Chapter 10

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After swallowing the two pills obediently, Xu Zhaomu felt half-dead.

She stared resentfully at a certain person, who appeared completely unbothered. She clenched her teeth and exclaimed, “B*stard, don’t you know how to cherish delicate girls?”

“Which part of you is delicate? Don’t overvalue yourself.” Shen Chi stood up and walked out.

“You! How can you say that, come back! Hey, b*stard!”

Unfortunately, Shen Chi did not even glance back. With a bang, he slammed the door behind him.

When Shen Chi went downstairs, he saw his mother sitting in the garden with a middle-aged man. They were drinking coffee together, and there was a thick stack of documents on the table.

He recognized the middle-aged man. He had visited the Shen residence many times. Shen Chi thought he was a lawyer.

He walked over and was able to hear the conversation between his mother and the man.

“Madame, Shen Cexian is unwilling to yield. I’m afraid you probably won’t be awarded custody over the Oldest Miss and the Young Master.”

“I’m not counting on him to yield. We are already clear on how he conducts himself. But the Shen family has money, and if they stay with him, it might be better than coming with me.” Zhou Ran took a sip of coffee as she said this nonchalantly.

“Madame, Mr. Shen was the one who had an affair. Your odds of winning are quite high. Are you sure you don’t want to put up a fight?”

“No need. I have more important things to discuss with him.”

As she said this, Zhou Ran lowered her voice. She whispered a few words to the lawyer, and the lawyer nodded his head.

“All right Madame. I will draft the document as soon as I can. Rest assured, I will handle it.”

Zhou Ran finally nodded her head. She spoke with a smile, “Lawyer Fang, I specially requested someone bring this coffee over from Malaysia. You must definitely try it.”

Shen Chi stopped in his tracks and didn’t want to walk any farther. He turned back and left.

He had always known that his father had another family outside of theirs. Even though his mother had struggled to keep the household together for many years, she was still unable to avoid this divorce.

He had always thought that a loveless relationship could never have a good ending. However, he was still perplexed as to why his mother had brought Xu Zhaomu home.

After Shen Chi returned to his room, he gave a psychiatrist a call. Very soon, a bespectacled female doctor arrived at the Shen residence.

“Young Master Shen, what psychological problem do you need to consult me about?” The female doctor pushed her spectacles up on her head.

“Early maturity.”

“Early maturity? Are you talking about mental maturity or…physiological maturity?”

Xu Zhaomu’s shapeless body surfaced in Shen Chi’s mind. He replied, “Mental maturity.”

“Oh, okay.” The female doctor took out her notes. “How old?”

“Ten years old.”

“Please tell me what are some examples of early maturity displayed by this child? Oh, and does the child have an incomplete family?”

Early display of maturity? Did climbing onto his body persistently count?

“She’s illegitimate. She lived with her mother, but her mother recently passed away.”

“This explains a lot of things. Children who grow up in incomplete households tend to mature earlier than children born in ordinary ones.”

“I’ll take you to have a look.”

After Shen Chi said this, he led the female doctor upstairs. Early maturity was a type of illness. He needed to solve the problem while it was still in its early stages of development.

“Xu Zhaomu.” Shen Chi knocked on the door.

Xu Zhaomu shoved the interesting picture book into her bag hastily. This time, she had learned from her mistakes. She definitely wasn’t going to put it under her pillow.

“Coming, coming.” She ran over to open the door.

“Why did you lock the door when it’s broad daylight?” Shen Chi frowned.

“Isn’t it because I’m scared of you? Never mind if you force me to eat medicine. What should I do if you decide to throw me off the roof?” Xu Zhaomu said earnestly.

“You’re scared of me?” Shen Chi harrumphed coldly.

“If Young Master Shen says something, even the ground has to tremble. Of course I’m scared!” Xu Zhaomu rolled her eyes at him.

Shen Chi turned around and spoke to the female doctor, “This is the problem. Please deal with it as you deem fit.”

After he’d said this, Shen Chi took his leave. Before Xu Zhaomu could even figure out what was going on, she was pulled into the room by the female doctor.

Xu Zhaomu put up a protective stance while retreating backward. “Don’t come over. I don’t like girls.”

The female doctor’s lips twitched. This child was truly suffering from a severe case of early maturity.

“I am a doctor. Come here, I’ll only be asking you a few simple questions.” The doctor smiled at her amiably.

“My name is Xu Zhaomu. I am ten years old this year. I am an orphan, and I don’t like anyone, especially Shen Chi.” Xu Zhaomu said all this in one breath.

“Young lady, you seem to know quite a lot. Let’s chat,” the female doctor said.

“You must answer a question first.” Xu Zhaomu maintained a distance between herself and the female doctor.

She suddenly remembered that while she’d been reading her manga book, she hadn’t understood a few parts. If she asked Shen Chi, he would definitely scold her for being ignorant and incompetent. So she decided to ask this female doctor who appeared quite scholarly.

“What question?” the female doctor asked with a smile.

She wondered if the ten-year-old girl would ask her questions like which design was nicer or which dress was nicer.

Against all expectations, Xu Zhaomu’s question flabbergasted her.

Xu Zhaomu drew closer in a very secretive manner. “Let’s make this clear, you must help me keep this a secret.”

“I promise, I definitely won’t tell anyone else.” The female doctor made a solemn vow. “Mmm. Little children were easy to please.”

When Xu Zhaomu heard this, she eagerly brought out the manga that she had hidden in her bag.

Then she carefully flipped to a page near the center of the book. Pointing to the male and female characters in the manga, she asked, “Tell me, why is this girl shouting, don’t, don’t, while hugging the boy with a smile?”

When the female doctor saw this, her entire face flushed red. She had no idea where Xu Zhaomu had gotten this manga, but it was rated for ages much beyond hers.

This was impossible. She definitely had to relay this question to Young Master Shen and get him to pay more attention to this child. Otherwise, who knew what would happen in the future.

“You don’t know either? Then what should we chat about?” Xu Zhaomu held onto her manga book. She was clearly unhappy.

“Young lady, in all honesty, children your age should go out and play. Places like the playground or the zoo are all suitable locations for you to visit,” the doctor said.

“Let’s not chat any more. I want to sleep.”

Xu Zhaomu thought that this woman was too boring. She lay down on the bed and covered herself with the blanket.

The female doctor could only walk out awkwardly.

The moment she left, Xu Zhaomu flipped open the manga once more. She read it with great gusto.

These manga books had become her inspiration. When she brought down a certain person, she would try all sorts of positions. However, the stoic man was never as passionate as the boys in the manga.

Much later, she came to a conclusion. The man was bland in that area.

Under the blanket, just as Xu Zhaomu was engrossed in the manga, the room door suddenly flew open with a bang.

Xu Zhaomu hurriedly stuffed the manga under her pillow in fright. However, her actions were too slow, and her book was snatched by a certain someone.

Xu Zhaomu covered her face. Finished, she was finished! That female doctor must have spilled her secret. She knew that she didn’t get along with girls.

“Xu Zhaomu, roll over right now!”

Shen Chi sat down with the book in his hands and crossed his long legs. His face had darkened and his eyes were burning with fury.

For a long time, Xu Zhaomu didn’t move. Should she go over? Her future was bright, and she had good prospects. She didn’t want to die yet.

“Not coming?” Shen Chi asked once more.

“You…promise you won’t hit me…”

Shen Chi lifted his head and harrumphed coldly.

“You…promise you won’t scold me…”

“Let me repeat one more time. Roll over now!” Shen Chi’s eyes were icy as he exclaimed in a cold voice.