The Chief Minister’s Ferocious Wife - Chapter 398
Chapter 398: Chapter 390 You Could Lose Everything
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Zhao Meilan’s expression changed almost instantly. She was so shocked by it that she couldn’t say anything.
She looked at Zhao Chuchu anxiously as if she were lost.
The lady understood that if Hu Yiming had not injured his head, which resulted in his IQ reverting to that of a child now, she would never have had the chance to marry him. The Hu clan would never accept a lady like her into their family.
She was nothing more than a village lady, while the Hu clan was a prestigious family. So they would find him a wife from another prestigious family instead. That was the tradition.
Zhao Chuchu noticed the changes in Zhao Meilan’s expression and said, “The choice is still yours. You can decide if you want to cure him or not.”
“Are you sure you can cure him?” Zhao Meilan finally asked in a shaky voice after a long while. “If you could, will he recover back to before he hurt his head? Will he stop acting like a child? Will he be able to continue to study and participate in the Imperial Examination as Xie Heng did?”
“Yes, he will.”
“Then, please, treat him. He’s a nice guy who deserves to live a better life than
“But you might lose everything once he recovers.”
“I know, but if there’s a chance for Yiming to recover, I would always choose that, even if that means losing everything that I have. I shall not be that selfish. Yiming deserves a better lady as his wife than I am.”
“Are you sure?
“Yes, I am.”
Zhao Meilan had made a decision. Despite the pain in her heart, she still nodded.
She wanted to live the rest of her life with her husband, but she didn’t want to let him live his life as a child forever, either.
Because Hu Yiming had been nice to her the whole time, she hoped that he could have a successful future too.
“If the Hu clan chooses to ask me for a divorce, I will accept it. I don’t have any siblings, anyway. I can come home, stay by their side, and care for them once they are old. Chuchu, please make him better.”
Zhao Chuchu looked at Zhao Meilan and couldn’t help but pat her head. “You stupid girl…”
“I’ve made my decision.” Zhao Meilan smiled.
“Alright. As long as you won’t regret it.”
“I would only regret it if I chose not to cure him because of my selfishness. I’m ready to accept anything that comes after that.”
“Okay, I’ll help him.”
Zhao Meilan smiled, but it was a smile that was uglier than a cry.
She liked Hu Yiming a lot.
Even though they weren’t married for long, she could not forget the part of her life where she spent all of her days with him every day.
Zhao Chuchu knew that Zhao Meilan wasn’t forcing herself to be kind but that
she had already thought it through.
She was indeed a kind girl.
“A good deed never goes unrewarded,” Zhao Chuchu thought.
The scenario that she had just told Zhao Meilan was just a presumption.
If she really treated Hu Yiming, the Hu clan would only thank Zhao Meilan even more. They weren’t the type of family that would chase Zhao Meilan out so that the cured Hu Yiming could marry someone else.
As for Hu Yiming, if he did recover and if he didn’t like Zhao Meilan anymore, he would still not abandon her. She was still legally his wife, and he would show her enough respect.
However, the love he had for her wasn’t a lie. Hu Yiming loved Zhao Meilan now and would still love her in the future.
Unfortunately, time could only tell if Zhao Chuchu was right or not. Ultimately, humans were unpredictable, and no one could tell if Hu Yiming would change.
When Zhao Meilan left the room, Hu Yiming could sense that she was in a bad mood.
That made him worry. He quickly got some food for her and even massaged her shoulders. He was so worried that, like a child, he questioned Zhao
Chuchu, “Did you bully Meilan? She was smiling just now! If you did bully her, I wouldn’t come here again!”
“N-no! She didn’t!” Zhao Meilan quickly said. “She told me that I might be sick and asked me to take care of my own body.”
“But you don’t look sick.”
“There are illnesses that can’t be seen. She didn’t bully me. Don’t ever say something like this at another person’s home, okay?”
“O-okay. I-I’m sorry…” Hu Yiming apologized like a kid who had made a mistake.
He looked almost as old as Xie Heng but acted like a three-year-old child. It was weird and pitiful to look at.
“It’s okay. You got angry because you were worried about your wife. Will you continue to protect Meilan like you just did?” Zhao Chuchu smiled.
Hu Yiming nodded. “I will! I’ll protect her for the rest of my life! Mom told me that Meilan was the one who would be with me forever! So I won’t hurt her!
And I like her the most!”
He then hugged Zhao Meilan’s arm and asked, “Right?”
Zhao Meilan’s face turned red immediately as she was embarrassed. “We can’t do this here. Can you let me go?
“No! I like Meilan the most!”
Zhao Meilan was rendered speechless.
Looking at how shy Zhao Meilan was, Zhao Chuchu took some candies out to divert Hu Yiming’s attention. “Yiming, do you want to try this sweet? They don’t sell this here, and only I have it. Look at how colorful they are.”
That managed to attract Hu Yiming’s attention. He let go of Zhao Meilan and grabbed the candies while beaming happily.
Zhao Meilan quickly let out a sigh of relief.
After eating one of the candies, Zhao Chuchu asked Zhao Meilan to take Hu Yiming into Xie Jun’s room.
“Are we going to start now?” Zhao Meilan asked nervously.
“Yes. Once I head into the city with Da Lang, I won’t be able to come back here so often. The New Year was yesterday, too, so don’t worry about it.”
“It’s not that. I’m just worried that you’re too busy.”
“There’s nothing more important than treating him now. So don’t overthink it.
Just stay there. I’ll start with some acupuncture.”
“Okay.”
Zhao Meilan stepped back and sat down by the chair. She grabbed her hands tightly and held her breath.
“Meilan, what is going on?” Hu Yiming was a little uncomfortable.
“Yiming, do you want to become smarter?” Zhao Chuchu asked. “If you become smarter, you’ll be able to protect Meilan even better.”
“Yes! Can you make me smarter?”
“I can, but you’ll have to do what I say. I’ll put some needles in your head, which might hurt, but you’ll have to endure it, okay?”
“Okay! I’ll endure it!”
“If you endure it, I’ll give you more candy.”
“Really?” Hu Yiming’s eyes widened, and he quickly lay still. “I’m ready!’ Zhao Chuchu chuckled and took her silver needles out.
The treatment was long, and the acupoints where the needles were inserted would hurt a lot. Hu Yiming was sweating profoundly from the pain, but he could endure it and didn’t even make a noise.
Even Zhao Chuchu was impressed by Hu Yiming’s will.
Only his IQ had reverted to that of a three-year-old) but the rest of him was still an adult.
Zhao Meilan gulped as the process continued.
When Zhao Chuchu finally inserted the last needle, Hu Yiming could no longer
bear the pain and fainted.
“Yiming…” Zhao Meilan was terrified.
