Aboard the speeding polar off-road vehicle, Chen Jue gazed out the window at the world of white. The freezing wind swept over the ice and snow, leaving clearly visible wind-sculpted trails of snowflakes, and its mournful howl filled his ears. Although it was still morning, the temperature nearby had already fallen to -18°C.
Linglong, meanwhile, had begun chatting intermittently with Zhao Zhen inside the vehicle.
"Miss Linglong, do you really not like my type?"
"There's nothing particularly special about me, but my one virtue is that I'm sincere with people. I never lie. If you agree to date me, I promise to hand over all my salary and income from now on, and I won't lie to you."
"I believe love at first sight exists! I've realized I'm already in love with you, Miss Linglong!" Zhao Zhen held the steering wheel, his face flushed, his eyes occasionally darting toward Linglong in the passenger compartment.
Listening to this mixed-race foreigner's bold declarations of love, Chen Jue, stuck playing third wheel, inwardly griped.
"You never lie?" Linglong raised an eyebrow.
"That's right! My maternal grandfather even chose my Chinese name. Why did he name me 'Zhen,' meaning 'true'? Because sincerity can move most people and things in this world."
"As the saying goes, true sincerity can split metal and stone. I hope to move you with my sincerity, Miss Linglong," Zhao Zhen said, blushing.
"Since you don't lie, can you tell me whether you and Tom really are father and son? You look somewhat alike, but I can't see any deep father-son affection between you." Linglong blinked and asked him bluntly.
"So that's what concerns you, Miss Linglong!"
"Tom and I are indeed biological father and son, but I wasn't conceived naturally. I was a test-tube baby conceived through artificial insemination."
"Perhaps