Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 143 Sneak Attack
Everything seemed to be progressing too quickly.

No matter how much An Zhaoran fantasized, she never imagined that this scene would unfold at this moment.

Looking at Liu Changcun so close to her, she suddenly made a decision after struggling with her inner conflict.

With her eyes tightly closed, her eyelids trembling slightly from nervousness confirmed that she had chosen to accept the impending action.

Her lips... pursed up uncontrollably.

An Zhaoran didn't know if doing this was the right thing to do; it was just an instinctive reaction that she felt she should do it.

The whole world became silent.

She could only hear her own heartbeat and the faint sound of the man breathing in front of her.

"dad?"

The quiet world shattered, and the sudden shout caused the hands that had been wrapped around her waist to quickly release their grip.

Liu Changcun quickly took two steps back, increasing the distance between himself and An Zhaoran.

He hurriedly turned around and looked at the figure that had just appeared from the building entrance.

Liu Songyan looked ahead with a puzzled expression, seeing the two people who had already arrived at their doorstep but had not yet chosen to go upstairs to go home.

"Go downstairs to throw out the trash."

Liu Changcun composed himself and asked his son some useless questions in a calm tone.

Seeing Liu Songyan carrying his schoolbag and trash bag in both hands, Liu Changcun, his father, spoke up.

"Go throw out the trash first, then we'll go upstairs together."

"Ah."

Liu Songyan nodded in response, but did not stay to say anything more.

Carrying the garbage bag in her hand, she walked towards the overflowing garbage can not far away, neatly placed the trash can next to it, and then stepped back to her father.

He shifted his gaze from his father to An Zhaoran standing to the side.

Looking at Aunt An's unusual expression, I recalled the scene I had just witnessed.

Has Shen Ruzhi gone home?

"I took her home. I had dinner around 8 o'clock and then sent her back."

"Has there been any progress on the matter I asked you to keep an eye on recently? Does Shen Ruzhi have any other male classmates she's close to at school?"

"No."

Liu Songyan certainly remembered every word his father had said and every task his father had instructed him to do.

“At school, I never saw Shen Ruzhi talk to any other boys except me.”

The son's answer confirmed Liu Changcun's guess.

When he received the consultation call from his senior, he listened to her describe Shen Ruzhi's symptoms and quickly concluded that her daughter had someone she liked.

After all, they are children entering puberty, and generally speaking, girls mature earlier than boys.

That's why I suspect Shen Ruzhi has a one-sided crush on me.

Originally, Liu Changcun never even considered his own son as the person he was having a crush on.

However, as things have progressed in recent days, more and more evidence points to Liu Songyan.

Liu Changcun remembers that the first time he met Shen Ruzhi was in his teacher's office.

Because the other child had a conflict with their own child, both were taken to the office by the homeroom teacher and criticized.

Given the irreconcilable conflict at the time, no matter how much Liu Changcun guessed, he could never have imagined that things would turn out this way.

It was obvious that the boy Shen Ruzhi had a crush on was Liu Songyan, who was standing right in front of her.

Liu Changcun didn't react much to this. Although, as an elder, he still preferred the girl named Chi Jinhe to Shen Ruzhi.

After all, Shen Ruzhi's personality is relatively boyish, and she is not very compatible with her son.

When it comes to matters of the heart, no one can say for sure.

Not to mention that the two children are currently under thirty years old combined.

As the daughter of her senior, if Shen Ruzhi really had a relationship with her son, it wouldn't be a big deal if they became a couple; at most, it would be considered a marriage between close relatives.

What if it works out and then falls apart... Just imagining this scenario in Liu Changcun's mind gives him a headache.

Looking at Liu Songyan, who stood calmly in front of him.

Only now did Liu Changcun truly understand why people often say that girls of the same age are much more mature than boys.

What is your opinion of Shen Ruzhi?

"What do you think?"

Answering his father's question, Liu Songyan felt bewildered. Although he didn't quite understand, he still answered honestly.

"I used to find her quite annoying, but I don't feel that way anymore recently."

"broken."

Liu Changcun clapped his hands and became serious.

"Don't you like Koike anymore?"

"Dad, what are you talking about!"

His father's words always managed to break Liu Songyan's defenses.

He really couldn't understand why the conversation had suddenly veered to this topic.

Even the usually calm Liu Songyan began to lose his composure at this moment.

"They are all my classmates, but we have no other relationship!"

"you sure?"

"Absolutely certain, and absolutely certain!"

Hearing his son's declaration that "they are all my wings," Liu Changcun felt that the situation was gradually getting out of his control.

However, since the matter has not yet actually occurred, after much thought, he can only hint at it to his son for the time being.

"Be more careful in the future. Refuse when you should, and don't hesitate."

"understood."

"Go upstairs. Your Aunt An and I are going to the station tomorrow. We'll leave you some money for food. Don't take your sister out to eat junk food."

Liu Changcun patted his child and told the other person to go upstairs first.

After Liu Songyan left, he turned around and looked at An Zhaoran, who was still motionless.

The hard-won opportunity was forced to be interrupted, and even Liu Changcun couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

But since things had come to this point, he had no desire to continue.

He then greeted the other person.

"go home."

"..."

Seeing that the other party did not react, Liu Changcun turned around halfway and then turned back, came to An Zhaoran and bent down, trying to see An Zhaoran's expression from below.

Before he could observe closely, An Zhaoran, who had been motionless just moments before, suddenly began to move.

Like a dragonfly skimming the water, she left a kiss on his cheek.

Liu Changcun saw her flushed face.

The look in his eyes as he gazed at An Zhaoran was filled with disbelief.

Liu Changcun seemed completely unprepared for this to happen, so much so that he looked at An Zhaoran, whose face was flushed red.

I heard what came from the other person's mouth.

"You didn't expect that, did you!"

Suppressing her shyness, An Zhaoran looked at the man with feigned composure.

He raised his hand and pointed at Liu Changcun with his index finger.

It was like a successful prank.

An Zhaoran was equally surprised by Liu Changcun's actions.

She had already prepared to welcome him, but Liu Songyan's sudden appearance caused Liu Changcun to quickly retreat.

This was almost an instinctive reaction, which hurt An Zhaoran, who noticed it.

Or perhaps he wanted to get back at them, which led him to make such a move in a moment of impulse.

She tried her best to maintain emotional composure, but the flushed face made it impossible for An Zhaoran to truly calm down.

He could only pretend to be calm and stare at the other party defiantly.

I wanted to see a look of defeat on Liu Changcun's face...

However, An Zhaoran seemed to have underestimated Liu Changcun. Her sudden attack not only failed to frighten him, but also left him wanting more.

Liu Changcun's shock gradually subsided, and he returned to his usual normal self.

Calmly looking at An Zhaoran in front of him, he slowly took a step forward.

This caused An Zhaoran, who had reached out and was pointing at him with her index finger, to instinctively back away. Her previously smug demeanor immediately diminished.

"What do you want to do..."

He looked at the other person warily, and slowly lowered his raised hand.

An Zhaoran retreated uncontrollably, watching Liu Changcun approach step by step.

"You...don't come any closer!"

"That line sounds familiar. Are you going to say next, 'If you come any closer, I'll yell'?"

"..."

An Zhaoran stood there, stunned.

She was once again amazed by Liu Changcun's ability to foresee the future.

It seemed as if the man in front of her had the superpower of mind reading, always able to clearly know her truest thoughts.

Blushing, she looked at Liu Changcun, who was still approaching.

He sized up the other person's deliberately wicked grin.

After making two quick "ya ya" sounds, she hurried past the other person.

"Still want to run?!"

Liu Changcun also shouted this and hurriedly chased after him.

Nighttime, in front of the building.

Two adults in their thirties were chasing each other like children.

Seeing that he was about to catch up with her, Liu Changcun would deliberately make his footsteps louder so that An Zhaoran, who was running away, would hear the noise and let her run even further.

Aside from the very first moment when she genuinely wanted to run, An Zhaoran's chasing behavior was simply a playful act of running with the man.

As if they had rediscovered their childlike wonder, they chased after each other with joy and excitement.

Liu Songyan stood with half his body exposed at the entrance of the building, silently observing the scene before him.

Looking at the two elders circling around, laughing and joking.

Seeing the genuine emotion on his father's face, and seeing Liu Changcun's heartfelt smile.

Liu Songyan's expression grew increasingly strange; he simply couldn't understand his father's thoughts.

Whether it's Ning Mengyao who works in the store or not.

Or perhaps it was Wen Yunwei, Shen Ruzhi's mother.

Both of them are more in line with people's perception of a virtuous wife and loving mother than An Zhaoran, who is being chased at the moment.

Ning Mengyao experienced a failed marriage, so her experience is somewhat similar to that of her father.

Wen Yunwei is raising her daughter alone, which is very similar to her father's current situation.

Only An Zhaoran...

She comes from a wealthy family and is beautiful. Not only does she have no children, but she has never even been married.

As a son, Liu Songyan wanted his father to have a peaceful life in his later years.

That's why, after careful consideration, he felt that Wen Yunwei was the most suitable type.

However... now it seems that what he thought was suitable was not really suitable for his father, Liu Changcun.

Whether he was facing Ning Mengyao or Wen Yunwei.

Liu Songyan had never seen his father so happy.

In his opinion, An Zhaoran was the least suitable one.

However, judging from the current situation, her father seems to have a much stronger affection for her than for any other woman.

Fourteen-year-old Liu Songyan lacks sufficient life experience and therefore doesn't understand that relationships cannot develop solely based on compatibility.

Thinking back to the words that Shen Ruzhi had often used to persuade her recently.

As children, it's best not to interfere in our parents' affairs.

He originally thought that this was just Shen Ruzhi deliberately saying the opposite of what he was telling her.

But now, after witnessing the two still chasing after him, he couldn't help but understand the meaning of those words.

It was probably after Shen Ruzhi realized this during the summer vacation that she suddenly stopped urging her parents to develop a relationship.

Thinking of Shen Ruzhi, who has been studying hard recently in order to surpass herself in the monthly exam.

I remembered the scene yesterday after evening self-study, when the other person had a nosebleed and was stuffing tissues into their nose...

Liu Songyan's thoughts suddenly became very confused.

Lost in thought, he failed to notice the figure running towards the building entrance.

An Zhaoran smiled happily, trying her best to avoid being caught by Liu Changcun.

I just imagined running upstairs.

In the blink of an eye, he came face to face with Liu Songyan, who was standing at the door.

Her smiling expression vanished instantly, and before she could speak, Liu Changcun, who had followed behind, grabbed her.

"Are you still running away?"

With a laugh, he asked in return, feeling that the commotion had gone on enough. Liu Changcun then sped up and caught up with the other party.

Just as he was about to tickle the other person, he caught a glimpse of his son standing in front of him out of the corner of his eye.

He seemed to have not expected this situation either. After a moment of stunned silence, he separated from An Zhaoran and straightened his disheveled clothes.

"..."

"Ahem, why haven't you come upstairs yet?"

An Zhaoran remained silent. She felt incredibly ashamed that Liu Changcun's son had witnessed such a scene.

Liu Changcun coughed twice and then calmly asked.

Liu Songyan remained silent, looking at the two people in front of him who were still panting.

Looking at the two men standing side by side with their father in front of them, who now seemed like a perfect match.

Liu Songyan figured it out.

He will no longer concern himself with this matter.

"I forgot my keys."

Making up an excuse, Liu Songyan looked at his father.

His gaze lingered on him for a few seconds, then he turned and walked towards the stairwell without saying a word.

Only after Liu Songyan actually left did An Zhaoran, who had been holding her breath, finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, she reacted quickly enough, otherwise she would have made a big fool of herself in front of the children.

"It's all your fault."

The words of reproach came from An Zhaoran's mouth, which made Liu Changcun, who was standing to the side, respond helplessly.

"Why are you blaming me again? Didn't you start it first?"

"..."

Hearing Liu Changcun's question, An Zhaoran couldn't think of a way to immediately retort.

Looking at Liu Changcun's face, she was surprised to find that her lipstick had gotten on Liu Changcun's face after entering the stairwell.

She hurriedly raised her hand and carefully wiped his face several times with her palm.

Until the red marks faded and became less noticeable.

Then, with his head down, he quickly walked towards the stairs.

Liu Changcun was left standing there alone.

As if savoring the memory, he smiled and followed after a few seconds.

"You don't have the key, why are you walking so fast?"

The voices in the hallway echoed, the man's voice tinged with laughter.

The voice-activated light, which had been on, went out after the three people left.

Returning to darkness.

(End of this chapter)