Chapter 43: The Possessive Young Master Jiang

The doctor was practically on the verge of tears.

"Young Master Jiang, it may not matter to you, but if you end up catching the infection, the one who will suffer is me, the Jiang family's personal physician."

Who didn't know that whenever there was the slightest disturbance with Young Master Jiang, everyone in the Jiang family, from top to bottom, would immediately be on high alert?

Yet, the young master of the Jiang family clearly treated his warning as mere wind passing by.

At this moment, nothing mattered more to him than his precious girl.

Therefore, it was far more practical for him to just figure out how to get that girl to recover as quickly as possible.

Later, Jiang Hao'en called Housekeeper Shi, his tone as calm as usual as he informed her that Shi Zhaodi was feeling unwell, that a doctor had already examined her, and that she would be spending the night at his place. He assured Housekeeper Shi that he would take good care of her and told her not to worry.

On the other end of the line, Housekeeper Shi was so stunned that she couldn't say a single word.

How improper this was! If word got out, who knew what rumors people would start spreading again.

For the longest time, the rumors connecting her daughter and the young master had been so vivid and detailed that it sounded as if her daughter truly belonged to the young master already.

Yet, who didn't know? How could the Jiang family ever accept a housekeeper's daughter as the partner of their only heir?

Therefore, most people were simply waiting to watch a good show.

Now that the young master was keeping Shi Zhaodi to spend the night at his quarters, if others were to find out, goodness knows what kind of gossip would circulate.

Due to his health issues, the young master had lived a life that was almost semi-isolated from the world since childhood, leaving his mind innocent and completely oblivious to the consequences of such actions.

And as a mother, she could not simply stand by and watch her daughter jump into a fire pit.

Consequently, shortly after hanging up the phone, Housekeeper Shi went over to Jiang Hao'en's residence.

"Young Master, Zhaodi has a bad cold and it's contagious. I'll take her back to rest so we don't cause trouble for you," Housekeeper Shi said apologetically, with a hint of anxiety in her voice.

"It's no trouble. She's already asleep," Jiang Hao'en replied calmly, completely ignoring the subtext in Housekeeper Shi's words.

He showed neither the intention nor the action of letting Housekeeper Shi take her daughter away.

"No—Young Master, Zhaodi staying here is not appropriate," Housekeeper Shi said awkwardly.

"It's fine," Jiang Hao'en remained unruffled. "I'll wake her up for school tomorrow morning, provided she has recovered."

"But—" Housekeeper Shi had no idea how to make the young master understand that she had to take Shi Zhaodi back, and that it was entirely inappropriate for the two of them to share the same living quarters.

And yet, she couldn't say it outright; she had to avoid hurting the young master's self-esteem or affecting his emotional well-being.

Without being direct, however, the young master simply had no way of grasping her true meaning.

At that moment, Housekeeper Shi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, pacing around in circles yet utterly helpless.

"Housekeeper Shi, it's very late. I'd like to rest," Jiang Hao'en said quietly to her.

"Then I'll take Zhaodi back to sleep, and the young master should rest early too," Housekeeper Shi blurted out in her anxiety, stepping forward as if to enter Jiang Hao'en's bedroom.

"Housekeeper Shi, don't go and disturb her. She's not feeling well and needs plenty of rest," Jiang Hao'en said slowly, his tone revealing an unquestionable calmness and firmness.