Mistakenly Connected to the Jade Flower Branch

The brothers looked at each other, bewildered. Nianyao thought she had explained things clearly and was about to let them leave when, unexpectedly, the brothers began to comfort her:

"Boss, Doctor Luo has a good temper, please don't bully him."

"Yes, pregnant women shouldn't lose their temper, otherwise the baby will be irritable, cry a lot, and be ugly."

"The child should ideally resemble Dr. Luo, not the gang leader."

"Looking like the gang leader is fine, but you have to have the temperament of Dr. Luo."

……

Nianyao looked horrified: "Luo An said I'm not pregnant, are you all deaf?"

Brothers, one after another, chimed in:

"If she wasn't pregnant, why would Dr. Luo be laughing?"

"Besides becoming a father, what else makes him happy?"

"Our monthly pay will be doubled."

"If only it were a third child, I'd triple the monthly allowance."

"If it were deceps, we'd be rich!"

……

Have they all gone mad?

Nianyao turned to look at Liu Lin and the others: "Aren't you all going to say anything?"

The brothers advised, "Boss, it's only natural for a woman to get pregnant and give birth. There's no need to hide it. You can't hide a ten-month pregnancy forever."

Feeling tightness in her chest and shortness of breath, Nianyao was struggling to catch her breath.

Liu Lin walked over and said, "Brothers, shall we all disperse? Even though the young master is a divine doctor, he can still make misdiagnoses."

Did the miracle doctor misdiagnose pregnancy? The brothers all shook their heads.

Xu Lai said, "Logically speaking, the young master would not misdiagnose, but there are always exceptions. Perhaps the chief has a special constitution."

Even if she's special, she's still a woman. The brothers shook their heads again.

Nianyao said, "If you don't believe me, then let's examine you again."

Nianyao held her hand out in front of Luo An and pulled up her sleeve: "Let's examine him face to face."

The brothers craned their necks to look, and Luo An reached out and checked Luo An's pulse, then released it: "Nothing."

Nianyao said, "You saw it and you heard it; he said no."

They saw Luo An casually put his hand down and heard him speak offhand, as if he were just giving a three-year-old a perfunctory answer.

The brothers patiently and earnestly advised:

"Boss, if you're so reckless and scare Dr. Luo away, no one will want you anymore."

“Boss, you’re not young anymore. Learn some composure and dignity from Doctor Luo.”

"Boss... wow..."

Nianyao drew her longsword, and her brothers in front of her all ran away, hiding in various places and peeking out.

Luo An stood with his hands behind his back, a smile on his face, composed and dignified.

Unable to stay any longer, Nianyao walked towards the backyard.

Tiger, after being bombarded with questions by his brothers, finally returned: "Boss, where have you been?"

Nianyao didn't even turn her head: "Go to sleep."

A voice rang out from somewhere: "Pregnant women really do like to sleep. My wife was like that when she was pregnant too."

Nianyao ran to the backyard, wishing she could escape as soon as possible.

Then another voice rang out: "Boss, don't run, be careful not to harm the fetus."

Nianyao's legs went weak, and she almost fell. She used her sword to support herself and moved forward in small steps.

Damn it, who spread this rumor? If she finds out, I'll skin him alive, chop him into 108 pieces, and throw him into the Jingjiang River to feed the fish.

Nianyao tossed and turned from head to foot of the bed, from left to right, completely baffled: how did the rumors spread to all the ship owners on all the islands, but Chongming Island was unaware of them?

She couldn't leave the room right now. Bored, Nianyao sat up and picked up "Jiang Feng Collection" from the cabinet.

Luo An gave it to her that night; she didn't like reading poetry, so she just left it there.

Love flowers, mimosa trees.

The wind blows at the fourth watch, and the rain falls at the fifth watch.

Partridges cry on Mount Huamei, while a young man walks away at the foot of Mount Huamei.

Nianyao pulled a crumpled piece of paper from under her pillow and placed it on the pages of the book for comparison: "On Xuanzhi Mountain, the partridge cries; at the foot of Xuanzhi Mountain, the lover walks away."

Suddenly, the room lit up. Nianyao looked up and saw Luo An lighting the lamp. She quickly closed her book and asked, "Why didn't you knock?"

Luo An said, "The door wasn't closed."

Nianyao asked, "What is it?"

Luo An said, "Let's eat."

Nianyao placed the book on the shelf, her tone dejected: "I'm not going out, so bring it to me."

Luo An reached out from behind his back: "Here."

Gods are all omniscient. Such a big bowl, do they think she's a pig? Nianyao took it: "I can't finish it."

Luo An said, "There's some left."

Nianyao sat on the bed eating, while Luo An pulled up a chair and sat down beside the bed, picking up a book from the cabinet and opening it.

Nianyao exclaimed, "Don't move..."

Before he could finish speaking, a crumpled piece of paper fell out of the book; it was the crumpled piece of paper he had thrown away that day.

Nianyao was a little embarrassed: "I... I just picked it up randomly..."

Luo An put the paper back into the book and clipped it in: "Hmm."

Nianyao glanced at him secretly. He wasn't angry, cold, or indifferent; he seemed quite kind.

While eating, Nianyao casually asked, "What's on Xuanzhi Mountain?"

Luo An said, "My parents stayed at Xuanzhi Villa for a while. My mother wrote this letter to my father when he left. What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

Why are you looking at him like that? Luo An reached out and touched his face.

Nianyao quickly said, "No. It's just that you said such a long thing... I thought it was on Xuanzhi Mountain..."

Luo An said, "There's a girl I like."

Nianyao nodded: "But if what your mother said is what you like, then I guessed right."

Luo An said, "You're very happy that she's my mother."

Nianyao naturally hummed in agreement, then retorted, "What does it have to do with me who it is? Why should I be happy or unhappy?"

Luo An looked at her.

Was I being too harsh? After a moment of silence, Nianyao continued chatting, "And what about 'Tall Trees in the South'?"

Luo An said, "My mother's name is Xu Nanqiao. My father wrote it to her when he saw her off from Dongyang."

Nianyao said, "Your father sent her away from Dongyang? Back to Nanyue? Isn't that..."

Treason!

Luo An said, "If my father doesn't send her back, she will die in Dongyang."

Nianyao said, "Your grandfather agreed? He let your father do whatever he wanted... uh, I mean your grandfather is kind and generous... your father is loyal and righteous... uh, that's what I mean, really."

Luo An said, "My father sent her to Yuezhou, where she jumped off a cliff in Xiangshan and committed suicide."

Nianyao almost dropped the bowl in her hand. She put the bowl on the cabinet and rubbed her hands together, saying, "I'm full."

When I bring up old stories for the first time, they come out naturally, without the slightest reluctance or embarrassment. It's like a stone weighing on my heart has been unexpectedly removed, and I feel completely relieved.

Luo An put the book on the cabinet, picked up the bowl, and got up to leave.

Nianyao said, "He didn't die after jumping off the cliff. He went into hiding and took you to Heaven and Earth to open a medical clinic."

Luo An said, "Yes, and by a twist of fate, we also brought back the Ning family who were living in seclusion, which can be considered as redeeming ourselves."

Luo An took two steps, then turned back and said, "He doesn't exactly live in anonymity. Everyone calls him Master or Master. He has never revealed his real name, just like your father."

Luo An left. Nian Yao watched his retreating figure, belatedly realizing that something was wrong.

Luo An brought her food? Chatted with her? In a gentle tone? Was this a case of the sun setting in the east or a shower of blood falling from the sky?

"He doesn't exactly live under an assumed name. Everyone calls him Master or Master. He has never revealed his real name, just like your father."

What do you mean?