Chapter 26. The wind blocked her lips.
Jiang Mingxue: "......"
Even after spending two months together, she would still be occasionally taken aback by Rong Chengzhou's surprising remarks.
She tried her best to control her expression, opened her lips, and asked in a strained voice, "...What's the principle behind this?"
Rong Chengzhou explained in a calm voice, "High-altitude radiation may damage DNA structure. The Y chromosome is more fragile than the X chromosome, which is why there is a theory that pilots are more likely to have daughters."
He paused, then added, "However, this only happens under extremely high radiation doses, so you don't need to worry."
Jiang Mingxue was of course not worried about killing sperm; she was actually hoping to avoid having children altogether.
It was the first time I'd ever heard of something like this, and it was my husband who explained it to me, so I felt a little embarrassed.
She coughed lightly, suppressing the turmoil in her heart, and said calmly, "Don't worry, we agreed before we got married that we wouldn't have children after marriage, and I have no plans to have children."
Upon hearing this, Rong Chengzhou raised his eyes and stared at her for two seconds.
Jiang Mingxue changed the subject and continued, "The medicine you just drank is mainly to replenish your qi and blood and boost your immunity."
She was somewhat reserved in what she said; it wasn't entirely correct, but it wasn't entirely wrong either. In any case, you couldn't tell him it was for tonifying the kidneys and enhancing male virility.
Rong Chengzhou calmly withdrew his gaze and nodded slightly: "Thank you, you've worked hard."
"You are welcome."
Jiang Mingxue gave him a perfunctory reply and then left with the empty bowl.
I closed the door and stood at the corner of the stairs, letting out a silent sigh.
Fortunately, he didn't notice.
But Rong Chengzhou's popularization of knowledge gave her a new idea.
Could his physiological problems be caused by high-altitude radiation?
Could it be that we just happened to hit that 0.1% probability?
"Miss Jiang, the designer has arrived. Madam asked me to call you downstairs to try on your wedding dress."
Just as she was thinking, Aunt Liu's voice interrupted her thoughts.
Jiang Mingxue snapped out of her daze: "Okay, I'll be right there."
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The wedding dress designer hired by Madam Rong was named Yu Wan. She came from a family of Suzhou embroidery masters in Jiangnan and went to Paris to study Western fashion design. She was good at combining the intertwined branches and pearl embroidery of Suzhou embroidery with modern wedding dress tailoring. Her designs always contained the subtle beauty of Eastern women.
This was something Madam Rong had to ask several friends to arrange, because she felt that only Yu Wan's design style was most suitable for Jiang Mingxue.
"Mingxue, try on these outfits. It's mainly to see the style and design. Teacher Yu will design and customize them according to your temperament and preferences." Ren Rushuang led her to the living room on the first floor, where several new wedding dresses brought by the designer were already on display.
Jiang Mingxue looked over and saw that every wedding dress was exceptionally dazzling, making it difficult to take in the whole set.
Just looking at the models trying them on already makes them look luxurious. Jiang Mingxue turned to Madam Rong and said, "Mom, I think these outfits are already very beautiful. There's no need to customize any more. Besides, a wedding dress is only worn once, so custom-made ones would be too wasteful. Renting one is enough."
The more favors she received from Madam Rong, the greater her psychological burden became.
How disappointed Madam Rong would be if one day she found out that she and Rong Chengzhou were only husband and wife in name only.
Moreover, she herself doesn't value weddings and even finds them troublesome, so she wants them to be as simple as possible.
Ren Rushuang, however, disagreed: "A wedding is the most important occasion in a woman's life, so of course her wedding dress should be unique. You don't need to worry about money; the money the men of the Rong family save is for us to spend." "Besides, you don't know, since you married Chengzhou, Yi Chen has been giving my family a lot of projects, both openly and secretly. Ren's profits have doubled this year, all thanks to the good fortune you've brought to our family. Since we've received such kindness from your brother, we'll definitely give you a grand and magnificent wedding."
A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Mingxue's eyes. The Yichen Group that Madam Rong mentioned was the AI medical company founded by Jiang Huaijing, which had been gaining momentum in recent years.
Her younger brother is never one to mince words, and she had only just found out about this.
On the surface, she seems unreliable, but behind the scenes, she is quietly supporting her older sister.
Seeing that Madam Rong insisted, Jiang Mingxue no longer declined.
Before trying on the wedding dress, the designer took her precise measurements.
Jiang Mingxue opened her arms cooperatively and said in advance, "Teacher Yu, my weight has been a bit unstable lately and may fluctuate by a few kilograms."
When I came back from Haining, I weighed 84 jin (42 catties). After staying in Beicheng for half a month, I dropped to 81 jin (44 catties). Now that Rong Chengzhou is back, I have gained up to 85 jin (42.5 catties) in just one week.
Yu Wan said gently, "It's okay. This is just the first version. We'll measure it again and revise it before the wedding."
Jiang Mingxue felt relieved. After taking the measurements, she took the first wedding dress to the dressing room to try it on.
The designer knew her height and weight in advance, so the wedding dresses she brought were all the smallest size. Although they were still a bit big on Jiang Mingxue, they fit her well overall.
However, since she usually wears simple clothes, this wedding dress was a bit difficult to put on. After putting on the main dress and petticoat, she needed the designer's assistant to help her tie the back straps.
To better match the effect at the wedding, Yu Wan also helped her with light makeup and did her hair.
It took almost an hour to change into one wedding dress.
She dragged her heavy wedding dress out of the dressing room, wanting to show it to Madam Rong, but she didn't expect Rong Chengzhou to be there as well.
Rong Chengzhou knew he was going to try on wedding dresses this afternoon, so he didn't go fishing with General Rong and Major General Rong. After assembling the airplane model in his room, he went downstairs and sat on the living room sofa for more than half an hour.
The first wedding dress was a retro court style, with Suzhou embroidery as the base and pearls inlaid on the moon-white satin wedding dress, forming a retro and exquisite pattern.
The Suzhou embroidery pattern of intertwined branches at the neckline extends down the shoulder line, and the off-shoulder design accentuates the soft curves of the chest.
He suddenly stopped twirling the teacup in his hand, and his deep gaze lingered on her for a few seconds.
Having grown accustomed to Jiang Mingxue's usual natural look, this was the first time he had seen her dressed up for the occasion.
After a moment, he slowly looked away, picked up the cup, and took a sip of tea.
Not only him, but Jiang Mingxue herself was also uncomfortable, feeling very awkward in the wedding dress.
Only Madam Rong kept praising, "So beautiful! Mingxue is beautiful even without makeup, but now in her wedding dress, she's even more beautiful than a model!"
Ren Rushuang circled around her, admiring her, her eyes full of satisfaction with her daughter-in-law: "It's truly a blessing that Chengzhou of our family was able to marry Mingxue."
"Chengzhou, come and take a look!" she said, turning to her son behind her.
Rong Chengzhou responded calmly, put down his cup, stood up, and walked to Jiang Mingxue.
Ren Rushuang asked, "How is it? Pretty, isn't it?"
Jiang Mingxue was standing in front of a full-length mirror, and Rong Chengzhou was standing behind her, looking at her through the mirror.
His expression remained indifferent, and he simply uttered two words of praise: "Beautiful."
It was unclear whether he was answering Madam Rong's question or speaking to his newlywed wife.
Jiang Mingxue pursed her lips, restraining her hand that wanted to pull up her collar: "Thank you."
The neckline of the wedding dress was too low; you could see the V-shape on her chest just by looking in the mirror. Rong Chengzhou was so much taller than her, so he must have seen even more.
But judging from his gaze being fixed on the mirror, he probably didn't see it.
Jiang Mingxue thought to herself.
Yu Wan took a photo to record it: "Do you like the style of this outfit? We can try other ones; there are several more."
Jiang Mingxue was already a little tired after trying one set and didn't really want to try any others.
But then she thought about how the designer and her two assistants had brought so many wedding dresses over, and she took her words back.
"Okay, I'll try the others."
Fortunately, the makeup and styling were already done for the first outfit, so all that was needed after that was to change into the wedding dress.
Jiang Mingxue lowered her head, lifted her skirt, and walked past Rong Chengzhou.
The second wedding dress has a more luxurious style, mainly featuring small diamonds and using vertical French embroidery.
It was still a strapless design, but Jiang Mingxue deliberately pulled it up higher, so it wasn't visible from the front.
However, this time Rong Chengzhou didn't stand behind her anymore; he just stood next to the sofa and commented, "Beautiful."
After trying the next three sets, he used the same two words every time.
Jiang Mingxue changed back into her own clothes and felt completely relaxed.
Ren Rushuang asked Rong Chengzhou, "Which outfit do you think looks the best?"
The man stroked the teacup in his hand and replied indifferently, "They're all very beautiful."
It was like he'd said something pointless. Ren Rushuang glanced at him and said, "You're hopeless."
Jiang Mingxue and the designer both laughed.
Rong Chengzhou remained silent, only raising the teacup to his lips.
In just one afternoon, I had already drunk five or six cups of tea.
Without consulting her straight son, Ren Rushuang asked Jiang Mingxue which one she liked.
"These outfits are all beautiful, but I prefer the style of the first one. It would be even better if it were a bit simpler."
Jiang Mingxue stated her request: she only wanted something lightweight.
"Okay, I understand." Yu Wan sorted out her requirements and added her on WeChat. "I'll contact you once the first draft is finalized."
Jiang Mingxue: "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
The afternoon passed by trying on wedding dresses, and it was dinnertime, so we had dinner at Rong's house.
Wearing a wedding dress is more tiring than sitting in the clinic all day. Jiang Mingxue exhausted all her energy and ate more for dinner than for lunch.
After dinner, Rong Chengzhou drove her back to Songyunting.
After taking a shower, Jiang Mingxue dried her hair and went to the kitchen.
Before leaving, Madam Rong told her to take all the medicine back with her and specifically instructed her that Rong Chengzhou only had two months of treatment time, so she should increase the dosage as much as possible to strive for an early recovery.
Jiang Mingxue washed her hands and took a few pieces of deer antler, ginseng, wolfberry, and cinnamon from the packaged herbs. When she got to the most important ingredient, "ephemeral goat's eye," her movements suddenly stopped, and her hand hovered above the medicine bag, not falling.
While at the Rong family, she agreed to treat Rong Chengzhou's request because she was entrusted by Madam Rong and felt guilty.
But now that she's calmed down, she remembers her situation.
As a doctor and daughter-in-law, she should fulfill Madam Rong's request and wholeheartedly treat Rong Chengzhou.
But what will she do if she gets cured one day?
She chose to marry Rong Chengzhou because of his physical defect, and no one understood it better than her. Forcing someone to have sex when they have no sexual desire is tantamount to rape.
If he needs her to fulfill her marital obligations after he recovers, how should she refuse?
Jiang Mingxue stood in the kitchen, looking down at the bag of dried green leaves, unsure of what to choose.
--
An hour later, Jiang Mingxue went to the kitchen and divided the decocted and cooled medicine into two portions. One portion was for tomorrow morning, which she put in the refrigerator in advance. Then she carried the other portion back to the master bedroom.
Rong Chengzhou was sitting on the sofa watching the news when he took the bowl of medicine from her hand: "Aunt Lian can take care of these things."
Jiang Mingxue's eyes flashed, of course she couldn't leave it to someone else: "It's okay, I'm going to read tonight anyway, I'll just fry it while I'm at it."
Rong Chengzhou said no more, picked up the medicine bowl and drank it.
Jiang Mingxue stood beside him, quietly watching the man's prominent Adam's apple bob up and down, and the bowl of medicine was quickly emptied.
Rong Chengzhou never doubted her prescription.
After he finished drinking, Jiang Mingxue took the medicine bowl, went to the kitchen, poured the dregs from the clay pot into the trash can, and washed the medicine bowl and the pot together.
The kitchen lights were off, with only a faint light coming through the window.
The night in the northern part of the city is bustling, with the bright lights of the high-rise buildings shining into the kitchen.
At the bottom of the empty trash can, there was a layer of filtered medicine residue.
The dark brown dregs still contained some broth, with a few pieces of chopped green leaves scattered among them, their bright colors striking.
--
After taking the medicine, Rong Chengzhou brushed his teeth again and sat back down on the sofa to look at his phone.
A bedside lamp was left on in the bedroom, and Jiang Mingxue lay down for a long time, but he didn't come over.
I checked the time on my phone; it was already 11:30.
This is very inconsistent with Rong Chengzhou's schedule.
"Why aren't you asleep yet?" she asked, sitting up.
Rong Chengzhou looked up from his phone and at her: "Aren't you sleepy yet?"
I drank too much afternoon tea and felt no fatigue at all.
Jiang Mingxue guessed that he was suffering from insomnia. This time might not be considered late for others, but it was not good for Rong Chengzhou. Falling asleep after 11 o'clock could easily lead to liver and kidney yin deficiency, which would aggravate his condition.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Mingxue called out to him, "Lie down here, I'll give you a massage."
Upon hearing this, Rong Chengzhou paused slightly, seemingly somewhat surprised.
After a moment, he put down his phone, walked to the bedside, lifted the covers, and lay down: "Thank you."
Jiang Mingxue moved closer to him, supporting her body with one elbow, pressing the Yintang acupoint between his eyebrows with one hand, and placing the other hand behind his head, gently pressing the Anmian acupoint behind his ear.
"These two acupoints help with sleep; you should feel sleepy soon," Jiang Mingxue said softly as she gently pressed them.
This was her usual tone when treating all her patients, and at this moment she was also treating Rong Chengzhou as her patient.
However, they overlooked the atmosphere and environment at that moment.
The warm yellow light gradually diffused, illuminating a corner of the pillow, while the remaining half of the bed was shrouded in gray shadows, blurring the overlapping figures.
The girl's breath was so close to his face, her warm breath brushing against his skin; they were only an inch apart.
Rong Chengzhou closed his eyes gently, quietly feeling her strength.
The only sound in the quiet room was the rustling of her pajamas as she massaged the room.
About five or six minutes later, the sound of a man's light and even breathing could be heard from inside the room.
Jiang Mingxue was surprised; was the effect really that good?
She stopped what she was doing, lowered her voice, and tentatively called his name:
"Rong Chengzhou".
Are you asleep?
The room fell silent for a moment, so quiet that only the sound of each other breathing could be heard.
She held her breath, as if she could hear Rong Chengzhou's breathing become heavier.
Are you still awake?
Why didn't you answer her if you weren't asleep?
Jiang Mingxue withdrew her hand, tilted her head, and was about to call out to him again.
The man beside her suddenly opened his eyes.
Their eyes met directly.
His pupils condensed into a deep black dot in the darkness; his usually indifferent pupils were like a deep pool, yet they surged with dark fire.
She stared intently, momentarily forgetting to breathe.
The next second, the man suddenly raised his chin slightly.
He silenced her with a kiss.
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