Chapter 131: I Never Expected You Had a Taste for This

This was the first time Zhang Shen noticed Mu Qiao intervening to stop him from treating Jiang Muyun.

However, Mu Qiao looked utterly indifferent, calmly explaining with reason, “There’s no time to take her pulse now. Hurry up and come with me to take Miss to the hospital.”

“To the hospital?” Zhang Shen couldn’t help but question in his heart. Could it be that Jiang Muyun still doubted his medical skills after all this time? That thought surprised him. Perhaps during his absence, the young lady had secretly gone to the hospital to avoid worrying him?

A flurry of questions flashed through Zhang Shen’s mind, but they were soon dismissed.

“What are you waiting for? Hurry up and come with me!” Mu Qiao urged.

In such a “crisis,” Zhang Shen harbored doubts but had no time to ponder further. Just as Zhang Shen was about to get into the car, Wang Ying and Meng Ran, preparing to follow along, were abruptly told to stay behind by Mu Qiao.

“Wang Ying’s family just had an incident. You should stay with her. Don’t worry about Miss; I will handle everything,” Mu Qiao said firmly.

The two were still processing Mu Qiao’s words when the car swiftly drove away.

“Xiaoyun, what’s really wrong?” Zhang Shen, still unaware of what had just transpired, kept calling out to Jiang Muyun in the car.

To Zhang Shen, no matter the cause of Jiang Muyun’s dizziness, the most important thing was that she must not fall asleep. His continuous calls were meant to elicit some response from her.

Unfortunately, the figure in the front seat remained utterly still.

What happened next only deepened Zhang Shen’s bewilderment.

“Hey! Mu Qiao, didn’t you say you were taking her to the hospital? Wasn’t that just a hospital back there? Why didn’t you drive in?”

Mu Qiao couldn’t help but laugh at Zhang Shen’s question.

“Mr. Zhang, do you really think our Miss is truly ill?”

Before Mu Qiao finished, laughter filled the car.

Only then did Zhang Shen realize that Jiang Muyun was not actually unwell as Mu Qiao had claimed. It was all a little theatrical ruse.

“Xiaoyun… what are you up to?” Zhang Shen’s words were cut off by the continuous laughter from Mu Qiao and Jiang Muyun ahead.

Though it was the first time Zhang Shen had seen usually aloof and composed Mu Qiao smile, he had no time to appreciate it. Instead, he felt increasingly exasperated by the two girls’ antics.

“If you’re fine, why did you lie to me?”

Hearing this, Jiang Muyun felt nothing in particular and responded coolly, “I didn’t realize it either. This is the first time I’ve seen our great doctor so concerned about me!”

Zhang Shen didn’t respond further.

Jiang Muyun continued, “If I hadn’t cleverly called you out alone, how else could I discuss what’s next with you?”

“Discuss?” Zhang Shen was puzzled. It was understandable if others didn’t know what had happened with Huang Wanting, but Jiang Muyun was present too. All they could do now was wait for news of Huang Wanting; there was nothing else to do.

“Of course, I want to talk to you about Wang Ying’s father being poisoned. What else do you think it could be?” Jiang Muyun said with a mischievous grin.

Regarding the matter of Wang Ying’s father, Zhang Shen was more curious about how Jiang Muyun and Mu Qiao had planned this little “melodrama.”

“When did you two plan this?”

Jiang Muyun hesitated when Zhang Shen steered the conversation this way.

“Well, it wasn’t really planned. When sisters have spent a long time together, one look is enough to understand each other.”

She looked at Mu Qiao and asked, “Isn’t that right, Sister Mu?”

Mu Qiao, sent by Jiang Zhengxing to secretly protect Jiang Muyun and now acting as her personal assistant, naturally stood firmly by Jiang Muyun’s side and nodded without hesitation.

“Actually, I just suddenly craved barbecue. Unfortunately, Sister Mu has been dieting lately, and I couldn’t find anyone to eat and chat with. So today I thought of inviting you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come even if you begged me.”

Only then did Zhang Shen understand the true purpose of this little scheme: Jiang Muyun’s craving had gotten the better of her, and she wanted to satisfy her appetite. Hearing this, Zhang Shen’s own taste buds involuntarily twitched.

“So you’re a little glutton. But I think I should give you a little advice.”

“What advice?”

Jiang Muyun, knowing Zhang Shen wouldn’t say anything nice, still couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity.

“The reason you want barbecue now is that your body is lacking carbohydrates.”

“Carbohydrates?”

Jiang Muyun was familiar with the term but thought of it as synonymous with “junk food soda” in her mind.

“Yes, but eating too much will make you fat!” Zhang Shen teased playfully.

Jiang Muyun didn’t mind; she was confident she would never gain weight.

“Miss, where shall we eat?” The car had already arrived at the busiest night market in Yuehu City, a place renowned for its many street food stalls.

“That place again! I just love their lamb skewers,” Jiang Muyun said.

Hearing this, Zhang Shen realized a significant fact: despite spending so much time with Jiang Muyun, he had never been to this place. Mu Qiao, without a word from Jiang Muyun, expertly parked the car as if she were very familiar with the area.

Zhang Shen couldn’t help but think that two women together always had so much to talk about.

Just then, Zhang Shen’s phone unexpectedly rang. Compared to the lively market sounds, the ringtone felt strangely out of place.

“Who’s calling?” Jiang Muyun asked, curious.

But when Zhang Shen picked up the phone, the caller ID made his heart sink.

“It’s Wang Ying. If she’s calling now, could something else have happened?”

Cold sweat broke out on Zhang Shen’s forehead.