You're my wife, don't doubt it!

“Ah,” Xiao Yao said, “No wonder you ignored me that day. You didn’t come to watch the game when I asked you to, and you only said you had something to do at home. When I asked you what it was, you wouldn’t say—I thought you were being difficult again.”

Shen Jie gave Xiao Yao a reproachful look and lightly patted his arm.

That night, Qin's father harassed the mother and daughter all night long, until Yu Luying threatened to call the police, at which point he reluctantly left.

"Why didn't you tell me about something so important?" Xiao Yao asked her gently.

Yu Luying: "I..."

"Then, your father," Shen Jie asked, "what exactly does that guy mean?"

“He said he wanted to turn over a new leaf,” Yu Luying said.

“Ah, a prodigal son returns,” Xiao Yao said.

Xiao Yao believes that these four words best embody the spirit of Christianity.

But, right? You were the one who wanted to break up, so you broke up. Now you want to use true love to coax her back. Love isn't something he can just buy and sell. My home, Yu Lihua's home, isn't a public toilet where you can come and go as you please.

Furthermore, Yu Luying had just reconciled with her grandfather and the others when that guy came back. Who knows what kind of good intentions he has?

Is it really such a coincidence? This is a bit too hasty.

Yu Luying glanced at Xiao Yao, and Xiao Yao returned the glance, immediately realizing that Yu Luying thought the same thing—what he said was wrong, what he was thinking was exactly the same as what Yu Luying was thinking.

“After my mother and I chased him away that day, that person never showed up again,” Yu Luying explained to Xiao Yao. “That’s why I didn’t mention it to you and my sister. I guess it’s because we don’t want to air our dirty laundry in public.”

“Look at you, silly girl, you were just saying that your older sister doesn’t treat you like family,” Shen Jie said.

“From that day on, my mother was always restless and would stammer when I asked her questions.” Yu Luying continued, “I only found out today that he had been harassing my mother for the past two weeks, just when I wasn’t around.”

Xiao Yao and Shen Jie looked at each other in bewilderment.

"So?" Xiao Yao asked eagerly, "Your mom suddenly told you today that she's allowing that man to move back in... Is she going to remarry him?"

“There’s no such thing as remarriage,” Yu Luying said decisively. “They were never divorced in the first place.”

"This..." Xiao Yao was speechless for a moment, carefully choosing his words: "Perhaps the adults have a broader perspective?"

"Big picture perspective? That's just love-struck brain!" Yu Luying shouted angrily, "Saying she'll give him another chance, observe him a little longer, isn't she afraid that this blood clot will break off and cause an arterial embolism, killing her on the spot!?"

Xiao Yao remained silent.

He stood up, rested his chin on his hand, walked to the bedroom door, and began pacing back and forth in that small space.

That short-haired, thin woman with sharp features, who mostly exuded sternness and harshness.

Sometimes, Xiao Yao felt that she was a pure, ruthless rationalist.

Sometimes, he could also realize that she was nothing more than a pitiful abandoned woman who placed her ex-husband's "black and white portrait" on the altar and, well, not too maliciously, cursed him to die.

This woman, after only half a month of mental preparation, accepted her "deceased husband" who had abandoned her twice.

And that lies deep within the subconscious.

A little girl who, deep in her subconscious, longs for her parents to be reunited with her family.

In Teacher Yao's sanctuary, in the dreamlike world of the "Parent-Child Education Center," a little girl is immersed in her father's love.

When the father actually returned, he reacted violently in this stressful way.

Human nature is a fascinating and complex thing, and it's hard to fathom.

"Silly girl, what are you going to do now?" Shen Jie asked gently, "In our situation here..."

The girl looked at Xiao Yao: "Xiao Yao, after Grandma comes back, let's talk to her about whether or not to let Silly Sister squeeze into her room?"

"It's a bit crowded, isn't it?" Xiao Yao scratched his head.

Yu Luying hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

"No way." Shen Jie immediately rejected the proposal herself: "How about... Sha Mei and I stay in Tian Yun's room, and Tian Yun squeezes in with you?"

"That's...okay?" Xiao Yao scratched his head and said, "But what about going to the toilet?"

"No way." Shen Jie rejected her proposal again: "I'm not comfortable with the two of you living together."

"What's there to worry about?!" Xiao Yao: "What's there to be worried about?!"

Yu Luying chuckled and covered her mouth as she laughed.

"You keep saying things that will make this silly girl laugh at you," Xiao Yao scolded.

Shen Jie herself was a little embarrassed, while Yu Luying quickly said, "No, no, it's okay, it's okay."

The girl pondered several possible combinations in her mind, but none of them seemed quite right.

He's going to sleep with Xiao Yao while Yu Luying goes to live with her daughter? Leaving aside what his grandmother would think, wouldn't the other side of the house be in an uproar?

Let Yu Luying sleep at Xiao Yao's place? I don't have that kind of magnanimity, and besides, how am I supposed to explain it to my grandmother?

Otherwise, you could send Xiao Yao to sleep with his grandmother, and sleep in Xiao Yao's room with your silly sister, just so as not to disturb Tian Yun...

Yes, this is a win-win situation; everyone is happy except for Xiao Yao. As for Xiao Yao, we're all happy, so why shouldn't you be?

At this moment, Xiao Yao's phone started vibrating.

"Is that my mom?" Yu Luying immediately said nervously, "Don't answer."

Xiao Yao raised both hands and placed the phone where Yu Luying could see it: "I can refuse to answer, but your mother knows where I live, and she'll be showing up at the door soon."

"Of course I know that." Yu Luying nodded and turned to Shen Jie, saying, "Sister, don't get any ideas. I never intended to stay here from the beginning. I really just came to deliver clothes."

"So where are you going to stay?" Xiao Yao suggested to Yu Luying, "Stay at your uncle's? No, she'll still come looking for you. How about staying at your grandfather's?"

“She can’t stay at her grandfather’s,” Shen Jie immediately objected. “The inheritance, oops, the family property is still in the process of being transferred. If the old man from the Yu family finds out about this mess, it won’t do her any good—could they already know?”

"No," Yu Luying shook her head and said, "It shouldn't be yet."

“You’re quite the expert,” Xiao Yao said to Shen Jie.

“I plan to live in the church,” Yu Luying said. “Besides, it’s close to school and my mom will feel at ease if I live with my uncle.”

“That’s fine,” Xiao Yao nodded, thinking to himself that you still care about your mother’s feelings. “Bo Ge’s place is actually a good buffer. Otherwise, if you go to school tomorrow, your mother could go to the school to catch you or block you.”

“That makes sense,” Yu Luying said.

Shen Jie nodded in agreement.

Xiao Yao and Shen Jie silently helped carry a box/bag each, and escorted Yu Luying to the entrance of the alley.

“Let’s go back. I’ll leave you here.” Yu Luying stopped and turned back to bow to Xiao Yao and Shen Jie. “I’ll take a taxi to the church myself.”

As she spoke, she reached out to take the bags and suitcases from the two little ones' hands.

Shen Jie seemed to have something she wanted to say, but after holding it in for a long time, she still didn't know how to say it.

"If anything happens, call me—call both of us," Xiao Yao instructed.

"Mm," Yu Luying nodded gently.

A gust of bleak wind blew by, and Xiao Yao suddenly felt a chill.

It seems the temperature has dropped today. Could it be that autumn is coming? Xiao Yao wondered.

Autumn is coming soon, Yu Luying silently answered the boy in her heart.

Xiao Yao and Shen Jie stayed with Yu Luying until they saw her get into a car and leave.

Before getting into the car, Yu Luying gave Shen Jie and Xiao Yao a brief hug.

"Alright," Shen Jie said, gently slapping Xiao Yao who looked lost. "You're acting like it's a life-or-death separation, like we won't see each other for half a year."

"No," Xiao Yao said with an awkward smile.

"Go home!" Shen Jie shook her head and turned to walk into the alley.

As soon as they got home, Xiao Yao dragged Shen Jie into their daughter's room.

"What are you doing?" Shen Jie asked playfully.

"What do you want me to do?" Xiao Yao said.

"How can you still be in the mood?" Shen Jie asked Xiao Yao.

"I'm not in the mood," Xiao Yao said honestly.

"Then why are you still doing this?" Shen Jie pulled her arm away. "I'm not in the mood anymore."

“Children do things based on their interests,” Xiao Yao told Shen Jie. “Adults do things based on their needs.”

“What do you need? Are you an adult?” Shen Jie said, “I’m just a kid anyway.”

"Good, good, good, what a cute little kid," Xiao Yao said.

"Hey, don't force me," Shen Jie said, stamping her foot lightly. "Let me change my clothes first, okay?"

"Don't change, just wear this." Xiao Yao looked the girl up and down: "Put on another pair of socks."

"No!" Shen Jie declared solemnly, "I! Don't! Want to! Respect your school uniform. School uniforms are sacred and inviolable. You can't treat them as...as...!"

What should we take it as?

Xiao Yao was speechless and could only watch helplessly as Shen Jie unbuttoned the top button of her shirt in front of him.

"Go to the public bathhouse and take a good shower, then find someone to scrub your back," Shen Jie instructed. "Then go and buy me the things."

"Ah—" Xiao Yao drawled, "Is it really necessary?"