Chapter 39: Dancing

"When you have time, go get a driver's license. I'll buy you a car so you don't have to go through all this trouble every time you come back." Shen Jianjun urged as he saw Shen Siyuan off.

"Got it." Shen Siyuan replied dismissively.

"Got it, got it—same line every time. Where's the license?" Shen Jianjun said, annoyed.

"Hehe…"

The reason Shen Siyuan hadn't gotten a driver's license was, one, he found it troublesome, and two, he had no use for it.

His daily commute was a straight line between two points; riding a bike was far more convenient than driving. Buying a car—setting aside the cost—meant maintenance and insurance, both considerable expenses.

Though Shen Siyuan's family was comfortably off, they weren't exactly wealthy, and he didn't much like reaching out to his parents for money.

Of course, he certainly wouldn't refuse something like what his mother had done today.

"I'm off."

Shen Siyuan boarded a direct coach to Binhai, found a seat, took out 【Embracing Bao Feng Mian】 and began reading.

As for Shen Jianjun, he gave a wave, started his motorcycle, twisted the throttle, and rode off without a hint of reluctance.

After all, it wasn't his first time sending his son off; he was long used to it.

When Shen Siyuan got back to Binhai, it was just past five.

Just this morning he'd been on a blind date, at noon he'd been digging a pit, and by afternoon he was already home in Binhai.

Even for Shen Siyuan, all that back-and-forth left him feeling a wave of exhaustion.

So he thought he'd get a good rest once he was home.

But the moment he opened the door, he saw Watching Dou Dou standing on the table wiggling her little bottom, flapping around like a moth, shaking all over—half annoyed, half amused—while Yin Xingyue below her wore an anxious face, apparently trying to coax her down.

When the door suddenly swung open, both of them froze.

"Sweet-potato bro~"

Watching Dou Dou rode a gust of wind and flung herself straight at Shen Siyuan.

Watching the dark wind rush toward him, Shen Siyuan's heart stirred; he suddenly recalled the 【Embracing Bao Feng Mian】 he'd just been reading, and felt as though something had dawned on him.

But now wasn't the time to think about that—he reached out and caught the little thing in one grab.

Suspended in midair with nothing for her limbs to push against, the little creature kicked wildly.

"What are you doing?" Shen Siyuan said, exasperated.

Then his gaze went to his computer desk and saw nothing had been disturbed—but then again, of course not; they were ghosts, they couldn't touch anything in the house.

"I was performing the dance I just learned for big sis." Watching Dou Dou said with an innocent face.

"You two have met?" Shen Siyuan's gaze shifted to Yin Xingyue as she walked over.

"Banner Lord~"

Yin Xingyue called out to Shen Siyuan timidly, her eyes complicated.

Toward Shen Siyuan she felt curiosity and astonishment, and at the same time was full of a child's adoring affection.

"Just call me brother, like Watching Dou Dou does." Shen Siyuan said.

Yin Xingyue obediently corrected herself and called him brother.

Shen Siyuan set Watching Dou Dou down, and the little creature immediately sprang back into action.

"How did things go back home? Is the problem sorted?" Shen Siyuan asked casually.

The day he'd gone home, he'd released Yin Xingyue, let her go home, and handle her own problem.

As for how she'd handle it—her current ability to manifest at will was enough to scare that beast of a stepfather half to death.

Yin Xingyue shook her head at his words.

"Why?" Shen Siyuan asked, somewhat surprised.

Was her stepfather really that bold? A dead person appearing before him, and he wasn't scared at all?

Yin Xingyue said, "He's gone."

"What do you mean, gone?" Shen Siyuan asked, puzzled.

Watching Dou Dou tilted her head up, watching the two of them talk; ignored by everyone, she was so anxious she spun in circles.

"He hasn't come home for days. Mom went to his company and couldn't find him either. She reported it to the police, and they said he's missing and they're investigating."

"Missing?" Shen Siyuan repeated, surprised.

His gaze settled on Yin Xingyue. A person doesn't just vanish for no reason—had he hidden himself on purpose, or had he been kidnapped?

"Then we can only wait and see if the police can find him."

Shen Siyuan didn't really have a better option.

Yin Xingyue gave a small nod, then turned her gaze to Watching Dou Dou.

"No need for introductions—you two have already met, right?" Shen Siyuan set down his luggage and said with a smile.

Watching Dou Dou immediately announced loudly, "Big sis is my good friend!"

"Oh right, I haven't asked—why aren't you at home keeping your mom and dad company? What'd you come back for?" Shen Siyuan asked.

"I came to play with Sweet-potato bro. Sweet-potato bro is all alone—isn't it…isn't it very boring?"

"You mean lonely, right?"

"Yes, yes! That's exactly what I wanted to say, but you stole it from me." Watching Dou Dou said, circling around Shen Siyuan as she spoke.

Shen Siyuan grabbed her and reached out to tap her little head.

"Silly you—climbing onto my desk to wiggle your bottom."

"I was performing a dance for big sis. Sweet-potato bro, do you want to watch?"

Watching Dou Dou covered her little head and craned her neck up, her face full of expectation.

"Sure, let's see what dance you've learned." Shen Siyuan said.

Watching Dou Dou immediately began shaking her head and wiggling her bottom.

Beside them, Yin Xingyue watched Dou Dou and Shen Siyuan's interaction with a look of envy.

She envied how cheerful and lively Dou Dou was, and she also envied how doting Shen Siyuan was toward Dou Dou.

Except for the feeling she had experienced from Grandma, she had never felt it from anyone else.

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"Haha, you're clubbing! Where did you learn that?" Seeing her cute expression, Shen Siyuan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"I learned it from TV, isn't that amazing?" Dou Dou said, her face full of pride.

"Yes, you're amazing, but please, next time don't climb onto my table to dance."

"Hehe~"

Dou Dou herself laughed a bit sheepishly.

"Potato Pot, let me tell you, I met a big bad guy yesterday." Dou Dou suddenly put her hands on her hips and said angrily.

Shen Siyuan turned his gaze to Yin Xingyue, wanting to ask her what was going on.

Yin Xingyue, however, shook her head, indicating she didn't know.

"Tell me, what happened?"

"I saw an uncle tie up an auntie and whip her hard, making the auntie scream and cry so sadly..." Dou Dou waved her small hands and said indignantly.

Hearing this, Shen Siyuan was so shocked his jaw nearly dropped; what had she seen?

"You didn't reveal your form and scare them, did you?" Shen Siyuan asked.

Dou Dou shook her head. "It was so scary; I got scared and ran away."

"I wanted to find Pot, but Pot wasn't there, so I met Sister..." Dou Dou scratched her head, then suddenly realized.

She said somewhat sheepishly, "Then I forgot. Pot, hurry up and call the police to catch the bad guy."

Shen Siyuan looked utterly flustered, not knowing how to explain things to her.

So he brushed it off and casually asked, "Where did you see it?"

"Over there, in a broken-down building." Dou Dou pointed in a direction.

"Eh?"

Hearing this, Shen Siyuan sensed something was wrong.

After questioning her in detail, he learned that the building she referred to was an unfinished structure.

Could it be outdoor enthusiasts? But the situation seemed a bit off; this was the city center, and they were playing such a wild game in an unfinished building late at night?