Caring for His Wife

“Don’t be scared. It’s just red wine.” Jiang Zhou lowered his eyelids and said lightly. Then he took off his suit jacket and tossed it onto the floor, opening his arms to Chen Ju. “Come here. Let me hold you for a bit.”

Chen Ju didn’t obediently go to him like he usually did. Instead, he turned his head and couldn’t help looking at the jacket on the floor. He’d worked as a waiter at a hotel before, so he could tell the difference between red wine stains and blood.

Seeing that Chen Ju didn’t move, Jiang Zhou furrowed his brows, irritation rising inside him. Just then, the sound of a text notification rang out abruptly in the quiet hospital room. Chen Ju flinched and instinctively reached for the phone hidden under his pillow, but he was too late. Jiang Zhou snatched it first.

Chen Ju’s expression changed. Damn, Jiang Zhou was going to find out he was still in touch with Song Yuan. He looked nervously at Jiang Zhou, but after a few seconds, the expected storm never came. Jiang Zhou handed the phone back to him.

It turned out Li Qing had sent the message, asking if Chen Ju was free in the next few days and inviting him to get together at his place one evening. Chen Ju breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, it wasn’t Song Yuan. Otherwise, Jiang Zhou would surely have flown into a rage like he had earlier. Chen Ju was afraid of Jiang Zhou when he was like that.

“Reply to Li Qing. I’ll go with you,” Jiang Zhou said. Then he stood, picked up the jacket from the floor, and walked to the door. He told Wu Xin outside, “Throw this jacket away and bring me a new one.”

“Yes, Young Master.” Wu Xin took the jacket. “By the way, Young Master, the discharge paperwork is ready.”

“Mm, I know. Call them and tell them to get things ready,” Jiang Zhou said.

“Yes, Young Master.” Wu Xin bowed respectfully as he replied.

After closing the hospital room door, Jiang Zhou turned around and met Chen Ju’s gaze. The man froze, then quickly looked away like a startled rabbit, lowering his head and clutching the white bedsheet...