Just met you: This guy is a bit warm

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After a lot of trouble, I got home in the evening.

At the distant edge of the horizon, the orange-red afterglow was like a burning flame, gradually dyeing half of the sky red.

The afterglow passed through the clear glass window and spread all over the ground.

Su Ruonan went to the bathroom to change into comfortable home clothes. Her feet in slippers made a slight sound when she walked against the floor.

Looking at the white plastic bag on the coffee table, Su Ruonan sat down on the single sofa next to the coffee table and took out the iodine and cotton swabs from it.

Unexpectedly, there was a box of Band-Aids under the cotton swab. Su Ruonan picked up the Band-Aid and took a look. The pattern was actually a cute cat. The kitten's round body was curled up into a ball, with two furry ears standing up and a pair of big watery eyes looking forward innocently.

Su Ruonan had no resistance to cute things and couldn't help laughing out loud.

After making sure there were no glass fragments in the wound, Su Ruonan picked up a cotton swab soaked in iodine and gently applied it to the wound. The stimulation of the alcohol made Su Ruonan shiver in pain, and her white and tender toes, like those of a newborn baby, curled up tightly.

Enduring the pain, Su Ruonan applied the ointment to the wound several times. Only after it was thoroughly disinfected did she put down the cotton swab and open a Band-Aid to put it on. The originally ugly wound looked more pleasing to the eye because of the cat pattern on it.

After treating the wound, Su Ruonan remembered that she had not had dinner yet.

I didn’t manage to buy any food, but luckily I could order takeout.

Take-out is really a great invention. In less than half an hour, the steaming hot meal was delivered.

After eating, Su Ruonan leaned back on the sofa contentedly and opened her iPad to watch her favorite TV series.

She adjusted her posture on the sofa to make herself more comfortable. However, as time went by, her eyelids seemed to become heavier and heavier, and even the exciting plot on the screen could not make her open her eyes.

The feeling of sleepiness came like a tide, gradually drowning Su Ruonan's consciousness.

I don’t know how much time passed. In a daze, Su Ruonan suddenly started awake, as if she was stung by something in her sleep, and she woke up instantly.

She slowly opened her heavy eyelids and looked around sleepily. She found that the iPad was still playing the TV series and the lights in the room were still as bright as day.

Su Ruonan reached out and took the iPad, paused the TV series, and glanced at the time in the lower right corner.

It was already ten o'clock in the evening. I had originally planned to take a nap, but I didn't expect to sleep for so long.

Su Ruonan didn't get up immediately, but sat on the sofa for a while in a daze. Then, dragging her still heavy body, she drowsily went to the bathroom to wash up and then went back to sleep.

There are no more annoying people and things in the dream, have a good night.

"woooooo"

The phone on the bedside table vibrated and played a cheerful song.

"Plant a seed in your heart, and it will make your little wish come true. It has magical power."

Su Ruonan frowned in dissatisfaction as her sweet dream was disturbed. She pulled the corner of the quilt over her head, turned over and faced away, ready to fall asleep again.

But the other party didn't seem to intend to let her go, and the ringing sound that had stopped soon started again.

"Oh" Su Ruonan let out a deep breath, sat up helplessly, and picked up the phone on the bedside table.

Who would call themselves on a weekend morning?

Looking at the word "Mom" on the phone, Su Ruonan lowered her brows, paused, and then pressed the answer button.

"You finally answered the phone. Come back immediately. I have something to talk to you about." Mother Wang Xiazhi's angry voice came from the receiver. She could also vaguely hear the voice of her younger brother Su Jiawang talking beside her.

Without waiting for Su Ruonan to speak, the other party hung up the phone.

Su Ruonan stood there, staring at the hung up phone in her hand, as if she was frozen in place and unable to move.

The relationship between Su Ruonan and her parents has always been quite delicate. Although they are biological children, they do not have as many opportunities to spend time together as they do with friends, and they rarely contact each other on weekdays.

However, despite this, although the mother and daughter did not open up to each other, they would always maintain a superficial calm whenever they met and never had a quarrel.

Wang Xiazhi had never spoken to her daughter in such an unfriendly tone before.

Su Ruonan was very surprised by the sudden phone call today.

She couldn't help but start recalling every detail of the conversation with her mother, trying to find the reason.

Su Ruonan thought about it over and over again, but still couldn't figure out where her mother's anger came from.

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The weather in early autumn is neither cold nor hot, very pleasant.

Su Ruonan was carrying some fruits she had bought from the supermarket, including her mother's favorite cherries and strawberries, and was slowly walking towards the building where her parents lived.

Su Ruonan's parents live in the central ring of Beijing. The community is not new but not shabby either. The facilities and environment are much better than the community she rents now. At least the house has an elevator and a layout of three bedrooms and two living rooms.

Su Ruonan shifted the fruit in both hands to one hand, freed her hand and knocked on the door gently.

Soon, Wang Xiazhi opened the door a crack from the inside, enough that an adult would need to turn sideways to get in.

"Mom" Su Ruonan called out to her mother with a smile.

Wang Xiazhi's expression seemed somewhat gloomy. He turned around and walked into the house without even looking at Su Ruonan.

Su Ruonan looked at her mother's indifferent back, the corners of her mouth that were originally raised gradually flattened. After pursing her lips lightly, she silently pushed open the door and followed her into the house.

As soon as she entered the living room, Su Ruonan saw her younger brother Su Jiawang sitting on the sofa, staring at her fiercely. There were many bruises and scabbed wounds on his face, which looked shocking. She thought he must have been beaten by the gang of thugs yesterday.

Su Ruonan didn't think she did anything wrong, so she turned her eyes away and stopped looking at her brother.

Su Dayong, his father, who rarely stays at home due to his busy work, was also present at the moment.

"Dad..." Su Ruonan called in a low voice, with a hint of restraint in her voice.

Su Dayong, Su Ruonan's father, has a strong flavor of the old society. As a man with deep-rooted traditional concepts, male chauvinism is deeply rooted in his heart.

At home, he always maintained a dignified demeanor, with a serious face and a serious expression.

The few smiles she showed were all when she was facing her son Su Jiawang.

Su Ruonan was deeply uneasy about getting along with her father. Although the opportunities for them to actually meet were quite limited, as soon as she saw her father's serious and unsmiling face, she would inexplicably feel an extremely heavy and indescribable mental pressure surging towards her like a tide.

"Do you know why I called you back today?"