BDB Chapter 20

Child…

A child…

I’ll give you a child…

Jiang Rao felt she must have been hearing things.

Otherwise, she couldn’t understand what she had done wrong for the male lead to treat her this way.

No, wait!

Jiang Rao suddenly recalled a physiology class she took in university. The old professor lectured on sexual health, while the students in the audience, who were in a restless period, kept making small movements.

She had sat behind a couple who were whispering to each other. Although their voices were quiet, they were sitting against the back of their chairs, and she was leaning forward, so she inevitably heard some of their flirtatious conversation.

It was then that she learned men can’t get an erection when they’re drunk.

She felt slightly relieved.

Since he couldn’t possibly do anything to her, why was she even pretending to be polite with him?

She said, “Li Jueyan, you need to see clearly who I am.”

She was Jiang Tang now.

They were plastic married couples.

What kind of child could a fake couple have? Was he crazy?

He had a smile at the corner of his lips. His gold-rimmed glasses, having been jostled when he fell onto the bed, were now askew.

Perhaps due to the alcohol, his eyes were misty. Aside from his high-end suit, which still revealed his domineering aura, he otherwise resembled an ordinary young man.

Although he seemed awake and had an innocent expression, he didn’t respond to her or remove his hand from her face.

Jiang Rao pressed her lips together.

Just as she was about to slap his hand away, she saw him suddenly close his eyes, and the hand that had been on her face fell limply.

Jiang Rao wasn’t inherently violent, and her delicate body didn’t allow for it either.

As she was about to turn and leave the bedroom, she heard him mumbling with his eyes still closed, “Child… child…”

Jiang Rao sighed.

So he was a domineering president who liked children?

Aside from his twisted obsession for the original owner’s face and his complete transformation when darkened, he was truly just a down-to-earth, straight man.

It was a pity that over the years, CEO novels tended to produce series, with each installment continuing from the last. So, no matter how adorable those little bundles of joy appeared in the extras, they were all destined to become little tyrants who enjoyed making things difficult for others in the future.

Luckily, she had a clear goal from the start and was on the right path.

Otherwise, it would have been quite overwhelming.

…

She had slept well through the night.

The next day, Jiang Rao woke up unusually early and put extra effort into perfecting her makeup.

At this moment, she was very grateful to her diligent self from university. She had put her heart into learning and doing everything. Otherwise, despite having a good base in her features, she wouldn’t have been able to replicate Jiang Tang’s makeup so well.

Although the porridge the male lead had brought her didn’t have any poison in it, she felt that perhaps the physically and mentally abusive plot from the original novel was supposed to start at this point. The male lead’s attitude towards her had clearly changed in recent days.

So she decided not to do anything stupid and went downstairs for breakfast as usual.

When she reached the halfway point on the stairs, she saw Li Jueyan sitting at the dining table, working on his laptop.

He had rarely removed his suit and gold-rimmed glasses. Dressed in a black hoodie, with his hair looking fluffy as if freshly washed, he appeared completely harmless.

But his nature was exposed as soon as he opened his mouth. “Come here.”

His tone was cold and hard, completely commanding.

Jiang Rao had applied her makeup well, even checking it three times before heading downstairs.

So she walked over to him without much concern.

But remembering how he had pulled her into his embrace yesterday, she stopped at a greater distance than before.

He smiled and said, “Are you afraid of me?”

Meeting his gaze, Jiang Rao honestly replied, “Not afraid.”

It was just that there should be some distance between them, especially since, according to the original plot, they were supposed to have a love-hate relationship.

His smile widened. “Then accompany me to a place later.”

Jiang Rao had been quite comfortable staying at home and wasn’t keen on going out.

However, as soon as she thought of refusing, a sharp pain like thousands of needles pierced through her head.

Her cheeks flushed suddenly, and she bit her lip. “Alright.”

As soon as she agreed, the pain gradually subsided.

Since she had transmigrated into the book, this was the third time she had experienced such a headache. The first two times had been with Sister Wang, but this time it was with the male lead.

She was sure the place the male lead was taking her to had appeared in the plot, but the plot was so long and convoluted that she couldn’t recall where exactly.

She decided not to dwell on it. She would probably remember the plot when they arrived at the location.

However, half an hour later, when Jiang Rao looked at the guard post marked “Mingren Hospital”, she still couldn’t recall any part of the original plot involving a hospital. Moreover, the domineering male lead was from a wealthy family with personal doctors, so there was no need for him to come to a hospital.

She looked at him in confusion. “Are you sick?”

“Sick.”

He might be suffering from mental illness or madness; probably both.

She clearly came from an unknown origin, maliciously appearing in his dreams to disturb his peaceful slumber every night. Yet, he didn’t want to expose her identity, nor did he wish for that dream to disappear.

What made him even more disgusted with himself was that he felt panic because of those unreal dreams.

Since he was the one who was sick, and since this location didn’t appear in the original plot, Jiang Rao said, “Then you go in. I’ll wait here.”

She was waiting for him to take her through the plot.

Li Jueyan narrowed his eyes. “Come with me.”

“I’m not sick. My fever has already subsided.”

“There might still be some residual sickness.”

“I’ve been taking my temperature for several days, and it’s consistently 36.5°C.”

He rarely saw a look of helplessness on her face, but today’s hospital visit was prepared for her. He wanted to know how she was really doing and why she said those things in his dream.

So he wouldn’t let her act spoiled. “Jiang Tang, are you trying to make me angry?”

His expression darkened. “Come with me.”

Jiang Rao felt that the male lead might really be sick.

One moment he seemed like a normal person with a mild temper, and the next he was suspicious and paranoid; one moment he was domineering, and the next he was mumbling about wanting to treat her well.

Following her character’s role, she cast him a sidelong glance and then silently got out of the car.

This was clearly a private hospital, but its size and scale were not much different from those of top-tier public hospitals.

The main difference from a top-tier hospital was that the interior decoration was more exquisite, and there were very few patients walking around.

The receptionist quickly approached them, and Jiang Rao heard him ask, “Which floor are the physical examinations and tests on?”

“President Li, they are on the fifth floor.”

“And the psychiatric department?”

“That’s also on the fifth floor.”

When they reached the fifth floor, Jiang Rao, not being the patient and since the male lead hadn’t asked where the outpatient departments were, assumed he had understood her words and just wanted her to accompany him. Therefore, she paid no attention to the signs overhead.

However, when they entered an examination room together, she heard him say, “Give my wife a full physical examination. The most comprehensive one.”

Jiang Rao was taken aback. “Why should I have a physical examination if I’m not sick?”

Before the male lead could answer, the doctor, who had apparently stood up from his chair at some point, responded to her question. “Madam, physical examinations are necessary every year to detect any potential issues early, so minor ailments don’t become major ones that are harder to treat later. If you wait until the illness is fully developed, what you’ll need is not just an examination but treatment.”

Jiang Rao found the doctor’s explanation reasonable.

Many cancers and tumors start as minor inflammations, which, if not attended to, can develop into serious conditions.

But most people don’t have the luxury to afford an annual check-up. At the very least, she certainly didn’t have that before.

Poverty didn’t limit her imagination, but it did limit her ability to act on it.

For her current situation, whether she had the check-up or not didn’t matter much, but getting a free full-body examination was worth taking.

She was genuinely afraid that the author might continue to torment her character as the female lead in the extras. If more readers like her were dissatisfied with the happy ending, the author might create a scenario where she got cancer or leukemia and the male lead, troubled by love, ended up committing suicide. She would have no tears left to cry.

However, despite her interest, nothing compared to the attention the doctor’s address commanded.

She turned to the male lead. “Your hospital?”

Li Jueyan nodded. “Hm.”

She pondered for a moment, then looked back at the doctor. “I haven’t had any cuts or wounds in the past six months, haven’t been in contact with cats or dogs, my diet is prepared by professionals, and all my cosmetics, especially lipsticks, are from high-end brands. My blood should be fine. Can I skip the blood test? To be honest… I’m a bit squeamish about blood.”

The doctor glanced subtly at President Li behind her.

Seeing that President Li had a faint smile on his lips but still nodded slightly, the doctor finally felt confident enough to answer. “Of course, that’s possible.”

The sun was shining brightly at that moment.

The warm March sun streamed through the transparent window, casting a shadow on her back. She wore a white knee-length down coat with a fringe of fine fluff on the hood.

As soon as she moved, the fluff danced in front of his eyes.

Because of this, he noticed her tense shoulders and neck suddenly relaxing.

He felt quite pleased.

Little liar, pretending to be afraid of blood, when what you’re really afraid of is having your DNA compared, isn’t it?

But he wasn’t interested in such comparisons. What did it matter if she was Jiang Tang?

He had no particular principles and planned to stop pretending in front of her once the test results were in.

Teasing her was meaningless; truly having her was what mattered.

Meanwhile, the doctor had printed out all the forms needed for the physical examination.

Seeing that she intended to follow the doctor to start the first test, he said to her, “I’ll go to the psychiatric department next door. Finish your examination and wait for me.”

Jiang Rao had no interest in where he was going.

Nodding vaguely, she followed the doctor, leaving his sight.

As he watched her figure gradually disappear, the smile on Li Jueyan’s face slowly faded away.

He adjusted his clothing and remembered that, in order to make himself look closer in age to her recent style, he wasn’t wearing his familiar suit but a soft and comfortable hoodie.

He then walked towards the psychiatric department.

Inside, the doctor was an elderly man who appeared somewhat old-fashioned.

Upon seeing him, the doctor quickly stood up and addressed him as President Li.

This was a well-known psychiatrist in the country.

He was the one the hospital director had introduced to him during his earlier phone call.

During their first meeting, he had asked him to test whether he had any mental illness.

The result was negative.

He felt uncomfortable discussing his fantastical dreams with an elderly man, so he had spent a considerable amount of money online searching for another doctor.

In the end, that person was even worse than this one; they were just a fool who could only advise him to “turn over a new leaf”.

Before sitting down at the desk, he pondered for a moment and asked, “Can mental illness affect fertility?”

“It might have some impact.”

“Then let’s test it again.”

He intended to thoroughly investigate why they were unable to have children.

Why was it that, despite being with him, they couldn’t have children in this lifetime?

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