She’s already so big, yet she still lets herself be coaxed with little cakes!
Ye Chaochao, huffing and puffing, ate another piece of sweet and sour pork rib, then curled her brow in distress from the tartness, and hastily took a bite of rice.
From beginning to end, Shen Wenzhou did not show the slightest hint of dislike for the meal.
In his eyes, the dinner his mom had carefully prepared for them was better than anyone else’s.
After dinner, Shen Wenzhou returned upstairs to do homework and at one point, Ye Wanwan came to bring him some fruit.
After setting down the fruit, just as Ye Wanwan was about to leave, Shen Wenzhou suddenly spoke up, "Mom!"
"Hmm?" Ye Wanwan turned back, looking at him with a puzzled face.
Shen Wenzhou pursed his lips, ultimately unable to hold back his question, "Mom, are you really not bothered by what happened yesterday?"
"Bothered by what?" Ye Wanwan was momentarily unsure of what Zhouzhou meant.
"The matter about having an early romance, do you really believe that I’m not involved in one?" Shen Wenzhou’s heart was full of trepidation, his mind flooded with scenes from the dream he had the night before.
Ye Wanwan was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter. She came in front of Shen Wenzhou and said earnestly, "Zhouzhou, you also said yesterday’s incident was a misunderstanding, and mom certainly trusts you."
"Even if it were true that you were in a relationship, mom wouldn’t forcibly separate you two, but I would tell you what is acceptable at your age and what is not. You can’t hurt girls."
"You have a sister of your own, you should understand. However, mom believes she knows you well. If you say there’s nothing, then there definitely is nothing, so there’s nothing mom needs to tell you."
"As for other things," Ye Wanwan thought carefully, as Zhouzhou was always accustomed to asking for her and Shen Yi’s opinion.
Ye Wanwan couldn’t help but feel her eyes well up with tears when something came to mind.
A sourness tinged her nose, and Ye Wanwan strained to maintain her composure. After a moment of consideration, she continued, "Zhouzhou, although you are mom’s son, you are an independent individual with your own thoughts, and you will have your own life in the future."
"As I’ve said before, as long as you don’t break the law, you can confidently pursue anything you want to do. Dad, mom, and your sister will always support you!"
Shen Wenzhou felt as if every word, every sentence his mom said, struck his heart forcefully, leaving him with an overwhelming sense of numbness.
The woman standing before him at this moment, promising to support him forever, completely overlapped with the irrational woman from his dream.
But why, why were their words so diametrically opposed?
"Alright, stop overthinking it. Mom is going out now." Ye Wanwan patted Zhouzhou’s head, then turned and walked out of his room.
Shen Wenzhou stared at the closed door, dazed for a long while, then suddenly burst into laughter.
Was the pressure really getting to him?
To think he had been brooding over a mess of things just because of a dream!
Shen Wenzhou shook his head and continued with his homework. His mind was at peace now, no longer fraught with restlessness as before.
However, concerning Zhou Ruoyu, Shen Wenzhou had also resolved to keep his distance, even though he previously had no special thoughts about her.