After a while, Madam Zhang opened the door with a bowl of porridge and medicine. She put the bowl on the bedside table and carefully helped Ji Yan up.
“Madam Ji Yan, wake up. Get up and have some porridge and medicine, and you’ll be fine tomorrow.”
Ji Yan opened her eyes weakly in a daze and cried softly, “Madam Zhang?”
Her look made Madam Zhang’s heart ache. She said, “Madam Ji Yan, come on. Have some porridge, and you won’t have a stomachache anymore.”
Because it was Madam Zhang, Ji Yan had no psychological burden and lowered her head to drink the porridge in small sips. The warm feeling flowed to her limbs and even the pain reduced.
After attending to Ji Yan, Madam Zhang watched her fall asleep in a daze again. She sighed and closed the door to leave the guest room.
The next morning, Mrs. Shang did not see Ji Yan in the dining area. She could not help but frown and say, “Where is Ji Yan? Doesn’t she know to come down to serve her husband with breakfast? Is there a wife like her? Does she think she married into our family to enjoy?”
Shang Jinshen had his breakfast slowly. When he heard the words, he looked up at Mrs. Shang, who was picking at and finding fault with Ji Yan, and said lightly, “Mother, don’t bother Ji Yan these two days. Let her take good care of herself.”
Mrs. Shang pointed at her nose and said, “I’m bothering her? Son, what’s wrong with your conscience? If it weren’t for teaching this disobedient daughter-in-law, my arm wouldn’t have hurt all night.”
“Did your arm hurt all night? Do you know that Ji Yan almost lost her life?” For the first time, Shang Jinshen spoke to Mrs. Shang sternly and threw his chopsticks on the table.
Mrs. Shang was stunned by the shock. After a long time, she came to her senses and said incredulously, “Son, who are you siding with? I hit her to help you educate your wife. If you feel distressed, why didn’t you stop me last night?”
Shang Jinshen didn’t want to admit it, but he felt a little regretful. If he hadn’t added fuel to the fire, Mrs. Shang wouldn’t be so f*cking ruthless. It was no one else’s fault regarding Ji Yan’s situation. It was all his fault.
Pressing the space between his eyebrows which had been aching all night, Shang Jinshen calmed down, “Mom, I said don’t bother her. She didn’t do anything wrong.”
Everything will come to an end. Shang Jinshen was not feeling distressed for her. He merely didn’t want her to lose her life at the beginning of the plan.
Mrs. Shang looked at her son suspiciously and pestered, “What do you mean?”
“In short, she hasn’t done anything wrong to the Shang family for the time being. As for the future, we’ll talk about it later.” Shang Jinshen wiped his mouth, rolled out in his wheelchair, and prepared to go to work.
When he reached the door, he glanced at Madam Zhang and said lightly, “Take good care of Madam Ji Yan and nurse her back to health. Call me if you have any problems.”
“Son, what about the child she had miscarried from before?” Before Mrs. Shang could finish her sentence, Shang Jinshen was already in the car. She snorted coldly. Forget it. Since Shang Jinshen had already said that, she decided not to bother Ji Yan.
“Madam Zhang, bring the Tremella over. Oh, by the way, I’ll be heading out to play mahjong later. Take care of the house, and call me as soon as possible if Master Shang comes back.”
“Okay, Mrs. Shang.”
“Madam Ji Yan, it’s time to get up and take your medicine.” Madam Zhang knocked on the door. She remembered that Smith had said if the fever did not go away, Madam Ji Yan would have to be sent to the hospital.
She reached out and touched Ji Yan’s forehead. She was relieved to feel that Ji Yan’s temperature was not as high.
Ji Yan slowly opened her eyes and raised her dizzy head. “Madam Zhang.”
“Madam Ji Yan, I cooked you porridge in the kitchen. Please go wash up, and I’ll bring it to you.”
Ji Yan suddenly shivered and remembered what had happened last night. She waved her hand and said, “No, I’ll buy some food on the way to my company.”
She then asked hesitantly, “Where is Mrs. Shang?”
Madam Zhang said with a smile, “Madam Ji Yan, you don’t have to worry about Mrs. Shang being mad. She went out to play mahjong. This morning before Mr. Shang left, he asked you to have a good rest at home these days.”
Ji Yan was stunned. Did she hear it wrong? Was Shang Jinshen so kind? She didn’t believe it.
She curled her lips, but she didn’t refuse Madam Zhang’s proposal. Ji Yan’s whole body was in pain and she was about to fall apart. If she held on, Ji Yan was afraid she would collapse before reaching the company.
Before, she was afraid that Mrs. Shang was at home, and she might make sarcastic remarks at the sight of her. Now, Ji Yan had no strength to deal with Shang Jinshen’s mean mother.
Ji Yan took some medicine and was sleepy. Madam Zhang kept nagging at the side, “Madam Ji Yan, if you could, please listen to me, you have to be on the good side of Mr. Shang. Take care of your health and have some children. You can live a better life in the future.”
Ji Yan rolled her eyes. “Madam Zhang, even if I really became pregnant, others may not necessarily recognize it as a child of the Shang family.”
“Who said that? Mr. Shang was just stubborn. This morning, he even told Mrs. Shang that you didn’t do anything wrong to him and the Shang family.”
Ji Yan’s eyes flew open. She didn’t believe that Shang Jinshen would say something like that. He obviously didn’t believe her!
“Madam Zhang, stop trying to make me happy.”
“Madam Ji Yan, I’ve watched Mr. Shang grow up. I might not understand him, but I know that he is hard on the outside but soft inside. Don’t go against him and he will care about you.”
Ji Yan did not express any opinion. The person Madam Zhang was talking about was definitely not Shang Jinshen, the man she knew. Shang Jinshen had a weird personality. His mood changed from good to worse frequently and he was hard-hearted. He was simply a devil.
However, Ji Yan could not help but recall the gentle hand from last night. She had not been able to see who the person beside her was. Could it be him?
When Ji Yan was lost in her thoughts, a voice came from downstairs. Hearing that, Madam Zhang quickly stood up and went downstairs.
The butler was following behind Master Shang, Shang Yunan. Shang Yunan looked around and asked, “Where’s my wife?”
“Mrs. Shang just went out in the morning. Master Shang, if you want to find her, I will call her right away,” Madam Zhang said quickly.
Shang Yunan waved his hand. “There’s no need. It’s alright if she’s gone. Is there no one else in the house?”
Madam Zhang thought of Mrs. Shang’s order before she left. Should she call to tell her that Master Shang had returned?
Ji Yan walked down the stairs with the support of the handrail and carefully called out, “Father.”
Shang Yunan calmly glanced at her and hummed in reply. After all, he was someone who had been in a high position for a long time, and his imposing manner showed his authority even without being angry.
Ji Yan was unfamiliar with her father-in-law. When she married into this family, she realized that Master Shang did not live at home. He moved out with Shang Yu An and his mother a long time ago and lived in another manor. It was also why Mrs. Shang changed as soon as she heard the name Shang Yu An.
“We will have a family dinner this evening. Madam Zhang and the butler, please make preparations. Yu An and his mother will come over in the afternoon.” Shang Yunan walked to the sofa and sat down as he spoke lightly.
Upon hearing this, Madam Zhang and the butler were shocked. Master Shang was going to bring his mistress and her son here! What about Mrs. Shang?
Ji Yan turned around and wanted to go back to her room. She didn’t want to get involved in the matters of the older generation, especially in the case of Shang Yu An coming back.
In this case, it was not impossible for Mrs. Shang to make a huge fuss out of it. The more Ji Yan thought about it, the more she felt that she must not participate in tonight’s family feast.