice a year often?"
"...You have allergies once or twice a year on average, haven't you ever had an allergy test?"
Back in Dan Country, Jiang Nan Fang had to manage her career and raise her child.
It was common for her to be too busy to eat, sleep, or go to the hospital.
An allergy, which wasn't life-threatening, would she have the time to specifically test for allergens?
"No. It's not a big deal."
As she spoke, a pharmacy appeared by the roadside. Jiang Nan Fang changed lanes, preparing to park the car. "There's a pharmacy here, wait for me, I'll go down and buy some medicine."
Zhan Bei Jue reached out and pulled her back, "Are you trying to die? You don't even know what you're allergic to, and you're just going to buy medicine randomly?"
Jiang Nan Fang: "..."
"Don't stop, keep driving. Come with me to the hospital."
Cold-blooded and heartless, the Zhan Bei Jue who usually hated her to death and wished she would disappear so he could monopolize the two children, was suddenly kind enough to accompany her to the hospital?
Although he looked like a good person, Jiang Nan Fang truly suspected his motives.
"No need. I haven't asked Vice President Gao for leave, and you'll say I'm absent without leave again."
"?" Zhan Bei Jue was shocked by her answer.
I'm speaking kindly, sitting beside you, and offering to accompany you to the hospital. What are you thinking?
"Jiang Nan Fang, are you a contrarian? Do you feel uncomfortable if you don't argue when you speak?"
"??"
"I'm with you now, there's no one else around. If you're not allergic and take the wrong medicine, and die, who will prove my innocence?"
"?!"
"To take a step back, someone can prove my innocence. You're currently working as a technician for Zhan Corporation. If you die, will it be considered a work-related injury?"
"Do I need to give an explanation to your former company? Do I need to face public opinion? Do I need to pay for work-related injuries? Are you deliberately trying to trap me?"
Can't she even control her own body anymore?
Not going to the hospital is to trap him?
Jiang Nan Fang was defeated.
"As long as you don't count it as a work-related injury, I don't mind staying in the hospital for a few days."
Zhan Bei Jue called Lu Ming Zhe, asking him to arrange a doctor he knew.
Soon, they arrived at the hospital and entered the specialist's consultation room.
Don't know what Lu Ming Zhe said, but as soon as they entered and saw them, the doctor politely stood up and greeted them, "Mr. Zhan, Madam, you're here."
"..."
It had been a long time since anyone called her that. Time seemed to have flown back seven years.
Zhan Bei Jue's expression was unchanged, his surface calm. Jiang Nan Fang felt a little uncomfortable.
"Can family members not come in? I can do it alone. You can wait outside first."
She really didn't want to hear the doctor call her that a second time.
"It's alright, Madam. I'll just do a visual examination. Mr. Zhan being here won't be a problem."
"...Sit. Where is it itchy? Let me see specifically."
Jiang Nan Fang had no choice but to sit opposite him and point to her arm. "Here, and the back of my neck. Now my legs are starting to itch a bit too."
The doctor, wearing gloves, held a cotton swab and took her hand to examine it. "Lift your neck, let me see."
Jiang Nan Fang lifted her neck.
He looked, then changed to another cotton swab.
"Lift your clothes, let me see your back."
"..."
"If your back is the same as these, then it can basically be confirmed."
She had to pull her shirt out from her skirt and lift a corner.
The doctor took a look and gestured for her to turn around and adjust her clothes, then concluded, "It is indeed an allergy."
Jiang Nan Fang walked to a corner to tuck her shirt into her skirt. Hearing this, she felt it was like passing water after unbuttoning pants, completely unnecessary.
"Then please prescribe medicine for me. Can we leave after getting the medicine?"
Doctor: "Where have you been today? What have you eaten? What have you come into contact with specifically? Is this your first allergy? Don't you want to confirm the allergen?"
"..." Why was he talking like Zhan Bei Jue? It was something that could be cured with a bit of medicine, but he had to make it so complicated.
What if she confirmed the allergen? It couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't encounter it again in the future, it was redundant.
Moreover, she didn't want to spend too much time alone with Zhan Bei Jue.
That guy was sharp-tongued and sinister. Who knew if he would owe him a favor for seeing a doctor today!
"No need, I'm not curious. Please prescribe medicine for me. I have things to do back there, I'm in a hurry to leave."
"..." The doctor looked at Zhan Bei Jue.
Zhan Bei Jue frowned unhappily, looking as if he felt Jiang Nan Fang was slandering his reputation.
"Is the company that busy? So busy that you don't care about your life and have to go back to work?"
"..."
"Since you're here, are you the doctor or is the doctor you?"
"..."
"Sit down. Listen to him. Do as he says. If you say any more nonsense, be careful I won't be polite to you."
To avoid paying for work-related injuries and damaging Zhan Corporation's reputation, look how righteous Zhan Bei Jue was!
Since he was so eager to have her examined, she shouldn't be coy.
Jiang Nan Fang sat back down. "I went to the electrical factory today and came into contact with iron, copper, and plastic products. I drove a car, ate seafood, and drank two cups of Longjing tea. Doctor, where should we start checking?"
As she spoke, Jiang Nan Fang's speech became slurred.
She felt her tongue had visibly swollen.
The doctor prescribed medicine for her. "Allergy screening takes time. You go get the medicine first, take it, and then come back to see me. Your tongue has already started to swell. If you delay further, you'll have difficulty breathing. Hurry."
Jiang Nan Fang's neck also stiffened. She tilted her neck to take the prescription, but Zhan Bei Jue snatched it first.
"Don't let her wander around. Wait here, I'll get the medicine for her!"
"Prepare some warm water for her, quickly, I won't allow anything to happen to her!"