Chapter 23 - 23 23 Emotional Escalation

Chapter 23: Chapter 23 Emotional Escalation Chapter 23: Chapter 23 Emotional Escalation The lunch was finished quickly. Chen Jie patted his stomach and went back to his room to take an afternoon nap.

Su Yunjin, on the other hand, was busy with housework, washing dishes and laundry.

Meanwhile, Ruirui, heeding Chen Jie’s words, carried a bowl of pork scraps outside, grabbed a small stool, and sat at the doorway. She munched away, and soon, half of the bowl was gone.

*If she waited for other kids, the bowl of pork scraps would probably be gone.*

But the kids came just in time, drawn by the aroma, and soon a group of children, big and small, gathered around, watching Ruirui enjoying her pork. They all swallowed their saliva hungrily.

Ruirui didn’t give them a glance, focused only on her own meal.

At this point, a little boy who looked about five couldn’t hold back any longer. He walked over and asked Su Yunrui, “What are you eating?”

Ruirui glanced at the little boy and said, “Pork scraps!”

“Gulrp, it smells so good. I think I had it during New Year’s.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, can you give me some?”

The little boy asked tentatively.

Ruirui thought for a moment and said, “Will you play with me later?”

The little boy paused, thought for a moment, and said, “If you give me some, I’ll play with you.”

“Here you go.”

Ruirui handed a piece of pork scrap to the boy. He took it and immediately put it in his mouth, savoring it delightedly!

Seeing the little boy actually got a bite of pork scrap.

The other kids crowded around and said, “I’ll play with you too.”

“I’ll play with you too...”

Suddenly, each child wanted to play with Su Yunrui. She gave each one a piece of pork scrap, and by the time a little boy who only looked about four came over,

only the last piece of pork scrap was left in Yunrui’s bowl.

“I’ll play with you too.”

The little boy looked longingly at the last piece of pork scrap. Su Yunrui also eyed the last pork scrap, which she really wanted to eat.

She looked seriously at the child and asked, “Can I not play with you?”

The little boy heard this, glanced at Su Yunrui, then at the pork scrap in the bowl, and burst into tears. Su Yunrui was instantly at a loss and said, “Alright, alright, we’ll play together.”

She handed the last piece of pork scrap to the little boy. He grabbed it, eating it with tears streaming down his face. Watching him eat, she asked, “Is it nice?”

“Mmm,” he nodded his head.

Su Yunrui said helplessly, “It looks delicious~ smack~”

That afternoon, Su Yunrui experienced what it felt like to be treated like a princess. In the children’s simple world, eating Su Yunrui’s food meant they had to take care of her.

The pork hock that they didn’t let her play with before was now offered to her.

The children who used to ignore her now began to chat with her.

Suddenly, Su Yunrui seemed to become the leader of the children.

Watching all this unfold in the yard, a smile appeared on Su Yunjin’s face as she turned to look inside the house. All these changes stemmed from that man’s transformation.

When Chen Jie awoke, he discovered Su Yunrui happily playing outside the courtyard but didn’t see Su Yunjin. Chen Jie asked Su Yunrui, “Where’s your sister?”

At that time, Su Yunrui was riding on a little boy’s back, playing horsey.

“Sister, she took a basket and seemed to go gathering wild vegetables.”

Chen Jie was taken aback and felt a pang of emotion, *She really couldn’t seem to stay still.*

Feeling bored, Chen Jie sat cross-legged at home and began practicing the Yang Chun Skill. As he continued to practice, he found his physical condition improving. *Could this be what was called Qigong in the past life?*

Chen Jie wanted to learn this world’s Martial Arts, but knew he had to build a solid foundation first, and there was no harm in that.

Thus, the afternoon passed.

Dinner was prepared by Su Yunjin, who cooked wild vegetable soup with pork scraps, served with sorghum flatbread.

Simple as it was, the family enjoyed the meal thoroughly. In other households in the village, meals of such high quality were only seen during festivals.

In those times, it was common for people to go an entire year without tasting any meat.

As for the bowl of wild vegetable soup laden with pork scraps, both Ruirui and Su Yunjin found it very satisfying.

After eating and drinking their fill, Su Yunjin cleaned up the dishes. Meanwhile, Ruirui ran to Chen Jie, eagerly recounting her day’s fun and enjoyment.

Seeing her like this, Chen Jie smiled and gently patted her head.

Once everything was tidied up, night came. Su Yunjin bent over to help Chen Jie make the bed. Watching her slender waist bend over, with its exquisite curves, he couldn’t help but show a look of appreciation.

*That was a man’s simple appreciation of beauty.*

Su Yunjin finished making the bed, turned around, and caught Chen Jie’s unabashed gaze, and suddenly felt uneasy. She turned towards the inner room.

Chen Jie reached out and pulled Su Yunjin into his arms as she let out a surprised “Oh.”

Holding her waist, he leaned close to her ear and whispered, “Tonight, sleep in the outer room.”

Su Yunjin’s face instantly turned red, but she still said, “Ruirui’s here too, let go of me.”

“And if I don’t?”

Chen Jie breathed, making Su Yunjin’s body go soft. Just when she thought she couldn’t escape Chen Jie’s ‘clutches’ today,

he suddenly released her. She turned to look at Chen Jie, puzzled at why he let her go, and he smiled, “I won’t force you if you don’t want to.”

Su Yunjin felt deeply moved, *This man was so gentle.*

Just as she was flustered and unsure how to respond, a voice called out from the inner room, “Sister~”

Su Yunjin looked up at Chen Jie.

“Go on.”

Understandingly, Chen Jie nodded. Su Yunjin bit her lip and looked up, her eyes shimmering like autumn water, and said, “In a few days.”

After speaking, she hurriedly fled to the inner room, closing the door behind her, leaning against it, and feeling heavily burdened.

Ruirui looked at Su Yunjin puzzledly and asked, “Sister, what’s wrong? Did brother-in-law bully you?”

“No, let’s go to sleep.”

Su Yunjin slowly climbed onto the bed. Ruirui said, “Sister, you didn’t lock the door.”

Su Yunjin looked at the door latch and said, “No need.”

“Oh,” Ruirui replied, somewhat understanding.

Previously, Su Yunjin was cautious about Jiu Si’s antics and used to lock the door at night, but today she didn’t.

Watching Su Yunjin leave, Chen Jie shook his head. *Haste makes waste.* He had hurt her too much before, and using force now would probably leave psychological scars. He decided to take things slowly.

*At least everything was moving in a positive direction.* He believed it wouldn’t take long before he could enjoy this swan’s offering herself.

Lying in bed, Chen Jie soon fell asleep. Around midnight, however, he slowly opened his eyes. Though he had only slept for about four or five hours, due to continuously practicing the Yang Chun Skill, he felt very refreshed.

He awoke not simply because he had slept enough, but because he heard a sound indicating an update in intelligence.

Accelerated intelligence updated once again.

“Panel.”

Chen Jie summoned the intelligence panel.