NOVEL NEXT Chapter 10: My illness is longing for you!:
Chapter 10: My illness is longing for you!:
Ding ding!
Compared to Tang Zhong’s calm approach, Jiang Bai’s method was much more violent.
After knocking and receiving no response, Jiang Bai didn’t hesitate. He directly kicked the door with great force!
Bang!
The seemingly sturdy door burst open!
Inside, Shen Monong, hearing the noise, furrowed her delicate eyebrows. She casually picked up a shovel nearby and turned around.
But when Shen Monong saw Jiang Bai, she was momentarily stunned. Her beautiful eyes flashed with excitement and astonishment. Light and dark intermingled, and her smile bloomed like a flower!
She immediately walked over.
“Mr. Jiang, step back!”
From the side came Tang Qing’s startled cry.
Caught off guard, Jiang Bai was pulled into Tang Qing’s embrace, his body losing balance.
Luckily, Jiang Bai’s reflexes were quick. He pressed his hand onto Tang Qing’s thigh, preventing himself from falling awkwardly to the ground.
However, he applied too much force and accidentally tore her stockings.
Tang Qing’s body trembled.
Jiang Bai’s body also trembled.
To ease the awkwardness, Jiang Bai put on a polite face and sincerely complimented: “Assistant Tang, your legs are beautiful.”
Jiang Bai said this on purpose.
First, to ease the tension.
Second, to reinforce his playboy persona.
Hopefully, Tang Qing would be disgusted and report it.
That way, his image in front of Tang Guo would deteriorate even more!
‘Come on, come on! Scold me already!’
‘Don’t let me off just because I’m handsome!’
Under Jiang Bai’s hopeful and eager gaze, Tang Qing’s face reddened, her cheeks flushed, and she softly replied: “Thank you, Mr. Jiang, for the compliment.”
Jiang Bai was taken aback.
Wait a minute, this wasn’t how it was supposed to go!
Where’s the cold, indifferent, and aloof assistant?
Why was she unfazed by his teasing!?
Could it be that he wasn’t clear enough in his flirtation?
Thinking this, Jiang Bai decided to up the game and add more intensity.
He smiled at Tang Qing and said, “I’ll make sure to buy you a new pair of stockings from the store later. Just make sure not to tell Miss Tang about it.”
When mentioning Miss Tang, Jiang Bai deliberately emphasized the words.
The hint was clear.
‘Please tell her!’
‘You have to tell her!’
‘Don’t say I didn’t warn you!’
‘For heaven’s sake, do it!’
‘It’ll definitely ruin my image in front of Tang Guo!’
‘Otherwise, all my efforts will have been in vain!’
Sure enough, just as Jiang Bai expected, Tang Qing’s face showed a look of shock after hearing his words.
Good!
That’s the reaction he was looking for!
In the original novel, Tang Qing was extremely loyal to Tang Guo. She was like her shadow, completely devoted to her!
It could even be said that if Tang Guo told Tang Qing to jump off a building, she would do it without hesitation!
In Jiang Bai’s view, buying Tang Qing stockings might be considered playful flirting.
But forbidding her from reporting it to Tang Guo? That was crossing the line!
This would definitely enrage her!
He had calculated everything perfectly!
‘Come on! Scold me now, and throw me out while you’re at it!’
Especially in front of Shen Monong, taking advantage of another girl would create explosive drama!
As Jiang Bai waited eagerly, Tang Qing spoke.
Her lips parted, and in a soft voice, she said, “Then, I’ll leave everything to Mr. Jiang’s arrangements.”
Her face was filled with tenderness, the kind of expression that was almost begging to be claimed. It was as if the words “Yours to pick!” were written across her forehead!
At this moment, Jiang Bai trembled once again!
At this second, his pupils shook as if an earthquake had struck!
‘What?! Is there something wrong with your head?’
‘I was flirting with you!’
‘I was openly teasing you!’
‘I was trying to manipulate you!’
‘And yet, you just go along with it?’
‘Don’t tell me… you’ve fallen for me?!’
‘Girl, what exactly do you like about me? I’ll change it!’
‘No, this can’t go on!’
Jiang Bai realized that if things kept developing like this, he might end up unlocking a paid romance plot with Tang Qing!
Hurriedly, he changed the subject, stood up, and distanced himself from Tang Qing.
“Assistant Tang, why did you pull me back earlier?”
“The reason is simple. Just now, when Miss Shen smiled, she immediately attacked Mr. Tang.
She smiled again this time, so I pulled you away to keep you out of danger!”
As Tang Qing said this, her tone carried a noticeable weight.
This was all because of a conversation she had with Tang Guo before she left.
“Tang Qing, I have two requests for you this time. First, you must ensure Jiang Bai’s safety. Can you do that?”
“Don’t worry, Miss. I, Tang Qing, will protect Mr. Jiang with my life if necessary!”
“Good. The second thing is this: Jiang Bai’s will is my will! Whatever he tells you to do, you must do!”
“Ah… Miss, what if he wants…”
“Hmm? My husband is so handsome, and you’re reluctant to warm his bed?”
“Yes, Miss!”
…
Returning to the present, Tang Qing still felt conflicted when Jiang Bai had grabbed her thigh.
But under Miss Tang Guo’s orders, she chose to endure it.
After all, her life belonged to Miss Tang.
Tang Qing had long been prepared to give her life away.
Initially, she had even resigned herself to the fact that Jiang Bai would take advantage of her.
After all, according to previous reports, Jiang Bai was notorious for his bad behavior!
But to her surprise, at the crucial moment, Jiang Bai had actually withdrawn his hand!
This made Tang Qing breathe a small sigh of relief, and also piqued her curiosity about him.
So far, Jiang Bai didn’t seem as bad as the reports made him out to be.
Could it be that she had misunderstood him?
‘No, I’ll need to test him further to find out!’
After hearing Tang Qing’s explanation at this moment, Jiang Bai felt like he had found a new way out of his situation!
Since Tang Qing wasn’t reliable, it seemed like he would have to rely on Shen Monong after all!
Let her attack him if she wants!
He’d be more than happy to end up in the ICU!
The best outcome would be to lie there until the very end of the novel!
At this moment, Jiang Bai was already prepared for a confrontation. As long as Shen Monong made a move, he wouldn’t fight back.
‘Come on! Miss Shen! Show me that strength of yours that will make me lose everything! Let me again taste the fear of being dominated by you!’
Thinking this to himself, Jiang Bai worried he hadn’t provoked her enough. He grabbed Tang Qing’s delicate wrist, pulling her in front of him like a human shield.
“Sorry, Assistant Tang.”
With this, the image of a coward who feared for his life was vividly portrayed. Sure enough, Jiang Bai could feel Tang Qing’s delicate body trembling after being used as a shield.
She must not have expected him to be so shameless! But little did Jiang Bai know, his action had a completely different meaning in Tang Qing’s eyes.
Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!
Why hadn’t she thought of this earlier? If she place a woman in front of the doctor, Shen Monong’s rage would subside, and the consultation could continue. It was a perfect two-for-one solution! And as for her personal safety, there was no need to worry at all. Everyone knew that although the eldest Miss Shen act ferociously toward men, she never hit women!
Perfect! This was simply too perfect!
In such a short time, to come up with such a complete plan—it’s amazing! She must have misjudged Mr. Jiang!
No, she have to fire all those analysts who compiled reports on him. They were useless!
The usually so proud Tang Qing couldn’t help trembling with anger at the thought of being misled for so long.
Jiang Bai, standing behind her, felt her reaction clearly.
‘Good! Great! There’s no way she can reverse her opinion of me now! It’s impossible! Absolutely impossible!’
‘With this, I’m one step closer to going home, aren’t I?’
He needed to speed things up. The method was simple: just repeat what the main character, Tang Zhong, had said.
Imagine this: even someone as close to Tang Zhong ended up being messed up after interacting with her. His injuries alone could write an entire medical textbook on trauma!
‘So what about me, who she dislikes even more? The punishment I’ll receive will surely be multiplied many times over!’
Realizing this, Jiang Bai knew it was time to put everything into one final push. Mimicking Tang Zhong’s tone, he said loudly: “Miss Shen, I think you’re sick.”
Hearing Jiang Bai’s unique voice, Shen Monong’s beautiful eyes grew softer. As the female lead who had been reincarnated multiple times, Shen Monong had been forced to lower her intelligence for the sake of the plot, constantly smiling at Tang Zhong.
Every time Jiang Bai made slight improvements in her condition, Tang Zhong would appear and worsen it again with hypnosis. Shen Monong would silently curse Tang Zhong in her heart while playing along with his foolishness.
In this dreary, monotonous life, the thing she looked forward to most was her encounters with Jiang Bai.
Even in the fierce business battles where the two competed intensely, Jiang Bai would always set aside their rivalry and send her medicine.
As Jiang Bai would say: “The hardest thing in life is finding a worthy opponent. If you leave, I’ll be lonely in this world.”
Each time, Jiang Bai had countless opportunities to destroy her completely, yet he deliberately let her go, leaving himself open. For many lifetimes, Shen Monong thought he was just showing mercy.
What confused Shen Monong even more was that every time Jiang Bai was defeated, he would ask her not to destroy his last company. It was a small company, but Jiang Bai valued it immensely.
Shen Monong tried several times to investigate the company’s background but, bound by the plot, couldn’t do it. She could only watch as Jiang Bai, wounded and exhausted, died without any attachments.
But in the last lifetime, Shen Monong couldn’t hold back her curiosity anymore and asked: “Why do you always let me go?”
By then, Jiang Bai had lost everything, but with deep eyes, he smiled and said: “Because I love you. That’s all.”
It was the first time Jiang Bai confessed his feelings to Shen Monong.
“What about that company? What is it?”
“You don’t need to know. But could I ask you to donate 10 million yuan every year to that company?”
“No.”
“I see.”
At this moment, the light in Jiang Bai’s eyes dimmed, and he turned to leave in loneliness.
As Shen Monong watched him walk away, she, who had some control over her own plot , immediately called her assistant.
“Investigate Jiang Bai’s last company.”
“Miss, it’s an investment company that funds fifty orphanages.”
Shen Monong felt suffocated. Based on the company’s finances, it could only support those orphanages for three more years. And she had played the role of the executioner!
After rejecting his plea, the man’s heart was probably dead, wasn’t it?
Shen Monong stood silent for a moment, then took out her phone. She opened her contacts and quickly typed a message to “Mr. S”:
“Brother, I think I made a mistake.”
Her hand trembled as she held the phone. In countless dark, lonely days, Shen Monong had found relief in her conversations with Mr. S.
Especially after enduring Tang Zhong’s torment, Mr. S was her emotional support.
She had even fantasized that Jiang Bai could be her lover, and Mr. S her mentor and brother.
But what she didn’t expect was that when she sent the message, Jiang Bai’s phone—lying on the table—lit up.
Shen Monong walked closer and saw that her message appeared on Jiang Bai’s screen.
That meant Mr. S was Jiang Bai all along!
Her pupils shook violently.
In one moment, she lost her opponent, her lover, and her brother.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, on completing nine cycles of reincarnation. You may now make one wish.]
“I want to start the tenth cycle!”
With tears in her eyes, Shen Monong whispered with determination: “This time, I will never let the tragedy repeat itself!”
…
Pulling her thoughts back to the present.
“Miss Shen, I think you’re sick.”
Looking at the sunny boy hiding behind Tang Qing, Shen Monong’s eyes welled up, and she smiled.
“Yes, I’m sick. And I’m beyond cure.”
In her heart, she silently added: “This sickness… is my longing for you.”