"That doesn't count!" Zhu Ning pressed down on Shi Jing's hand and said righteously, "This is my brother's fault, and I must correct his thinking today!"

Zhu Xingye was speechless: "Zhu Ning, are you my brother or am I your brother? Where do you get the nerve to lecture me?"

"I'm not lecturing you, I'm correcting you!" Zhu Ning said confidently. "Although you are my older brother, it doesn't mean that everything you do is right, nor does it mean that we younger brothers can't correct your mistakes!"

"Shi Jing is Chao Chao's boyfriend. Even if you don't like him, you should at least be polite and respectful to him!"

"...I don't even like him anymore, yet I'm expected to be polite and respectful to him?" Zhu Xingye was almost amused by his words. "Zhu Ning, are you out of your mind?"

Zhu Ning put one hand on her hip and said, "Of course my brain is fine, you're the one with the problem! You may not like Shi Jing, but for Chao Chao's sake, you should at least treat Shi Jing better!"

"Shi Jing is Chao Chao's boyfriend after all. If you keep making him feel bad and unhappy, he is very likely to take out all his resentment on Chao Chao!"

"And then?" Zhu Xingye asked casually.

Zhu Ning: "Then Chaochao will be scolded by Shi Jing and subjected to domestic violence by Shi Jing!"

"!!!!"

Shi Jing gasped in horror, her mouth agape.

Zhu Xingye's tone was chilling: "He dares to try attacking Chaochao?"

"I wouldn't dare!" Shi Jing quickly said, "I wouldn't dare to abuse Chaochao, and I would never do such a disgusting thing! I'm a normal man, and I would rather die than do such a disgusting thing!"

“Yes!” Zhu Qian agreed. “I believe Shi Jing wouldn’t be such a disgusting person.”

"...You actually believed him?" Zhu Xingye said sarcastically. "How long have you known Shi Jing? How well do you know him? How can you be so sure he's not that kind of person?"

"I..." Zhu Qian stammered after being rebuked, "I... I do not know Shi Jing, but... that doesn't stop me from believing he is a good person!"

"Heh..." Zhu Xingye sneered.

Zhu Ning continued to provoke him: "Second brother doesn't understand Shi Jing, and neither do you. So what makes you so sure that Shi Jing is a bad person? Although this is Shi Jing's first visit, just based on his politeness and manners, I believe he is completely different from Lu Yuzhou!"

"That's right!" Zhu Qian couldn't argue with that, so he could only agree, "Zhu Ning is right, a person's character and manners reflect their moral character!"

Zhu Xingye: "...So you two are going to stand firmly by Shi Jing's side and go against me, is that it?"

Zhu Qian: "We're not going against you, you're the one who's stubbornly targeting Shi Jing..."

Zhu Xingye: "Zhu Qian!"

Another disagreement escalated from a two-person conflict into a three-person standoff.

"Sigh..." Shi Jing sighed and stepped forward again to mediate the fight.

"Alright, alright, everyone stop arguing. I understand your concerns, brother. After all, this is my first time visiting, and you don't know me at all."

"It's okay, I won't take these words to heart, and I won't hold any grudges against Chaochao because of them. Three brothers, please stop arguing, it's really making me feel uncomfortable."

Zhu Xingye: "...Who's your older brother?"

After saying that, he angrily hung up the phone.

"Sigh..." Zhu Qian sighed heavily and slammed his phone onto the sofa.

He wasn't good at arguing, and after being rebuked several times by Zhu Xingye, he was currently furious. But the next second, when he turned his head and saw the innocent Shi Jing beside him, he helplessly swallowed his anger.

"Shi Jing, your elder brother has always had such a strange temper, so please don't take his words to heart."

"Mm." Shi Jing nodded obediently. "I understand how my brother feels. Chaochao is still sick, and it's understandable that he's feeling down while he's alone there. It's normal for him to be hostile towards me."

"Hey!" Zhu Ning was very satisfied with Shi Jing's understanding and couldn't help but comfort him gently, "Shi Jing, this is all your brother's fault. He just lost his temper and that's why he said those hurtful things to you. Don't take his words seriously, and don't doubt yourself."

“Your second and third brothers have seen your character, and we believe that you are sincere towards Chaochao.”

“Yes!” Zhu Qian agreed.

"Thank you, Second Brother and Third Brother." Shi Jing smiled gratefully, then lowered his head helplessly. "My eldest brother hates me so much, I doubt he'll tell me where Chaochao is."

"Oh, I'm really worried about Chaochao, but I don't know how I can see her..."

Shi Jing's words sounded aggrieved and pitiful, and Zhu Qian felt very uncomfortable listening to them.

Zhu Mingyue sat across the sofa, sizing up her second brother. When she sensed that he was starting to waver, she immediately spoke up.

"Second Brother, Third Brother, don't you think Eldest Brother is acting a little strange?"

"What's strange?" Zhu Ning asked.

Zhu Mingyue frowned and analyzed seriously, "I can understand why Big Brother doesn't want to tell him which hospital Chaochao is in because he dislikes Shi Jing. But the three of us are Chaochao's older brother and sister, Big Brother's blood relatives, not some wicked villains! Why won't Big Brother even tell us?"

"Does he hate us too?"

"...Eh?" This was a question Zhu Ning had never thought about before, and Zhu Mingyue's words immediately aroused his suspicion.

"Second Brother." He tilted his head and looked at Zhu Qian, his eyes filled with wariness. "Mingyue is right. Why won't Big Brother even tell us? We are Chaochao's family. Why won't he tell us which hospital Chaochao is in?"

"..." Zhu Qian adjusted his glasses, frowned, and remained silent.

Zhu Ning: "Besides, you're a doctor too. Although your area of ​​expertise doesn't directly match Chaochao's condition, at least you're a doctor! And you have quite a reputation in the capital!"

"Why didn't your brother tell you? He couldn't possibly be afraid of scaring you too, could he?"

"..." Zhu Qian looked worried and couldn't answer Zhu Ning's question at all, because he couldn't understand why Zhu Xingye wouldn't tell them which hospital Zhu Jinzhao was in.

Then Zhu Mingyue said, "Brother kept Chaochao's condition so well hidden, probably because Chaochao's illness is not what he said at all."

"...What?" Zhu Qian's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. He looked up at Zhu Mingyue: "Mingyue, you mean..."

“What I mean is that Chaochao’s real condition may be much more serious than what Big Brother said.” Although she said “may,” Zhu Mingyue’s tone was clearly very certain.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Qian subconsciously exchanged a glance with Zhu Ning, only to see that Zhu Ning's eyes were already filled with panic.