82: Chapter 82 She Protects Her Husband Domineeringly 82: Chapter 82 She Protects Her Husband Domineeringly Click!
The door opened again, with Lu Zhenyu standing at the doorway, still somewhat shaken.
Immediately afterward, an overwhelming aura hit him in the face, a cold chill shooting straight to his forehead.
Lu Zhenyu turned around, managing a strained smile, “Hehe, good morning, Fifth Young Master Jiang.”
Lu Zhenyu’s height of 1.82 meters seemed somewhat slight in front of this man.
Jiang Yan glanced at him coldly, his voice chillingly calm, “Don’t buy her anything cold in the mornings anymore.”
Lu Zhenyu immediately cowered, “Alright, Fifth Young Master Jiang, I’ll remember that.”
The man grunted indifferently and turned to leave.
Only when that dangerous aura had completely dissipated did he feel like he came back to life.
Patting his chest, he was still feeling the aftershocks.
Lu Zhenyu confirmed the real relationship between Jiang Yan and Su He from his brother, and to tell the truth, he was still quite shocked.
To marry this favored son of heaven, Director Su really did something impressive.
Fifth Young Master Jiang was the dream of all the noble ladies in Yue City, yet many had never even seen him before they clamored to marry him, almost all of them eying the Jiang Family’s wealth.
After all, the Jiang Family was a top-tier wealthy family, and Fifth Young Master Jiang was also the heir.
Who wouldn’t want to become the respected Young Madam of a top-tier family?
There were rumors before that Fifth Young Master Jiang was paired with the Tang Family’s young miss, but as it turned out, rumors were just rumors, especially since the parties involved had come out to clear the gossip.
However, looking at it now, it seems their director had simply been too low-key, keeping the relationship too well hidden.
He actually thought their director and Fifth Young Master Jiang were a better match, a stunning beauty vs.
the abstinent CEO – this ‘ship’ he was firmly on board with.
In the office, Su He looked at the breakfast Jiang Yan had personally delivered, lost in thought.
At 8:30 AM, Su He went to the clinic with Lu Zhenyu and Lan Yan.
They were busy until 12 noon.
In the midst of the bustle, she had forgotten about the lunch Jiang Yan said he would take her out for.
Just as she and Lan Yan were about to enter the cafeteria, her phone rang.
Seeing it was from Jiang Yan, she then remembered what he had said to her in the morning.
“Boss, what’s wrong?” Lan Yan asked upon seeing her complexion was a bit off.
Su He glanced at her and Lu Zhenyu, saying, “You two go eat, I have some things to take care of and need to step out.”
Both uttered an “Oh” in unison.
Watching Su He’s retreating figure, Lu Zhenyu nudged Lan Yan with his shoulder, asking out of curiosity, “Dr.
Lan, why have you been calling Director Su ‘boss’?
Have you known her for a long time?”
He had been curious for a while, since Lan Yan started calling Su He ‘boss’ upon her arrival.
Initially, he wasn’t familiar with Lan Yan, mainly because she was colder than Su He, and she never gossiped about others unless it was about work.
After spending some time together, they had gotten to know each other a bit, and he understood that although she was as aloof as a robot, she was patient and caring towards patients and held great respect for Su He.
So, his damned curiosity came bubbling up again.
Lan Yan gave him an indifferent look and said faintly, “Dr.
Lu, aren’t you a man a bit too interested in gossip?
Besides, it’s safer knowing less about certain things.”
Saying that, she turned and walked away, paying no heed to his reaction.
Lu Zhenyu: “…”
He tilted his head, watching her back.
Was she just threatening him?
“Hey, Dr.
Lan, what do you mean by that?” he asked, striding after her, “Wait up for me.”
Elsewhere.
After Su He answered Jiang Yan’s call, she returned to her office to change out of her white coat.
A black Rolls-Royce parked at the entrance of the hospital.
As soon as she came out, Jiang Feng was already waiting at the entrance.
Seeing her, he immediately opened the rear door.
To avoid attracting attention, Su He quickly walked over and bent down to get into the car.
As soon as she was in the car, she met the man’s profound eyes.
It was a while before she spoke, “Where are you taking me for a meal?
I’m pressed for time and have a surgery in the afternoon.”
She needed to get back by two-thirty.
Hearing this, the man naturally took her soft hand and spoke in a low, magnetic, and gentle voice, “Don’t worry, I will make sure to get you back on time.”
Su He did not say anything more, just felt a bit unused to this intimate and natural gesture, but she did not stop him either.
Then the two were silent all the way.
Half an hour later, Taoyao Inn.
Just like the last time, the dishes were served as soon as they sat down.
She did not stand on ceremony and started eating as the dishes arrived.
After all, there was no one else here, and seeing these delicious dishes, she was already salivating.
Also, she was really hungry.
There were eight dishes on the table, and she went for seven of them.
There was a dish of plain boiled shrimp that required peeling.
Although she wanted to eat it, she was too lazy and finally decided to give up.
While she was focusing on eating, a plate of peeled shrimp and a pair of slender and well-defined hands appeared before her.
She looked up and met the man’s deep and tender gaze, his lips curving into a faint smile.
All he said was, “Go ahead and eat, Mrs.
Jiang.
These hands that have saved countless people need good care.
From now on, leave such shell-peeling tasks to me.”
Su He swallowed the food in her mouth and coughed lightly twice, feeling a bit embarrassed, but faced with delicious food, she could not refuse.
Since it was offered, there was no reason to refuse.
Rejecting it would be the greatest disrespect to the plate of shrimp.
To respect it, she chose to eat!
Although she was also from a prominent family and grew up in the Su Family, her maternal grandparents never insisted on the etiquettes of a lady.
As long as she was decent, everything else was up to her, whatever made her comfortable.
So when it came to eating, she never shortchanged herself at the table.
Twenty minutes later.
She put down her utensils, “Okay, I’m full.”
Her eating style could be summed up with one phrase: “quick battle, quick decision.”
But the man opposite was still eating, so she glanced at him and explained, worrying he might think she was hurrying him: “Take your time, no rush.”
The man did not say anything, just simply “hmmed” as a response.
Before leaving, she made a trip to the restroom.
Just as she was about to come out, she heard two voices in the restroom, one of which sounded somewhat familiar to her.
“Mrs.
Lou, you are really lucky.
Mr.
Lou dotes on you so much, and Ziang is such a filial son.
Now, Ziang is a role model for all the elite young men.
Not only has he inherited you and Mr.
Lou’s excellent genes, but he also has the good looks, talent, and is learned and versatile.”
“Right, I also heard that Ziang has already obtained dual master’s degrees in MBA Business Administration and Financial Management.
The value of an MBA is very high.
He’s only 22 and already so accomplished, getting two degrees all at once.
It is said that he recently landed a ten-million-dollar project.
Seeing ambitious kids like Ziang is rare, especially among the heirs of big families where almost all just live on inherited wealth.
Ziang is different; he is much stronger than those kids.
Mrs.
Lou, you’ve done well raising him.
Seems like I’ll need to learn from you in the future.”
Lou Ruozhi stood in front of the washbasin, washing her hands and listening attentively to the rich wife’s praise of her own son.
“Mrs.
Chen, you flatter me.
Actually, my husband and I didn’t really discipline Ziang much, we never constrained him.
Regarding his education, we let him be, as long as he is decent and upright, that’s fine.
The fact that he has come this far is entirely due to his own efforts.
I am very relieved, but he is still young.
There’s a long path ahead of him; he has much to learn.” Lou Ruozhi replied with a humble smile.
Actually, many people knew that, in Lou Ruozhi’s heart, Lou Ziang was her most satisfying creation.
Lou Ruozhi: “Besides, the greatest hope for parents is to wish for their child’s safety and well-being.”
Upon hearing this, Mrs.
Chen nodded in agreement.
Then Mrs.
Chen whispered, “I heard that someone from the Jiang Family recently got married.
But for so many years there was no news until last week when Jiang Group released a message.
Is it true?
And it’s said that he’s not even thirty yet but still has no heir.”
As soon as she said this, the entire restroom fell silent.
Realizing she had asked a foolish question, Mrs.
Chen quieted down.
“Um, Mrs.
Lou, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to…”
Mrs.
Chen looked at Lou Ruozhi, somewhat flustered.
But Lou Ruozhi cut her off calmly, “Mrs.
Chen, there’s no need for you to panic, the Jiang Family has nothing to do with me, my only child is Ziang.”
Standing in the cubicle, Su He felt her eyebrows furrow when she heard this, and a hint of mockery flashed through her eyes.
This Lou Ruozhi really knows how to play both sides, the previous two times she couldn’t wait to put on a show of deep maternal love, and now she suddenly—
Hmph, how interesting!
She waited for the people outside to leave before she came out.
She wasn’t a fool; if she had bumped into them while coming out, it might have led to a confrontation, and she had no time to engage in such a dispute with Lou Ruozhi.
It’s no wonder Jiang Yan and Jiang You are so indifferent towards her.
Even if she’s their birth mother, her relationship with her siblings is equivalent to having given birth without nurturing them, which is probably worse than not having a mother at all.
By the time she got back to the private room.
Jiang Yan was just on a call; she listened for a moment, it was in German, probably work-related, so she didn’t disturb him and sat quietly waiting for him to finish.
She took out her phone, opened WeChat, and replied to several people’s messages.
The one labeled ‘Brat’ had sent her several messages, all about what he had done that morning.
The latest message was sent half an hour ago:
[Mommy, you don’t need to pick up baby, my big uncle said he will take baby back]
She briefly replied with two words: [Okay]
Just as she had finished replying and exited the chat with her son, a shadow fell over her.
She looked up at the man who had just finished his call, “You’re done with your call?”
“Yeah, let’s go, I’ll take you back to the hospital for work.” The man looked at her with gentle, downcast eyes, his deep voice ringing out.
Just as the two of them were about to walk out the door of the private room, several people approached.
It was Lou Ruozhi, whom Su He had encountered in the restroom.
Su He furrowed her brows slightly, thinking she wouldn’t bump into her again, but it seemed that she hadn’t read her almanac before leaving the house today.
Su He looked worriedly at the man beside her, but saw that he was indifferent, as if he had met a stranger.
The man cast a sidelong glance, not bothering to look directly at them.
Jiang Yan took Su He’s hand and headed towards the elevator.
A few of the rich wives present didn’t actually recognize Jiang Yan, so they didn’t realize who he was.
“This man has a strong presence and is too handsome; Mrs.
Lou, do you recognize him?
Which family’s young master is he?” One of the sharp-eyed rich wives noticed Lou Ruozhi’s odd expression and asked curiously.
“And that woman just now, she seems somewhat familiar as well?
Feels like I’ve seen her somewhere.”
“Yes, yes, I think I’ve seen her too.”
A lightbulb went off in Mrs.
Chen’s head, and she exclaimed with a slap on her hand: “It’s her, the doctor who made the hot search with Mrs.
Tang a few days ago, I knew she looked familiar.”
“But the man with her doesn’t seem like a simple person, he exudes a noble aura from head to toe, how could he fancy a mere female doctor?”
Lou Ruozhi didn’t join in the conversation, her gaze fixed on the two people ahead.
Just as Su He and Jiang Yan got to the elevator doors, the elevator dinged open.
However, there was someone inside that Su He didn’t recognize.
Lou Ziang was there to pick up Lou Ruozhi and was waiting down below, but after waiting a long time without anyone coming down, he decided to come up, only to bump into Jiang Yan.
The moment Lou Ziang saw Jiang Yan, the surprise on his face made Su He guess this person definitely knew her Mr.
Jiang.
Indeed, the man from the elevator stepped out and suddenly called out to Jiang Yan: “Brother, what a coincidence to bump into you here.”
Su He’s pupils dilated slightly, Brother?
She had never heard about Jiang Yan having a brother, other than his cousin, Jiang Nanche.
She frowned, wondering if the person before her was indeed the son of Lou Ruozhi and Lou Guohui.
Originally, Jiang Yan’s gaze did not linger on Lou Ziang, but it was his remark that caused Jiang Yan to finally turn his attention towards him.
The deep eyes of the man betrayed no emotion, only a bone-chilling coldness.
But Lou Ziang didn’t seem to care; he wasn’t afraid, and a smile stayed on his face.
However, Su He didn’t find the smile on Lou Ziang’s face genuine; on the contrary, she felt it was fake.
Jiang Yan did not respond to him; he reached out to press the elevator button, ready to take Su He and leave.
Lou Ziang spoke again, “Bro, Mom actually misses you a lot.
Since you’ve returned to the country, if you have time, you should spend it with her.
After all, she’s your mother, and her blood runs in you.
They say there’s no feud that can’t be resolved between mother and son.
I think you understand what I’m getting at, right?”
Su He could feel the man’s grip on her hand getting tighter, so she squeezed his hand back, signaling him not to get angry.
She knew Jiang Yan disdained to argue with such petty people.
But that didn’t mean she wanted to endure it!
It was obvious that Lou Ziang was doing this on purpose, deliberately trying to provoke Jiang Yan!
If he wanted to disgust the person dear to her, how could she possibly let it happen as he wished!
She couldn’t feel at ease without saying a few pointed words in retaliation!
Immediately, she looked at Lou Ziang with a fake smile and a chillingly cold voice, “Sir, how desperately you must need a brother!
Do you call everyone ‘bro’?
Aren’t you embarrassed?
How can your skin be thicker than pigskin?
Is this how your mother taught you to behave?
Calling everyone ‘brother’ without hesitation—I don’t recall my father-in-law ever leaving a little brother for my husband, and our Jiang Family certainly doesn’t claim someone like you!
Such upbringing is not in line with the values of our Jiang Family!”
“And stop trying to pull the wool over our eyes.
We’re not fond of watching plays, and there’s no need for you to perform some puppet show in front of us!
You may not find it disgusting, but we find you unsightly!”
Upon hearing this, Lou Ziang’s brows furrowed as he turned to look at Su He.
His attention had been on Jiang Yan earlier, not noticing Su He until now.
Only at this moment did he realize that he had been struck by her stunning appearance.
His gaze towards Su He was filled with intense curiosity and astonishment, and he didn’t bother to conceal it.
Lou Ziang felt that Su He was the most breathtaking woman he had ever encountered.
Not just her delicate and enchanting face, but also that cool and unique aura that set her apart.
But what had she just called Jiang Yan?
Husband?
Could this be the mysterious wife that Jiang Yan had announced a few days ago?
Su He felt very uncomfortable under his unabashed stare.
The next second, Jiang Yan pulled Su He into his arms, shielding her from Lou Ziang’s scrutinizing gaze.
The man’s deep eyes swept coldly over Lou Ziang, sharp as daggers: “If you don’t want to keep those eyes of yours, I can find someone to dig them out for you!”
His words had just ended when Lou Ruozhi happened to walk by, overhearing his statement.
She stood in front of Lou Ziang, giving Jiang Yan a cold look, defensively saying, “What do you intend to do to Ziang?”
Jiang Yan gave her a cold look as well, his eyes ten times icier than hers, as if a wintery blizzard howled between his brows, coldly stating, “Control your son!”
In that instant, Lou Ruozhi felt the hair on her body stand on end because of the penetrating sharpness in his eyes, which sent shivers down her spine.
Several rich wives nearby watched the scene unfold with bewildered faces.
Whereas Lou Ziang, watching Jiang Yan embrace Su He onto the elevator, wore an enigmatic smile on his face.
In the car.
Su He could clearly feel that Jiang Yan’s mood was low; as soon as he got into the car, he closed his eyes and did not utter a word, his complexion somewhat dark.
Lou Ruozhi had defended her and Lou Guohui’s son right in front of him; it must have hurt his heart.
Although they were all her sons, Lou Ruozhi’s heart was set on another, making it questionable whether such a mother was even needed.
At this moment, Su He felt an inexplicable pang in her heart.
“Jiang Yan, actually I bumped into her when I went to the bathroom.
If I had told you earlier, maybe you wouldn’t have met, and it wouldn’t have spoiled your mood like this.”
Su He looked at his chiselled profile and whispered.