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In this world, there is nothing that Jin Chengyan dares not do; there are only things he is unwilling to do.
He curled his finger, and countless women rushed to sleep with him!
Of course, it all depended on whether Jin Chengyan was willing to sleep with them!
He took Qiao Nuo back to the hospital, unceremoniously instructing the nurse to take Chu Yuxiu to another room to sleep, which was met with Qiao Nuo's objections.
"How can you let such a small child sleep alone at night? What if something happens?"
Jin Chengyan remained unmoved, insisting that the nurse carry the sleeping Chu Yuxiu out. He simply did not want him in his hospital room.
"He's a boy."
"I know he's not a girl, but he's still a child. If he wants to be independent, we should at least see if he can manage it! He's only three years old!" If something were to happen to Chu Yuxiu, how would she explain it to Jin Mengli?
"Are you suggesting that I share a bed with someone of the opposite sex? Thank you, but I'm not that generous!" With that, Jin Chengyan tossed a nightgown at Qiao Nuo, which she had prepared for him.
Qiao Nuo held the nightgown, stunned, not quite grasping Jin Chengyan's meaning.
"You are my wife. Do you expect me to watch you sleep in the same bed as another man?"
Qiao Nuo: "..." Now she understood.
However, now that she understood, her expression darkened even more. That "man" was just a three-year-old child—Jin Chengyan's own nephew.
Wasn't he being a bit too overbearing?
"How strange..." Qiao Nuo murmured softly.
But Jin Chengyan heard her. He replied, "You want me to keep my distance from other women, so you should keep your distance from other men. That's fair, understand?"
Qiao Nuo was speechless. This was just being domineering!
"Go take a shower. Even though we're in a hospital, I'm here, so you don't need to be afraid."
As she listened to his words, she couldn't shake the feeling that things were getting... odd.
She never said she was afraid!
Yet Jin Chengyan continued, "The Jin Mansion may be old, but it’s not as terrifying as Chu Yuxiu described. If you don’t like it there, just find somewhere else that suits you and move. I thought you would like the old house."
It would be a lie to say she wasn't touched; he only thought she was scared, which is why he kept her mother around?
"Don't look at me with such a moved expression. I've never seen someone as timid as you. You turned pale just from being scared by Chu Yuxiu!"
Qiao Nuo wanted to argue back; it wasn’t that she was pale with fear—it was more like lingering dread...
Well, okay, maybe she was a little scared.
She obediently went to take a shower, feeling quite pleased inside.
Jin Chengyan stood in the hospital room and suddenly rubbed his temples.
Was she being too nice to Qiao Nuo? Would it give her the wrong idea?
But what the hell! She was now Jin Chengyan's wife; was there anything wrong with treating his wife well?
...
They had originally agreed to send Chu Yuxiu back that very day, but he fell asleep in the hospital that night. The next day, he ended up following Qiao Nuo and Jin Chengyan back to Jin Mansion, clearly indicating that he intended to stay with them.
Of course, under the pressure and persuasion of Jin Chengyan, Chu Yuxiu dared not mention anything about how old the Jin Mansion was to Qiao Nuo.
It was on the third day that Chu Yuxiu was picked up by the Chu Family. They cherished this child too much; how could they let him stay with Uncle and Aunt-in-law every day? It wasn't like he didn't have a home.
However, once Chu Yuxiu left, Qiao Nuo found life a bit dull.
Chu Yuxiu was such a quirky character; she missed him quite a bit when he wasn't around.
But Qiao Nuo had her own matters to attend to and couldn't afford to dwell on Chu Yuxiu.
She still wanted to fight for a chance with Ji Family regarding Jin's Architecture.
However, unexpectedly, the higher-ups at Jin issued an order to halt all ongoing collaboration projects at Jin's Architecture. They decided to wait until all current properties were sold before making any further plans!
In other words, they wouldn't allow their company to collaborate with Ji Family. Even if Ji Family chose Jin's Architecture, Qiao Nuo and her team wouldn't be able to bypass Jin to work with Ji Family!
Naturally, Qiao Nuo had to confront Jin Chengyan about this. What right did he have to stop her from collaborating with Ji Family?
As soon as this person heard that Qiao Nuo was calling for work, he immediately replied, “Schedule a time with Alice. I’m busy right now.”
With that, Jin Chengyan hung up the phone!
It was hard to believe that just last night, they had shared the same bed, and now he was turning cold on her. Was he really that unreasonable?
But what could she do? She could only call Alice.
Alice said, “I’m sorry, Miss Qiao. Jin Shao’s appointments are booked until the end of next month, and with your level, you cannot bypass your superior to contact him directly!”
Qiao Nuo was left speechless.
Jin Chengyan, you really are something!
Unexpectedly, after a while, Jin Chengyan sent a text: “Join me for dinner tonight.”
Oh, didn’t you say your schedule was packed until the end of next month? Where did you find time to have dinner with someone?
“Is this a personal invitation or a business meeting?” Qiao Nuo quickly replied to Jin Chengyan.
Jin Chengyan held his phone with a slight smile playing on his lips; it was clear to everyone that Jin Shao was in a good mood.
“If it’s a business meeting, you’ll never get the chance to see me. I’ll send you the address. Dress nicely; don’t embarrass me,” Jin Chengyan shot back without holding back, sending the message in an instant.
When Qiao Nuo read the text, she felt overwhelmed. What an arrogant tone!
Although Qiao Nuo liked Jin Chengyan, it didn’t mean she had to listen to him in everything!
“I’m not going. I’m angry. You can go eat by yourself!”
Jin Chengyan, holding his phone in one hand, rubbed his temples with the other and suddenly asked the Sales Directors reporting to him in the office, “What do you guys do when a woman gets angry?”
The two Sales Directors sitting in front of Jin Chengyan were quite different. One was already in his fifties and had long passed the stage of needing to placate anyone, while the other was a single man in his thirties who had no woman to appease.
So when faced with their boss's question, both of them were momentarily taken aback.
Moreover, they had just been discussing a project worth hundreds of millions! The boss’s train of thought was jumping too quickly!
“Well, women are… quite easy to handle. Just say some sweet words, and that should do it,” said the thirty-something Sales Director.
“Is that so?” Jin Chengyan expressed his skepticism.
“Buy a small gift. As long as it’s something she likes, seeing the gift will make her forget all her anger!” The fifty-year-old Sales Director analyzed based on his own experiences.
Jin Chengyan nodded but didn’t indicate that he would adopt either of their suggestions. “You two continue,” he instructed them to keep reporting on their work while he pondered how to respond to Qiao Nuo’s text message.
Half an hour later, Qiao Nuo received a message from Jin Chengyan. At first, she thought he might not reply at all!
The message read: “Be good, don’t make a fuss. I’m waiting for you.”
Qiao Nuo could only imagine how spoiled she would feel if Jin Chengyan said those words directly to her.
Indulgence?
When Qiao Nuo thought of this word, her heart skipped a beat.
Did she feel that Jin Chengyan had been particularly nice to her these days, to the point where it seemed almost unreal?
...
To put it nicely, after work, Qiao Nuo would head to Jin Mansion, pick out a beautiful outfit, and dress up elegantly to stand before him.
Although they were having a private dinner, if she brought up Ji Nuan Yang at the table, what could he do about it? He might resort to both soft and hard tactics...
It seemed impossible to take a hard approach with Jin Chengyan; he was like an impenetrable fortress.
So... how could she be soft? What would that look like?
Just as she was pondering this, Qiao Nuo's phone rang. She thought it was Jin Chengyan calling, but to her surprise, it was Huo Yawen, who hadn't contacted her in a long time.
It seemed that after the funeral, Huo Yawen had vanished from her life.
"Hello..."
"Is this Huo Yawen's sister? Huo Yawen fainted in the lab this afternoon. Her parents are abroad and we can't reach them. If you are her sister, please come to the hospital as soon as possible."
Qiao Nuo blinked twice. Huo Yawen had fainted?
She said nothing and hurried to the hospital.
Qiao Nuo remembered that Huo Yawen had mentioned his family had immigrated abroad, with both parents working in the medical field. Huo Yawen returned to the country because he was not accustomed to life there.
However, Qiao Nuo couldn't understand why, since Papa Huo and Mama Huo were both overseas, he would come back alone even if he found it difficult to adapt.
Now that he had fainted, his parents, far away, could not return and could only worry about him. If something happened to them, how would he manage to go over there?
Lost in thought, Qiao Nuo arrived at the hospital.
The ward was very quiet. Huo Yawen was lying on the bed, quietly sleeping with an IV drip attached.
"You must be Huo Yawen's sister," the head nurse said as she entered. "Huo Yawen has been in the hospital for two weeks now. He sleeps in the office when he's tired and his eating habits are irregular. If he hadn't fainted, we wouldn't know when he planned to take a break. As his sister, please help us persuade him not to work so hard."
Qiao Nuo was taken aback. Turning back to look at Huo Yawen, she noticed his pale face devoid of any color.
He really didn't know how to take care of himself. Even if he wanted to dedicate himself to medicine, it didn't have to be like this!
"Okay, I understand. Can you help request a month off for Huo Yawen? He needs some time to recuperate in this condition."
"Sure, I'll go speak with Huo Yawen's supervisor right away."
The head nurse left the room, and Qiao Nuo pulled up a chair beside Huo Yawen's bed.
In truth, her influence on Huo Yawen had remained rooted in their childhood memories.
The summer in Qin Cheng was sweltering, yet she and Huo Yawen sat on the steps outside their home, each holding half a watermelon and scooping out the sweet fruit with a spoon.
They would also go to the riverbank together to catch fish, and Huo Yawen would teach Qiao Nuo how to write her name...
He was her fondest childhood memory.
As dusk settled in, Huo Yawen awoke to find the room dim and heavy. He noticed the IV drip in his hand was nearly empty and recalled fainting in the laboratory that afternoon.
After 48 hours without sleep and hardly any food, his body had finally given in.
Just as he was about to press the call button for a nurse to change his IV, he spotted Qiao Nuo sitting in a chair with her eyes closed...
It was Qiao Nuo!
Was he dreaming?
He wanted to raise his hand to confirm whether this was all just a figment of his imagination, twisting and turning, wondering if she had truly returned to his side.
“Cough cough…” Unfortunately, his cough betrayed him, and he wished he could silence it immediately.
However, there is no hiding a cough in this world.
The sound successfully roused Qiao Nuo from her slumber.
Upon seeing Huo Yawen awake, she quickly turned on the light in the room. Noticing the IV was almost empty, Qiao Nuo immediately called for a nurse.
Today, the saline infusion had finished, and the nurse removed the needle from Huo Yawen's arm.
After the hustle and bustle of people coming and going, only Qiao Nuo and Huo Yawen remained in the hospital room.
"I'm sorry to trouble you at this time," Huo Yawen said, his tone awkward and distant.
"There's no need to apologize. We're close enough that it doesn't matter. Besides, your parents aren't here, so who else would take care of you?" Qiao Nuo replied. After all, it was Huo Yawen who had helped with many arrangements for her father's funeral.
Qiao Nuo felt that if she could assist Huo Yawen in any way, it was a way to express her gratitude.
Then, Huo Yawen fell into silence, perhaps still unprepared to accept the reality of Qiao Nuo's marriage.
"By the way, the Head Nurse mentioned that you haven't been home for a long time and haven't had a proper rest. So I took the liberty of requesting a month off for you. You need to take some time to recuperate."
"But I have several surgeries scheduled..."
"How can you perform surgeries like this? Trust me, what you need right now is to rest and adjust. Come back to work only when you're fully recovered," Qiao Nuo insisted firmly, leaving no room for Huo Yawen's objections.
Huo Yawen could only remain silent. It seemed that he didn't mind Qiao Nuo's arrangement after all.
He was a person with great self-discipline, always managing his own affairs meticulously; no one had ever arranged his work or life for him.
More than anything, Huo Yawen disliked others interfering in his life.
Yet he did not reject Qiao Nuo's actions; in fact, he found a certain comfort in her care.
“Alright, I’ll take a month off,” Huo Yawen conceded. “But I want to go home. I’ve been in the hospital for a long time.”
Qiao Nuo smiled, “You’re aware of that! Fine, I’ll take you home right now!”
“No need, I can go back by myself.”
“Do you think I’ll listen to you? What if I leave and you end up back in the lab?”
Huo Yawen chuckled, realizing that in Qiao Nuo’s eyes, he had so little credibility!
In the end, Qiao Nuo still took Huo Yawen home.
Huo Yawen’s house was very clean and tidy, but it was clear that no one had lived there for quite some time; there was even a layer of dust on the floor.
If it were daytime, Qiao Nuo would definitely air out the blankets and tidy up the room before letting the patient stay, but since it was nighttime and there wasn’t much time, Qiao Nuo simply changed Huo Yawen’s sheets for clean ones.
“Rest for a bit. I’ll make you some porridge; sick people shouldn’t eat anything too greasy!” Qiao Nuo said before heading to the kitchen.
Watching Qiao Nuo’s busy figure, Huo Yawen wanted to say that it wasn’t very convenient for him to be here right now, but in the end, he didn’t voice it.
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