Chapter 6

Although Lu Shiqi’s attitude towards Pei Manman was unfriendly, with a clear disdain, he didn’t really hate Pei Manman. He was just possessive of Ling Yue and didn’t want his mother to be nice to another child.

Why?

Why on earth?

He didn’t say it out loud, habitually pretending to be a little adult, as if he was already mature enough and needed independent private space. But deep down, he still craved Ling Yue’s attention and care.

Who wouldn’t want to be favored by their parents and enjoy exclusive pampering? Besides, both parents were busy people, and they didn’t have much time to spend with him.

Seeing Ling Yue accompany Pei Manman for a nap, and Pei Manman actually fell asleep peacefully, Lu Shiqi was so jealous that he was about to deform.

He couldn’t even remember the last time Ling Yue had taken a nap with him.

Moreover, Ling Yue even gave Pei Manman his old clothes to wear.

Before taking Pei Manman in, Ling Yue had asked for his consent, sorting out many of his unused things, saying that she would keep them for the younger brother who would be staying at home.

At that time, Lu Shiqi agreed. After all, it would be a waste to throw them away, so it was better to make the most of them.

But seeing this scene with his own eyes, the childish possessiveness of the child surged into his heart again, making him feel conflicted and uncomfortable.

He wished he had thrown them away, he wished he had thrown them all away.

Adhering to the principle of “out of sight, out of mind,” Lu Shiqi went back to his room alone and began to sulk awkwardly.

He was so angry that he didn’t even take a nap at noon.

When the nap time was over and he started his online class, he kept getting distracted and learned nothing.

Today’s class was a sand table business war simulation.

Previously, Lu Shiqi loved this class the most. He found it very interesting, like playing a small game, and he could always kill everyone and laugh in the end.

But today, he was in a bad mood, either looking at the wrong thing or clicking the wrong thing, and his company went bankrupt early.

He felt even worse.

He continued to be angry.

He decided to eat all the strawberry cake that Ling Yue had prepared in the morning, leaving only some strawberry leaves for Pei Manman.

Even for him, this was a classic case of hurting the enemy eight hundred and damaging himself a thousand.

But whether it hurt the enemy or not.

Anyway, he was going to make Pei Manman feel bad today.

Who knew that as soon as he stepped out of the room, he saw a completely new Pei Manman.

Lu Shiqi was dumbfounded.

Who is this?

Is this still the poor little ghost from this morning? How come he looks like a different person?

It’s not right to judge people by their appearance, but looking at the brand new and cute Pei Manman in front of him, all the impatience in Lu Shiqi’s heart dissipated in an instant.

Then he was shocked:

What a close call!

As expected of a little green tea! He really uses his cute appearance to disguise himself, confusing and misleading the enemy!

He almost fell for it!

But can the same person change so much in the same day?

How come this poor little ghost suddenly became so cute?

Lu Shiqi stared straight at Pei Manman, wishing he could poke a hole in him with his gaze.

Even if he couldn’t drive Pei Manman away, this was still his home, and Lu Shiqi had the absolute dominant power.

But Pei Manman, meeting Lu Shiqi’s oppressive gaze, immediately lost the little confidence he had just gained and quickly hid behind Ling Yue.

The cute little rabbit clothes also made him feel awkward.

Is it because this set of clothes doesn’t suit him?

Does he look bad wearing it?

Seeing this, Ling Yue interrupted Lu Shiqi’s gaze and asked, “Xiaoqi, are you done with your online class?”

It was Saturday, but Lu Shiqi had classes on both weekends.

If the weather was good, he would go to class outdoors.

If the weather was bad, he would switch to online classes at home.

Lu Shiqi came back to his senses and hummed, “Yeah, I’m done.”

Ling Yue knew he was unhappy, so she tolerated his childish behavior and asked kindly, “Mom is going to take your brother to eat strawberry cake, do you want to join us?”

Lu Shiqi frowned, wanting to correct Ling Yue’s statement: “What brother, I don’t have a brother, and I don’t need this little green tea to be my brother.”

“I’m not going to eat with you.”

He blurted it out in a fit of anger.

If he didn’t eat, wouldn’t all the strawberry cake be for Pei Manman?

Lu Shiqi quickly added, “I’ll eat in my own room.”

Ling Yue saw through his little trick, but didn’t expose him.

No matter what, it was always good to get him to eat a few more bites.

“Okay, I’ll go cut the cake.”

Lu Shiqi said maliciously, “Cut two-thirds for me.”

Ling Yue laughed, “That’s a bit too much, you won’t be able to finish it.”

“Who said I can’t finish it; I can finish it.”

“Okay, then you go cut it yourself, cut as much as you want, okay?”

“Okay.”

This was exactly what Lu Shiqi wanted.

He would watch him eat it all, and he wouldn’t even leave a strawberry leaf for Pei Manman.

Lu Shiqi planned viciously, but when he saw the cake with his own eyes, he knew why Ling Yue had laughed.

Because she had prepared an eight-inch cake, no matter how hard Lu Shiqi tried, he wouldn’t be able to finish it alone, and Pei Manman would definitely get to eat a few pieces.

The cake had three layers of filling, fresh strawberry flesh and jam, spread with rich and milky animal cream, and also had oat crumbs and crunchy pearls in the middle to add texture.

Waking up from a nap and having a bite of this cream cake, then biting into a sweet and sour fresh strawberry, is definitely a double enjoyment of taste and spirit.

Pei Manman rarely ate cream cakes, and this was the first time he had tasted such delicious cream cake. He enjoyed every bite, savoring it carefully.

He didn’t feel satisfied after eating one piece, and licked his lips with a lingering taste, blinking at Ling Yue.

He wanted to eat another piece.

But he didn’t dare to ask directly, so he could only express his desire with his eyes.

Ling Yue thought one piece was enough.

Pei Manman had eaten quite a lot at noon, and he would have dinner later. He just needed a transition period where he wasn’t hungry, but not stuffed.

But Pei Manman’s blinking eyes were too endearing, and Ling Yue couldn’t say no. Even though she knew it was wrong, she cut him another piece.

Dinner was similar to lunch.

Only the garlic stir-fried green vegetables were replaced with garlic-braised cabbage, and the braised chicken wings were replaced with chives and eel.

Pei Manman had eaten too much cake in the afternoon, and he wasn’t hungry at all. But his craving for food was too strong, and his mouth couldn’t stop, so he ate two more bowls of rice.

The little guy didn’t have the awareness to stop his chopsticks when he wasn’t full, he only decided whether to eat based on the limits of his body’s tolerance.

So, not surprisingly, he overate.

His stomach was so full that it bulged out, round and round.

He didn’t notice it while sitting down, and he felt like he could eat two more bites, but as soon as he stood up, he couldn’t. He almost couldn’t even walk.

An empty stomach is uncomfortable, and overeating is also uncomfortable.

The food piled up in his stomach, as if it was pushing against his internal organs. Until very late, Pei Manman was so uncomfortable that he couldn’t sleep.

Everything about the new home was good, except for one thing that Pei Manman found difficult to adapt to, which was having a private room all to himself.

He had never slept alone. From the time he was conscious, he had always slept with someone else.

He was used to having someone beside him, so he wasn’t so afraid of the dark. At least before this, Pei Manman didn’t know that a quiet and dark room could be so scary, making his little heart beat faster, so scared that he didn’t dare to sleep.

His overstuffed body was uncomfortable.

His fear and anxiety of the darkness.

And the new environment, which took some time to get used to.

These three things combined were enough to knock out a five-year-old cub.

In the middle of the night, Pei Manman was still awake.

Then, his stomach suddenly started cramping violently, and he began to vomit and have diarrhea.

…

Luckily, Lu Shiqi hadn’t fallen asleep either. He tossed and turned in bed, and no matter how he thought about it, he was still angry.

So he simply got up and went to sneak a peek at Pei Manman.

Lu Shiqi didn’t intend to scare Pei Manman in the middle of the night.

He didn’t know what he was thinking, because according to common sense, he wouldn’t do such a thing.

But at that moment, he had a sudden urge, wanting to stare at this strange creature who had invaded his territory, preventing him from doing anything out of line.

Afraid of being discovered by Ling Yue, Lu Shiqi didn’t turn on the lights, and tiptoed in the dim night, reaching the door of Pei Manman’s room.

He saw light coming from the crack in the door.

It was strange…

This poor little ghost wasn’t asleep yet?

It was understandable that he couldn’t sleep, but what was Pei Manman not sleeping for?

Could it be that he slept too soundly during his nap, so he couldn’t sleep now?

He remembered that Ling Yue had slept with him, and Lu Shiqi couldn’t be polite. He directly turned the handle and pushed the door open.

Pei Manman was not in the room.

The blanket was messy, showing that someone had slept there, but Pei Manman had disappeared, not on the bed.

…Where did the poor little ghost go?

Did the bed eat him?

Lu Shiqi walked into the room with confusion. Even if he didn’t care about Pei Manman, finding him when he disappeared was an instinctive reaction.

He turned around for a while, and finally found that the bathroom was lit with dim light. Lu Shiqi quickly pushed the door open—

The next scene was unbelievable.

Pei Manman was lying on the cold floor of the bathroom, his eyes closed, his face pale, clutching his stomach and trembling all over.

Lu Shiqi admitted that he was a little panicked.

This was a scene he had never witnessed, nor imagined.

And there were a few points of guilt that made him feel helpless.

Could it be that his hostility towards Pei Manman was too deep, and he cursed him to death?

No way.

He didn’t like Pei Manman, but he never thought of killing him.

After Lu Shiqi realized this, he hurried to tell Ling Yue.

Luckily, Ling Yue hadn’t fallen asleep either. She was about to check on Pei Manman to see how he was sleeping.

After all, it was the first night for the child in a new home, and adults would definitely pay more attention.

Learning that the little guy was actually lying in the bathroom, looking like he had passed out, Ling Yue was completely devastated.

She quickly called the driver to drive, and took Pei Manman to the hospital as quickly as possible.

It turned out that he had eaten too much that day, and the child had acute gastroenteritis.

Luckily, it wasn’t serious, and he could recover with an IV drip and some medicine.

In the ward, Pei Manman was sleeping in the middle of the bed.

His little face, which had only become a bit brighter in the afternoon, now looked weak and gloomy, pale and haggard.

Lu Shiqi followed them to the hospital, and when he confirmed that Pei Manman was okay, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the curse of metaphysics is not credible, the sight of Pei Manman lying on the floor really scared him.

If the poor little ghost really had something happen to him, he would feel guilty.

At most, he just wanted Pei Manman to leave this house, but he never thought of taking a life.