It would have been better if he hadn't said that, because Jiang Qing cried even louder.
"Little crybaby, are you made of water? Why do you have so many tears to shed?" Shen Shi gently stroked her hair and teased her tenderly.
"No, I was just worried about you~" Jiang Qing pouted and denied.
"Don't worry, I'm so healthy, I'll be fine after a good night's sleep," Shen Shi said, trying to sound relaxed.
Hearing his completely dismissive tone, Jiang Qing immediately became displeased: "What do you mean 'it's nothing'? You lost so much blood. The doctor said that if you had received treatment any later, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
"It's this serious, how can you say it's nothing? You're really taking yourself too lightly. If you keep this up, I'm going to get angry!"
Jiang Qing was afraid that Shen Shi wouldn't realize the seriousness of the matter, so she deliberately put on a serious face and said it.
"Okay, okay, I understand. I'll do whatever Qingqing says. If you tell me to go east, I'll never go west. I'll listen to you for the rest of my life."
Shen Shi hurriedly assured Jiang Qing, and at the same time, he strangely discovered that he actually quite liked the feeling of being managed, which made him deeply realize how important he was to Jiang Qing.
Upon hearing the news that Shen Shi had regained consciousness, Jiang's father rushed to the hospital without stopping.
When he came in, Jiang Qing was feeding Shen Shi porridge. Actually, his arm wasn't injured and he could have drunk it himself, but his girlfriend was too considerate and insisted on feeding him, so Shen Shi had no choice but to accept it reluctantly.
The two gazed sweetly at each other as they drank their porridge. They would look at each other and touch each other's eyes. Eventually, when they were both too tired to drink the porridge, they would kiss Jiang Qing intermittently.
Just then, Jiang's father pushed open the door and came in.
Upon seeing her father arrive, Jiang Qing instinctively distanced herself from Shen Shi, but after receiving Shen Shi's aggrieved gaze, she blushed and slowly moved closer.
They're twenty years old, what's there to be afraid of? It's not like they're in a puppy love relationship.
Jiang's father didn't say much this time, but he inquired about Shen Shi's condition and expressed his gratitude.
Faced with his future father-in-law's gratitude, Shen Shi repeatedly said he dared not accept such praise.
After Jiang's father left, Jiang Qing said, "I feel like you're a little afraid of my dad."
"Am I being that obvious?" Shen Shi touched his chin and asked suspiciously.
Jiang Qing nodded emphatically: "Yes."
"It's not entirely fear, it's just that I always feel there's a dangerous aura about Uncle Jiang, something I can't quite figure out," Shen Shi explained, putting his arm around her shoulder.
Hearing him say that, Jiang Qing stopped peeling the orange, sighed, and said, "Actually, I feel the same way as you."
"Are you afraid of your dad too?" Shen Shi asked instinctively, then continued, "It's not human nature to be afraid of your dad. I used to get beaten by him a lot when I was a kid. Although he can't beat me now, I'm still a little afraid whenever he raises his hand."
As he spoke, Chen Shi felt another chill run down his spine. There was no way around it; it had become a conditioned reflex for him to mention his irritable father.
"Huh? Were you often beaten when you were a child? Why did your uncle beat you?" Jiang Qing was very surprised when he mentioned his childhood experience of being beaten.
From childhood to adulthood, her parents practiced a happy education for her, and she rarely experienced being beaten or even lectured.
Therefore, when Jiang Qing heard Shen say that he had been beaten, she felt extremely distressed.
"Maybe I was too naughty," Shen Shi waved his hand dismissively. "But that's all in the past now."
After saying that, he pinched Jiang Qing's cheek again: "Don't be unhappy, smile for me."
His shameless behavior left Jiang Qing speechless; instead of laughing, she rolled her eyes.
Time flew by as the two bickered and teased each other, and before they knew it, it was dinnertime.
During their meal, Jiang Qing brought up the topic from lunch again: "Actually, I wasn't afraid of my dad before. He never hit me when I was little. But ever since the kidnapping incident, I keep thinking about his expression at the time, and then I feel scared. I don't know what's wrong with me."
Jiang Qing's face scrunched up like a bitter gourd, looking extremely distressed.
Then she repeated to Chen Shi everything that had happened that day, including every word that everyone present had said.
After listening to the explanation, Shen Shi immediately discovered the crux of the problem.
The truth is, Jiang Qing is too naive. She can see her father's cold-heartedness and that he doesn't care much about his younger brother, but she can't believe it and doesn't want to believe it.
Shen Shi could naturally say it, but he was unwilling to do so. It was simply Jiang Qing's true nature; her love for her made her realize the darkness of this world, and Shen Shi imagined protecting her in front of him now.
It is too cruel and too heartbreaking to make a naive girl admit that the father who has loved her since childhood is actually a cold-hearted person.
So Shen Shi didn't say anything, but simply put his arm around Jiang Qing's shoulder and let her lean against his chest.
Jiang Qing was still lost in thought when, with Chen Shi's movements and hearing his heart pounding, she just wanted to hug him tightly and feel his vibrant life force. She didn't want to think about anything else.
Jiang Xianlin left no way out when he attacked, and Shen Shi was seriously injured this time, with a mild concussion. He stayed in the hospital for more than 20 days, and was almost moldy from lying there, before he was finally discharged.
On the day he was discharged from the hospital, Shen Shi did something he had wanted to do for a long time.
He proposed to Jiang Qing. At the crossroads where they first met, Shen Shi took out a ring he had bought with all his savings and knelt down on one knee in front of the girl he loved most.
"Qingqing, since we got together, we've been through joy and sorrow together, and weathered many storms together. I know it's too early to say this now, but I can't help but ask: Will you marry me?"
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