Chapter 1 Baobao, Come Here
I transmigrated into a Long Aotian novel and became the younger sister of the male lead, my Older Brother Jiang Zeyu.
In the book, the male lead ranked first in all three imperial exams, rose all the way, and became the youngest Chancellor of the dynasty.
Becoming the male lead's younger sister should have been a great thing.
Unfortunately, he never gave me a pleasant look.
But it didn't matter. I wasn't his real sister anyway. I was just an abandoned infant picked up by Father and Mother.
Besides, Jiang Zeyu never gave anyone a pleasant look.
I thought life would just pass by plainly like this, but heaven played a joke on me.
After Jiang Zeyu cracked his head open and fainted, Mother nearly cried herself into a tearful mess.
Father, Mother, and I cared for him day and night without rest for three days before he finally woke up.
"Older Brother, you're awake?" Looking at the young man who opened his eyes on the bed, I called out in delight.
Jiang Zeyu's face was pale, his ink-black long hair casually spread across the bed, his crow-blue lashes trembling lightly.
Hearing the sound, he turned his head and stared fixedly at me.
Seeing him not speak and just stare blankly at me, I uneasily turned my head to look at Father and Mother behind me.
"Father, Mother, what do we do?"
Jiang Zeyu's dazed, foolish look terrified Father and Mother. They looked like they feared he had gone simple-minded just like that.
"Doctor, hurry and call a doctor," Mother said in a panic.
The room fell into chaos for a while, until the doctor walked in carrying his medicine chest and everyone quieted down.
After carefully taking his pulse, the doctor let out a breath of relief. "Madam need not worry. Your son is perfectly fine. After a few days of rest, he will be all right."
"Heaven bless us," Mother wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
Seeing Mother finally stop crying, I also let out a breath.
When I looked toward Jiang Zeyu, I found he still hadn't taken his eyes off me.
Noticing my gaze, he paused, then showed a smile that could only be called gentle.
What the hell? Jiang Zeyu could actually smile so gently?
In the past, he only ever wore cold or contemptuous smiles. When had there ever been such mildness?
Before I could figure it out, one sentence instantly froze me in place.
"Jiaojiao Baobao, come here." His clear, refined voice was like a mountain spring, extremely pleasant to hear.
On any other day, I might have even appreciated it.
But now, I only wanted to flee.
The room fell silent for a moment. Everyone's gazes fell on me one after another.
I instinctively took a step back.
"Baobao, where are you going? Don't you want Mother anymore?" Jiang Zeyu struggled to prop himself up, a layer of mist rising in his eyes.
It looked as if he had truly been hurt by my stepping back.
Everyone was startled by his sudden abnormality. For a moment, they all overlooked the word "Mother."
They seemed to take it as referring to Madam Jiang.
"Jiaojiao, what is this between you two?" Mother looked at me excitedly, the corners of her mouth almost flying up to the sky.
At first, Father and Mother had raised me as a child bride. Unfortunately, from childhood to adulthood, Jiang Zeyu never showed me any kindness.
Gradually, they gave up on that idea and planned to find me a good family.
I could understand Mother's excitement, but right now I didn't dare move at all.
The scrutinizing gazes of everyone nearly pierced through me.
"Father, Mother, maybe we should have the doctor take another look?"
"Maybe Older Brother's brain got damaged from the fall," I suggested in a small voice.
He must have broken his brain. Otherwise, how could he be this abnormal?
Mother thought for two seconds and seemed to agree, so she had the doctor look again.
Unfortunately, the doctor checked again and again, and every conclusion was that Jiang Zeyu was fine.
"Perhaps... his memories are disordered?" The doctor stroked his beard, brows tightly furrowed.
"Forget it, forget it. Maybe he suddenly came to his senses."
"Jiaojiao, you stay here and look after your Older Brother for a bit. Your Father and I will see the doctor out." Seeing that nothing wrong had been found, Mother gradually set her mind at ease.
Looking at Mother's eager eyes, I could only grit my teeth and agree.