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Jin Hanshuang took out the ointment from her first aid kit, unscrewed the cap, and applied it to the bruise on Shen Wenxin’s knee before gently massaging it.

As she rubbed the ointment in, Jin Hanshuang asked, “Does it hurt? How did you bump it?”

Shen Wenxin, who was holding onto her pants, glanced at her knee.

She looked up at Jin Hanshuang.

The silence intensified.

She took a long time to reply. “It’s fine. It doesn’t hurt that much.”

Jin Hanshuang screwed the bottle of ointment shut and put it back in the first aid kit.

A faint crease formed between her brows. “What’s wrong with you? You’ve been zoning out.”

Shen Wenxin hesitated, as if on the verge of speaking.

Her mind drifted back to Lu Yunshu’s serious expression.

She felt like the world had gone mad.

How outrageous! Her mortal enemy said that she liked her stepmother and wanted to pursue her!

How outrageous! They are talking about her mother!

Was this person surnamed Lu messing with her on purpose!!!

Jin Hanshuang’s—her mother’s—gaze fell on her.

When she spoke, her voice was gentle. “Did something happen while you were talking with Yunshu?”

Shen Wenxin: “…”

“Lu Yunshu made me bump my knee,” she finally said.

Jin Hanshuang froze for a second. “What happened?”

Shen Wenxin said, “She said something really shocking.”

Jin Hanshuang looked at her. “Hmm?”

Shen Wenxin rolled her pants down, placed a hand on Jin Hanshuang’s shoulder, and said with a deeply serious expression, “Sit tight. Don’t go hitting your knee like I did.”

Jin Hanshuang couldn’t help but chuckle at her tone.

But at the same time, a little panic rose in her chest.

What’s going on? Did Yunshu really say something outrageous?

“What is it?”

“Lu Yunshu says she likes you.”

“…?”

“She says she wanted to pursue you.”

“Huh???”

Jin Hanshuang was stunned.

Shen Wenxin lit up like she had just found a kindred spirit. “Right??? You think it’s absurd too, don’t you?!”

Jin Hanshuang: “…”

She didn’t dare say a word.

She couldn’t tell the kid that she was shocked for a completely different reason.

She had considered every possibility except for this one. Now look where it got her. Her girlfriend had turned into a suitor again!

Jin Hanshuang tried to manage her expression and finally looked at Shen Wenxin with a face that resembled innocence and confusion. “Yunshu…she really said that?”

“Yes.”

Shen Wenxin leaned on the armrest of the sofa and pressed her fingers to her forehead. She frowned tightly.

“I knew she was up to something, getting all up and cozy with me like that,” she muttered. “No wonder she wanted to make peace. Ha, she knows she needs to get through me to pursue you.”

Shen Wenxin didn’t care about other suitors. Only Lu Yunshu was different. If this person surnamed Lu wanted to pursue her stepmother, she’d better get Shen Wenxin’s approval first!

Jin Hanshuang: “…”

She reached out and pat Shen Wenxin’s hand.

Jin Hanshuang thought, Lu Yunshu didn’t even know she needed to get through you to get to me…She came straight for me a long time ago…

Jin Hanshuang felt very complicated inside.

The current situation was so delicate, she didn’t even know what to do anymore.

Shen Wenxin wanted to know about Lu Yunshu’s motivation for reconciling.

Lu Yunshu had been blunt, but she had only gotten halfway to the truth.

Now, Shen Wenxin knew Lu Yunshu liked her and that she wanted to pursue her. But this…this, who even knows how to deal with it!

Jin Hanshuang bent forward, her cheek in her hand, and looked at her daughter in silence.

After a moment, she opened her mouth. “So, what are you going to do about it?”

Shen Wenxin looked at her.

“I have to digest the current situation first.”

“?”

“I’m still in shock over my classmate liking my mother.”

“Okay.” Jin Hanshuang held her hand again. “Mom gets it.”

She had also been in shock once.

When Lu Yunshu confessed for the first time, she hadn’t been able to accept it.

And then she did. And then she fell for her…head over heels.

Shen Wenxin patted Jin Hanshuang’s hand in return.

See? The fact that Lu Yunshu liked her stepmother was really shocking. Even the person in question was shocked!

“Stepmom, you need to be more careful with her. That person surnamed Lu definitely has ulterior motives toward you.”

Jin Hanshuang: “…”

Jin Hanshuang: “Okay.”

She slowly covered her face and held it in.

Later in her room, Jin Hanshuang called Lu Yunshu.

“What’s going on with you? Why did you tell Wenxin that you like me?”

Lu Yunshu’s voice came through the receiver. Her voice was as pleasant as always, carrying just a hint of grievance. “Shen Wenxin said I liked her.”

Jin Hanshuang: “?”

“She said if I didn’t confess, she would continue to guess.”

Jin Hanshuang: “…”

Lu Yunshu continued, “My ears couldn’t allow me to let her go on.”

Jin Hanshuang silently massaged her forehead. “Fair enough…I understand…”

And then she couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“?”

Lu Yunshu asked, “Are you laughing?”

Jin Hanshuang covered her mouth. “Sorry, I just imagined that scene, and I think that the two of you are really funny…”

“Hanshuang…”

It was the tone of a poor little puppy.

“Okay, okay. I’m not laughing anymore, I promise. Good girl. You’re my favorite.”

“Yes, I’m your favorite.”

The little puppy’s voice brightened.

Jin Hanshuang’s heart softened. “Why are you so cute…”

She wanted to hold her, to kiss her—but sadly, she couldn’t touch her right now.

For the next few days, they had to pay attention to their surroundings…or else Shen Wenxin would find out that her stepmother also liked this person surnamed Lu.

Jin Hanshuang asked, “So what to do?”

Lu Yunshu replied, “Yeah, what to do?”

Jin Hanshuang repeated, “What to do?”

The two of them started playing around again.

After goofing off for a while, Jin Hanshuang finally said, “Okay, enough. You already have a plan, don’t you?”

Lu Yunshu made a sound of affirmation, then added, “But I’ll need your cooperation.”

Jin Hanshuang asked, “Cooperation for what?”

Lu Yunshu said, “Cooperation for me pursuing you.”

Jin Hanshuang: “Ah?”

Lu Yunshu’s voice was perfectly serious. “If you like someone, you should let her know it—and let her family know it too.”

Since she had already told Shen Wenxin that she wanted to pursue Jin Hanshuang, she had to demonstrate it through her actions.

She wanted Shen Wenxin to see her sincerity and how much she cared for Jin Hanshuang. Otherwise, if she claimed to like Jin Hanshuang but didn’t have anything to show for it, wouldn’t that just be hypocritical and laughable.

If she never proved herself, Shen Wenxin would never support her being with Jin Hanshuang.

On the phone, Lu Yunshu acted pitiful. “Jiejie, help me please…”

Jin Hanshuang had no defense against this move. “Alright, alright. I’ll help you, I’ll help you. I’ll cooperate with your plan.”

Lu Yunshu’s mood improved, but not just because Jin Hanshuang was willing to cooperate.

“After this is all over, I can finally meet Hanshuang in the open.”

Jin Hanshuang could hear the joy in her voice.

At that moment, her heart melted again.

She was helpless.

“You…”

She really didn’t know how things turned out like this…

Lu Yunshu didn’t know how things turned out like this either.

But given the circumstances, she actually liked this development.

She finally didn’t have to hide her feelings for Jin Hanshuang anymore.

And she got to pursue her girlfriend all over again.

Soon, Jin Hanshuang started receiving gifts from Lu Yunshu.

And Shen Wenxin started seeing Lu Yunshu delivering gifts to Jin Hanshuang’s house.

Flowers, jewelry, all kinds of rare and interesting trinkets.

Most importantly, every single gift was exactly to Jin Hanshuang’s taste. They were all presents that made her beam with joy. You could say Lu Yunshu had her down to a science.

These constant gifts gave Shen Wenxin the impression that Lu Yunshu had finally pulled down the curtains and was shouting at the world, “You finally figured it out, and now I don’t have to keep it a secret anymore.”

There were even a few little presents for her too.

Lu Yunshu was also making sure to butter up the family of the object of her affection.

Shen Wenxin: “…”

She’d been included as a bonus again.

No way, Lu Yunshu. You’re seriously going all in?!

One day, Shen Wenxin got off work and drove home.

To be exact, back to her stepmother’s home.

She parked the car and walked to the apartment building, where she saw Lu Yunshu.

And her stepmother, Jin Hanshuang.

Jin Hanshuang was holding a bouquet of beautiful blue roses in her arms.

Lu Yunshu stood in front of Jin Hanshuang, looking at her with warm eyes.

Just from looking, it was obvious who the bouquet was from.

Standing at a distance, Shen Wenxin couldn’t hear what they were saying, but she could see their expressions.

Jin Hanshuang’s face was as gentle as usual.

Shen Wenxin knew her well. Jin Hanshuang was always like this, smiling warmly even at stray dogs on the street, radiating an extraordinary kindness.

And Jin Hanshuang had always thought of her and Lu Yunshu as children. There was nothing wrong with being kind to the teenagers she’d watched grown up into adults.

But Lu Yunshu…she was smiling a little too brightly.

The look on her face was so dripping with affection it could’ve given someone a cavity.

Shen Wenxin got goosebumps just watching her.

Who could stand a mortal enemy looking like this!

No way, Lu Yunshu. You’re seriously going all in?!

Then she saw Lu Yunshu reach toward Jin Hanshuang’s hand.

“Hey!” Shen Wenxin quickly appeared and swatted Lu Yunshu’s hand away. “Talk properly! Keep your hands to yourself!”

Lu Yunshu winced in pain and withdrew her hand.

President Lu once again failed to hold her girlfriend’s hand today.

Jin Hanshuang saw Lu Yunshu’s slight frown and quickly grabbed Shen Wenxin’s hand, speaking sternly, “You can’t hit people.”

Shen Wenxin was about to say, “She’s the one who moved first!” but Lu Yunshu beat her to it. “It’s fine, jiejie. If Wenxin wants to hit me, she can hit me.”

She spoke like an elder doting on the younger generation.

“?”

Shen Wenxin turned to look.

Lu Yunshu was gazing at her with a benevolent, forgiving expression.

Shen Wenxin: “…”

Oh, so this is how we play now?

Shen Wenxin turned to Jin Hanshuang and said, “Stepmom, you go up first. I have something to say to her.”

Jin Hanshuang asked, “It’s so cold. Where are you going to talk?”

Shen Wenxin replied, “A nearby café.”

Jin Hanshuang looked at Shen Wenxin, then at Lu Yunshu. “Alright, go on then. Stay warm. I’ll head up first.”

Shen Wenxin nodded.

Lu Yunshu smiled at her.

Jin Hanshuang walked away, still holding the blue bouquet.

Even though she was reluctant to leave the two kids alone, she knew when to go.

They needed this talk more than she did.

As soon as Jin Hanshuang left, Shen Wenxin immediately dropped her act and stared at Lu Yunshu with burning eyes, “Lu Yunshu, what are you doing here?”

Lu Yunshu responded evenly, “Obviously, I’m here to pursue the person I like.”

Shen Wenxin’s brows furrowed. “You’re serious about this?”

“Why do you still think I’m joking?” Lu Yunshu frowned. “Shen Wenxin, do I seem like the type of person who would play around when it comes to something like this?”

Shen Wenxin was momentarily stunned.

In her head, she already knew the answer: No, Lu Yunshu wasn’t.

So, Lu Yunshu was serious. She liked her stepmother, Jin Hanshuang.

—Lu Yunshu had come to steal her stepmom away!

“Go home and keep dreaming,” Shen Wenxin said mercilessly. “I won’t approve of you two being together, and my stepmother won’t say yes either.”

Unexpectedly, Lu Yunshu suddenly calmed down after hearing these words.

She reached out and gently patted Shen Wenxin’s shoulder.

Her expression even carried a hint of affection.

“It’s okay. I’ll keep working on it.”

Shen Wenxin: “?”

Lu Yunshu said, “It’s cold. Go upstairs early, don’t catch a chill.”

Shen Wenxin: “???”

Lu Yunshu said, “I’m heading off now.”

And just like that, Lu Yunshu walked away.

Shen Wenxin was left alone in the wind, dazed and blinking, her gaze lingering on Lu Yunshu’s fading figure.

So weird, is there something wrong with this person surnamed Lu’s brain?

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Affectionate Mode Puppy Lu

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