How can you stand and sit so improperly?
She just had an itch, not deliberately posing for you. How could that lead to you saying she's unfit to be a mother?
Can't you see the large red welts on her arms?
After he finished speaking, Jiang Nanfang, unconvinced, offered her fair arm to him.
“Who’s ill-mannered? I just have an itch. Look, I don’t know what I’m allergic to, I’ve broken out in hives. Isn’t scratching an itch allowed?”
Her arms were as thin and white as those of a mannequin.
The sudden appearance of red spots was indeed striking.
She had been fine just moments ago, how could she suddenly be allergic?
Zhan Beijue subconsciously reached out to grab her hand for a closer look, but then hesitated and stopped himself.
“Did you eat something wrong? Are you allergic to seafood?”
Jiang Nanfang twisted her neck uncomfortably, “It shouldn’t be seafood. It’s not my first time eating it. Maybe I’m allergic to some raw material at the factory.”
“Has this happened before?”
“Yes. Once I realize I’m allergic, I just take some Chlorpheniramine. I’ll find a pharmacy later.”
Seeing her speak so casually, as if allergies were routine and a piece of cake, Zhan Beijue felt a pang of discomfort.
“Do you often get allergies?”
“Often? What frequency counts as often? Is once or twice a year considered frequent?”
“…An average of once or twice a year, don’t you want to get tested for allergens?”
Back in Dan Country, Jiang Nanfang had to manage her career and raise her child.
She was often too busy to eat, sleep, or see a doctor.
An allergy, which wasn't life-threatening, did she have the time to specifically investigate its source?
“No. It’s not a big deal.”
As she spoke, a pharmacy appeared by the roadside. Jiang Nanfang changed lanes, preparing to park the car. “There’s a pharmacy here. Wait a moment, I’ll go down and get some medicine.”
Zhan Beijue reached out and grabbed her, “Are you trying to die? You don’t even know what you’re allergic to, or if it’s even an allergy, and you’re just going to buy medicine randomly?”
Jiang Nanfang: “…”
“You are not to stop. Keep driving. Come with me to the hospital.”
Cold-blooded and ruthless, Zhan Beijue, who usually disliked her so much that he wished she would disappear so he could monopolize the two children, was suddenly so kind as to accompany her to the hospital?
Although he looked like a good person, Jiang Nanfang genuinely suspected his motives.
“No need. I didn’t ask Vice President Gao for leave. You’ll say I’m absent without leave again later.”
“?” Zhan Beijue was astonished by her reply.
I’m being nice, sitting beside you, and voluntarily offering to accompany you to the hospital. What are you thinking?
“Jiang Nanfang, are you a contrarian? Do you feel uncomfortable if you don’t argue when you speak?”
“??”
“I’m with you right now, and there’s no one else around. If it turns out not to be an allergy, and you take the wrong medicine and die, who will prove my innocence?”
“?!”
“To take it a step further, if someone can prove my innocence. You’re currently an employee of Zhan Group. If you were to die, would it be considered a work-related injury?”
“Do I need to provide an explanation to your former company? Do I have to face public opinion? Do I need to pay worker’s compensation? Are you intentionally trying to frame me?”
Can’t I even control my own body anymore?
Not going to the hospital is a way to frame him?
Jiang Nanfang was speechless.
“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 Beijue called Lu Mingzhe and asked him to arrange for a doctor he knew.
Soon, they arrived at the hospital and entered the specialist’s consultation room.
Jiang Nanfang didn't know what Lu Mingzhe had 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 had called her that. Time seemed to rewind to seven years ago.
Zhan Beijue’s expression was unchanged, his surface calm. Jiang Nanfang felt a little uneasy.
“Can’t family members come in? I can manage on my own. 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? Show me precisely.”
Jiang Nanfang had no choice but to sit opposite him and point to her arm, “Here, and the back of my neck. My legs are starting to feel itchy too.”
The doctor, wearing gloves, held a cotton swab and examined her hand. “Lift your neck so I can see.”
Jiang Nanfang lifted her neck.
He took a look, then switched to another cotton swab.
“Pull up your shirt so I can see your back.”
“…”
“If your back is the same as these, then we can basically confirm it.”
She had to pull her shirt out from her skirt and lift a corner.
The doctor took a look, then signaled her to turn around to adjust her clothes, and concluded, “It is indeed an allergy.”
Jiang Nanfang walked to a corner to tuck her shirt back into her skirt. Hearing this, she felt it was as pointless as farting after taking off your pants.
“Then please prescribe medicine for me. Can we leave after I get it?”
The doctor asked, “Where did you go today? What did you eat? What did you come into contact with? Is this your first allergic reaction? Don’t you want to confirm the allergen?”
“…” Why was he speaking like Zhan Beijue? It was something that could be solved with a simple dose of medicine, but he had to make it so complicated.
What was the point of confirming the allergen? It couldn’t guarantee she wouldn’t encounter it again in the future. It was a waste of time.
Besides, she didn’t want to spend too much time alone with Zhan Beijue.
That guy was venomous and insidious. Who knew if he’d hold this doctor’s visit over her head!
“No need, I’m not curious. Please prescribe the medicine. I have things to do back there, I need to leave urgently.”
“…” The doctor looked at Zhan Beijue.
Zhan Beijue frowned unhappily, looking as if he felt Jiang Nanfang was slandering his reputation.
“Is the company that busy? So busy that you’re disregarding your life and have to go back to work?”
“…”
“Since we’re here, are you the doctor or is he the doctor?”
“…”
“Sit down. Listen to him. Do as he says. If you say one more word, be careful, I won’t be polite to you.”
To avoid paying for work-related injuries and damaging Zhan Group’s reputation, Zhan Beijue was being so righteous!
Since he was so eager to have her examined, she wouldn’t be coy.
Jiang Nanfang sat back down, “I went to the electrical factory today. I came into contact with iron, copper, and plastic products. I drove my car, ate seafood, and drank two cups of Longjing tea. Doctor, where should we start?”
As she spoke, Jiang Nanfang’s speech became slurred.
She felt her tongue was clearly swelling.
The doctor prescribed her medicine, saying, “Allergy screening takes time. Please go and get the medicine first, take it, and then come back to see me. Your tongue is already starting to swell. If we delay further, you might have difficulty breathing. Hurry.”
Jiang Nanfang’s neck had also stiffened. She tilted her neck to take the prescription, but Zhan Beijue was quicker.
“Don’t let her wander around. Wait here, I’ll get the medicine for her!”
“Get her some warm water. Quickly, I won’t allow anything to happen to her!”