Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 65 A Chance Encounter at the Hospital
We drove away from the film and television base and headed towards the hospital.

An Zhaoran, sitting in the passenger seat, pressed his hand to his chest with a somewhat solemn expression.

As she applied pressure with her hand, the area became dented.

When I let go, it bounced back.

Once, twice, three times... this action was repeated frequently.

Liu Changcun, who had been stealing glances at the screen several times, could no longer hold back and interrupted.

"Stop playing."

"I feel much better now, and I don't feel uncomfortable at all."

An Zhaoran released her grip and shouted at the man driving beside her.

"I feel normal now."

"Don't take any chances. Since you're already out, go get checked out."

"Will we need to have blood drawn later?"

"Maybe... I'm not sure, but I think a blood test will be needed."

"Ah... I'm scared."

The slightly trembling response reached his ears, and Liu Changcun, who was staring ahead, looked at the other person in surprise.

Looking at An Zhaoran's fearful expression, she was nowhere to be seen with her usual aloofness.

She looks just like a little girl who's afraid of needles.

An Zhaoran's expression was not right at this moment. The thought of having a thin needle inserted into her arm and then having her blood injected into a container through a tube made her very anxious.

A sense of fear immediately arose.

Every time the station requires a physical examination, this is the part she fears the most.

"Could we please not have our blood drawn...?"

"It's something that leaks every month, so what's wrong with taking a cut?"

"Don't joke around at a time like this, I'm really scared!"

In the past, she might have retorted after hearing Liu Changcun's remarks.

However, on the way to the hospital, they faced the reality of needing to have their blood drawn for testing.

An Zhaoran has no intention of joking with the other party at all.

All I had was a fear of needles.

Perhaps sensing the woman's slightly trembling voice, Liu Changcun also put away his frivolous thoughts.

He lowered his voice and spoke slowly.

"When you're getting your blood drawn later, turn your face away and I'll cover it with my hand."

"is that useful?"

"It's somewhat helpful. Psychologically speaking, as long as you can't see much, it can alleviate some of the fear."

"Really……"

"Don't worry, I don't usually lie."

My anxiety has eased somewhat.

Looking at the man driving beside her, An Zhaoran suddenly calmed down.

Perhaps, as Liu Changcun said, as long as you don't see the blood-drawing process, you might not be so afraid...

She's terrified of pain... she's been like this since she was little.

After driving for more than forty minutes, we finally arrived at the hospital.

After registering, Liu Changcun headed straight for the second floor, with An Zhaoran following closely behind, sniffing the disinfectant smell in the air.

Looking at the items on the form, Liu Changcun found the blood drawing window.

He led her there and invited her to sit down.

"Just close your eyes and don't look."

"Um……"

Nodding, his previously open eyes closed naturally.

Her eyelashes trembled incessantly as she slowly extended her right arm.

Feeling the cool breeze from the cotton ball wiping, followed by the pain of the sharp needle piercing the skin.

“Ah… it hurts…”

An Zhaoran couldn't help but shout it out.

Seeing this, Liu Changcun also opened his palm and placed it in front of her.

However, after he finished doing all that and turned around, he didn't notice that she, who had been keeping her eyes closed, suddenly opened them again.

With the instinctive cry of pain that I just let out, the question that had been troubling me for days suddenly became clear.

A few days ago, An Zhaoran called Liu Changcun in the early hours of the morning.

After exchanging a few words, I heard a voice coming from the other end of the phone.

It was exactly the same as what she had just blurted out unconsciously.

This is not... telephone static at all.

An Zhaoran turned her face back to the man in front of her.

Seeing that the other person was covering their eyes with one hand and looking towards the window to observe.

Remove the needle and press a cotton swab onto the puncture site.

An Zhaoran sat in her seat, holding a cotton swab in her left hand and pressing it against her right arm, where blood had just been drawn.

His gaze was fixed on Liu Changcun, watching the figure standing in front of the window.

Slowly shift your gaze away and instead look down at the protruding part.

Looking at my chest, that uncomfortable feeling of something being blocked up in my chest returned.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell again?"

"Hmm, I can feel it again..."

He responded in a low voice, continuing to press his arm with a cotton swab.

An Zhaoran's expression turned strange again.

Looking at Liu Changcun who had turned around, she heard his concerned question.

"Did you lie to me...?"

"When did I lie to you?"

"that is……"

"Don't chat idly by the window."

Before the question could be asked, the nurse who had just drawn blood said this in a cold voice.

He looked at the men and women who were all staring at him.

The nurse, who had just broken up with her boyfriend a couple of days ago, didn't give me a friendly look.

Only after the two people in front of him left and walked a little further away did he pout and mutter fiercely.

"They can't resist showing off their love even while getting blood drawn! How annoying!"

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Looking at the report in her hand, Lin Wanran felt a headache coming on again.

Perhaps she's been working too much overtime lately, and in order to launch new jewelry before the summer vacation, she's practically been living at the company.

Fortunately, the final design of the new product was approved by Gu Nan, the person in charge of the company.

Her head was still throbbing, but at this moment, a comfortable smile appeared on Lin Wanran's lips.

During her high school years, a senior from her class came to interview at the company where she worked.

Although Lin Wanran felt a great sense of satisfaction at the time, she was deeply shocked when she saw the design concept drawings attached to the other party's resume.

Lin Wanran never felt that she was incompetent.

She has always felt that her family of origin and her marriage, which couldn't help her, were holding her back.

After leaving Liu Changcun, she was given an important position as she had hoped.

Since becoming single again, she has been more energetic at work than before.

However, Wen Yunwei's appearance dealt a significant blow to the design draft.

Lin Wanran was well aware of the other party's skill level.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have felt jealous after seeing that design draft.

Wen Yunwei had a talent for this during her school days. Some of the small ornaments she made herself were widely circulated among her classmates.

Lin Wanran knew all of these things.

She has been working day and night these past few days to create her own independent designs.

Fortunately, persistence paid off, and the design draft was finally submitted before the summer vacation.

As the person in charge of the company, Gu Nan had high hopes for her.

Otherwise, we wouldn't have spent so much money to bring her over from another company at the beginning of the year.

Lin Wanran initially thought that it was her talent and charm that attracted the other party, but nearly half a year has passed and the other party has shown no intention of pursuing her.

They just kept demanding that she come up with a new design.

Although the company lent her their car, they never sent her any signals outside of work.

It's as if... he's not interested in women at all.

Gu Nan, a highly eligible bachelor, was born into a very privileged family.

His family background is excellent. Although his looks are average, a man's temperament is more attractive than his appearance.

She has never had any scandals and has always been focused on her career while maintaining a clean reputation.

Gently massaging her temples, Lin Wanran let out a long sigh.

She slowly got up from her rest area, trying to clear her mind of all the jumbled thoughts in her head.

The work was finished, giving her some time to catch her breath.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be at the hospital for a check-up at this time.

Fortunately, after the check-up, it turned out to be a false alarm.

Perhaps it's because she's been working too hard lately; she's just a little bit neurasthenic.

Once I get back to my accommodation and get some rest for the night...

Lin Wanran slowed her forward steps, holding the report and staring ahead.

Looking at the figure that appeared in front of him, he seemed to lose the ability to think for a moment.

Looking at the two people not far away, he saw Liu Changcun with another woman.

The gaze finally settled on the woman.

Looking at that other person's face...

An Zhaoran.

In a mere instant, Lin Wanran recognized the person.

I watched as Liu Changcun sat in his chair, giving me instructions.

An Zhaoran nodded from time to time as she watched the man turn and leave.

Coming to her senses, Lin Wanran, who had just received the report, suddenly felt a surge of inexplicable anger and started walking again.

He strode towards the direction where An Zhaoran was.

(End of this chapter)