Chapter 22 - 22: Promise Me That You Won’t Leave Me
The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Tang Beibei didnât expect Ruan Qi to say something like that. She quickly turned off her speaker phone and looked at Jiang Jingchen apologetically.
âQiqi, what are you talking about? Didnât I warn you not to talk about my husband like that?â She reminded Ruan Qi softly.
Ruan Qi didnât think that she had said anything wrong. âWho knows when your sickly husband would croak? You have to think for yourself. Senior Lu Fan is so good in every aspect. I just feel sorry for you.â
Of course, Tang Beibei knew that Ruan Qi meant well for her, but Jiang Jingchen would be sad if he heard her words.
âQiqi, senior Lu Fan and I see each other because we have the same mentor.
Donât get the wrong idea, okay? Senior Lu Fan is way out of my league. I know my limits.â
Tang Beibei was well aware of her qualities. She was not very beautiful and had an average figure. Not only did she not have family background, but she was also unlucky. Lu Fan was the young master of the prestigious Lu family, surely he had high standards.
Ruan Qi was almost driven up the wall by her blockhead friend, Tang Beibei.
âBeibei, senior Lu Fan is really interested in you.â
If Lu Fan wasnât interested in her, he wouldnât have been so sad after he found out that she was married. He even called Ruan Qi to confirm it. Ruan Qiâs heart ached when she heard her idolâs sad voice.
âQiqi, thatâs just your imagination. Besides, my marriage isnât something to hide. Even if senior Lu Fan knows, I wonât ask him for a wedding gift. Donât get so worked up, okay? I have to go now. I still have homework.â
To hell with the wedding gift!
When Ruan Qi heard the call disconnected tone on her phone, she wanted to drag Tang Beibei over and ask her if she had lost the nerve in the limbic system that controls love. Why else would she be so dense?
After Tang Beibei hung up the phone, she threw it aside. She looked up, saw the manâs dark eyes and felt a little guilty.
âErm⦠That was my good friend on the phone. I told her about our marriage. Donât mind what she said, Iâve already scolded her. She wonât do it again.â
âOh,â Jiang Jingchen said weakly, as if he had been hurt. He coughed and then said aggrievedly, âYour friend is right. Iâm indeed sick and canât live for a long time. Itâs only right for you to plan for your future.â
Hearing him cough, Tang Beibei became anxious. He didnât cough when he taught her how to use the software just now. He must be very angry now.
âNo, hubby. I donât have any plans. I believe that with proper treatment youâll be cured.â
âCured?â Jiang Jingchen looked at her. âDo you want me to be cured?â
âOf course. Youâre my husband. Of course, I want you to get better!â
In Tang Beibeiâs heart, he was the person who treated her best, and she didnât want anything to happen to him.
Jiang Jingchen stopped coughing and beckoned her over. Tang Beibei walked over, squatted and looked up at him.
âBeibei, do you despise me because of my disability?â
Tang Beibei shook her head. She was a medical student and had some general knowledge. His leg injury was probably nerve-related, which was why he was impotent. He coughed often probably because he had lung problems. He wasnât infectious and she wasnât afraid of him.
Jiang Jingchen reached out and touched the top of her head. âBeibei, you have to kiss me to prove it.â
Tang Beibei felt helpless. It seemed that every time he was angry, he would feel happy after she kissed him.
If a kiss could make him happy, she would willingly do it, like she was comforting a child.
She smiled and kissed him on the lips. âIâm not lying to you. Youâre good to me. Iâll always remember that.â
âJust because Iâm good to you?â Jiang Jingchen asked.
If other men treated her well, would she kiss them like this too?
At the thought of this, Jiang Jingchen furrowed his brows. His face instantly darkened, and he held the back of her neck with both hands.
âBeibei, you can only do this with me. You are not allowed to be intimate with other men!â
Tang Beibei couldnât understand why the manâs aura suddenly became so harsh and his voice so cold. She swallowed hard in fear.
She instinctively felt danger and wanted to escape, but the manâs grip was tight. She couldnât escape at all, so she looked at him helplessly.
âHubby, whatâs wrong with you? Why would I kiss another man? I wonât.â
Jiang Jingchcnâs tensed muscles finally relaxed when he heard this. He restrained the violence in his body and let go of her. He then lowered his head and kissed her on the lips to comfort her.
âDid I scare you?â
Tang Beibei didnât dare to nod. She tilted her head and looked at him. âHubby, why are you angry?â
Jiang Jingchen looked at her. âIâm not angry. Beibei, promise me that you wonât leave me.â
âYes, I promise.â
The coldness on Jiang Jingchcnâs body dissipated. He patted her back and said, âGo back to your homework. Iâm going to read.â
Tang Beibei was confused, but her translation homework was more important, so she didnât think too much about it.
Jiang Jingchen wheeled himself to the other side of the study, took out his phone and asked Song Zhou how the investigation was going.
Song Zhou replied, âThe man who was with young madam is named Lu Fan. Heâs the young master of the Lu family, a third-year medical student. His academic results are excellent, and he works under the same teacher as young madam so they would occasionally come into contact.â
âThe Lu family, I see. Find a reason to get him out of the country.â
After he sent the message, he threw his cell phone aside and looked at Tang Beibei.
She was quite a catch, so it was no surprise that she had suitors at her university. However, anyone who dared to snatch his woman away would be courting death!
Tang Beibei, who was concentrating on reading the documents, sighed after she found some information.
âSo, there are so many nerves in that part of a manâs body. And there are so many things that can excite it. Itâs really fascinating.â
ââ¦â Jiang Jingchen as a man.
Tang Beibei was looking at this matter purely from an academic point of view. She didnât have any evil thoughts, but when she noticed the manâs gaze, she was annoyed at herself that she had said it out loud.
Her husband was impotent, so that part of his body couldnât move much. His nerves there were probably slow to react, even non-reactive.
She must have hurt his self-esteem by saying all this.
She chuckled and said in a fawning tone, âHubby, are you thirsty? Iâll get you a glass of water.â
Jiang Jingchen was indeed a little thirsty at the moment.
This girl was right. A manâs arousal could indeed be caused by many things, for example, his wifeâs words.
âBeibei, come here.â
Tang Beibei felt uncomfortable under his gaze. She felt guilty and didnât dare to go over.
âWhy? Whatâs the matter?â
Seeing that she wasnât coming over and was instead trying to escape, his eyes turned dark and scheming.
âIâm indeed a little thirsty. Go get me a glass of water.â
âAlright, 1â11 be quick!â
Tang Beibei stood up immediately and ran out of the study. She did not see the evil smile on the manâs face.
Tang Beibei brought a glass of water back to the study and handed it to him. When she saw him reaching out for the glass, her hands slipped.
âCrash!â
The moment she let go, the cup fell straight down and hit the carpet, and water spilled all over the man. Tang Beibei gasped in horror and quickly found a tissue to wipe the water off him..