Chapter 306 - 306: We’ll Share the Good and the Bad
The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Tang Beibei mentioned that she was first in class after their final exams because she didnât want Professor Chen to think that her dancing had affected her studies. She wanted to prove that she could manage her time well.
Professor Chen glanced at her. Was she fishing for a compliment?
This young girl was not an extroverted person. It was rare for her to bring up her results. Would it hurt her if he said anything mean?
Professor Chen nodded graciously. âBut donât be complacent. You should still finish the books on the reading list I gave you. If you donât improve, you will fall behind.â
Tang Beibei nodded quickly and said, âI will not be complacent.
Seeing that she was so obedient, Professor Chen stopped lecturing her.
In future, bring your reading notes with you when you come to see me every week. As for your dancing, youâre doing quite well. Thereâs a medical conference in capital city next month. Iâd like you to perform there. Donât worry, Iâll pay you for your dance.â
Tang Beibei raised her eyebrows and looked at him in surprise.
Professor Chen, you want me to dance?
Are you afraid that it pays too little, or that the stage is not worthy of you?â
No! Iâll do it!
Professor Chenâs expression softened a little. He hooked his finger at her and asked her to give him her hand.
Tang Beibei was puzzled, but she still gave him her hand. Professor Chen checked her pulse and asked her to open her mouth to look at her tongue. He then asked her where she was wounded.
Suddenly, he moved his hand and pressed down on her wound. Tang Beibei winced in pain.
âYour wound is recovering well, but you still need to recuperate. Iâll write you a prescription.â
Tang Beibei was surprised. She did not expect Professor Chen to treat her and tell her what she should and shouldnât eat.
Professor Chen, youâre so nice.â Tang Beibei said emotionally.
Professor Chen was embarrassed by her words and snorted coldly. âIâm just asking you to recuperate well so you donât embarrass me when you perform next month.â
After he finished speaking, he gave his prescription to her and said, âAsk your senior, Song Kai, to get the medicine for you. He can get a discount. You donât have enough Qi and blood, and your Yin is very weak. You have to take this medicine for a period of time. Donât stay up late. Donât wait until you are old to realize that you shouldâve lived a healthy lifestyle.â
Okay.
Tang Beibei felt guilty. She didnât want to stay up late either, but her study load was heavy.
Speaking of the devil, Professor Chenâs office door opened, and Song Kai walked in.
The first thing Song Kai asked when he saw Tang Beibei was how she was recovering. Tang Beibei smiled and raised both her arms.
The professor just said that Iâm recovering well. Thank you for your concern Senior Song Kai.â
Song Kai saw her bright smile and figured that her injuries werenât that serious, and heaved a sigh of relief.
He was here to apply for leave of absence from his teacher. He had to manage Song Enterprise and wouldnât have much time for school anymore.
Professor Chen felt regretful when he heard that Song Kai was going home to take over Song Enterprise. He was very accomplished in medicine. If he became a doctor, he would undoubtedly be a good doctor.
However, everyone had their own aspirations. No matter how good his medical skills were, he still could not get rid of his personal demons.
Bring your little junior to get her medicine.â Professor Chen harrumphed coldly like he was very dismissive of Song Kai.
Tang Beibei waved her hand and said, âNot yet, Professor Chen. My shift isnât over yet.â
âJust go when I tell you to go. Why are you talking back to me? Youâve become quite bold, young lady.â
Song Kai had been Professor Chenâs mentee for a few years and knew that this old man had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. He was a very good teacher.
Iâll go get the medicine for Beibei and let her continue her shift here. Sheâs stubborn. Sheâll feel sad if she canât complete her shift here.â Song Kai took her prescription.
Professor Chen watched Song Kai leave before he glared at Tang Beibei. âI think youâre just staying because you want to read my medical journals. Donât think that I canât see through your hidden thoughts.â
Tang Beibei didnât dare to speak. She lowered her head to read, afraid that she would annoy him.
Professor Chen saw her compliance. If he said more, he would be bullying her. He snorted and went back to reading his magazine, which was in English.
Song Kai came back when Tang Beibeiâs shift ended. He gave her a bag of medicine and said goodbye to Professor Chen with a smile.
Professor Chen looked at him with disdain. âYou brat, donât bother me when you have time in the future.â
Song Kai laughed in amusement. âOkay, okay. Iâll definitely come and visit you when I have time. Youâre my teacher, so Iâll definitely come see you at every festive occasion.â
The two of them bickered for a while before Song Kai left with Tang Beibei.
Outside the teachersâ office building, Song Kai pointed at Tang Beibeiâs bag of medicine and said, âYour dance practices make you sweat a lot, so you need to eat more vitamins B and C. There are also supplements inside that will protect your eyes since you read so much at night. Also, donât always think about dieting and losing weight. Iâve also bought you some digestive teas.â
Tang Beibei didnât know whether to laugh or cry when she heard that he had bought him so much medicine and supplements.
Senior Song Kai, thank you. It must be quite expensive since you bought so much. Let me transfer the money to you.â
âWhat nonsense are you talking about? Iâm a working adult, so I can afford this bit of money. When I start working full time, we wonât be able to see each other as much.â
Song Kai looked at her and put his arm around her shoulders with a mischievous smile.
I will miss my little junior.
Senior Song Kai.
She stepped aside to keep her distance from him. Song Kai retracted his arm in disappointment.
Iâm just teasing you. I know youâre married, so youâre keeping your distance from men.â
Song Kai saw another bite mark on the side of her neck and frowned slightly. âBut donât always indulge Jiang Jingchen. Youâre a medical student. You know that doing that kind of thing too much isnât good for your health.â
âWhat thing?
Song Kai laughed and pointed at her neck. âThere. Ask your husband whatâs going on when you are home.â
Tang Beibei realized what was going on and quickly covered her neck. Her face a shade of crimson.
She also didnât know why her husband had the weird habit of leaving bite marks on the back of her neck. She had reminded him several times not to bite there because it was embarrassing for her when others saw it.
The two of them said their goodbyes and Tang Beibei left to find Ruan Qi. Song Kai watched her walk away.
Once some people walked away, they could never be close again.
He let out a breath of turbid air and turned around to do his own thing. He would take over Song Enterprise and control the Song family!
Jiang Jingchen picked Tang Beibei and Ruan Qi up before they all went back to the villa.
Ruan Qi had told her family that she would be staying on campus after the winter break.
After dinner, Tang Beibei took out her bag of medicine. There was a note inside with clear instructions on what to avoid. Song Kai had been meticulous.
Tang Beibei was about to brew the Chinese medicine herself when Silent Sister snatched a medicine pouch from her, gesturing to Tang Beibei that it was her job and if Tang Beibei didnât let her do it, she would feel guilty.
Tang Beibei had spent enough time with Silent Sister to understand her sign language. She had also been communicating with her using sign language.
When the Chinese medicine was brewed, it produced a bitter smell typical of Chinese medicine, along with some herbaceous fragrance of the medicine.
When Silent Sister brought the brewed medicine to her, the smell was so potent that Tang Beibei didnât need to drink the medicine to feel its bitterness in her mouth.
Ruan Qi looked at her sympathetically. The black colored liquid looked like some witchâs potion. It was terrifying!
Jiang Jingchen saw that the little woman was resisting her medicine with a deep frown and picked up her medicine and took a sip.
âMmm, it tastes pretty good.
Huh?
Tang Beibeiâs eyes widened in surprise when she saw him drink it.
âWeâll share the good and the bad.
Jiang Jingchen handed the medicine to her and coaxed her. âClose your eyes hold your breath, and finish it in one gulp.â
Tang Beibei stared at him unblinkingly. He was not trying to coax her when he said that they would share the bad. He was indeed willing to experience her pain and suffering with her.
However, since he said that it tasted okay, she mustered up her courage, picked up the bowl and drank her medicine in one gulp.
Cough coughâ¦!â
It was completely different from what she had expected. The medicine was so bitter, so very bitter.
It tasted terrible!