Pokémon: What should I do? My father-in-law always wants to tear me apart

(I’m stuck again, let me write a sequel)

(The timeline is that Lin Yi and Ruan Yaoyao had just known each other for a year, and were still in kindergarten)

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When the first rays of morning light shine through the treetops and gently fall on the quiet streets, they are like golden brushstrokes, dotted with mottled spots of light.

On the street, Ruan Yaoyao was walking in the rising sunshine, carrying her schoolbag.

Her face looked a little pale, as if hiding a subtle discomfort.

Suddenly, an uncontrollable itching sensation attacked her nose, causing her to sneeze loudly:

“A-choo!”

“Are you cold?”

At this moment, a warm and familiar voice sounded in her ears.

Ruan Yaoyao turned her head and what came into her sight was Lin Yi's concerned face.

His eyes were full of worry, and at the same time, his hand gently touched her forehead, as if he was checking her body temperature in the most gentle way.

Ruan Yaoyao felt a slight electric shock, and her body trembled slightly involuntarily.

Then, her cheeks were flushed, like the rising morning glow in the sky, delicate and moving.

"Lin...Lin Yi?"

There was a tremor and uncertainty in her voice, and her heartbeat quickened in her chest as if she was preparing for the conversation to come.

Lin Yi frowned slightly, and there was a hint of blame in his tone:

"My forehead feels a little hot...why didn't you tell me earlier that you had a fever?"

He murmured softly: "That's strange, isn't it said that idiots can't catch a cold?"

Ruan Yaoyao did not hear this very impolite whisper. She waved her hands hastily and tried to explain in a relaxed tone:

"I just caught a cold accidentally, it's really nothing."

Her heart was filled with anxiety, and she did not dare to confess to Lin Yi that she had a fever because she wanted to go swimming with him at the beach, so in the middle of the night, she quietly jumped into the cold river to practice, but she caught a cold because she failed to change her clothes in time.

This silly and girlish reason made her feel extremely ashamed and unable to speak out.

However, she didn't know that in Lin Yi's eyes, her lies were like a piece of transparent paper and could be easily seen through.

But in the early morning sunshine, her clumsy yet cute appearance makes people feel pity for her.

Lin Yi narrowed his eyes and said nothing more. Instead, he grabbed Ruan Yaoyao's hand and walked in the direction they came from.

"Where are we going?"

Ruan Yaoyao let herself be dragged forward, looked at the passers-by helplessly, and asked weakly.

I felt embarrassed to see Lin Yi holding my hand in front of so many people.

"Go home and rest. Can you still go to school now?"

"Oh." Ruan Yaoyao lowered her head and responded in a low voice.

Soon, they arrived at Ruan Yaoyao's door.

The door opened gently, and what came into view was an empty home.

Her parents had gone to work, leaving only her and Lin Yi at home.

"Yaoyao,"

Lin Yi's voice echoed in the empty living room. He pointed in the direction of the bedroom with his chin.

"Go lie down on the bed."

"Oh? But, but..."

"But what?"

The shy girl didn't dare to meet the boy's gaze, and she held on to a corner of her clothes tightly, showing her uneasiness.

After a while, Ruan Yaoyao's cheeks instantly turned red. Her voice trembled, and she stammered in a negotiating tone:

"But, but we are still young, can't we wait until we grow up to talk about that kind of thing? When I grow up, I will never reject you again!"

"what?"

Lin Yi silently asked a question, with a trace of confusion on his face. He didn't seem to understand what Ruan Yaoyao meant.

"That kind of thing? What kind of thing?"

Seeing Lin Yi's reaction, Ruan Yaoyao's heart tightened. She knew that she might have misunderstood Lin Yi's intention.

A trace of embarrassment appeared on her face, and then she quickly ran into the bedroom and crawled into the quilt like a fertilized little rabbit, not daring to show her head again.

Fortunately, Lin Yi didn’t understand, otherwise…

Ahhhhh——I am really an idiot, right?!

Ruan Yaoyao was about to cry because of her stupidity, and waves of wails squeezed out of her throat.

How could I think that way? I might as well just hold my breath and commit suicide!

Lin Yi stood at the door of the bedroom, looking at the small bulge that kept squirming on the bed, his brows slightly furrowed, a hint of confusion on his face.

He shook his head slightly, as if trying to get rid of the confusion in his heart.

"Uh...what's going on?" He muttered to himself, but soon gave up trying to find out more.

“Forget it, I won’t think about it for now.”

Lin Yi decided to shift his attention to more important things.

He shook his head, trying to put those messy thoughts behind him, and then began to look for cold medicine in this house.

"Take it after meals? But we haven't had breakfast yet."

Lin Yi took a look at the instructions for use of the medicine and felt a little hesitant.

But in the end, he decided to put the medicine box into his pocket and prepare to give it to Ruan Yaoyao later.

He brought a chair from the side and stood on it to barely reach the boiler.

Lin Yi's movements were skillful and confident, and it was obvious that this was not the first time he had been on his own in the kitchen.

Looking back on the past, because Lin Guochang and An Qing sometimes...often...always (shock) would forget to cook, and even leave him alone at home to go on dates, Lin Yi had to learn to cook early on to cope with those moments of neglect.

"Having such a pair of cheap parents, I am able to live safely to this day, all thanks to all the hardships and tears." He couldn't help but think with some self-mockery in his heart.

Considering that the patient cannot eat spicy food and is best served with light liquid food, Lin Yi opened the refrigerator and found some leftover pumpkin inside.

He decided to make a bowl of pumpkin porridge for Ruan Yaoyao, which would be both nutritious and easy to digest.

While busy, Lin Yi did not forget to contact Lin Guochang using Ruan Yaoyao's home phone, explaining Ruan Yaoyao's situation and asking him to help him take leave.

Lin Yi walked into the bedroom carrying a bowl of steaming pumpkin porridge and cold medicine. His movements were light and skillful, as if he was used to taking care of others.

He gently placed the porridge and medicine on the bedside table, then stretched out his sinful little hand, reached into the quilt, and gently pinched a certain soft spot.

"ah!"

Ruan Yaoyao's scream broke the silence in the room, and her body suddenly shrank in the quilt, as if she had been electrocuted.

“You, what are you doing?”

Ruan Yaoyao's voice came from under the quilt, with a hint of shyness and anger.

"Get up and eat."

Lin Yi's voice was calm and firm. He pulled back his hand and threatened lightly:

"If you don't get up, it won't just be your stomach that's being pinched."

"Well……"

Ruan Yaoyao seemed to be very vulnerable to this threat. Her body squirmed in the quilt, and a small head slowly emerged from her "little bulge".

Her face is red and she looks very cute.

"Eat, what to eat?" Ruan Yaoyao asked curiously.

“Pumpkin porridge, I made it myself.”

Lin Yi picked up the pumpkin porridge, sat at the head of the bed, scooped a spoonful of porridge with a spoon, blew it gently, and then handed it to Ruan Yaoyao's mouth, with a tone that left no room for doubt:

"Open your mouth and I'll feed you."

Ruan Yaoyao was a little overwhelmed by Lin Yi's sudden toughness, but her stomach protested because she had not eaten for a long time.

She leaned her head over sincerely, opened her pink lips and took the spoon in her mouth.

"Well!"

Ruan Yaoyao let out a cry of surprise. The temperature of the pumpkin porridge made her feel a little hot, but the aroma made her reluctant to spit it out.

She held the spoon in her mouth for a long time before slowly swallowing it. Then she stuck out her slightly red tongue and a satisfied expression appeared on her face.

Although the temperature of the porridge made her feel a little uncomfortable, the rich aroma of pumpkin made her feel extremely satisfied and happy.

“Hmm, is it still too hot?”

Lin Yi noticed Ruan Yaoyao's reaction. He scooped up another spoonful of porridge and blew it harder for a while this time. After making sure the porridge was at the right temperature, he handed the spoon to Ruan Yaoyao's mouth again.

In the next ten minutes or so, Lin Yi patiently fed Ruan Yaoyao one spoonful at a time until she was full.

His attentiveness and thoughtfulness made Ruan Yaoyao feel warm and at ease.

"The medicine is here, remember to take it in half an hour." Lin Yi reminded.

“Hmmmm.”

Ruan Yaoyao lay on the bed and nodded like a chick pecking at rice, indicating that she would remember.

Lin Yi stood up, holding the empty bowl, but under Ruan Yaoyao's curious gaze, he reached out to pick off the rice grains stuck to the corners of her mouth.

Without giving it much thought, he threw the rice grains directly into his mouth in the spirit of not wasting them.

Lin Yi's action was natural and unconscious, causing Ruan Yaoyao's delicate body to tremble noticeably twice. The blush on her cheeks reappeared, and her big eyes flickered with mist, as if expressing her inner excitement and confusion.

He, what did he do? He actually dared to...

Lin Yi thought about it for a long time and finally realized how ambiguous his behavior just now was.

His expression remained calm, but his heart was in turmoil.

He simply said, "Take the medicine and rest," then turned and left the room.

"Click-"

The sound of the door closing echoed in the silent corridor. Lin Yi leaned against the door frame. His face was not clear in the dim light, but his ears were red.

"I'm here, what's going on?"

Lin Yi asked himself in his heart, the sound of his accelerated heartbeat seemed to be right next to his ears. He continued to swallow his saliva and became incoherent, which was unusual for him.

"Just now, why did I have the urge to kiss Yaoyao..."

Lin Yi knew the answer to this question very well. His feelings for Ruan Yaoyao had already gone beyond friendship, but he might not have fully realized it at this time.