Did That Doctor Successfully Remarry Today?
Chapter 41 - 40 Why Are You Avoiding Me

Chapter 41: Chapter 40 Why Are You Avoiding Me

The dusk clouds lingered, the wind and rain continued, dense fog drifted, and glimpses of light peeked through the mountains.

Led by an old woman, Gao Chuan entered an empty room, where thoughtfully she had prepared hot water for him to ward off the chill from the rain, advising him to take a warm bath. The man nodded slightly in thanks, bypassed the curtain to approach a tub filled with hot water, relaxed his guard, and gently shed the clothes from his upper body. The rising steam blurred his cheeks, and in a moment, both water and mist flooded into his dark pupils.

Under the orange glow of the lamp, the man’s robust figure cast a shadow on the nearby wall. When Jiang An, who had just brought clothes for Gao Chuan from the old woman, entered and saw this scene, she quickly shut her eyes and retreated shyly a few steps back, making a flustered noise: "Dr. Gao, here are your clothes."

Gao Chuan, who had yet to take off his pants, turned at the sound and saw Jiang An who had turned her head away, standing a few feet from him. He silently curved the corners of his mouth, a smile not reaching his eyes appeared, as if intentionally teasing the timid Jiang An, he spoke in a deep voice: "Bring them here."

Hearing him, Jiang An felt a "thump" in her heart. The phrase "Look not upon impropriety" echoed in her mind. The girl took a few more steps forward, intending to bypass the curtain and place the clothes aside directly, but Gao Chuan had already reached out his hand. Their arms touched and the girl recoiled as if electrocuted. Gao Chuan took the clothes, barely raised his eyes when the girl had already dashed out clumsily. Under the dim light, the man’s eyebrows knitted slightly, an unintentional tender smile seeped out.

Fleeing back to her room, Jiang An’s face still burned like fire. Thinking back to the broad shoulders and narrow waist that caught her eye, she couldn’t help but curl her lips, her thoughts drifting. She remembered that dream, its soft touch almost a matter of life and death.

After Gao Chuan finished bathing and changed clothes, entering Jiang An’s room, the girl had already lied down on the bed. Seeing Gao Chuan enter, she was slightly taken aback, then remembered that the old woman knew the two were husband and wife and naturally they should stay in the same room. Recalling their unpleasant shared bed experience at their grandmother’s house last time, Jiang An quietly suggested, "Should I make a bed on the floor?"

Fresh from the bath, the man still radiated a fragrance, maintaining an indifferent demeanor, he said, "Let’s just put up with it for one night."

Obediently nodding, Jiang An got out of bed to fetch another blanket from the wardrobe for Gao Chuan, climbed back on the bed, and re-laid another blanket. After arranging it, she was barely satisfied and called out to Gao Chuan, "Dr. Gao, it’s ready, come to sleep!"

Hearing her, Gao Chuan walked over and lay beside the girl. Jiang An immediately became unsettled, secretly relieved that the traditional Chinese doctor’s blankets were thick enough to bury herself into. Gao Chuan glimpsed at the girl next to him, who had almost wrapped herself into a zongzi, wondering if she wouldn’t suffocate herself like that.

Sure enough, before long, the girl’s little head popped out again. She just lifted her eyes and found herself once again rolled towards Dr. Gao. Twisting her body, she returned to her original place, aware of the movements beside her, knowing she hadn’t fallen asleep yet. Gao Chuan lifted his eyelids, watched her actions, and asked, "Did you get all the prescriptions?"

"Mmh, got them, I’ll try brewing them for grandma when I get back," she nodded vigorously under the blanket.

Assuming the conversation was over, Gao Chuan bluntly asked another direct question: "Did you hide all the way up the mountain to avoid me?"

The tone was frivolous, with a hint of teasing.

It took Jiang An a moment to react, confirming in her mind for several seconds, realizing that Gao Chuan had seen through her little tricks. Her cheeks turned crimson, lips blushed and slightly pursed, as if someone had poked at her inner thoughts, she shyly buried her head back into the cozy blankets.

After a long while, she stuttered a defense: "I... wasn’t... It was arranged before I came here."

Gao Chuan, lying flat beside her, wasn’t really interested in hearing her explanation. His expression remained carefree, yet silently he dropped a bombshell on Jiang An.

"Why are you avoiding me? Am I that scary?"

His magnetic voice settled in her mind, even Gao Chuan himself did not expect to blurt out such a vexing question.

Glancing at Jiang An who was still lying with her back to him, evidently also alarmed by this question, Gao Chuan didn’t expect her to provide any reasonable explanation, he softly closed his eyelids.

The girl’s voice, filled with shyness, rose, "Dr. Gao, if I said I dreamed of kissing you, would you be angry?"

Suddenly, the man opened his eyes, facing the still long night, his earlobes twitched, a blush rose to his cheeks, somewhat disbelieving what he had just heard, reflexively asked, "What?"

Jiang An, who had originally planned to be frank in front of Gao Chuan, after speaking, regretted a bit, utterly embarrassed to repeat herself, and responded in a low mutter to Gao Chuan’s pressing inquiry, "It’s nothing."

As if something was sweeping through his mind, the still immobile man’s heartbeat wouldn’t stop, echoing Jiang An’s words over and over in his mind.

Turning to look at Jiang An, who was still restlessly moving beside him, he couldn’t help but chuckle and cry at the same time.

It turns out the silly girl hadn’t forgotten; she just thought it was a dream.

The man’s gaze slowly retracted, maintaining his usual posture, his eyebrows unknowably lifting.

Jiang An, with her little head buried in the blanket, her face red as blood, pressing down on her chest, her heart pounding uncontrollbly.

Outside, the night remained rainy and drizzly, the world silent, only their unknown secrets resonating loudly.

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