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"There's a windproof hat in the storage cabinet downstairs."

Xie Zhiyu went straight to the cabinet and took out a black hat. He also remembered to pull a thermometer from the bottom shelf.

"Suìsuì, can I check your temperature?" he asked.

Shen Baili stood still. "Oh, sure."

"37.1." Xie Zhiyu checked three times. "That's good. Your fever's gone."

Shen Baili said, "Mm-hmm! I'm heading out, then!"

She put on the windproof hat, eager to go.

"Go on. You've only just recovered, so don't stay outside too long," Xie Zhiyu reminded her.

"Okay! I'm just going to walk around by the Pear Tree for a bit." Shen Baili changed her shoes at the entryway and rushed eagerly into the yard.

Watching her lively figure disappear, Xie Zhiyu shook his head helplessly.

Xie Zhiyu worked fast. He booked a full set of health checks at the Private Hospital that day, then took the whole family in the next day.

Xie Tingsi didn't understand. Not long ago, he'd had a full physical because he'd suspected something was wrong with his nerves.

He felt perfectly healthy. Surely he couldn't have developed some serious illness in less than two months.

After hearing why he didn't want another checkup, Xie Zhiyu gently turned down his request.

He followed the warning Shen Baili had emphasized in her thoughts. Xie Tingsi was the one who needed checking most, so there was no way he was getting out of it.

If Shen Baili had said so, she must have had her reasons.

Shen Wan, Xie Chengyue, and Xie Liuzheng—the three senior members of the family—had their health checked too.

In short, the family spent most of the day on their checkups. They had lunch together at a private restaurant before going their separate ways, some to work and