The Wild Doctor and the Fair Beauty

"Dad, what on earth is going on?"

Cheng Jiahao was completely baffled, and the other members of the Cheng Family couldn't make heads or tails of it.

"From this moment on, Mr. Jiang is our family's most distinguished guest. Do you all understand?"

Of course, Cheng Zhipeng had no intention of explaining to his family that he had become Jiang Xinghai's servant.

"Most distinguished guest?"

The members of the Cheng Family were all stunned.

"From now on, every one of you is to treat Mr. Jiang the same way you treat me, or even better. Do you understand?" Cheng Zhipeng felt compelled to repeat the reminder to his family members.

No one from the Cheng Family replied, but they all nodded in unison.

"Also, effective immediately, the Cheng Family will become a subordinate family to the Shen Family."

Then, Cheng Zhipeng announced the most important matter of all. "Remember, what I just said must be treated as a family secret. If anyone lets this slip, I will kill them myself. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

All the members of the Cheng Family replied in unison.

"Any other questions?" Cheng Zhipeng asked in a low voice.

"No!"

...

「Meanwhile.」

Jiang Xinghai strolled out of the Cheng Family's main gate and immediately spotted a red BMW parked by the roadside.

Shen Lingxue was actually still waiting for him.

"Xinghai, I'm over here!"

Shen Lingxue rolled down her window and quickly called out to him.

"Lingxue, I told you to go home and rest. Why are you still here?" Jiang Xinghai's tone held a hint of reproach.

"I was about to leave, but I was worried." Shen Lingxue patted the passenger seat. "Get in, we can talk in the car."

Jiang Xinghai got into the car with a mysterious smile. "Let me take a wild guess. You weren't worried about something happening to me at the Cheng residence, but you were worried about some… 'little accidents' at Jishan Hall, right?"

"Tch!"

How could Shen Lingxue possibly admit it?

She put on a nonchalant air. "You're a grown man. How could you possibly be at a disadvantage at Jishan Hall?"

"That's true," Jiang Xinghai laughed.

As Shen Lingxue drove away from the Cheng Family's gate, she asked, "How did it go with the Cheng Family?"

"Cheng Zhipeng has already agreed to make his family a subordinate of the Shen Family. When we get home, I'll discuss the next steps with your father," Jiang Xinghai said thoughtfully.

He never liked to drag things out.

'I'm becoming more and more curious about you,' Shen Lingxue mused.

When she remembered that Jiang Xinghai had wiped out a family as huge as the Wang Family, dealing with the Cheng Family was naturally a piece of cake. The thought put her mind at ease.

"Don't go to Jishan Hall. Let's go to the Jizhou Grand Hotel."

Jiang Xinghai said, glancing at the location message Feng Lulu had sent him.

"Go to a hotel… to get a room?"

Shen Lingxue's expression changed at his words. She subconsciously lowered her head. "You... Don't be so shameless. I'm not going to get a room with you."

"Well, getting a room at home wouldn't be very convenient, would it?" Jiang Xinghai said, playing along with her misunderstanding.

"What do you mean, not convenient at home? No, at home is not okay either!"

Shen Lingxue shook her head firmly. "That one night was just because of the situation we were in. So, please don't think I'm that kind of easy woman."

"Lingxue, you've misunderstood me from the very beginning."

Jiang Xinghai finally explained with a grin, "We're going to the hotel simply because Feng Lulu got a room there."

"Huh?"

Shen Lingxue nearly slammed on the brakes. "Don't you even think about taking advantage of Lulu, you sweet-talker! She just came of age! How could you have the heart to hurt her? You must have forced her into this, using your acupuncture and massage as an excuse, right?"

"You've misunderstood again."

Jiang Xinghai was still grinning as he explained, "Lulu was just worried she wouldn't be able to relax and let me perform the acupuncture and massage in front of her aunt, Lin Liping, at Jishan Hall. So she wanted to find a more private place, that's all."

"Oh, I see. That does make sense."

Shen Lingxue thought for a moment, then glanced at the seemingly harmless Jiang Xinghai. "Well, in that case, Lulu won't be able to relax if I go with you, either."

"Exactly. That's why I told you to go home first."

Jiang Xinghai's expression turned serious again. "Listen to me. Just drop me off at the Jizhou Grand Hotel, then you go home and wait for me. I'll be back as soon as I can to help you tend to your wounds, okay?"

"..."

Shen Lingxue pursed her lips and could only nod in resignation.

Soon, they arrived at the Jizhou Grand Hotel.

"Xinghai, you have to promise me you won't hurt Lulu. If you really can't control yourself…"

Shen Lingxue trailed off, suddenly not knowing how to finish her sentence.

'She had almost said, "If you really can't control yourself, you can hurt me instead"!'

'That would make her seem far too cheap!'

"Lingxue, you can rest assured. I won't hurt Lulu, and I certainly wouldn't hurt you. If I really can't control myself, I can always choose to relieve the pressure on my own," Jiang Xinghai promised with a perfectly straight face.

"Relieve it on your own?"

Hearing this, Shen Lingxue subconsciously glanced at Jiang Xinghai's hands.