Old Mrs. Si immediately shot a reproachful look at Si Yueting.
Her eldest son still hadn’t shared a room with Zheng Yatou?
Even after drinking that potent tonic that night, he could still resist touching Zheng Yatou—was he even a real man?
Si Hanche gazed at Si Yueting with a complicated expression, tinged with sympathy.
So his elder brother was… incapable?
As a doctor himself, he couldn’t believe his brother would conceal such a ‘hidden ailment’ from him.
What was there to be ashamed of? An illness should be treated!
Given how greatly indebted he was to his sister-in-law, for her and his brother’s happiness, he would seek out the world’s top urology specialists in his brother’s name. He was determined to cure his brother’s condition.
Si Yueting’s large hand tightened on his wheelchair, his dark eyes clearly smoldering with anger as he looked at Yan Zheng.
“Shut your mouth!”
She was already married to him, yet she still wanted to preserve her purity for that A Zhou?
Did she want everyone to know she still carried another man in her heart?
Yan Zheng paused mid-bite with the chicken leg in her hand.
[Did Si Yueting not sleep well last night? Yin deficiency causing fiery irritability and easy anger? How am I supposed to eat with my mouth shut?]
“Eldest, you already knew Zheng Yatou could speak?” Old Mrs. Si asked Si Yueting in surprise.
“Hn.”
Si Yueting’s handsome face remained indifferent, his reaction cold.
Her being able to speak was worse than when she couldn’t!
Old Mrs. Si looked astonished. Wasn’t Zheng Yatou regaining her speech a good thing? Why was her eldest son making such a face?
Could it be that he preferred her mute? Did he have some unusual preferences?
Yan Zheng was taken aback. Si Yueting had known about her regained speech even earlier than she herself did?
Then she suddenly understood why Si Yueting had been wearing that corpse-like expression since returning home.
Yan Zheng instantly lost her appetite, putting down her chopsticks with a sharp ‘smack’.
“Are you trying to go back on your word?”
Si Yueting frowned. What promise was he supposed to be keeping?
Yan Zheng crossed her arms and stated,
“You promised me before that if I could speak again, you’d let me treat your legs! You didn’t object when I said it, which means you agreed!”
Old Mrs. Si chimed in with support,
“Zheng Yatou managed to cure her own muteness—she must have inherited her grandfather’s skills!
Eldest, just let Zheng Yatou give it a try. If there’s no improvement, consider it practice for her.
Anyway, your legs can’t get worse than they are now. It’s not like Zheng Yatou can acupuncture you into being more disabled.”
Si Yueting: …
The words ‘practice’ made Si Hanche’s lips twitch. After all, he was a doctor with medical ethics! So he said,
“Sister-in-law has remarkable skill and a benevolent heart. I think elder brother should give it a try. If she can cure your legs without surgery, that would be ideal.”
Hearing how frequently Si Hanche had been calling Yan Zheng ‘sister-in-law’ since the kidnapping incident, Si Yueting said coldly,
“I think your brain could use a few acupuncture needles too, to drain out all the water that’s gotten in there.”
Si Hanche: Why did he feel like his elder brother had returned today particularly irritable?
Si Yueting frowned and asked Si Hanche,
“Didn’t you contact that international specialist for me? When is he coming?”
With sister-in-law as a miracle doctor here, why was elder brother still looking for some international specialist?
Too bad elder brother couldn’t hear sister-in-law’s inner thoughts.
Just as Si Hanche was considering what excuse to make up for why the international specialist couldn’t come, Yan Zheng’s clear black-and-white eyes turned to Si Yueting.
“Si Yueting, I told you I can make you stand up again, and I will definitely keep my word. Do you believe me or that doctor?”
Si Yueting studied her confident expression, his thin lips curling sarcastically as he said, “Even veterinarians have medical licenses. Why would I believe someone who’s not even qualified to be a veterinarian?”
She had pretended to love him so deeply before – if even love could be faked, What could he possibly believe about her?
Si Yueting didn’t know what was wrong with himself. He had never cared whether Yan Zheng loved him or not. Theirs was merely a contractual marriage, and this wife of his was nothing more than decoration to him. But ever since she called out another man’s name last night, he had been feeling inexplicably irritable.
Yan Zheng’s small face darkened, and she couldn’t help cursing in her heart, [Going back on his word, retreating at the critical moment – not a real man!] [And here I was feeling slightly regretful about not remembering what it felt like when he gave me mouth-to-mouth resuscitation yesterday.] [Now it seems those lips must be cold and hard to kiss, with no technique whatsoever. The experience must have been terrible. It’s just as well I don’t remember – no trauma to carry.]
Si Yueting had expected Yan Zheng to curse him in her heart, but he never imagined she would say his kissing skills were poor and the experience even worse!
The television playing in the background broadcast today’s entertainment news, “According to reports, the female supporting role in renowned director Gu Jiusi’s new film ‘Dear Lawyer’ has been confirmed to be played by the recently crowned Best Actress Si Lingyin…”
Si Hanche adjusted his glasses, “Am I hearing correctly? Given Second Sister’s current status, she only accepts leading roles. How could she possibly take a supporting role?”
Old Mrs. Si looked at the already confirmed male lead – aloof and handsome – and the elegant, gentle male supporting actor on TV, then asked uncertainly, “Which of these two is the Little Milk Dog?”
Could it be that Lingyin was willing to take this supporting role for one of them? In her opinion, both young men looked quite good!
Yan Zheng explained, “Grandma, Little Milk Dogs are usually around eighteen or nineteen years old. Both the male lead and supporting actor are mature men in their late twenties.”
[The reason Si Lingyin is willing to lower her status for this supporting role isn’t for the male lead or supporting actor, but to help that college student – just eighteen this year – the Little Milk Dog get some exposure in Gu Jiusi’s film, even if it’s just as the fourth male lead!]
Old Mrs. Si couldn’t help but gasp. Seeing Yan Zheng’s puzzled expression, she quickly covered with a cough, “The dog is indeed quite small.”
What does Lingyin see in that Little Milk Dog? His youthful vitality? That while he’s young in age, nothing else about him is small?
Old Mrs. Si couldn’t help but blush despite her age. Oh my, at her age, how could she be led astray by Zheng Yatou like this?
Meanwhile, Si Yueting’s expression turned cold and stern. Si Lingyin had encountered countless people in the entertainment industry. If she wasn’t going to date anyone, why choose someone so young? This proved that the so-called Little Milk Dog’s methods weren’t as simple as his age suggested!
Si Hanche was also surprised that while Second Sister declared herself a marriage-free advocate, she was secretly harvesting in universities… ahem, tender grass!
Dressed in a red leather jacket with fashionable permed hair, Si Lingyin had just entered when she encountered the living room full of people, each with their own thoughts and scrutinizing gazes.
She paused, then removed her large sunglasses to reveal a stunning, star-quality face that was both bright and captivating.
“It’s rare for me to come back, why do you all look like you’re interrogating a prisoner?”
Behind her, bodyguard Huo Yanxiu in his black uniform carried her bags—coldly handsome with sharp, wolf-like eyes that stayed perpetually alert.
Before Si Yueting could speak, she heard a sharp intake of breath nearby.
【So handsome! How can Si Lingyin resist making a move on such a cool and attractive Little Wolf Dog by her side, and instead fall for that seemingly soft and cute, but actually cunning and manipulative freeloader of a simp! Once I get divorced, I’m going to find myself a Little Wolf Dog to have some fun with too!】