The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Li Muxia was well protected. She wanted to look around, and when she looked up, she didn't expect that Dongfang Jincheng was also about to look down at the person in his arms. Just like that, one looked up and the other looked down, and Dongfang Jincheng's warm and soft lips brushed past the tip of her nose and landed on her lips.

Both of them were stunned. The surroundings seemed to freeze. Li Muxia could not hear anything. It seemed that she could only hear her own heartbeat. She felt that her body temperature was high enough to fry an egg.

Dongfang Jincheng's pupils also contracted slightly as he felt the soft touch on his lips. He froze on the spot, his heart pounding uncontrollably.

As their breaths mingled, a strong force jolted them awake. They quickly turned their faces away, one awkwardly looking down while the other looked up at the sky, creating a moment of awkwardness.

Dongfang Jincheng seized an opportunity, flashed away with Li Muxia and flew out of the crowd. A moment of surprise erupted in the crowd, but the attention was quickly diverted by the people who came out from the second floor of the restaurant.

Dongfang Jincheng led Li Muxia to an open space not far away. Most of the people on the street had gone to the entrance of the restaurant to watch the excitement, so there were hardly any people around at this time.

Upon landing, Li Muxia and Dongfang Jincheng quickly separated.

Both of them were too embarrassed to look at each other.

Finally, Dongfang Jincheng broke the silence.

"Um, just now I...I..." Dongfang Jincheng didn't know how to explain.

"I understand, it was an accident. We're both men, don't take it too seriously," Li Muxia said, trying to sound casual, and then gave an awkward laugh.

When Dongfang Jincheng heard Li Muxia say she didn't care, he felt inexplicably unhappy. He didn't understand; shouldn't women care about these things?

If it were any other woman, she probably would have already clung to him.

For some reason, he felt a conflict: he wanted Li Muxia to demand responsibility from him, just like other women, yet he didn't want her to be like those other women.

Li Muxia, at this moment, had no idea how she felt.

In both her past and present lives, this was the first time she had kissed a man not because of saving someone, but because of something else. She didn't know if it counted as a kiss. Having no experience, she only knew that the brief contact had made her heart flutter. Thinking of this, Li Muxia's face flushed slightly.

At this moment, shouts erupted at the entrance of the restaurant, indicating that someone had already caught the embroidered ball.

Dongfang Jincheng and Li Muxia exchanged a glance and stepped forward to the crowd. Li Muxia couldn't see the scene inside because of her height, but Dongfang Jincheng could see it easily.

Shangguan Jingye was holding the embroidered ball, looking utterly dejected.

He had only just seen Dongfang Jincheng carrying his junior sister as they flew out of the crowd. He wanted to get out of there as well.

As a result, he sensed something coming towards him out of the corner of his eye and instinctively caught it with his hand.

Now the embroidered ball lay securely in his arms, and he longed to throw it away. But then, the people around him began to applaud, and the sound of gongs could be heard from upstairs.

Little did he know, the embroidered ball was tossed straight to him.

As soon as Miss Jia came out from upstairs, she saw Shangguan Jingye in the crowd. He was already good-looking and tall, and he stood out even more in the crowd, like a crane among chickens, making him hard to miss.

Miss Jia had resigned herself to her fate, but when she saw Shangguan Jingye, her eyes lit up. She hadn't expected such a handsome man to try and catch the embroidered ball. Seeing him try to leave, she quickly threw the ball with all her might. To her surprise, it hit the target on the first try. Seeing Shangguan Jingye catch the ball, she was so happy she wanted to celebrate on the spot.

The servants of the Jia family pushed through the crowd and rushed to Shangguan Jingye's side, respectfully saying, "Young master, please come upstairs."

Li Muxia followed the servants into the crowd. She already knew from Dongfang Jincheng that her senior brother had caught the embroidered ball.

At this moment, he saw his senior brother looking at the embroidered ball in his hand with a troubled expression.

Li Muxia stepped forward, tugged at Shangguan Jingye, and whispered, "Senior brother, what's going on? You didn't really fall for that Miss Jia, did you?"

Dongfang Jincheng said in a low voice with a bitter face, "Mu Xia, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I be interested in her? Let's not worry about that for now. I've caught the embroidered ball. What should we do now? You usually have a lot of clever ideas. Hurry up and think of a solution."

The wealthy man, Jia, upstairs, watched the two whispering to each other, not knowing what they were saying, but he could still tell that the man didn't want to marry his daughter.

No matter what, he has to keep Shangguan Jingye calm.

"Young master, now that you have accepted my daughter's embroidered ball, why don't you come up and discuss the marriage? Is that your companion next to you? Why don't you come up with him?"

Li Muxia and her companion were interrupted. They frowned as they watched the servants step forward, seemingly about to forcibly take them away. She knew that if they went with them now, she might really have to watch her senior brother marry that Miss Jia.

He leaned close to Shangguan Jingye and whispered, "Senior brother, cooperate with me in a moment."

After Li Muxia finished speaking, she cupped her hands towards the second floor and said, "Master Jia, my senior brother and I are new to Jiangling and are truly sorry that we unintentionally accepted your daughter's embroidered ball. My senior brother is already married and cannot marry Miss Jia. I hope you will understand."

Upon hearing this, Master Jia was furious: What did these two take their Jia family for? Refusing the marriage on the spot, they were utterly disrespectful. No matter what, he was determined to bring them to the Jia mansion today.

Seeing that Master Jia's face was getting darker and darker, Li Muxia didn't give him a chance to refute and immediately said, "Of course, we also know that Master Jia's plan to find a husband for Miss Jia today has been ruined by us, and we are willing to make compensation. We hope that Master Jia can forgive our recklessness."

Master Jia sneered: "Hmph, compensation? What will you offer in compensation? My Jia family is a large and powerful family, the richest in Jiangling. Do you think I need your compensation?"

Li Muxia didn't mind and calmly said, "What if we could cure Miss Jia's serious illness?"

Shangguan Jingye was also taken aback by Li Muxia's words. Although he was also very curious about Miss Jia's serious illness and wanted to take a look, he wasn't confident he could cure her. What kind of guarantee could his junior sister possibly give? He didn't even need to think about the consequences if he couldn't cure her.

Thinking of this, he gently tugged at Li Muxia's clothes and whispered, "Muxia, we haven't even met that Miss Jia yet, and we don't know what illness she has. If you make such a guarantee, aren't you pushing your senior brother into a fire?"

Li Muxia smiled slightly and said softly, "Senior brother, don't worry, I'm confident. Just cooperate with me."

Looking at Li Muxia's confident smile, Shangguan Jingye was still uneasy, but for some reason felt that Li Muxia seemed very reliable at the moment. He thought to himself: Well, I might as well try anything. Anyway, things can't get any worse than they are now.