Foolish Girl

Not wanting to admit that he was just a bourgeois, Li WangJin had no choice but to keep his mouth shut. Holding back what he wanted to say was like torture.

As he was in a not-so-good mood, Li WangJin didn't say much after that, so Fang JunRong was able to have a peaceful time. Fang JunRong closed her eyes and started thinking about the book. She suddenly remembered an important part of it.

Based on her memories of her previous life, Jiang YaGe would be saving Wang Xiao in the next few days. Fang JunRong had some recollection of the incident. Jiang YaGe already had her bracelet by then and had successfully developed the White Jade Cream. After Jiang YaGe had saved him, she hid him under her bed and used the White Jade Cream to heal him. That was how Wang Xiao fell in love with the kind Jiang YaGe who never looked at him with prejudice. Ever since then, Wang Xiao's sword would point in whichever direction that Jiang YaGe's little heart desired.

Fang JunRong figured that Wang Xiao should be arriving in the next few days.

Fang JunRong's lips curved a little bit – she wondered how Jiang YaGe would heal Wang Xiao during this life without the magical medicine, White Jade Cream. Would she take him to the hospital or use regular medications on him privately? Of course, Fang JunRong hoped it was the latter. That way, even if Wang Xiao had only sustained minor injuries, it'd turn into serious issues with the delay in time. She could then nicely call the cops.

She didn't get it sometimes. Wouldn't any ordinary person's first reaction after running into an injured, vicious-looking, obviously criminal person be either calling the cops or taking him to the hospital? What was going through Jiang YaGe's mind to bring him home and try to nurse him back to health?

She thought about it for a bit and arrived at a conclusion: it must be his looks! After all, Wang Xiao was a good-looking man. Why else would He ShuHua act like she was spellbound?

Fang JunRong had long prepared for this. She had placed spy cameras in Jiang YaGe's room before she moved in. They would come in handy now.

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It was a night with a bright moon and few stars. Jiang YaGe was on her way home with her backpack. She had gone out with her roommates today and hadn't noticed the time. She wanted to call the chauffeur to pick her up, but the chauffeur was already on his way to pick up Zhong Yi. So Jiang YaGe decided to head home on her own.

When she turned a corner a shadow covered her and the shadow on the ground in front of her. The very next second, she was surrounded by the smell of blood.

Jiang YaGe let out a cry, but before the cry had turned into a shriek, she saw a handsome face and stopped herself. Her face flustered. Li ShiZe, living under the same roof as her, was already an incredibly good-looking guy, and this strange man was every bit as attractive. In addition, there was a strong male pheromone radiating from him, making her knees weak.

"If you dare make a sound, I will kill you. Now take me back to your place."

She was pushed onto the ground by the man then felt cold metal on her neck. It was a pistol.

Wang Xiao reminded her of a wolf. Dangerous but appealing. She bit her lower lip and said softly, "You are hurt. I can help you."

The man wanted to say something else. His eyes were alert, but soon, his hand fell and he lost consciousness.

Jiang YaGe paused before she struggled out from under the man. Under the street light, she could see a horrifying bloody hole on his left arm. She turned pale uncontrollably – it looked like it'd hurt a lot. Blood was still coming out of the wound and dripping onto the ground.

She hesitated for a little bit and finally decided to take him home anyway – would he be taken to the cops if she took him to the hospital? As vicious as he looked, Jiang YaGe refused to believe that someone with that face could be a criminal.

By now, the security guard at home had already gone home, so she used her access card to open the door directly. Lucky for her, there was nobody else home, as though an invisible force was trying to help her out. She seemed to vaguely recall that her adoptive parents went to a banquet tonight and wouldn't be home anytime soon. Li ShiZe had been spending most of his time at the office recently while Li XinYun was on a trip.

She found a trolly, dragged the man into her room, and hid him inside her bathroom. Her bathroom was quite big, so having him in there wasn't an issue at all. She pulled out a mattress and put it on the floor.

She even ran back outside and cleaned up the blood left behind. She rummaged through the closet, found the first aid kit, and bandaged the wound for the strange man. After she finished, she smiled lightly.

As there was one more person inside her room, she didn't sleep too deeply that night and woke up before the sky was bright. Jiang YaGe went to check on the man in the bathroom. He hasn't woken up yet.

Maybe she could make some porridge for him – that idea just popped into her head.

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Going downstairs, Fang JunRong could smell the aroma of meat porridge. She looked over and saw Jiang YaGe setting up bowls and chopsticks. Hearing noises, Jiang YaGe turned around and smiled at her. "Mom, I've made breakfast. Try some, then let me know what you think of my cooking."

Jiang YaGe had only intended to make some bone porridge for Wang Xiao, but she needed a cover-up for it, so she just said she was making breakfast for everyone. That would also gain her brownie points.

Fang JunRong said casually, "Mrs. Zhang can take care of that."

Jiang YaGe smiled and said, "You and Dad have done so much for me. I want to do something to show my appreciation. Plus Mrs. Zhang has been cooking for us every day. She could use a break."

The admiration and trust in her sparkling eyes made it difficult to turn her down. Mrs. Zhang, standing next to her, immediately looked fonder of her.

Fang JunRong must admit that when Jiang YaGe wanted to flatter someone, she was very good at it. But, Fang JunRong wasn't moved by her at all. Why was Jiang YaGe offering to cook all of a sudden? Has Wang Xiao arrived already?

Fang JunRong wasn't flattered by her, but it worked like a charm on Li WangJin and Li ShiZe. Li WangJin, especially, wouldn't stop singing her praises. He praised how delicious the soup was and how familial Jiang YaGe was.

Especially after he saw the blister on her finger from cooking the porridge, he felt so bad for her that all he wanted to do was to take her shopping. His passion quickly died down remembering the cash that he had remaining. He looked at Fang JunRong with anticipation.

Fang JunRong had been married to him for years and had an idea of what was going through his mind.

She chuckled and returned to her room after half a bowl of porridge.

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During the next few days, Fang JunRong spent quite a bit of time looking at the surveillance videos. She was surprised that Wang Xiao had run into Jiang YaGe just like he did in her previous life.

Wang Xiao was alarmed toward Jiang YaGe at the beginning, but after Jiang YaGe had been treating his wound and feeding him three meals a day, his attitude toward her had softened.

Jiang YaGe had tried very hard to cover up for Wang Xiao. Sharing a secret and staying inside the same room day in and day out, the peculiar air between the two was evident even through the surveillance video. Jiang YaGe had also forbidden others to clean her room recently. All she said was she could take care of her room, and she didn't want to increase the housekeeper's work.

With his uninjured hand, Wang Xiao taught Jiang YaGe how to use the pistol – there was more physical contact during these lessons. Even through the camera, it was obvious that Wang Xiao's possessiveness toward her was growing by the day. Jiang YaGe, who was usually very sensitive to these things, was very blinded this time and had no idea about it at all. She only thought of Wang Xiao as a friend, even though Wang Xiao would cross the friendship line and stroke her hair occasionally.

That's right. Jiang YaGe had always boasted that she was a friend of Wang Xiao and wanted to help him.

Her ability to completely overlook the truth had thoroughly impressed Fang JunRong. She questioned Jiang YaGe's faithfulness to her son. She wasn't upset about it, though; quite the contrary, she was happy to see that. She felt that Jiang YaGe possessed the buff to lower one's intelligence. Wang Xiao was plenty mighty when plotting against one's family, covering every single detail. But now, in front of Jiang YaGe, he behaved like an idiot. He let Jiang YaGe treat him with basic first aid skills and completely forgot that he shouldn't delay seeking treatment for his wound.

Perhaps that was what love was.

Unfortunately for them, their days in paradise didn't last too long. Jiang YaGe wasn't a professional nurse. All the treatment methods that she had applied were from Baidu. She had no experience caring for a wound and didn't even apply basic disinfection. Wang Xiao finally succumbed to an infection and ran a high fever.

Jiang YaGe was very worried. She had tried fever reducers, putting cold towels on his forehead, etc. Nothing worked. Wang Xiao was running such a high fever that his face was beet red. Jiang YaGe didn't want anything to happen to him, so she gritted her teeth and decided to take him to the hospital, even if that meant she'd alert others.

Once Jiang YaGe had made up her mind, she was very proactive. She put a cap, a mask, and a pair of shades on Wang Xiao and helped him up with difficulty. Luckily, even though Wang Xiao was half-conscious from the fever, he was still able to regain some consciousness when she woke him up and worked with her. Otherwise, it'd be challenging for Jiang YaGe to move him herself.

She tried her best to keep quiet and was pleased that the Li's didn't have too many helpers, thus reducing the chances of someone being alerted. The mansion, however, was big; any noise would echo. Jiang YaGe had always wanted to live in a large house as it would give her the illusion that she was a princess. But now, she was worried the whole time and felt that the way to the front door was incredibly long.

She had finally reached the door when she heard footsteps and a sluggish voice.

"YaGe, what are you doing?"

At the same time, the chandelier turned on.

The sudden light hurt Jiang YaGe's eyes, and she closed them reflexively. She felt that her heart almost leaped out of her throat.

She opened up her eyes. Under the light, Fang JunRong had a superior coldness in her look. She was already over forty years old but didn't look it. Her face was smooth like porcelain.

Startled, her grip loosened, Wang Xiao fell directly onto the floor with a loud "BANG!" It sure sounded like that would hurt a lot. His injury most likely worsened by that fall.

Fang JunRong's lips tightened – she wondered if that Wang Xiao had fractured a bone or two? Would he be able to save his arm?