Finishing his words, he lifted Jiang Nan Fang's chin and leaned down to kiss her lips.
Jiang Nan Fang, however, flinched slightly in pain.
Zhan Bei Jue stopped, "What's wrong? If you don't want me, fine, but you won't even let me kiss you now?"
"No, that's not it."
Jiang Nan Fang shifted the arm between them, moving it behind her back.
"My hand just got pressed."
"What's wrong with your hand?"
Seeing her deliberately trying to hide it, Zhan Bei Jue reached out to grab it, wanting to take a look.
As he touched her wound, Jiang Nan Fang gasped in pain.
Feeling something on her arm, Zhan Bei Jue quickly let go and leaned in to look.
Her arm was wrapped in a bandage.
"What happened? You're injured? Is this why you didn't go to work today?"
"How did this happen? Is Xu Yan Chuan making you a screenwriter or a stunt coordinator? How did you manage to hurt yourself typing on a keyboard?"
Seeing his serious expression, as if she had broken a bone, Jiang Nan Fang chuckled.
"It has nothing to do with Xu Yan Chuan. It's nothing serious. I was just unlucky today, a dog bit me when I went out."
"A dog bit you? Are you joking?"
It was normal for him to be surprised; no one could imagine being bitten by a dog for no reason.
Jiang Nan Fang hid her hand behind her back again.
"It's not serious anyway, don't worry about it. I've already been to the hospital."
"Let's go, I'm still washing vegetables. You can't use one hand, help me wash the vegetables."
Injured and still cooking? What nonsense!
Zhan Bei Jue lovingly picked up her hand again.
"You're injured and still cooking? Don't you want to live?
Come here, let me see how serious it is."
Without another word, he pulled her to sit on the sofa.
Jiang Nan Fang sat on his lap, and he gently unwrapped the bandage.
"What happened? Was it a rabid dog? Was the owner there? Why didn't they call me?"
"How was it handled? Was the dog caught, or did you just let it go? You didn't let him off the hook easily, did you?"
I knew things would get serious if I called you.
Jiang Nan Fang said, "It wasn't a rabid dog. Oh, stop asking. It's really not serious, and I'm not an idiot. I'll handle it."
"You had such a big accident and didn't even call me? Do you still consider me an outsider?"
Looking at the three shocking scratches on her hand, Zhan Bei Jue felt both distressed and indignant.
Seeing his handsome features deeply furrowed for her, the man she had a crush on for so long caring for her so tenderly, Jiang Nan Fang felt an indescribable warmth in her heart.
She couldn't help but lower her head and peck his cheek.
"I was afraid of worrying you, afraid of disturbing your work, so I didn't tell you. I don't consider you an outsider; I just didn't want to trouble you."
"Nonsense. You call this troubling me? Did Xu Yan Chuan take you to the hospital?"
"If you'd rather call him than me, then that's what troubles me!"
How could everything make him jealous?
Jiang Nan Fang couldn't help but laugh again.
"He didn't accompany me to the hospital; I went by myself. Alright, I remember. I've learned my lesson. From now on, I'll call you the first time something happens, okay?"
That was more like it.
Zhan Bei Jue grabbed her arm and started examining it again.
Seeing the wound was quite deep, he couldn't help but worry.
"Such a deep wound, and just a vaccine is enough? Did you not have a doctor check if it would leave a scar?"
Jiang Nan Fang was indifferent.
"It's on my arm anyway, not my face. It doesn't matter."
That won't do.
How can my Zhan Bei Jue's woman suffer such injustice?
If I didn't know, it would be one thing. But now that I know, I can't stand by and watch her be scarred.
"What nonsense. Come on, I'll take you to the hospital."
Saying that, he picked her up to leave, and Jiang Nan Fang quickly stopped him.
"No. The children will be back soon. If we leave, what about them? Don't overreact and scare them."
As she was speaking, Ah Zhong opened the door from outside.
Four little ones, carrying their schoolbags, rushed in.
Seeing their mommy sitting on their daddy's lap and them hugging each other, they all swarmed them.
"Daddy, Mommy, you're back! We missed you so much. Did you miss us?"
"Mommy, I behaved well at school today, and the teacher gave me a prize. Look!"
"Me too. I got a prize!"
"Mommy, I have a prize too!"
They eagerly took things out of their schoolbags to share with their parents.
Looking at the lively and adorable children, Jiang Nan Fang and Zhan Bei Jue exchanged glances, their hearts filled with warmth.
How fortunate they were, given their past feelings, to have such wonderful children.
Everyone took out their prizes, but Jing Yu did not.
Zhan Bei Jue comforted him individually.
"Mommy says Jing Yu is the best of all the children. Are you adapting well to the new environment?"
Jing Yu replied with a proud face, "No. It's just a mere kindergarten; there's no challenge. I don't need to adapt at all."
"..."
"The holidays are coming soon. Did you sign us up for a summer camp? I want to do exciting activities. Being stuck in kindergarten playing with a bunch of silly kids and standing in line is so boring!"
"Is that so?" Realizing Jing Yu disdained prizes, Zhan Bei Jue was relieved.
He looked up at Ah Zhong.
"Did you hear that? Young Master wants to go to summer camp. It's up to you. Find the best one. I'll have Ah Cheng accompany them later."
Ah Zhong took the order, nodded, and retreated.
Jiang Nan Fang reached out to take Ge'er's prize, and without noticing her own arm, the children immediately saw the injury.
"Mommy, what happened to your hand?"
Eight pairs of big eyes looked at her hand in unison.
Jiang Nan Fang instinctively wanted to hide it, but then she thought it was a good opportunity to educate them.
"Mommy had an encounter with a mad dog today, and we had a little conflict, so it bit me. See how scary it looks?"
"Mad dog?"
"Yes, so in the future, if you accidentally encounter a dog that's not on a leash, or a stray cat outside, don't touch them casually."
"Animals are animals, they have wild instincts. Once they go mad, they can harm us. At best, it leaves a scar; at worst, you get an infectious disease. The consequences are severe."
The little ones nodded obediently, then blew on her hand together.
"It must have hurt a lot, Mommy. Will your hand have a scar?"
"No," Zhan Bei Jue answered quickly.
"I'm going to take Mommy to the hospital. I won't let her scar."
"Can we go too? We don't want to be left home alone. We're worried about Mommy and want to go with you."
"Daddy, can we all go?"
Zhan Bei Jue was indeed worried about leaving the children at home alone, and since Jiang Nan Fang was injured today and couldn't cook, they would have to eat out.
Soon, the family of six headed to the underground garage.
After settling the children in the car, Zhan Bei Jue smiled and drove away.
In the darkness, Gong Bei Bei and Huo Dong Ning sat opposite each other, watching the recorded video, and exchanged glances.
Both wore expressions of astonishment.