money to Jian Tong," the boy said with a sniff, "Are you blind My Roke is a male dog.""Oh oh oh, right!" the man chuckled with a creepy smile: "Your Roke is a male dog, so this one's a female. Hahaha～...When she came back from the supermarket, Jian Tong walked with a sullen face.

The car stopped in the underground parking lot. As he got out, the man was already eagerly carrying that large pile of household goods.

It was supposed to be a simple errand, just buying some everyday necessities. But after taking him along, things turned out to be...

Jian Tong wore a dark expression as he looked at the small hill.

Right now, I truly feel that agreeing to take him to the supermarket back then was a huge mistake.

And that man, with both hands full of things, stood before her, grinning and letting his eyes tell her he was in a very good mood.

But she's not good, very bad!

Two people entered the elevator, one after the other. The man leaned against her side cheekily. She moved back half a step in annoyance. If it were anyone else, they would instinctively move away. Who would want to be subjected to someone's hot face when their own is cold

But Shen Xiujin didn't have this awareness at all.

The elevator door opened, and she walked towards her front door, silently taking out her key to unlock it. However, she felt a sudden dizziness upon entering.

"Tongtong, are you alright" A strong arm from her waist tightly held her up before she could fall.

She gave him a cold look and pushed him away with her hand. "I'm just tired, that's all. Go inside. And remember to take off those new slippers you bought."

She just watched as the man obediently changed his shoes, a pair of pink and tender blue rabbit slippers on his feet. He was so excited that he didn't know what to do. He asked her, "Tongtong, does it look good Does it look good"

"...."

But the man was adamant, chasing after her and asking insistently, "Is it beautiful, is it beautiful"

She could say anything, Jian Tong watched silently at those incredibly cute sky blue rabbit slippers. Wearing them on this person's feet, she found it strangely comical. In her ears, the person kept persistently asking her "Do they look good", annoyed by the constant questioning, she could only vaguely respond with a "Hmm" ... She really couldn't say to this face, "You wearing these sky blue rabbit slippers are just too cute and beautiful."

Don't even say it, just think about it, she finds it strange and can't bring herself to say it.

But with her "hmm," the man immediately became excited, bending down and rummaging through the packing bag. She looked on in confusion. With an exclamation of "Aha!" he excitedly cried out, "I found it."

Pink, fluffy bunny slippers, that dazzling pink color, just so innocently and boldly appeared before her eyes.

"Wear it, Tongtong."

She could almost hear the grinding of her teeth, her head throbbing painfully...Damn it!

I'm so close to losing my mind because of this person!

Unfazed, the man simply held up the pink bunny slippers and crouched before her.

Jian Tong was baffled by this action.

As she lowered her head, she accidentally met his eyes. He was crouching on the ground, looking up at her with a silly grin, urging her incessantly with a cackle:

"Tongtong also changed into pink bunny slippers."

"...No."

She was talking, taking off her shoes as she spoke, reaching into the shoe cabinet at the entrance hall for her usual pair of light grey slippers. As she reached to put them on, a hand shot out and grabbed her slippers away. Her face changed color, and she opened her mouth to speak.

He held a brand-new slipper in one hand and grabbed her ankle with the other. Startled, she flinched and tried to pull away.

That person had already called out:

"Tongtong, don't move, let me put on your bunny slippers."

This held no threat, yet it sent shivers down Jian Tong's spine.

Her eyes widened suddenly, staring at the person kneeling before her. That face, beautiful to an extreme degree, sent her head spinning further into a dizzying confusion. For a moment, she felt as if it were all unreal.

He... what is he doing

That person had already clumsily picked up the slippers and tried to put them on her feet, but their hands were still fumbling. Using both hands and feet, they were no longer squatting on the ground, but kneeling down on one knee...

This scene jolted her! Her eyes stung, "Let go～!"

"Don't move, it will be over soon..."

"Shen Xiujian! Get up for me!" She only knew that she was furious, very furious at this moment. All she wanted was for this scene to disappear from her sight as quickly as possible!

It would be best if this person disappeared along with it!

"Ah, just wait a moment..."

She looked down at the man kneeling before her, one knee on the ground, one hand holding her foot and the other holding her shoe. This scene, for some reason, was incredibly jarring.

But, it's just an eyesore!

"Shen Xiujin," she said in a low, strained voice, her gaze fixed on him. "Listen to me."

I don't need you to help me put on my shoes.

I don't like the pink bunny slippers you chose for me.

I don't like kitty cat toothbrushes, and I definitely don't like that cup.

"All those pink rabbit slippers, all that talk about how good-looking they are I'm just pulling your leg!"

She spoke, her voice growing louder and louder until she was practically shouting at him.

Angry and distressed.

This anger and distress, coming so suddenly, so unreasonably!

Jian Tong's cheeks were flushed red, she glared at him, and the man was stunned by her roar. He just knelt there on one knee, dumbfoundedly looking up at her, those black eyes, before they were only indifferent, with little else.

Right now, there's only stunned silence, confusion, and bewilderment... He couldn't understand why she was so angry, why she suddenly erupted like this. He raised his hand, covering his chest, his eyes filled with even more confusion and bewilderment. Was he sick Why did it hurt here

But no matter how much it hurt, nothing mattered more than Tongtong throwing a tantrum at this moment.

"I..."

"What are you" Jian Tong shouted, as the pent-up emotions had an outlet at once, and she seemed to have no scruples.

The man was taken aback by her roar, his eyes filled with deep anxiety: "Sorry..."

“Enough! Shen Xiujin!” A nerve of hers seemed to be touched by his words, her face turned even uglier, more furious:

"Can you stop saying sorry!"

If he wants to apologize, then please let him apologize when he is sober.

Such an apology, she won't accept it!

For why she was angry at Shen Xiuqin's "I'm sorry," Jian Tong explained to herself that she didn't need an apology from a child with an eight-year-old's mind.

She slipped on her usual slippers and ignored the person, walking toward the bedroom. Her head was a little dizzy, and she thought to herself that she must be overworked lately. She would take a good rest today.

As soon as I thought this, before I even crossed the threshold, I lost consciousness completely.

Jian Tong's body went limp. The man behind her changed color, nearly rushing over before he caught the woman in his arms. He lowered his head to look at her, tightening his grip on her waist.

"Tongtong Tongtong"

He anxiously called out to the woman in his arms, but received no answer.

He had no other choice, he hastily took out his phone from her coat pocket and found Xi Chen's contact information: "Tongtong fainted."

……

A moment later, Xi Chen arrived with a doctor.

"A high fever, thirty-nine degrees. How could you only discover it now" The doctor's words held a hint of reproach as he looked at the man standing by the bedside.

The man by the bed pursed his lips, worry etched in his eyes. "She got caught in the rain, Tongtong. She was drenched yesterday."

That's definitely it!

This doctor is the private physician for Xi Chen's family. He's quite old and has essentially watched Shen Xiu Jin, Bai Yu Xing, and Xi Chen grow up. He knows about some things concerning Shen Xiu Jin but doesn't talk much.

She glanced at the man who was guarding her bedside and shook her head: “I’m going to make a phone call and have them prepare the medicine and send it down.”

Not long after, he went downstairs to get the medicine himself. He carried the medicine box and walked to Jian Tong's bedside, giving her an injection and starting an IV drip.

The doorbell rang, and Xi Chen walked straight to the door. "Who is it"

"Domestic services."

I only opened the door when I heard it was a house cleaning service.

Time passes by bit by bit, and the housework is already done and the maid has left.

Xi Chen waited with him for Jian Tong's drip to finish, then packed up things with the doctor and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, Xichen looked again at the person lying on the bed and the person accompanying them by the bedside.

"We'll be back tomorrow."

He uttered a brief command and hurried away.

After all this commotion, the sky had already darkened.

Jian Tong slowly woke up, feeling weak all over and a pounding headache.

As soon as she moved, the man who had been keeping watch over her by the bed was awakened by this tiny movement. He opened his sleepy eyes and saw the woman in bed waking up: "Tongtong, you're awake!" he exclaimed with surprise.

Jian Tong looked at the person in front of her, dancing and laughing with joy. A pang of sadness struck her heart. The anger she had felt earlier had already vanished: "What's wrong with me"

"Tongtong fainted, Axiu called Uncle Xichen, and Uncle Xichen brought a doctor grandpa to see Tongtong. Doctor grandpa said that Tongtong had a high fever. It was all Axiu's fault, Axiu ran out carelessly, which made Tongtong get caught in the rain, and Tongtong got a fever because of the rain."

As he spoke, a look of remorse flickered in his innocent eyes.

Seeing this, Jian Tong's voice softened inexplicably. She asked him in a low voice, "Have you eaten"

Then the person exclaimed in surprise, suddenly realizing, "Right, Tongtong hasn't eaten yet!" He ran out of the bedroom before anyone could respond, and Jian Tong couldn't even call after him. The person was already gone.

The soundproofing in this house was pretty good, but after a while, she heard a clattering sound from the living room. Her eyes instantly flashed back to the mess she had seen that morning, and a bad premonition swept through her mind. She pushed herself up, her legs wobbly beneath her, and leaned against the wall as she slowly walked towards the living room.

She stood at the corner of the living room, already making the worst preparations in her mind – she would have to go back to the supermarket tomorrow, she sighed inwardly.

In front of her, there were not the horrible scenes that flashed in her mind. That person was flustered in the open kitchen but didn't break anything.

In the hallway, at the corner of the living room, a woman stood weakly against the wall, silently watching the busy figure in the kitchen. She didn't speak to disturb, just stared quietly at the tall figure bustling about.

The man seemed to have been burned, clutching his ears and hopping: "Hot hot hot hot…" while still muttering incessantly.

Such a big man, tall and imposing, bustling around the hearth, his hands moving in a flurry... This was simply the first time Jian Tong had seen another side to Shen Xiu Jin.

In a daze, she suddenly remembered the past, a certain year, month and day. She had once fantasized about such a heartwarming scene, not just this one before her eyes, but many others.

Spend the weekend cuddling up on the couch and watching a family movie.

They were buried under mountains of bags of chips and french fries, wanting for nothing, just cuddling together for a lazy weekend.

If there were children...

Jane awoke suddenly!

It's impossible to have children.

She lowered her head, silent, speaking to herself.

He and she, their beginning, was wrong, because it was wrong, that's why there was so much pain.

If it's not wrong, why is there so much pain

Love, shouldn't it be sweet

They won't have children.

"Tong Tong." The voice, full of surprise, reached her ears.

She suddenly raised her head to look.

That person had already run excitedly to her side, “Tong Tong, come eat.”

That person reached out and, with effortless ease, grasped the other hand that Jian Tong had let dangle by her side. Her feet felt unsteady beneath her, and as he led her, she found herself unable to pull away, being drawn towards the bar-style table.

A steaming bowl of noodles was placed before her, "Tongtong, eat,"

She looked at the noodles, they were already overcooked and pale white. They couldn't arouse her appetite at all. Yet, a pair of chopsticks was shoved into her hand: "Tong Tong, you eat."

That person urged for the third time.

Jian Tong raised her eyes and glanced lightly at the person opposite her, clearly seeing the expectation in their eyes.

She didn't have time to think, her hand was faster than her brain, and she already shoved a mouthful of noodles into her mouth. After that bite, her hand holding the chopsticks froze at her lips, her face turning from green to white in waves... Why did she take that bite Why did she have to eat it!

With a mouthful of noodles still in her mouth, Jian Tong lowered her eyes... She was just famished. Well, yes, that's all it was. Just hunger.

She slowly swallowed the noodles in her mouth.

But the man was already beaming with pride: "Tongtong, how is it Does it taste good"

"Tough..." I'm dead...

"I'm smart, right Tongtong did it once last night, and I watched and learned. I made noodles just like Tongtong, they'll definitely be delicious."

"She closed her mouth and quietly ate the noodles in her bowl.

That person excitedly picked up the chopsticks and put a mouthful of noodles into their mouth: "Noodles made by Tongtong must be the most delicious in the world..." Before they could finish speaking, the person cried out: "Sweet!"

Jian Tong closed her eyes.

He kept calling out in her ear, “Sweet one, Tongtong, sweet one!” He kept asking her, “Tongtong, why did you teach me to make sweet noodles”

She gripped the chopsticks tightly... The noodles she made were salty.

Who knows why he can make noodles sweet.

In front of her, two hands suddenly held her bowl: “Tongtong, Axiu remade it.”

She took two more bites, looked up at him, and quietly said, "I'm full."

But…

"Your teacher never taught you not to waste food, did she" she said again.

"Teacher" The man seemed to be taken aback for a moment. "Who is Ah Xiu's teacher"

Jian Tong looked quietly at the bewildered face across from her, her eyes calm as she said: "I forgot, our Ashu is also of school age. Let's choose a school for you tomorrow."

The man's face immediately changed, he glared at her angrily, and picked up his bowl: "Axiu's noodles are the best." He implied that he wanted to skip school.

Knowing that between him and her, everything was bitter, in the past, present, and future, she believed it was all bitter, but at this moment, a slight upward curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.to be sad about. Since Alu left this world, there's nothing worth your tears. Shen Xiu Jin isn't worth it either!"Your money What you deserve If everything you deserve is attainable in this world, th...