The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO

Chapter 368: I’ll Cure Your Depression And You’ll Cure My Lovesickness

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio | Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After the second lecture ended, the emcee went on stage and said that it was time to relax.

The emcee continued with a smile, “We are honored today to have Professor Chen’s student, Tang Beibei, perform a dance drama, ‘Romance of the West Chamber¹. Let’s welcome them onstage with a round of applause!

The audience applauded.

Professor Chen listened to the applause and felt happier than when he received

an award.

He looked at Cao Xun provocatively. What was so great about having a few students who knew how to do research?

Not only could his students do research, but they could also dance on stage. He would really like to see Cao Xun top that!

Cao Xun gritted his teeth in anger. He told Bai Qian to work hard at pursuing Tang Beibei, a student that even Professor Chen praised.

Bai Qian wanted to work hard, but that Miss Tang didn’t seem to like him.

Meanwhile, the lights in the conference hall dimmed.

In the darkness, a ray of light shone on the stage.

A pretty and cute woman wearing a modified Han costume sat in the light, looking extremely dazzling.

She was holding a Chinese hand fan with flower motif and smiling with the innocence of a young girl.

“That, that’s Tang Beibei. She’s so beautiful.” Bai Qian was stunned.

Professor Chen raised his chin proudly. His expression told Bai Qian clearly to stop dreaming because he would never get that pretty girl.

Onstage, Tang Beibei wore a wireless microphone in her ear and sang in a Huangmei opera style, “My name is Cui Yingying. I’ve been sick since young and my body is weak. I followed my mother to this temple to recuperate, but people say that I won’t live long. Sigh.”

Her voice was soft and gentle. Her soft sigh made people feel sorry for her.

How could one not feel sorry for such a young girl to die of illness?

“Miss, don’t coop yourself up in this small courtyard. Let me accompany you out for a walk.” It was the maid matchmaker.

The two girls got up and walked out of the garden. They danced a duet that portrayed the innocence and charm of two young girls, living life to the fullest with laughter and mischief.

Tang Beibei turned around to catch a butterfly, but she didn’t catch it and her fan hit a man instead.

She also struck the man’s heart.

Scholar Zhang Sheng fell in love with her at first sight.

Her fan that slapped him stirred his heart and accelerated his heartbeat.

Cui Yingying shied away and left with her maid.

When she was about to walk away, she turned her head, smiled curiously and dropped her fan on the floor.

Zhang Sheng wanted to chase after her and ask for her name, but he only picked up a fan.

in the style of Huangmei opera, he sang, “I am Zhang Sheng. I am staying at this temple to study. It is said that there are beautiful girls in books, but in my opinion, that lady is more beautiful than any girls in books.

He held the fan happily and spun it around, performing a youthful, classical dance.

He wanted to return the fan to the beautiful girl and see her again. Under the moonlight, he sang, “The moonlight is gentle in the night, and the flowers cast a quiet shade in spring. How can one face the bright moonlight but not see the person in it?”

Zhang Sheng played the zither, trying to get the girl’s attention and the girl responded.

She sang softly, “I’ve spent a lot of time alone in my chamber during the fragrant spring season. Those who appreciate or write poetry would understand the feelings of a sigher.”

She was telling him that she liked him too.

The ancients were discreet with their love, but they weren’t shy.

Meanwhile, the prime minister’s wife was worried about her daughter’s illness and asked people to put up notices.

If anyone could cure her daughter, she would betroth her daughter to that person.

Zhang Sheng was overjoyed. He immediately became a doctor and treated Miss Cui. When the two of them met again during consultation, they danced an innocent duet.

A duet that portrayed the uncertainty and purity of first love.

Zhang Sheng said, “Miss Cui, if I cured your illness, you must cure me too.”

“Mr. Zhang, what illness to you have?”

“I’m lovesick!”

Cui Yingying looked away shyly.

Zhang Sheng continued, “Your mother said that if I cured you, she would let me marry you. I like you and I want to cure you. If you’re willing too, give me your hand.”

Cui Yingying looked up at him. She hesitated at first, but she couldn’t hide her feelings.

Hearing that he liked her, she was also happy and gave her hand to him. After confirming their feelings for each other, they danced the duet again. It was more intense and amorous this time, making one’s heart beat faster. Zhang Sheng sang, “In ancient times, there was the Yellow Emperor, born as a divine being. He was weak yet able to speak, young yet able to follow orders, grown yet wise and discerning. When fully matured, he ascended to heaven.” “He asked the Heavenly Master: I have heard that people in ancient times lived to be a hundred years old and remained vigorous in their movements throughout their lives. But in today’s world, people in their fifties experience a decline in their physical abilities. Is this due to the changing times? Are humans going to lose this ability?

This was the first paragraph of the most famous Chinese medical classic, the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon.

Zhang Sheng was using traditional Chinese medicine to treat her.

Traditional Chinese medicine worked slowly and the prime minister’s wife was impatient. She personally brought a doctor over. The doctor came from a prestigious family, and his surgical skills were brilliant and his medicine worked fast.

Cui Yingying had no choice but to listen to her mother. She took the medicine prescribed by the doctor and her condition improved.

However, she developed a psychological disorder and would occasionally hear zither music outside her room.

The prime minister’s wife wanted her to marry the doctor, but Cui Yingying refused. The maid matchmaker could not bear her young miss’s suffering, so she secretly sent the doctor away and brought her young miss to meet Zhang Sheng so that the two could tie the knot.

The prime minister’s wife rushed over to break the two of them up. Conflict erupted, and emotions soared. The music was vigorous, and the dancers picked up their pace.

After Zhang Sheng was chased away, Cui Yingying spat out a mouthful of blood.

The doctor gave her some medicine. Her physical health improved, but her mental health continued to suffer.

Zhang Sheng rushed over to see her again, but he was badly beaten up by the servant until he vomited blood. But he didn’t give up and continued to crawl up to his beloved even if it killed him.

The prime minister’s wife sang, “You have no success, fame, or money. How are you worthy of my daughter?”

The doctor was not a bad person. He gave Zhang Sheng some medicine and told him to get away from the beating and leave.

Zhang Sheng got up and asked, “I’ll get Miss Cui if I have success or fame?” “You can’t give my daughter a good life. I won’t let my daughter suffer with you.”

Zhang Sheng held Miss Cui’s hand. “I take the imperial exam and get an official rank and title. I’ll cure your depression and you’ll cure my lovesickness.

Cui Yingying replied, “I’ll wait for your cure.”

Zhang Sheng turned around and bowed to the doctor. “Please give my beloved medicine to save her. When I get an official rank and title, I’ll definitely come back to thank you.”

The doctor looked at the prime minister’s wife. She didn’t say anything and left with Cui Yingying.

Zhang Sheng went to the capital to take the imperial examination. Half a year later, he obtained an official rank and title. The gong sounded and words of congratulations followed.

“Young Master Zhang, you did it!”

The music was cheerful as Zhang Sheng returned home.

Zhang Sheng tapped the floor with the tip of his toes and leaped several times. He flipped in the air and landed in front of Cui Yingying using ballet movements.

He meant to express that he had cured Miss Cui’s depression and Miss Cui would leave with him.

Miss Cui turned around, spun a few times, came behind him and raised her hand elegantly. She was also dancing ballet at this point.

She meant to express that he had cured her, and she would leave with him. Ballet required elegance and poise. It was the first time the two of them danced together onstage. They were both nervous, but they trusted each other. The music stopped. The scene froze with Zhang Sheng pointing at Miss Cui’s heart, and Miss Cui pointing at Zhang Sheng’s forehead.

The audience watched the entire play in six minutes.

They hadn’t had enough. Thunderous applause sounded only after a long while. P.S.. from the author: More chapters are coming!