Chapter 658: Can't Take the Risk
Rejected 99 Times, the Aloof Campus Belle Comes On Strong at Me, Jiang Muye
Boss Cutie
"No need. Our family already has plenty of supplements, so I won't trouble Auntie Ye. Besides, as her husband, I'll naturally look after my Darling's health," Jiang Muye replied, neither warm nor cold.
He couldn't guarantee that Ye Shuhua hadn't poisoned anything.
After all, that business with Xiang Shan last time really had been Ye Shuhua's doing. It was entirely possible she'd try poisoning again.
Jiang Muye couldn't take that risk.
"These supplements were brought in from overseas by my people. You can't get them domestically, and they're truly nourishing for a pregnant woman. We're all one family from now on, so there's really no need to be so formal," Ye Shuhua said with a smile.
She sighed again. "What worries me most right now is Ruoli. You could say she's half a daughter to me, and now she's with child. Never having a daughter of my own has been a regret my whole life, but at least at my age, I've finally fulfilled that wish."
Her words stirred not even a trace of fondness in Jiang Muye.
"You haven't remarried my Father-in-Law yet, have you?"
He simply felt Ye Shuhua was being fake.
Leng Ruoli could also tell that Jiang Muye didn't like Ye Shuhua, so she chimed in, "Auntie Ye, really, there's no need. We have more supplements at home than we can finish. I said just now that you'd gone to great trouble, and besides, we haven't known each other that long, have we? There's no need for such close contact."
A trace of coldness seeped into Ye Shuhua's eyes.
She had never imagined that Leng Ruoli and Jiang Muye would undercut her like this.
"Even if we haven't remarried, Qihua and I haven't broken up, at least. It's normal that we're not close—after all, I can only count as an outsider. But my heart is warm, and I took to Ruoli the moment I met her."
Ye Shuhua sighed. "It's fine if you don't accept me. I just want Ruoli to eat well and add branches to the Leng Family. I truly hope Qihua can be a little happier."
Jiang Muye was speechless.
Ye Shuhua was far too much of a green tea type—such a drama queen.
In any case, he simply didn't welcome her.
After Ye Shuhua finished simmering the soup, he said to her, "Thanks all the same. It's getting late, so you'd better head home and rest."
"It's raining so hard, I can't get back. How about I stay the night? I used to work as a Caregiver, so I'm rather good at looking after people. You're busy with work, and it'd be good for me to keep Ruoli company," Ye Shuhua said thick-skinned.
Jiang Muye's gaze turned very cold. He said to Ye Shuhua, "Auntie Ye, look—it's not raining anymore."
In the next moment, the torrential rain outside stopped at once.
This was Jiang Muye controlling the weather.
Ye Shuhua was utterly astonished.
How could the rain stop the moment Jiang Muye said so?
Her excuse vanished in an instant.
"Besides, there are so many nannies in the house. They've given birth too, so they probably understand these things better," Jiang Muye said coldly, watching Ye Shuhua.
He would not allow this dangerous person to linger in the house.
"Fine. Then you must eat the supplements." Hearing the implication in Jiang Muye's words, Ye Shuhua gritted her teeth.
The Plan B she had struggled to devise had been shattered in an instant.
After Ye Shuhua left, Jiang Muye let out a breath of relief and said to Leng Ruoli, "Phew, she's finally gone. Keep your distance from her from now on—whatever you do, don't get close. I'll worry."
"I was startled too when she showed up today. I never imagined she'd suddenly turn up at this hour. I told her she didn't need to come pick me up, but she just wouldn't be discouraged," Leng Ruoli replied.
Leng Ruoli didn't like Ye Shuhua much either.
Ye Shuhua was the kind of person who hid her schemes, and the look in her eyes made Leng Ruoli very uncomfortable.
It always made Leng Ruoli feel she was about to plot something at any moment.
Especially since Ye Shuhua had inserted herself between her dad and her mom, and even wanted to be her stepmother.
Naturally, Leng Ruoli couldn't accept that.
Leng Ruoli wasn't stupid either—how could she possibly fail to see Ye Shuhua's aim? She's just here to curry favor with me.
Jiang Muye's brows knitted tight. "What I'm afraid of is that it's not just currying favor."
"Then what?" Leng Ruoli asked.
Jiang Muye's expression turned deep. "I'm afraid she'll hurt you."
Leng Ruoli's heart tightened. "No way. Her courage shouldn't be that big."
"There's no harm in being wary. There's no evidence yet, but I already have people investigating." Whether or not Ye Shuhua had poisoned anything would soon come to light.
Jiang Muye's eyes were filled with coldness.
Leng Ruoli drew a sharp breath too, a little frightened.
If the other party really was scheming from the shadows, it would be impossible to guard against.
"Don't be afraid. I'm here. In any case, from now on I'll have bodyguards follow you, and I won't let her near you." Jiang Muye could not allow Leng Ruoli to be affected by Ye Shuhua.
"Then what about the supplements she gave me? Besides the soup she made today, there's a whole pile." Leng Ruoli's brows knitted tight.
"Let me take a look." Jiang Muye walked over and laid eyes on the soup.
He had no professional equipment, so naturally he couldn't test it.
But he had the System.
He immediately entered the System's shop and exchanged for a toxicity test.
He used it on the soup.
Unexpectedly, it was non-toxic.
He checked the other supplement ingredients.
Still non-toxic.
"That can't be right…" Jiang Muye murmured.
Was Ye Shuhua simply here to curry favor with Leng Ruoli and build goodwill?
"What's wrong?" Leng Ruoli asked.
"It should be safe, but don't drink it anyway. Just drink what I've prepared for you." Jiang Muye still kept his guard up, uneasy about Ye Shuhua.
"Okay."
"If Ye Shuhua comes looking for you again, send her away. Don't get too close to her," Jiang Muye admonished.
Especially when he wasn't around—she could very well take advantage of the gap.
"Alright, stop worrying about me. I'm not a child, and I know how to protect myself. Besides, if she dared do anything to me, you, my dad, and my mom wouldn't let her off lightly." Leng Ruoli comforted Jiang Muye.
She didn't want him to be under so much pressure.
"Okay." At least nothing had gone wrong this time, which calmed Jiang Muye's heart.
If he kept a closer watch from now on, presumably Ye Shuhua wouldn't get near Leng Ruoli again.
"Come on, I bought the Pork Floss Cakes you love. Go eat them." Jiang Muye was all smiles again when facing Leng Ruoli.
The moment Leng Ruoli heard that, her earlier unhappiness vanished at once.
She said cheerfully, "That's wonderful! I've been wanting to eat them, it's just that the line is always so long. Darling, you're the best!"
Jiang Muye brought over the Pork Floss Cakes. "Then hurry up and eat."
Leng Ruoli immediately began eating the Pork Floss Cakes like a little hamster.
Small bites, but her cheeks were all puffed out.
Jiang Muye reached out and rubbed Leng Ruoli's soft hair.
"Darling, you eat some too?" Leng Ruoli fed one to Jiang Muye.
"You just eat," Jiang Muye said dotingly.
"No, take a bite." Leng Ruoli insisted on feeding him.
Jiang Muye couldn't withstand Leng Ruoli's enthusiasm and did as she said, taking a bite.
The Pork Floss Cakes were very soft, and in his mouth the floss blended perfectly with the cream. It was very sweet without being cloying.
Especially when fed by his own Darling—it tasted even better.
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