Shen Qingli frowned slightly. This whole thing sounded so absurd. The kind of plot that would only appear in novels and TV dramas was actually happening in reality.
"You don't believe it either, right?" Xu Chunian asked小心翼翼 (cautiously).
"Chunian, I believe you." Shen Qingli said seriously. "I thought it was just a prank of yours before, but the change in you is really too drastic."
"But I'm really the 18-year-old Xu Chunian."
"You suddenly became like this before. We all thought you were suffering from postpartum depression. Jiang Huaixu followed you almost all day long, but it seemed that you got even worse. Later..."
"Later what happened?"
"Later, you showed us with your actions more than once that you didn't love Jiang Huaixu and didn't like Zhuzhu either. Even the doctor said that there was nothing wrong with you." Shen Qingli chose her words carefully.
"The more you talk, the more curious I am." Xu Chunian clicked her tongue lightly.
"Chunian, I don't know how to describe these years of yours either. Anyway, I feel like you're really possessed. Do you still remember those novels we used to read? It's like being possessed by someone else, but it's just too ridiculous." Shen Qingli continued.
Xu Chunian was silent for a moment. "Probably only the 24-year-old me knows the answer to this question."
The waiter pushed the door open and entered. There was a rabbit-shaped pudding on the tray. "Hello, here's the dessert you ordered."
"Thank you."
Xu Chunian fed the little rabbit pudding to Zhuzhu. "No matter what the reason is, at least it's me now."
After eating one, Zhuzhu licked her mouth and looked at her. "No more, Zhuzhu was super good today. This is a reward. Eating too much will make your tummy hurt, okay?"
Zhuzhu nodded and turned back.
"Ali." Xu Chunian put the things on the dining table. "What's Zhuzhu's full name?"
"Jiang Yuchu."
Zhuzhu, who was watching TV seriously, poked out half of her head to look at Shen Qingli when she heard her name being called.
Shen Qingli was so charmed by her cuteness that she pinched her chubby little face.
"Jiang Yuchu..." A frame of picture flashed through Xu Chunian's mind, too fast for her to catch.
"Ouch." Her temples throbbed as if being pricked by needles.
"What's wrong, Chunian?" Shen Qingli looked at her worriedly.
"It's nothing." Xu Chunian waved her hand after she calmed down. She had experienced sudden stabbing pain in her temples like being pricked by needles before, but it had been especially frequent these days.
After having the meal, they took Zhuzhu to play in the shopping mall nearby. They found a small children's area on the upper floor. Zhuzhu liked Lego and just sat in the corner building blocks here. The other children were running around, but she stayed far away from them. Because one of her arms was in a cast, many children didn't get too close to her.
The two of them ordered milk tea and leaned against the railing, chatting about everything.
"Ali, what are your plans regarding that guy from the Huo family?"
Shen Qingli's hand paused. "It's a business marriage. We don't interfere with each other."
"How could Uncle Shen bear to do that?" Xu Chunian was startled. Shen Qingli's father and brother treated her like a precious jewel. How could they bear to send their daughter into an arranged marriage?
A marriage without any feelings is simply using the daughter's happiness to exchange for benefits.
"They asked for my opinion."
"You..."
Shen Qingli tugged at her lips. "Maybe the other party doesn't want it either."
"Ali..." Xu Chunian pursed her lips.
Shen Qingli had always been a person who didn't like to compete or strive. She had also paid attention to that guy from the Huo family these days. He seemed to have an ambiguous relationship with that female star. Although there wasn't any substantial news, there's no smoke without fire, so Xu Chunian didn't have a good impression of him.