Lu Jingnan's eyes were bright as he stared at Song Ruyi.
Song Ruyi rolled her eyes to the side. She did not dare to look him in the eye. She did not understand what Lu Jingnan was trying to do. Did he not say that he would leave as soon as he was full?
Why did he suddenly use other people's gossip to blame her at this moment?
This kind of matter would be brushed aside in a moment. No one would take it seriously.
Song Ruyi had answered that way because she hoped that it would not be too awkward when she met her neighbor again in the future.
She did not want to become the topic of conversation among the residents in this neighborhood.
Lu Jingnan moved toward her and said slowly, "If I say..."
Song Ruyi was frightened when she saw him approaching. Earlier, she had let him take advantage of her headache and her situation, but she would not let him do that anymore.
She was prepared. When Lu Jingnan approached her, she pushed him away with a little force.
"Didn't you say you were hungry? What do you want to eat? I made dumplings and wontons two days ago. What do you want to eat?" Song Ruyi changed the topic.
"I want both," Lu Jingnan answered bluntly.
Then, he went in with his shoes on. He did not even look at the new slippers that Song Ruyi took out.
It was just a place the size of a palm. The floor could be easily cleaned.
Seeing this, Song Ruyi did not want to waste any more time arguing about this issue. She swallowed all the complaints that came to her mouth.
Song Ruyi went to the kitchen to boil water. She then went to the freezer to take out the ingredients. She peeled onions, ginger, garlic, and prepared other condiments.
Lu Jingnan was a good guest. He was not picky, and he ate onions, ginger, and garlic.
When Song Ruyi was cooking, Lu Jingnan leaned against the door of her kitchen and watched her cook skillfully in the kitchen.
A few years ago, he had watched her cook noodles for him in this exact same way.
After being a mother for more than two years, she became even more skilled at this.
Lu Jingnan watched for a while then went to the living room. He looked around but could not find the fruit basket he had spent several hundred yuan on.
He walked over again but did not directly ask where the fruits were. "Where's your little troublemaker?"
Song Ruyi knew he was asking about Wanwan.
"She's at my sister's house." Song Ruyi did not lie to him.
"No wonder you're so carefree. That gluttonous little girl isn't here. Where are the fruits?" Lu Jingnan then asked about the fruits.
Song Ruyi knew that if she let him inside her home, he would definitely ask about the fruits.
"Mr. Lu, I didn't know you bought so many fruits because you wanted to come to my house to eat them, so I gave them to my students and my aunt. How about this? I'll go buy some fruits tomorrow and return them to you. Is that okay?"
Song Ruyi did not want to owe him anything. Otherwise, she would not be able to take it if he kept coming over to disturb her and Wanwan's lives.
Lu Jingnan's face darkened again. "Do I sound like I'm after those fruits?"
Song Ruyi was straightforward and did not know how to beat around the bush. If he was not going after those fruits, then why did he ask for them so specifically?
"Then, Mr. Lu, what exactly are you after? Can you explain it all at once? Otherwise, if you keep doing this, you'll drive me crazy, okay?"
Lu Jingnan. "..."
What exactly did he do?
What did he do to drive her crazy?
Lu Jingnan wanted to slam the door and leave, but Song Ruyi's food was too delicious. Plus, the seasoning she had added was also very tempting and made him hungry.
'Forget it. Even if I'm angered by her, I'll eat before leaving.'
"You can eat now. They've just been cooked, so be careful, they're hot." Song Ruyi placed the food on the dining table. Then, she went to the door and took out her phone from her bag.
Only then did she see that Lu Jingnan had called her many times.
Her phone had been put on silent before class. After that, when it was time to celebrate Li Shuang's birthday, she had forgotten to turn the volume back on.
That was why she had not heard Lu Jingnan calling her.
No wonder Lu Jingnan had said that he had been waiting for her for a long time.
Other than Lu Jingnan's calls, all the other messages were sent by the parents of the drawing class in the group chat. Xu Zixuan had replied to them one by one.
Song Ruyi turned on the volume and put her phone on the shoe cabinet. Then, she took an orange from the fridge and squeezed a glass of orange juice for Lu Jingnan.
"When I'm in class, my phone is usually on silent. I'm sorry. I really didn't hear my phone ring. I didn't mean to not pick up the phone."
Lu Jingnan looked up at her. He was not angry anymore because she apologized to him so gently.
Even so, he was still acting very arrogantly.
"On account of this delicious supper, I won't argue with you," Lu Jingnan said.
Song Ruyi looked at him. She planned to wait for him to finish eating and spend a few minutes having a peaceful chat with him. She wanted him to know what she was thinking. She hoped that they could return to the state where they did not know each other at all.
She sincerely hoped that he would stop coming to look for her.
If Lu Jingnan regretted giving her alimony, she never spent it anyway. She had not even gone to see how much money was given to her. She could return it to him intact.
She did not want him to have any excuses to disturb her and Wanwan's peaceful life.
Just as Lu Jingnan finished eating and picked up his bowl to drink the soup, Song Ruyi's phone suddenly rang. As the room was too small, the ringtone sounded very loud.
Lu Jingnan and Song Ruyi were both shocked.
'A call at this hour?' Song Ruyi had a bad feeling about this.
She quickly stood up and ran over to answer the call. As she ran too fast, her knee hit the couch. She could not care less about the pain and went to get her phone.
The call was from Chen Jing, who said Wanwan was sick and had a low fever.
That was not the most important thing. Chen Jing said apologetically that she bought a sundae for the greedy Wanwan, and the little girl had diarrhea after devouring the whole cup.
At this moment, the nurse at the pediatric ward was trying to hang up the IV drip for the little girl but kept failing. The little girl insisted on asking her mother to come before getting the IV drip.
No matter how Chen Jing and her mom tried to persuade Wanwan, the little girl refused to listen. She insisted on asking Song Ruyi to come. Chen Jing had no choice but to call Song Ruyi at this late hour.
It was already 11:30 pm.
She had thought that Song Ruyi had gone to bed a long time ago.
"I'll be right over. Is it the pediatrics department of your hospital?"
"Yes."
Song Ruyi did not blame Chen Jing. Wanwan was only two years old and not even three years old. It was normal for her to be a little gluttonous.
Sometimes, Song Ruyi saw that Wanwan really wanted to eat ice cream. Even though she knew that the little girl would have diarrhea after eating ice cream, when she saw how adorably gluttonous she was, she would sometimes give in and buy it for her.
When Wanwan ate the ice cream and fell ill, she would reflect on herself.
Having said that, they were the kind of people who would forget about the pain after they recovered.
The next time, Song Ruyi would not pay attention to it again. Due to the same problem, she was scolded by the pediatrician for being irresponsible whenever she brought her child to see the doctor.
A child's intestines and stomach were very sensitive. How could she not have principles and simply let her child eat anything she wanted?
Ever since Song Ruyi was scolded, she did not dare to do that anymore.
The person who scolded her was a pediatrician from the specialized maternity and children's hospital. This was the first time Wanwan was treated in the pediatric department of Chen Jing's hospital. This time, at least she would not be scolded for negligence.
Song Ruyi comforted herself like this.
She was admittedly a little tired.