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Published at 16th of April 2019 03:59:34 PM
Chapter 72
Chapter 72 Immunity to Hotness
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She wondered what she would do if she were to end up besotted and love-struck like this everyday in the future .

 

Would Lu Boyan discover all her big and little secrets?

 

Su Jianan shook her head . "No," she thought . "I need to strengthen my immunity against his hotness . "

 

She hung Lu Boyan's used towel around the back of her neck, tugging the two ends with both hands . After that, she left the gym with her head lowered, nursing her thoughts as she walked .

 

It was like she was trapped in some kind of strange loop . She could not find her way back to the dining room at all . She walked around hazily, failing to realize that she had been walking around in circles .

 

The servants had noticed Su Jianan's incessant pacing, though they did not dare interrupt her thoughts after noting the serious look on her face .

 

When Lu Boyan came downstairs, he immediately saw Su Jianan who, at that point, was like a walking zombie .

 

Frowning, he stepped in front of her . In her haze, Su Jianan felt as though she had bumped into something, so she halted her steps and raised her head . "Eh? Lu Boyan?" she thought .

 

She smiled in a slow and obtuse manner . "Oh, you've come down . "

 

Lu Boyan pointed at the towel on her neck . "Why do you have my used towel hanging around your neck?"

 

Su Jianan glanced down . She really did have a towel hanging around her neck!

 

How the towel ever got onto her neck, she had not the slightest clue .

 

"Ahem . I was . . . drying my sweat . I'm done using it . Here you go . "

 

She shoved the towel into Lu Boyan's hands and hightailed it towards the dining room .

 

After breakfast, Uncle Xu brought the car key to Lu Boyan . "Young Master, the car is ready . You and Young Madam can leave at any time . "

 

Lu Boyan held out her hand to Su Jianan . "Come with me . "

 

Su Jianan remembered Lu Boyan saying something about taking her somewhere today . Obediently, she placed her hand into his . She spent the entire car trip wondering where it was that Lu Boyan was taking her .

 

She thought of a lot of places . Even the theme park had come up at some point, despite the fact that going there would outrageosly clash with Lu Boyan's personality . Still, she never expected him to bring her here of all places .


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Oakland, a well-preserved old city area in A City . Green flagstones layered the age-old streets, whose two sides were lined with vintage wooden buildings . These buildings were renovated into shops and restaurants, all of which would be teeming with visitors during weekends .

 

No cars were allowed in the area, so Lu Boyan had parked the car at the carpark in a nearby mall . After that, he led Su Jianan through the sea of people .

 

"When I was young, my mom would often bring me here," Su Jianan said as she studied the streets . "There used to be a tailor shop here on this street . They make really pretty cheongsams . Well, my mom was a big fan of cheongsams, so she'd always have her dresses tailored there . Hey, you were in A City back then too . Have you ever been here before?"

 

"No," Lu Boyan said . "I don't like crowded places . "

 

That did not surprise Su Jianan at all . It would be normal for someone as boring as Lu Boyan to say that they had never been here .

 

"That's okay!" She smiled . "I'll describe everything to you! Back in the days, this street wasn't a tourist hotspot at all . Most of the people who visited were locals of A City . I'd come along with my mom whenever she came here to retrieve her cheongsam . Then, after she was done, I'd pester her non-stop until she took me to the teahouse near the backstreet for some syrup . I heard that the teahouse was closed down ages ago . Well, I've kind of forgotten what the syrup tastes like already . Oh, but I still remember how my mom looked like when she wore a cheongsam . She looked really good in it, even better than Maggie Cheung . . . "

 

This old street had been secluded for years, but yet it was filled with memories of Su Jianan and her mother . As they ambled along, she kept talking and sharing her memories . Lu Boyan found himself listening to everything she was telling him while leading her along .

 

He kept on listening until a point where her voice suddenly vanished .

 

In that split second, he panicked and turned around abruptly . He saw her entering a store that sold traditional Chinese costumes . She stood there at the storefront, taking in everything . She seemed to be uninterested in the costumes on display .

 

A minute later, Su Jianan walked out of the store . "This was the same tailor store I mentioned just now . But they no longer sell cheongsams . "

 

Lu Boyan did not comment, merely clasped her hand in his and led her on .

 

Su Jianan was starting to feel curious . "Lu Boyan, where on earth are you taking me? Didn't you say you dislike crowded places? If that's the case, then why are we even here?"

 

"To see a doctor," Lu Boyan answered succinctly .

 

For a moment, Su Jianan thought she had heard him wrongly, or that Lu Boyan was pulling her leg .

 

But she could have sworn that she had heard the three words, "see a doctor" clearly . Plus, Lu Boyan was not the type to pull pranks on people .

 

"Wait!" She tugged Lu Boyan until he stopped . She stared at him, her eyes filled with worry . "Are you ill? What is it? Is it serious?"

 

Lu Boyan massaged his temple . "No . I'm not ill . "

 


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"Then what on earth are you seeing a doctor for?" At this point, Su Jianan seemed to have come to a sudden realization . "Are you bringing me to see a doctor? But I'm not ill too!"

 

"Not ill?" Lu Boyan raised his brows . "Who was the one bedridden in the hotel back in G City?"

 

Su Jianan blushed at the memories of G City . She lowered her head . "That wasn't an illness . . . " she said, her voice as soft as a mosquito's buzzing .

 

After a brief moment's pause, she raised her head and looked up at Lu Boyan with the pleading eyes of a little white bunny . "Let's go back . It's a weekend, let's not waste time here . . . "

 

Hospitals were places that terrified her the most the same way that doctors were the people who creeped her out the most . She would do anything to persuade Lu Boyan to take them home right this instant, including playing innocent .

 

But such shenanigans would not work on Lu Boyan . "It's just to see a practitioner of traditional medicine . Come on, be a good girl . Follow me . "

 

"No!" Su Jianan struggled to free her hand from Lu Boyan's grip . "I want to go home . "

 

Her alabaster skin was delicate . A few tugs and pulls sufficed to turn her skin red . Lu Boyan loosened his grip, his face darkening . "Yeah? Go on, then! Go back! I dare you to try!"

 

Su Jianan could have turned around and run, but somehow, her courage had failed her when she saw the dangerous glint in Lu Boyan's eyes . "I don't feel like seeing a doctor," she mumbled . "Besides, that's not even an illness . . . "

 

"If you're truly fine, then the doctor won't be doing anything to you anyway . "

 

Lu Boyan took Su Jianan's hand once again and led her forward .

 

Su Jianan could not wrap her head around Lu Boyan's behavior at all . "Shouldn't we be heading home if I'm not ill?" she thought . "How did he make it sound as if not being ill is an even better reason to go see a doctor?"

 

"Lu Boyan, why do you even care, anyway? Aren't you busy?" she grumbled incoherently .

 

It was not like they were real husband and wife . Even if she was ill, he could still turn a blind eye and let her rot to death .

 

Lu Boyan stopped walking . He stared at Su Jianan, his eyes narrowing dangerously . "You married me . If I don't care for you, who will?"

 

Su Jianan pressed her lips together and said nothing .

 

Well, if she looked at it from another angle, it did seem like everything was in her favor .

 

Lu Boyan could have chosen to ignore her, but yet he still brought her here to see a doctor . If she were to interpret his actions as concern for her well-being, then it would seem that his concern was something that she had obtained for free through this contract marriage .


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"Fine, then . Guess I'll let you control me for another two years," Su Jianan said, playing the helpless victim despite the fact that everything was clearly in her favor .

 

"I got nothing to lose anyway!" she thought .

 

Lu Boyan could not for the life of him make sense of the Little Monster's strange behavior . Dragging her along, he headed straight towards the end of the old street .

 

A traditional Chinese clinic emerged as they reached the end of the old street . The display signs said "closed" . Apparently, today was a rest day .

 

Su Jianan brightened up inwardly . Even her eyes had turned a shade brighter . "Lu Boyan, the clinic's closed . It's their rest day, today . Let's go home?"

 

Lu Boyan ruffled Su Jianan's hair . "Mrs . Lu, you're celebrating way too early . "

 

Su Jianan's head was spinning in circles at this point . "Eh?"

 

In that moment, the wooden doors of the clinic swung open . A young man walked out . "Mr . and Mrs . Lu, right? I'm Mr . Tang's assistant . Please, come in . Mr . Tang is already waiting for you . "

 

Finally, Su Jianan got it . That notice was fake . This was meant to lure her in . . .

 

Once they entered, a thick scent of herbal medicine swamped them .

 

Su Jianan was not averse to the scent at all . In fact, she rather liked it . But asking her to swallow the medicine? "Just kill me now," she thought .

 

"Mr . Lu," said the assistant, "Mr . Tang would like to take your wife's pulse . "

 

Lu Boyan loosened his grip on Su Jianan's hand and gestured for her to follow the assistant . She knew that there was no way for her to avoid the inevitable, so she sat down obediently at the doctor's desk . "Mr . Tang, sorry to trouble you . "

 

Mr . Tang was the most experienced practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine in A City . He was an old man who constantly had a kind look on his face . Noticing how tense Su Jianan was, Mr . Tang smiled . "Mrs . Lu, don't be nervous . I'm just going to take your pulse . It won't hurt at all . Come, give me your hand . "

 

Su Jianan reached out . Mr . Tang pressed down on her pulse point .

 

Mr . Tang's expression turned pensive . After a long while, he released Su Jianan's wrist and began asking Su Jianan a series of questions . Finally, he wrote down a prescription and requested his assistant to start preparing the medicine .

 

Lu Boyan walked over . "Mr . Tang, is everything alright with my wife?"

 

"Nothing too major," Mr . Tang said . "Your wife's constitution is of the cold nature . She has to start paying more attention to her dietary supplements . Also, she'll need to take some medication to nurse her body back to full health . After that, her menstrual pain will slowly become less intense . My assistant will write down the steps to prepare the medicine . Remember to take them on time . Once you've finished the prescription, come back for a follow-up . If she's back to full health by then, she can skip the medicine . "

 

The assistant brought out the medicine, which Lu Boyan took . After thanking the doctor, he led Su Jianan out of the clinic .

 

Su Jianan allowed herself to be dragged along by Lu Boyan, her head hanging low . It was as if she had suddenly lost her faculty of speech .

 

She had pretty much turned into a bonehead at the mere mention of 'taking medicine' . She glanced at the medicine in Lu Boyan's hand and thought of the bitter taste that would inevitably come with it . She felt a sudden urge to snatch the whole bag and toss it into the river .

 

The street became increasingly crowded with more and more bodies bustling about the area . Lu Boyan felt Su Jianan's tiny hand turning slightly cold .

 

"Are you cold?" Lu Boyan asked .

 

"Oh I'm cold, alright," Su Jianan said . "I feel chills all over whenever I think about taking medicine . It's all your fault!"

 

Lu Boyan smirked . "Mm, it's my fault . Blame me all you want . But you're still taking the meds . "

 

" . . . "

 

At the carpark, Su Jianan did not get into the car . Lu Boyan looked at her questioningly . She cleared her throat . "Why don't you head back first . There's somewhere I need to go . "

 

"Where?" Lu Boyan asked .

 

"Jiang Shaokai hasn't been discharged . I'm going to pay him a visit," Su Jianan said . "After all, he got hospitalized because of me . "

 

"I'll go with you . "

 

"Huh?" Su Jianan stared at Lu Boyan in disbelief . "You . . . why would you want to come?" "He's not even close with Jiang Shaokai!" she thought .

 

Lu Boyan smiled . "The man got injured in order to save my wife's life . Don't you think I should pay him a visit to thank him in person?"

 

Su Jianan thought for a moment before nodding in agreement . "True, true . . . "

 

Lu Boyan took advantage of her momentary distraction and pushed her into the passenger seat . Su Jianan came to a realization . "Yes, it's true . But . . . is it still true considering our "abnormal" husband and wife relationship? Something feels wrong somewhere . " Su Jianan mused .

 

She was just about to point that out to Lu Boyan when he stepped down on the accelerator . The ONE77 sped in the direction of the hospital .

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