Reborn and awakened, this time I won't be a love-struck fool.

But he ran right into a pair of dark eyes.

I hadn't seen Xu Jingwang for a few days, and he seemed to have lost some weight. It's been cold lately, so he was wearing a black long-sleeved jacket with the zipper all the way up. He had his hands in his pockets, and his tall and slender figure made him look particularly good in it.

The chubby boy held onto the doll with one hand and grabbed his sleeve with the other, pouting.

Lin Wu was taken aback. She lowered her head slightly and glanced at the chubby boy with a wronged expression. "Is this your younger brother?"

They don't look alike at all.

Xu Jingwang's facial features are sharp, with a prominent nose and straight lips. His eyes, in particular, are exceptionally beautiful, with long, narrow corners and just the right width of his eyelid creases.

This chubby little boy has a round head and a round face, and he doesn't look like Xu Jingwang at all.

"Cousin."

"Oh." Lin Wu nodded, then looked up, her gaze falling on the boy's face before shifting away a second later.

After failing to grab the claw machine again, Shen Mingluo slammed his hand in frustration. A beat later, he turned his head, looked around in surprise, and asked, "What happened?"

Xu Jingwang bent down and gently kicked the chubby boy. "Tell me, what's wrong?"

The chubby boy sniffed. "Those two bullied me."

"Hey." Shen Minglu tossed his hair, squatted down, and said, "Why are you spouting nonsense, you little brat?"

The chubby boy stared at her for two seconds, then looked up and burst into tears: "Waaaaah, she's threatening me again, waaaaah..."

Lin Wu was amused and annoyed. She squatted down and looked directly at the chubby boy: "No, you're a little bit prone to overthinking things."

Shen Minglu spread her hands and explained to him, "I didn't mean to threaten you. I was just asking, do you understand?"

Xu Jingwang lowered his eyelids slightly, his gaze light and shallow, landing on Lin Wu's face.

This young lady's smiles are never very wide; she has two deep dimples on either side of her cheeks, and her eyes curve slightly.

Xu Jingwang had only seen her smile a few times; the few times she did smile, it was always at Xie Yanhuai.

"Brother," the chubby boy said, clutching his sleeve tightly, "I'm scared."

Lin Wu: "..."

"Alright." Xu Jingwang stretched out a hand, bent his fingers, and tapped his head. "These two older sisters are your classmates, stop pretending."

The chubby boy paused for a moment, blinked, and then gave a slow "Oh," his aggrieved expression vanishing.

Lin Wu exclaimed in amazement, "Amazing!"

Shen Mingluo said, "It's a pity this kid isn't an actor."

Lin Wu looked up. "Has your cousin always been such a good actor since he was little?"

The chubby boy's ears turned red as he pressed himself against Xu Jingwang's long legs.

Xu Jingwang ruffled his hair with his fingers. "He's always been like this since he was a child."

Lin Wu: "What's your name?"

The chubby boy answered, "Tangyuan (sweet rice balls)."

"The name is quite cute," Lin Wu said.

Shen Minglu stroked her chin. "Come on, tell me, how did you catch this doll? Is there any secret?"

"There's no secret formula," Tangyuan explained earnestly. "It's all about probability. I've been watching this machine for a while now. Before you two tried, someone had tried fifty times, and you two tried forty-nine times. It will come out on the hundredth try."

Shen Mingluo and Lin Wu both fell silent.

What Shen Mingluo couldn't accept was that after catching him so many times, he gave up the very last time he caught him.

She then asked, "So, if I want to catch it again, I have to catch it a hundred times?"

Tangyuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

He instinctively hid the doll behind his back.

Shen Minglu clicked his tongue: "Nobody's going to fight you for it."

Tangyuan asked tentatively, "Really?"

"Really," Shen Mingluo said.

Tangyuan chuckled twice, "Well then, what do you like toy? I can help you get it."

"Didn't you say it was about probability?" Shen Mingluo asked.

"It also depends on the skill level," Tangyuan said seriously, her round face serious.

"Okay," Shen Mingluo said, "help me catch this little chick."

Tangyuan took the basket full of game coins from her, and the two of them stood in front of the claw machine and fiddled with it.

Lin Wu and Xu Jingwang stared at each other, wide-eyed.

She started making conversation: "Did you bring your cousin out to play today?"

"Mm," he replied.

Lin Wu rubbed the tip of her nose. "Oh, I thought you were so cold... aloof and didn't like children."

"I don't like it," Xu Jingwang echoed her words, "but having him stay at home is even more annoying."

Although there were many people here, his tall and slender figure and outstanding features made him stand out in the entire side hall, and many girls passing by cast glances in his direction.

But in Xu Jingwang's eyes, there was only Lin Wu.

Lin Wu felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, but couldn't quite put her finger on why.

Although she had been pursuing Xie Yanhuai for quite some time, she was completely clueless when it came to relationships.

"...Oh," Lin Wu replied.

She felt the topic was over and Xu Jingwang could go about his own business.

He was still looking at her.

Lin Wu touched her earlobe, then her neck, and asked somewhat awkwardly, "Why are you staring at me like that?"

"..."

Xu Jingwang probably didn't expect her to ask so bluntly. He was stunned for a while before coughing and saying, "I just wanted to ask, did you do your National Day homework?"

"..." Lin Wu said coldly, "No."

She's been playing around these past few days and has almost completely forgotten about her homework.

Xu Jingwang: "If you don't know how, you can ask me."

That statement is clearly much more agreeable.

Lin Wu readily agreed: "Okay."

That evening, they returned home laden with their purchases.

When Lin Wu got home, she was carrying a large bag of dolls. Li Ma came out of the kitchen and asked, "Miss's back?"

"Okay." Lin Wu smiled and changed her shoes.

Li Ma said, "There are small cakes in the refrigerator."

Lin Wu: "It's too late, let's eat tomorrow."

"Okay," Li Ma replied and went back into the kitchen. She planned to make wontons tomorrow morning, so she needed to prepare the meat filling tonight.

Lin Wu first put the bag of dolls into the bedroom, and then picked out a few that she thought were ugly.

Lin Wu held the doll in her arms and knocked on the door of Lin Si's bedroom.

Lin Si quickly opened the door. He hadn't gone out all day, so the room was quite warm. He was wearing a sleeveless T-shirt, his blond hair was a little messy from sleeping, casually draped over his forehead, and he had a Bluetooth headset hanging around his neck. "What?"

"for you."

Lin Wu raised her arm to show him the baby in her arms.

Lin Si frowned. "No."

"You have to take it whether you want it or not," Lin Wu said irritably.

She pushed Lin Si aside and went inside by herself.

The table was a bit messy, and the game on the computer was paused.

Lin Wu glanced around and finally tossed the doll onto the bed.

She explained earnestly, "I, your older sister, personally caught this."

"snort."

Lin Si sneered, "You probably gave it to me because you thought it was ugly and didn't want it."