“Yanran, do you know that handsome guy?” Sister Zhang asked curiously, glancing back at Jiang Chen as she walked alongside Luo Yanran on the road.
Luo Yanran shook her head.
“I don’t know him!”
“If you don’t know him, why does he keep following us and staring at you?”
“All men are scum!” Luo Yanran scoffed coldly.
Sister Zhang pondered this for a moment and took another look at Jiang Chen.
“But I think he’s pretty nice.
He’s so handsome and looks quite refined.
He really is a good match for you!”
“You have a great eye, Sister Zhang!” Hearing this, Jiang Chen bounded over with a single step.
He smiled.
“Hello, Sister Zhang.
My name is Jiang Chen.”
“Zhang Rou,” Sister Zhang replied with a smile and a wave.
“What’s your relationship with Yanran?”
“She’s my wife!” Jiang Chen said with a laugh.
“Really?
Then why did she say she didn’t know you?” Zhang Rou asked in surprise.
Jiang Chen grinned.
“She’s just angry.”
“Then you need to coax her properly.” Zhang Rou rolled her eyes at him.
“Actually, it’s your fault.
She ran into such a difficult problem here, and you’re only showing up now.
It’d be weird if she wasn’t angry!”
“Yes, yes, yes.
That’s why I hurried back to help her solve it!” Jiang Chen smiled.
“Listen to him.
I think Jiang Chen is quite sincere,” Zhang Rou said to Luo Yanran.
Luo Yanran shook her head.
“Don’t be fooled by this guy, Sister Zhang.
He’s best at deceiving people.” With that, she turned to glare at Jiang Chen.
“Why are you following me?!”
Jiang Chen spread his hands.
“Didn’t you run into a problem you couldn’t solve?
As your husband, I naturally have to help you fix it!”
“I don’t need it!” Luo Yanran shot him a fierce glare and walked briskly ahead on her own.
Seeing Jiang Chen pout, Zhang Rou chuckled.
“Hurry up and chase after her.”
“No need,” Jiang Chen said, shaking his head as he walked.
“You dummy, girls need to be coaxed.
Just sweet-talk her a little, and everything will be fine!” Zhang Rou said in exasperation.
Jiang Chen’s lips twitched.
The issues between him and Luo Yanran simply couldn’t be resolved with a bit of sweet talk.
Seeing that he remained completely unbothered, Zhang Rou sighed and jogged to catch up with Luo Yanran.
“Don’t be so mad.
I think Jiang Chen is actually pretty good.”
“Sister Zhang, I don’t know him, and we have no relationship.
Please stop talking about him!” Luo Yanran replied.
Zhang Rou thought for a moment.
“Are you really not involved with him?”
“No!” Luo Yanran’s answer was resolute.
Zhang Rou laughed.
“He’s so handsome.
If you’re not going to have a relationship with him, then I might just have to make a move myself.”
Luo Yanran’s footsteps faltered.
A strange look flashed through her eyes before she said in a low voice, “Suit yourself!”
Zhang Rou gave her a meaningful smile.
“Look at that expression.
And you still say you have nothing to do with him?”
As they spoke, they arrived at Granny Tan’s house.
The injured person was Granny Tan’s grandson.
The reason this matter had blown up so much—and why the requested compensation was so outrageously high—was because her grandson was one of the few men in the village.
More importantly, he was the only man in his age group.
If this were anywhere else, such a thing wouldn’t be a big deal.
But in Xianhuang Village, men were as rare as giant pandas.
Out of the village’s one hundred and thirty-two residents, one hundred and twenty-eight were women.
Only four were men.
With a ratio like that, men were a hot commodity.
The female villagers wished they could enshrine and protect these four men like Immortals.
Now that an accident had happened—falling off a roof and losing the ability to stand, even though his legs weren’t broken—it genuinely broke the hearts of most people in the village.
“Young Master Zhang, this is my daughter, Yanran!”
As soon as they walked in, Luo Yanran’s mother approached with a young man in tow.
She grabbed Luo Yanran’s hand and smiled at the man.
“Yanran, this is Zhang Bing, the Young Master Zhang I mentioned to you!”
“Miss Yanran, you are just as beautiful as when I first saw you!” Zhang Bing extended a hand like a gentleman, but the burning desire in his eyes only grew more intense.
He had once been fortunate enough to see Luo Yanran in Baiyun City.
Back then, she was the apple of the Luo Clan’s eye.
She was also one of the city’s top goddesses—a beauty that countless wealthy heirs fiercely competed to pursue.
As for him, although his family background wasn’t bad, they only had a bit of influence within their small county.
So, at that time, he only dared to admire her from afar.
But things were different now.
Luo Yanran was no longer so highly unattainable.
Especially after learning about her current predicament, he had been eagerly anticipating this moment.
Right now, as long as he helped her resolve this issue, he could marry her and take her home.
If he managed to secure such a stunning beauty as his wife, every man in the county would envy him!
He smiled with his outstretched hand, but Luo Yanran ignored it.
She merely forced a polite smile in return before walking further into the house.
Seeing Zhang Bing’s awkward expression, Luo Yanran’s mother hurriedly smoothed things over.
“This child has been spoiled by me since she was young.
Please don’t be angry, Young Master Zhang.”
“It’s fine.” Zhang Bing waved it off.
“Once we’ve taken care of the matter here, I can slowly cultivate a relationship with Yanran!”
“Exactly!” Luo Yanran’s mother clapped her hands and laughed.
“There will be plenty of time for that in the future!”
“Let’s go.
We should head inside and take a look!”
The room was packed with people.
By the bed, a doctor was examining Granny Tan’s grandson.
After walking in, Zhang Bing smiled and introduced him to Luo Yanran.
“Yanran, this is Dr.
Huang.
He’s a chief physician at the city’s rehabilitation center.
His medical skills are incredible, and he’s won many awards.”
Luo Yanran nodded, offering little response as she quietly watched.
Feeling a bit awkward, Zhang Bing twitched his lips and asked, “Dr.
Huang, how is he?”
Dr.
Huang set his instruments aside and shook his head as he packed up.
“It’s truly bizarre.
According to the scans, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the bones or meridians in his legs.
While there is some soft tissue damage, it’s mostly healed.”
“Then what should we do?” Zhang Bing asked.
Dr.
Huang sighed.
“In my ten-plus years of practicing medicine, I’ve never seen symptoms like this.
I’m powerless here.
Young Master Zhang, you’ll have to find someone more qualified.”
“What?
You can’t cure him?” Hearing this, Granny Tan, who had been keeping watch by the bed, instantly looked furious.
“Granny, please give me a few more days.
I’ll definitely find a way to treat him!” Luo Yanran hurriedly pleaded.
“No!” Granny Tan said angrily.
“My grandson must be cured today!
Luo Yanran, you should know exactly what my grandson means to me and to this entire village!”
“I…”
“Old lady, it’s either a cure or compensation.
Since he can’t be cured right now, I’ll just give you the money.” Zhang Bing had come prepared for both scenarios.
As he spoke, he pulled a bank card from his pocket and placed it in front of Granny Tan.
“Five hundred thousand, not a penny less!
The password is six zeros!”
Granny Tan glanced at the bank card and casually tossed it back.
“No!”
“What do you mean?” Zhang Bing frowned.
“I’ve changed my mind.
Five hundred thousand isn’t enough!” Granny Tan said in a deep voice.
“This concerns the rest of my grandson’s life.
How could five hundred thousand possibly be enough?”
“Then tell me, how much do you want?” Zhang Bing said, suppressing his anger.
“I want her to be my grandson’s wife!” Granny Tan suddenly pointed at Luo Yanran.
“What?!” Everyone was shocked upon hearing this.
Before Luo Yanran or anyone else could respond, Zhang Bing immediately cursed, “You old bat, stop spouting nonsense!
Does a guy like your grandson even deserve to be with Miss Yanran?”
“I don’t care!
My grandson ended up like this because of Luo Yanran!”
“If you keep being unreasonable, just wait and see—I’ll make sure not being able to walk is the least of his problems!”
Hearing Zhang Bing’s threat, Granny Tan’s expression changed, and she immediately began wailing, “Come on then!
Touch us if you dare!
With so many people watching, I don’t believe there’s no justice in this world!”
“You…!” Zhang Bing looked at the surrounding villagers, who were all glaring at him fiercely, and suddenly felt a wave of cowardice.
“Either cure him, or let her be my granddaughter-in-law.” Granny Tan gritted her teeth.
“There is no other choice!”
Zhang Bing took a deep breath.
“How about this: I’ll give you one million.
Take the money and bring your grandson to a hospital in a big city for another look.”
“No!” Granny Tan was resolute.
“Old—”
“Then, if he is cured, you won’t make things difficult for Luo Yanran anymore, right?”
Just as Zhang Bing was about to argue, a voice rang out.
Everyone turned to look as Jiang Chen strolled in from outside at a leisurely pace.
Granny Tan looked up.
“And who are you?”
“Who I am isn’t important.
I just want to know if you’ll stop giving Luo Yanran a hard time once your grandson is cured,” Jiang Chen said with a smile.
Granny Tan nodded.
“That’s right.
Yanran is not a bad girl.
If it weren’t for what happened to my grandson, I wouldn’t have made things so difficult for her!”
“Alright.
I’ll cure him,” Jiang Chen said with a smile.
“You?” Zhang Bing looked at Jiang Chen’s empty hands and scoffed.
“Dr.
Huang is a very famous doctor in the city, and the instruments he brought today are the latest imported equipment.
Even he says he can’t cure him.
What are you going to use to cure him?”
Jiang Chen shot Zhang Bing a sideways glance.
“The fact that he can’t cure him only proves his incompetence!”