Winmer suffered cardiac arrest.

He hadn't expected his mother to be so perceptive, but fortunately Wen Mo didn't give himself away and instead pretended to be calm as he continued peeling the orange.

"She told me herself, she has nightmares every day, it breaks my heart to hear that."

Hearing this, Su Juan couldn't help but frown. "Oh dear, this girl really suffered... So what happened later? Was it resolved?"

Wen Mo popped a segment of orange into his mouth and said with a smile, "It was solved a long time ago. I bought her a pillow, and now she hugs it to sleep every night and doesn't want to let go. She sleeps so soundly."

"Oh, that's great!"

Su Juan nodded with satisfaction, truly surprised that her son was so good at taking care of people, even though he himself was just a young boy.

While Wenmo outwardly claimed that the problem was solved, he felt a pang of embarrassment inside.

The pillow was quite useful for the first few days after we bought it, but it stopped working after Xia Lian started school. Now she has to hug Wen Mo's arm to fall asleep, which makes it impossible for him to turn over in bed every night. He lies there like a mummy.

He quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

I managed to fool them all, but I absolutely mustn't tell anyone that I sometimes sleep with Xia Lian.

"Won't it be inconvenient for you two to live together?" Su Juan asked with some concern, then nudged Wen Yiquan, who was idly standing next to her. "How about we go check on them now?"

"No, no, no! You two should just stay at home quietly. You don't need to trouble yourself with things on my end."

Wen Mo was so frightened that he waved his hands repeatedly.

What a joke! Xia Lian's pillow is still on her own bed. Seeing this, he immediately changed the subject, "If you really want to take care of us, why don't you ask my dad to give us more living expenses?"

Wen Yiquan, who hadn't been participating in the chatter, was suddenly pulled into the conversation, his eyes widening abruptly. "No, your mom offered you money earlier but you refused it, so you're just trying to take it from me, right?"

“How can that be the same? I’m embarrassed to take my mom’s money,” Wen Mo said matter-of-factly.

The boisterous father and son chattered about this for a long time, making Su Juan cover her mouth to suppress her laughter, but she couldn't help feeling happy inside. It had been a long time since she had seen such a harmonious scene.

In the end, Wen Yiquan gave in and promised to give him more living expenses in the future.

After finishing their meal, it was almost 7:30. Wen Mo checked the time on his phone and guessed that Xia Lian should be home by now.

"I should probably head back soon. Mom, take care of yourself. Also, stop scrolling through those short videos all the time. It's fine to watch them, but don't post them in the family group chat. And... Dad, remember to send your living expenses over."

Wen Mo got up and went to the entrance to change his shoes, giving instructions as he did so.

Su Juan was clearing away the dishes and about to go into the kitchen when she turned around and heard her son saying he was going home. "Going home so soon? Why don't you stay here tonight? Isn't tomorrow the weekend?"

Wen Mo hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not agree. He shook his head with a smile, "No, Mom. There's a girl waiting for me at home. I'll bring her back for you to see next time."

If it were the previous Wen Mo, she might have stayed another night. But now that Xia Lian is here, she'll probably be scared to stay in the empty house alone if she doesn't go back tonight.

"You seem to care about that girl quite a bit," Su Juan said with a smile.

"Of course, after all, we're family."

Wenmo put on his shoes, said goodbye, and left.

...

When Wenmo took a taxi back to the entrance of the community, he happened to see the three little ones near the entrance.

"What a coincidence, President! We were just about to drop Xiaolian off at her doorstep." Yin Tao greeted him with a grin and jumped to his side.

Xia Lian became noticeably more energetic upon seeing Wen Mo, her little feet dangling as she moved closer to him, her face pressed against his clothes.

"Thank you both for taking care of Xiaolian. Oh, by the way, I'll pay for the meals..."

Wen Mo took out his phone, intending to transfer the money, but the next second Yin Tao and Ye Qingzhou disappeared in a flash. Looking at their backs, he could almost hear Yin Tao's loud echo.

"No need, President! Let us treat this time!"

After saying that, the two figures disappeared around the corner.

It took Wen Mo a while to recover, and he smiled helplessly.

Then she felt a tugging at the hem of her clothes. Turning around, she saw Xia Lian gently tugging at her clothes with her small hand.

Wen Mo leaned down. "What's wrong?"

"I didn't, I'll pay..." Xia Lian said softly.

“I know, but you don’t have to pay this time because your friend is treating,” Wen Mo explained gently, leaning down.

"No need, pay?" Xia Lian tilted her head slightly, her pretty face revealing a hint of confusion. "Is doing this... really okay?"

After a moment of silence, he didn't know how to explain it to Xia Lian, because people's understanding of human relationships and social customs must be learned through one's own experience.

For example, if Wen Mo treated them to dinner last time, and he treats them again this time, Yin Tao and the other person will feel very embarrassed, and their favorability towards each other may decrease instead of increase.

"It's okay, just remember to treat me next time."

The best way to treat someone is for you to treat me once and then I to treat you once. This way, everyone can eat in a relaxed manner and won't feel embarrassed.

These principles can be learned gradually.

"Let's go home." He gently stroked the girl's head. They hadn't seen each other much all day, and he missed the feeling of her touch.

Xia Lian raised her beautiful eyes, knowing that she could be with Wen Mo from now on, and her mood immediately brightened up.

"Where did you guys go to eat?"

"I don't know." Xia Lian shook her head gently. She had never been there before and didn't know the place. "I only know that the shop... is very beautiful and very sweet."

There were lots of delicious, sweet things inside, which she really liked.

Under the dim streetlights, one could make out the girl's face slightly. She still had that taciturn and indifferent expression, but she always showed a faint hint of satisfaction when she was with Wen Mo.

Um?

"Xiao Lian, what are you carrying?" Wen Mo noticed the small bag in her hand. It was too dark to see it clearly before, but he saw it now.

Upon hearing this, Xia Lian stopped and blankly lifted the bag in her hand slightly. "This one?"

"yes."

She seemed to recall the taste, and then opened the bag, inside which was a yellow, pudding-like dessert.

"Thinking of packing it up to eat later?" Wen Mo said with a smile.

Xia Lian shook her head. The dim night light gently shone on her head, and the pale golden glow made the ends of her hair feel warm as if it were glowing.

She carefully took out the pudding and gently handed it to Wen Mo, her eyes filled with tenderness, and whispered, "This is delicious."

"I want Wenmer... to eat too."