Chapter 63 Chapter 63 So many people like you
"Xu Jun? Xu Jun? Are you still in there?"
For a moment, the leaves swaying in the wind outside the window were still. A moment later, the bathroom door slowly opened. Worried about him getting into an accident, the homeroom teacher wanted to give him a little scolding out of concern, but when she saw who was coming out, the words she wanted to scold him died in her throat, and she suddenly couldn't speak.
The man stood at the bathroom door. His face was expressionless, yet a profound sadness, like a surging tide, threatened to drown him. Behind his glasses, his gaze drifted off into the air, his gaze uncertain.
But anyone could feel that his gaze was unfocused, as if it was mixed with too many emotions, and the sadness was overflowing like a tide, which made people feel the same way.
The head teacher asked carefully, "...Xu Jun? Are you feeling unwell?"
After a long moment, the phone was handed back to him, and the head teacher heard his calm voice say, "It's okay...Thank you for your concern."
With that, this meticulous and rigorous young man, highly regarded by the homeroom teacher and praised by many school leaders, left the office without a backward glance. He muttered something about the pressure of studying being too great, saying he was a stubborn child and that if his family was in trouble, he should...
When I saw the water stain on the phone screen.
The head teacher was stunned.
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After getting out of bed that day, Tao Ning pursed his lips and didn't let Zhao Jingqun kiss him for almost the entire night. Zhao Jingqun readily knelt beside the bed, kissing the back of his hand while saying, "I was wrong, baby. You know I couldn't help myself, and then I heard a stranger expressing concern for you in bed, so I lost control and went a little too far. I swear I won't do it again next time. I was really wrong, baby..."
In reality, Zhao Jingqun sneered inwardly. Roommate? He was courting death by caring so much about his wife. He had deliberately let Tao Ning's so-called roommate hear it. He was trying to steal his girlfriend away? No way.
Ever since he realized the close relationship between Song Yucong and Tao Ning, Zhao Jingqun has been a little neurotic recently. He basically resists any strange man approaching Tao Ning. If one comes, he will investigate him thoroughly, for fear that Tao Ning will be abducted if he fails to keep an eye on her.
Zhao Jingqun is over 1.9 meters tall and strong. He usually stands in an unruly manner, which gives people a strong sense of oppression. But at this moment, he is curled up and kneeling beside the bed, looking really pitiful.
Tao Ning hesitated and asked, "Is it really wrong?"
The man kneeling on the ground didn't even think twice and immediately replied, "I'm really wrong."
"What's wrong?"
"...That kid got away with listening to a live pornographic video." Zhao Jingqun said this with gritted teeth, but only this time. He wanted all the men who approached Tao Ning to give up.
Tao Ning's body, his tearful eyes, the moans escaping from his swollen lips, his bones and blood... everything belonged to Zhao Jingqun.
Tao Ning's cheeks flushed red as he slowly discovered the harsh side of Zhao Jingqun's character. He was certain Xu Jun had heard those shameful words. How could he face Xu Jun in the future? He couldn't help but cough a few times in anger, and was quickly slapped on the back by a scorching hand. Zhao Jingqun grabbed his hand and said anxiously, "What's wrong, baby? Do you have a cold? I'll go call the doctor."
Zhao Jingqun hurriedly ran to call for a doctor.
While he was away, Tao Ning picked up his phone and was about to call back. The screen saver of the phone was a picture of his sleeping profile. He didn't know when Zhao Jingqun took the picture, but Tao Ning didn't care about that. The phone also had a password. He intuitively entered his birthday and the phone was unlocked.
Tao Ning called, but the voice that answered wasn't the cold and indifferent one he remembered, but the teacher's. "Hello, is this Tao Ning's parent?"
"...Teacher, I'm Tao Ning."
"Oh, Tao Ning, you're going back to school next week, right?"
"Um, teacher...Is Xu Jun with you? Can you ask him to answer the phone?"
"Oh, what a coincidence! The child left early, but the teacher wants to trouble you with something."
"Okay, go ahead."
"That kid has been asking me about your recent situation. He seems very worried about you. But I see that he has been working several jobs recently. He is still a student. How can he handle so many things every day? You are Xu Jun's roommate and should have a good relationship with him. So the teacher would like to ask if Xu Jun has encountered any difficulties at home. The school will actively help him. Tell him not to let his pride hold him back from speaking out..."
Did something happen at Xu Jun's house?
Tao Ning recalled that before he returned to the Song family, Xu Jun did go out early and come back late, and seemed very busy. At that time, Tao Ning thought that he was dealing with the troubles brought to him by Song Yucong and the affairs of the Student Union, so she did not bother him much... So he had been working outside all the time?
It's hard to describe the feeling. Xu Jun's parents were very kind and loving, so they raised him to be as indifferent and gentle as a true gentleman. Tao Ning truly felt the warmth in Xu Jun's home, as if he had returned home. Therefore, he didn't want anything to happen to Xu Jun's family.
He immediately agreed and planned to go back to school today.
Zhao Jingqun invited the doctor in. The doctor examined Tao Ning and said there was nothing serious, but she needed to rest and not be too emotionally unstable. Zhao Jingqun listened carefully, nodded repeatedly, and gave the doctor a large red envelope before leaving.
After the doctor left, Zhao Jingqun hugged Tao Ning and breathed a sigh of relief, because Tao Ning's aplastic anemia was like a time bomb tied to his heart. He would be scared at the slightest sign of trouble. He wanted to stare at Tao Ning 24 hours a day and put Tao Ning in his pocket. Only when he saw with his own eyes that Tao Ning was fine could Zhao Jingqun deal with business matters.
So much so that the senior executives of the Zhao family are now begging their Zhao Shaofei to return to Province X, but Zhao Jingqun has ignored them and said that the matter will be handled elsewhere in the next year and let them handle it themselves. Those people had no choice but to accept their fate and send countless encrypted documents and contracts to this prince with a cold smile.
Zhao Jingqun hadn't recovered from the shock when Tao Ning's words made his heart hang in the clouds again: "I want to go back to school."
Without a second thought, Zhao Jingqun refused, "No." Realizing his tone was too harsh, he softened his voice immediately, "Daibao, be good...rest for a while and I'll send you back to school."
"No, I want to go back today."
He had only gone out to call the doctor, so why was Tao Ning clamoring to go back to school? Zhao Jingqun found this very unusual. His eyes fell on the phone on the table. He took it and looked through it, but found nothing unusual. There were indeed only two call records with the person marked "Teacher Yang".
Zhao Jingqun frowned, put down his phone and continued to persuade Tao Ning: "Be good, it's late today, can we go next week?"
Today is Friday. If Tao Ning really goes back to school, wouldn't he have to stay there for two days as agreed? How could that be possible? What if he gets a fever or a cold again?
Once, when Tao Ning was not around, the doctor actually told Zhao Jingqun in a very serious tone that Tao Ning's immunity was very low now, and she would get a fever and a cold if she was blown by the wind or rained on. If this happened frequently, it might cause an infection and overwhelm her body. Moreover, the bone marrow that matched Tao Ning had not been found yet, and the consequences would be disastrous.
These words made Zhao Jingqun break out in cold sweats, and he even had a nightmare that night.
The prince of the Zhao family, who was ruthless and experienced in business and Southeast Asia, would not blink no matter how disgusting and cruel the things he faced. Instead, he would watch them with interest for a long time, holding a cigarette.
Only when faced with matters related to Tao Ning would this cold-blooded prince lose his composure.
It is precisely because of his ruthless character that Zhao Jingqun has many enemies, and many people want to kill him. He now hides Tao Ning very well, and basically few people know about this. When he came to Haizhou to work, he openly told the outside world that he had taken a fancy to a project here and would expand business cooperation in Haizhou in the future.
"Zhao Jingqun, I want to go back to school today." Tao Ning looked at the man in front of him who was full of concern for him. After being stared at for a while, the man looked back at him and sighed: "You really are my Zhao Jingqun's ancestor... Tomorrow, I can only go back to school tomorrow."
Tao Ning hummed softly.
At night, Zhao Jingqun held him tightly in his arms. His face, which usually wore a neutral smile, was slightly furrowed. Tao Ning smoothed his brows and fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, Zhao Jingqun kissed and coaxed Tao Ning, feeding him the medicine mouthful by mouthful. He then exaggeratedly said that he would prepare a full banquet for him, and then said that he would take him to the zoo on the way to school, obviously stalling for time.
Tao Ning knew everything, but she just didn't expose it.
He poked his chopsticks at the cabbage-wrapped meat rolls Zhao Jingqun had made him. The sweetness of the cabbage and the freshness of the meat burst forth from the broth, the meat chunks plump and the aroma instantly overwhelming him. Zhao Jingqun had gone to the market a little after six o'clock and brought back fresh pork and cabbage. He'd bought a bunch of ingredients, big and small, and cooked seven or eight dishes, each one to Tao Ning's taste.
I don’t worry about Tao Ning wasting food, I just want him to enjoy the food.
Zhao Jingqun didn't like Tao Ning to eat food cooked by anyone other than him, and he never hired a nurse or servant to serve Tao Ning. He did everything himself.
"Baby, there are lions, tigers, bears, deer, and everything in the zoo... You like those little animals, don't you want to go and see them?"
"think."
"Then let's go to the zoo first."
Tao Ning shook her head and said, "Let's go back to school and see it later."
Zhao Jingqun was at a loss as to what to do with his baby. Fortunately, he had the foresight to install a locator on Tao Ning, so it was not difficult to monitor Tao Ning. He had no choice but to swallow his anger and take Tao Ning to school.
There was no driver and he drove a very low-key car, a Mercedes worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Zhao Jingqun safely sent his baby to the school gate.
However, Zhao Jingqun never expected that the international school of Oxent was so contemptuous. The security guards saw that his car was worthless and did not know the Zhao family. Not only could they not drive his Mercedes-Benz in, but they even refused to let the prince of the Zhao family enter the school gate.
Zhao Jingqun's smile was a little stiff, but he was still calm. He directly handed the security guard a few thousand yuan and asked him to help Tao Ning carry the things to the dormitory - actually it was just a bag of medicine, a bag of toys and a bag of snacks made by Zhao Jingqun himself. He was afraid that Tao Ning would be tired carrying them.
Seeing that he was so understanding, the security guard accepted it and agreed.
Zhao Jingqun breathed a sigh of relief, returned to the car, and gave Tao Ning a big kiss. Then he pulled out a pair of black-framed glasses from his trouser pocket and put them on Tao Ning. "I don't want the pair I left at the Song family anymore, so I bought you new ones. They don't have prescriptions, and the frames are lightweight. Wear them well... Your husband will pick you up next Monday."
"Um."
Even though he was reluctant and loved Tao Ning so much, Zhao Jingqun finally let her go back to school.
When the car was empty, he habitually took out a cigarette and lit it, but when he took it in his hand, he just rubbed the tobacco hard. He opened half of the cigarette, held the other half in his mouth, turned on a monitor, and stared at the red dot on it that was gradually moving away from him.
It wasn't until Tao Ning arrived at the dormitory, thanked the security guard, and brought the three big bags to the door for him.
With a click.
The dormitory door opened, and the long-lost faint smell of disinfectant wafted in. Tao Ning sniffed and was about to carry all his things in, but when he looked up, he found a tall and thin figure standing not far away in the dim dormitory, looking at him.
"...Xu Jun?"
After a long time, the tall and thin figure walked out of the darkness. Tao Ning then realized that Xu Jun had lost a lot of weight after not seeing him for a while. The indifferent aura he once had was now rarely lingering with decadence, as if he had experienced something extremely painful.
Only the pair of eyes behind the gold-rimmed glasses were still staring at him intently as before, but Tao Ning always felt that there seemed to be something more in those cold eyes.
He looked at Tao Ning and said "hmm" lightly.
They looked at each other in silence for a while, and then Tao Ning heard his indifferent voice suddenly say:
"...Tao Ning."
Tao Ning was stunned for a moment, "I'm here, what's wrong?"
Xu Jun looked at him quietly without answering, but said, "So many people like you."
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