I Am My Own Substitute Wife Novel - Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Master Sheng’s Conditions
Translator: Lonelytree

She clawed his wrist, trying to make him let go. Suddenly Sheng Hanye smashed his other fist into the headboard. His eyes were bloodshot.
“What… What’s wrong with you…” Jiang Niansheng said with difficulty. “Let… Let go…”
He looked at her coldly, “Say you will never leave me, say you will always be there. Say it!”
“But our marriage is…”
Sheng Hanye roared, “I need you to say it! No one can leave me without my permission!” Jiang Niansheng looked into the man’s eyes and saw panic and helplessness. ‘What is he so afraid of?’
The next second, the master bedroom door opened. The butler ran in with panic. “Master Sheng, you need to calm down! I’ll get Doctor Si right away! Madam, you need to leave! Master Sheng’s condition is acting up again!”
However, Jiang Niansheng was naked and Sheng Hanye was holding her neck, so how was she supposed to leave? She tried to think over what the man said to figure out what had triggered this reaction.
Jiang Niansheng latched onto something. She asked, “Sheng Hanye, why are you so afraid of losing someone? Who have you lost?”
The big hand around her neck loosened slightly. It was working! Jiang Niansheng continued, “You’re at the top of the hill. Everyone looks up to you, I am a chess piece for you. So what are you so afraid of? Are you scared of yourself?”
“Shut up.” The order spat out of Sheng Hanye’s thin lips.
“You need to face the problem or…”
“Shut up!” Sheng Hanye swept all the table lamps and vases to the ground. He radiated such a terrifying presence that no one dared to get close.
The butler said, “Madam, you better leave. Master will calm down when Doctor Si gets here. Master Sheng will accidentally injure people when he’s acting up!”
“What condition does he have?” Jiang Niansheng said calmly, “Perhaps I can help him?”
“PTSD.” The butler replied.
“What caused the trauma?”
The butler was hesitant to say anymore. Wen Wan’s death in the fire was a taboo that no one dared to say in front of Master Sheng! “Madam… I can’t say.”
Jiang Niansheng couldn’t wait any longer or she’d die. She grabbed Sheng Hanye’s suit and wrapped it around her body. Then she kicked the pillow aside and a small incense pouch fell out. The faint fragrance suffused the air. It had a calming effect.
Sheng Hanye’s tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed. The frangrance lingered.
After Sheng Hanye let go, Jiang Niansheng raised her hands to massage the man’s temples. “It appears like certain keywords will trigger the trauma in your heart and you’ll go out of control.”
Sheng Hanye slowly sat down on the bed and Jiang Niansheng lowered herself to continue the massage. Sheng Hanye closed his eyes. The corners of his lips were still tightly pursed, but his body was slowly relaxing.
“Jiang Niansheng, you possess a lot of surprises I don’t know about.”
Jiang Niansheng replied, “Indeed, so you better don’t fall in love with me.”
Sheng Hanye let out a cold snort.
The butler watched this scene with his mouth agape.
When Master Sheng was in his throes of anger, only sedatives could put him down. But the madam’s words have calmed master down this time? Last time, Doctor Si already said the sedative wasn’t a long-term solution. It would cause irreparable harm to the body. They were looking for another solution and Master Sheng had married the solution!
“Madam…” The butler was about to say something when Jiang Niansheng shushed him and told him to leave with a look.
As Sheng Hanye slowly calmed down, Jiang Niansheng said, “Sheng Hanye, let’s make a deal.”
“No.”
“But… I know how to treat your condition.”
Sheng Hanye said coldly, “I can treat it without you.”
‘Tsk, how stubborn is this man? If there is another way, the butler wouldn’t have acted so flusteredly.’
“My conditions are not difficult.” Jiang Niansheng paused the massage. “I will marry you but I will not sleep with you. Everything other than that, I will cooperate with you fully for the next two years.”
Sheng Hanye’s expression turned cold. “Do you know how many women want to climb into my bed? Jiang Niansheng, you have no idea how lucky you are!”
“I am not those women.”
He let out a cold snort and got off the bed.
“What caused you the PTSD anyway?” Jiang Niansheng asked. “Who did you lose? Your family… or your lover?”
“It has nothing to do with you.”
…
Sheng Hanye went down to the living room. When Si Cang saw him, the doctor was surprised. “Didn’t they tell me you’re acting up? You’re looking fine to me.”
Sheng Hanye did not say anything and sat down with a cold face.
“Doctor Si, it’s all thanks to Madam,” the butler said. “The madam managed to calm master down.”
“Wait, this is the mysterious wife you just married?” Si Cang was intrigued. “She is so incredible? You have to introduce me to her!”
Sheng Hanye said expressionlessly. “You can leave now.”
“Brother, you’re not even going to introduce me to your wife?”
“Do you want me to throw you out?”
Si Cang patted his medic kit. “Do you not have a heart? I came immediately even though it’s the middle of the night. Fine, I won’t see her, but at least told me how she has managed to calm you down.”
“There was this fragrance.” Sheng Hanye admitted, “And she coupled it with a massage.”
“A fragrance? Could it be incense or Chinese herbal medicine?” Si Cang scratched his chin. “Indeed, why didn’t I think of using Chinese medicine to treat your condition earlier?”
Sheng Hanye pursed his lips. ‘Jiang Niansheng knows Chinese medicine and how to make incense? What kind of a mysterious woman I’ve married home?’
“I was wondering why you got married so quickly, so you have found a treasure of a woman.” Si Cang asked, “Where did you meet her? Is she part of Flying Feather?”
“She is not a part of Flying Feather.”
Sheng Hanye had cultivated a group of elite bodyguards called Flying Feather. They were not only good at fighting but also had incredible talents. Wen Wan used to be a part of the Flying Feather…
‘Jiang Niansheng knows Taekwondo and Chinese medicine, plus she has Wen Wan’s face…’
Si Cang winked. “Brother, since you just got married, so why are you sitting here alone…”
“Butler.”
“Yes, master?”
Sheng Hanye said coldly, “Throw him out!”
Si Cang carried his medic box and ran away.
When Sheng Hanye returned to the master bedroom, Jiang Niansheng was already asleep. Her long lashes quivered. She was peaceful in her sleep.
He reached out his hand to caress her cheek. When his fingertips touched her skin, Sheng Hanye’s expression turned cold. ‘What am I doing? She is not Wen Wan! I need to remember that!’
He quickly stood up and left.
Jiang Niansheng, who was sleeping soundly, had no idea what happened…
Early the next morning, Jiang Niansheng received a call from the hospital that her brother had woken up. Jiang Niansheng immediately left for the hospital.
At the hospital, the doctor told her. “The patient’s life is no longer in danger but the brain injury regressed his intellect to a 3-year-old.”
“What? Is there hope for recovery?”
“Yes, but the hope is very slim.”
Jiang Niansheng closed her eyes and tried to accept this reality. ‘This is okay. At least my brother is still alive. I still have a family.’
Jiang Niansheng walked into the ward.
Jiang Yangchen heard footsteps and looked up. He was very surprised. “Sheng Er… you are Sheng Er!”
“Brother, I’ve come to see you.”
Jiang Yangchen reached out to hug her, but he suddenly paused.. “Sheng Er, you need to run! There are bad people. They will hurt you!”