Mistakenly Connected to the Jade Flower Branch

Chapter 165 Win or Lose

Eager to have a child and eager to become a mother? Nianyao had never experienced such an awkward situation before, and instinctively retorted, "How could that be?"

Duan Mingzhu said, "If you really don't believe me, you can have your husband come for a second opinion. I'll have Yunting call him over."

Duan Mingzhu made a move to get up, but Nianyao repeatedly said, "I believe you, I believe you, I believe you..."

Nianyao was somewhat disappointed; she had wanted to give Luo An a surprise. Nianyao thought for a moment: "If a man is... a premature baby... wouldn't it... harm his body... um... as he grows up..."

Nianyao spoke haltingly and with great difficulty.

Duan Mingzhu smiled and said, "What I wanted to ask is whether your husband's premature birth might have damaged his health and caused you to become infertile?"

Nianyao immediately said, "...I don't think he eats much, and he's not very robust...but I...have no interest in children, and it doesn't matter if I don't have children..."

Look at me, I'm neither patient nor gentle, I'm definitely not cut out to be a mother. When I see kids crying and screaming in the street, I feel like knocking them unconscious... Don't overthink it, I was just asking casually..."

Duan Mingzhu noticed Nianyao's discomfort and said, "Sister, your husband is the owner of Tianxia Medical Manor, and the most precious medicines in the world are all in Tianxia Renjian. If he really had a health problem, he would have been cured long ago. If he couldn't be cured, given his character, he wouldn't harm girls so easily."

Nianyao said, "Our marriage was initially a sham, but it eventually turned into a real one..."

Duan Mingzhu said, "Now that things have turned out to be real, do you think your brother-in-law has a problem?"

Nianyao was speechless. In this kind of thing, going too far shouldn't be a problem, right?

Duan Mingzhu suddenly said, "Sister, have you never considered that there might be something wrong with your body?"

Nianyao said, "Impossible, what problem could I have? From childhood to adulthood, I've been sick only a handful of times, no more than five."

Duan Mingzhu shook her head: "Girls are different from boys. Girls need to be careful all the time, especially during their periods. For example, they should avoid cold and raw foods and avoid contact with cold water..."

Nianyao said, "Not touching cold water? Can't we take cold showers? But no one in the Dahe Gang takes hot showers."

Duan Mingzhu asked, "Does your sister also take cold showers in winter?"

Nianyao nodded: "That's right, after swimming in a lake or river in winter, you'll feel warm as soon as you get out, not cold at all..."

Duan Mingzhu was silent for a moment: "Sister, I was just guessing. You'll definitely be fine. You and your husband are young and healthy, so there's no rush..."

The more Duan Mingzhu said this, the more suspicious Nianyao became. She couldn't sit still any longer and picked up the tray: "I'll take it to the kitchen."

When Xue Yunting saw Nianyao come out, he strode forward to take the tray, saying, "Sister, let me do it."

Nianyao walked past him: "Mingzhu is weak, you stay with her."

Xue Yunting suddenly grabbed Nianyao's hand and looked her up and down: "Sister, you look terrible, are you alright?"

Nianyao didn't look at him: "It's nothing, what could possibly be wrong with me?"

Xue Yunting hesitated for a moment, then tucked an orchid into Nianyao's hair: "Sister, Mingzhu is not well. If she does anything wrong or says anything excessive, don't take it to heart. Just come to me. I've married her, so I'll take full responsibility for whatever happens to her. I'll accept any scolding or punishment she deserves."

Nianyao nodded slightly and left. Xue Yunting watched her retreating figure, his brows furrowing slightly.

Military strategy emphasizes planning within the command tent and winning battles a thousand miles away, requiring the ability to foresee others and the situation. However, Duan Mingzhu has always been Xue Yunting's exception.

From the moment Duan Mingzhu deliberately fell into the water to lure him to her rescue, Xue Yunting never managed to predict her actions. On the contrary, it seemed that his words and deeds were all under Duan Mingzhu's control.

Xue Yunting only knew that Duan Mingzhu was extremely ambitious and would not give up until she achieved her goals. Sometimes he was afraid of Duan Mingzhu; if she could scheme against even her own father and siblings, what was he?

Out of the corner of his eye, Luo An saw a figure turn the corner and disappear. He stopped and glanced at the rows of shops, then saw Xinglin Medical Clinic.

Luo An left the Xinglin Medical Clinic and headed towards the Lover's River, where he indeed saw Nian Yao sitting by the river. Her feet dangled below the riverbank, and she looked up at the sky with her head slightly tilted back.

There was no sun, no moon, no stars; it was gloomy and cold. Nianyao, however, was as strong as an ox and wasn't afraid of the cold.

Nianyao remembered her father joking with Uncle Liu: "Yao'er will never grow up to be a well-educated lady from a prominent family. At least she will be healthy, skilled in martial arts, and sensible. She won't bully others, nor will she be bullied. That's not bad either."

That day, Luo An took her pulse for a long time, and she thought that Luo An was deliberately taking advantage of her, but that was not the case at all.

Luo An must have known, that's why he was joking on purpose. Nian Yao thought, Luo An is such a good person.

As darkness fell completely, the lights in the riverside shops came on one by one. Luo An should have returned from the palace by now, right?

Nianyao seemed to have figured something out, and she pulled up the corners of her mouth to make a smile. She leaned on the riverbank and leaped up, turning around to see Luo An standing quietly. She was so frightened that she almost lost her mind.

Nianyao screamed and leaned back, then remembered there was a river behind her and leaned forward again...

Luo An pulled her forward, his hand naturally wrapping around her shoulder, pulling her into his arms.

Nianyao tugged at his clothes: "Here we go again. You'll scare me to death one day."

Luo An joked, "Don't worry, with the head of the World Medical Manor here, even Death has to give way."

Nianyao asked, "How did you know I was here?"

Luo An said, "Divine insight, foresight, telepathic connection, and the power to keep something in mind will surely bring a response..."

Nianyao snorted, "When other people argue, they apologize and make amends. But you, all smiles and jokes, can't you show any sincerity?"

Luo An asked, "Would you like to go to the opera house to watch a play?"

Nianyao said, "I'm not going."

Luo An asked, "Are you going hunting?"

Nianyao said, "I'm not going."

Luo An asked, "Would you like to visit Wenxiang Tower?"

Nianyao sized him up: "What? Not gentle and considerate enough at home, not good at music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, so you want to see the outside world, right?"

Luo An smiled: "Knowing others is wisdom, knowing oneself is enlightenment. You are both wise and enlightened, truly remarkable."

Normally, Nianyao would have thought Luo An disliked her, but now she didn't feel that way at all. Holding her breath, Nianyao strode forward. Luo An followed at a leisurely pace.

Nianyao kept walking, when Luo An suddenly took two steps closer and pulled her along.

Nianyao angrily said, "Why are you pulling me? We're at Wenxiang Pavilion! If you want to go there..."

Luo An pointed to the gate behind him and reminded him, "We've arrived at Xi Zhai."

Nianyao glared at Luo An. Luo An smiled, completely at ease. Nianyao, enraged, walked to the courtyard with a sullen face and stood there, brandishing her sword: "Actually, there's no right or wrong in a couple's argument."

Luo An agreed: "Even an upright official finds it difficult to settle family disputes."

Nianyao said, "Let's settle this with a martial arts contest. If you win, I'll apologize and admit I was being unreasonable. If I win, I'll go to the Northern Desert with you."

Luo An thought for a moment and said, "Can we eat first? I'm hungry and have no strength. It would be unfair and dishonest for you to win, Madam."

Nianyao was an upright person, so how could she disagree?

After dinner, Luo An said he felt itchy and insisted on taking her to the hot spring to bathe, so the martial arts competition was dropped.