091 Mom’s Tattoo
“But my mom loves me very much. It’s not like in Snow White.”
The stepmothers in the traditional fairy tales Tang Bobo had heard were all bad people. There were basically none like the gentle stepmother in the recently popular anime Ranking of Kings.
“After my mom found me, she was only good to me. She didn’t even find a dad for me.”
Kids these days know a lot. After saying this, Tang Bobo mysteriously leaned over to Luo Yao’s ear.
“But do you know, Yaoyao? I’ve always suspected that I have an older sister or younger sister, an older brother or younger brother, that my mom gave birth to.”
“Really?”
Luo Yao seemed to have seen a similar plot in some TV series before. It was very melodramatic, so Qin Ren had later forbidden her from watching it.
“Do you have any evidence?”
“I do.”
“Witness or physical evidence?”
“Mmm… neither.”
Tang Bobo hesitated.
“I just guessed. If there’s no evidence… should I not be spreading rumors?”
“What are you afraid of? You don’t need evidence to spread rumors.”
The Pixiu was righteous, twisting the concept without a trace.
“If you need evidence, is it still called spreading rumors?”
“Then… then I’ll spread them.”
“Mhm, go ahead.”
…
The convenience store was bustling with people. Absolutely few would have thought that these two little girls, one big and one small, with their little bottoms in the air, leaning against the window, were actually discussing the issue of “illegitimate children.”
But strictly speaking, Tang Bobo wasn’t really spreading rumors, but rather speculating.
“I sleep with my mom at night. Sometimes when I accidentally wake up, I see that my mom is also not asleep. She’ll stare out the window and keep rubbing her stomach. So I suspect that my mom might have given birth to other children before.”
“Stupid.”
Luo Yao gave a disdainful evaluation after hearing this.
“In this situation, the first thing you should think is, is she hungry at night?”
“No, no.” Tang Bobo waved her hand. “My mom’s appetite is only a tiny bit bigger than mine.”
“Then her belly is itchy.”
Luo Yao would sometimes feel her belly itch when she was sleeping. When she opened her eyes, she would see the dead-as-a-pig Qin Ren with his big hand tucked into her little dress.
“Her belly being itchy, that seems possible.”
Tang Bobo was inspired. She thought of the time when she was showering with her mom.
“My mom’s stomach, here.”
Tang Bobo poked her own belly button, but it didn’t feel right. It seemed to be a little lower.
“Here.”
She moved her finger, then thought for a moment, and moved it a little lower again.
“Here. My mom, here, has a little flower.”
“Liar.”
Tang Bobo was telling a lie. Luo Yao exposed her.
“Humans are animals, flowers are plants. How can a plant grow on an animal? Is your mom a vegetable?”
“I’m not lying! There is a flower. It’s not a real flower, it’s a fake flower!”
Tang Bobo angrily snatched Luo Yao’s Coke and took a sip, arguing with her cheeks puffed out.
“And it’s not just one. It’s… in a circle… right! Like a vine! It’s on her belly. It looks like it was drawn with a watercolor pen. It’s black, with a little bit of peach, and a little bit of pink…”
“Then this eminence knows~”
Luo Yao turned into a little know-it-all and patted her chest, understanding.
“That’s called a tattoo. Our Qin Ren has one too.”
“Is it also on his belly?”
“No, it’s here on his collarbone. A cross.”
Qin Ren’s tattoo could even glow red when he encountered a Demonic Scion. It had a special name, a Stigma. But Luo Yao couldn’t tell her these things. Qin Ren had said to keep it a secret.
“A tattoo should sometimes be itchy, right? I’ve seen Qin Ren scratch it occasionally.”
“Then I guessed wrong.”
She had guessed wrong, but she was also a little relieved. If she really had some brother or sister, Tang Bobo would definitely not be able to get used to it for a while.
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The two girls were chatting enthusiastically in the convenience store. After they finished, they continued to play on their phones.
At the same time, a somewhat hurried knock was heard at Qin Ren’s home.
“Who is it?”
Yu Yourong was on the sofa, choosing a new wallpaper for her phone. Qin Ren, who was squatting on the floor, went to open the door. As he stood up, he didn’t forget to glare at Tuantuan, who was standing in the corner as punishment.
“You continue to reflect!”
“Meow…”
Tuantuan had been playing with Mizhi again just now, making the poor little slime stay in a pink state, constantly blowing bubbles. Its two little bean-like eyes had even rolled back. Qin Ren had to punish this slutty cat.
“Coming.”
Qin Ren opened the door. In front of him stood a gentle and beautiful woman, in a white ladylike dress and white high-heeled single shoes. Her high-quality, smoky-gray, ultra-thin pantyhose outlined her voluptuous and long legs, perfectly interpreting the restrained sexiness of a mature woman.
Gray stockings are not easy to match, especially the thin summer kind. Qin Ren only knew two women with such excellent taste in clothes. One was his “ex-girlfriend” Cheng Siyun, and the other was his neighbor, Tang Bobo’s mother, Su Yu.
“Sister Su? What’s wrong?” A neighbor rarely paid a visit. Qin Ren felt that Su Yu’s expression was a little anxious.
“Qin Ren, is Bobo not at your place? Aiya, that child said she was going to play with Yaoyao. I just went downstairs to call her home, but I didn’t see her at the swings. She also left her phone watch at home. I…”
“Sister Su, Sister Su, don’t worry. Bobo is not at my place, but she should still be with Luo Yao. I’ll give her a call.”
Su Yu’s words came out like a string of beans. Qin Ren could understand her feelings and immediately confirmed.
“Yao, where are you? Is Bobo with you?”
…
After the call and confirming Tang Bobo’s location, Su Yu finally let out a long sigh of relief.
“That’s good, that’s good. Sigh, this child is so careless. I bought her a watch, but she always forgets to wear it.”
Su Yu pressed on the heaving white mounds on her chest and smiled gratefully at Qin Ren.
“Thank you. Sorry for the trouble.”
“Haha, it’s fine. It’s no trouble at all.”
…
After a simple exchange of pleasantries, Su Yu left, but returned a few seconds later, tucking a soft strand of black hair behind her ear in embarrassment.
“Um… why don’t we exchange WeChat? We’re neighbors anyway. If in the future…”
“Mhm, mhm, sure.”
The two of them took out their phones to scan the QR code. Su Yu’s phone was a bit laggy and was stuck on the Toutiao news app for a long time. Qin Ren glanced at it and saw that it was all news about the “blood moon.”
“Alright, you can scan me.”
“Mhm.”
Beep—
After exchanging WeChat, Su Yu nodded and smiled again in acknowledgement.
It had to be said that Su Yu was the kind of woman with a very distinctive smile.
Literally, her smile was a little “sexy.”
That might be an exaggeration. To be precise, it was very attractive.
At least, from their interactions so far, Qin Ren could confirm one thing: Su Yu’s smile could make people feel a faint, lazy charm beneath the surface of her approachable and bright appearance.
Both natural and deliberate.
Two contradictory feelings appeared in the same woman, as if a young girl in love, her heart pounding, had to deliberately cover her charming body with a thin veil for the sake of modesty.
Even after Su Yu left, Qin Ren was still marveling at it in his heart.
“That old thing, Cao Cao, he really knew how to play back then…”
