Stepping away to talk meant that he didn't want Lu Beichuan to hear the results of the examination. In circumstances when the doctor didn't want to freely speak in front of the patient, the situations were usually bad. Everyone here understood William's meaning.

Just as Old Master Lu was preparing to stand up, he heard a low voice say, "Just stay here to talk."

Hearing this voice, Ye Zhen's ears suddenly felt heated.

This voice sounded too similar to that overbearing voice in her dream that told her she wasn't allowed to cry. It carried a tone that wouldn't tolerate any contrary opinions.

William glanced at Old Master Lu. After receiving Old Master Lu's consent, he said, "Although Mr. Lu has woken up, I still have to clearly explain the details to everyone. Mr. Lu's legs and waist as well as his brain was injured by the car accident a year ago. Because there was an injury to the brain, he was unconscious for almost a year. I conducted a preliminary appraisal of his legs injury a year ago. Based on today's examination, his lower half’s injury is more serious that I estimated back then. I'm afraid..."

His worried tone made the listeners feel as if their hearts had flown up and were blocking their throats.

A long time later, Mrs. Lu finally said, "Doctor, you mean..."

"Of course, that's just the worst possible outcome. Nowadays, the study of medicine is advance. There's still the possibility that Mr. Lu will be able to stand up."

William’s adequately comforting words let Mrs. Lu sigh in relief. Ye Zhen also sighed in relief, but for a different reason.

A disability was great. It would be better if he stayed a cripple instead of recovering full mobility and going out to do nefarious deeds.

After hearing the answer, Old Master Lu nodded and stood up. "I understand. Thank you for your hard work, doctor."

William smiled as he shook Old Master Lu's hand. "I'm only doing what I should."

After saying this, the crowd parted to allow William and the nurses to leave. Ye Zhen also hastily moved to the side.

"Ye Qing, come here!" Mrs. Lu caught a glimpse of Ye Zhen standing at the edge of the crowd. She affably waved at her to come over.

In the past, Mrs. Lu had disliked Ye Zhen because she was timid, weak, and without her own opinions. They had married her into the Lu family in hopes that it would bring Lu Beichuan good luck, but he had remained unconscious. However, the situation was different now. Ye Zhen had driven Lu Beifan, who had tried to usurp her son's place, out of the Lu family, and her son had woken up!

In the eyes of Mrs. Lu, this was double blessings. Her view of Ye Zhen had completely changed. She saw her daughter-in-law as a sincere and considerate harbinger of blessings.

Old Master Lu smiled too. "That fortune teller's prediction is really accurate. He said that as long as Beichuan marries you, it's guaranteed that he'll wake up within a month. Isn't that the truth? Today... it's the one month anniversary of Ye Qing marrying into the Lu family!"

Mrs. Lu held Ye Zhen's hand and gestured for Ye Zhen to sit down on the bed. Her words were full of happiness. "Qingqing, ah, you're our family's treasure. Beichuan, don't blame us for marrying you without your permission. You have to know that you were a comatose person a month ago. At that time, what innocent girl would dare to marry you? But, Qingqing was willing!"

Mustering up her courage, Ye Zhen sat down on the bed. Lowering her head and looking down, she deferred to listening to Mrs. Lu holding her hand while praising her.

"Also, while you were unconscious, it was Qingqing that took care of you. Every day, she sat on the bed and spend the entire day massaging you. Just seeing this sight made me feel bad for her. Dr. William has said it's a miracle for you to wake up so soon. From how I see it, the majority of the credit goes to Qingqing. In the future, you have to treat her well. If you dare to bully her," Mrs. Lu pretended to angrily say the last part, "Don't blame me for being unkind to you."

Mrs. Lu patted the back of Ye Zhen's hand. Smiling, she said, "Qingqing, if Beichuan dares to bully you, don't have any reservations. Tell mother-in-law. Mother-in-law will get justice for you!"

Ye Zhen smiled and didn't say anything.

Lu Beichuan leaned against the headboard and looked at Ye Zhen, who had her head lowered. From his viewpoint, he could see Ye Zhen's pale, slender, swan-like neck. When his gaze slid down her throat, he saw her clavicle which formed a lovely hollow. It was a curvature that inspired obsession.

For a long time, Lu Beichuan didn't say anything. He finally narrowed his eyes slightly and spat out one word from his throat, "En."

It could be considered acknowledging Ye Zhen's existence.

Mrs. Lu thoroughly put down her worried heart.

She knew that her son had his own way of thinking and intentions. When he wasn't willing, no one could force him to do anything, but once he agreed, it was even less likely for someone to forcefully change his mind.

"Since you agreed, once your health is better, let's have another wedding ceremony, so Qingqing can grandly marry into the Lu family as your wife."

On the side, Old Master Lu said, "Sure, and this matter will be given to you, the mother, to handle. Beichuan just woke up, so let's give him space to rest. Let's all leave."

"Alright, then the matter is settled," As Mother Lu said this, she patted Ye Zhen's hand again. Her words and eyes had a deeper meaning, "Stay here and keep Beichuan company."

If Mrs. Lu had the slightest amount of dislike towards Ye Zhen, she absolutely wouldn't have allowed her to remain here.

Ye Zhen wryly smiled in her mind, but her mouth could only agree.

After Old Master Lu and Mrs. Lu left, one after another, the crowd dispersed.

Ye Zhen had stood up and was standing by the bed. She was left with the fate of awkwardly facing the man that she had shared a bed with for a month.

This type of face-to-fact contact would thoroughly expose her. If she had an opportunity to leave the Lu family later, and the Lu family found and brought Ye Qing back, they would end up feeling suspicious. If that happened, she was afraid it would be difficult for her to escape the fate of being the villain's wife and fall to her doom.

She didn't say anything and neither did Lu Beichuan. He thoughtfully looked at her.

Underneath that gaze, it took a long time for Ye Zhen to stabilize her state of mind. She finally looked up and met Lu Beichuan's eyes.

"Actually, back then, grandfather.... Old Master Lu offered to save the Ye Family's business in return for me marrying you. If you have any objections to this marriage, you can speak frankly with me. We can get divorced. You and I can each marry someone else. In the future, we'll have nothing to do with each other."

It would be great if a conversation could resolve this issue, that would save time and effort.

"Marry someone else? Have nothing to do with each other?" Lu Beichuan deeply looked at her. He revealed his wrists to her. In actuality, although the lines on his wrists hadn't completely faded, they weren't too eye-catching. However, in Ye Zhen's eyes, there were incomparable obtrusive.

"So my wife is someone with peculiar urges?"

"?"

Wasn't he supposed to not only dislike her, but utterly despise her? Why hadn't he gone along with her suggestion of severing their marital tie?

Ye Zhen didn't understand. In the novel, Lu Beichuan hadn't liked Ye Zhen, so why did he want her to remain in the Lu family and be his wife?

She carefully thought it over... Perhaps, it was because Ye Zhen had gotten pregnant and gave birth to Lu Beichuan's child.

So, as long as she didn't sleep with Lu Beichuan and didn't get pregnant with Lu Beichuan's child, she would be fine? She just had to wait until Ye Qing came back, wait until Lu Beichuan fell in love with Ye Qing, and then she would swiftly give up her spot.

Besides...

Ye Zhen's gaze kept straying towards Lu Beichuan's lower half.

William had said that Lu Beichuan's waist and legs were seriously injured. Did he even have the ability to do that right now?

Following her gaze, Lu Beichuan couldn't help wrinkling his forehead. His little wife really had that type of kink?

Ye Zhen had to admit that Lu Beichuan's skills had been very good in her dream. She had been satisfied.

Although she was a hedonist, she couldn't blindly seek pleasure. Happiness couldn't be lumped together. For example, under the current circumstances, Lu Beichuan wasn't an acceptable partner. She would be happier if he remained unable to walk.

"Mr. Lu, I'll tell you the truth. If it wasn't because my dad's company was on the verge of bankruptcy and needed assistance, I wouldn't have married you. Moreover, the original intention behind the marriage was only to bring you good luck. Since you're already awake now, there's no reason for me to continue staying in the Lu Family." Ye Zhen paused. "More importantly, I have someone I like."

"You have someone you like?" Lu Beichuan's eyes narrowed. His tone wasn't good.

Although he knew that the woman in front of him was full of nonsense, and she said words that she didn't mean, his emotions were still agitated.

"Yes, the person I like is called Lin Zhan. If it wasn't because of you, I would have already married Lin Zhan." Ye Zhen looked at him. When she mentioned the past, her eyes held an unclear pain.

Lin Zhan was the male lead in Newly Wed, Misplaced Kindness. He was the great villain's younger half-brother. They shared the same father. He and his mother had been mutually dependent on each other since his childhood. Because he was an illegitimate child, he grew up receiving a lot of dirty looks and verbal abuse. He and Ye Qing were truly in love with each other.

After Lin Zhan's mother died, it was precisely when Ye Qing was forced to marry Lu Beichuan. Faced with Ye Qing's tears, Lin Zhan decided to run away with Ye Qing. He left the area that he had lived in for over twenty years to start a new life with her.

Moreover, Ye Zhen wasn't lying. The reason that the novel's Ye Zhen utterly hated Ye Qing was because these two sisters had fallen in love with the same man. It wasn't unexpected that these two sisters would have a falling out because of love.

Ye Zhen knew that she had horribly offended the great villain, Lu Beichuan, by telling him this. He was a person that stood by his word. For him to hear that his wife had someone else in her heart, there could be no greater insult.

First, there was no love between them. Second, there was nothing keeping them together, so why bother with staying together?

However, Lu Beichuan indulgently smiled and quietly said, "I'll allow you to say these words in front of me this one time. Do you understand?"

Lu Beichuan had an attractive face with prominent facial features. When he was coldly indifferent, he had a gloomy aura that made it hard for people to get close. But, when he smiled, Ye Zhen was almost swayed by his overwhelming valiant spirit.

Ye Zhen deeply sighed. "Mr. Lu, this matter concerns your future. You don't understand me at all. You shouldn't be so careless. I hope that you can clearly think things through."

Lu Beichuan nodded. "I'll carefully think about this. But, before I finish considering, you're still be wife. I hope that you can carry out the responsibilities and duties between a husband and wife."

"The responsibilities... and duties between a husband and wife?" Ye Zhen pursed her lips.

Both husband and wife had the duty to procreate.

Knocking was heard outside the door before William entered the room. He courteously said to Ye Zhen, "Miss Ye, I have to give Mr. Lu a private examination to check on his reproductive organs. Can you go downstairs and wait?"

Ye Zhen was eager to leave the room. She quickly nodded, took a step back, and closed the door on her way out.

William was an American citizen with Chinese ancestry. He was one quarter British. His facial features were more exquisite and defined than the average Chinese person. Under the influence of his family and environment, he easily learned proper, good manners.

He casually sat down on Lu Beichuan's bed like they were old friends and didn't show any trace of the reserved mannerism that he displayed in front of the rest of the Lu Family.

He swept his gaze over Lu Beichuan's legs and said, "Don't worry. Your legs will be fully healed within half a month."

There wasn't any hint of worry on Lu Beichuan's face. He expressionlessly nodded.

William couldn't help furrowing his brow when he saw Lu Beichuan’s unconcerned expression. After checking that the door was tightly closed, he lowered his voice and said, "Didn't we agree that you would wait until your body was fully recovered before "waking up"? I told you to exercise patience and wait half a month. Why did you suddenly do this today? I was totally caught off guard!"

"Look at yourself, you're still half-paralyzed. Even if you wake up, what can you do? But, your dad is different. Half of a month will be enough time for your dad to monopolize the company."

After speaking to this point, William's couldn't control his anger; it went bubbling up. "This is unintentionally alerting the enemy! The past half year's arrangements are going to be wasted!"

Lu Beichuan didn't refute or say anything. He gently stroked the shallow marks on his wrist. William couldn't comprehend the confidence that Lu Beichuan felt. For him, victory was within his grasp.

"I can't understand you guys. How can a father and son be willing to kill each other for money and power?!"

Lu Beichuan indifferently glanced at him. He pointed out his mistake, "We're not mutually trying to kill each other. He planned for me to be in that car accident. I haven't done anything to him yet."

Gritting his teeth, William said, "You'll strike back sooner or later! You're the type of person who would seek revenge for the smallest grievance. Just because you beat up my rival for me one time back when we were studying in England, you're expecting me to do your every bidding now."

Lu Beichuan smiled. "Since you know I'll retaliate eventually, why are you asking me why I woke up half a month earlier than planned?"

William icily looked at him. "As your doctor, I have the right to know your plans so that I can design the next part of your physical therapy. Before, you wouldn't listen to my advice and got out of bed several times. I stressed this point to you several times. Although you're capable of walking, you haven't fully recovered. If you force yourself to stand up, it will only do more harm than good. I'll arrange for a specialist caretaker to help you perform daily exercises for recovery."

"Alright, I know."

William pushed down his anger. "Lastly, there's something else I have to tell you."

Lu Beichuan questioningly looked at him.

"Your father has been looking for someone. From what I know, he's your younger half-brother. His name is Lin Zhan."

Hearing this name, Lu Beichuan's expression sunk. His gaze was as sharp as knives when he looked at William. "Who?"

"Lin Zhan." William told him all of the information he had acquired, "His mother is one of your father's lovers. A while ago, after your father's lover died, your younger brother left with a woman. But, there's a matter that's quite interesting."

Lu Beichuan looked at him.

"The woman that your brother left with looks exactly the same as Ye Qing. Based on my investigation, Lin Zhan probably left with a woman named Ye Zhen. Ye Zhen and your wife, Ye Qing, are identical twins. Ye Qing is the older sister, and Ye Zhen is the younger sister."

"Ye Zhen?" Lu Beichuan raised his eyebrows. "Her name is Ye Zhen?"

Lu Beichuan thought of his little wife. She had told him fragments of information when she was at his bedside and massaging him. Once she had said, "I'm twenty-two years old. I've never been in a relationship or lived for myself before. I don't even know how it happened really, but I took my older sister's place in marrying you to bring you good luck. I do my best to serve you, but look, there's no place for me in this family."

Took her older sister's place in marrying him?

Lu Beichuan continued stroking the marks on his wrist.

How interesting.

"There's nothing you want to say?"

"What's there to say? He's just an illegitimate child."

"Illegitimate children can have inheritance rights too!"

Lu Beichuan scoffed, "If it's something I don't want to give away, other people shouldn't even try to imagine taking even the tiniest bit from my hands."

"... You miserly capitalist!" William, who was from a beautifully harmonious family, couldn't understand such a complicated family situation. "I've said everything that I should. If there's nothing else, I'm leaving."

Lu Beichuan called out to stop him, "You don't have to give that medicine to Uncle Xiao anymore."

For a short while, William didn't react. "What medicine?"

Lu Beichuan succinctly said, "Medicine for deep sleep."

William suddenly realized, "That medicine... don't worry about it. It doesn't have any negative side effects. It's beneficial for the body."

"I said," Lu Beichuan repeated, "don't give that medicine to Uncle Xiao anymore."

William raised his eyebrows, "Alright, I understand. But, I saw those red marks on your wife's neck a few days ago, so I told her to go to a hospital to check for allergies." He looked around the room, shrugged, and said, "There's a bad thing in this room."

"William!"

William heartily laughed and took this opportunity to leave the room.

Lu Beichuan languidly leaned against the headboard. His eyes narrowed.

He really was feeling tired after speaking so much after waking up so recently.

The car accident had happened a year ago. Half a year later, he had regained consciousness. At that time, most of his authority that Old Master Lu had given him had fallen into Lu Shaoren's hands, and he couldn't feel anything below his waist. The diagnosis was that he might spend the rest of his life in bed.

Just for that little bit of power, Lu Shaoren had ruthlessly harmed his own son.

Father and son? Lu Beichuan sneered.

Ye Zhen was standing at the doorway. Seeing the dark scowl on Lu Beichuan's face, her mood was extremely complicated.

He had just woken up and was already working on a major scheme? He really didn't know how to stop and be peaceful. It served him right to have such a horrible ending!

Ye Zhen walked over. Her face showed resentment that things weren’t going according to plan. "Are you okay?"

Lu Beichuan opened his eyes. He thoughtfully looked at her. He didn't know why she was feeling aggrieved and worried, but seeing this sight, his mood suddenly improved.

Half-joking, he asked, "I heard you have a younger sister. Her name is Ye Zhen?"

Ye Zhen choked and extremely unnaturally blinked. She hid her real feelings and thoughts behind a blank expression. "What?"

"You’re identical twins, right? Do the two of you look exactly the same?"