Chapter 9.1: Maternal Love
“……” x3
Silence stretched on as the three of them pondered the message.
Shi Hai turned the letter over, examining it thoroughly, even checking the envelope for any hidden notes.
But there was nothing more.
Just this one sentence.
And this sentence could only refer to the two people present.
Receiving the letter in the morning, encountering Senior Tian Shui at noon, and running into Jian Sichun in the afternoon.
Shi Hai, not completely devoid of EQ, could sense that both women harbored feelings for him.
Their attitudes towards him were vastly different from other girls.
So, to call all of this a coincidence seemed too far-fetched.
Both women, sensing this, quietly withdrew their hands from Shi Hai’s shoulders.
Shi Hai shrugged his shoulders, pretending nonchalance as he asked, “So, what do you two think?”
Tian Shui was the first to recover, smirking disdainfully.
“Heh, Junior, you’re not seriously considering following the letter’s advice, are you?”
“Before that, I’d like to know if this letter was ‘intentionally’ sent to me by someone you know.”
“Oh, I see. Your mind works fast. Let me think…”
Tian Shui squinted her eyes, quickly grasping Shi Hai’s meaning.
The letter’s content had accurately predicted Tian Shui and Jian Sichun’s actions.
It seemed the letter wasn’t addressed to Shi Hai at all, but rather to those close to him.
The writer had even calculated Tian Shui’s reaction, making the envelope look like a love letter, ensuring she would want to verify its contents.
But to avoid upsetting Shi Hai, she hadn’t checked it beforehand, resulting in all three of them seeing the letter’s contents together.
For Tian Shui, this was the worst possible timing.
Realizing this, her face darkened, eyes filled with brewing anger.
If she had known the letter contained such alarming words, she would never have returned it to Shi Hai.
She should have opened it to check, even if it displeased him…
But now it was too late.
This sentence was like a warning bell for Shi Hai.
From now on, whenever she approached Shi Hai, he would instinctively wonder, “Does Senior Tian Shui have an ulterior motive?”
His wariness towards her and Jian Sichun would be maxed out.
The person who planned this must be well-acquainted with both her and Shi Hai.
Tian Shui began mentally eliminating potential suspects.
Anger didn’t cloud her judgment, but even with her confidence in her memory, she couldn’t immediately identify anyone.
Not only because she didn’t have strong impressions of people from this time, but also because another possibility came to mind.
The sender of this letter could be another person who, like her, had returned from the future.
Considering this, the range of suspects became too broad.
“Well, Senior, any ideas?”
Tian Shui frowned deeply. To be thwarted by a single letter, unable to even guess the opponent’s identity…
This humiliation made her bite her lip hard, nearly drawing blood.
Seeing Tian Shui’s frustrated expression, Shi Hai figured the usually omnipotent Senior had no clues.
She likely had made too many enemies in school due to her flamboyant behavior, making everyone a suspect.
But there was still someone else to ask.
Shi Hai turned to Jian Sichun.
“Jian Sichun, do you have any ideas?”
“……”
Jian Sichun still hadn’t recovered, standing there pale-faced.
Upon seeing the letter’s contents, her pupils had contracted, grasping the true meaning of the words.
She likely had been so overwhelmed by the joy of seeing Shi Hai upon returning to the past that she hadn’t thought through what her return meant.
Or maybe she had subconsciously avoided considering ‘that possibility.’