Push Me Away When I Come, Don't Hold Me Back When I Leave - Chapter 54

Chapter 54: Shocking Dream

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Meanwhile.

After cycling home, Xia Ruoming kept looking at her face in the bathroom mirror.

After meeting Jiang Ruhua, she remembered that in her previous life, she always had blue-dyed hair when she was with Jiang Ruhua. Now looking at her bare face, she felt somewhat unfamiliar.

She actually quite liked her ice-blue long hair, and on the way home, she had considered whether to dye it back.

After thinking for a long time, Xia Ruoming still gave up on this idea, not because of anything else, but because blue hair was too troublesome to maintain, and in this reborn life, she was actually quite lazy.

“Daughter, come out for dinner.” Xia Jingsong knocked on the bathroom door, calling for Xia Ruoming.

“Okay, Dad, coming right away.” A response came from behind the bathroom door.

After coming out of the bathroom, Xia Ruoming also came to the dining table and sat with Liu Ruoxue.

Since Xu Fengwu had returned to her own home, Xia Ruoming’s home had also returned to that somewhat peaceful atmosphere.

Liu Ruoxue took out an envelope under the table and handed it to Xia Ruoming.

“Mom… what’s this?” Xia Ruoming took the envelope, which seemed to have some weight to it.

“Mom has already heard from Teacher Xiao, you’ve been working very hard lately, and made great progress. There’s 6,000 yuan in here as a reward for you. The previous promise that if you get into a 211 university, Mom will give you 100,000 yuan still stands, I won’t go back on my word.” Liu Ruoxue said calmly. She, who was usually stingy with money for family members, didn’t seem to mind spending this time.

Liu Ruoxue only knew about Xia Ruoming’s previous score of 610+ points, and didn’t know about this mock exam, so she was still judging Xia Ruoming based on her previous score.

“Really? Thank you, Mom.” Xia Ruoming said while leaning on Liu Ruoxue’s shoulder acting cute, “But my goal isn’t just 211 anymore!”

“Oh? Then what is our daughter’s goal?” Liu Ruoxue smiled upon hearing this.

“To become the top scholar!”

Xia Jingsong and Liu Ruoxue looked at each other after hearing this, somewhat in disbelief.

“Are you… serious?” Liu Ruoxue even felt Xia Ruoming’s forehead with her hand. Although she indeed hoped her daughter could become the top scholar, she really couldn’t believe it, because she knew her daughter best, her daughter was no genius girl.

“Mm-hmm, of course!” Xia Ruoming said while eating, her words a bit unclear, “Since I said so, I must be confident about it.”

“Great! Ruoming, if you become the top scholar, besides that 100,000 yuan, Mom will give you another separate 100,000 yuan!”

“Thank you, Mom! I’ll work hard!”

The past Xia Ruoming might have been very happy about this extra 100,000 yuan, but looking at the latest text message on her phone, she wouldn’t think that way anymore.

“Your card ending in 0925 received a deposit (transfer from another bank) on May xx at 20:18, balance yuan.【Industrial and Commercial Bank】”

Jiang Ruhua’s action was indeed swift; just as night fell, that sum of money had already been deposited.

Xia Ruoming didn’t know why Jiang Ruhua could transfer such a large sum so easily. Didn’t such large transfers need verification?

After dinner, Xia Ruoming’s phone rang, showing an unknown caller.

“Hello, may I ask who this is?” Although it was very likely to be a sales call, Xia Ruoming still maintained basic politeness.

“Did you receive the money, little Ruoming?” The voice on the other end was the little princess’s familiar voice, “Don’t forget your promise to me. But don’t worry, being my lover, I won’t really give you nothing.”

“Ah, unfortunately, I forgot one thing when making the bet.” Xia Ruoming said to the person on the other end with feigned sighing.

“What thing? Maybe it’s not too late to say it now.”

“If I win, how about little princess stops bothering me in the future?”

“Hmph… Although you won’t win, still, no way! What I want, I always get, Xia Ruoming.”

Then the phone was hung up by Jiang Ruhua, leaving only a beeping sound.

Looking at the little princess who had hung up, Xia Ruoming smiled helplessly. Jiang Ruhua was still the same as in her previous life, although her appearance would later become like a mature queen, she seemed to forever remain a little princess.

Feeling mentally exhausted, Xia Ruoming decided to take a bath and go to bed early today.

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Perhaps because she was too exhausted, Xia Ruoming fell asleep on the bed without even having time to cover herself with the blanket.

In her sleep, the drowsy Xia Ruoming felt like someone was getting up beside her.

She initially thought it was Xu Fengwu, but suddenly remembered that Xu Fengwu was no longer at her home, and her parents wouldn’t sneak into her room. Sensing something was off, Xia Ruoming alertly opened her eyes.

However, it was already bright outside the window, even though she felt like she had just closed her eyes moments ago.

Xia Ruoming looked around, it was a completely unfamiliar room, yet it felt familiar… a bedroom impossibly large, a double bed as comfortable as clouds.

“Is this a dream…?” Xia Ruoming pinched her own face in confusion, and found that it hurt a lot!

“Ruoming, you’re awake, breakfast is already heated up, come out and eat.” A person wearing a pink apron appeared at the door, speaking to her gently.

“Pfft… Jiang… Jiang Ruhua? Why are you at my house? No, no… where is this?” Seeing the little princess standing at the door, Xia Ruoming was completely stunned, and besides, since when could the little princess take care of others? She never knew about this.

This must be a dream!

Hearing Xia Ruoming’s questions, Jiang Ruhua stood still for several seconds before finally uttering a sentence.

“Ruoming, are you still confused from sleep? Aren’t we living together already?”

“What?” Xia Ruoming felt her head was like a bowl of porridge, completely not understanding what was happening.

“If Ruoming hasn’t woken up properly, just sleep a bit more, I’ll call you up later.” Seeing Xia Ruoming’s state, Jiang Ruhua smiled helplessly, then pointed at the wall behind Xia Ruoming.

Xia Ruoming turned around and saw what was hanging on the wall, her mind exploding like thunder.

Hanging on the wall was her wedding photo with Jiang Ruhua, in which they were both wearing wedding dresses, smiling incredibly happily.

“Really now, we’ve been married for so long, yet you’re still so muddle-headed. I told you not to stay up late writing your novels.” Saying this, Jiang Ruhua seemed a bit puffy as she walked out of Xia Ruoming’s bedroom.

With her mind still in chaos, Xia Ruoming got up from the bed and put on her slippers, preparing to freshen up. In the bathroom, Xia Ruoming inadvertently glanced at the mirror and found her appearance had returned to the blue hair she had in her previous life.

“Wah!” After losing focus and stepping in a puddle, unable to keep her balance, Xia Ruoming slipped straight towards the mirror. She instinctively raised her hands to protect her face, then the mirror shattered, and her hands were cut by the mirror shards, bleeding profusely.

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“No! Huff… huff huff…” Xia Ruoming woke up startled from her dream, finding it was all empty.

Her hand was raised in mid-air, protecting her face.

“So it was really a dream. However, it felt too real.” Everything in that dream felt so real, including the feeling of shards cutting her hand, making Xia Ruoming still somewhat shaken.

Just as Xia Ruoming was calming down and slowly lowering her raised hand, she felt waves of intense pain coming from her arm.

She endured the severe pain and barely supported herself to get up and turn on the desk lamp.

At that moment, she discovered many wounds on her arm, some were just recently healed scars where scabs had fallen off, and some were freshly torn wounds that were still bleeding…