The first thing that Little Wang did after coming to nursery school was finding Ning Ya and solemnly telling her, “When you go home, tell your mom that my parents aren’t getting a divorce. Also, even if they do divorce, that’s their business and that wouldn’t make me pitiful at all. They’ll still be my parents. They’ll still love me.”


  He said to Jiang Yuang, his little buddy whose parents had divorced, “Same goes for you. Your parents’ feelings for you haven’t changed. They’re just not together anymore, but they’re happier apart than together. Jiang Yuang, our parents deserve to be happy too. You have to believe in them.”


  After saying these words, Little Wang looked at his little buddies and deeply sighed. “You guys are so childish. Shouldn’t we know better? We’re already old enough to attend nursery school. We’re not little kids anymore. We’re four years old. It’s time to become a bit more mature.”


  Little Wang’s little buddies were all stunned. They all thought his words were very reasonable, especially the little fangirl, Ning Ya. After all, they were all followers of F4’s Dao Mingsi.

  —


  The original owner didn’t just have a plastic husband. She had plenty of plastic friends too. It had been a month or two since Ruan Xia came to this world. And during this time, there were always people inviting her to go shopping and eating. There was even a person that wanted to introduce a handsome and obedient guy to be her boytoy. It wasn’t that Ruan Xia wasn’t interested in this hedonistic lifestyle, after all, she had never experienced it before, but whenever she was about to agree, her nerves would get the best of her……

  Right after she parted ways with her foreigner teacher for the day and was about to go to her baking class, she bumped into one of the original owner’s plastic friends.

  That woman was holding big and small bags. It was obvious that she was returning from a shopping mall, fully loaded with her haul. She was very surprised when she saw Ruan Xia. “I thought you died!”


  Ruan Xia’s face was covered with black lines. What a unique way of greeting someone.

  The two of them went to a nearby restaurant. Right after they were seated, Moli couldn’t wait to speak and went straight to point. “It’s been so hard to get in touch with you. You know? That little General Manager Ding has been looking for you everywhere. I think he’s serious about wanting to marry you!”


  Ruan Xia’s brain blanked out for a few seconds.

  She tried to recall who this person was. There wasn’t much about General Manager Ding in the original owner’s memory, which meant that the original owner didn’t care about this person.

  General Manager Ding’s full name was Duan Chi. He truly could be considered a delectable piece of meat. He was only 23 years old and had recently returned from abroad. He and the original owner had met a short while ago at a winery.

  Although the original owner wasn’t a person with high integrity, she wasn’t interested in playing around with men either, especially when she had a long-term meal ticket. And so, in the past four years, she really didn’t have any affairs. Strictly speaking, the original owner wasn’t particularly interested in two-timing someone.

  However, for a beauty of the original owner’s level, there would still be men pursuing her, undeterred by her lack of interest in them. In all fairness, she had the capital that caused men to lose their minds over her. Even as a woman, Ruan Xia hadn’t gotten bored of looking at the original owner’s face. It had already been a month or two since she transmigrated here, and she still found that face breathtaking. It didn’t even need to be said about her beauty’s effect on men. This little General Manager Ding was only one of the original owner’s suitors.

  For lack of better choice, Ruan Xia could only say to Moli, “I already have a husband.”


  Moli said, “En, that’s why that little General Manager Ding says he’ll get you to divorce your husband within three months.”


  Ruan Xia: “.……”


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  Exactly how crazy was this guy?

  Moli shot Ruan Xia a glance. She added, “I’m just telling you that to remind you that you have a husband and son. It’ll be difficult for a divorce to happen. You don’t seem interested in that little general manager either. That guy is too overbearing and also a bit unreasonable. If that guy causes too much trouble and your husband finds out, it won’t be good.”


  Ruan Xia very calmly took a sip of coffee, indicating that she had nothing to fear.

  If that little general manager was actually capable of succeeding with some devious plot, why would the original owner give up on this readily available ATM to look for a husband far away and marry that other guy instead? After all, according to the novel’s timeline, this little general manager had already appeared in the original owner’s life at the beginning of the novel.

  Thus, it meant that this little general manager wouldn’t be able to cause much trouble.

  Even so, she wanted to kneel and bow at the original owner.

  The original owner was the cruelest person that Ruan Xia had ever seen. In the context of a novel, she really liked characters like the original owner. Other than the unspeakable act of giving her son away, Ruan Xia admired the original owner’s decisive personality when it came to severing relationships.

  From beginning to end, the original owner was very clear-minded. She knew what she wanted and what she could afford to want. Furthermore, she had successfully lived the life she wanted in the end. From a certain perspective, she had succeeded.

  Seeing that Ruan Xia was unconcerned, Moli asked, “How come you don’t come out to play anymore? There’s a lot of people asking.”


  Ruan Xia could only answer honestly, “I’m at home taking care of my son. Where would I have the free time?”


  Moli was speechless for a while. She finally gave her friend a thumbs up. “It seems you’re turning your attention back to your family.”


  “You can say that.” Ruan Xia suddenly lost her interest in trying out a hedonistic lifestyle. The original owner was able to skillfully and easily deal with troublesome admirers, but she didn’t have confidence to do the same. She was very satisfied with her current lifestyle and didn’t want misstep into unforeseeable misfortune.

  “You’ve changed,” Moli said, “I’m almost doubting myself. Am I confusing you with someone else?”


  Of course, she had changed. Who knows where the original owner had gone off to play?

  Ruan Xia took out her credit card from her wallet to pay the bill. “For my adorable son, this is a happy change.”


  After parting ways with Moli, Ruan Xia tossed that little general manager to the back of her mind. He was a guy that didn’t even appear in the novel and was only mentioned in the passing. There was no reason to waste her brain cells on him.

  However, even though she hadn’t met this guy, she didn’t have a good impression towards his type. How much integrity could a guy that was rushing to be the third party in a married couple’s relationship have?

  —


  Following her usual schedule, Ruan Xia went to her baking class next.

  Thinking that Song Tingshen had a taste for sweets, she packed up her finished products at the end of the class to take home for him to eat instead of giving it away to others to taste.

  Just like she had done at the end of every other class, she uploaded photos of her finished desserts to her friends’ circle.

  However, today was different. Song Tingshen had added her to his WeChat and could see what she posted on her friends’ circle.

  He thought it over before liking her update.

  Probably because he was a bit bored, he also commented on her update: “Looks pretty good.”


  Ruan Xia replied to his comment: “The taste should be okay. I’m bringing this back home for you to eat.”


  Chapter 84 – The original owner was able to skillfully and easily deal with troublesome admirers, but she didn’t have confidence to do the same (2)

  Li Yuanhang’s wife had added Ruan Xia to her WeChat at the wedding, so she had Song Tingshen and Ruan Xia on her WeChat. Thus, she saw their exchange underneath Ruan Xia’s update. Song Tingshen and Ruan Xia’s comments didn’t really mean anything.

  Even so, when Li Yuanhang’s wife saw their comments on her friends’ circle, she smiled and said to the person next to her, “Your older brother has been worried that Song Tingshen’s relationship with his wife isn’t good. He thinks that Song Tingshen and his wife are headed for a divorce. but those two look pretty sweet to me. It’s pretty good that they’re still so affectionate with each other after four years of marriage.”


  Li Jing had taken the afternoon off today to visit relatives at the hospital with her sister-in-law. When she heard these words out of the blue, it felt as if her heart had jumped to her throat. “.…… Why are you saying this?”


  Mrs. Li wasn’t reserved in front of her sister-in-law. After all, the two of them were friends. She handed her phone to Li Jing. “Look.”


  Li Jing was dazed when she saw Ruan Xia’s post on friends’ circle

  “Actually, it’s not easy for a married couple to get divorce, especially when they have a child together. Your older brother is worrying for nothing.” Mrs. Li failed to notice there was something wrong with her sister-in-law’s expression. “Besides, I understand men too well. With how Song Tingshen’s wife looks, no man could bear to divorce her. They would be too busy pampering her and loving her. Anyhow, Song Tingshen and his wife are well-matched, and their kid is cute too.”


  Li Jing suddenly thought of the durian box cake in the office fridge.

  She had heard about it from her coworkers afterwards. They said there was the lingering smell of durian in the office kitchen. If someone else had put something like that in the fridge, her coworkers would have ganged up on that person. But unfortunately, it was their boss that did it.

  Someone even said it was simply too discordant that their reticent CEO Song liked to eat durian and durian box cake.

  Having found out that he liked eating desserts, she was planning on baking some cookies when she had time and bringing them to the office. If she used the excuse that she was bringing them in to share with her coworkers to taste, he probably wouldn’t refuse her if she gave him a box of cookies?

  However, she hadn’t expected that it was Ruan Xia who made him the durian box cake.

  —


  Ruan Xia had made xue mei niang today. She had made strawberry ones as well as mango ones.

  (Below are pictures of xue mei niang.)

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  Delicate, white, soft, and chewy. They tasted even better after being refrigerated.

  Song Tingshen tried one of the strawberry xue mei niang. The sweetness and coolness in the soft dessert went hand in hand. Although he liked desserts, he didn’t like overly sweet desserts. The level of sweetness in Ruan Xia’s desserts was just right and not overly sweet. He wasn’t stingy with his compliments. “It tastes pretty good.”


  Ruan Xia’s little tail almost stuck up high in the air.

  Yes! She knew she had talent in this area. It was just unconfirmed before. Before transmigrating here, she only had a small oven. Following online tutorials, she had made several things. And so, once she had the money and free time, other than learning skills that would greatly help her with her career, she also wanted to learn things that she was interested in.

  The housekeeper and Little Wang had praised her desserts before, but it was obvious that she was even happier to hear Song Tingshen’s compliment. Why? It was simply that she thought a person like him probably rarely gave out compliments.

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  Song Tingshen saw her happy and proud smile and felt perplexed again. Based on his innate impression of her, this was out-of-character for Ruan Xia. What had happened to her while he was away on a business trip in City A? Since that time, she had changed. She had become close to Little Wang and no longer went out to play. Other than going to her baking class and oral English class, she was at home most of the time. It seemed as if she had turned over a new leaf and was being a good mother.

  But why?

  He previously hadn’t been interested in knowing what had caused her change of heart, but now he kind of wanted to know. After all, she had been indifferent to Little Wang in the past four years. Even when their kid took the initiative of getting close to her, she wouldn’t respond much and would even find his clinginess annoying.

  “Mom, I want to eat that too.” Little Wang tugged on Ruan Xia’s clothes and pitifully looked at her.

  Ruan Xia looked at him in askance. “I made one for you too, but you already ate it. Once it’s eaten, that’s it.”


  At the mention of this, Little Wang got angry. His chubby hands, which were stretched out, clenched into fists. “Mom, the one you made for me was so small. The one you made for dad was so big. And you only gave me one, but you gave dad several pieces. Mom, you’re biased!”


  This complaint was a bit serious……

  Ruan Xia had made a child-sized xue mei niang that was the size of glutinous rice dumplings sold at supermarkets. The ones she had made for Song Tingshen were slightly bigger. She hadn’t expected this chubby kid to be so observant and notice the difference.

  “But you’re not as skinny as dad,” Ruan Xia answered without any guilt. “Besides, dad is an adult, and you’re a child. His portion of the food has always been bigger than yours. The doctor has said you need to control your weight. You’re the only overweight kid in your nursery class.”


  Little Wang was sitting on the small sofa that was just for him. “Your heart doesn’t have me, that’s why you won’t let me eat.”


  Song Tingshen, who had been the background board, lightly coughed. “Your mom is doing this for your own good. Little Wang, listen to your mom.”


  Little Wang retorted, “Dad, don’t butt in. This is between me and mom. We can resolve it ourselves.”


  Song Tingshen: “.…… Okay.”


  His son was getting cooler and cooler.

  Ruan Xia calmly leaned against the wall. “Do you know what will happen to your body if you eat too many sweets?”


  She took out her phone and read aloud the online information, “First, you’ll get fat……”


  Little Wang raised his hand. “I’m not scared of being fat. I’m already fat anyways.”


  “Your bones will become porous, you’ll easily get tired, and you might even get white hair.”


  Little Wang blinked. “I don’t like black hair anyways. It’s fine if my hair turns white.”


  Ruan Xia: “.…… Okay, it’s also written on the phone that you’re more likely to get gallstones and get breast cancer if you eat too many sweets.”


  Acting like the devil’s advocate, Little Wang had an indifferent attitude. “If I get gallstones, I get gallstones. Besides, you said that’ll happen if I eat too many desserts. I haven’t eaten too many sweets.”


  “Song Shuyan, are you itchy for a beating today?”


  Ruan Xia walked over, picked up the chubby kid, and placed him on the bigger sofa. Then, she stretched out her hands and started tickling him. The mother and child messed around, and the topic finally came to an end.

  Song Tingshen, who hadn’t said much, lowered his head and looked at the xue mei niang on the plate. Thinking about what Ruan Xia had said……

  Gallstones, breast cancer……

  He lost his appetite for the confection. He didn’t want a part in that.