Saved Him, Now I'm Obsessed - Chapter 11

“Dash? Oh, you mean the dog raised in the store in front of the pharmacy?”

“That’s right! It’s so small, warm, and fluffy, you have no idea how cute it is!”

Dash was the puppy raised by Grandpa Gepetto. It had luscious fur reminiscent of a warm wheat field. Its eyes were a clear blue color, similar to Ian’s eyes.

“It’s still just a puppy. It might be small and cute now since it was born not long ago, but wait a few months. It’ll grow big and have fierce teeth, will it still be cute then?”

“That one isn’t just any puppy, it’s a special puppy. No joke. It’s so smart that whenever I call ‘Dash’, it wags its tail and comes running. Moreover, it understands human speech well, so when I tell it to open its mouth to check its teeth, it goes ‘Ah!’ and opens wide, as if it’s not a dog but a person…”

As I was talking about Dash, I suddenly felt strange and stopped speaking.

Maybe because I suddenly stopped talking, or because he sensed my expression becoming serious, Ian looked at me and asked, “Why…?”

“How does Your Highness the Crown Prince know about Dash?”

He seemed flustered by my question, his expression freezing for a moment.

“Jane, you told me before. That they started raising a puppy in the store in front of the pharmacy, and its name was Dash.”

“Me? I never did that. Moreover, how do you even know that Dash was born not long ago?”

As I narrowed my eyes and looked at him with a suspicious gaze, he avoided my eyes and made an excuse.

“Well… That neighborhood is known for its fast-spreading rumors.”

“Rumors have their limits. Is a single dog being born in the neighborhood such a big deal that it would reach the ears of Your Highness the Crown Prince?”

I pressed him, with my arms crossed. Let’s see you try to make excuses.

“All rumors eventually gather in the imperial palace.”

It seemed he was going to deny it until the end.

“Do royals are born with thick gold plates on their faces? How can you lie so shamelessly?”

“Was it that obvious?”

“Did you even have any intention of hiding it from me?”

At my pressing, he shrugged his shoulders.

“Of course. I knew you’d get angry like this if you found out.”

“You, of all people, who make such a fuss about me having people spread around to monitor me, are doing this? Do you distrust me that much?”

“It’s not that I distrust you, I’m trying to protect you. Your life is as important as my own. It’s only natural to protect you in order to protect myself.”

He pleaded with an earnest expression. Facing such a face made me feel like I was the one who had done something wrong.

Even so, the idea of someone watching over me still made me uncomfortable…

“No, what dangers could there be in this small neighborhood that you need to do this?”

“Why wouldn’t there be dangers? There are so many vicious people in the world. There was even someone who broke into the pharmacy at night before.”

Of course, such a thing had happened. I usually sleep in a small room inside the pharmacy, but due to my deep sleep, I didn’t even know a thief had entered.

Unable to find anything of value, they rummaged through things and stole some tools used for making perfumes and some herbs.

For about a week after that, I was too afraid to sleep properly at night. Now, a month later, I had completely forgotten that such a thing had even happened.

“So, did you catch that petty thief?”

“Of course. They won’t be coming to this place again.”

Is it just my imagination that his words seem to imply ‘because they’re dead’?

“Don’t tell me that thief is in a situation where they can’t come to the capital even if they want to? Stealing is wrong, but still…”

Ian answered my words with a smile. Not giving a clear answer about what punishment was given made me feel even more uneasy.

But even that uneasiness seemed to disappear like a mirage as I looked at his smile.

I almost smiled along with him as I faced his smile. There’s a saying that you can’t spit on a smiling face. Moreover, when a handsome face smiles… There’s no winning against it.

It’s not that I’m particularly weak to handsome faces.

‘Anyway, I’ve developed a bad habit. Whenever there’s an issue, he tries to smooth it over with a smile because I’ve gotten used to letting things slide when he smiles.’

While I was thinking about how powerful his smile was, he asked with a look of disbelief.

“When did that happen that you’re asking about it now?”

“I had forgotten.”

He shook his head and said.

“See, Jane is actually careless about her own safety. That’s why I have no choice but to be careful on your behalf.”

So does that mean he’ll continue to monitor me in the future? Whether it’s surveillance or protection, it’s equally bothersome.

I’ve never directly encountered anyone sent by Ian or felt like I was being watched, but still, the thought that there were eyes watching made me uncomfortable. Even if the purpose was protection.

“I’m fine, really. It’s just unnecessarily uncomfortable.”

At my words, Ian let out a deep sigh and said.

“I’m anxious. If I could, I’d like to stay by Jane’s side to protect you personally. It would be even better if you came into the palace… But you’d refuse if I asked you to come to the palace, wouldn’t you?”

“Of course.”

I pulled his chin to examine his eye condition and complexion closely, then continued.

“It’s because you worry about such unnecessary things that your sleep quality is poor. You haven’t been sleeping properly recently, have you?”

Ian said with an admiring look.

“How did you know? I’ve been having trouble sleeping these past few days. As expected, Jane is the only one I can trust with my body. You’re incomparable to those quacks who boast about their meager skills while calling themselves healers.”

“Your whites are red and bloodshot. And you said you had nightmares. Anyone can tell these things without special skills. And stop praising me in such a cringeworthy way. It’s more uncomfortable hearing praise from Your Highness the Crown Prince than being called a greedy apothecary.”

He burst into laughter at my words and said incredulously.

“Greedy apothecary? Who on earth calls you that?”

“Quite a few. Healers who don’t like the way I work, or some nobles who have been charged for medicine by me. I guess they thought the medicine prices were too high.”

Ian wore a displeased expression. He looked utterly perplexed.

“The medicine is expensive? They can’t even pay more for treatment, yet they complain about just paying for medicine? No matter what healer they go to, they can’t diagnose as well as you. Don’t even treat people who talk such nonsense. How can they say such things to someone who saved their life?”

Just for prescribing medicine, to call me a lifesaver… I thought it might be a joke, but Ian had a very serious expression, looking angry that I wasn’t being properly recognized.

Being acknowledged to that extent made the corners of my mouth curl up slightly. Conversely, on one side of my heart, something called conscience was pricking me. I wondered if Ian knew that he was the biggest sucker among my clients.

“It’s true that I overcharged the nobles. If the effect is the same, I prescribe medicines that make the most profit. It’s the same for Your Highness the Crown Prince. I’m only using the most expensive ingredients.”

While it’s true that the ingredients in the medicine are rare and expensive due to his special medical history, I was charging quite expensive consultation fees under the pretext of house calls.

If I were to make excuses, it can’t be helped. The pharmacy I run has more days of losses than profits. More patients who desperately need medicine but can’t afford to pay for it come to visit.

In the end, I had to cover the deficit with the consultation fees I received from the occasional noble or Ian. I couldn’t turn away patients who said they didn’t have enough money for consultation fees, so it couldn’t be helped.

“Jane, your medicine is well worth that value.”

Feeling guilty, I confessed that he was a sucker, but he spoke with an expression that suggested it was no big deal.

“No matter how much you flatter me, nothing’s going to come of it. By the way, I’m worried about side effects from long-term use of the eye color-changing medicine.”

If Ian doesn’t take the medicine, he suffers from high fever, and his eye color turns red. He was forcibly taking medicine that affects eye color to hide this fact.

Although I’m also prescribing fever reducers and headache medicine, the main reason he takes the medicine is because he’s worried that the discoloration of his eyes might become known to others.

The Emperor had silver hair and green eyes, while the Empress had brown hair and blue eyes. The second prince, Daniel, inherited the exact color of hair and eyes from the Empress.

Ian had silver hair and blue eyes. However, since he fell ill, his eyes would turn red if he didn’t take the medicine.

He kept his reddened eyes strictly secret. Although he didn’t say it directly, I could guess why he insisted on blue eyes.

Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she

really disliked him

Short intro:

What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.

Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.

Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!

She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.

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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.

This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!

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Synopsis:

Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…

A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead

vs.

An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead

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