"You don't want to lie to her, so do you want her to see your full head of white hair?" Shi Fei asked in a low voice.
He had tried his best to calm himself down, but his sharp eyes were still burning red with intense anxiety.
Shi Jing turned her baseball cap backwards, using the brim to cover the white hair at the back of her head: "Dad, I'll take care of my hair before telling her about this. It only takes half an hour to get her to the company, so it won't interfere with my doctor's appointment."
"You—" Shi Fei was angered by his stubbornness and was about to retort when he met his unwavering and determined gaze. This look made Shi Fei feel a little dazed. He paused, and for a moment, he seemed to see his younger self reflected in Shi Jing's eyes.
In his youth, Shi Fei was not only stubborn but also had an exceptionally volatile temper. In the entire capital city, only Wen Linyun could keep him in check.
Shi Jing is his son; it would be strange if he weren't stubborn.
Once he understood this, Shi Fei's anger immediately subsided.
He closed his eyes, sighed, and waved the person away while rubbing his aching temples: "Get out, get out, get out of here now!"
Without a moment's hesitation, Shi Jingjian turned and ran outside.
Shi Fei turned his head and followed his retreating figure with his eyes, frowning as he called out, "I'm waiting for you at the hospital. Get over here right away after you've dropped him off!"
Shi Jing: "Understood!"
Zhu Jinzhao had a full day of classes again. When Shi Jing drove to Ning's house to pick her up, she was standing at the gate, memorizing her lines on her phone.
"Every morning."
Shi Jing parked his car in front of her, rolled down the window, and greeted her with a smile.
"Good morning." Zhu Jinchao opened the car door and got in, immediately noticing that he looked different today.
"Hey? Why are you suddenly wearing a hat?"
Shi Jing raised an eyebrow smugly and casually offered an explanation: "I read online that wearing a hat like this makes you look cool and rebellious, so I tried it. How is it? Cool, right?"
Zhu Jinzhao smiled sweetly, her eyes crinkling, and said, "You look handsome whether you're wearing a hat or not."
"Tsk... Such a sweet little mouth, give me a kiss." Shi Jing raised his hand, grabbed the back of her head, pulled her over, and gave her a hard kiss.
"Pop!"
An ambiguous soft sound fell on Zhu Jinzhao's ear, and Zhu Jinzhao's face instantly turned red.
She pursed her lips and leaned back slightly, instinctively wanting to pull away, but Shi Jing's hand still held her tightly, refusing to let her go.
"Chao Chao." Shi Jing lowered his eyes and stared at her lips, then suddenly said softly, "I saw a post on my phone yesterday. The poster asked if you would choose to leave your boyfriend if he were to become seriously ill, or stay with him."
"Of course I'll stay with him all the time!" Zhu Jinzhao answered confidently without hesitation.
Shi Jing frowned slightly: "Why?"
Zhu Jinzhao stared at him intently with wide, almond-shaped eyes, saying, "Since I chose to be with him, I'm prepared to face difficulties together. He's just sick, it's not like he doesn't love me anymore, so why should I leave him?"
Shi Jing: "But if he gets sick, he won't be able to protect you anymore."
"It's okay. If he can't protect me, then I'll protect him." As she spoke, Zhu Jinzhao raised her hand and touched Shi Jing's face. "When two people are together, they should rely on each other. Even though I'm weak, I will never allow anyone to bully my boyfriend."
"..."
Shi Jing suddenly couldn't speak.
His nose stung, and his eyes welled up with tears, as if something was thrashing about inside them. He took a deep breath, trying to force it down. But it was determined to fight him; the more he tried to suppress it, the more it tried to get out.
A layer of warm mist filled his eyes. Seeing that he was about to lose control of it, Shi Jing hurriedly kissed Zhu Jinzhao's lips before it could spill out.
Zhu Jinzhao was a little confused. At first, she kept her eyes open in a daze until Shi Jing pried open her mouth and forcefully barged in. Only then did she slowly close her eyes and awkwardly respond to Shi Jing.
Shi Jing kissed Zhu Jinzhao fiercely, as if he wanted to devour her whole. Zhu Jinzhao barely managed to hold on for a while, but gradually fell into a disadvantageous position, her eyes turning red from Shi Jing's teasing.
Shi Jing's emotions were churning intensely, but she still retained a sliver of reason.
He remembered that Zhu Jinzhao had to go to class, so he reluctantly let go of her after a short kiss.
She opened her wet eyes and looked at Shi Jing with obvious resentment.
"Heh..." Shi Jing chuckled, gently wiping her lips with his thumb and also wiping away the drool from the corner of her mouth.
"Chaochao, be good. I'll take you to the company for class now."
"Hmph!" Zhu Jinzhao glared at him, then pulled out lipstick from her bag to cover her swollen lips. "You still know I have class!"
Shi Jing ruffled her hair, started the car, and said in a coquettish tone, "Oh dear, I want to kiss Chaochao, because Chaochao is so cute to kiss..."
Zhu Jinzhao: "...So it's my fault?"
"It's my fault, it's my fault!" Shi Jing readily admitted his mistake. "It's my fault for being blinded by lust, for being unable to resist temptation, for feeling itchy whenever I see Chaochao."
"..." Zhu Jinzhao ignored him, only tilting her head and chuckling to herself.
Today is Saturday, and there are half as many cars as usual during the morning rush hour. Shi Jing only took twenty minutes to get Zhu Jinzhao to Qunxing Media.
"Chao Chao, I have to go to the hospital for a check-up later, so I won't be able to wait for you outside the company this morning. But I'll send an assistant to stand guard here for me, so feel free to contact him if you need anything."
Shi Jing helped Zhu Jinzhao unbuckle his seatbelt, speaking gently and patiently.
Zhu Jinzhao nodded obediently: "I understand. You need to tell me the results as soon as you finish your follow-up examination."
"Okay." Shi Jing cupped her face and kissed her several times on each cheek. "Be a good girl, I'll come pick you up this afternoon."
"Mm." Zhu Jinzhao smiled at him, put on her hat and mask, and got out of the car.
Shi Jing watched her walk into the company before taking out his phone to reply to Shi Fei's WeChat message, and then navigated to the hospital.
Shi Fei and the hospital director were already waiting in the examination area. As soon as Shi Jing arrived, the director immediately sent him into the examination room.
This examination took even longer than the last one. Shi Jing had to do blood tests, urine tests, ultrasounds, and CT scans. They did almost every kind of examination the hospital could do.
"Mr. Shi, please don't be too anxious." While waiting for the test results, the hospital director comforted Shi Fei with a smile, "There are many causes that can cause hair to turn white overnight, and it's not necessarily a serious problem. I once treated a patient whose hair turned completely white overnight, but the test results showed that it was caused by an immune system disease."
"This illness is not serious. You just need to follow the doctor's advice and rest well. It won't take long to recover."
"Hmm." Shi Fei wasn't in the mood to talk to him and only gave him a perfunctory reply.
He was about to say something more when several doctors came out of the examination room.
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