Shen Jiazhou coaxed Can Can to sleep, stretched his neck, and left the children's room with the cake.
Wen Shuqiao is no longer in the living room; she's probably already back in the master bedroom.
He checked the doors and windows, and the cake kept following him. When he stopped, it rubbed against his leg very affectionately.
Shen Jiazhou simply squatted down and reached out to pat its head.
The cake made soft whimpering sounds and wagged its tail rapidly, it couldn't be happier.
Shen Jiazhou chuckled and wanted to touch the cake's soft belly, but the cake just lay there and wouldn't let him touch it, so he had no choice but to give up and continue stroking its back.
Milk meowed and gracefully walked over, rubbing against Shen Jiazhou's leg.
Shen Jiazhou chuckled softly and went to touch the milk instead.
The cake started whimpering again, seemingly unhappy that Shen Jiazhou was touching the milk.
Shen Jiazhou reached out his other hand and scratched its chin: "What's wrong, are you jealous, you silly dog?"
The cake seemed to understand; it let out a soft bark, opened its mouth, and gently nibbled on Shen Jiazhou's finger, as if punishing him for scolding it.
"Tsk, it's exactly the same as your little master." Shen Jiazhou couldn't bear to look.
With such a temper, how come there's another pair at home? How come we didn't notice before?
Shen Jiazhou played with them for a while, then stood up and said, "Alright, it's late, time to sleep. Cake, we'll go for a run tomorrow morning."
The cake lay there motionless, as if it hadn't heard anything.
Shen Jiazhou raised an eyebrow at its lazy appearance. He would have to have a good talk with Wen Shuqiao later and start training Can Can.
Look at his puppy, it's a carbon copy of Can Can!
If the cake hadn't been shaped like a puppy, Shen Jiazhou would have started to have doubts.
Shen Jiazhou returned to the master bedroom, where Wen Shuqiao was leaning against the headboard, staring blankly at her phone.
He walked over and asked, "What are you thinking about? You seem so engrossed."
Wen Shuqiao looked up at him and replied, "Is there someone we've overlooked?"
Shen Jiazhou got into bed and leaned over to look at her screen.
She was taking notes; she had already checked on almost everyone around them, both familiar and unfamiliar.
“He can’t be too far away from Cancan for too long. I’ve been keeping a close eye on Aunt Zhang these past two days, but it’s not him.”
Wen Shuqiao put down her phone and said, "It's really too difficult to find someone who is completely elusive without any clues."
Shen Jiazhou reached out and, forgetting what he was going to say, took her hand that was hanging on the blanket: "There's still time."
Wen Shuqiao took a deep breath and slowly leaned over, resting her head on Shen Jiazhou's shoulder.
Shen Jiazhou grabbed her hand and lifted it up, then kissed it. He seemed to want to say something, but ultimately remained silent.
Wen Shuqiao looked down at her phone screen, which was filled with all the people who had been investigated, but each one was marked with an "X".
If not among these people, where else could it be?
Wen Shuqiao couldn't understand it at all. She even began to doubt whether the dream she had that night was just a nightmare.
But it's true that Can Can has a system in her head, and it's also true that she has ten million.
And what about that crystal necklace? What exactly is the second reward?
Now that we have money, what else can we use as a reward?
A house? She has one now.
Shen Jiazhou sighed: "Alright, don't think about it too much. It's getting late, let's get some rest."
Although the two of them had been holding back these past two days, not showing it on their faces, they were both well aware of each other's deep-seated anxiety.
He took Wen Shuqiao's phone, hugged her and lay down together, then turned over and turned off the light, plunging the room into darkness.
"Your most important task now is to sleep," Shen Jiazhou whispered in her ear. "We'll continue our efforts tomorrow."
Wen Shuqiao pursed her lips and didn't speak. Shen Jiazhou hugged her tightly, and she raised her hand to hug him back, whispering, "I made a wish on my birthday."
"Hmm?" Shen Jiazhou asked, "What did you promise?"
She never mentioned her birthday wish, and Shen Jiazhou didn't press her to ask.
Wen Shuqiao only gave a wry smile; her wish had always been very simple.
She is very satisfied with her current life and feels very happy.
"I hope that my family can live out the rest of our lives peacefully and smoothly," Wen Shuqiao said softly. "I don't want any of us to suffer anymore."
Wen Shuqiao has always known that she is not good at fitting in. She came into this world, wandered alone, then established a kinship with Cancan, and then met Shen Jiazhou.
In a new world, she built a different life.
Wen Shuqiao just wanted to live out her new life like this.
She just couldn't understand why, even though they had already seen the light at the end of the tunnel, the system still had to interfere.
It wouldn't matter if there were one more Shen Shiyue in this world.
Wen Shuqiao buried her face in Shen Jiazhou's arms, took a deep breath, and hugged Shen Jiazhou tightly.
"Your wish will definitely come true." Shen Jiazhou gently stroked her hair with his hand. "It definitely will."
The two of them didn't say anything, they just hugged each other.
Before drowsiness overcame her, Wen Shuqiao was thinking in a daze.
Did she forget something?
She always felt like she was missing something.
My brain raced, trying to find some clue, but in the end I found nothing.
The next day.
Wen Shuqiao got up very early, while Shen Jiazhou was still sleeping close to her.
She glanced at the time on the bedside table; it wasn't even seven o'clock yet. She closed her eyes, intending to doze off a little longer, but she couldn't fall asleep.
When you have something on your mind, you can't sleep for long.
Wen Shuqiao breathed a sigh of relief, and finally carefully moved Shen Jiazhou's hand away from her waist. Just as she was about to get up, her wrist was grabbed.
She turned around and saw that Shen Jiazhou still had his eyes closed, but he asked indistinctly, "Where to?"
Wen Shuqiao said, "I'll go check on the milk and cake. It's still early, you can sleep a little longer."
Shen Jiazhou withdrew his hand again and continued sleeping.
Wen Shuqiao quietly finished washing up and left the bedroom.
Cake and Milk were still sleeping soundly in their nest, especially Cake, who was sprawled out on its back, looking very content.
Wen Shuqiao chuckled. Shen Jiazhou had said that the cake was in a more mature phase now, and it had never been so unrestrained before.
She took a picture while standing still, intending to show it to Shen Jiazhou and Cancan when they woke up.
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