The Little Childhood Friend in a Female-Dominated World (ChatGPT Translated)

19. You may call me cousin.

You may call me cousin.

Ji Ruan noticed Li Shi's uneasiness and nervousness, reached out and held his hand hanging by his side, squeezed it tightly, and gave him a reassuring smile before letting go of his hand and stepping back behind him.

Li Shi hasn't told the Li family elders and Mi Jian about their plan to be together yet. Just after today's incident, Ji Ruan is being too intimate with Li Shi, which might make the Li family think she took advantage of the situation and have a bad impression of her.

Li Shi paused for a moment and then understood Ji Ruan's meaning. Because of her thoughtfulness, her heart slightly warmed, she pursed her lips and smiled at her before reaching out to push open the door.

After all the commotion this afternoon, it's already dark outside.

The courtyard was lit with orange lanterns, making the surroundings bright and warm, just like any other ordinary day.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Zhang Shi hurriedly came out of the house. Seeing that Li Shi was safe and sound, her eyes turned red and tears started to fall.

"My child." Zhang Shi ran over and hugged her son, reaching out to touch his face and carefully inspecting him from head to toe. Seeing that Li Shi was fine, she finally felt relieved.

Seeing Ji Ruan standing behind Li Shi, Zhang Shi took a few steps forward and held her hand, choked up and almost unable to speak. She patted the back of her hand and said, "Thank you so much."

Ji Ruan smiled and shook her head, "It's what I should do."

"Come in quickly. I've cooked. If you don't mind, stay here and have dinner before leaving." Zhang Shi didn't catch the meaning behind Ji Ruan's words and held onto both of them, leading them into the house.

Seeing that her son was unharmed, Li Fuzi expressed his gratitude to Ji Ruan and pulled her aside to have a drink and talk.

"Father." Xu Mu ran over, hugged Li Shi's waist, and looked up at him. Seeing his gentle expression, he guessed that Jia Shanren hadn't succeeded before Ji Ruan arrived, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He playfully rubbed his face against his abdomen and said, "I'm glad you're okay."

Li Shi smiled and reached out to gently pat Xu Mu's back, saying softly, "This time, thanks to Mi Jian." She squatted down, touched Xu Mu's face, and said, "Mi Jian has grown up."

Without realizing it, her son had grown up, and she could protect him now. Li Shi felt a sense of pride and contentment in her heart, then looked up at Lu Feng standing behind Xu Mu and also smiled, saying, "Thank you for this time."

Lu Feng quickly waved her hand, "No, no need to thank me."

Seeing that both the Li father and son were looking at her, Lu Feng inexplicably felt a bit nervous and casually found an excuse to go to Ji Ruan's side.

Xu Mu chuckled, thinking that his wife was being shy.

The Zhang family had already prepared dinner, and now with Li Shi's return, they quickly started eating.

Li Fu Zi took out the fine wine she had cherished for many years and pulled Ji Ruan aside, saying they should have a good drink.

Lu Feng was still young and not suitable for drinking, so she sat beside Xu Mu and ate together.

Xu Mu had a cut on the palm of his right hand, wrapped in white cloth, making it difficult for him to bend his fingers to hold chopsticks. He could only use his fingertips to hold the spoon and eat.

Li Shi brought out the last bowl of fish soup from the kitchen. Seeing his father was not around, Xu Mu quickly turned his head to look at Lu Feng, tugging at her sleeve and pitifully saying, "I want to eat meat."