Chapter 98
Leslie cast a casual glance at Aurelia. “Are you mute?”
Aurelia was speechless.
Aurelia was momentarily taken aback but found reassurance in the towering figure beside her. She smiled politely at the women who had been scrutinizing her moments ago.
“Aunties, have your retirement pensions exceeded ten thousand bucks? Has your son gotten married? Has your daughter married a wealthy man? Are your grandchildren studying at Harmony Elementary?”
Harmony Elementary was the most prestigious elementary school in the entire Seacester, attended by students from affluent families.
They had the time to criticize her but didn’t take a look at themselves.
“You…” They were fuming.
“Aunties, I’m sorry if I’m being straightforward, but I genuinely care about all of you.”
The women were left speechless.
Aurelia didn’t want to make things difficult for them, so she asked Linda, “Mom, do you want to shop together?”
“No, we won’t disturb you any longer. I’m heading back,” Linda replied. She didn’t want these people to ruin Leslie and Aurelia’s romantic outing. If she had known what these people were like, she wouldn’t have attended any senior citizen university activities.
Who did they think they were, daring to criticize her daughter–in–law? She’d withdraw all the financial support for the senior citizen university as soon as she got back!
As Linda was leaving, she stopped in front of Leslie. “Why are you such a ‘hidden pervert‘? I urged you to find a girlfriend back then, and you acted like a dead man.
“Now, you’re so impatient that you’ve left a woman with swollen lips after kissing her at the supermarket. What’s the rush?”
Leslie and Aurelia were speechless.
Swollen lips? Aurelia immediately thought of something and took out a small mirror from her bag to check. It was true! Her lips were swollen from the burn!
“Mom, actually…”
“Alright, I understand. It’s newlyweds being all lovey–dovey. You can kiss, I mean, shop together.”
Linda and her friends disappeared as quickly as a gust of wind, leaving Aurelia with no chance to say goodbye.
A few seconds later, Aurelia felt a scrutinizing gaze on her from above. She raised her head slightly and asked, “What’s wrong? Did I say something too offensive just now?”
“Not really. After all, you’re someone who can punch a man and make his nose bleed,” Leslie said with a half–smile.
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Aurelia couldn’t help but feel completely embarrassed, unable to summon a smile. Why did Leslie have to remember the incident where she had punched someone?
“Are you coming?” Leslie turned around.
“Yes,” Aurelia replied, following behind him.
She soon realized how attention–grabbing Leslie was. Even while grocery shopping, he seemed to attract everyone’s gaze.
She felt hesitant to get too close to him. Inadvertently, she got pushed to the edge of the crowd.
Feeling a bit helpless, she slowly pushed her cart forward. However, someone accidentally bumped into a shelf, causing a whole box of milk cartons to fall in her direction.
She wanted to dodge, but the cart blocked her way. Yet the crowd pressed in from behind.
To make matters worse, a woman was holding a child beside her. Her instinct was to raise her hand to block, hoping to mitigate the impact.
At this moment, a slender arm reached over her head and effortlessly supported the almost toppling box of milk.
“You seem to have a lot of bad luck.” Leslie frowned.
“I’m sorry,” Aurelia said, feeling helpless.
“Let’s go.”
Leslie secured the milk carton and took Aurelia’s shopping cart, protecting her from the crowd. Despite his aloof demeanor, he didn’t show any disdain or complaints.
Aurelia stole a glance at him, who still maintained his handsome yet cold appearance. She felt they were slightly closer now.
Perhaps it had been too long since she had experienced the feeling of being protected by someone. Especially after her father’s death, as the only daughter, she had to take the lead in front of her mother. She had long forgotten what it felt like to be shielded by someone.
However, Aurelia didn’t think too much about it. After all, she and Leslie were just roommates sharing an apartment.
After a few steps, she felt a stinging pain in her mouth and a dry, wrinkled sensation on her lips. It was probably due to the burn. If only she could drink something cold right now.
Just as she was thinking about it, the shopping cart next to her stopped, and a small cup of milk was handed to her.
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