SWG Chapter 78

Chapter 78

Chapter 78

Life is firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea; it’s the rising meat prices at the market today, the casual complaints at the dinner table about a dish being too salty. It’s also sitting together peacefully after experiencing some ups and downs.

Life is ordinary and reassuring.

After taking a shower, Ruan Shengyi obediently sat on the sofa, watching the other person open iodine and a jar of medicine, listening to her explain, “This ointment is very effective for external use, doesn’t leave scars, and is very expensive.”

She believed her; this medicine must be very effective at removing scars. After all, the marks on her arms, both deep and shallow, had mostly faded after so many days of care, leaving no traces, still fair and clean arms.

Hehe.

Thinking back, she used to get angry, but thankfully, that was all in the past, and such things would never happen again.

The ointment was cool, and the hand applying it was gentle. So, Ruan Shengyi’s eyes darted around the room, not daring to stare. She quickly noticed the body oil she had placed in the corner.

“This little one is growing so slowly; I feel like I won’t even need to use the body oil I bought.”

Xiao Wenyu chuckled, “It’s best if you don’t need it.”

“I don’t mind.”

The hand on her face paused for a moment, and then Xiao Wenyu said softly, “It’s not entirely about whether you mind or not. I mind myself. Although I’ve prepared myself mentally, I still hope not to get stretch marks.”

Ruan Shengyi was silent. “Sorry.”

“What are you apologizing for? You just haven’t experienced these things yet. Besides, I should be apologizing more, or when will you truly forgive me, hmm?”

“…” That’s right, the words spoken in the snow still count. Now it’s Xiao Wenyu who should apologize to her, Xiao Wenyu who should pursue her.

Although she didn’t know why, since her anger had already dissipated, she couldn’t refuse since Boss Xiao had taken the initiative.

Ruan Shengyi smiled and gently grabbed her arm after the woman put away the medicine box.

Xiao Wenyu turned to look at her, saw someone leaning in, looking like they wanted a kiss, and didn’t dodge. But when their red lips were less than an inch apart, she raised a hand and touched her lip, stopping the kiss.

Boss Ruan slowly tilted her head in question.

Boss Xiao smiled gently, her voice cool, “You smell like medicine. I refuse this kiss.”

“Consider it a reminder for you if you ever plan to do this in the future, hmm?”

“…”

Ruan Shengyi tilted her head, raised her hand, and removed the finger. “Rejection failed.”

Then, she was met with an even more direct response: all five fingers spread and covered her face, along with the woman’s warm laughter, deliberately saying, “I’m really tired today. Rejected!”

“I’ll get you another pair of glasses to use as a spare tomorrow. I saw another pair of frameless ones that I really liked, but I was worried I had too many to wear. It just so happens that your old ones broke.”

Ruan Shengyi protested, “I don’t want frameless ones. They broke even before I got hit.”

“Heh, perfect. I’ll just restrict you in every way.” Boss Xiao withdrew her hand, smiling and gently tapping the tip of Ruan Shengyi’s nose. “If they break, there will be a punishment.”

“…There were other reasons too.”

“Doesn’t matter. It depends on whether you cherish them or not. I’m really too tired. Going to sleep.”

Turning off the lights, Ruan Shengyi moved closer to the back that was lying on its side, resting her head against the soft pajamas, gently nuzzling. “Something feels a little off.”

The person, who was truly exhausted, blinked and laughed, “What feels off?”

Ruan Shengyi couldn’t explain what felt off, but something just did. However, the reassuring embrace was still there, and both of them were in a very peaceful mood, which made this feeling of unease seem like her own unnecessary worry.

She simply pulled the other person into her embrace, rubbed her, and said, “Okay, it feels right now. Let’s sleep.”

Xiao Wenyu took her hand and placed it in her own. “Sleep.”

*

The next day, as they were preparing to eat lunch, Xiao Wenyu said, “There are still some things to move from the second floor. Do you want to take a look?”

Ruan Shengyi asked in surprise, “Still more? Isn’t the second floor where we keep the equipment and materials? What else needs to be moved?”

“Yes, there is. Did you forget? The tree.”

And many things she wanted to tell her, but never had the chance to.

Ruan Shengyi smiled. “Let’s move it after we eat. It’ll get cold if we don’t eat now.”

“Perfect. There’s a microwave on the second floor. We can heat it up.”

Boss Ruan slowly tilted her head in question. “There’s a place to cook on the second floor?” Then why had she been running home every day to cook, or making food at her place and then running all the way over in the cold?

Wow, it was so cold.

“Someone seems to have forgotten that when you first came here, the buns were warm.” A hint of smugness.

“…” Hehe.

Of course, that wasn’t what Xiao Wenyu really wanted her to see. What she really wanted her to see was the photo attached to the top of the tree, her most prized work.

Ruan Shengyi set the timer and walked over. First, she saw the branches that were now densely covered with photos, one added each day, and couldn’t help but exclaim, “It’s great to own a photography studio; unlimited photo paper.”

Then, she saw the familiar photo at the top of the tree and chuckled. “Looks like Boss Xiao is really satisfied with this photo.”

“Just tell me if it looks good or not.”

Ruan Shengyi gently hugged her from behind, resting her chin on her shoulder, squinting and nuzzling. “It looks good, especially good.”

“Is Boss Xiao looking at this photo every day, thinking about how to scheme against me?”

Xiao Wenyu held her hand, relaxed a little, and leaned into her embrace, whispering, “At first, I thought that even if it ended there, I would have obtained the most perfect photo I wanted, and that would be enough.”

“Later, I thought that this was the beginning of everything turning around, that she deserved to be hung at the top of the tree, deserved to be seen every day, deserved to be surrounded by all the love.”

Because this person was also surrounding her with all her love.

Ruan Shengyi was silent for a moment, then raised her hand to gently turn the other person’s face, leaned in, and covered her fragrant, soft lips, wrapping her arms around her waist, tightening her grip slightly.

But it was just a fleeting kiss, after all, the microwave was still working hard.

Ruan Shengyi licked her lips and whispered, “It’ll be easy to have a place to cook. I want to make a soup, okay?”

“I might not have the vegetables you need.”

“It’s okay, I have some at my place.”

The two of them went back to doing their own things. Xiao Wenyu took out a photo album to store the photos, her fingers brushing over the black and white and color photos in the middle. She looked at the wall, originally intending to record how much the baby changed, but the little one seemed to grow so slowly with little change. She sighed with a mixture of helplessness and relief.

She had originally thought about how she would cope alone, but it seemed that good people really did have good fortune. Lin Simu had dispelled all her bad luck, and now it seemed like it was time to receive good fortune, the good fortune brought by her little boss.

But she couldn’t attribute it all to so-called fate. That would be disrespecting the living person. It was that her Ruan Ruan was good enough, forgiving enough, that everything was as it was.

Xiao Wenyu smiled, and a few more tears fell, not from sadness, but from emotion.

She put away the photo album, wiped the dampness from the corners of her eyes, and then remembered something important.

The Lin family would definitely get the news, and then… they would definitely come looking for trouble.

Xiao Wenyu bit her lip, and a thought suddenly popped into her head: Could it be, that she and Boss Ruan’s baby…?

But in an instant, she rejected her own thought and even felt ashamed of it. Ruan Shengyi, because of some regrets left over from the distant past, was willing to accept this child without any reservations. She was already deeply grateful, how could she make such an excessive request?

But she really didn’t want the child in her belly to have anything to do with the Lin family, nor did she want that person, Lin Simu, to have any contact with her again. Even more, she didn’t want the Lin family to go looking for trouble with Ruan Shengyi in the future, bringing up some things from the past that couldn’t be mentioned.

Xiao Wenyu bit her lip tightly, walked into the small kitchen, supported herself against the counter, and squeezed out a sentence with difficulty, “Boss Ruan, I… have a request.”

She still wanted to try.

The person who was making soup paused. “What is it?”

“If, I mean if, the Lin family comes looking for me, could you…” Xiao Wenyu’s voice grew softer and softer, and she grew more and more ashamed, her voice hoarse, “Could you say that Anqi is your child…?”

“I refuse.”

The expected answer.

Xiao Wenyu breathed a sigh of relief.

It was good to refuse; neither of them would have to pay any price for it. This was good, and she didn’t need to have too much of a burden.

She relaxed. “It’s nothing. I was just mentioning it casually.”

“Hey, wait.” Boss Ruan used a large spoon to block her way, then leaned against the doorframe, bending slightly. “You haven’t heard me finish.”

Xiao Wenyu looked at her in surprise. “You say.”

“The child’s mother hasn’t become my girlfriend again, so of course this child isn’t my child. She can only call me auntie.”

Ruan Shengyi said very innocently, spreading her hands, her eyes filled only with a faint, alluring, and seductive smile.

Xiao Wenyu breathed a sigh of relief, blinked her eyes with a smile. “That’s right, I’m still chasing you…”

“Yeah, so what should we do?”

Ruan Shengyi suddenly approached the other person, put her arms around her waist. “How about this? I can now be considered to have chased you, right? Then you are my girlfriend.”

“But!”

“You’re still chasing me, so I’m not your girlfriend.”

“…” What was all this!

Seeing the confusion and incomprehension overflowing in Xiao Wenyu’s eyes, Ruan Shengyi felt even better and raised her voice. “How about it, consider it?”

“Then…”

“The child’s mother is my girlfriend, so naturally she should call me Mama.”

“…”

Xiao Wenyu tilted her head and chuckled, whispering, “Going around and around, so troublesome.” With a little bit of coyness, it reached Ruan Shengyi’s heart.

“You agreed?”

Xiao Wenyu smiled repeatedly. “It’s true that I’ll apologize to you and pursue you again.” Boss Ruan, you dug this pit for yourself.

“Then… can I kiss my girlfriend now?”

“Hey, wait.”

Slender fingers touched Ruan Shengyi’s red lips, and the woman winked her eye, charmingly saying, “But my girlfriend hasn’t agreed to me yet.”

“If you kiss me now, my girlfriend will be sad later.”

“I can’t.”

Ruan Shengyi: “…”

! She outsmarted herself!

While she was in shock, Xiao Wenyu had already skillfully slipped out of her arms, supporting her waist with one hand and walking outward, the agility and joy in her steps almost undisguised, leaving Ruan Shengyi with a good-humored back view, scratching at her heart, one by one, like a cat scratching relentlessly.

This was enough to make her sleepless tonight.

Ruan Shengyi suddenly reacted and ran to the stairs. “I agree to you now.”

The person who was going down the stairs slowly stopped, stood firmly, and then looked up at her, softly saying, “But I haven’t started chasing you yet. Boss Ruan can’t open a back door.”

“…”

The woman suddenly straightened her eyebrows, put a little strength in the hand holding her waist, and whispered, “Ruan Ruan, wait for me, okay?”

“…” Ruan Shengyi felt even more that something was wrong, but she couldn’t refuse, pursing her lips and saying, “Okay.”

…