The moment Shen Ru finished speaking, Sheng Ziyao's suddenly sharp little brain caught a whiff of danger. He hastily covered his mouth, as though trying to swallow the reckless words he had just blurted out.
The young man ignored Sheng Ziyao's little gesture and turned his attention back to their two "mothers."
The two were still exchanging pleasantries. Even though they lived so close to each other, they seemed to have endless things to say whenever they met.
Suddenly, a powerful sense of dissonance surged through Shen Ru.
The "mother" who had complained that his dawdling would make her late for work was now the very same "mother" chatting endlessly with the neighbor.
What exactly had this instance been trying to convey, right from the beginning?
Feigning anxiety, Shen Ru tugged urgently at the monster's arm and said with a worried expression,
"Aren't we leaving yet? We're going to be late."
Sure enough, the moment he spoke, the two monsters' conversation seemed to hit pause. Even without seeing her expression, he could hear the monster's displeasure in her voice.
"Don't interrupt when adults are talking."
"Now you're in a hurry? What were you thinking when you wouldn't get out of bed?"
"Come on, then. If you're late, your teacher will come bothering me again."
Another suffocating three-hit combo...
Shen Ru could distinctly feel every sentence piercing his heart like a needle, before melting into his flesh and becoming part of his body.
This was the first time he had clearly sensed that something was wrong with this instance.
Wasn't he empathizing a little too deeply?
After finishing her lecture, his "mother" briefly said goodbye to the other monster and left.
Sheng Ziyao's "mother" was very friendly. She had been about to drive them both to school when she suddenly received