1332 I Only Want You 30 (2/2)
”Am I not allowed to see Daddy anymore? Not even for a meal?”
”Your mommy is just sparing a thought for you.”
Jin Bao'er turned to look at No. 5 and said, ”Daddy lost so much weight. He seems to have fallen ill. Uncle No. 5, couldn't you tell?”
No. 5 nodded and said, ”He does seem a little unwell, but maybe he caught a cold. He's an adult, he'll know how to take care of himself.”
Jin Bao'er nodded and stayed silent.
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Upon the sight of Shi Shaochuan exiting the martial arts academy alone, Bu Xianxian asked, ”Hey… where's Bao'er? Why didn't she come out with you?”
”Her mother refused to allow us to have a meal together so I had to leave.”
Bu Xianxian remarked in displeasure, ”You may have returned the custody to Jin Qingyue, but you're still Bao'er's father, after all. Jin Qingyue is so heartless. How can she deny you the chance to have a simple meal with your daughter?”
Shi Shaochuan said nonchalantly, ”Forget it, let's go home. I'm really tired.”
Refusing to give up, Bu Xianxian said, ”I have a solution to make her eat with you.”
”What is it?”
”Pretend to be hospitalized and get her to visit you. I doubt Jin Qingyue can object to that.”
Although Shi Shaochuan was extremely infuriated and upset at Jin Bao'er for setting Wen Lele on fire, he was angrier at himself for returning the custody to Jin Qingyue.
After all, Jin Bao'er was still his biological daughter, and he wanted to see her occasionally.
He just wouldn't allow her to live with him anymore.
Shi Shaochuan was eager to go home. He initially didn't want to do what Bu Xianxian had suggested. Somehow, he agreed almost involuntarily, ”Alright, I'll do just that.”
Bu Xianxian drove him to the hospital. She could tell that he seemed to be under the weather. The doctor suggested that he undergo a physical examination that, however, did not show any problems with his health at all. Hence, the doctor thought that Shi Shaochuan was just having an overly active sex life and wanted him to be mindful of his health.
The doctor did not let Shi Shaochuan be hospitalized nor prescribe him with any medicine. After all, there were no apparent issues with his health. However, Bu Xianxian insisted that the doctor allow him to be hospitalized, claiming that Shi Shaochuan seemed to be sickly and unwell. Hence, after seeing how frail he appeared, the doctor decided to let Shi Shaochuan stay in the hospital for a day to undergo further observation.
Hence, he was admitted to a hospital ward while Bu Xianxian called Jin Qingyue to tell her that Shi Shaochuan had been hospitalized and that he'd like to see Jin Bao'er.
Jin Qingyue answered, ”Didn't he already see her at the boot camp just now? Why does he have to meet her again?”
”We had to leave even before they got to chat properly. Shaochuan is hospitalized right now. Are you still not going to let Bao'er meet him for a meal and accompany him?”
Jin Qingyue brushed her off, ”That's his problem. Don't call me again.”
She then ended the call.
Filled with exasperation, Bu Xianxian handed the mobile phone to Shi Shaochuan and said, ”See, this woman doesn't want to let you see Bao'er at all. You're so silly. Why did you even return the custody to her?”
Shi Shaochuan stared at her and said, ”You're acting so strangely… you clearly dislike Bao'er, but why do you seem to be so concerned about her? Besides, after all that Bao'er has done, I'm truly terrified of her.”
”That's all because I care about you. Besides, she's only a child. We can always just teach her right from wrong slowly.”
”She seems to have changed a little for the better, though. But what do we do now? This excuse doesn't seem to work anymore.”
”There's no other option unless I go to the boot camp to talk to her,” said Bu Xianxian, who was at the end of her wits.
”Go ahead and give it a try, then.”
Bu Xianxian expressed assent and said, ”If she still doesn't come, there's no point for you to continue being hospitalized. I'll call you later.”