Chapter 21 - 21: My Wife is My Medicine
The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Tang Beibeiâs face was red. She was angry and helpless as she explained hurriedly, âIâm just worried about your illness, not about you kissing me.â
If she really didnât want him to kiss her, she wouldnât have listened to him and would have pushed him away.
âThen kiss me again to make it up to me.â
Tang Bcibei looked at him. This man was acting shameless. He had already kissed her. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
However, she couldnât take his burning gaze and kissed his cheek.
Jiang Jingchen was unmoved. âBeibei, Iâve already told you. Thereâs no need to be so polite between husband and wife. We donât want pecks on cheeks, we want kisses on lips.â
Would this man ever let this go?
Tang Bcibei didnât know whether to laugh or cry. She could only kiss him again on the lips.
âIs that better? Tell me where youâre feeling unwell, and weâll go to the hospital.â
Jiang Jingchen lowered his head and sneaked a kiss on her lips. âYouâve cured me. I donât need to go to the hospital now.â
âAre you sure?â Tang Beibei asked again.
âIâm sure. My wife is my medicine.â
ââ¦âTang Bcibei smiled helplessly. His smooth talking was more like a child who didnât want to go to the hospital. Super childish.
After they returned to the villa, Tang Beibei went to the kitchen to make dinner. Jiang Jingchen went upstairs and waited for Song Zhou to close the door of the study.
âSong Zhou, youâve become quite bold!â
Although Jiang Jingchen was in a wheelchair, the 1.8-meter-tall Song Zhou was so scared by his cold sarcasm that he lowered his head.
The young master was quite scary when he lost his temper.
There was once a male colleague who was scolded to tears in the office. There was no one in the company who was not afraid of the young master.
âIâm sorry, young master. I just thought that I might scare the young madam if I took action in front of her.â
The manâs face relaxed a little at the mention of Tang Bcibei.
âI thought that you ignored my order because you wanted to find another job.â
Song Zhou felt wronged and almost knelt to apologize.
âI was wrong, young master.â
âOkay. Iâll dock your annual bonus this time around. If this happens again, youâll be fired!â
Song Zhou was shocked. He had worked for the young master for a long time, and this was the first time the young master had talked about firing him. He must be furious.
âIt wonât happen again, young master. Iâll do a background check on that man immediately.â
âGet out.â
After Song Zhou left, Jiang Jingchen sat in silence for a while before he wheeled himself to the kitchen downstairs.
âBeibei, what do you need me to do?â His tone was as warm as the sun, completely different from the Lucifer-like tone he used just now in the study.
âYou have a very important task today.â Tang Beibei smiled and handed him a pair of chopsticks. âYou are going to taste this and tell me if it needs more salt.â
Jiang Jingchen took the chopsticks and took a bite. âA bit on the bland side.â
Tang Beibei replied, âThank you, hubby. Iâll put more salt in the next dish.â
As she spoke, she put the choy sum into the wok and quickly stir-fried it. In just a few minutes, she passed the choy sum dish for him to try.
Jiang Jingchen took a bite and raised his eyebrows at her. âThis is also bland. Do you prefer bland food?â
As a chef, she wasnât precise with seasoning but cooked by experience. However, these two dishes were very lightly seasoned.
Tang Beibei shook her head. âItâs not that I prefer bland food. Youâre sick and you shouldnât eat anything too salty, so I put less salt.â
Jiang Jingchen didnât expect her to pay attention to this detail. He had a poor appetite since he got sick.
âBeibei, thatâs very thoughtful of you.â
Tang Beibei was very happy to hear the compliment. âOf course. You are my husband and I said that I would take care of you.â
She finished cooking the last dish, set the table and served all the dishes. The two of them began to eat.
Jiang Jingchen looked at the three dishes, two bowls, and the chopsticks in his hands. He then looked up at the woman who was beaming.
Although this felt like an ordinary life, it felt precious.
âHubby, why are you looking at me?â
Jiang Jingchen replied, âPerhaps because you might be more beautiful and delicious than the food.â
Tang Beibei blushed and covered her face with her hands. Although her husband was impotent, he was good at coaxing people.
After dinner, Tang Beibei quickly cleaned up the kitchen and went to translate the documents.
Jiang Jingchen frowned when he saw her doing her homework at the dining table. He said, âBeibei, thereâs oil all over the dining table. Come to my study room to do your homework.â
âItâs okay, Iâve wiped it clean.â
Tang Beibei was focused on her article and didnât even look at him. Jiang Jingchen was unhappy and wheeled himself next to her.
And then he saw her mobile phone screen something about a manâs physiological reaction when aroused, and factors that affected a manâs staminaâ¦
Was she trying to tell him something?
Jiang Jingchen took a deep breath and stared at the womanâs side profile, which was as tender as chicken. He really wanted to take a bite.
âBeibei, why are you looking into this?â
âIâm translating an article. Itâs homework that my teacher gave me. Iâd better finish it quickly.â
Tang Beibeiâs eyes were still on the article. When she saw words that she didnât understand, she would guess first and then check to confirm if she had guessed correctly.
âEnglish to Chinese translation. You can ask me.â
Only then did Tang Beibei looked at him. âYou can help me?â
Jiang Jingchen knocked gently on her forehead. âHave you forgotten that Iâve lived abroad for many years? English is my second language. I usually read English newspapers.â
Tang Beibeiâs eyes lit up; she was pleasantly surprised.
âOh yeah, youâve lived abroad for so many years, you must be more proficient in English than me. Iâll ask you if I donât understand.â
Jiang Jingchen stroked her head and looked at her handwritten translation. âI have a computer in my study. You can use it.â
âThen itâs even better!â
Tang Beibei didnât have a computer, so she could only write her translation by hand and then type them out using a school computer.
She carried her school bag and pushed his wheelchair to his study.
It was her first time in the study. The decorations in the study were also very minimalistic. There were only two large bookshelves against the wall, filled with all kinds of books.
âYou can sit here and use my computer.â
Tang Beibei sat down obediently and turned on the laptop. However, the monitor displayed an unlock screen requesting for a password.
âHubby, whatâs the password for the computer?â
Jiang Jingchen paused for a few seconds and looked into her eyes. He had many confidential documents of the company on his computer.
He turned the computer around, avoided her gaze and quickly typed in the password before returning the unlocked computer to her.
âThank you, hubby. Your computer keyboard feels good.â
Tang Beibei didnât care that he had keyed in the password away from her just now. Her attention was on the computer keyboard.
âYou like it?â
âYes. It feels better than the computers in school.â
Tang Beibei opened a new document with a smile and started to type out her handwritten translation.
âBeibei, you can scan those in.â Jiang Jingchen taught her when he saw that she was wasting too much time.
âOh, how?â
Tang Beibei was not familiar with IT products.
Jiang Jingchen took out his phone, opened an app, and scanned the text she had written. An electronic version immediately appeared in the app, and he sent her the text.
He also told her that there were special software for translation. Every industry had their own productivity tools, which helped to reduce time spent and improve efficiency.
Tang Beibei listened to his deep voice talking about professional tools. In the quiet night, his scars were completely ignored and she felt his image grow in the heart.
âHubby, you know so much.â
âI donât just know. My hands-on experience is quite rich too. Do you want to try?â
Jiang Jingchenâs heart warmed when he saw her bright eyes staring at him. They looked at each other, eyes filled only by each other.
He caressed her cheeks with his large hands and slowly lowered his head. Just as he was about to place his lips on hers, Tang Beibeiâs phone rang.
Tang Beibei was shocked back to her senses. She blushed and pulled away from him. She picked up her phone and answered the call.
âBeibei, how can you tell senior Lu Fan about your marriage? When your sickly husband dies, you would still be a virgin and can be with senior Lu Fan!â
Tang Beibei was so nervous that she accidentally activated her speaker phone.
Jiang Jingchen heard every word Ruan Qi said..