After reciting it, he still tried to save face, trembling as he said to Tang Wan, "Don't, don't be afraid, I, I will protect you..."
If Lu Ze's voice hadn't trembled so much, it probably would have been quite convincing.
Tang Wan couldn't bear to dampen Lu Ze's enthusiasm, nor could she bear to shatter his faltering self-esteem, so she could only nod to indicate that she understood.
Lu Ze thought no one had noticed his actions.
He was still secretly pleased with himself.
In fact, everyone saw it!
Especially Chen Shuo, who was sitting next to him.
She had already moved away from him by a body length, somewhat disgusted!
Having such an embarrassing friend is really shameful!
Among them, Gou Xi is probably the most focused.
She genuinely loves ghost stories.
That was also very well said.
Tang Wan listened with rapt attention.
"At night, I heard a woman crying next door. She was probably a mother of one of the children. She was crying and saying, 'Husband, this can't go on. Our children can't stay here. They'll throw them down!'"
"But the man next door was clearly not in the mood to comfort his wife. He just impatiently said, 'What do you know? It's that brat's good fortune to be chosen!' I couldn't hear the rest of what he said, but I could hear clanging sounds coming from next door, like someone chopping vegetables."
"But who cooks so late at night?"
"I fell asleep with this thought in my head, and when I opened my eyes again, it was already dawn."
Gou Xi finished speaking in one breath, then felt a little thirsty and subconsciously called out, "Where's my water?"
That sound startled Su Jiajia.
She let out a loud "Ah!", even louder than Tang Wan's suona horn, instantly snapping everyone out of their daze.
They even called over the adults who were already fast asleep nearby.
Gou Xi's ears were stimulated twice that night, and she couldn't help but frown and say, "Can you stop being so dramatic? My ears hurt."
Upon hearing this, Tang Wan quickly placed her free hand on the back of Gou Xi's hand and gently massaged it.
His eyes were filled with concern and worry.
Gou Xi was like a puppy whose fur had been stroked; her arrogance vanished instantly.
Then he crossed his legs and sat down on the mat with a "thump".
He was still humming, but he was no longer angry.
Su Jiajia was almost scared to death when she saw Gou Xi like this!
In her past life, this Gou Xi had such a volatile temper!
When she gets angry, you can't stop her. She'll hit whoever she wants without hesitation.
Her punches were heavy, and they hurt a lot when they hit someone.
Thinking of this, Su Jiajia trembled, and her eyes were filled with terror as she looked at Gou Xi.
But seeing that Tang Wan had calmed Gou Xi down, he was momentarily stunned.
In her past life, even Gou Xi's father couldn't comfort her instantly, yet Tang Wan comforted her so easily.
Will Gou Xi really not have another outburst?
However, Gou Xi really did stay quietly by Tang Wan's side.
Very well-behaved.
Su Jiajia gritted her teeth, feeling increasingly aggrieved.
What exactly does God want to do?
Could it be that he was given a second chance at life just so that he could see that Tang Wan was different from him?
Tang Wan was nothing but a defeated opponent!
What makes her so special?!
However, no one heard Su Jiajia's resentment. Instead, the adults next door heard the screams and came over.
Unlike Dean Su, who would come in without knocking, President Fu stood at the door, knocked three times with a measured and unhurried motion, and then asked, "What is it?"
Fu Wenzhi rubbed his temples, looked at the energetic children in the room, stood up with a slight sense of helplessness, walked to the door and opened it.
Then he said succinctly, "It's nothing, I was just telling a story, and someone got scared."
President Fu didn't ask any more questions, he just nodded and didn't even look inside.
He simply said, "Go to sleep early, we have to record tomorrow morning."
"Yes, Father."
After saying that, the father and son had nothing more to say.
Fu Wenzhi slowly closed the door, turned around and saw the kids looking a little guilty. He spread his hands and said in his usual tone, "Go to sleep early, you have to get up early tomorrow."
No one noticed anything wrong with Fu Wenzhi's mood, except for Tang Wan, who tilted her head in confusion.
During her time living with Lu Lin, Tang Wan witnessed the warm and loving daily interactions of that family, and also realized that there seemed to be a barrier between Fu Wenzhi and Uncle Fu.
They look like they were copied and pasted; their temperament, tone of voice, and way of dealing with people are all very similar.
But Tang Wan sensed something was off.
It's as if Fu Wenzhi isn't the person he appears to be.
He was just imitating.
He imitated his father.
Try to act like a "normal" child.
But Tang Wan herself isn't even a normal child, so what right does she have to say that others are abnormal?
So she only glanced at it before looking away and returning to the bed with Gou Xi.
She was still thinking about the ghost story that Gou Xi hadn't finished telling. She didn't think the ghost story was that scary, and it even felt somewhat familiar.
So before going to bed, I held Gou Xi's hand and wrote on my tablet.
What was the ending of that story?
Gou Xi was a little sleepy. She blinked, yawned widely, and answered somewhat unclearly.
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