After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

Xu Musen said this not to flatter, but because the relationship between the two families had not been easy to maintain. Even if they couldn't become relatives by marriage,

they at least needed to keep things as they were.

"It's not just me who likes it, Ming Yue also really enjoys it. Look how picky she is with her food, she's fussy even with dishes from five-star chefs, but she always eats up everything you cook without leaving a trace. Xiao Sen, you really know Xiao Yue's taste best."

Liu Ru Shuang naturally steered the conversation toward the two of them,

especially with that last sentence.

Xu Musen and Yao Mingyue exchanged glances, emotions in their eyes that were different from before.

"Yeah, after all, we grew up together as childhood friends…"

Yao Mingyue spoke, peeled a shrimp, and placed it in Xu Musen's bowl.

"Actually, I am still very picky."

Just not about you.

Yao Mingyue didn't say the latter half out loud, but it was as if Xu Musen could hear it in his heart.

Such was the tacit understanding shared between childhood friends.

The atmosphere seemed to become slightly strange.

Yao Mingyue pursed her lips, truly unaware of how many more times she could dine with him like this in the future.

And how many more meals would he specifically cook for her?
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Xu Musen looked at the shrimp she had placed in his bowl and silently recited a couple of lines to himself.

Liu Rushuang noticed every tiny expression on the two of them, her feelings equally complex, especially when she saw her daughter's downcast look, and she silently wished for another year.

"Now that it's cold outside, let's drink some wine to warm up?"

Liu Ru Shuang suddenly smiled and suggested.

"Ming Yue might not be up for it today…"

"Even if she isn't, we can have a little, Ming Yue, go into my room, in that compartment, and bring over the jar of wine I keep in the sandalwood box."

Liu Ru Shuang winked at Yao Mingyue.

"Oh."

Yao Mingyue nodded and stood up to get it.

Liu Ru Shuang and Xu Musen chatted about work, and after a while, Yao Mingyue called out from upstairs, "Mom, I can't find the wine you mentioned."

"It's in the compartment in my room."

"I've looked everywhere, really, there's none."

"Silly girl, eh forget it, I'll go with you to get it."

Liu Ru Shuang said as she also stood up, giving Xu Musen a soft smile: "Xiao Sen, you go ahead and eat, we'll be back down in a bit."

Xu Musen nodded.

Liu Ru Shuang went upstairs and directly pulled Yao Mingyue into the room with her.

"Mom, I really did look, there's no wine…"

Yao Mingyue pouted, her meal with Xu Musen being interrupted.

"Oh dear, silly girl, how can you be so clueless."

Liu Ru Shuang poked her daughter's head and casually picked up a bottle of red wine from the room.

Liu Ru Shuang looked at her daughter, her voice lowered and carrying a sense of finality.

"Xiao Yue, tell mom, do you really still want to keep going?"

Without hesitation, Yao Mingyue looked at her mother's expression; in her world, there had never been a moment when she thought of giving up on him.

"Mom, I like him, for a lifetime."

Yao Mingyue started speaking slowly, her voice was particularly serious and determined, even if the whole world didn't understand her, she didn't care.

Liu Ru Shuang observed her daughter's demeanor, sighed, and eventually nodded slowly.

"If that's the case..."

Liu Ru Shuang, as if she had also made up her mind, took out a jar from underneath her bed, soaked with various herbs.

"Mom, what is this…"

Yao Mingyue had only seen such medicinal liquor in some herbal medicine stores.

"This is something Mom prepared especially for today; after drinking this, there's no way Xiao Sen can leave so easily..."