Chapter 600 - 594_1
As soon as Lin Yue heard the teasing tone in Jiang Ziqi’s voice, she knew he was up to no good. He had a streak of malicious fun, and took great pleasure in stoking the flames of discord between her and Zhao Erhu. He’d be delighted to see them at odds, so she merely gave Jiang Ziqi a cold look and chose to ignore his remark.
Zhao Erhu originally didn’t have any particular intentions. Whatever his wife wanted to do, he would support. But upon hearing what Jiang Ziqi said, his eyebrows raised slightly, and he became wary. Nonetheless, in front of Jiang Ziqi, Zhao Erhu wouldn’t show any reaction that could upset his little wife. That would be foolish. Besides, he knew more than Jiang Ziqi did, and was aware that his little wife wanted the prescription to make Fragrant Soap. Naturally, he wouldn’t think otherwise. The fact that his wife was increasingly becoming more beautiful and attracting attention was something that made him feel proud and gratified, yet simultaneously troubled.
He took pride in the fact that his wife was as beautiful as, if not more accomplished than, any ladies from Aristocratic Families. It was his good fortune to have married such a wife. His worry, however, was that gold always shines, and even if he tried, he couldn’t hide his wife’s radiance and allure, which easily drew others to her. Jiang Ziqi was one of those captivated by his wife; otherwise, he wouldn’t have bothered coming all the way to Xin’an City to avoid the troubles of Capital City when he could have gone anywhere else.
"Here, this prescription is what you asked for. There are several of them, all quite effective. Take them and play around with them. I have matters to discuss with your husband. Girls shouldn’t get involved in such things," Jiang Ziqi said, meaning to send Lin Yue away. In truth, it would be unseemly for him to haggle with Zhao Erhu in front of Lin Yue, as it would damage his elegant image. Of course, the more beautiful he found the lady of his heart, the more resentment he felt towards Zhao Erhu. He was looking for an opportunity to exact a heavy price from Zhao Erhu during their business talks, to balance his own emotions.
Lin Yue watched Jiang Ziqi scribbling away, and in no time, he had written several pages. Without a second thought, she spoke with skepticism, her eyes filled with distrust, "You finished that quickly, without giving it more thought? I want the very best prescription; don’t think you can pull the wool over my eyes with some random concoction. Otherwise, I’ll be coming after you."
The expression on Lin Yue’s face was completely unguarded; whatever she thought was clearly written all over her features. Jiang Ziqi could easily see through her; the girl actually didn’t trust him. It truly hurt and depressed him. Speaking of which, his hand didn’t slow down as he rapped her on the forehead, using quite a bit of force.
Zhao Erhu, standing to the side, didn’t manage to intervene in time and could only watch Jiang Ziqi with an itchy feeling in his teeth. That man was doing it on purpose, behaving so disrespectfully towards his wife right in front of him, utterly disregarding his presence. Zhao Erhu thought about how he would properly entertain him later, of course planning such while avoiding little Yueyue’s notice, so as not to let her think he was being petty and targeting Jiang Ziqi. It was simply that this scoundrel Jiang Ziqi deserved a good dressing down.
"You really don’t know what’s good for you. What I give you couldn’t possibly be bad. I naturally chose the best, so stop doubting. Look at you, with those distrustful eyes, not trusting me. I write them down this quickly because my medical skills as a Divine Doctor are exceptional, extraordinary. All the best prescriptions are clearly memorized in my head, ready to be recalled at any moment when needed,"