Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 149 Sensing Her Feelings

at dusk.

As darkness fell, Wen Yunwei, who had also gone to work overtime at the company on Saturday, finally returned home.

She had just entered the house and hadn't even had time to change her shoes when she spotted a pair of unfamiliar shoes by the door. Before she could even realize why there was a pair of men's sneakers in her house, her daughter's bedroom door opened.

Hearing the noise, Wen Yunwei looked up and saw Liu Songyan walking out of Shen Ruzhi's room.

One was standing at the doorway, and the other was standing at the bedroom doorway.

The two stared at each other until Wen Yunwei asked curiously.

"Songyan? What are you doing at my house?"

Wen Yunwei was extremely surprised to see Liu Songyan appear.

She hurriedly changed out of her shoes, put on slippers, and quickly walked over to Liu Songyan with her shopping bag in hand.

My gaze lingered on the washbasin the other person was holding, looking at the towels soaking in it.

He looked at the other person with a puzzled expression.

"Why are you still carrying a washbasin..."

"She had a fever during the exam today, so I wiped her face with a towel, and she's asleep now."

"Have a fever?"

Wen Yunwei was initially puzzled as to why Liu Songyan was at her home, but when she learned from him that her daughter was sick, she immediately put down her shopping bags.

She quietly opened the door and went inside, leaving Liu Songyan standing outside alone.

Two or three minutes later, Wen Yunwei came out of the room again, her worried expression having improved significantly.

She seemed relieved; she had just gone inside to check on her daughter.

Judging from the current situation, Shen Ruzhi's fever has subsided.

While she was inside checking, Liu Songyan had already put the washbasin back in its original place, washed the towel, and hung it up.

Seeing that Wen Yunwei was relieved, Liu Songyan, who had been staying at her house for almost a day, also prepared to say goodbye and leave.

Before he could say goodbye, Wen Yunwei thanked him first.

"Songyan, you've really worked hard. I was working overtime today, and if it weren't for you taking care of Zhizhi..."

"It's alright, Auntie, it's what I should do."

Before the other party could finish speaking, Liu Songyan immediately expressed his humility.

Liu Songyan was clearly not good at handling situations where elders expressed their gratitude.

Therefore, after saying a few more words of farewell to Wen Yunwei, he hurriedly said that he had to leave as soon as possible.

Wen Yunwei did not try to persuade him to stay, but the boy's words made her think of something.

She hurriedly returned to her daughter's room and picked up the shopping bag she had just placed at the door.

She returned to Liu Songyan's side and handed him the shopping bag she was carrying.

Seeing the other person's puzzled expression, Wen Yunwei immediately began to explain.

"I originally planned to visit your house in person, but since Zhizhi is sick, I can't get away..."

She paused, then a gentle smile returned to her face.

Wen Yunwei spoke softly, her face turned towards the boy.

"Take this back and give it to your dad."

"This is?"

"I bought the jacket when I passed by the store."

"..."

Liu Songyan reached out and took the shopping bag from Wen Yunwei, then opened it to take a look.

Leather jackets are indeed effective against the recent sudden drop in temperature.

However, Liu Songyan found it hard to understand Wen Yunwei's sudden act of buying clothes for her father.

If Shen Ruzhi hadn't been sick at home, even if the two hadn't met at her house, they probably would have seen Wen Yunwei visiting them after returning home.

Looking away from the jacket, Liu Songyan looked at Wen Yunwei in front of him with some confusion.

Before he could speak, he heard the other person continue speaking.

“The weather has gotten really cold lately, and your dad is always running around... He needs to wear warm clothes so he doesn’t catch a cold.”

"By the way, has An Zhaoran come to your house to see your dad recently?"

Liu Songyan, who was about to answer, immediately took back his words.

Looking at Wen Yunwei in front of him with surprise, he didn't quite understand why she had brought up the topic of An Zhaoran again.

Since watching the movie last Saturday, my father has been spending every day with An Zhaoran.

Not only when they go to the TV station, but even when they get home, the two of them will exchange flirtatious glances and laughs.

Even though Liu Songyan didn't witness their intimate interaction that night, he could quickly sense their unusual progress.

Originally, Liu Songyan was very fond of Wen Yunwei in front of him.

After all, she is good-looking, has a gentle personality, and has a proper job that brings considerable financial income to the family.

However, after witnessing firsthand the way his father and An Zhaoran interacted, he gradually realized how presumptuous his own ideas were.

Perhaps, as Shen Ruzhi often said, they, as children, should not get too involved.

It was after that day that Liu Songyan stopped trying to matchmake the two.

I thought the matter was over, but I never expected that Wen Yunwei would start paying attention to it now.

"..."

Remaining silent, Liu Songyan looked at Wen Yunwei in front of him.

Seeing the other person's slightly expectant gaze, he hesitated for a moment before reluctantly replying.

"No."

Liu Songyan's answer wasn't exactly a lie.

After all, An Zhaoran had never come to her house alone.

Lately, she has been going out with her father all the time, and has never been alone.

Wen Yunwei's reaction was exactly what Liu Songyan had expected. After hearing his answer, she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

She smiled again and then said to him with a cheerful laugh.

"I haven't had a chance to tell your dad that I really liked that movie yet. I hope I can take him to see it sometime in the future."

"..."

"Do you want Auntie to take you home?"

"No need, I need to go to the store first."

After politely declining Wen Yunwei's offer to take him home, Liu Songyan said goodbye and left the house.

Wen Yunwei watched the boy leave until his figure disappeared into the stairwell before closing the security door of her home again.

Then, with a touch of melancholy, he muttered to himself.

"Songyan is looking more and more like his father..."

Thinking back to when she first entered the house and saw her daughter sleeping soundly, Wen Yunwei, who went to work overtime on Saturday, was completely unaware of her daughter's illness.

She didn't dare imagine what her daughter would have become if it weren't for Liu Songyan's meticulous care. After all, Liu Songyan had already described in detail what had happened that day during their conversation.

The thought of my child having to go to school for an exam while running a fever made me very sad.

As a mother, Wen Yunwei felt very sorry for her.

After seeing Liu Songyan off, she didn't stand there dumbfounded at the gate any longer, but went back to her daughter's room.

He gently pushed open the door, keeping his footsteps low so as not to disturb Shen Ruzhi, who was fast asleep, and didn't even turn on the room light.

Close the door.

Even with extra care, the noise of the door closing still woke Shen Ruzhi.

Mistakenly thinking that Liu Songyan had left, she lay on the bed without opening her eyes and mumbled incoherently.

Are you leaving...?

"Stay with me a little longer, okay..."

Before she could even speak, Wen Yunwei heard her daughter's voice coming out one after another.

Standing in front of the bedroom door, she couldn't help but be a little stunned, looking at her daughter struggling to get up on the bed, watching her rub her eyes and then look at her.

"..."

"..."

The mother and daughter looked at each other, and time seemed to stand still at that moment.

Shen Ruzhi was the first to come to her senses. After taking the medicine and sleeping for a while, she was noticeably more clear-headed.

She propped herself up on one side and looked at her mother with a slightly flustered expression.

"Mom...when did you get back?"

"Just now."

"Did he leave?"

"..."

Hearing the word "him" coming from his daughter's mouth.

Although no names were mentioned, Wen Yunwei now knew perfectly well who her daughter was referring to.

Recalling the scene when Liu Songyan left, and now looking at her daughter lying on the bed.

"He just got home."

"Oh, I see... He's already gone..."

The disappointed tone did not escape Wen Yunwei's ears at all.

Compared to 14-year-old Shen Ruzhi, Wen Yunwei understood the implied meaning of those words much better.

Liu Changcun's image flashed quickly through Wen Yunwei's mind.

Then her eyes were filled with the image of her own daughter.

With a subtle change in her expression, Wen Yunwei slowly walked towards the bedside.

The room was dark, and the only light source was the glow of the twilight outside the window.

Wen Yunwei walked to the bedside and sat down.

Turning to look at her daughter, she first gently helped her daughter back to sleep, then tucked the blankets around her. Her gaze returned to her daughter's face, carefully observing the expression on Shen Ruzhi's face.

Looking at the figure lying quietly on the bed.

She used to have to look up to see her child, but now he's grown taller than her.

Children grow up so fast that parents don't even realize it before they've matured.

Looking at Shen Ruzhi lying in front of him.

Wen Yunwei's gaze softened even more.

"Do you have someone you like?"

"..."

The sudden remark completely startled Shen Ruzhi, who was being questioned.

In just a few seconds, a variety of expressions flashed across her face.

Finally, she lowered her gaze to avoid eye contact and turned her face to look at the wall against which the bed was.

"Mom... why are you suddenly saying all this..."

Before Shen Ruzhi could finish speaking, she quickly looked at her mother and changed her words.

"I don't like Liu Songyan at all, really!"

Seemingly afraid that her mother wouldn't trust her, Shen Ruzhi quickly added after saying that.

"I just treat him like a classmate, just like any other classmate."

"But I haven't said who it is yet."

"..."

Her mother, who was usually quite naive, had actually set a trap for her.

This surprised Shen Ruzhi, and at the same time made her feel that her little thoughts had been exposed.

He stared wide-eyed at his mother, whose face remained calm.

He watched as Wen Yunwei sat on the edge of the bed, quietly gazing at him.

Shen Ruzhi slowly looked away, as if she had lost the courage to meet his gaze.

"mom……"

After a long while, the words of her call finally came out.

Hesitating, Shen Ruzhi seemed to want to say something more.

Before she could speak, her mother slowly placed her raised hand in front of her.

It was like when I used to lull her to sleep as a child, with a blanket between us.

Gently pat and stroke it.

"Get a good night's sleep. When you're sick, you need to rest."

“I’m off tomorrow too. I can tell my mom where I want to go. Our family life isn’t as restrictive as it used to be.”

My mother's smiling face came into view.

My previously restless heart inexplicably calmed down.

It was quite a while before Wen Yunwei noticed the slight movement of her daughter's nod.

The light outside the window grew dimmer, and as darkness fell, the visibility inside the room decreased.

The rain that had been falling all day has stopped.

But the cool breeze continued to blow into the house from outside.

Summer... seems to be coming to an end.

Wen Yunwei gently patted her daughter's chest, but her gaze was fixed on the window.

Looking at the approaching night.

(End of this chapter)