Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

"No wonder she is short-tempered now." Zed whispered to himself. His eyebrows were furrowed as usual. He changed his clothes, went to the living room, and took out his mobile phone to call his secretary. "Go to the ZH Villa and copy the surveillance video of the back garden from earlier today. If they ask any questions, tell them I lost something there."

"Yes, I'll get right to it."

After ending the call, Zed turned on the computer and searched for articles about menstrual periods. He made some notes and memorized important points.

Zed felt guilty when he thought about how rude he had been. He felt a strong desire to make it up to Jean. Once in the kitchen, Zed realized that they didn't have brown sugar or heating pastes.

Without hesitating, Zed put on his coat and went to the nearest convenience store. When researching online, he had found a list of suggested items to keep in the house. Once at the store, he pulled out the paper on which he had noted the list and started buying the items.

By the time he returned to the villa, Jean had already crawled into bed. Zed watched her curiously. Although his bed was massive in size, she had curled into a small ball in one corner. She looked so tiny and vulnerable.

Zed carried forward the steaming cup of brown sugar water.

The light sweet smell of the brown sugar permeated through the room. Jean woke and turned to the door. She raised an eyebrow when she saw Zed walking toward the bed with a bag of goods in his left hand and the cup in his right hand.

"I have made a cup of brown sugar water. I also went to the store and bought some essential products for you. If I missed something, or if I bought the wrong item, tell me. I will get it for you." He opened the bag as he spoke.

Seeing period products of various brands in the bag, Jean's anger gradually disappeared. She hadn't forgiven Zed, however. So she deliberately kept a straight face and said, "Mr. Qi is really considerate. You even have good knowledge of everything women need during their menstrual period." 'Did he care for Eva like this during her menstrual periods when they were together?' she wondered.

"I didn't know about all this. I had to search on the internet. That's where I found these suggestions. Now, would you like to drink the sugar water? If not, then tell me so that I can dispose of it." Zed was a little displeased for being sneered at by Jean. He had been considerate and helpful. Why wasn't she being appreciative?

Since this was Zed's first experience with menstrual periods, he felt shy. He couldn't look at Jean and fidgeted as he waited for her to reply. Noticing his awkwardness, Jean giggled. She understood from his tone that it was time to stop teasing Zed. She hurriedly reached for the tepid brown sugar water, gently blew on it, and then drank it in a gulp.

"Well, the brown sugar water made by Mr. Qi tastes very good! Oh, should I ask if you put poison in it?"

Zed unhappily reached out and took the cup away from Jean's hands. And then he casually put that bag of goods on the floor.

"Maybe you should have asked that question before you drank the concoction."

Zed was annoyed by Jean's suggestion. He spoke coldly as he walked out of the room.

Once back in the living room, he put the cup on the table. When he noticed there was a little bit of the sugar water in the cup, he took it to the kitchen sink and poured it out.

'What am I doing? Why am I trying so hard to please her?'

At the thought, Zed crossed his hands over his chest and his expression suddenly became gloomy. Zed felt a little upset as he glanced at the dirty cup.

He had never done something like this for a woman before. What made him go to the convenience store to buy women's menstruation products?!

Hum Hum...

Zed's phone began vibrating. Shelving his thoughts, Zed glanced at the screen. It was his secretary.

"Mr. Qi, I have copied the video. Should I send it to your e-mail?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll send it to you right now. Please check your e-mail in a little while."

A few seconds after ending the call, Zed received a new e-mail notification on his phone. He walked to the computer and opened his inbox. He clicked on the video attachment and then forwarded to the time when Jean had left the hall. After watching the video, Zed's anger subsided. It turned out to be a misunderstanding. But judging from the picture, Jean seemed to know Ethan...

"Ethan Lei..."

Zed whispered. Suddenly he felt an emotion with which he was unfamiliar. Zed paused to reflect on whether he was feeling jealous or insecure, or both!

Back in the bedroom, Jean grabbed the bag Zed had left for her. She sat against the headrest as she opened it and peered inside. A gentle smile grew when she noted all the products Zed had bought.

She stuck her hand into the bag and pulled out the first product. She hummed as she read the brand name. "The sanitary towels from this brand were detected to have a fluorescent agent. Why is it still selling?"

Tossing the product to the side, she grabbed the next item in the bag. "This kind of heating pad is quite good. I like it!"

Jean's eyebrows sprang up when she saw the third item. "Chocolates!" she said with delight.

As Jean continued her examination of items in the bag, her phone began vibrating. It was Shirley.

She cast a quick glance at the screen before declining the call.

The phone buzzed repeatedly as Shirley called Jean four or five times more. Finally, the phone stopped vibrating. Thinking that Shirley had given up, Jean took a deep breath. Just then she heard a ping that notified her of an incoming WeChat message. "Jean, call me back as soon as possible. Something has happened to dad. He has been sent to the hospital. Visit him soon!"

Seeing Shirley's message, Jean immediately jumped out of bed and texted back asking Shirley for the hospital address. Quickly, she pulled out clothes from her closet and after putting them on, Jean ran out of the bedroom.

"Zed, could you please lend me your car? My father has been hospitalized. I would like to visit him." Jean said anxiously.

"Hospitalized? Which hospital? I will accompany you."

Zed stood and powered down the computer. Then he grabbed the car keys and stepped out of the villa, with Jean following close behind.

They drove to the hospital in silence, each consumed by their own thoughts. When the car stopped, Jean hurriedly opened the door and rushed straight to the ward Shirley had mentioned.

At the door of the ward, Jean could see that Shirley was pacing. Seeing that Jean had arrived, Shirley waved at Jean and beckoned her to come quickly. Then she went into the ward to inform her dad and mom. "Dad, mom, Jean is here!"

Henry immediately put on the oxygen mask and half-closed his eyes as he feigned being ill.

He had hardly settled when Jean entered the ward anxiously.

"What happened to dad? Dad, are you feeling well?"

Jean walked to the bedside and asked. Then, she looked at Joy and Shirley who were standing on the side. "Tell me, what happened to dad?"

Joy sighed, "The reason is obvious. It was because of that piece of land. Your father was so angry that he spat out a lot of blood. We didn't understand what caused it, so we brought him to the hospital. Gosh...."

"What? Spat out blood... Has the doctor checked him? What did the doctor say?"

Joy shook her head morosely and struggled not to cry. "The doctor said that it was due to excessive stress. Your dad has been thinking about that land all day and night for so long. He even asked someone to make a planning map of that land. He had expected the land to help increase business for the Wen Group. Now, after failure to acquire that land, the anxiety he feels..."

Jean's expression darkened. She said, "So much has happened because of that land. Since it causes so much trouble, I can't give it to dad."

Hearing that, Henry almost jumped out of the bed. Fortunately, Joy hurriedly squeezed his hands and gestured that he should stay calm.

"Jean, your dad has always been short-tempered and I have also made many mistakes. But for the sake of our family affection, could you please help your dad? He isn't young anymore. I fear his body cannot take so much stress. What if something happens to him due to excessive anxiety?" Joy cried.

Jean's expression hardened as she understood what her family was trying to do. They had arranged all this just to manipulate her into giving them that land. Ever since Henry first asked her to acquire the land, she had faced nothing but challenges. From her marriage to Zed to the beatings to the kidnapping, everything had been arranged for by her family. She was so tired of it all!

"Don't talk about family affection with me. Since my mother passed away, I haven't felt any family affection. If you want that land, sign a contract to sever our father-daughter relationship. Then I will give you the land."

Frustrated that her family could only think of personal gain, Jean offered them a choice. It was either going to be the land or her. They could choose only one. Jean also wanted to take this opportunity to test whether her family would be loyal to her or not. She still had traces of hope that her father would pick her. If he truly cared about her, he would give up the land.

Hearing this, Henry pulled off the oxygen mask, stared at Jean with greed-filled eyes, and said, "Really?"☐☐☐☐