You are my wife, don't doubt it!

"Come to think of it," Xiao Yao typed these four words and sent them out, then he remembered that this was not QQ and each message cost ten cents.

He quickly typed another paragraph, mainly to inform Shen Jie that he had almost exhausted all the methods on his side, and wanted to discuss with her what to do next in order to help her escape.

Shen Jie replied that she had also done some research and found that it was feasible to escape into the hall through the mirror and then use the "slide" to go downstairs, but she was not sure what the situation would be like after going downstairs, nor did she know where to go out after going downstairs, so she had not acted rashly.

Xiao Yao told her that he had walked around the hall and told her all his findings and some speculations.

The two people exchanged information thoroughly and before they knew it, it was already past midnight.

They eventually came up with a new idea.

The idea is very simple. Shen Jie goes down the "slide" and Xiao Yao goes to the lower floor to meet her. After they meet up, the two of them use the "Return to City Scroll" to withdraw.

"How come you knew to bring a cell phone when you came here, but didn't bring one for me when you return to the city?" Shen Jie said this in the message, but she was obviously not blaming Xiao Yao.

"The key is the holy medal and the scriptures. You still have the holy medal, right? I'll send you the scriptures via my phone. Can't you just memorize them?"

"Okay, okay, please send it to me."

"Also, your stepmother is so mysterious. What is her position on this matter?"

"She has always been very nice to me, but I don't think I know her."

"I'll say a few more words of nonsense. Your stepmother will give birth to a son for your father and a younger brother for you next year."

"So what? It has nothing to do with me anymore."

"Listen to me." Xiao Yao wiped the sweat from his forehead and told Shen Jie in the most concise way possible about his encounter with her stepmother at the Miwei Group headquarters, and the water that her stepmother had placed at the door of Shen Jie's boudoir today.

"So what? What does it mean? Does it mean that my stepmother is a good person?" Shen Jie asked Xiao Yao.

"Think about it again?" Xiao Yao replied with these four words.

"I don't want to think about it." Shen Jie said.

"If you really break up with your father, it might play into your stepmother's hands." Xiao Yao came to the conclusion directly.

“….” Shen Jie sent a series of periods.

"Let's not talk about this for now. Do you know which floor you can get to if you take the slide from where you are? Otherwise it will be difficult for us to meet up." Xiao Yao said.

"I'm not sure about that." Shen Jie said.

"If you start to run away, how will the palace react? Will anyone catch you?" Xiao Yao said.

"I'm not sure about this, but if anyone causes me trouble, I will kill him and be done with it!" Shen Jie used symbols to spell out an angry expression at the end of the text message.

Xiao Yao almost laughed out loud.

Shen Jie was still as optimistic and reckless as ever, and she would never waver in her determination. Xiao Yao thought that she was still like this decades later, and smiled helplessly while holding his phone.

After thinking about it, he made a patch to the plan, which was to arrange as many people as possible to enter the hall and deploy them in advance on different floors, like a safety net, to catch Shen Jie who slipped down as much as possible.

"Will it put everyone in danger?" Shen Jie waited for a long time before replying.

Sure enough, what she cares most about is the safety of others, Xiao Yao thought.

The young man picked up his phone and replied, "This hall has its own rules. As long as you don't cause trouble, you shouldn't be in danger. And our leveling is not in vain. At the very least, we can still return to the city. Don't worry."

"Then you need time to organize the people, right? Three or two people are different from a team."

"Don't worry, we still have Brother Bo. I'll go to him to make arrangements tomorrow. I'll let you know when it's done."

"Then I'll wait for your news." Shen Jie added three "Z"s at the end of this sentence.

Xiao Yao then realized that it would be dawn soon, so he told Shen Jie to stay calm, not to cause trouble, not to let her phone be searched, and to wait for the signal from his side.

The boy went back to his bed and lay down, but he still didn't feel sleepy.

He began to think about who could help.

In fact, Xiao Yao didn't want Yu Luying to take risks, but he also knew very well that no matter how Yu Luying felt about him, she was unlikely to stand idly by. After all, even Zhou Qi was very concerned about it.

Yu Bo should be able to help...right? I just don't know how much he can help. Will he have enough scrolls to return to town for many people? Will he call the old monk to help? I have to go and discuss it with him tomorrow.

Although the hairtail has little fighting power, fortunately, this time we don't need much fighting power, we mainly need numbers. As long as we explain the matter clearly, he shouldn't refuse, right? I hope his "girlfriend" hasn't been making trouble these two days.

Doctor Liang had done his best to help today, so he should fulfill his promise. But why did she care about this matter? If we were to speculate boldly, could she be the motorcycle girl that Teacher Song met in the hall? If so, would she be willing to help? This matter still needs to be discussed with Yu Bo before it can be decided.

After all, we are short of manpower. What is Xiao Xiong busy with recently? We should have called him along, but he has never practiced leveling before, and he may not even be as good as a hairtail fish. But after all, he is a good brother who can go through thick and thin together. Even if we can help him level up temporarily, one more person means more strength...

Chapter 252 Childhood Dream

2023-07-02

The windows of the classroom are white and transparent. The sunlight shining through them is warm and soft, illuminating the entire clean space.

Xiao Yao sat alone in the corner of the last row, leaning back in his chair, supporting his cheek, staring at the white clouds floating outside the window with a dazed look on his face.

Just like he often did in kindergarten, elementary school and junior high school, the young man always imagined those unrestrained white clouds into various forms, sometimes running horses, sometimes freely flying birds, sometimes... Hey, how did it become the shape of a cross? This is the treatment of Constantine the Great.

Suddenly, the noisy sound in the classroom gradually subsided, which caught Xiao Yao's attention. He looked up and saw the head teacher, Teacher Yao, walking into the classroom with a stunning girl.

Hmm? Teacher Yao? I feel like something is wrong, but I can't figure out what it is.

Forget it, forget it.

The girl who came in with Teacher Yao was petite, outstanding in appearance, and eye-catching. She had long hair and wore the white-bottomed pink-sleeved summer school uniform of St. Francis of Assisi Middle School. She wore a pair of matching sports school pants that were about 70 centimeters long, so her white cotton socks were exposed between her white dad shoes and the trouser legs of her school pants.

Xiao Yao's heart was moved. Such a beautiful girl appeared in the classroom, as if the whole space was illuminated by her light. Her eyes were bright and clear, her slightly raised eyebrows outlined a touch of charm, and her slightly parted red lips revealed confidence and mystery.

Even though our homeroom teacher, Ms. Yao, was still present, boys and girls in the classroom were still whispering to each other.

The boys' tones generally contained a hint of excitement and anticipation, mixed with some smirks, and occasionally teasing like "This is mine, you are not allowed to snatch it from me, you just need to think about it in the corner"; some girls had expressions of vigilance and precaution, and of course, some were indifferent.

Teacher Yao coughed twice, barely suppressing most of the noisy discussions: "Then, please ask the transfer student to introduce himself."

The classroom finally became quiet. The transfer student turned around expressionlessly, picked up a piece of chalk, and wrote two beautiful characters on the blackboard with vigorous fingertips: Shen Jie.

Then, the girl turned around and introduced herself to the whole class: "My name is Shen Jie, from the No. 7 Girls' High School in the city. I will be joining your class starting this semester. Please take care of me."

After saying this, she bowed straight 90 degrees, and her long hair hung down like a pencil.

Along with the scattered applause, the discussion also started again, but Shen Jie seemed not to hear it and just continued to introduce herself: "The reason I transferred to this school is to cultivate my relationship with my fiancé in advance."

The classroom was in chaos. Some people looked at each other in bewilderment, some cheered loudly, some had just found a new target and were now lying on the table in disappointment, and some were asking each other who this "fiancé" was and came up with several names...

Teacher Yao was holding a triangle ruler in his hand and knocking on the podium vigorously, but no one paid any attention to him. Shen Jie walked up to the teacher, whispered something to him, and then walked straight towards the empty table next to Xiao Yao.

The noisy discussions in the class became louder.

Shen Jie did not move the table and chairs away, but pushed them and put them together with Xiao Yao's desk. Then she shook her long hair, put down her schoolbag, and sat down.

Suddenly, Xiao Yao felt dozens of eyes focused on him, like thousands of arrows piercing his heart. If looks could kill, then at this moment, he, Xiao Yao, would already... already...

...has woken up.

Xiao Yao sat up and saw that it was still dark outside the window.

The dream I just had was so real, so real that it seemed like some kind of clear omen.

Even though it was a dream, I was still very moved when I woke up.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, Shen Jie said that she wanted to transfer to St. Francis Xavier's School to be with me, which couldn't be better.

What harm could it do to Xiao Yao?

There is profit and no harm.

When grandma comes back, she will explain the situation to her, invite relatives, friends and good classmates, find a restaurant to set up a few tables, and then Shen Jie can officially live in grandma's house.

By the way, you might as well tell grandma the secret between Tianyun and the future. From now on, we will be a family of four, living together happily - four generations living under one roof. At this point in our life, everything will be clear.

We went to school hand in hand every day, sat at the same table, ate together at noon, attended the same elective courses and clubs, went home hand in hand after school, did homework together, and...

That childish fantasy or dream I had in junior high school is now coming true. Why should I be worried or depressed?

...There is clearly only one reason, and that is, doing so will harm Shen Jie's future development prospects.

Shen Jie is now undoubtedly hot-headed, arrogant, rebellious, self-motivated, and does things without considering the consequences, but she will most likely regret it later.

If this were told to Shen Tianyun or Shen Jie in 2034, they would both express their opposition loudly, right?

To put it bluntly, the Shen Jie of 34 years ago would definitely not want her decades of hard work to be ruined by the young Shen Jie, and what about Shen Tianyun? No matter what, Shen Hongsheng is still her grandfather, and this bond of blood and family affection cannot be severed.

Xiao Yao believes that he has long passed the despicable initial stage of love where he only cares about himself and the other person's life or death.

Since the other person is destined to be his wife for life, he has to think about the problem from a holistic and long-term perspective, rather than just seeking momentary pleasure without caring about future disasters.

This is not out of selfishness, on the contrary, it is out of "unselfishness".

Once I sorted out my thoughts and logic, I felt more at peace and figured out how to talk to Shen Jie during the day.

Xiao Yao felt full of energy and a little excited, so he ran to Shen Tianyun's room again. Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, he tiptoed to move a small stool, sat beside the bed, and admired his daughter's sleeping posture.

It’s so beautiful, I never get tired of watching it.

Before going back, Xiao Yao leaned over and kissed Shen Tianyun on the forehead with a more down-to-earth and confident attitude.

"I promise that I will bring your little mother back to you in one piece. Just wait." Xiao Yao clenched his fists and murmured to himself at Shen Tianyun's sleeping face, "Not only will I bring her back, but I will also make your grandfather bow to your mother, and finally have them make peace with each other!"

Otherwise... otherwise... otherwise I won't take the blame for that damn old man and go to jail for 40 years. Just go to jail on your own!

Xiao Yao felt sleepy and went back to his side to sleep.

He had another dream. In the dream, Xiao Yao led an invincible team, fought his way up to the suffocating tower, and rescued the beautiful princess. Afterwards, the two held a grand wedding and ended the wedding.

Just like all beautiful dreams, dreams are always disturbed by external factors when they are at their most wonderful.

When it was daybreak, Xiao Yao was awakened from his sleep by a knock on the door.

At this moment, he was just about to kiss his bride at the wedding.

The boy picked up his phone unhappily and looked at it, and saw a new message from "Mom": "Are you up yet?"

Xiao Yao was suddenly confused.

Then, he saw the second text message, which was from his own number, that is, from Shen Jie: "Good morning, Lisa asked for leave this morning."

"Xiao Yao, are you home?" The door was knocked again, followed by a pleasant female voice - this woke Xiao Yao up from his dream.

Yes, this is Yu Luying’s mobile phone card, and the “Mom” text message was sent by Yu Luying using her mother’s mobile phone.

Xiao Yao quickly got up, opened the door, and let Yu Luying into the room.

"Is Shen Jie okay yesterday?" Yu Luying also looked a little anxious.

After Xiao Yao simply washed up, he went out with Yu Luying to buy a phone card.

In 2004, there was no real-name registration system for mobile phone numbers. You could buy a new number for 50 yuan, which came with 50 yuan of phone credits. You could throw it away after use, which was really convenient.

On the way, Xiao Yao shared with Yu Luying the progress of the discussion with Shen Jie last night.

"You said that Lisa took a leave of absence?" Yu Luying said.

"Yeah, what's the matter?" Xiao Yao didn't think it was a big deal.

"If Shen Jie followed you out yesterday, it would be reasonable for her to hide for a while." Yu Luying analyzed seriously: "But now Shen Jie couldn't leave, and she said she was leaving without telling her about her next plan. This doesn't make sense emotionally or logically."

"Well, never mind her--you think she went away for some other reason? What could it be?"

"I think it's because she's in the way here. Were you really not exposed by others when you went there yesterday?"

"Didn't I tell you? Only Shen Jie's stepmother questioned me a few times, but she didn't recognize me and didn't stop me."

Did you really not recognize me? Xiao Yao was actually a little unsure.

"This stepmother, didn't you meet her last time you went to the Shen family's company? How could she not recognize you this time?"

"If she recognizes me, will she let me in and out? That's impossible." Xiao Yao said this deliberately.

"Why not? What if she just wants Shen Jie to escape?" Yu Luying said.

"Ha." Xiao Yao thought to himself, it turns out that I am not the only one who thinks so.

"If the details you relayed to me are correct, when you first met her at Miwei and told her your general situation, her initial attitude was to hope that you would not act rashly, but after a short while, she suddenly became very active in encouraging you to take action."

"What does this mean? It's common to have a vague stance on things that you don't understand well." Xiao Yao spread out his hands.

"What if she already knew who you were at that time?" Yu Luying said.

"Ha!" Xiao Yao said.

"She encouraged you and gave you information in the hope that you would show up and take Shen Jie away. She recognized you last night, but chose to play dumb and give you a chance."

"Even if you are a stepmother, there is no need to compete for favor with your stepdaughter." Xiao Yao chose to play dumb and continued to argue.