As everyone sat around the table to eat, Song Yunzheng's gaze never left Lin Yue.
He saw the deep sorrow and grievance in the little girl's eyes, and he thought it must be because he hadn't paid attention to her all day, causing her to overthink things.
He knew that the little girl was sensitive.
Zhou Lirong placed a shrimp on Lin Yue's plate and said with a smile, "Yueyue, no matter what happens in the future, just tell Mom. Mom will help you. Try not to take action if you can avoid it. After all, you are now the Song family's daughter-in-law, and your words and actions are easily scrutinized and magnified..."
Song Yunzheng glared at Zhou Lirong, and was about to speak when he heard Lin Yue say softly, "Oh, I'm sorry, I understand, I'll be more careful in the future."
Song Yunzheng looked at Lin Yue in surprise. Why was she pretending to be an ostrich? Or a pushover?! Seeing her like this, he felt a pang of pain in his heart.
"Yueyue, Mom didn't mean anything by it, Mom was just worried that you would be bullied..."
Lin Yue looked up, smiled, and said, "Mom, I understand."
Song Yunzheng couldn't eat another bite. Fu Yang's carelessness had made the little girl so sad! He had to teach that kid a lesson tomorrow! Otherwise, he wouldn't learn his lesson!
On the way back to Courtyard No. 1 after dinner, Song Yunzheng felt uneasy. He would occasionally turn his head to look at Lin Yue in the passenger seat. She was leaning against the car window with her eyes closed, and he didn't know what she was thinking.
He has to explain things clearly, and if all else fails, he should drag Fu Yang over to apologize and admit his mistake!
But now it seems that the little girl doesn't even want to talk to him, let alone listen to his explanations.
"Want some ice cream? There's Häagen-Dazs up ahead."
Lin Yue gently shook her head. She didn't want to talk. All her energy today had been spent hitting people and crying. All she wanted to do now was go back to sleep.
"You can stock up on some so you can eat it whenever you want."
Lin Yue opened her eyes, looked out the car window, and said softly, "No need, let's go back quickly, I'm so tired."
"Okay, okay, you must be tired after a long day at work."
Song Yunzheng was terrified of her appearance; she neither cried nor made a fuss, which made him very flustered.
As soon as they entered the house, Song Yunzheng pulled her into his arms, bent over, and buried his head in the crook of her neck. "Yueyue, can you let me explain?"
Lin Yue let him hold her, her face pressed against his chest, inhaling his unique scent. Her nose stung, and she mumbled, "What's there to explain?"
"I was called back to the hospital late last night because the emergency room received four seriously injured car accident patients, two of whom were pregnant. Time was of the essence, so I didn't have time to tell you. I haven't contacted you all day because I've been in the operating room. I'm sorry, it was my fault. Please don't be angry anymore, okay?"
After Song Yunzheng finished explaining, he slowly released his embrace, instead placing his hands on her shoulders and looking at her expectantly, hoping that she would take the initiative to fall into his arms.
Lin Yue took two steps back without making a sound, raised her eyes and looked straight at him, her eyes calm and expressionless.
"Are you done talking? I'm going to sleep now."
She pried his hands off and walked straight into the bedroom.
Song Yunzheng hurriedly followed, turned the doorknob, and the door opened. He breathed a sigh of relief; at least Lin Yue hadn't locked it and was still willing to let him into the bedroom.
Song Yunzheng went in and saw Lin Yue lying on the bed, with most of her body covered by the blanket, only her little feet showing.
He walked to the window, drew the curtains, then turned back to the bedside and gently pulled back the covers. "Don't sleep with your head covered; it's bad for your respiratory system."
Lin Yue rolled over, blanket and all, completely ignoring him, and wrapped herself up like a dumpling.
Song Yunzheng awkwardly withdrew his arm and turned to go to the bathroom.
Then, the sound of running water gradually came through.
This crisp "white noise" is the best sleep aid, and Lin Yue soon drifted off to sleep.
When Song Yunzheng came out drying his hair, Lin Yue was already fast asleep, sprawled out on her back, with the blanket kicked to the floor.
He walked over slowly, bent down to pick up the blanket, and carefully lay down next to her, pulling her into his arms with his large hands.
Lin Yue was fast asleep and didn't realize there was someone else in the bed. Instead, she habitually put her feet on Song Yunzheng's waist.
Song Yunzheng was overjoyed. Looking down at the ambiguous position, he felt his adrenaline surge... but the little girl was still angry and he dared not do anything rash.
And so, the two of them spent the night seemingly peacefully.
As night gradually faded, the sky began to lighten with the first hint of dawn, and the sun's faint rays had not yet pierced through the clouds.
Lin Yue slowly woke up in a suffocating embrace. Looking down, she found Song Yunzheng clinging to her like an octopus, his face, which always made her heart race, nestled against her neck.
She forcefully pushed the person off her, jumped out of bed, and hopped barefoot onto the floor. "Shameless old bastard!" she cursed, slamming the door behind her.
Her words, "You shameless old bastard," instantly woke Song Yunzheng from his sleep.
The word "old" struck a chord with him.
Song Yunzheng suddenly sat up in bed. "Lin Yue! How dare you talk to me like that? Are you already complaining that I'm old? You hit people and curse at them all the time, and you never listen to other people's explanations. Is this your frank style?"
He didn't understand why Lin Yue was so angry; he felt he had explained things clearly enough.
Lin Yue remained silent and went into the dressing room to change her clothes. Song Yunzheng jumped off the bed and followed closely behind.
"What are you doing? Get out, I need to change my clothes!"
Lin Yue pushed him, trying to pull the curtain up.
Song Yunzheng stood stubbornly to the side like a statue, refusing to budge. "I'm not going out! You're my wife, what part of you haven't I seen?!"
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