Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 148 How wonderful that would be

One high and one low.

Sitting on the small stool, Shen Ruzhi felt her heart suddenly skip a beat.

Looking at Liu Songyan in front of him, he was unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

It wasn't until the boy in front of her waved his hand in front of her eyes several times that Shen Ruzhi snapped out of her reverie.

He hurriedly looked away and unconsciously put the pills on the paper into his mouth one by one.

She was supposed to take one pill at a time, but in an attempt to distract herself, she put all the pills into her mouth.

He gulped down the warm water in the cup in one go.

However, Shen Ruzhi seemed to overestimate herself.

The pill stuck in her throat made it impossible for her to swallow. She could only raise her neck in pain and keep making swallowing motions.

This scene terrified Liu Songyan, who was soaking his feet. He mistakenly thought she had choked on a pill and hurriedly raised his hand to slap her back hard.

A series of muffled thuds came from behind.

Aside from the tremors in front of my body, it had no other significant effects.

The patting motion on her back suddenly stopped, and Liu Songyan, who had been observing Shen Ruzhi, also caught sight of this trembling scene.

He immediately looked confused, and his gaze, which had been fixed on her face, shifted downwards.

In Liu Songyan's mind, Shen Ruzhi should be about the same size as his younger sister.

Why are they so obvious now that they're usually invisible at school?

Before he could figure it out, the distressed and helpless Shen Ruzhi hurriedly got up and ran to the teapot, poured herself another cup of water and drank it down before finally swallowing all the pills.

"call……"

She breathed a sigh of relief, panting heavily as she greedily inhaled the fresh air.

She almost suffocated from the pills.

The pain in her back still lingered. After recovering, Shen Ruzhi silently glanced at Liu Songyan, who was soaking his feet on the sofa.

It sounded like a questioning complaint, as he muttered softly.

"You and your sister have such strong hands... those slaps hurt so much."

Shen Ruzhi had experienced Liu Wanqiu's strength firsthand.

Even months later, when she recalls that slap during summer vacation, she still feels pain in her backside.

“Late Autumn is indeed very strong, and I usually don’t dare to face her head-on.”

Before returning to her seat, Shen Ruzhi first went to the box on the balcony and found a pair of brand-new white socks. After unpacking them, she opened them and sat down in front of Liu Songyan.

He handed the socks to the other person, and then handed them a towel to dry their feet.

Seeing that Liu Songyan had accepted them all, she sat back down on the stool and asked with some curiosity.

"How can she be so strong at such a young age?"

"It might be a genetic mutation."

How could you say that about your sister...

"just kidding."

After soaking his feet for a while, Liu Songyan carefully dried them with the towel that Shen Ruzhi handed him.

After wiping everything clean, I stood on the edge of the basin to let it dry.

He looked at Shen Ruzhi again and gave her his reply.

“Before school started, my dad took Wanqiu and me to the hospital. After the check-up, there was nothing wrong. My dad also asked the doctor about Wanqiu’s great strength. The doctor just said that it was normal.”

"Normal phenomenon?"

Shen Ruzhi had great doubts about this diagnosis.

"Her strength is almost comparable to that of an adult..."

"The doctor said she eats a lot and absorbs nutrients very well, but she hasn't started growing taller yet. Once she grows taller, she won't be as strong as she is now."

Liu Songyan explained to Shen Ruzhi in front of him.

According to the doctor's explanation, everyone's constitution is different.

In other words, some people will grow taller first after absorbing nutrients, while others will gain weight first.

Liu Wanqiu is quite special.

She developed muscles first.

Some newborns are surprisingly strong when they are born. They may look small, but a scratch or kick can often cause pain to an adult.

Liu Wanqiu's situation was probably similar, except that it lasted longer.

The reason why Liu Wanqiu seems like a strongman is precisely because of her age.

If she retains this strength as an adult, it wouldn't be surprising to others.

Although it is generally believed that girls are not very strong, this has become a common misconception.

However, there are differences between people.

Some girls struggle to even open a bottle cap, while others can open someone else's skull with their bare hands.

Liu Wanqiu belongs to the latter category, but her behavior is not exaggerated to an abnormal degree.

However, due to her appearance, many people subconsciously assume that she is a weak and helpless little girl.

Therefore, most people are not on guard, so being hit unexpectedly creates a huge contrast.

Shen Ruzhi listened in a daze, and although she did not fully understand Liu Songyan's explanation.

However, after learning that Liu Wanqiu's great strength was normal, she was completely relieved, which had initially made her somewhat curious and worried.

Liu Songyan stepped away from the edge of the basin, picked up his socks, and started putting them on.

Seeing this, Shen Ruzhi considerately bent down to pick up the soaked foot basin and turned to walk towards the bathroom.

Hearing the sound of water being poured, Liu Songyan, who had just put on his socks, smiled and looked towards the bathroom.

After his impression of Shen Ruzhi changed, he realized that she was actually a very nice girl.

As her hair grew longer and longer, she became more and more feminine.

The only drawback, the flatness, has been significantly improved, as I just witnessed.

Liu Songyan hates his biological mother.

Their once happy and harmonious family fell apart because of the other party's selfishness.

This is why Liu Songyan doesn't like flat-chested girls.

The only flaw that Shen Ruzhi had previously had has been improved, and Liu Songyan's impression of her has now greatly improved.

I watched as the figure returned to the living room after emptying the foot bath water.

He saw Shen Ruzhi sitting next to him.

Turning his head to the side, Liu Songyan looked at the girl in front of him.

"Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something before you go to sleep?"

Perhaps the fever reducer was working, because Liu Songyan noticed that Shen Ruzhi was feeling sleepy.

Upon hearing the boy's question, Shen Ruzhi, yawning, silently shook her head.

"I don't really want to eat..."

“You’ve only eaten a wrap since this morning, nothing else. You’ll wake up hungry even when you’re asleep.”

"But I just don't have much of an appetite right now..."

When Shen Ruzhi said this, her tone even carried a hint of coquetry.

This made Liu Songyan, who heard it, immediately laugh.

The way she looked at the other person with a playful smile made Shen Ruzhi realize what was going on.

He hurriedly began to explain again.

"I mean I don't want to eat anything right now."

"Fine, I won't eat it then."

"I'm not used to you being like this."

Changing the subject, Shen Ruzhi nervously stole a glance at Liu Songyan.

She then looked away, pinching the top of her slipper between her toes and swaying it up and down. "It feels strange that she's become so kind and easy to talk to, and even cares about people."

"..."

"Is it because you still want my mom to be with my uncle that you're suddenly being so nice to me..."

The smile that had been on his face vanished, and Liu Songyan looked at her with a slightly embarrassed expression.

Seeing the girl's confused expression, Liu Songyan slowly composed himself and returned to his expressionless state.

"Is that what you think?"

"Um……"

Humans are truly a strange kind of creature.

Liu Songyan was usually harsh to her, but she actually hoped he could be nicer to her.

Now that they've become more friendly, it feels a little strange.

With his eyes closed, Liu Songyan tried to calm himself down.

When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to his former indifferent self.

"I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you."

"Look, it's changed again... sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad."

"..."

Liu Songyan clenched his fists, utterly speechless.

Looking at Shen Ruzhi beside him.

"Go back to your room and lie down. I'll go out and buy you a bowl of wontons."

After saying these words in a cold tone, Liu Songyan stood up from the sofa.

He continued speaking to Shen Ruzhi.

"You're not allowed to close your eyes until I get back. You have to eat something before you go to sleep."

"it is good."

Shen Ruzhi nodded and obediently responded.

I watched Liu Songyan walk to the door, change his shoes, and leave with an umbrella.

Sitting alone on the sofa, a smile gradually appeared on his face.

When Liu Songyan was cold to her in the past, she hoped he could be more enthusiastic.

But after she became really enthusiastic today, she felt like something was off.

However, Liu Songyan balanced out the two attitudes.

It instantly suited Shen Ruzhi's taste perfectly.

Although his tone of voice was the same as before, cold and devoid of human warmth.

But the content of his words revealed his concern for himself.

Adaptation to anything requires a process.

Although Shen Ruzhi sincerely hoped that Liu Songyan would treat her better, she didn't suddenly become gentle and kind like she had just done.

She hoped that Liu Songyan would gradually change his opinion of her.

Then treat yourself the same way you treated Chi Jinhe.

In Shen Ruzhi's current view, Liu Songyan's sudden kindness to her today is most likely because he wants to continue to matchmake their parents.

Shen Ruzhi had once had similar thoughts, but after experiencing the summer vacation, she completely gave up on the idea.

Now she no longer hopes that her mother and Uncle Liu will get together.

Even she could see that her mother, Wen Yunwei, actually had an unusual fondness for Uncle Liu.

But the movie she watched that day gave Shen Ruzhi a quiet determination.

She didn't want to be the female lead in the movie.

She also didn't want to be able to only address Liu Songyan as brother and sister in the future.

Shen Ruzhi is currently in a dilemma.

On one hand, there is herself, and on the other hand, there is her mother, with whom she depends for survival.

She hoped her mother could regain her own happiness, but as she entered adolescence, she also had inappropriate thoughts.

Coincidentally, the two men were father and son, while she and Wen Yunwei were mother and daughter.

Thinking of this... Shen Ruzhi, who was originally somewhat happy, fell into a depressed mood again.

Sitting alone on the sofa, he shook his head silently after a long while, trying to clear his mind of the jumbled thoughts.

However, once a fixed impression is formed, it cannot be easily forgotten.

Shen Ruzhi subconsciously looked towards the ground.

Looking at the socks that were originally on Liu Songyan's feet.

For now, she doesn't want to think about anything else; all she wants is to live each day peacefully.

She got up and picked up the socks from the floor. When she returned to the bathroom, she took out the small basin she used for washing socks.

Put the socks into a basin and pour in warm water to soak them.

Looking at the objects in the basin, Shen Ruzhi slowly shifted her gaze away.

I looked up at myself in the mirror...

She saw her reflection in the mirror, her spirits low and her face somewhat gloomy.

Shen Ruzhi...when did you become so selfish?

Silently reciting this sentence in her heart, and looking at the face reflected in the mirror, Shen Ruzhi recalled the scenes of living with her mother in recent years.

The death of her father, her grandmother's plans... In order to stop her from being remembered by her grandmother, her mother specially cut off her long hair.

And she specifically bought a vest so that she would look childish and immature.

However, as he grew taller, he could no longer maintain this disguise.

Left with no other choice, her mother had to flee to the city with her.

They avoided their grandmother's family as if they were avoiding a plague god, searching for them everywhere.

Shen Ruzhi, Wen Yunwei's daughter, saw everything she did.

Before she met Liu Songyan, her whole world consisted only of her mother.

However, she doesn't know when it started, but another person entered her world.

A boy who is about the same age as me, has an eccentric personality, and has similar experiences to me.

Shen Ruzhi no longer remembers when she started paying attention to him.

All she knew was that by the time she realized what was happening, her mind was already filled with images of the other person.

People become hesitant once they have a choice.

Shen Ruzhi was in a dilemma.

She didn't realize she should be thinking about her mother.

It's still for my own benefit.

I looked at the socks still soaking in the basin in front of me.

Shen Ruzhi slowly poured the laundry detergent onto the surface, and after the foam dissolved, she began to gently rub it.

I washed the socks in my hands thoroughly, rinsing them twice with clean water until all the foam was gone, before wringing them dry.

After leaving the bathroom, I returned to the balcony.

The socks were hung up.

Looking at the pair of socks in front of her, Shen Ruzhi's gaze gradually became somewhat lost in thought.

I thought of Liu Songyan, and of what he did today.

If... Liu Songyan is not Uncle Liu's son.

How wonderful that would be...

(End of this chapter)