After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

Liu Rushuang also saw her daughter's gaze and suddenly leaned in with a mischievous smile, placing a playful slap on her daughter's behind.

"Don't worry your pretty little head, girls can have a second growth spurt after getting married. With your mom's genes, there's no way you'll be lacking. Besides, my Xiaoyue's legs are quite attractive, enough to completely enchant Xiaosen."

When Liu Rushuang was alone with her daughter, she always acted like a big schoolgirl, all giggles and mischief.

"Mom."

Yao Mingyue's face turned red, and she pulled away her mother's wandering hand, huffing, "Who cares about him? I'm quite satisfied with myself as I am."

"Look at you, still playing coy. By your age, your dad and I were almost meeting the parents. If you'd been a bit more proactive before, maybe we could've been discussing your engagement this Chinese New Year," Liu Rushuang said with a chuckle.

Yao Mingyue pursed her lips and felt an indefinable emptiness within.

She thought back to a few days ago, the conversation she overheard at KFC between him and that girl.

Even though Xu Musen had said he would always take care of her,

it felt more like a confirmation of status and a growing distance.

Yao Mingyue didn't want to be just childhood sweethearts or just friends. She wanted more, she wanted what rightfully belonged to them.

But… she felt as if they were growing further apart…

Instead, he seemed to be getting closer to that girl.

Yao Mingyue had been feeling a tightness in her chest all day, taking another bite of dark chocolate, its bitter taste spreading in her mouth.

But it also cleared her head a little.

"Mom, did you and Uncle Xu really set up a child betrothal for us back then?" Yao Mingyue suddenly asked.

"Well, it was mentioned back in the day, but it was just a verbal agreement, no formal betrothal gifts or anything," Liu Rushuang replied, looking at her daughter with a teasing smile, "Why? Do you lack confidence in yourself?"

Yao Mingyue was at a loss for a response; she indeed lacked confidence right now.

"Silly girl, I still understand Xiaosen. He surely cares about you. Even if you both have a falling-out, if something serious happened to you, he wouldn't just stand by. He might just have some concerns right now, but everything will get better gradually."

"Mom, if… just if, Xu Musen one day likes another girl... what would you think?" Yao Mingyue hesitantly voiced her concern, feeling like she could no longer keep up with his pace.

Liu Rushuang sensed something wrong upon hearing her daughter's words.

She knew her proud daughter well. If she was expressing such doubts, it meant she was feeling extremely insecure.

Liu Rushuang had long since regarded Xu Musen as her future son-in-law, confident in entrusting her daughter to him.

Despite Xu Musen's recent changes, that Liu Rushuang observed, she still believed the two were a good match.

With Xu Musen's burgeoning sense of entrepreneurship, Yao Mingyue wouldn't have to work as hard, and being mutually supportive was the ideal outcome.

However, it seemed there were significant issues arising between them.

After pondering for a while and crunching on her candy, Liu Rushuang gently stroked her daughter's head.

"Your Uncle Xu and I, we hope you two can end up together, but if it doesn't happen, then maybe it just wasn't meant to be. At the very least, you'll always have your history as childhood sweethearts. As long as you both are happy, that's enough for us."

Liu Rushuang spoke softly, hugging her daughter tenderly while looking into her flickering eyes, her playfulness replaced by warmth.

Yao Mingyue pursed her lips, feeling the warmth from her mother calming her restless heart considerably.

"Alright now, you've got a solid foundation as childhood sweethearts — no one can compete with that. If Xiaosen can't appreciate that, watch me spank him when I get back!"

Liu Rushuang chuckled, recalling how they used to spank the mischievous Xu Musen back when he was a child, sometimes even flicking his little 'bird'.

"Don't, you're not allowed to hit him." Yao Mingyue quickly shook her head, feeling that only she had the right to pat her future husband's behind!

Liu Rushuang was momentarily speechless, looking at her daughter who seemed to have completely fallen in love.

She sighed.

Well, as a mother, she thought, for the sake of her daughter's future happiness, she'd better support them both.

And Xiaosen really, why has he become so ungrateful as he grew up? If only she'd flicked his 'bird' a few more times when he wore split pants!

...

The next day.

Everybody was enjoying breakfast together in the milk tea shop.

Everyone watched as Xu Musen and An Nuannuan fed each other.

They couldn't help but sense something different about them today.

Although the two had always fed each other before, An Nuannuan seemed particularly entitled as she fed Xu Musen today.

Xu Musen was equally attentive; whatever An Nuannuan wanted to eat, he would feed it to her mouth as soon as she glanced at it.

Xu Musen ate with gusto, leaving a bit of millet porridge on the corner of his mouth.

"Boss Xu, you've got some soup on your face," Zhou Hangyu pointed out, reaching for a napkin.

"I've got it," An Nuannuan said, stretching out her fair hand to gently wipe the porridge off his mouth.