Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 100 Suspicions in the Heart

Chapter 100: Chapter 100 Suspicions in the Heart

When a woman takes initiative in a relationship and the man does not resist, the relationship develops unimaginably fast.

So, once Ruan Hongzhuang let go of her reservedness, their relationship naturally progressed rapidly.

Shen Siyuan withdrew his hand, still feeling the gentle softness at his fingertips.

Ruan Hongzhuang’s face blushed to the roots of her ears, and her eyes seemed almost ready to brim with water.

She stood up, adjusted her skirt, and naturally took Shen Siyuan’s arm, pretending nonchalantly, "Let’s go."

Shen Siyuan did not disregard her for taking the initiative.

Love is about mutual respect. Even though he reached his hand in just before, he didn’t act recklessly, and really only helped her with her stockings.

Only because he was not adept, his movements were slow and took a while.

Although it was still early, the two entered the aquarium after checking their tickets.

After all, they didn’t come to the aquarium solely for the shows; there were other marine creatures to see.

Since it is near the sea, the aquarium has a wider variety of marine life than some inland aquariums.

Through the long curved glass tunnel, surrounded by jellyfish of various colors, the beauty was nearly surreal.

In the massive aquarium, with mountains built from corals, various fish swam freely, and there were dolphins, sea turtles, sea lions, mermaids, and other ocean creatures...

Wait, mermaids. Shen Siyuan moved closer to take a careful look.

"Looks nice, doesn’t it?"

Seeing Shen Siyuan carefully observing the mermaid, Ruan Hongzhuang felt a bit jealous.

"That’s my... friend." Shen Siyuan pointed at the mermaid in the tank.

This mermaid was indeed Jiang Tingyu.

The mermaid seemed to notice Shen Siyuan too and promptly swam over, pressed against the glass, tapped it lightly twice, and swished her tail flirtatiously.

But quickly, she noticed Ruan Hongzhuang in the red dress next to Shen Siyuan and turned away.

Shen Siyuan, just about to greet her, awkwardly lowered his raised hand.

Ruan Hongzhuang chuckled, then commented, "She really is very pretty, and has a great figure."

Naturally, swimmers usually have good figures, and those who perform as mermaids in aquariums are especially required to be physically attractive, so Jiang Tingyu being beautiful was inevitable, considering she was selected after screenings.

At this moment, a clever man would never praise another woman in front of another woman.

Shen Siyuan might not be the cleverest, but he had experience; his ex-girlfriend, though not perfect, at least taught him how to interact with girls.

Thus, Shen Siyuan immediately said, you are better than her.

Regardless of the truth of Shen Siyuan’s words, Ruan Hongzhuang was delighted to hear them.

"She seems upset. Shall we still watch the show?"

Ruan Hongzhuang grinned, pointing to Jiang Tingyu’s retreating figure in the tank, clearly stirring things up.

"Let’s go. Why not? We’ll leave after watching it," said Shen Siyuan.

But since it was still early, they went on to view some other marine creatures.

Shen Siyuan also broadened his knowledge, astonished by the diversity of marine life.

"Haven’t you been here before?" Seeing Shen Siyuan examine each creature closely, Ruan Hongzhuang grew curious.

He was practically a native of Bin Hai; how had he never visited the aquarium?

"I really haven’t been here before; I don’t recognize many marine creatures, although I have eaten quite a few of them."

Hearing this, Ruan Hongzhuang playfully punched Shen Siyuan’s shoulder.

"The last time I went to the aquarium was when our school organized a visit."

Clearly, Ruan Hongzhuang was not talking about the Bin Hai aquarium but about the one in Siming City, which is also a coastal city rich in marine life.

"My family is from a place called Linjiapo, which belongs to Qingshui Town under Bin Hai City. It’s quite far from Bin Hai City. When I was little, the furthest place I went to was Qingshui Town. The town is small, naturally, there isn’t any aquarium, but there are still plenty of seafood products..."

"I’m actually quite similar to you. My parents were busy with work, so they left me in the countryside with my grandma. I actually liked that kind of life..."

The two of them started talking about their childhoods.

However, when Ruan Hongzhuang talked about some of her childhood "embarrassments", every time she reached the middle of the story, Shen Siyuan seemed like he could predict the latter half.

She said she released a turtle in the pond, he would say, it must have been a sea turtle...

She said she fought with someone at school, he would say, did you rip the other person’s shirt to shreds...

She said when she was boarding at school, the cafeteria food was terrible, he would say, did you team up with other students to block the cafeteria in protest...

She mentioned that in school, her deskmate was always bullied, then he suggested, did you pay an old man to set up a street scam every day, making that student consistently late for school...

...

From these incidents, one could see Ruan Hongzhuang’s brave and cunning character, acting decisively like thunder.

Of course, these are not important. What’s important is how Shen Siyuan knew these things.

Ruan Hongzhuang stared wide-eyed, full of astonishment.

"I told you, I’m a magician; I can read your mind."

Shen Siyuan tapped her forehead with his finger.

But obviously, Ruan Hongzhuang didn’t believe it. The roses could still be explained away by magic, well, actually hard to explain, but it didn’t involve herself, so she just thought it was magical.

But now, the magic that Shen Siyuan displayed, involved her directly, giving her a sense of insecurity.

She furrowed her brows tightly, crossed her arms, and said somewhat defensively: "Have you been investigating me?"

She even suspected, their encounter might also be a ploy orchestrated by Shen Siyuan.

At this moment, a deep disappointment surged in her heart; she genuinely liked him, otherwise, she wouldn’t have kissed him on the cheek on their first date, and let him touch her thigh on the second date. Right now, her heart felt empty, flooded with sadness.

Seeing her like this, Shen Siyuan also felt a mix of amusement and pity.

"You really can think." Shen Siyuan said somewhat speechlessly.

The reason why he behaved so uniquely in front of Ruan Hongzhuang was to lay a foundation for the future, as if they truly end up together, many things definitely cannot be hidden from her, nor would they remain hidden.

In that case, it’s better to inform her in advance to mentally prepare her.

Of course, if Granny Su would agree to meet Ruan Hongzhuang, it would be great, but Granny Su shook her head and said it’s not yet the time, leaving Shen Siyuan with no other choice.

So Shen Siyuan thought for a moment and said: "Give me a tissue."

He knew she had tissues in her bag since he had just helped her clean the sand off her feet earlier.

Ruan Hongzhuang is a good girl, although she was very sad, heartbroken, and even indignant at the moment.

Still, she took out a tissue and handed it to Shen Siyuan, though her attitude wasn’t very good.

Seeing her like this, Shen Siyuan felt a bit like laughing.

He unfolded the tissue and said, "Stretch out your hand."

Ruan Hongzhuang did as instructed, curious to see what Shen Siyuan was up to.

Shen Siyuan turned her palm upward, putting the tissue on her palm and then gently tapped the back of her hand.

Under her gaze, the tissue in her palm suddenly started to float.

"Ah?" Ruan Hongzhuang gasped in shock.

Instinctively, she withdrew her hand, and then she saw that the tissue still floated in mid-air.

"Y-You... How did you do that?" Ruan Hongzhuang asked haltingly.

Then, coming to her senses, she suddenly reached out and snatched the tissue back, flipping it over and back again, trying to see if there was any mechanism.

Of course, she was left baffled and incredulous once again.