Su Rou felt that Wen Haotian had been extremely busy recently. She had no idea what he was up to, but she was sure it had something to do with her! Because... Wen Haotian had confiscated her phone and picked her up and dropped her off from school regularly every day.
Moreover, he would come to pick her up in person after school and didn't allow her to have any other outdoor activities.
When Su Rou came out of school today, she saw Wen Haotian's car again. She stood at the school gate, really reluctant to go over.
Wen Haotian rolled down the window and said to Su Rou, "Xiaorou, get in the car quickly!"
Su Rou frowned impatiently and got into the car reluctantly. "Mr. Wen, have you been keeping an eye on me recently?"
"No."
Wen Haotian started the car, and it sped away. Su Rou watched the scenery flashing by outside the window. She felt rather annoyed. Without her phone, she hadn't sent text messages to Brother Ze for two days. She wondered if he was worried about her.
"At least give my phone back to me," Su Rou demanded.
"No."
"..."
Wen Haotian also talked less. Most of the time, he would sit silently on the sofa. He would go back to his room only after she had gone to bed.
Strange. What on earth had happened to Wen Haotian? Why had he been so strange these two days?
"Miss, here's your medicine. Drink it while it's hot," said Aunt Yue, a slightly plump woman, as she walked over carefully with the medicine bowl. Since Wen Tong had knocked it over last time, Aunt Yue had become extremely cautious.
"Okay," Su Rou replied, took the bowl and started drinking the bitter medicine.
Wen Haotian was sitting beside her, reading the newspaper. After finishing the medicine, Su Rou was about to take the bowl back to the kitchen when the doorbell rang. She stopped in her tracks. Thinking that she was already on her feet, she decided to just go and open the door.
But before she could take a few steps towards the door, she suddenly heard a serious male voice from behind. "Xiaorou, stop."
"Someone's at the door..." Su Rou stood there holding the bowl, not understanding why Wen Haotian was so agitated all of a sudden. She was just going to open the door.
"I'll go. You stay put," Wen Haotian said, standing up and walking towards the door.
The door opened, and Yao Yu walked in. "I forgot my keys," she said.
"Be more careful next time."
"Okay..."
Su Rou listened to their conversation indifferently. When Yao Yu came in, she saw Su Rou standing at the junction of the kitchen and the living room, looking at her expressionlessly. "Xiaorou, what's wrong? Why do you look..."
Su Rou turned around, put the empty bowl back in the kitchen, and when she came out, she walked upstairs.
Yao Yu looked at Su Rou's actions in puzzlement. "Haotian, what's wrong with Xiaorou?"
"Nothing. Xiaorou has always been like this," Wen Haotian said.
"Really?" Yao Yu looked at Wen Haotian. But why did it seem that even Wen Haotian had become a bit strange?
At dinner time, Su Rou still hadn't come downstairs. Yao Yu was a bit worried. "Haotian, what on earth is wrong with Xiaorou?" Why wasn't she even having dinner?
"I don't know. If she doesn't eat, ask Aunt Yue to make another portion and send it to her room later," Wen Haotian said expressionlessly.
"..." Yao Yu raised her eyebrows and looked at Wen Haotian. What was going on? Didn't Wen Haotian say that he would make up for Xiaorou this year? What was this attitude now? "She's my daughter too. If you don't care about her, I do! I'll go and call her!"
Normally, Tongtong liked to play outside, and there was no feeling of a family during dinner. Finally, Xiaorou had come, but now she was throwing a tantrum and refusing to eat!
Yao Yu came to Su Rou's bedroom door and tried to open it, but found that the door had been locked from the inside by Su Rou. She could only knock on the door. "Xiaorou, Xiaorou?"
After waiting for a while, there was no response from inside the room. Yao Yu refused to give up and continued to call. "Xiaorou! Come down and have dinner. It's not good for your stomach if you don't eat."
"I'm not eating," came Su Rou's voice from the room.
"How can you not eat? You should at least eat a little," Yao Yu persuaded. "I know you think the Chinese food at home is unpalatable, but Aunt Yue is learning. In the future, she will definitely cook delicious meals."
"I said I'm not eating."
"Xiaorou..."
Yao Yu called for about ten minutes, but there was still no response from inside the bedroom. Yao Yu was discouraged. Su Rou must have been angry with Wen Haotian, or she wouldn't have acted like this.
...
At night, Su Rou really didn't even come out of her room. Yao Yu couldn't help but worry. This would be bad for Xiaorou's health. "Aunt Yue, make another portion of snacks. I'll send them to Xiaorou later."
"Okay, ma'am."
Aunt Yue quickly made the snacks. Yao Yu carried the plate upstairs and knocked on Su Rou's door again. "Xiaorou, you must be hungry, right? Aunt Yue made snacks for you. Eat them."
"..." There was no sound from inside the door.
Yao Yu refused to give up and continued, "Xiaorou, if there's anything, open the door and talk to me, okay?"
"..."
Yao Yu waited for a while, but there was still no sound from inside the room. Thinking about it, it was no wonder. Where was there any mother - daughter bond between them? Su Rou didn't regard her as a mother at all, especially since she, this mother... was an accomplice!
Yao Yu sighed, put the snacks at the door, and said, "Xiaorou, I've put the snacks at the door. Eat them when you're hungry. Don't starve yourself."
After saying that, Yao Yu walked towards her own room. She just hoped that Xiaorou would eat something.
Yao Yu walked into her room. Wen Haotian was on the phone. When he saw Yao Yu come in, he lowered his voice slightly and turned his back to her. She didn't know what he was saying.
Normally, when Wen Haotian was on the phone, Yao Yu wouldn't pay much attention. They were used to living their separate lives. So Yao Yu just took her pajamas and was about to take a bath. But as she passed by Wen Haotian, she still keenly heard him say, "Yes, arrange the surgery recently. Yes... the sooner the better... Okay."
"What surgery!" Yao Yu suddenly asked out of control.
Wen Haotian frowned, hung up the phone, and turned around to face Yao Yu. "What surgery?"
"I heard it all!" Yao Yu widened her eyes in disbelief. "You're going to have surgery?"
Wen Haotian was silent for a few seconds and then admitted it. "Yes. So what?"
"Didn't you say it would be for a year?"
"Anyway, I have to have the surgery sooner or later. It's better to end the pain quickly!" Wen Haotian said.