After Losing My Memory, I Suddenly Had A Fiancée - Chapter 56

Last night’s intimate exchange ended with Ji Fanghuai proposing to get married and register their union. After a quick clean-up, the two went back to sleep.

Jiang Zhi’s chest still ached when she woke up. As she was getting dressed after her shower, she felt a bit conflicted and stared blankly at the wardrobe.

Ji Fanghuai knew she had been quite aggressive last night, so she felt a little embarrassed facing Jiang Zhi today.

It’s true that some people are completely different in bed compared to out of it. No wonder she often saw complaints online about some people being gentle off the bed but wild beasts on it. Fortunately, Ji Fanghuai thought she was still quite tender.

However, what concerned her more was that Jiang Zhi had indeed become thinner.

When wearing clothes, any observation was always through the fabric, unlike the genuine skin-to-skin contact they shared last night.

Jiang Zhi had no excess fat on her body. Forcing growth prematurely, as the idiom suggests, could only lead to failure. Ultimately, one must follow objective laws and ensure nutritional supplementation.

Because she had witnessed Jiang Zhi’s vulnerable side last night, Ji Fanghuai had the misconception that she could now control Jiang Zhi and manipulate her emotions.

Ji Fanghuai thought she was stealthily hugging Jiang Zhi’s waist from behind, resting her chin on Jiang Zhi’s shoulder.

“Fanghuai,” Jiang Zhi called out, turning her head with a lazy tone.

“Hmm?” Ji Fanghuai felt a tickle on her face from Jiang Zhi’s fragrant breath, which was utterly intoxicating.

She sensed a hint of danger.

Jiang Zhi didn’t speak, just turned her head and kissed her.

This was the laziest kissing method Ji Fanghuai had ever seen. All her weight was pressed against Jiang Zhi, her entire head rested on Jiang Zhi’s shoulder. The posture was awkward and only allowed for shallow pecks, not a deep kiss.

Eventually, Jiang Zhi pulled her in front.

After a deep kiss that almost left her breathless, Jiang Zhi rested her nose against Ji Fanghuai’s, her eyes misty and looking slightly pitiful as she said, “Fanghuai, my chest hurts.”

Ji Fanghuai initially thought she was teasing, but seeing the serious expression, she panicked, “Why does it hurt? Do we need to apply medicine?”

Jiang Zhi wore an innocent expression, saying, “Well, you figure it out. It hurts when I wear a bra, and it hurts even more when I don’t and the fabric rubs against it.”

Ji Fanghuai: “…”

She could only express deep apology for the ‘forcing growth’ behavior of last night. The ancients were right; forcing growth is an act that only brings temporary pleasure.

It hadn’t grown much, but the perfectly fine sprouts had been horribly damaged, even a little skinned. No wonder Jiang Zhi cried out in pain; Ji Fanghuai felt heartache just looking at it.

“How about not wearing one?” Ji Fanghuai suggested softly.

“Are you sure?” Jiang Zhi looked at her meaningfully.

Ji Fanghuai instinctively felt that Jiang Zhi was labeling her a pervert. She also felt she had suddenly become very lustful and said, “I’ll go see if we need an ice pack or a warm compress.”

She turned to run towards the kitchen, but Jiang Zhi quickly grabbed the collar of her shirt from behind and said helplessly, “Come back.”

Ji Fanghuai had no choice but to obediently return to Jiang Zhi’s side. Jiang Zhi was wearing a spring cardigan shirt, but after Ji Fanghuai’s recent check, it was now only loosely draped over her.

The snowy white landscape was fully visible, and the areolae were faintly discernible.

Jiang Zhi stopped teasing her and gently reminded, “The pain will subside after a while. If you keep stalling like this, the staff at the Marriage Registry Office will be off work.”

Ji Fanghuai withdrew her gaze and said, “Then we’ll go tomorrow. I’m not in a hurry.”

Jiang Zhi stated sternly, “I am in a hurry.”

Ji Fanghuai: “…”

“I’m almost thirty and I don’t have a partner. People keep trying to introduce people to me,” Jiang Zhi said solemnly.

Ji Fanghuai instantly became wary: “Who? Your maternal grandmother?”

She recalled only Xin Ling mentioning introducing blind dates to Jiang Zhi. She had been angry at the time, but later realized Xin Ling had deliberately tried to provoke her, which she admittedly was.

“You don’t think I only have my maternal grandmother’s side of the family, do you? People have countless relationships in this world, especially once you have a little money. All those messy, completely unrelated relatives will come looking for you. For example, the children of my maternal grandmother’s siblings, and relatives from my paternal grandparents’ side.” Jiang Zhi looked very troubled, “Even my grandfather’s godson’s family.”

The thought of Jiang Zhi being watched by so many ‘wolves’ like a piece of fat made Ji Fanghuai want to marry her as soon as possible.

She said, “But doesn’t your chest hurt?”

Jiang Zhi buttoned up her clothes and said, “Compared to a major event like getting married, I can endure it.”

Ji Fanghuai looked at the clock, it was already nine o’clock. “The office is open now, and there might be a queue. Let’s go this afternoon. I can use this time to prepare.”

Ji Fanghuai went to the bedroom to search through cabinets and finally found a solution. She said earnestly, “This silk shirt feels smooth and shouldn’t cause friction. Wear this first. If it still hurts, we’ll go to the hospital.”

“It’s not that serious to go to the hospital,” Jiang Zhi said, a faint smile playing on her lips. “Just find an opportunity to return the favor.”

Ji Fanghuai had a bad feeling: “What do you want to do?”

Is she planning on forcing it back?

Jiang Zhi leaned into her ear and said seriously, “I also want to find a chance to see if you’ve lost weight and if you need any ‘forcing growth,’ then reenact the Tale of the Peach Blossom Spring.”

Ji Fanghuai: “…”

“Stop it, I’m serious. How about I go buy some medicine for you first? There’s a pharmacy across the street from the community; I’ll be back in ten minutes.” Ji Fanghuai said and ran off like the wind before Jiang Zhi could answer.

Jiang Zhi opened her shirt and looked down.

The pain in that area was truly awful.

Unexpectedly, Xixi was also staring at her, circling around her.

Jiang Zhi buttoned up her shirt and said sternly, “No looking.”

Xixi: “Meow?”

When Ji Fanghuai arrived at the pharmacy, another person was describing their cold symptoms. The pharmacist on duty, wearing a mask, was a middle-aged man.

Before coming, Ji Fanghuai held a small hope that the pharmacist would be a young woman or an older lady. Since the pharmacist was a man, she suddenly didn’t know what to say and stammered with a flushed face.

The pharmacist asked, “Are the symptoms not obvious?”

Ji Fanghuai’s ears were burning. She said, “They are obvious.”

It was already raw.

The pharmacist said, “Then just tell me the symptoms.”

She wasn’t the only one buying medicine, and a young man came in afterward. It was really inconvenient to delay others, but she was too embarrassed to state the reason directly.

Ji Fanghuai had a sudden inspiration and said, “It’s like this: I need medicine for broken skin caused by a baby sucking too hard while breastfeeding.”

The pharmacist realized, “That’s easy, but we don’t recommend mothers use medicine because it can cause infection and it’s not good for the baby who is still nursing. Children’s bodies are vulnerable and might have allergic reactions.”

“What if it’s not caused by a child feeding?” Ji Fanghuai asked, then immediately froze. The four people in the pharmacy all turned and looked at her in unison. She stood straight, her face expressionless.

The pharmacist found a type of medicine and said, “In that case, there’s absolutely no problem. Just apply this anti-inflammatory ointment externally regularly. Plus, maintain cleanliness and keep the surrounding area dry. Avoid vigorous sexual activity in the near future. It should heal in about a week.”

To cooperate with her, the pharmacist hadn’t used any sensitive words, but they were all adults, and the last sentence caused several people to look sideways frequently.

When Ji Fanghuai returned, she was practically a cooked crab, her face redder than a monkey’s bottom. She shoved the ointment to Jiang Zhi. Fortunately, Jiang Zhi wasn’t so crazy as to ask her to help apply it.

She felt she had experienced social death; it would have been better to just ask for medicine for adults.

Seeing a suspicious blush on her face, Jiang Zhi couldn’t help but ask, “Did something happen when you bought the medicine?”

Ji Fanghuai used the excuse of heating milk and said, “Nothing happened.”

Jiang Zhi didn’t believe her and asked, “Really?”

Ji Fanghuai had no choice but to tell her the whole story.

Jiang Zhi comforted her, “Actually, you don’t need to be embarrassed. The pharmacists are used to it and have encountered much stranger things. They won’t care too much. And ours is just a minor daily life matter, not strange at all. The more you experience in the future, the less thin-skinned you’ll be.”

Ji Fanghuai was almost consoled, but Jiang Zhi’s last sentence brought her back to reality. She stared at Jiang Zhi without speaking, thinking that Jiang Zhi would probably keep bullying her in the future.

She would never get a chance to turn the tables.

Jiang Zhi negotiated with her gently, “Then will you be a bit gentler next time?”

Hearing that there would be a next time, Ji Fanghuai happily nodded and said, “Okay.”

After they had a simple breakfast, Jiang Zhi went to apply the medicine and change clothes, while Ji Fanghuai rummaged through all the places where she might have put things in the house.

Jiang Zhi thought she was still looking for the ring and said, “We can buy a new one after we get the certificate, or we can order custom ones. I know a designer whose style is niche, but you’ll really like it.”

Ji Fanghuai shook her head: “No, I’m looking for the Household Register.”

She remembered that marriage usually required a Household Register. In the dramas she watched, the female lead often had to secretly steal the Register from her parents’ keeping to get married.

Jiang Zhi said, “Then don’t bother looking. Your Register isn’t here.”

Ji Fanghuai worriedly asked, “But can I get the certificate with just my ID card?”

Jiang Zhi smiled and said, “Of course, you can. With today’s advanced big data, your information was recorded in the system when you applied for your ID card. You just need to bring your ID card. And we have the Household Register.”

Ji Fanghuai understood that Jiang Zhi was referring to her old Household Register. However, she hadn’t expected that Jiang Zhi not only brought the new Household Register when proposing but also kept the old one.

Ji Fanghuai opened the slightly old Register.

The head of the household was Ji Changian. Her mind immediately brought up Ji Changian’s gloomy face during the prison visit, devoid of any warmth. Next was the wife of the head of the household, her mother, Zhang Chunlian.

Ji Fanghuai had only seen a black and white photo of Zhang Chunlian on the tombstone that Jiang Zhi had forged. She quickly turned the page, not wanting to dwell on the past. Following were the eldest son, Ji Dongyuan, the eldest daughter, Ji Fanghuai, and finally, the stepdaughter, Jiang Zhi.

Ji Fanghuai silently read it all. There wasn’t much to see, it only confirmed that they used to be a family, but unfortunately, she couldn’t remember anything.

Ji Fanghuai returned the Register to Jiang Zhi.

Jiang Zhi said a bit shyly, “This is the old Household Register. I kept it as a souvenir and never had the heart to throw it away. If I never got the chance to marry you, this would have been a different way for us to be on the same register.”

“Don’t worry, we will be on the same Household Register.”

Ji Fanghuai couldn’t help but hug Jiang Zhi tightly.

However, Jiang Zhi gasped and pushed her away, saying, “Fanghuai, it hurts. It really raw.”