[This station reports that Ji Yuzhi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (type XX-H). Ji Yuzhi had been accompanying the nation's top leaders on their inspection tours, offering comfort and encouragement to those in high-risk areas and among infected individuals. Inadequate protective measures during this process led to his infection. All the leaders visited, except for him, have been tested, and the results were positive. As China's youngest diplomat, Ji Yuzhi has an outstanding record and is deeply loved and respected by the people. This station's reporter is saddened to learn of his illness. We hope that with the joint efforts of medical personnel, Mr. Ji will recover soon.]
[Breaking news: Foreign Ministry official Ji Yuzhi has been diagnosed with COVID-19...]
The two mothers stood there stunned, the vegetable-leaf gloves slipping from their limp hands. They couldn't even believe what they had just heard.
...
I still don't believe it.
Zhen Tian was coaxed by Zhen Lei to walk around the living room again and again until she was too tired to walk anymore.
"Dad, let me sit down and rest for a while," she said, leaning against Zhen Lei's arm affectionately.
"Tired?" Zhen Lei felt sorry for his daughter. Looking at the time, he realized that she had indeed been exercising for more than twice as long as usual.
He touched Zhen Tian's forehead and wiped away the fine beads of sweat.
"Hmm, I want to sit down and watch TV." Zhen Tian walked to the sofa alone. A force came from her palm, and Zhen Tian staggered back two steps and fell on Zhen Lei.
"dad?"
Zhen Lei slapped his thigh hard; he had forgotten that Tian Tian was pregnant.
"I'm so sorry, are you hurt? Is anything bothering you?"
Zhen Tian clutched her chest; although she was momentarily panicked, she was alright.
"Dad, what are you doing!" Zhen Tian playfully pinched the thick layer of fat on her father's belly.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Zhen Lei patted his daughter's back, just like he and her mother had done when she was frightened as a child.
He was startled too, and after calming down, he said, "It's all because of your mother. She doesn't let you watch TV. If she finds out I let you watch, she'll skin me alive. Don't you have to have pity on your dad?"
Zhen Tian's eyes lit up, and she realized that it made sense. Besides, her mother had put the remote control in her pants pocket, so she couldn't turn it on either.
"Fine, then I can play on the tablet. I haven't finished watching my TV series yet!"
She reached into the gap in the sofa and pulled out the tablet.
"No, no, this won't do either. Isn't this radiation too?"
Zhen Tian was both amused and exasperated: "No way, Dad, you're just like Mom. This thing only has a little bit of radiation. Even if it does, this..."
She adjusted her soft overalls: "Doesn't this expensive anti-radiation suit work?"
This seemingly ordinary radiation suit was more expensive than her usual designer clothes. And ridiculously expensive.
However, it must be said that the high price is justified. Despite being a fairly thick and heavy material, she didn't feel any stiffness when wearing it; on the contrary, she found it soft and comfortable.
"No, no, your mother isn't normal right now, we can't go against her."
"Dad?" Zhen Tian frowned in confusion. "I feel like all of you are acting very strangely today."
"No, no, it's just that you're sensitive during your pregnancy." Zhen Lei quickly changed the subject: "Let's not talk about it anymore. I think the best way is for you to go upstairs and take a nap. That way you can avoid your mother's bad temper in middle age and also give your father a break."
“I think it’s a good idea, let’s do it this way. Come on, let’s go, Daddy will take you upstairs to bed.” Zhen Lei thought it over and over and decided it was a good idea. He pulled Zhen Tian upstairs: “Daddy hasn’t told you a bedtime story in a long time, it’s always Yu Zhi…”
He choked up when he mentioned Ji Yuzhi's name.
"Dad?" Zhen Tian frowned.
"It's nothing, I just choked on my saliva." Zhen Lei quickly held back his tears.
"Dad will tell you a story today, so we can see if Dad has regressed."
Zhen Lei shoved his daughter into bed and laid her down. He pulled up a chair and sat down, then casually picked up a book from the bedside table and glanced at it.
"What is all this?" He flipped through several pages but still couldn't understand.
Zhen Tian glanced at it: "Oh, it's just a book she reads before bed. I think it's in Spanish."
“Hmm…” Zhen Lei lowered his head and chuckled, but the chuckle looked bitter no matter how you looked at it: “From childhood to adulthood.”
"Yeah, I don't know why she looks so good." Zhen Tian muttered as she turned over.
Zhen Lei searched for several books before finding one that looked like a storybook. He picked it up and used it to lull Zhen Tian to sleep.
...
Ji Yuzhi didn't know what happened after he fainted, but when he woke up again, he was already in the hospital's isolation ward.
Given the current housing shortage, he could only stay in a very small room, but it was a private room. This was the best environment the hospital could provide him.
He regained consciousness and realized that he had fainted.
He had an IV drip in his hand, and the strange sensations in his body were still very clear, but he didn't feel the dizziness he had experienced before.
His left hand felt a little sore.
He raised his head, stretched out his hand, still clutching his phone in his palm. The sharp edges of the phone had rubbed the skin off his palm.
No wonder it hurts.
He didn't know how much time had passed, so he picked up his phone to check.
The date on the screen made him a little dazed. Was it already two days later?
The software displays a series of reminders below the dates.
The most eye-catching thing is those messages, one after another.
The one at the very top is from Ji Quanzhou.
[Dad: No matter when, let Mom and Dad know you're safe.]
Ji Yuzhi hadn't even had time to process what his father meant.
The following message, clearly conveyed by the group created for Tian Tian's pregnancy, told him the contents.
[Lu Lin: Ji Yuzhi, you said you would come back intact, but you didn't keep your word.]
He had a bad feeling. It was a bit difficult to operate with one hand, so he struggled to unlock the phone.
WeChat, text messages, phone calls. The numbers displayed above are all 99+.
The bad feeling grew stronger. And as his anxiety increased, his tinnitus became more and more severe.
Finally, he learned the news from everyone's messages.
He has indeed been diagnosed with the infection!
The news of his infection was also made public.
"Sweetie!" He sat up abruptly, a wave of dizziness washing over him. He couldn't wait for the dizziness to subside and immediately called his father.
"Yuzhi!" The voice of that grown man, which had been calm and composed for many years, was now filled with tension, excitement, and a sob.
"Dad. It's me."
"Are you... are you alright? Dad was so worried." Ji Quanzhou's voice was very low, as if he was speaking in a hushed tone.
"I'm fine. Everything's fine. You've all seen my message, right?"
He wasn't sure if Sweetie knew.
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