The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO

Chapter 224: Dating Is Like A Contract

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Tang Beibei looked at the man with her face puffed up when she heard him questioning her level of obedience.

“Are you trying to trick me?”

“Then are you going to comply or not?”

Tang Beibei couldn’t keep her face straight. She raised her head and kissed him on the lips. She even bit his lower lip playfully.

“I comply. I’ll only be obedient Beibei to you.”

“Then 1’11 call you Obedient Beibei. I’m not scolding you but praising you.”

Tang Beibei smiled happily and rubbed his chin affectionately. “Whatever you say, Brother Jing.”

“What did you call me?” Jiang Jingchen looked at her.

Tang Beibei blushed, but she didn’t avoid his question.

“Everyone calls you Mr. Chen. I want to be special and call you Brother Jing. Although you are older than me, I can’t call you uncle, right?”

Jiang Jingchen took a deep breath. If not for her injuries, he would have found a place and taken her right now.

How could she be so soft and likable?

“I like it very much.”

Tang Beibei was a little embarrassed. “Is it too pretentious though?”

“Do you feel awkward when I call you Obedient Beibei?”

“No.”

“I’m happy to hear you call me Brother Jing. It’s not pretentious, Obedient Beibei”

“Okay.”

Although Tang Beibei understood his reasoning, she still blushed and leaned into his arms, unable to hide her attachment to him.

Jiang Jingchen patted her back and asked softly, “Are you hungry?”

“Yes.”

Jiang Jingchen called Silent Sister and asked her to bring some food to the hospital.

Tang Beibei also wanted to wait for Ruan Qi to wake up before she went home. Jiang Jingchen didn’t say anything and just stayed by her side in silent support.

After sleeping for more than an hour, Ruan Qi finally woke up. Song Zhou, who was sitting by her bed, was pleasantly surprised and called out to her softly.

Ruan Qi turned to look at him, slightly confused. “You…”

The moment she opened her mouth, she realized that her throat hurt, and she was hoarse. She coughed once and Song Zhou immediately said, “Ruan Qi, don’t say anything. I’ll get you some water.”

He poured some water for her and helped her sit up. He then slowly fed her the water through a straw.

He moved very slowly and carefully, as if he was afraid of hurting her.

Ruan Qi felt a little better after drinking some warm water, but her head still felt heavy.

“Where am I? Why am I here?”

“You are in a hospital. You’ve suffered some injuries. Ruan Qi, do you remember?”

“Qiqi, how do you feel now?” Tang Beibei also walked to her bedside in surprise. She reached out and touched Ruan Qi’s forehead, which still felt a little warm.

“I’m fine. I think I was kidnapped. Then, there was a lot of water. It felt horrible.”

Ruan Qi’s face turned pale in fear at the thought of almost suffocating to death. She grabbed Song Zhou’s hand.

Song Zhou recalled how she lay by the dirty pool with an ashen face. His heart ached and he hugged her and comforted, “It’s okay now. It was a nightmare. Everything’s okay after you wake up. Don’t be afraid, we are all here with you.”

Ruan Qi leaned into his embrace and smelled the warm scent of orange blossoms on him. She subconsciously hugged him tightly.

Tang Beibei was stunned for a few seconds. She locked eyes with Jiang Jingchen and the two of them left the ward quietly.

After closing the door quietly behind them, Tang Beibei smiled and asked Jiang Jingchen, “Are these two together now?”

“Not really.”

“Huh? But they are already hugging each other.”

“Dating is like a contract. They are just hugging now and haven’t reached a mutual agreement, so it doesn’t count, Obedient Beibei.” He liked the nickname so much that he wanted to call it a few more times.

His obedient little darling!

Tang Beibei took another peek into the ward. “1 can feel that Qiqi has already fallen for Song Zhou. Hubby, will Song Zhou reciprocate her affections?”

“I don’t know.”

Jiang Jingchen saw her depressed expression and coaxed, “I don’t know what other men think, but I’ve already fallen for my Obedient Beibei.”

Tang Beibei covered her mouth and laughed when she heard his sudden confession. She wanted to hug him, but there were patients and nurses walking by. She was too shy to hug him so she held his hand and whispered, “Me too!”

Inside the ward, Ruan Qi hugged the man greedily for a long time, unwilling to let go.

She didn’t let go, the man didn’t rush her either. He patted her back quietly and comforted her in silence.

He was an eloquent man when it came to work but he didn’t know what to say to a woman.

In the end, it was the woman who spoke first. “Song Zhou, thank you for your company.”

“My pleasure.”

He gave a very polite and gentlemanly reply.

Ruan Qi hesitated for a moment before she broke the hug. She retreated a little and said, “I would like to drink more water.”

Song Zhou got up and poured more water. He was about to feed her again when he came back. However, when he met the woman’s expectant gaze, he hesitated for a moment and handed the glass to her.

“Drink slowly.”

Ruan Qi didn’t move. “My arms still hurt. I can’t lift them.”

Perhaps she was sick, she sounded a little coquettish.

Song Zhou couldn’t reject the sudden coquettishness from this heroic girl.

He swallowed his saliva, sat down again, and fed her slowly.

When the woman drank the water, she kept staring at him. His heart was stirred but he didn’t dare to move.

“Do you want more?” He asked softly after she finished drinking the glass of water. His voice was soft and gentle, like music to her ears.

“No, thanks.”

Ruan Qi was a little disappointed to see Song Zhou distance himself. She lay back in bed and asked again, “I feel like I’ve walked through the gates of hell. Everyone says that there will be good fortune after surviving a great disaster. I wonder what kind of good fortune the heavens will give me.”

Song Zhou’s heart tightened. He frowned at the thought of her lying in his arms with no breath.

“Something good.”

Ruan Qi looked at him. She really wanted to ask him if the heavens would give him to her.

But she had already confessed to him.

If she were to say it again and he rejected her again, wouldn’t she lose all her face?

“Mr. Song, what do you think the heavens will give me?”

“Something good for sure. Perhaps soon you will meet a man who treats you well. He…”

Ruan Qi couldn’t take it anymore and interrupted him.

“I was thinking at that time what a pity it would be if I died before experiencing a great romance. However, I know that some things can’t be forced. If you don’t like me, I have to keep my distance or I might be called a mistress.”

“Ruan Qi, I’m sorry.”

The woman turned her back to him and spoke in a nasal voice, “There’s no need to apologize. It’s not your fault that I like you. I can’t control myself and keep imagining things.”

“After returning from the gates of hell, 1 should know my limits. I shouldn’t covet something that’s not meant to be mine, or 1 won’t rest in peace even when I go to the underworld.”

Song Zhou wanted to refute her, but as he looked at her back, he didn’t know what he could say to comfort her.

He couldn’t be in a relationship with her. Whatever he said to her would be meaningless.

“I’ll ask the doctor to come and examine you.”

Hearing the man’s footsteps as he walked out, Ruan Qi turned to look at the man walking away without hesitation.

She lowered her head dejectedly and quickly wiped away her tears.

Perhaps she wasn’t good enough. That was why he didn’t like her.

Her first love had yet to begin, but it was about to end. She felt really sad.

She held back her sobs and quickly wiped away her tears. She tried to tell herself calmly that no one could escape heartbreak in their youth.

Song Zhou stood outside the ward and heard the girl’s soft sobs. His eyes turned red too.

He understood what she was trying to say.

But he did not dare to respond..