Chapter 11: Shen Yun's Blind Date

The man took off his coat while laughing, "Is Rongrong in a bad mood? Why did you make that little girl cry as soon as you got back?"

He inherited Shen Mu's good looks, and his pair of peach-blossom eyes looked very affectionate when he smiled.

When he walked to the bedside, he gently hugged Si Rong just as he always did.

The gestures that used to feel sweet now only made Si Rong feel disgusted.

This man's acting skills were truly good; to be able to act so affectionately in front of her while having a lover outside, it would be a pity if he didn't go into acting.

She smiled faintly and pushed him away, "Second Brother is so busy he doesn't even have time to sleep; let's talk about it next time."

"Besides, children can be loved but not spoiled; how could I, as a mother, possibly want to harm her?"

Seeing Si Rong say this, Shen Lan immediately said, "How could that be? Xiao Yuan wouldn't think that way. I'll have a good talk with her later, don't be angry."

Seeming truly worried that Si Rong was angry, Shen Lan changed the subject, "By the way, is Ming Zi feeling any better?"

Si Rong nodded.

"That's true, with my wife keeping her company, of course her mood would improve, but I'm the pitiful one," Shen Lan said pitifully, and seeing Si Rong didn't take the bait, "Is it still about her husband and that other woman?"

Si Rong suddenly smiled, her apricot eyes fixed on the expression on Shen Lan's face, "That's right, Luo Sheng is keeping a woman outside again. What about you? I'm getting on in years now, will you keep a woman outside?"

"Of course not," there wasn't a hint of guilt on Shen Lan's face, and not a single flaw could be found in his facial details, "Rongrong, having you as my only woman for this lifetime is enough. Out of ten thousand flowers, I only want you."

"Is that so?" Si Rong's five fingers slowly stroked his cheek, "Then what if one day, I catch you with another woman?"

"I'll leave it to you to dispose of me."

Shen Lan lay flat on the bed with his hands spread out, looking completely loyal to her.

"I once read a story where the male lead promised the female lead he would only love her alone for a lifetime. Later, the male lead had a change of heart, and then the female lead dug out his heart."

Her eyes were smiling and bright, gazing at Shen Lan as gently as ever.

Shen Lan looked back at her affectionately, "If that day really comes, you won't need to do it yourself; I will dig out my own heart and offer it to you."

Listening to his sincere and moving love words now, Si Rong suddenly understood why she had been deceived for so many years.

With acting skills like a movie star, even lies sounded pleasant and melodious when he spoke them.

"If that day really comes, I don't want your heart," even though she was cut off from the outside world, Si Rong knew reality was different from novels; carving out someone's heart would lead to legal sanctions, "I want you to return to the past, back to when you had nothing."

As soon as these words were out, Si Rong noticed Shen Lan's eyelashes tremble twice.

She couldn't help but curl her lips into a smile.

Her slender fingers lightly stroked his handsome brows and eyes, "Don't be afraid, you wouldn't betray me, would you?"

Shen Lan answered almost in a rush, "Right, I wouldn't, never."

The room was quiet for a good while, and outside, Shen Yuan had also stopped making a scene.

After another while, Shen Lan rested one arm lightly on her waist, "I heard from Mom that you introduced another blind date to Shen Yun? Wife, you've really worked hard."

"It's no trouble," Si Rong glanced at him, "We're all family. If we're talking about hard work, you're the one who works harder, running around outside every day."

Running around to dally with her good friend.

"The man introduced this time is quite good; he's a new Section Chief at the Health Bureau this year. He's a man of talent, Shen Yun will surely like him when she sees him."

"A Section Chief, huh," Shen Lan remembered when he had just married Si Rong, he himself was just a small Section Chief.

A hero doesn't ask about his origins; over these years, he had relied on his own ability to sit in the position of Deputy County Magistrate.

As long as a man has ambition, he has nothing to fear.

Taking a step back, if this little Section Chief really became his brother-in-law, he could promote him in the future.

Because Shen Mu and Shen Yun were there, Shen Yuan had to give up her room and sleep between them.

Although Shen Yuan had apologized to Si Rong perfunctorily, when it was time to sleep, she turned her back to her and hugged Shen Lan to sleep.

Si Rong didn't feel angry in her heart; since she had already made up her mind, she wouldn't let these people stir her emotions again.

It was just impossible to say she didn't feel hurt at all.

They say people trade heart for heart, but she, someone who had never been a mother before, had learned bit by bit how to be a mother for these two little ones.

Who else but her could understand the bitterness of that struggle?

Si Rong turned over, facing away from the father and daughter.

The next day, after the father and daughter got up, she found a long hair and a short hair on the pillow, then put them into her pocket.

"Si Rong! Shen Yun is going on a blind date later, hurry up and help her get dressed up!"

Shen Mu ordered in a commanding tone.

In the past, Si Rong had indeed helped Shen Yun dress up very attentively; good clothes, jewelry, and the like—once Shen Yun wore them, she never returned them to her.

But from now on, don't even think about these things.

She only let Shen Yun wash her face clean, and then no matter how much Shen Mu hinted, she had no intention of going into the room to get her own jewelry for Shen Yun to wear.

Shen Mu couldn't find fault openly either; she knew her daughter's blind date today still depended on Si Rong.

But thinking about how Si Rong was being led around by the nose by her son, she wasn't as angry anymore.

She deserved it!

Shen Mu demanded that Si Rong accompany her daughter to the blind date; although this daughter-in-law had no merits, she did have a good family background and had seen the big picture, so it would be safer to have her accompany her daughter.

Seeing the two of them standing together, Shen Mu couldn't help but be infuriated.

Even though she had dressed her daughter up again and again, standing next to her daughter-in-law, who was dressed simply, she still looked more and more like a nouveau riche.

The saying "clothes make the man" seemed to have lost all its persuasiveness.

She also bore responsibility for her daughter not being good-looking; if she could have inherited the advantages of her and her old man like Shen Lan did, how could she still be unmarried at this age?

Si Rong led Shen Yun all the way to the park where the blind date was arranged.

The man they were meeting this time was named Yang Junwei.

His face was indeed quite handsome, and Shen Yun lowered her head shyly as soon as they met.

Si Rong knew she had taken a liking to him.

Yang Junwei's gaze rested on Si Rong's face for quite a while; he had originally come with his future prospects in mind, but he had not expected her to be this beautiful.

His heart trembled a few times.

He took the lead in reaching out a hand toward Si Rong, "Hello, Comrade Shen, right? I am your blind date, Yang Junwei!"

Shen Yun, who was to the side:...