Madam, Please Behave-Chapter 197: Peeking

Liu Xiazhi gazed at the chubby boy in front of her with admiration.

Noticing her look, Haohao’s chest swelled with pride. He waved his hand nonchalantly, trying to act as if it were no big deal.

“And then, my frog ate the fly.”

His casual tone made it seem like just another ordinary story.

During the break between classes, Haohao had asked Liu Xiazhi about her tadpoles. Upon hearing that the two he had given her had already met their demise, he felt a brief moment of disappointment before quickly recovering.

He then started vividly describing the wonders of tadpoles growing into frogs.

Hearing that Haohao’s tadpoles had successfully become frogs, Liu Xiazhi couldn’t help but feel envious.

“So lucky…” she muttered softly.

But then, her mood slowly sank.

Her little head drooped, her expression turning sad.

“But I… I let my tadpoles die… I’m sorry, Haohao. I didn’t mean to…”

“It’s okay! If you like them, I’ll ask my dad to buy you two more next time!”

“Really?!”

Instant revival.

Liu Xiazhi’s eyes lit up with excitement. She practically leaped from her seat and grabbed Haohao’s pudgy hand with both of hers.

Holding his hand tightly, she leaned in close, her large, teary eyes staring straight at him.

“You promised me, okay?”

“Uh… yeah… I-I promise!”

“Then… pinky swear!”

“Huh? Pinky swear?”

Haohao’s round face turned bright red as he snapped back to reality, looking confused.

Seeing Liu Xiazhi release his hand and extend her pinky, waiting for him to link fingers, he hesitated for a moment before shyly hooking his own pinky with hers.

Liu Xiazhi grinned.

“Pinky swear, hang it high, a hundred years no lying! If you lie, you’re a little puppy!”

After shaking their linked pinkies a few times, she let go.

As her hand slipped away, Haohao suddenly felt an odd sense of emptiness—like something was missing.

Yet, at the same time, he was giddy with excitement.

Xiazhi’s pinky… was so soft.

His expression gradually turned into a lovesick grin, and he started chuckling to himself.

Seeing his strange reaction, Liu Xiazhi tilted her head in confusion and called out to him.

“Haohao… Haohao?”

“Huh? I—I won’t lie to you!”

Snapping out of his daze, Haohao quickly wiped the silly grin off his face. He straightened up, pounded his chubby chest, and declared loudly,

“Don’t worry! I, Wang Tianhao, will never lie to you!”

Hearing his firm response, Liu Xiazhi beamed.

“You’re the best~”

“Ah—!”

Haohao dramatically clutched his chest, gasping for breath.

He felt like he couldn’t handle this anymore.

Why… why was Liu Xiazhi so cute?

Meanwhile, from her seat nearby, Feng Shuyan had been silently watching their interaction.

Her expression remained blank, but her dull eyes were fixed on Haohao, who was still holding his chest like he was in a romance drama.

Noticing her gaze, Haohao was momentarily stunned.

Then, he quickly smoothed down his short-cropped hair and flashed what he thought was a charming smile.

“Tch.”

Feng Shuyan responded with a flat, unimpressed scoff.

Haohao didn’t hear it.

Instead, he looked at her little face and thought to himself—

Feng Shuyan is cute too…

What do I do? Which one should I choose…?

“Haohao, can your baby sister walk now?”

Liu Xiazhi’s question snapped Haohao out of his unrealistic fantasies. He quickly nodded and puffed up his chest.

“Of course! She’s still a little wobbly, but with me watching over her, there’s nothing to worry about!”

He patted his chubby chest again, making a loud thump sound.

Liu Xiazhi’s eyes sparkled with envy.

“So lucky…”

She was the youngest in her family.

Ever since she learned that Haohao’s parents had another baby last year, she would often hear him complain about how much trouble his little sister caused him.

But Liu Xiazhi wasn’t stupid.

Even though he grumbled about his sister all the time, she could tell—whenever he talked about her, he couldn’t stop smiling.

She had always been the one getting spoiled in her family.

Liu Xiazhi didn’t know what it felt like to have a younger sibling…

Because she was the youngest.

Watching Haohao excitedly talk about his sister again, she felt even more envious.

I wish I had a little brother or sister too…

Just before class started again, Haohao returned to his seat.

As soon as he left, Feng Shuyan, who shared a desk with Liu Xiazhi, spoke up.

“You shouldn’t touch him. When you held his hand earlier, his expression was really weird.”

“Huh? Was it?”

Liu Xiazhi blinked in confusion.

“Yeah.”

Feng Shuyan nodded seriously.

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“He looked… just like the weird guys in those TV dramas.”

“What’s a ‘weird guy’?”

Liu Xiazhi didn’t understand the word Feng Shuyan had used.

Hearing her question, Feng Shuyan hesitated.

She didn’t really know either.

She had just heard it on TV…

“Anyway, just don’t touch him. Otherwise, Uncle Liu will be mad.”

“My dad? Why would he be mad?”

“Didn’t he say he doesn’t like Haohao?”

“My dad was joking!”

Liu Xiazhi laughed, brushing it off as she tidied up her desk for the next lesson.

Feng Shuyan fell silent for a moment, then decided not to say anything more.

Time passed quickly.

After school, Liu Xiazhi and Feng Shuyan walked out of the gates together.

The moment they stepped outside, Liu Xiazhi spotted a familiar business van parked among the cars.

She recognized it instantly.

Excitedly, she grabbed Feng Shuyan’s hand, and the two of them ran toward the vehicle.

An Yuanyao sat in the front passenger seat, looking completely refreshed.

She glanced at Liu Changqing with soft, affectionate eyes and said,

“I’ll make some soup tomorrow and bring it to your office. You need to replenish your strength.”

“Alright.”

Liu Changqing chuckled and reached out, gently holding her hand in his.

His fingers wrapped around hers.

“I definitely need to recover.”

He smirked mischievously at her, then suddenly said,

“Hey, there’s something in your hair.”

“Huh? Where?”

“Don’t move, I’ll get it for you.”

He unfastened his seatbelt and leaned toward her.

He said it was her hair, but his hand went straight to her face.

That was when An Yuanyao realized—he was teasing her.

But she didn’t push him away.

Instead, she watched as his face slowly moved closer, his lips slightly pursed.

Feeling shy, her face flushed.

She hesitated for a moment before leaning in as well.

Then—

She suddenly noticed something outside the car window.

A face.

A little face, pressed against the glass, trying desperately to peek inside.

She froze.

A second later, she shoved Liu Changqing away.

The unexpected force made him fall back into his seat, looking completely confused.

What?

She hadn’t been like this earlier at home…

“You—”

“Xiazhi is outside!”

An Yuanyao whispered urgently, then quickly pointed at the window behind him.

Liu Changqing finally reacted and turned his head.

Sure enough—

Liu Xiazhi’s entire face was squished against the car window, her big eyes staring into the vehicle, trying to see what was going on inside.