Clementine accidentally smeared her snot on Wen Baobao’s face, which darkened instantly.
Wen Baobao pushed away Clementine and took a tissue to wipe the snot on his face.
He said disdainfully, “I’ve promised you. Can you leave now?”
Even Wen Shuyue couldn’t stand him. She thought her son was not a gentleman.
“Wen Baobao, how can you be so rude?”
Clementine didn’t want to leave. She looked at Wen Shuyue and asked innocently.
“Mommy, can I stay here with Baobao?”
The way Clementine addressed her choked Wen Shuyue, who patted her chest and coughed for a while.
When Wen Shuyue recovered from the shock, she said with a wry smile, “I’m not your mommy. Just call me Aunty.”
Clementine pointed at Lu Yuan’er. “But this aunty asked me to call you that way last time.”
Lu Yuan’er was exposed, and she waved her hand. “Well, it was a joke. You took it seriously.”
He Siming’s face softened at the happy atmosphere. However, the good time didn’t last long. Wu Ning’s arrival embarrassed them.
Lu Yuan’er looked at Wu Ning, who stood at the door in confusion, and pushed him out of the house.
Wu Ning didn’t understand why Lu Yuan’er did that.
He pointed at Clementine, who was having fun inside the house, and said, “I come to pick up Clementine. Why do you chase me away?”
Afraid that Wen Shuyue and He Siming would have another fight because of Wu Ning, Lu Yuan’er pushed him with feigned ignorance.
“The Clementine you are looking for is not here. There is a girl called Apple here.”
Wu Ning had seen Clementine inside the house and frowned at Lu Yuan’er. “What do you want? If Clementine doesn’t want to go back, I can let her stay here. Don’t you think your explanation is too absurd?”
His accusation stumped Lu Yuan’er, who let go of him irritably.
“Do whatever you like.”
Wu Ning frowned at her madness. He suddenly thought of something and looked at Lu Yuan’er bitterly.
“Has Wen Shuyue come back?”
In order to prove that he was not close to Wen Shuyue, Wu Ning deliberately said her full name. Lu Yuan’er nodded. “Yes.”
Seeing that he understood what she meant, Lu Yuan’er tried to persuade him kindly. “My cousin has come back too. There is some misunderstanding between them. If you show up again, it’s not good.”
Wu Ning nodded in agreement, but he didn’t forget about Clementine. “If it’s not convenient for me to go inside, can you help me call Clementine out? I want to take her home.”
“She is staying here tonight.”
The familiar voice behind her froze Lu Yuan’er. After a long while, she looked back at He Siming stiffly.
“Siming, don’t say that. How can you …”
He Siming ignored her and repeated, “She’s staying here.”
Wu Ning looked at He Siming and paused for a moment before agreeing, “Okay. I’ll go back first.”
As Wu Ning disappeared from her sight, Lu Yuan’er muttered, “Clementine, I wonder if you are indeed his sister.”
In the coffee shop near Wen Shuyue’s office.
Gu Ning saw Wen Shuyue sitting there alone and went up to her. “Are you meeting someone here?”
Her sudden appearance surprised Wen Shuyue, who paused and greeted her with a smile. An awkward silence fell upon them.
Gu Ning rose and looked at Wen Shuyue, saying softly, “I look forward to seeing you come back with more enthusiasm.”
Wen Shuyue, who hadn’t finished her vacation, nodded leisurely until Gu Ning disappeared from her sight.
After waiting for a long time, Mother Wen arrived. She pushed open the door and went straight to Wen Shuyue.
Wen Shuyue sensed her resentment and looked up at her in confusion. “What did I do? Why do you look at me like that?”
Mother Wen didn’t want to waste time with Wen Shuyue. She went straight to the point. “Was Lu Junhan wounded because of you?”
Wen Shuyue had never expected Lu Junhan to show up in front of Mother Wen with his swollen face. She hesitated for a while and shook her head.
“It has nothing to do with me. As for how he got injured, I can’t tell you if he didn’t explain to you.”
Mother Wen seemed to have expected the answer. Her face darkened, and she banged at the table.
The noise attracted the attention, and Wen Shuyue smiled at the other customers apologetically and looked coldly at her mother.
“I’ve said that his injury has nothing to do with me. I don’t have to hide it from you.”
Mother Wen failed to find fault with Shuyue’s explanation, but she accused Wen Shuyue anyway. “Even if it has nothing to do with you, I have to teach you a lesson, lest you do something bad and disgrace the Wen family.”
“As for disgracing the family, I guess you are the one who should reflect on the mistake.”
This time, Wen Shuyue didn’t swallow her anger. As she spoke, the coldness in her eyes frightened Mother Wen, who shuddered.
Mother Wen collected herself, her mouth twitching. “What, don’t you respect your mother?”
“Did you forget that you are my mother when you did those things to me? Why do you ask me to respect you?”