Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 278: Arch-Enemy

Chapter 278: Chapter 278: Arch-Enemy

"You’re not picking up?" Seeing Shen Siyuan staring at his phone in a daze, Ruan Hongzhuang asked softly.

Shen Siyuan didn’t speak but directly answered the call.

"Mom." Shen Siyuan flashed a smile and greeted her.

"Don’t give me that cheeky grin. You know what I want to see. Please get out of my camera’s view." Huang Huijuan frowned and spoke sternly.

Ruan Hongzhuang stood by, somewhat nervously watching the conversation between Shen Siyuan and his mother.

Sooner or later, an ugly daughter-in-law has to meet the in-laws, she was prepared mentally, but didn’t expect it to happen so soon.

Shen Siyuan turned his head to look at Ruan Hongzhuang.

"My mom wants to meet you. Do you want to see her? If not, I’ll just turn her down," Shen Siyuan said.

Could Ruan Hongzhuang say she didn’t want to meet? He still had the phone in his hand; was it really okay to say that?

And Huang Huijuan, on the other end of the line, indeed furrowed her brows even more tightly.

Ruan Hongzhuang took a deep breath, rearranged her hair by the temples, then slowly nodded.

Only then did Shen Siyuan turn his head back to the phone screen and tell his mom, "Ruan Ruan and I just met, don’t ask too much and scare her off."

Upon hearing this, Huang Huijuan muttered softly, "You sure talk a lot."

Shen Siyuan handed the phone directly to Ruan Hongzhuang.

Ruan Hongzhuang, a bit flustered, took the phone and then saw a young and beautiful woman on the screen, with a high nose bridge, a bob haircut, eyes both large and bright, crystal clear. It was hard to imagine her having a grown son like Shen Siyuan.

Ruan Hongzhuang was first taken aback, then realized that the woman must have also consumed Elixir Pills to look so young.

But now wasn’t the time to think about this; she hurriedly waved her hand at the camera.

"Hello, Auntie."

"Hello Ruan Ruan, you don’t mind me calling you that, do you?" Huang Huijuan also smiled and waved at Ruan Hongzhuang.

Hearing this, Ruan Hongzhuang was startled and asked in surprise, "Auntie, you know about me?"

"Of course, I’ve seen his social media moments; the photos are really well taken," Huang Huijuan said with a smile.

Hearing that, Ruan Hongzhuang looked at Shen Siyuan in amazement.

Seeing Ruan Hongzhuang’s expression, Huang Huijuan asked somewhat puzzled, "What’s wrong? Is something not right?"

Upon hearing that, Ruan Hongzhuang immediately complained to Huang Huijuan, "Shen Siyuan has blocked Uncle and Auntie from his social media moments; I thought you didn’t know about me."

As she spoke, there was a slight note of grievance in her tone.

After all, it’s her own son; they start bickering as soon as they meet. But at this moment, she would definitely side with her son.

She said, "Well, he’s a boy, and he’s grown up. It’s understandable he doesn’t want his dad and me to know everything. But the last time he came back, he showed me his phone and talked to me about your situation. I told him to bring you back for me to meet, and I hadn’t heard anything since, so I just called to check in..."

While Huang Huijuan was talking, Ruan Hongzhuang turned to look at Shen Siyuan, something he had never mentioned to her.

"Cough, well, I’m going to cook," Shen Siyuan got up and ran off.

Ruan Hongzhuang pursed her lips, showing a wronged expression.

On the other end of the phone, Huang Huijuan saw this and immediately comforted her, "Did Big Head bully you? If you feel wronged, just tell Auntie, I’ll scold him for you..."

"Big Head?"

Ruan Hongzhuang was a bit confused and subtly touched her own head; why did this nickname sound so familiar?

Because she also had a similar nickname, called ’Big Brain Ruan’, but now only Jiang Taoshi would call her that.

"Yes, his childhood nickname. He was born with a bigger head than others, so we gave him the nickname Big Head..."

"Mom, don’t talk nonsense," Shen Siyuan, who was cooking, heard her and protested unhappily.

"Hehe, Shen Big Head," Ruan Hongzhuang teased with a laugh.

As for her own nickname, Big Brain Ruan, she would absolutely not mention it to anyone else.

...

After chatting for a while, and Ruan Hongzhuang promising to visit her with Shen Siyuan when they were free, Huang Huijuan finally hung up the phone, satisfied.

"You liar, I thought you hadn’t told your parents about my situation yet?"

"You never asked," Shen Siyuan said confidently.

It seemed like that was the case. Last time he said he hid his social media moments from his parents, she subconsciously thought that Shen Siyuan’s parents didn’t know about their relationship.

"Anyway, it’s still your fault," Ruan Hongzhuang punched him on the shoulder.

"Alright, sorry, my mistake."

Shen Siyuan leaned in and kissed the corner of her mouth.

"What did my mom say to you?"

"Hehe, Shen Datou."

Shen Siyuan: →_→

"What else?"

"She also said you should take me back with you." Ruan Hongzhuang said somewhat shyly.

Shen Siyuan turned off the stove and looked at her, "Then are you mentally prepared to meet my parents?"

Upon hearing this, Ruan Hongzhuang pouted unhappily and said, "I’m serious about dating you, not just for fun. Of course, I want to meet your parents."

"That’s not what I meant. I just feel that we’ve been dating for a very short time. Do you really understand me? After all, it’s a decision for a lifetime," Shen Siyuan said.

Ruan Hongzhuang, annoyed by his words, reached out to pinch his cheek but ended up having her hands caught by Shen Siyuan and couldn’t move.

"I’ve given you everything. Now you’re saying it’s been too short a time? As for regretting it in the future, we’ll talk about that when the time comes. As for now, I definitely don’t regret it."

This was indeed very much in line with Ruan Hongzhuang’s character. She would never hesitate or worry about future regrets—as long as she didn’t regret it now, she would go for it. Future matters could wait.

Of course, this wasn’t because she was thoughtless or shortsighted, but rather a choice made after careful consideration. After all, life is never perfect. To gain something, you always have to lose something. As long as you can take it and let it go, there will be no regrets.

"Alright, we’re moving on Saturday. Wait till Sunday, and I’ll take you home to meet my parents," Shen Siyuan said.

Actually, this decision was a bit rushed.

But after Shen Siyuan quit his job, he would probably spend a lot of time on cultivation, delving into the deep forests and rarely seeing people. It’s kind of a promise to Ruan Hongzhuang, a reassurance.

Sure enough, Ruan Hongzhuang was as happy as if she had eaten honey upon hearing Shen Siyuan’s willingness to take her home to his parents. She smiled all night, and even the exercise before bedtime was especially exciting, unlocking several positions for Shen Siyuan.

She wasn’t stupid. A guy like Shen Siyuan, if she didn’t hold on to him decisively, she would only end up with regrets.

However, as a result, she was so tired the next day that she couldn’t get out of bed until Jiang Yingxue called her, awakening her from her sleep. She reached for the spot next to her, Shen Siyuan was already gone, and upon opening her eyes and looking beside her on the bedside table, there was only a bunch of lush, dewy roses.

By this time, Shen Siyuan had already gone to the company. He planned to hand over all his work in these two days and then leave directly without waiting a month.

But as soon as he got to the company, his mother called.

"Hello, son, have you gone to work?"

"Yes, what’s up?"

"So, your girlfriend isn’t with you?"

"Of course not, we don’t work at the same company. Why are you calling me so early?" Shen Siyuan found it strange. His mother seldom called him early in the morning.

"I don’t like her."

"What?" Shen Siyuan hadn’t reacted yet.

"I said I don’t like your girlfriend," Huang Huijuan emphasized.

"Oh~"

"That’s all you have to say?" Huang Huijuan’s voice grew louder.

"What else should I say? It’s me getting a wife, not you. Whether you like her or not, what does it have to do with us?"

"You heartless child, how could I have given birth to someone as unfilial as you..."

Without seeing her face, Shen Siyuan could imagine her angry expression and couldn’t help but snicker to himself. He was already used to her "acting up," so he frankly didn’t care about what she said.

"I just don’t understand. Why are you only saying you don’t like her now? I didn’t hear you say that before. Why didn’t you wait until we had kids and then say you didn’t like her?" Shen Siyuan said irritably.

"She... She’s pregnant?" Huang Huijuan’s tone was filled with joy.

"No, I was just making a point, and I thought you didn’t like her. Why are you happy?"

"If Ruan Ruan really was, I could try to like her."

Shen Siyuan: ...

"You still haven’t told me why all of a sudden you don’t like her?"

"I couldn’t tell from the photos before, but after seeing her face during the video call last night, something irked me. I don’t know what it was, but after thinking about it all night, the more I thought about it, the more wrong it seemed. Finally, I remembered she looks a bit like my arch-enemy..." Huang Huijuan said.

"You have an arch-enemy?"

"In life, who doesn’t have a few enemies? Otherwise, are they even human?" Huang Huijuan said matter-of-factly.

Shen Siyuan: ...

Then he hung up the phone, turned it off, and made a smooth series of actions.

He doesn’t have enemies; does that make him any less human?

PS: One more Chapter~

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