The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era
Chapter 715 - 714: You Dog

Chapter 715: Chapter 714: You Dog

"You hit him?"

Facing She Zheming’s gaze, Pei Qiuxia’s face turned even redder, but her mind was crystal clear.

"No, I was just helping him to pat a mosquito off his face, maybe a bit too hard."

She Zheming nodded and turned to Jiang Xinsheng, "Did you hear that? The young lady was helping you, you should say ’thank you’."

"Alright, it was all a misunderstanding. Let’s disperse and go about our business."

Without giving Jiang Xinsheng a chance to speak, Officer Shen directly concluded the incident.

Jiang Xinsheng, who came from an average family background, had no confidence to confront the police and stomped off angrily after throwing down his bag.

Pei Qiuxia bent down to pick up the bag, not expecting She Zheming to do the same.

The instant their hands touched, the warm and unfamiliar sensation made Pei Qiuxia jolt back, her head accidentally hitting She Zheming’s chin.

"Ouch, are you returning kindness with ingratitude?"

Looking at She Zheming grimacing and holding his chin, Pei Qiuxia’s eyes quickly reddened, "I’m sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose."

Seeing her like this, She Zheming became awkward, "Hey, I’m fine, I was just kidding, don’t cry, I won’t arrest you."

Pei Qiuxia’s tears receded at his last sentence.

Seeing her go from tears to laughter, She Zheming breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that this girl was quite easy to console, then picked up the bag from the ground and handed it to her.

"Thank you."

She Zheming looked at her meaningfully, "You’re quite clever."

Pei Qiuxia felt too embarrassed to respond.

Before coming, she had seen She Zheming’s photo, which was in the same bag she was holding now.

Only, the She Zheming in the photo was wearing a military uniform, but today he was dressed in a dark gray coat over a white turtleneck sweater, freshly shaven, with a side-parted haircut, and his sideburns neatly trimmed, which was why she hadn’t recognized him at first, not until She Zheming showed his police ID.

Her eyes had reddened not because she was afraid of She Zheming, but because subconsciously she felt that she had ruined today’s blind date, which was both frustrating and depressing.

"You..."

"You go ahead to the restaurant, table number 6, so you won’t keep your sister-in-law waiting. I’ll stop by the restroom."

Pei Qiuxia swallowed back the words she was about to say and watched She Zheming enter the restroom before she headed towards the restaurant.

Feeling frustrated and melancholic.

So he knew I was his blind date today. With all this commotion, it will probably fall through again.

...

Shen Mingzhu was flipping through the menu. When she saw Pei Qiuxia come back, she passed the menu over to her.

"Have a look, choose what you’d like to eat."

Noticing that Pei Qiuxia’s face was a bit red, Shen Mingzhu didn’t think much of it, assuming that Pei Qiuxia had reapplied her makeup in the restroom.

"Don’t be nervous. Just consider it a simple meal with a regular friend. Those who work in the police force might seem a bit stern, but he’s actually a very meticulous and patient person. His character and family background are impeccable, so you need to trust the thoroughness of the political screening."

"Of course, these are just appearances. What he’s really like in private, whether he’s easy to get along with, that’s something you’ll have to discover for yourself."

Pei Qiuxia nodded, about to tell Shen Mingzhu that she had just met She Zheming, when she saw him coming over and had to swallow her words.

"Officer Shen, this is Qiuxia, the cashier from our factory."

"Hmm, I’ve already met her over by the restroom."

After saying so, She Zheming took the initiative to extend his hand to Pei Qiuxia, "Let me formally introduce myself, She Zheming, 30 this year, Deputy Captain of the Second Squad of the city Criminal Police Team."

Pei Qiuxia’s face flushed as she shook his hand, "Pei Qiuxia, 25 this year."

"Autumn’s sunset, that’s a beautiful name."

His light teasing compliment successfully made Pei Qiuxia’s cheeks turn several shades redder.

Seeing them get along harmoniously, Shen Mingzhu had a feeling of satisfaction akin to an old mother.

Not far away, Jiang Xinsheng watched the cheerful trio with a sour expression.

Damn it, no wonder that cop came out of nowhere, turns out they were together.

...

After the meal, Shen Mingzhu claimed she needed to buy some things at the department store and asked She Zheming to give Pei Qiuxia a ride home.

She Zheming readily agreed.

After watching Pei Qiuxia get into Shen Zheming’s car, Shen Mingzhu also headed for her own vehicle.

Passing by the commercial street and seeing that it was still early, Shen Mingzhu found a spot to park her car and entered the department store, going straight to the menswear section.

There was still a month until Pei Yang’s birthday, and she had yet to decide what gift to buy, so she planned to look around.

After browsing for a while without finding a gift that met her satisfaction, she did buy a lilac tie with subtle patterns.

Most of Pei Yang’s ties were purchased by her, and in the past, to appear mature, she had always chosen dark and cool tones.

Now that he had aged, bearing the calmness that comes with years, it was time to try some lighter and brighter colors.

Back home.

Before she even entered, the Demu dog greeted her with a wagging tail from behind the door.

Under the lights, Fugui’s coat gleamed silky smooth after his fur treatment, feeling as fine as top-quality satin.

So engrossed in petting the dog was Shen Mingzhu that she failed to notice Pei Yang’s sulking face on the couch.

She’s been home for so long and only cares about playing with the dog—in her heart, is he less than a dog?

"Wife."

"Hmm?"

Her voice lifted, soft and pleasant, evidently in a very good mood.

Pei Yang felt even more annoyed and couldn’t contain his desire to glare at Fugui.

"That new store has an assistant manager, a young girl—quite interesting, actually."

"Interesting in what way?"

"She speaks in an amusing way and has a lively personality."

After saying this, Pei Yang was both nervous and expectant: Would his wife get jealous?

Without a word or further inquiry, Shen Mingzhu simply took the new tie from her bag and leisurely tied it around Fugui’s neck.

"Wife, did you buy a new tie for me? I don’t have this color yet, which shirt should I pair it with to look good?"

Pei Yang eagerly approached, his face full of happiness and surprise.

"I was thinking of giving it to someone when I bought it, but now I feel it matches this dog better."

Pei • Dog • Yang: "..."

If there were a thousand ways to catch his wife’s attention, why did he choose the dumbest one?

"Fugui, stop there, give the tie back to me!"

"Woof woof!"

Won’t give it back.

A man and a dog chased each other around the living room, causing chaos.

...

By the time Shen Mingzhu finished washing up and returned to the bedroom, Pei Yang had already changed into a white shirt, his neck adorned with the very purple tie she had put on Fugui.

"Wife, I was wrong, I actually find that Xiao Dai rather annoying. I said she was interesting on purpose just to make you worry about me."

As he spoke, he showed her the tie, "How does it look with this shirt? If it looks good, I’ll wear it tomorrow."

Shen Mingzhu neither agreed nor disagreed, "Tell me, how exactly did she annoy you?"

"Maybe it’s because she’s young, she always speaks without filter."

"What do you mean without filter? Be more specific."

Pei Yang looked at her with a hint of pleading, "I’ll tell you, but you can’t get mad."

"Did you do something to make me mad?"

"I did nothing."

"If you’ve done nothing, what are you afraid of?"

Right, he hadn’t done anything wrong, so why feel guilty?

With that thought, he recounted how Dai Mingfang came to the company, constantly hovered around him, and was later transferred to the store by him.

After finishing, he explained Dai Mingfang’s background, "Her dad is the deputy director of the Bureau of Industry and Commerce. He personally asked me to arrange a job for her. I couldn’t really say no."

Knowing Dai Mingfang’s background, Shen Mingzhu let the matter slide and instead lightly pulled on the man’s tie in warning—

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