Chapter 35: Changfeng's evil thoughts rampaged through his body.
Jiang Mingxue entered the password lock to enter the door and change her shoes, and saw Rong Chengzhou sitting on the living room sofa reading a book.
She came out of the entryway carrying a bag and asked, "Didn't you go out today?"
Rong Chengzhou's gaze remained fixed on a certain line in the book, and he nodded slightly: "Hmm."
Jiang Mingxue glanced at him again.
I wonder what book they're reading so intently.
Jiang Mingxue placed the takeout box on the coffee table: "Oh, right, I brought you some lychee ice wine. I had it at the restaurant and thought it was pretty good, so I packed one for you."
She carried it with her left hand, and when she placed it on the coffee table, Rong Chengzhou glanced up and saw the diamond ring on her left ring finger.
His taut jawline relaxed slightly, and he finally looked up: "Okay, thank you."
Jiang Mingxue noticed that he seemed indifferent and had no interest in chatting.
He said, "I won't disturb you while you're reading. I'm going to take a shower now."
He then turned and left, returning to the master bedroom.
As the door closed, Rong Chengzhou looked in her direction for a few seconds before slowly closing the book on his lap.
I glanced down at the book title and saw that the book I had just picked up was called "One Second of Heartbeat".
He frowned slightly and tossed the book back under the coffee table.
Who bought these books haphazardly?
I opened the lychee ice wine and took a spoonful; it was perfectly balanced between sweet and sour, and very refreshing.
I didn't eat much staple food in the evening, but I finished it without realizing it while waiting for Jiang Mingxue to take a shower.
He threw the box into the trash can.
After waiting a few more minutes, Jiang Mingxue came out after taking a shower.
First, go to the kitchen and start decocting Rong Chengzhou's medicine.
"Do you need any help?" Rong Chengzhou asked as he walked into the kitchen.
Jiang Mingxue took out a few pills from the medicine packet and threw them into the clay pot: "The decoction will be ready soon, you don't need to help me, go and read your book."
Before he could see it clearly, Jiang Mingxue put the lid on.
Unable to get involved, Rong Chengzhou had no choice but to return.
While she was taking her medicine, Rong Chengzhou asked her, "What is the formula for this medicine?"
Jiang Mingxue's heart skipped a beat, and she paused for half a second before answering: "Deer antler, ginseng, goji berries, and cinnamon."
She deliberately omitted the last ingredient, "ephemeral goat's eye" (淫羊藿).
Rong Chengzhou nodded.
He had seen all of these medicinal herbs and remembered their effects; they were all for replenishing qi and blood.
"What's wrong?" She observed Rong Chengzhou's expression and asked cautiously, "Why are you suddenly asking this?"
Rong Chengzhou held the medicine bowl and said calmly, "It's nothing, it's just that it's my first time drinking Chinese medicine, and I feel it's working well."
Jiang Mingxue sat down next to him and asked in surprise, "Really? What do you think is good about it?"
Impotence is supposed to be a long-term treatment process, and Rong Chengzhou has only been drinking it for two weeks. Is the effect really that good?
Rong Chengzhou slowly replied, "My blood and energy are much better than before."
Jiang Mingxue noticed his bright eyes and his skin, which appeared even smoother and whiter than usual after his recent shower.
His features, unadorned and gentle, were captivating. His gaze fell upon the girl's pale pink, moist lips, and his Adam's apple bobbed slightly.
He restrained himself from looking away and finished the rest of his medicine.
Jiang Mingxue's shoulders slumped instantly.
Even before she was cured, she knew that this prescription wouldn't work so quickly.
But while disappointed, I also felt somewhat fortunate.
She tried her best to treat it, but if it didn't work, it's not her fault.
Rong Chengzhou glanced at her sideways, wondering why her expression seemed a little strange.
After finishing the last sip of medicine, I took out a tissue to wipe the medicine from my lips.
Jiang Mingxue took the medicine bowl to the kitchen. Rong Chengzhou stared at her slender back for a long time until she disappeared behind the curtain.
Actually, there was something else he didn't mention.
Besides feeling better in terms of blood and energy than before, he has recently been experiencing a strange, inexplicable surge of internal heat.
Even without doing anything, just looking at her caused inappropriate and wicked thoughts to well up from the depths of his being, rampaging through his body.
His pupils grew even darker. He suppressed the lustful fire within him and got up to take a second shower in the bathroom.
Jiang Mingxue poured out the dregs of the medicine, tidied up the kitchen briefly, and then went to the study to read.
While searching for medical books on the bookshelf, my eyes fell on the thick "Compendium of Materia Medica".
Knowing that Rong Chengzhou has been reading this book recently, he puts it back in its original place every time he finishes reading it.
This book contains more than a thousand kinds of medicinal herbs, and they all look extremely similar. Rong Chengzhou, being an outsider, probably couldn't remember many of them.
But just in case, she put the book away in her bag, planning to take it to the clinic tomorrow, as she had a shift this Sunday.
I got up early in the morning, went skydiving twice during the day, and even went shopping with Cheng Ying before dinner. I was so exhausted that my eyelids started to droop after only half an hour of reading medical books, so I closed the book and went back to my bedroom to rest.
Jiang Mingxue walked into the bedroom, feeling exhausted. Rong Chengzhou was sitting on the sofa, watching videos of the recent airshow on his tablet.
Seeing her come in was a bit of a surprise; it seemed he hadn't expected her to go to bed so early tonight.
I was only halfway through watching the airshow video, but I turned off the app and the screen, looked up at her and asked, "Are you tired of playing?"
Jiang Mingxue yawned and said sleepily, "Hmm, a little."
Rong Chengzhou walked over and turned off the light, then tucked the blanket around her: "Then go to sleep early."
Jiang Mingxue, with her eyes closed, mumbled, "Okay, goodnight."
Rong Chengzhou: "Good night."
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On Sunday, after dropping Jiang Mingxue off, Rong Chengzhou went to the military compound to keep the elderly company and also to follow up on wedding arrangements.
Jiang Mingxue didn't have time to handle many trivial matters, so he and Madam Rong had to arrange them.
With the change of seasons approaching, there were many patients on Sundays, and Jiang Mingxue and several rotating doctors had a heavy workload, so they started their clinic half an hour earlier.
Just as he was bending down to take the patient's pulse, a long-lost, clear, and cold voice rang in his ears: "Dr. Jiang."
Jiang Mingxue paused for half a second, then looked up in surprise.
Yan Ze, who had disappeared for a week, suddenly appeared in front of her.
His shoulder bones were supported by the thin clothes, and the veins on his neck were faintly bulging. Even though he was wearing a loose white medical gown, his thin figure could still be seen under the fabric.
He deliberately groomed himself to be very clean, so much so that not even a stubble could be seen.
But Jiang Mingxue could still tell at a glance how haggard he looked.
She didn't ask any further questions, only smiled and said, "You're back."
Yan Ze nodded: "Okay, I'll come back to help you."
Jiang Mingxue smiled faintly: "I'm too busy today, could you help me with moxibustion for the patient in bed three?"
Yan Ze responded softly, a few scattered lights flickering in his empty eyes: "Okay."
With Yan Ze's help, Jiang Mingxue's workload was greatly reduced.
But today there is an extra special patient.
When Ning Jialing, dressed in a red dress, appeared at the simple and unassuming Yuanhe Medical Clinic, everyone's attention was drawn to her.
"Madam, which doctor are you looking for? Do you have an appointment?" Xiao Liang, the apprentice who was receiving patients, asked as he stepped forward.
Ning Jialing was just passing by; there was no appointment record there.
He pulled a black card out of his Chanel bag: "Is this enough for cutting in line?"
Xiao Liang's eyes lit up, but he resisted the urge to accept: "...Sorry, we don't allow cutting in line here."
Ning Jialing laughed instead of getting angry, her smile bright and unrestrained: "Not bad, no wonder it's Xiao Jiangjiang's clinic."
"I'm here to see your Dr. Jiang." Seeing that Xiao Liang hesitated, she added, "Don't worry, I'll wait in line."
Xiao Liang had no choice but to give her a temporary appointment, and she didn't get a turn until almost noon.
Ning Jialing showed no impatience, and swaggered into Jiang Mingxue's clinic in her high heels.
Jiang Mingxue had seen her name when she checked the system's registration records, so she wasn't surprised by her appearance.
He had her sit across from him at the examination table and asked, "What ailment does Miss Ning wish to see a doctor for?"
Ning Jialing stretched out her arm: "Heartache."
Jiang Mingxue glanced at her: "What are the specific symptoms? Palpitations, irritability, or chest tightness?"
"No, not at all." Ning Jialing blinked her doe-like eyes at her. "If I said I was just passing by and wanted to come in and chat with you, would you kick me out?"
"..." Jiang Mingxue was speechless for a moment.
This is the first time I've ever seen someone queue up all morning just to register and chat with the doctor.
Looking at the registration records at the back, Ning Jialing was the last one for the morning, so it wouldn't affect other patients' appointments.
He then said, "No, since you've made an appointment, you're my patient. What would you like to talk about?"
Ning Jialing smiled broadly: "Actually, it's nothing. I've just been feeling down lately and wanted to chat with someone to cheer myself up. Otherwise, I feel like I'm going to get depressed if I keep it all bottled up."
Jiang Mingxue placed her hand on her wrist, felt it for a moment, and then withdrew her hand: "Your blood and qi are flowing smoothly, your pulse is stable, and you are not depressed for the time being."
Ning Jialing doesn't seem to be the type to let herself be stifled.
Ning Jialing exclaimed, "How come you're just as old-fashioned as your husband!"
Jiang Mingxue chuckled, turned off the computer, and took off her mask: "Alright, we can talk now."
It was as friends, not as doctor and patient.
Ning Jialing's eyes crinkled into a smile: "That's more like it."
"Jiangjiang, I want to ask you a question. If you knew that your father, who has always been good to you, actually has an illegitimate child he has raised for over twenty years, and that he wants to bring the illegitimate child back to be recognized as part of the family, what would you do?"
"Are you willing to forgive your father and live with your illegitimate child?"
"Of course not."
"Then do you have the ability to stop him?"
Ning Jialing's face fell: "Of course not."
Jiang Mingxue said almost without hesitation: "Then let's use the existing resources to escape this home as soon as possible."
Ning Jialing collapsed instantly.
She had thought about it, of course, but she didn't think she had the ability. After being pampered for so many years, where could she go if she left the Ning family?
She slumped over the table, complaining bitterly, "It's all that illegitimate child's fault! If it weren't for him, our family wouldn't be like this!"
Jiang Mingxue said seriously, "Don't blame the child for the mistakes adults make. Perhaps he has suffered more than you have all these years."
Ning Jialing sighed: "I know he's having a harder time than me, so I have nowhere to vent my anger. I've been giving my dad the cold shoulder for days."
Jiang Mingxue patted her head: "It's okay. If you can't go against the adults, just become an adult yourself."
Ning Jialing murmured the same sentence repeatedly, then suddenly realized and straightened up: "I know what to do!"
She leaned over and hugged her: "Thank you, Jiangjiang!"
Jiang Mingxue smiled with satisfaction: "You're welcome. Would you like to stay for dinner?"
Ning Jialing had already stood up, full of fighting spirit: "No, I'm going back to study for IELTS and go abroad to study!"
"Alright, then I won't keep you any longer."
Ning Jialing said goodbye and was about to get up and leave the consultation room.
As he walked to the door, he bumped into Yan Ze, who was returning from getting food for Jiang Mingxue.
She stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "You, you..."
Jiang Mingxue noticed the commotion and asked, "What's wrong? Do you two know each other?"
Yan Ze: "I don't know him, I just almost bumped into this patient."
His dark pupils stared intently at her, carrying a cold, threatening look.
Ning Jialing had already realized what was happening and deliberately snorted, "You almost spilled your food on me!"
Jiang Mingxue chuckled: "Aze, quickly apologize to Miss Ning."
Yan Ze's expression relaxed, and his low, cold voice carried a hint of solemnity: "I'm sorry."
Ning Jialing could tell that there was a different meaning behind that "I'm sorry".
She simply said softly, "I'll wait for you at the door."
--
After delivering the meal to Jiang Mingxue, Yan Ze made an excuse to leave.
Ning Jialing was already waiting for him under the eaves at the door.
This was the first time the brother and sister had faced off directly.
"Thank you," Yan Ze said first.
Ning Jialing didn't respond, proudly raising her chin: "I'm just too lazy to expose you."
Yan Ze remained silent, his face pale in the sunlight, and said directly:
"I don't want the family property, and I don't care to go back to the Ning family."
Ning Jialing knew, of course, that he was being forced into this situation, and she saw right through him: "You want Jiang Jiang?"
His fear of her finding out is so obvious; his intentions are crystal clear.
Yan Ze replied coldly, "It's none of your business."
Ning Jialing suddenly laughed: "Tsk, now I believe we're really related."
"One of them liked someone else's wife, and the other had liked someone else's husband."
"Ning Guohui's genes are truly amazing."
Yan Ze listened without any reaction, showing absolutely no interest in her past feelings for Rong Chengzhou.
"If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."
"Give up, Rong Chengzhou is a tough guy to break into," Ning Jialing advised kindly.
Yan Ze ignored her and turned away.
Ning Jialing suddenly remembered something and grabbed him: "Hey, how did you get out here?"
She heard from the housekeeper that Ning Guohui had locked the illegitimate child up with five layers of locks.
Yan Ze tilted his head, his expression indifferent: "It's just threatening him with what he needs most."
Ning Jialing reacted for a moment, and when she looked down, she saw the edge of the white bandage on his wrist hidden under his long sleeve.
He gasped, "You...you...you're insane!"
He actually cut his wrist to see Jiang Mingxue!
A sinister smile crept across the young man's pale face as he walked towards the clinic.
"I've wanted to give him my life back for a long time."
The man's thin figure was hidden inside the clinic.
His life should have ended two years ago during a skydive.
The sky was very blue that day. He fell freely from the top of the cliff, deliberately not pulling the clasp of his parachute.
However, he was unexpectedly rescued by Jiang Mingxue.
After that, he concealed his father's surname and spent the most comfortable two years at the clinic under the pretext of being interested in studying medicine.
A man like him shouldn't have the right to love others, yet he couldn't help but crave her warmth, even though she only treated him like a younger brother.
But she was the only light in his life.
Ning Jialing stood there stunned for a long time.
For the first time, I realized how shallow my feelings for Rong Chengzhou were. It was nothing more than being rejected and crying my eyes out in my room, and then focusing my attention on someone else the next day.
But her half-brother was truly head over heels in love with her.
--
Jiang Mingxue was busy until 5:30 pm and was just about to send a message to Rong Chengzhou to ask him to come pick her up.
The clinic unexpectedly received two patients with food poisoning.
The clinic doesn't usually handle emergency cases at night, but these two patients lived too far from the emergency hospital, so they had to come to Yuanhe Clinic for treatment since it was nearby.
All the other doctors had gone home, so she certainly couldn't just push these two patients out.
He deleted the message and resent it: "I've taken on two emergency patients, so I won't be home tonight. Don't wait for me for dinner."
Food poisoning requires continuous observation and the condition may not end at any specific time.
Rong Chengzhou was already on his way, and he replied to her while the light was red:
[CZ]: Are you alone at night?
Not knowing the patient's character could be dangerous.
[Jiang Mingxue]: No, there's also Yan Ze.
Rong Chengzhou lowered his eyes, his expression slightly somber.
【CZ】: I'll come find you later.
After replying to the message, he turned the steering wheel and drove back to Songyunting. He bought two meals, took Jiang Mingxue's change of clothes, and drove to the clinic.
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