Chapter 15

It seemed strange to Sheng Xia that she was nervous. Sheng Xia glanced at her, then suddenly turned to look at Feng Jingxu, his black eyes shining. “I see there’s a physical game store over there. Shall we go take a look?”

Feng Jingxu, originally afraid they would drag him shopping, immediately felt relieved when he heard they were just going to a game store. “Let’s go.”

Sheng Lanqiu: “…?”

Seeing the two actually leaving the children still playing inside, she was momentarily stunned. Subconsciously glancing at the coffee shop, she gritted her teeth and caught up, pretending to be worried. “But leaving suddenly like this, won’t the kids be concerned? Sister, are you so confident?”

“There are cameras inside. If there’s any issue, the staff will rush over faster than us.” Sheng Xia looked at her strangely. “What’s there to worry about?”

Sheng Lanqiu choked for a moment, took a deep breath, and smiled as she explained, “But leaving suddenly like this, won’t the kids worry? Sister, are you really okay with this?”

“Then you can go back. I and Xiaoxu will go to the game store.” Sheng Xia smiled with a sense of superiority. “My kids can handle it; I’m not worried at all.”

Sheng Lanqiu’s smile stiffened for a moment. “No need, I’ll stay with my sister.”

Entering the game store, they found it crowded as if people were grabbing some newly released game. Sheng Xia’s eyes lit up, poking Feng Jingxu’s arm, urging him to push her forward.

Seeing the long queue, Feng Jingxu’s face darkened. He knew there was a plot behind Sheng Xia making him follow her inside the game store!

Just as he was about to refuse strongly, Sheng Xia gently covered her heart, her long eyelashes trembling. Her black eyes turned watery, making her look pitiful. “Ah, Mom just wants to get close to Xiaoxu…”

“Shut up, say less!”

As soon as she opened her mouth, Feng Jingxu’s temple throbbed. He instinctively interrupted her, face turning red and blue. Finally, pressing his hat tightly, he gritted his teeth and went to join the line.

Innocently blinking, Sheng Xia quickly hid the moisture in her eyes and followed, her eyes curved with a smile.

However, when they were finally close to the front, she peeked and realized they were competing for a post-apocalyptic game. Her expression froze, and she reluctantly decided to leave.

Feng Jingxu’s forehead veins throbbed. “…You’re just playing with me, aren’t you?”

This time, she really didn’t do it on purpose. Sheng Xia innocently said, “How would I know it’s a post-apocalyptic game? If it was something else, I would’ve bought it for sure.”

Having spent a long time in the post-apocalyptic world, she felt nauseous at the sight of related games, especially those involving zombies and monsters.

Feng Jingxu originally wanted to get angry, but upon hearing her words, he suddenly squinted his eyes. “You’re not afraid of zombies, are you?”

Feeling his malicious intent, Sheng Xia narrowed her black eyes and earnestly denied, “Of course not.”

She spoke sincerely, but how could Feng Jingxu believe her? Excitement appeared in his eyes behind the sunglasses. He didn’t expect Sheng Xia to be afraid of post-apocalyptic games; she was too weak!

His thin lips curved with satisfaction, and he couldn’t help but feel triumphant. After competing with her for so long, he finally found a weakness in Sheng Xia. It was a bitter victory.

Ha, let’s see how she’ll continue to talk nonsense based on her identity in the future!

Seeing the young man unable to contain his excitement, Sheng Xia supported her chin, and the corner of her lips slightly lifted. She had sincerely denied it, so if Jingxu misunderstood or didn’t believe it, it had nothing to do with her.

Thinking about the ruthless tactics her host used in the game, the system fell silent, acknowledging the innocence of the young and naive top star.

“Miss, in a while, the post-apocalyptic themed amusement park in City A, which has been under preparation for a long time, is about to open. So recently, games related to the apocalypse are very popular.”

Perhaps overhearing their conversation, the girl in front of them turned around and kindly introduced, “It’s said to focus on real excitement. It’s a pity not to play. Miss, you can practice with games first. I highly recommend ‘Zombie Paradise.’ If it’s not good, you can let your companion take you.”

Although Feng Jingxu covered himself tightly, he couldn’t hide his aloof and handsome aura. The girl blinked at Sheng Xia, clearly misunderstanding something.

Seeing Feng Jingxu’s face turning green again under the mask, Sheng Xia couldn’t help but chuckle. Then, in the girl’s puzzled expression, she waved her hand to explain, “He’s not my companion; he’s…”

“Is he your brother?”

“Well, actually, he’s my good—”

Before Sheng Xia could finish saying “good friend,” Feng Jingxu took a step forward, slapped the table, and raised his voice to the boss, “I’ll take all the post-apocalyptic games!”

The girl nodded in realization, “Ah, it turns out you’re the Good Friend.”

As they chatted animatedly, Sheng Lanqiu, who was waiting outside due to the crowded store, couldn’t help but look at the time with an increasingly unpleasant expression.

Buying a game shouldn’t take this long, especially with such a long queue. It was almost lunchtime.

She remembered in her dream, they were supposed to take the kids out to play, but somehow ended up being photographed and posted online.

Due to the stark contrast between the two groups, they trended on social media. Later, they were spotted by the director of “Observation Log of the Supernatural Mom” and were invited to participate in this live-streaming variety show.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the dream, Sheng Lanqiu specially hired someone to stay here and take photos. However, she didn’t expect Sheng Xia to deviate from the expected behavior and directly go to the game store without coming out until now.

Realizing that the morning was wasted, Sheng Lanqiu felt anxious. However, she had to maintain a gentle and patient expression; it wouldn’t be good if she was caught in an unflattering photo.

Is Sheng Xia’s brain malfunctioning?

She cursed silently in her heart, unable to resist rolling her eyes. Just for the sake of showing off the shared interests with her stepson, with her affected personality, she could actually endure so many people in the store.

“You finally came out; the kids must be anxious.”

Having waited for the two to come out, Sheng Lanqiu didn’t want to wait for Sheng Xia to misbehave again. She smiled and made a decision, “I think it’s not early; why don’t we take the kids out for a meal now?”

Sheng Xia looked deeply at her and smiled in agreement. She couldn’t help but sigh in her heart: the female lead’s mental resilience is really not great. She couldn’t endure waiting for a little longer; it’s surprising.

System: [Is it possible that she’s also afraid of you misbehaving?]

At this time, the children were playing in the treehouse of the space castle. Seeing Sheng Lanqiu waving at them, signaling the end of the game time, they were a bit reluctant to leave.

As the older brother, Shi Yue, who was half a year older than the twins, comforted them sensibly and then brought them down to find their mom.

The three children stood together, and Shi Yue looked particularly stable. Sheng Lanqiu couldn’t help but smile, praising, “Yueyue, you’re amazing. Mom is very happy that you take care of your younger siblings so well.”

Even though Shi Yue always seemed calm and mature, at this moment, he couldn’t help but show a shy smile to his mom. Then he heard her gentle voice, “But Yueyue, in the future, when you play, pay attention to keeping your clothes tidy, okay? Look, the little suit Mom specially selected for you is all wrinkled now.”

Looking at the indicated spot, indeed, the suit was a bit crumpled. Shiyue’s smile faded slightly, and he apologized with some embarrassment, “Sorry, Mom. Yueyue will pay attention in the future.”

“Mom isn’t blaming you, Yueyue. Just pay attention in the future.” Sheng Lanqiu smoothed it out and encouraged, “Our Yueyue is really a good child.”

Shi Yue blinked and showed a small smile. He wanted to go over and hold his younger siblings’ hands but turned around to find that they had already run to Sheng Xia.

“Can’t we play a little longer, Xia Xia?” Feng Xuchen was sweating, and his little face had turned rosy due him vigorously playing, looking exceptionally cute.

He playfully lay on the armrest of the wheelchair, blinked his bright grape-like eyes, and proposed a deal with a serious expression, “Xuchen will allow Xia Xia to pinch Xuchen’s cheek, and in return, we get to play for five more minutes.”

Feng Xuran, not wanting to be outdone by his younger brother, leaned on the other side, equally red-faced, and bargained seriously, “Silly Xuchen, that’s too cheap. It should be at least ten minutes!”

Feng Xuchen tilted his head, thought for a moment, and repeated something he had heard somewhere, saying in a serious childish voice, “But what I offer is, good quality… at a low price!”

Feng Jingxu: “…These two fools are definitely not his siblings.”