Chapter 1707: Beiping Old Dream: Beauty Actor Suppresses the Big Shot 22

The British Embassy finally gave up on antagonizing Pei Yinnian, which also meant giving up this gold bar transaction.

Chu Wu, using the warlord's seizure of Wan Canghong as an excuse, searched his residence thoroughly, with fifty percent going into the state accounts, and was praised for a long time by his father, Marshal Chu.

The remaining fifty percent was split between him and Pei Yinnian in a two-to-three ratio.

Even though only thirty percent fell into Pei Yinnian's hands, it was still a substantial sum, more than enough to cover the cost of purchasing the pharmaceutical factory.

Thus, this time Pei Yinnian obtained the pharmaceutical factory without spending a single cent, and even made a twenty percent profit.

Moreover, by standing up to the British Embassy and ensuring medication safety for Beiping's populace, he solidified his reputation as a patriotic merchant.

Without Xiao Bojing using Pei Yiqing to cause trouble as in the original plot, he has gotten back on the right track.

That night, upon returning, it happened to be a moonless night, the sky already dark without a glimmer of light.

Pei Yiqing jumped down from the front row to give his brother light, and turning around saw Jin Chen scoop his brother up in a horizontal hold and hurry inside.

"Brother! What's wrong with you!" Pei Yiqing hurried after them, asking as he followed behind.

"Call the doctor over."

Jin Chen shouted urgently, and Pei Yinnian, held in his arms, looked pallid, his head aching as if it would split.

"Oh oh, okay!"

Pei Yiqing also grabbed the steward who had come along, "Quick, go call the doctor; my brother's headache must have flared up again."

Master bedroom on the second floor of the Western-style building.

Jin Chen laid the person on the bed, just about to get up to fetch medicine, when Pei Yinnian gripped his collar, only hearing a few muffled words asking where he was going.

"I'm not going anywhere; I'll just get you your painkiller."

Jin Chen half-kneeled on the bed, his palm brushing the sweat-dampened forehead of Pei Yinnian, kissing the corners of his eyes and lips, endless tenderness and comfort.

Pei Yinnian, usually aloof and self-possessed, was now acting petty.

He took Jin Chen's hand and whispered, "Don't take medicine."

"Just stay here with me; it'll be fine soon."

One couldn't tell whether it was a plea or a command, but it was definitely not something one could say while lucid.

Jin Chen simply held him close again, half-leaning against the headboard, pulled the blanket over Pei Yinnian, and said, "All right, I won't leave."

He gently pressed Pei Yinnian's brow, his fingertip tracing over his eyebrows and eyes.

"Sorry." Pei Yinnian suddenly said, opening his eyes filled with pain to look at Jin Chen, with a subtle apology barely perceptible.

"What..."

Jin Chen didn't react at first, thinking his wife was just being silly, and he wrapped his arms around Pei Yinnian's waist, pulling him closer and lightly patting his back.

"Don't talk nonsense; you have nothing to apologize for to me."

Pei Yinnian, however, gripped Jin Chen's shoulders, his chin resting on his shoulder, and only after the throbbing in his head eased a little did he speak in a muffled voice.

"Didn't you get angry that I didn't go to the theater today?"

Jin Chen thought for a moment, kissed Pei Yinnian's face, and said, "A little."

"It's not that I blame you for not coming; I just don't want to be kept in the dark."

Pei Yinnian took it in, lifted his gaze to observe Jin Chen's expression, after a moment nodded slightly, his breath trembling.

He buried himself in Jin Chen's embrace, unable to withstand the continuous pain; an intangible pressure spread from his nerves to his eyes, so heavy that everything seemed to be seen through a veil.

"Brother! Sister-in-law, the doctor has arrived."

Pei Yiqing rushed in without even changing his clothes, followed by a doctor carrying an iron medicine box, who specialized in treating Pei Yinnian.

As soon as he entered, the doctor first handed Pei Yinnian water and gave him a potent painkiller, also a Western novelty.

Jin Chen picked up a thick stack of instructions, glanced at them, and asked in a muffled voice, "With so many side effects, do we only take the painkiller each time?"

"I can't help it either." The doctor, sensing Jin Chen's identity, said plaintively, "You don't know; the head of the Pei family refuses to let others know he has a weakness, stubbornly refusing to drink herbal medicine... Actually... drinking herbal medicine could gradually restore him."

Ultimately, it's still because Pei Yinnian's constitution has been weak since youth and never properly nourished, and now he has to support the entire Pei family, constantly straining himself, which is why he suffers from headaches.

Jin Chen's fingertips twitched slightly, and he continued to gently rub Pei Yinnian's head, "Starting tomorrow I'll brew medicine for him to drink, and outwardly I'll say I'm ill and need to recuperate."

"Western medicine for headaches isn't limited to painkillers; if Beiping doesn't have it, go look in Tranquil City and Shanghai City."

The doctor hummed, "Beiping also has it; it's just that the Pei Family Head previously didn't dare to take it, but I've also heard the good news that Beiping's medicine will be clean from now on."

He said no more, seeing Pei Yinnian take the painkiller, then pulled out several more boxes from the medicine case, and in an instant said he'd bring the prescription tomorrow.

Pei Yiqing saw the doctor off, "Then I won't disturb you; rest early."

As he left, Pei Yiqing gave the embracing pair a doubtful, complex look.

"How..."

"Sister-in-law, you're not at all weak right now."

After the doctor left, the room grew quiet again; Pei Yinnian perhaps also felt a bit guilty, burying himself in Jin Chen's embrace without lifting his head.

At that moment, Jin Chen pinched Pei Yinnian's cheek, "If you refuse to take medicine, you have only yourself to blame for the headache."

Pei Yinnian lifted his eyes to glare at him, his boldness plainly written.

"Still glaring at me." Jin Chen hummed, kissing the corner of his mouth, "Mr. Pei, whose fame echoes throughout Beiping, actually fears taking medicine."

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll make you go sleep." Pei Yinnian still glared at him, but without any force in his words, his gaze looked like he was being coquettish.

Jin Chen showed no fear, "Then I'll go out; the night is deep and the dew heavy, Brother sleeping alone won't be scared..."

Before he could finish speaking, Pei Yinnian grabbed his waist, Jin Chen chuckled, lowered his head, and their skin touched.

"Just teasing you; how could I bear to part?"

Pei Yinnian stared at him, his chest feeling as if crushed green plum juice were overflowing, flowing through his limbs, sour and sweet, an indescribable palpitation.

He drew a deep breath, buried himself in Jin Chen's neck crook, allowing himself to feel powerless and weak at this moment.

"I've sweated," Pei Yinnian said, slightly disgusted with himself, gripping Jin Chen's collar with a barely perceptible tremor, "Take me to wash it off."

Jin Chen raised his brow, lightly pecked his eyes and brows, utmost tenderness.

It is an honour, older brother.

At this critical juncture, calling out "older brother", Pei Yinnian wanted to speak but held back, his ears turning red prematurely.

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +5, total 53!】

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -10, total 60!】

Pei Yinnian was quite certain that this time the effective remedy was not the painkiller with side effects, but Jin Chen's companionship and massage by his side.

... Of course, it could also be that the pain sensation was transferred.

In short, after a long time without severe headaches, Pei Yinnian could recover in just one night, leaning in Jin Chen's embrace, closing his eyes to rest.

Warm-coloured lights shone; beside the bed, a carpet was laid with a dark‑bottomed Western rug, and the two embraced on the bed, warm and intimate.

As he was about to fall asleep, Pei Yinnian heard Jin Chen's soft whisper beside his ear.

"From now on, don't hide anything from me."

"I am not your weakness; I am your stronghold."

When Jin Chen said this, his tone was gentle yet earnest.

Pei Yinnian's heart fluttered; he half‑opened his weary eyes and actively kissed his lips, saying, "Okay, I promise you."