Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 52 I'd Like to Ask You a Question

on Monday.

Inside the classroom.

Liu Songyan was catching up on sleep when he arrived at school.

Since it was still early, not many students arrived at the classroom except for Liu Songyan.

Perhaps because he is at the prime age for growth, Liu Songyan still felt tired after arriving at school, even though he went shopping last night and went to bed early.

The face that was lying down was turned to the side, facing the wall.

Accompanied by the sound of reading aloud, I slowly drifted off to sleep.

"Boom."

It felt like only a short while had passed when the sound of a heavy object hitting the table beside him woke Liu Songyan up.

He immediately raised his face and looked to the side.

Shen Ruzhi sat back down in her seat, panting.

He unzipped the bulging backpack, reached inside with both hands, and struggled to take out the contents.

It's a dumbbell.

"Give."

"..."

Shen Ruzhi was still panting.

She arrived at work a little later than usual today.

Looking at the pair of dumbbells on the desks side by side, Liu Songyan, who had already woken up, remained silent.

That persistent dumbbell... it's caught up with me again!

"It seems like you left it behind. I went back to the fried noodle stall yesterday... but you were already gone when I got there."

"You just left, and my dad came back right away."

Did you ask him?

"what."

"..."

Hearing her deskmate's response, Shen Ruzhi, who was about to stuff her schoolbag back into her desk, was stunned.

He turned his head and looked at Liu Songyan beside him.

"Of course it's the relationship between your dad and my mom!"

"I forgot to ask."

Liu Songyan answered very decisively, as if he were answering a trivial matter.

It's actually a minor matter.

For Liu Songyan, the reason why Shen Ruzhi's mother was disappointed or unhappy had no impact on him.

He hadn't forgotten; he simply didn't want to ask.

If it weren't for seeing Shen Ruzhi with red eyes at the fried noodle stall yesterday...

He wouldn't even utter a comforting word like offering to ask around for help.

It was just a casual remark, but she took it to heart.

"you!"

Shen Ruzhi was clearly not prepared for this answer. She was already very tired from carrying dumbbells from home to school.

Before the panting had subsided, she heard an even more infuriating reply.

How could he forget?
"You promised me!"

"When?"

"I worked at a fried noodle stall yesterday."

"Have it?"

Liu Songyan paused, seemingly deep in thought.

"I forgot about that too."

"You did it on purpose!"

"If you think so, then so be it."

"..."

Looking at the classmate next to him whose features were obscured, his chest heaved faster and faster.

Shen Ruzhi was furious.

How come she never noticed before that Liu Songyan could speak so annoyingly?

"You're lying! You're a liar!"

"Are you a primary school student, class monitor?"

"..."

"Even my younger sister, who is in fifth grade, doesn't use such outdated swear words anymore."

Hearing the other person's unbearable curses, instead of feeling angry, I felt that the other person was terribly childish.

Liu Songyan never expected that Shen Ruzhi, who was quite prestigious in Class 4 of the second year of junior high school, would be a girl with this kind of personality.

Seeing that the other person was pursing their lips and glaring angrily at them.

Liu Songyan became serious.

"If you're really curious, why don't you go home and ask him yourself?"

"If I could ask you, I would have done so already."

"It's just asking a question, what's wrong with asking?"

"At once……"

Shen Ruzhi's expression changed, but she still responded with a firm gaze.

"Anyway, I don't feel comfortable asking, so I asked you to ask."

"Coincidentally, me too."

Even though she couldn't see the other person's eyes, Shen Ruzhi felt as if the other person was provoking her.

Sitting in the inner seat, facing me, he looked particularly irritating.

"Ignore you."

"Thank God, please don't talk to me."

"..."

Angrily, he pulled out the textbook he needed to memorize during morning reading and hurriedly took deep breaths to relieve his depressed mood.

Shen Ruzhi stared blankly at the book.

Liu Songyan was allowed to raise his hand and place the pair of dumbbells on the table at his feet.

I stole a glance and saw the other person's back as they slumped onto the table again.

What an annoying guy! ——————————

"It's started so soon?"

"Yes, I can go to the station anytime now."

"Okay, let's agree on this for now."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Changcun, who was in the bookstore, immediately got up.

The director of "The Temptation to Go Home" just called to say that the project has started and we can start holding auditions for actors.

Rupert Hoogewerf, the original animation director, is very responsible for the directors sent down by the station.

Perhaps he knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, which is why he took this project so seriously.

His constant running around was a major factor in enabling us to start preparing for filming so quickly.

There's just one thing that's a bit strange.

When we spoke on the phone just now, Rupert Hoogewerf addressed him in a very unusual way.

I always use honorifics.

Similar to: "When are you free to come over?" or "It's really kind of you to come in person."

The stench of people trying to flatter him was practically wafting into the bookstore through the microphone.

Their identities seem to have changed.

There are only times when others are flattering the director.

When did screenwriters start receiving this kind of treatment?
Liu Changcun was unaware of the reasons behind this.

He pulled down the roller shutter door while standing outside the store, and only after confirming that it was locked several times did he step away.

As they passed the flower shop, their steps faltered.

Turning around, I looked into the store and saw a figure lost in thought.

After thinking about it, I turned around and walked towards the flower shop.

Push open the glass door.

Ning Mengyao, who was lost in thought, sat up abruptly, hurriedly picked up the bouquet that was half-tied up beside her, and was about to greet the guests.

Focusing his gaze, he finally saw who it was.

"call……"

Relieved, Ning Mengyao's panicked emotions subsided.

She forced an unnatural smile and greeted the man who walked toward the front desk.

Good morning, Mr. Liu.

"I need your help with something."

He immediately stated his purpose.

Liu Changcun had no intention of beating around the bush and having a chat with the other party first; he simply placed the key lightly on the table in front of him.

"I'm going out to run some errands and I might not be back by noon. I'll leave the keys with you for now, and you can give them to my child when he gets out of school at noon."

"Okay, okay..."

His gaze shifted downwards, landing on a bunch of keys on the table.

Ning Mengyao nodded and agreed to the other party's arrangement.

Seeing this, Liu Changcun had nothing else to say, simply thanked him, and quickly turned and left.

The glass door of the flower shop was pushed open from the inside, swayed several times, and gradually came to a stop.

She looked up and gazed out through the glass doors from inside the store.

Watching that figure hurry away, I walked to the side of the road.

He waved and hailed a taxi in less than half a minute.

She remained in the car until the other person got in and the vehicle drove out of her sight.

The following gaze then slowly withdrew.

He looked down at the table in front of him, at the bunch of keys that the other person had just placed in front of him.

After staring at the key for a while, Ning Mengyao finally came to her senses and reached out to take it.

However, the outstretched hand stopped the moment it touched the key.

At this moment, she saw more than just the set of keys.

I also noticed the ring on her hand.

His calm gaze softened.

I gazed at the ring inlaid with tiny diamonds.

It was a wedding ring that Li Mingche bought for himself after receiving his first paycheck.

In my mind, the scene of going to the company that night came back.

He remembered what Li Mingche had said in front of another woman.

"Cousin..."

He muttered to himself in a low voice.

He picked up the bunch of keys from the table and put them into a small storage box next to him.

He stared at the storage box in front of him, and the hand with a ring next to it.

The other hand slowly rose.

With a gentle turn, the ring was easily removed.

Ning Mengyao's fingers are very slender. Even after years of working, her hands are not as delicate as those of many girls.

But it shouldn't be that easy to take off the ring.

This wedding ring doesn't fit my hand.

Ning Mengyao realized this as soon as she received the ring.

At that time, she was filled with joy, hoping that things would gradually get better.

However, it seems now that... it was all wishful thinking on her part.

Pinch it between your index finger and thumb.

He raised his hand slightly, looking at the ring in his hand.

This ring has a simple design and isn't particularly expensive.

The design features tiny diamonds that are almost invisible unless you look closely.

Pull out the storage box next to him and throw the ring in his hand into it.

The ring hit the keychain and bounced to the edge of the box.

Quietly, it stays in the storage box.

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