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Chapter 115 Holding Back a Big Move

Just as the mother and daughter finished discussing this matter, Lin Shuyao and Cheng Zheng came downstairs.

Hearing the sound of footsteps on the stairs, Gao Jie looked up and her gaze fell on the two people's intertwined hands. Lin Shuyao subconsciously wanted to pull her hand away. She had let Cheng Zheng hold her hand before because she thought Gao Jie was not at home, but she didn't expect her to be back.

Cheng Zheng didn't give her a chance; instead, he gripped her hand even tighter. Lin Shuyao had no choice but to steel herself and look up to meet Gao Jie's gaze. However, to her surprise, Gao Jie smiled warmly and asked, "Are you going out?"

Lin Shuyao awkwardly looked away, unsure how to respond.

Cheng Zheng gave a faint "hmm".

"Where to?" Gao Jie asked with a smile.

Cheng Zheng replied directly, "Let's go see a movie. We won't be home for dinner tonight."

Gao Jie glanced at her son, then at Lin Shuyao, her smile unchanged: "Go on, go on. Remember to take Xiao Shen back to the factory safely after you're done."

"Xiao Shen," Gao Jie said as if remembering something, stood up, walked to Lin Shuyao's side, and said kindly, "Thank you for cooking today. It was my fault for not being hospitable enough. Come to my house more often in the future, and I will make braised pork ribs for you. I heard from Tingting that you like pork ribs, and I happen to be very good at making them."

Lin Shuyao had no idea what Gao Jie was up to. At lunchtime, Gao Jie had objected to her being with Cheng Zheng, but now she was inviting her to come to her house more often. However, she treated it as a polite remark, nodded politely, and said thank you.

Gao Jie smiled and reached out to tidy up the stray hairs on her cheek. "Go on, have fun."

Lin Shuyao felt that the smile seemed to have an ulterior motive.

It gave her a strange chill.

As she walked out the door, she couldn't help but look back, then turned to Cheng Zheng and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with your mother? Why did her attitude towards me change so quickly?"

Cheng Zheng raised an eyebrow in confusion: "I don't know."

A woman's heart is unfathomable; she can do whatever she wants.

"Is she holding back some big move?" Lin Shuyao pondered Gao Jie's smile. Cheng Zheng turned his head to look at her, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Scared?"

"I'm quite scared." Lin Shuyao nodded honestly, then tilted her head and made a pitiful frown at Cheng Zheng. "So, Brother Cheng Zheng, you have to protect me, okay?"

The way he called out "brother" was so soft and sweet, with a slight upward inflection at the end, like a feather tickling Cheng Zheng's heart.

He turned his head to look at her upturned face, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed, her almond-shaped eyes glistening with tears, giving her a pitiful appearance, but there was a hint of slyness hidden at the corner of her eyes.

"Speak properly outside..."

"How am I not speaking properly?" Lin Shuyao blinked and leaned closer. "Brother Chengzheng? Brother? Bro—"

"Stop fooling around." He interrupted her, his ears turning a faint blush.

Lin Shuyao pouted, feigning grievance, "You were mean to me..."

Cheng Zheng sighed helplessly, stopped, and turned to look at her. His gaze lingered on her face for two seconds before he suddenly raised his hand. Lin Shuyao instinctively closed her eyes, thinking he was going to pinch her cheek, but he simply flicked her forehead lightly.

"If you keep making a fuss, I'm not taking you to the movies."

"Then what do we do?"

Lin Shuyao opened her eyes, rubbing her forehead, and asked excitedly.

Cheng Zheng stared into her bright eyes, leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Let's go into the woods."

Go into the woods?

Lin Shuyao's cheeks flushed as she thought of those nights in the woods.

"You're being indecent~" Lin Shuyao glared at him coquettishly, wanting to take her into the woods in broad daylight.

Cheng Zheng looked at her flushed cheeks, a faint smile in his eyes: "What are you thinking about? I said I'd take you to collect leaves to make bookmarks. Look how yellow the ginkgo leaves are."

Lin Shuyao was stunned for a moment, then realized she'd been tricked, and raised her hand to hit him: "Cheng Zheng! You did this on purpose!"

Cheng Zheng let her hit him a few times, then reached out and grabbed her wrist, gently pulling her closer before quickly letting go. He looked down at her and asked, "What did you think it was?"

Lin Shuyao's heart skipped a beat at his action. She took a half step back, but stubbornly insisted, "I didn't think anything..."

"Really?" Cheng Zheng stared at her, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Then why are you blushing?"

Lin Shuyao looked at him and blinked: "Your ears turned red too, when I called you 'brother'..."