After Marrying Bigshot Vegetable Boss - Chapter 3

It’s difficult to explain what happened to Chu Wang.

 

He probably “woke up” about a month after a car accident.

 

For reasons that science couldn’t explain, he found out one day that while his body remained asleep, his consciousness and soul were floating like a ghost.

 

To be honest, this spiritual form wasn’t much different from being ethereal, hovering in mid-air with feet not touching the ground.

 

Disconnected from everything, as if just an extra wisp of smoke and dust in this room.

 

His reflection didn’t appear in the mirror; even with people coming and going in the room, no one could see him.

 

Initially, Chu Wang didn’t believe it, thinking it might be a temporary separation of his soul due to his body’s inability to endure illness. But after six months, his visible injuries had healed, yet he remained in a perpetual state of unconsciousness, his consciousness floating alone in the air.

 

Chu Wang had looked into the mirror, spoken aloud, but not even the bird perched by the window was startled.

 

His range of movement was also severely limited; reaching the room’s doorway felt like hitting an invisible wall of air, stepping further caused an indescribable, tearing pain throughout his entire spiritual form.

 

He seemed trapped in this room, unseen by his family, unable to touch anything tangible. Sometimes, he attempted to lie back down, only to pass through his own body.

 

Strangely, some of his senses couldn’t completely detach from his physical body – touch, for instance. Accidentally bumping into something during transportation or putting on a breathing mask still elicited faint sensations from his body.

 

Of course, these sensations were weak, like being muffled by a layer of fog, conveying a dull, stifled feeling, whether it was pain or something else.

 

Initially accustomed to this state, Chu Wang calculated time daily, attempted meditation, occasionally spoke to the empty air, enduring to prevent his soul from going insane in these boundless days.

 

Unexpectedly, recently, his family, seemingly helpless with his condition, resorted to desperate measures, consulting numerous reputed masters. The conclusion reached was that he might need to have a wedding to break the deadlock.

 

At that time, suspended in mid-air, Chu Wang listened as his family made this decision, finding it utterly unreasonable.

 

He, as a vegetable-like entity, could the solution really be bringing a stranger into the Chu family? It seemed absurd.

 

However, no one could see him, and his voice couldn’t be heard. The matter was settled as a matter of course.

 

As for who his wife was, he had heard Xi Yun mention once by the bedside, seemingly a child from the Yu family.

 

Chu Wang didn’t have a strong impression of the Yu family. In terms of business, they had little interaction as the Yu family’s business had declined. However, before his accident, he vaguely heard about the Yu family finding their youngest son. At that time, he had no interest in such gossip and didn’t delve into it.

 

Tonight, Chu Wang still scoffed at the idea of marrying. To him, it was just adding an insignificant stranger to his life. The wedding, a simple affair, took place at home without any grand celebration. He didn’t have to make an appearance, but the noises from downstairs occasionally reached his ears in the quietness of his room.

 

He couldn’t make out the details, but one thing he didn’t miss was the emotional words of his newlywed wife.

 

Chu Wang wasn’t interested in the struggles of the real or fake young master. He found the situation annoying – preferring to maintain the status quo, not wanting an unrelated person in the house, and who knew if it would bring new troubles.

 

Soon, the commotion downstairs ended, and his room door was pushed open.

 

Chu Wang didn’t realize he stared for a moment—

 

The young master of the Yu family, or rather, his legal wife, seemed different from what he had imagined.

 

According to what he overheard downstairs, this should be a pitiful figure who had been bullied for a long time, cautious in every way. However, despite having a pretty and pitiable face, there were no signs of tears. After coming in and closing the door, the whole person relaxed, showing no signs of the obedient, tearful appearance downstairs.

 

His wife first looked at Chu Wang for a while, self-talked with interest, and even joked about the sleeping beauty.

 

…How could you tell he was just bullied?

 

Chu Wang found it amusing but only thought it was amusing.

 

After all, whoever became his wife, in his current state, seemed to make little difference.

 

Just as he thought, the person in the room seemed hungry, touched his stomach, casually strolled around the bedroom, picked an apple, and returned.

 

However, the young master of the Yu family sat very lazily, swinging legs, casually nibbling on the apple without noticing that he seemed to have kicked something.

 

Chu Wang wasn’t angry; there was no sensation when he kicked his leg. But the whole situation was absurd from start to finish. The person in front of him was already his wife, and he couldn’t help but laugh and sigh.

 

However, he didn’t expect that the other party wasn’t oblivious.

 

Chu Wang watched as he hesitated and stopped his actions, glancing out of the window.

 

…Could he hear?

 

Chu Wang didn’t know if his soul had abnormal behavior from staying alone in the room for too long, to even have such a speculation.

 

In theory, he should dismiss this thought, but it ignited like a flame, challenging extinction.

 

Chu Wang saw him sit back down, but the chair back was pressing against his leg.

 

He coughed discreetly.

 

Unexpectedly, he reacted.

 

Even though he had been a soul for a long time, lying unconscious in bed without awareness, Chu Wang, an atheist for over twenty years, suddenly had a thought: Could the wedding ceremony really work?

 

But…

 

It would be better if it could make him move the chair first.

 

With a hint of unnoticed delight, Chu Wang spoke softly—

 

“You’re pressing on my leg.”

 

Then Chu Wang saw his wife instantly bristle like a startled kitten, arching his back and widening his eyes.

 

–

 

But Yu Lan had no idea about all this. He almost choked on an apple!

 

No, how could such weird things still happen now!

 

Yu Lan felt like he was going crazy. This was clearly just a brainless urban novel! He had read the ending and didn’t see any supernatural elements, right?!

 

And this ghost was Chu Wang!

 

The book didn’t mention a soul during the vegetable state!

 

His eyes widened in fear, and his brain raced at high speed.

 

In the brief two seconds, Yu Lan wondered, is this really Chu Wang?

 

Then…

 

Yu Lan, who was originally scared, suddenly had a revelation—

 

This could be an opportunity to get on better terms, right?!

 

No need to maneuver through the Chu family members; just deal with the main villain directly, cutting out the middleman.

 

One step further from being thrown into a mental institution!

 

With this thought supporting him, Yu Lan quickly swallowed the apple, silently recited three times that he had done nothing wrong and wasn’t afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, then swiftly adjusted his state and raised his head again.

 

Chu Wang was indeed still watching him from the same spot, with a slightly inquisitive expression.

 

“You—”

 

“I…”

 

They spoke simultaneously, and Yu Lan immediately stopped, waiting for the other to speak first.

 

Chu Wang’s voice was deep. Despite being polite and this being his first interaction with someone in a year, there was still a sense of superiority: “Can you see me?”

 

Yu Lan took the opportunity to widen his eyes a bit, pretending to look frightened, then nodded ever so slightly.

 

Shouldn’t have relaxed so much just now.

 

He silently thought.

 

But Chu Wang probably didn’t know about the wedding ceremony scene. The character should remain consistent; if he’s going crazy, he should go all the way. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain to the Chu family later.

 

Chu Wang watched the young man in front of him, who had been happily nibbling an apple with his legs crossed just five minutes ago. Now, he lowered his head like a delicate flower, appearing quite afraid.

 

…?

 

He reflected for a moment. Did he startle the person by speaking suddenly a moment ago?

 

Yu Lan waited for a few seconds before raising his head again and tentatively asking, “So… you’re Mr. Chu?”

 

Chu Wang contemplated that the initial difficulty in accepting his current form was understandable, so he casually nodded, considering it a response.

 

As Yu Lan looked at the other’s face, he briefly daydreamed, realizing that the eyebrow structure and eye sockets were indeed more handsome when open than he had initially imagined.

 

Chu Wang raised an eyebrow slightly, “Are you sent by the Yu family?”

 

Yu Lan had been waiting for this question, immediately nodding and blinking, saying shyly, “I… I am Mr. Chu’s wife, married to Mr. Chu today.”

 

Even though Chu Wang was composed, he fell silent for a moment, “…”

 

While the answer was correct, there was a hesitation.

 

He paused and decided to be straightforward, “I know you were brought by my family.”

 

Both of them found the current situation surreal. Chu Wang briefly explained his situation.

 

“Although I complained about this all along, I didn’t expect you to be the first person who could see me,” he said.

 

He didn’t mention that his sensory system was still partially functional, casually glossing over that detail.

 

As Yu Lan listened, he silently schemed in his mind.

 

So, Chu Wang didn’t know about the wedding ceremony scene just now?

 

He breathed a sigh of relief. That was good; the character consistency could be maintained.

 

Taking a page from his skills of deceiving adults back in the orphanage, Yu Lan delicately bit his lip and said, “I’m really happy then.”

 

Yu Lan continued, “I told Auntie just now that if my appearance could really bring some changes for Mr. Chu, that would be the best…”

 

“So, I can actually talk to Mr. Chu right after coming in!”

 

“I’ve seen you once before,” Yu Lan emotionally said, “I didn’t expect the power of thought to be so great, actually creating a miracle!”

 

Chu Wang: …

 

His eyebrow twitched. It was hard not to recall the phrase “motherly love is great” he heard half an hour ago.

 

But this was their first meeting, and he didn’t intend to expose these details. Regardless, he felt that things would be more interesting from now on.

 

Yu Lan pondered for a moment and asked again, “So, Mr. Chu, were you already…”

 

“I…” Chu Wang was about to tell the truth, about how most of his senses were still functional. However, perhaps finding the person in front of him intriguing, he hesitated and changed his response, “No, it’s after you came, saw me, that I could move freely in the room.”