Chapter 97 Understanding and Reasonable
"Son, I've already begged her so hard, but Pearl is determined not to be with you. There's nothing I can do. Listen to me, forget about her, okay?"
Shi's mother didn't want to break up the couple, but for her son's future and health, she had no choice but to be the bad guy.
"Mom, I've said it before, all I want in this life is Bai Zhenzhu! If I don't have her, I'd rather die!"
Since his mother failed, he had no choice but to go find Bai Zhenzhu himself.
He pulled out the IV drip, threw off the covers, and staggered barefoot toward the dressing room to get dressed.
No matter how much Shi's mother tried to stop her, it was no use.
"Son, don't do this. Your body hasn't fully recovered yet, don't go!"
Bai Zhenzhu was determined not to accept him, and he was determined to find Bai Zhenzhu.
After taking only a few steps, Shi Jin clutched his stomach and vomited blood again.
"Son! Son! Please, please don't go out, okay?"
"Mom, if I don't go, I'll die even faster."
Seeing the resolute look in her son's eyes, Shi's mother had no choice but to give in, no matter how much it pained her.
Shi Jin changed into the dark green baseball jacket that Bai Zhenzhu had once bought for him, with a black hooded sweatshirt underneath and a pair of black jeans.
He opened his safe and took everything out, filling two large suitcases.
He was too tired to drive himself today, so he had his driver take him to Bai Zhenzhu's school.
This time, he was determined to win back Bai Zhenzhu.
Because Bai Zhenzhu had blocked all his contact information, Shi Jin had no choice but to borrow the driver's phone to call Bai Zhenzhu.
"Hello." A sweet voice, tinged with aloofness and wariness.
"Pearl, it's me, it's Shi Jin..."
He gripped his phone tightly, a bitter smile forcing a way to hide his fear and unease.
After a few seconds of silence on the phone, Bai Zhenzhu coldly said, "I don't know you."
Then he slammed the phone down.
He forced a smile, his brows furrowed deeply, and a dull ache returned to his chest.
Pearl, am I really that annoying to you?
Even if you hate me, there's nothing I can do, I just can't lose you...
He tidied his hair in front of the mirror, then applied lip balm, and carried the two large suitcases upstairs.
...
Bai Zhenzhu had just changed her clothes and was about to go to the cafeteria for lunch.
As soon as the door opened, I saw Shi Jin's deathly pale face.
He kept his head down, muttering something to himself, looking quite eccentric, which really gave Bai Zhenzhu a fright for a while.
When Shi Jin saw the face she had been longing for in her dreams, her eyes involuntarily reddened. She looked at her pitifully and choked out, "Pearl, I've come to find you."
Bai Zhenzhu didn't take it seriously and wanted to ignore him and walk past him.
As a result, the two suitcases blocking her way hindered her movement.
She said impatiently, "Could you please move your things? I want to leave!"
"Pearl, just give me five minutes, don't go yet..."
From the moment she entered the door, Bai Zhenzhu turned on her phone's timer and set it to a five-minute countdown.
In the blink of an eye, a minute had passed.
Shi Jin felt as if he had a fishbone stuck in his throat, and he didn't know what to say.
Finally, seeing time slipping away, he spoke urgently, "Pearl, I love you, I can't live without you, and I'm sorry. I know sorry has no weight, and the harm I've caused you is hard to make up for, but I still don't want to give up..."
Bai Zhenzhu impatiently reminded him, "You have three minutes left."
He quickly squatted down and opened the two suitcases.
It contained various property deeds, US dollars, bank cards, contracts, and many gold bars and diamonds.
Bai Zhenzhu recognized it; it was from Shi Jin's safe.
She looked at him suspiciously, "What do you mean? I don't have a safe here, I can't fit so many valuables in it."
"Pearl, this is all my assets. It's not a lot, but it's still over 3 billion. From now on, all of this will be yours."
"You're going to give me everything?!"
Bai Zhenzhu was quite surprised. 3 billion is not 30 yuan. How could someone just give it away like that?
"Pearl, I want to give you everything I have, my heart, and all my person. Can you... forgive me?" He cautiously probed, completely losing his usual demeanor and ease.
White Pearl scoffed and gave a disdainful laugh.
"Shi Jin, I told you, I will not forgive you. As for your money, your heart, and you as a person, I don't care at all. Do you think that money can cover up everything and buy my freedom and true love? You really think too highly of me. If you don't love someone, you don't love them. You can't pretend to love them."
She wasn't particularly emotional, but every word she said was piercing, causing him unbearable heartache.
"What if I kneel down before you?"
"What did you say?"
"Didn't you say that because of my mistakes, you lost your dignity and even knelt down to Li Qianni? What if I return the favor to you? What if I kneel down?"
"Shi Jin, are you kidding me?"
At that moment, Bai Zhenzhu felt a mix of emotions and didn't know how to react normally.
Before Bai Zhenzhu could stop him, Shi Jin actually knelt down.
"Pearl, I'm sorry, please forgive me."
...
"Pearl, what's wrong? Why are you so distracted? Is it because the food isn't to your liking?"
Max thoughtfully removed the fish bones from Bai Zhenzhu's plate and then filled it with her favorite almond milk.
Bai Zhenzhu picked up a piece of fish and put it in her mouth. The meat was very fresh and delicious, quite good.
She shook her head and said, "No, the food was delicious."
"But I sense you're not happy. Is it because of today's news?"
"Huh? What news?"
She hadn't been following any news about Max.
"Yes, last night I had dinner with the actors from the same drama crew, and some intimate photos of me and the female lead were taken..."
Although he hadn't done anything wrong, he was still a little guilty, and he was afraid that Bai Zhenzhu would misunderstand him.
"But Pearl, believe me, I really have nothing to do with that actress. We're just colleagues, and she has a sugar daddy. How could I possibly be someone's mistress!"
Compared to Max's eagerness to explain, Bai Zhenzhu was much calmer, and simply said "Oh" without saying anything more.
She didn't really have anything to ask; it was Max's private life, and she had no right to interfere.
However, Bai Zhenzhu's composure stirred up a storm in Max's heart.
He unconsciously tightened his grip on the cup, but pretended to be nonchalant and said, "I knew Pearl, you're the most understanding one!"
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