Back at the villa.
The two went upstairs under the surprised gazes of Butler Zhang and the servants.
All the while, Qi Mo held her in his arms.
Sheng Mumu was not a shy person, yet for some reason, she felt a little embarrassed and tucked her face into the man's embrace.
Noticing her reaction, Qi Mo looked down at her.
His voice was low and gentle:
"Bath first or see the doctor first?"
Hearing this, she raised her head and their eyes met in the air.
The ambiguous atmosphere barged in recklessly and unbridled.
She averted her gaze, "No need to see a doctor, I was only in the water for a short while."
Qi Mo seemed not to understand her words. He murmured "hmm", and said, "Then bath first."
Entering the master bedroom, she was placed on the couch outside the bathroom.
Qi Mo walked into the bathroom while rolling up the wet sleeves of his shirt.
He frowned again and took off the bothersome tie, tossing it aside casually.
Soon, the bathtub was filled with hot water.
When he came out intending to carry her in, he saw her figure flash past him quickly, entering the bathroom and shutting the door with a whoosh.
As they brushed past each other, he noticed her ears seemed slightly flushed.
The man froze for a moment...
Silent for several seconds.
The corners of his eyes slowly lifted with belated, faint amusement.
By the time Sheng Mumu finished her bath and came out, the family doctor had arrived.
In a daze, she had her temperature taken, was asked if she felt discomfort anywhere, and even had her pulse checked.
After confirming she was fine, the family doctor left.
Butler Zhang knocked on the door and placed two bowls of hot porridge by the bed before going back downstairs.
Sheng Mumu leaned against the headboard. Qi Mo sat at the edge of the bed.
He scooped up a spoonful of porridge from the bowl and brought it to her lips.
Without saying a word, the silent action made Sheng Mumu's eyebrows twitch involuntarily.
How strange, how strange.
Why did the doctor say she was fine when she clearly felt her ears burning hotly.
She pursed her lips tightly, snatched the bowl and spoon from Qi Mo's hand.
Wanting to ease the bizarre atmosphere, she casually laughed:
"No need to feed me, I only fell into the water, I'm not paralyzed."
Qi Mo gazed at her, eyes tinged with laughter, "Alright."
Under his tangible stare, Sheng Mumu felt something was off, but couldn't figure out exactly what was strange.
Enduring the man's deep stare, she awkwardly took a sip of the porridge.
Two sips.
Three sips...
Really couldn't stand it anymore, she put down the bowl and spoon.
Smiling at Qi Mo, she said helplessly:
"With you staring at me like this, are you hungry and want to eat too?"
Qi Mo paused briefly, the corners of his eyes slowly lifted, and he chuckled softly.
"I won't look at you, eat."
Qi Mo looked away, leaning back with one hand on the mattress.
One leg outstretched, the other slightly bent, he sat lazily, shirt hem curling up along the loose, casual arc.
His undone collar revealed the contours of his handsome collarbones.
Looking at the man posing like a poster in front of her, Sheng Mumu picked up the porridge and took a satisfying big gulp.
A feast for the eyes indeed.
It really improved her appetite.
Downstairs in the living room.
When Qi Shaobai heard that Sheng Mumu had just fallen into the water, his expression instantly changed.
He strode toward the stairs, intending to go upstairs and ask about the situation.
Suddenly, he was called to a stop by a voice.
"Little Bai, come here and help me see, how do you work this?"
Feng Yaoqin held up her phone and beckoned her grandson over.
Qi Shaobai was too anxious to care about anything else at the moment. He turned his head impatiently.
"Grandma, I'll go upstairs to check the situation first, I'll come back down to teach you later."
"With your dad there, what could possibly happen." Feng Yaoqin waved at Qi Shaobai again, her tone becoming a bit stern, "Come here, help me see how to make the font size bigger on this phone."
Qi Shaobai's figure paused, then he slowly changed direction and returned to the sofa.
Alright, grandma was right too.
With his dad there, even huge problems would be fine.
Qi Shaobai took Feng Yaoqin's phone and taught her how to enlarge the font.
Feng Yaoqin responded sporadically, a wisp of shrewdness and cunning appearing in her eyes.
After what had just happened, Feng Yaoqin's opinion of Sheng Mumu had completely changed.
Previously, she thought Sheng Mumu was extremely scheming.
Trying every means to win over the old lady and marry into the Qi family, eyeing their son's assets and status.
But today, Feng Yaoqin suddenly discovered Sheng Mumu's good qualities.
Kind, optimistic, smart, calm in the face of events.
These traits were what Feng Yaoqin looked for in a daughter-in-law.
She decided the torment for her daughter-in-law ends here.
From now on, she would truly treat her as family.
Thinking this, Feng Yaoqin smiled contentedly.
"Grandma, did you hear what I said?" Seeing her distracted, Qi Shaobai shook the phone, "If you want large font to read news in the future, tap this, it's the same for this app too, first go to Settings——"
"I saw it, I saw it." Feng Yaoqin responded somewhat perfunctorily.
Her attention had only been focused on the screen for one or two seconds before thinking of something else.
Just now, she had noticed her son's expression when carrying his wife.
It was fair to say with just one glance, she could foresee they were truly in love.
That gaze was exactly like her unfortunate late husband's when looking at her in the past.
Thinking this, Feng Yaoqin glanced upstairs with laughter in her eyes.
She gently exhaled in relief.
Fortunately she had stopped this silly boy Qi Shaobai.
Qi Mo and Mumu were so in love.
Maybe they were making little brothers and sisters for Qi Shaobai right now.
How could she let this silly boy go up and disturb them.
Ah, kids will be kids.
They don't understand anything.
*
The next day.
Sheng Mumu didn't expect that woman to take the initiative to come visit.
The woman she had saved yesterday was now sitting on the living room sofa. Her hands were somewhat awkwardly placed on her knees. Her eyes were dull and lifeless, but she was clearly trying her best to relax.
Sheng Mumu spoke first with a smile, "What's your name?"
The other party bit her lip and slowly responded, "I'm the homeowner of Building 21, just call me Shen Lan."
Sheng Mumu smiled, "Alright, I'm Sheng Mumu."
"Thank you for saving me and that kitten yesterday." Shen Lan pursed her lips, a shallow smile slowly appearing on her fair face. Her gaze didn't look directly over as she said, "Really, thank you so much."
"You're welcome." Sheng Mumu politely laughed and gestured for the servant to bring over two cups of coffee, "Were you usually the one feeding those kittens?"
Shen Lan nodded slightly, still avoiding eye contact as she answered:
"Yes, I used to feed them often. Yesterday when I went, I noticed the mother cat was gone. Then I happened to see a kitten fall into the water and wanted to fish it out, but accidentally fell in myself."
Sheng Mumu suddenly understood.
No wonder when she saw Shen Lan last time, she was carrying a bag and walking towards the lake. So it was to feed the cats.
Recently, someone in the madame WeChat group had suggested to the property manager to drive away the stray cats in the community.
Perhaps because of this, the mother cat had been chased away, and the hungry kitten fell into the water.
Sheng Mumu looked puzzled. So Shen Lan didn't know about the property management's decision to expel the stray cats. She wasn't in the madame WeChat group.
Just as she was thinking this, the servant brought the coffee over.
The cup bottoms tapped the table, making a faint sound.
Shen Lan's eyes opened wide for a moment, her brows knitted tightly before relaxing again quickly.
Seeing her expression, Sheng Mumu couldn't help but feel strange, falling into contemplation.
The living room was silent.
Shen Lan's gaze wandered, not knowing where to look.
After a while, as if to conceal her discomfort, she picked up the coffee and took a perfunctory sip before putting it down again.
Watching her manner, Sheng Mumu found some clues to her puzzlement. She suddenly called out:
"Shen Lan—"
Shen Lan's eyes instantly tightened, somewhat nervous and awkward as she raised her head.
Now Sheng Mumu understood in her heart, firming her judgment. She said gently:
"If I'm not wrong, you should be...severely socially anxious, right?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Lan's eyes widened in shock, finally meeting Sheng Mumu's gaze directly:
"Uh, is it that obvious?"
I was trying so hard to be active and sociable though.
How could she still see through it?
