“By the way, Ge, have you eaten yet?”
The girl’s crisp voice interrupted Uncle Liu’s sentimental inner musings.
Zhu Tong replied, “I already had breakfast.”
“Breakfast?” Zhu Xin frowned, “The plane has been flying for two hours. It’s almost 1 PM now. You must be hungry, Uncle Liu, can you find us a restaurant?”
The driver who came to pick up the plane took a taxi and went back by himself, and now Uncle Liu was driving.
Zhu Tong said that he was not hungry, but he could eat a little bit. He didn’t pay much attention to the place he’ll eat, because he knew Uncle Liu would definitely arrange it well.
The car was parked outside a western restaurant.
Zhu Xin seemed to be a frequent visitor to this restaurant. She assured Uncle Liu to go and park the car, while she took her brother inside first.
The restaurant environment was impeccable, but despite the variety on the menu, Zhu Tong didn’t seem to have much of an appetite.
He casually ordered a short rib and a dessert.
Zhu Xin said in surprise, “Ge, do you only eat so much?”
Zhu Tong nodded. “Well, I’m not very hungry.”
Zhu Xin: “…”
“Then… Then what would you like to drink? The drinks in this restaurant are very good.”
Drinks?
Zhu Tong suddenly thought of something, and turned to look at the waiter who was waiting on the side, “Do you have pudding sago milk tea here?”
The waiter was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, “Sorry, we don’t have that on the menu.”
Zhu Tong suddenly felt lost. “Ah, then…”
“But if the customer wants it, we can make it now.”
The waiter immediately changed his tune after receiving the look from the other side.
Young Lady Zhu was a frequent customer of their restaurant. Working in such a high-end restaurant, the waiter’s eyesight was very keen. Seeing that this little handsome guy and Zhu Xin look so similar, it was not difficult to guess what their relationship is.
Zhu Tong nodded and said, “Then have a cup of that.”
“Please wait for the food to be served.”
The waiter went out with the order, and not long after, the drinks came quickly.
Zhu Tong took it from the waiter.
Zhu Xin observed her brother’s cautious movements as he held the cup and asked curiously, “Ge, do you like drinking that?”
Although she has never drunk it, she also knew that this was one of the most common drinks in a milk tea shop, and it was very cheap to boot.
Zhu Tong subconsciously gave a “Mn”, bit the straw and took a sip, and then frowned lightly.
Zhu Xin said: “What’s wrong?”
Zhu Tong was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, “It’s okay.”
Not as good as the one Shao Ming made. There’s an extra flavor mixed in, and it’s too sweet for his taste.
Although he didn’t expect this restaurant to be able to make the taste exactly the same, it was inevitable that he was a little disappointed.
He has never told anyone about his preferences. But every time Shao Ming made something for him to eat, it always suited his taste.
How did he know all of that?
After making a comparison, Zhu Tong had lost interest in the drinks specially made for him in the western restaurant.
He put the pudding sago milk tea back on the dining table, thinking to himself, ‘When I return back to A City after the mission is completed, I don’t think I’ll meet someone like Shao Ming, who can take care of me so well.’
Speaking of Shao Ming…
Suddenly remembering something, Zhu Tong took out his mobile phone from his pocket. After turning on the airplane mode on the plane, he hadn’t turned it back off. He hadn’t sent a reply to Shao Ming informing his arrival.
He was a little too eager to hold his phone, making Zhu Xin look at him suspiciously.
As soon as Zhu Tong turned off airplane mode, a message popped up on WeChat.
[Have you arrived at A City?]
The timestamp indicated that it was sent half an hour ago, just before he got off the plane.
Shao Ming even remembered his flight arrival time so accurately?
A small smile bloomed on Zhu Tong’s lips, as he felt touched by the attention.
He replied: [Mn, I’ve arrived. I’m currently having a meal with Xiao Xin.]
He glanced at the drink placed on the corner of the table and, after some thought, Zhu Tong took a picture and sent it to Shao Ming.
Zhu Xin watched him skillfully operate in silence.
Taking pictures and sharing fun things used to be something exclusively done to her.
She doesn’t need to ask to know just who her brother is messaging now.
<Zhu>: A pudding sago milk tea made in a western restaurant.
<Shao>: How does it taste?
Zhu Tong’s honest reply: It’s not as good as yours.
<Shao>: I’ll make it for you when you come back.
Although it was an expected reply, Zhu Tong still felt his heart tremble.
<Zhu>: You have done a lot for me.
Cooked for him, helped him apply medicines, helped him with class notes, gave him tutoring, and now promised to make him the drinks he likes.
How can this young man be so good to him?
While feeling emotional, his phone vibrated, and another message popped up on the chat interface.
[I can do anything for you.]
Zhu Tong: “!”
The youth’s heart beat fiercely.
He stared at the message for a long time, until he forgot to reply in time.
Soon, there was a new message from the other side.
<Shao>: Are you moved?
<Shao>: If you are moved, please show me your promise.
Zhu Tong: “…”
What followed was a joking tone.
Zhu Tong was not only touched but also quite shocked; he almost believed the joke to be true.
He couldn’t tell if he was disappointed or relieved; but it didn’t affect his good mood at all, and his lips were still curled up in a smile.
Zhu Xin watched the cup of pudding sago that her brother claimed he liked. After taking a sip, he hadn’t touched it.
When Uncle Liu walked into the private room, the waiter was serving the food.
The waiter brought the short rib to Zhu Tong and was about to remind the guests to eat, but Zhu Xin shook her head to stop him.
The waiter nodded with a smile, and quietly left.
During this process, Zhu Tong’s eyes never took off from the screen of his mobile phone.
Uncle Liu consciously stood beside Zhu Xin.
Don’t ask why he’s not standing on Zhu Tong’s side; the reason is that he feels he would be an eyesore.
Zhu Xin tilted her head and asked in a secretive whisper, “Uncle Liu, is my brother always like this over there?”
Chatting until it reached sleepless nights?
Uncle Liu was slightly surprised when she saw her tone – she clearly understood the underlying happenings. He then glanced at the young master, and said bitterly, “No, they are even more intimate than this.”
Zhu Xin: “…”
Finally, before his short rib cooled, Zhu Xin reminded her brother to eat.
After eating, the three returned to the twins’ grandfather’s house together.
Elder Cheng was always busy with various matters. He definitely won’t be at home during the daytime, but Dr. Johnson was already waiting.
It was Zhu Tong who asked him to wait in the villa.
The examination is arranged at their own hospital. Everything is prepared, and the physical examination can be conducted at any time.
“Are you going now? In such a hurry?”
Zhu Xin felt somewhat worried about Zhu Tong’s health upon hearing that he was going for an examination immediately after returning.
Dr. Johnson said, “Master Tong’s monthly re-examination and physical examination has been postponed for a long time. It is best to have the examination as soon as possible.”
Johnson was born in America, and is a caucasian man with blond hair and blue eyes. He was in his thirties, wearing a pair of rimless glasses. And in order to show his identity, no matter when and where, as long as there was a second person present, his white doctor coat never left his body.
He suddenly spoke, and none of the other three people in the villa replied to him. The expressions on their faces were that of an indescribable unity.
It used to be the daily routine for Young Master Zhu to understand the meaning of a sentence on an exam paper by relating it to the context and inferring the semantics accordingly.
Probably only a calm person like Elder Cheng could keep his face intact when talking with Dr. Johnson.
As for the person himself, he was completely unaware.
Zhu Tong helplessly said something to break the silence, “Dr. Johnson, let’s go.”
“Okay, Young Master Tong.”
Zhu Tong: “…”
Actually, a simple “okay” would suffice.
Zhu Xin didn’t accompany him to the hospital for the check-up. She had art classes at school in the afternoon and could only come back in the evening.
Uncle Liu waited in the hospital corridor, and Johnson took Zhu Tong to check according to the procedure.
Zhu Tong used to detest these check-ups the most because they always resulted in worse and worse outcomes with nothing else changing.
But this time is different.
The reason why he was in such a hurry to do the check-up was to be able to go back early and to reassure Grandpa and the others.
If there’s nothing wrong with the system’s reward, he should not have any physical problems, except that he was weaker than most normal humans.
He even looked forward to the results of this medical examination.
“Amazing!1originally in English.”
When preparing for the MRI examination, Dr. Johnson had already obtained the results of the blood routine test that Zhu Tong had done at the beginning. Looking at it, he was in complete disbelief.
“Tong, your blood routine test, all the indicators have returned to normal! How did you do it? This is simply… a medical miracle!”
Zhu Tong: “…”
He rubbed his ears without changing his face.
Although he wants to complain about the doctor’s messy pronunciation just now, he also understands his excitement.
All medically inexplicable things could be called medical miracles.
Although it was just a simple routine blood test, it was enough of a surprise, seeing that in the past, all of his health indicators were rock bottom.
Zhu Tong watched as the doctor reported the progress of the examination to his grandfather with various exaggerated expressions and a mixture of Chinese and English. Despite his calm demeanor regarding his own condition, Zhu Tong’s heart couldn’t help but be stirred by the excitement.
But Dr. Johnson’s language usage was still very messy, ah.
Zhu Tong’s desire to share began to haunt him again. He silently took out his mobile phone and planned to record a voice note for Shao Ming.
As a result, he had just opened WeChat, and Dr. Johnson had hung up the call to his grandfather.
“…”
Zhu Tong looked at the doctor and said, “Can you say anything more?”
The excitement on Johnson’s face has not yet subsided, and he was surprised when he heard the youth’s request. “What do you want me to say?”
“Anything will do.” Zhu Tong said, “I want my friend to hear your beautiful Chinese.”
Having said that, he has pressed the button to record his voice.
Johnson understood it, as if he saw through something at a glance, and joked, “Tong, you have already started falling in love? You are sending it to your love partner, right?”
“What falling in love? The correct term isn’t love partner, it’s lo…”
Zhu Tong instinctively wanted to correct the doctor’s wrong terminology, but was stunned into silence as he realized something.
What… what did he say again?
Love partner?
Who?
What did he just send to Shao Ming?
He looked at the successfully sent voice message displayed on the screen of the mobile phone, and wanted to withdraw it in a panic. Suddenly, the interface changed, and a call alert popped out on the screen.
Zhu Tong’s nervous and flustered heart suddenly became a little dull, like a stone was pressed against it.
He lowered his eyes and pressed the answer, “Hello, Dad.”
