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If it were just Lu Bozhou here, Jiang Mian would have just let it go and wouldn't have bothered to refute anything.

But with Song Wan appearing, Jiang Mian could no longer remain indifferent.

Jiang Mian had considered letting her mother know the truth, and she had also considered letting Lu Bozhou know the truth.

But they are definitely not in the same frame.

Jiang Mian raised her hand and removed Lu Bozhou's hand from her eyes, then said to Song Wan, "I'm not afraid of earthworms. Lu Bozhou must have misunderstood and mistaken me for someone else."

After Jiang Mian finished speaking, she reached out and took the small box from Lu Chaochi's hand, then reached inside and picked out an earthworm. Her movements were smooth and her expression was normal.

That wet, sticky sensation made Jiang Mian's heart tremble. But she had truly improved; there was no hint of it in her expression.

There was only a very slight tremor in my fingertips, not very noticeable.

Song Wan watched this scene with an indescribable expression in her eyes, as if she had breathed a sigh of relief, but also seemed somewhat disappointed.

Lu Bozhou, standing to the side, did not pay any attention to the expression on her face; his deep eyes remained fixed on her fingertips.

A few seconds later, Lu Bozhou lowered his eyes and asked Lu Chaochi, "Why are you digging for earthworms?"

“Their kindergarten needs them.” Song Wan concealed the faint disappointment on her face. “They need snails or earthworms. I was worried that he might find those giant African snails, which carry too many germs and are too dangerous, so I had his grandfather take him to dig for earthworms.”

Lu Bozhou agreed to let Lu Chaochi come over occasionally, and also agreed to let Lu Chaochi attend kindergarten here.

Song Wan and Jiang Shan's attitude towards Lu Bozhou improved slightly.

Even though I'm not as friendly when I talk to him now, I'm not as angry or sarcastic as I used to be.

Lu Chaochi was very happy, his eyes sparkling as he held the small box. He said to Lu Bozhou and Jiang Mian, "I suspect the teacher wants to arrange a race between the snail and the earthworm! I think the earthworm is more likely to win."

Lu Bozhou casually picked up the earthworm from Jiang Mian's hand and tossed it back into Lu Chaochi's box.

With a calm expression, he took a wet wipe, grabbed her hand, and wiped it clean.

"Dig, dig up more. We'll use it for fishing later."

"Really?!" Lu Chaochi was immediately delighted; the child's greatest talent was pushing his luck.

He immediately asked, "When are we going fishing?"

Lu Chaochi only knew that these kinds of things could only be done when his father had time.

To everyone's surprise, Lu Bozhou said, "Anything is fine. Jiang Mian can go whenever she doesn't have classes at school."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mian suddenly raised her eyes. "I... don't have classes on weekends."

"Then let's do it this weekend."

Song Wan glanced at Jiang Mian, then at Lu Bozhou. The look in her eyes grew increasingly intense.

When Song Wan left the Jiang family, she slipped a bag of pastries into Jiang Mian's hand.

The voice was neither warm nor cold, "I won't take your desserts for free, you can have these."

Jiang Mian didn't refuse. She opened the bag after getting into the car and saw that it was full of pastries from the shop she used to like. The dates were still fresh, so she had obviously just bought them today.

Jiang Mian took out a piece of taro cake and put it in her mouth. It was sweet but not greasy, and it warmed her heart.

"Delicious?" Lu Bozhou glanced at him sideways.

"Mmm." Jiang Mian nodded. "I really like this restaurant. I can never make it taste the same."

She pinched a piece and held it to Lu Bozhou's lips.

He didn't refuse, opened his mouth and ate it; it tasted the same as before. Lu Bozhou's eyes narrowed slightly.

Jiang Mian used to bring this taro cake back to eat. It's not a fancy snack, but she always said it was a well-established brand that she had been eating since she was a child, so she always ate it with great satisfaction.

I would share it with him, but he didn't like it. He either thought it was too sweet or too oily. Now it seems like he's finally starting to appreciate the taste.

Jiang Mian originally thought they were just some snacks, but she never expected that eating them would cause her trouble.

Not long after returning home, Lu Chaochi looked at Jiang Mian with concern, "Mianmian, you have a lot of red things here."

Lu Chaochi pointed to Jiang Mian's neck.

Jiang Mian was taken aback, and then, slightly flustered, quickly pulled up her collar to cover her neck. "N-nothing, just a mosquito bite."

Jiang Mian initially thought it was a mark left by Lu Bozhou, but she didn't know if it was because she mentioned mosquito bites.

I actually started to feel itchy for no reason.

Jiang Mian scratched her neck and went to the bathroom. She noticed the red marks on her neck in the mirror and something seemed off.

Not only were there traces left by Lu Bozhou, but there were also some things that really looked like mosquito bites.

"Boom boom boom——"

There was a knock on the bathroom door.

"Little Stone, I'll be right out," Jiang Mian quickly said to the outside.

Lu Bozhou's deep voice came from outside, "Jiang Mian, open the door."

"I'll be done soon."

"Open the door first. Lu Chaochi said you have something growing on your neck, and he's very worried."

Jiang Mian reached out and turned the doorknob, about to say that she was fine.

Then Lu Bozhou asked, "Jiang Mian, are you having an allergic reaction?"

Jiang Mian was stunned for a moment before she suddenly realized this possibility.

In her past life, she wasn't allergic to taro and even enjoyed eating it. However, Jiang Mian was allergic to taro.

Jiang Mian's heart started racing, and her breathing seemed to quicken.

"It shouldn't be... right..." Jiang Mian's face turned pale, the red rashes on her body increased, and her breathing became rapid.

She saw that Lu Bozhou's expression finally changed.

His gaze suddenly darkened, a hint of hostility flickering within it.

"No, it's not that it's not! You're practically out of breath!"

Lu Bozhou called Song Xu.

Song Xu said that allergies should be treated according to the principle of proximity, and told him to take Jiang Mian to the nearest hospital.

Jiang Mian was quickly given adrenaline and anti-allergy medication. Actually, as long as the medication was taken, it wasn't a big deal.

The doctor also checked her for allergens, and there were three bright plus signs in the taro section.

It's clearly a severe allergic reaction.

Lu Bozhou handed the form to her, and the doctor at the community hospital frowned and said, "It's quite a severe allergy. At this age, it should have been discovered long ago. How could she have accidentally eaten the allergen?"

Hearing the doctor's words, Lu Bozhou said, "Yes, she said she quite likes eating this."

Jiang Mian sat there, her lips slightly pursed.

"You should be more careful in the future. It's one thing for children not to have self-control, but they're adults now. During safe periods, you should still avoid contact with allergens."

Jiang Mian nodded obediently.

"It's nothing serious. You can go home after the injection. I'll also prescribe some topical anti-itch ointment for you. Your family can pick it up."

Lu Bozhou went out with the doctor.

Jiang Mian sat on the hospital bed and let out a long sigh...

I feel like I've almost completely lost my mask. Who would have thought that Jiang Mian would be allergic to taro?

On the way back from the hospital, Jiang Mian thought Lu Bozhou would say something, but he didn't say anything.

Jiang Mian thought the matter was over, but it wasn't until that evening that she realized how wrong she had been!