Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 1150 - 1146: An Old Friend

"I’m back!" Taozi jumped into the room with her feet together.

"Oh no, I’ve turned into Dou Dou." Taozi half-covered her lips.

"Move, move, don’t block the way."

Ruan Hongzhuang walked in behind her, unceremoniously reaching out to push her aside, her tone disdainful, "Who are you performing for here, isn’t this childish?"

"Tch~"

Taozi raised her eyebrows disdainfully and moved aside, muttering in her heart: If you don’t like it, someone else surely will.

Ruan Hongzhuang put down the bag on her shoulder, bent down to take off her stiletto heels. As she straightened up, she noticed Tang Tang had somehow run over and was looking up with her big, shiny eyes staring intently at her shoes, brimming with curiosity.

"What’s up?" Ruan Hongzhuang couldn’t help but laugh and bent down to ask.

"Han~"

Tang Tang pointed with her chubby little finger at the high heels on the ground, her eyes full of longing.

"You want to try them on too?"

Ruan Hongzhuang raised an eyebrow, deliberately teasing her.

"Uh-huh~ han~ han~"

Tang Tang excitedly nodded her little head, quickly running over with her short legs, tiptoeing as she tried to slide her little feet into the high heels.

"Wait a moment~"

Ruan Hongzhuang hurriedly reached out to stop her, "First take off your sandals."

She should be wearing slippers at home, but this little one never keeps them on, always running around barefoot. So Mao Sanmei simply put her in a pair of brown round-toed sandals, adorned with two little pom-poms, making her tiny feet look even cuter.

"Oh~"

Tang Tang immediately stopped, kicking one little leg up high, shaking it, indicating she wanted Ruan Hongzhuang to help her remove them.

"I truly owe you."

Ruan Hongzhuang playfully scolded, but still smoothed down the hair falling over her cheeks, slowly squatting down, carefully undoing the velcro on her sandals, taking the little shoes off.

"Smooch~"

Just as Ruan Hongzhuang set the sandals aside, Tang Tang suddenly leaned forward, tiptoeing to give her a peck on the cheek, her soft little mouth carrying a faint milky scent.

"Eh? You little rascal~"

Ruan Hongzhuang was momentarily stunned, then couldn’t help but smile, the corners of her eyes softening quite a bit.

But soon she pretended to be disgusted, raising her hand to wipe her cheek, "So dirty, you got slobber all over me."

Even as she said this, she picked up her high heels, gently putting them on Tang Tang’s tiny feet.

Her little feet were swimming in the shoes, looking especially comical.

"Be careful, don’t fall." Ruan Hongzhuang held her by the arm, her voice full of concern.

"Han~"

Tang Tang tried to lift her foot, the shoe almost coming off, yet her eyes crinkled with laughter, her little cheeks flushed.

"Lucky I don’t have smelly feet, or I’d knock you out, little rascal." Ruan Hongzhuang teased her.

"Han~"

Tang Tang didn’t understand her teasing, only knowing how to giggle, her small body swaying as she tried hard to keep her balance.

"Always giggling, are you a little fool?" Ruan Hongzhuang tapped her little nose.

Tang Tang heard this, immediately wiping off her smile, frowning, and showing Ruan Hongzhuang a "→_→" look, as if to refute, "I’m not a fool."

"Ha~, now you can hear me?"

Ruan Hongzhuang was amused by the little one’s expression, reaching out to pinch her cheek.

Whilst Ruan Hongzhuang was having a lively time with Tang Tang, Taozi had already walked briskly into the living room.

Seeing Xiao Ya lying on the sofa, her little head buried deep into a picture book, she quietly crept over and patted Xiao Ya lightly on the bottom.

"Xiao Ya, were you good at home today?"

Xiao Ya lifted her head from the pat, instantly showing a proud expression, holding up her picture book to boast, "Sister Taozi, I finished an entire book by myself today."

Ever since she’d slowly learned to recognize words, Xiao Ya wasn’t content just listening to stories anymore. She started flipping through some simple picture books on her own, and now she could independently finish reading a little storybook with phonetics.

"Awesome~" Taozi smiled, ruffling her hair, "Then carry on, I won’t disturb you."

With that, she turned and headed for the balcony.

She found that Shen Siyuan seemed to have a special fondness for this spot on the balcony, especially enjoying basking in the sun.

Even in this scorching summer, he always stayed on the balcony chair, the sun shining straight down on him, yet he seemed completely unbothered by the heat.

"I’m back." Taozi, hands behind her back, tiptoed over like a little cat sneaking a treat, quietly arriving behind Shen Siyuan.

She was wearing a pair of fitted denim jeans today, accentuating her slender waist and long, straight legs, topped with a bright short T-shirt, exuding a vibrant, playful charm, full of youthful vitality.

"Off work?"

Shen Siyuan turned his head upon hearing the voice, his gaze falling on her, with a touch of warmth.

Taozi didn’t respond, taking three steps to stand in front of him, promptly straddling his lap, her hands naturally wrapping around his neck, leaning slightly forward, her nose nearly touching his cheek.

"Always skipping work, what are you secretly up to at home?"

Taozi curiously peeked over, glancing at the small table beside her, seeing a book titled "Inner Observation Notes" on it.

"You’re actually reading a book?"

She widened her eyes, full of surprise, as if she’d uncovered some huge secret.

"That’s an odd way to put it." Shen Siyuan lifted a hand to support her perky butt, his fingertips feeling the soft texture beneath the smooth fabric.

Though she was petite, her booty was exceptionally shapely, soft and springy as it sat in his hand.

"Do you see me as just lying around soaking up the sun?"

Taozi, hearing this, mischievously pinched his cheek, her tone teasing: "What else? You always seem like you have nothing to do~"

She reached out intending to grab the book, but Shen Siyuan gently stopped her hand.

"Just some random book." Shen Siyuan said.

Taozi flipped through a few pages at random, discovering it was about ancient explorations of the human body. The content was scattered, involving Taoist inner quests, medical structural explorations, and even analyses of internal soul structures, plucked with mysticism.

Taozi instantly lost interest, tossing the book aside, leaning into his arms, resting her chin on his shoulder, her nose filled with a subtle sandalwood-like scent from him, feeling inexplicably at peace.

Shen Siyuan raised his hand, smoothing her long hair, his fingertips gliding over the silky strands, asking warmly, "Was it busy at the company today?"

"I wasn’t busy at all, but Ruan Ruan was." Taozi laughed.

"You know I’m always busy, can’t help with anything at the company, and you still come home to snatch my husband, get off me." Ruan Hongzhuang grumbled as she pulled Taozi off Shen Siyuan.

Just then, a gust of Yin wind swept over the balcony, and the two women instantly stopped their goofing around, knowing someone had come back.

Sure enough, in the blink of an eye, Xiao Yue and Dou Dou appeared on the balcony.

"I’m back!" Dou Dou said, hands on hips.

"Got it, got it, finished everything?" Shen Siyuan asked.

"Yes, all done," Xiao Yue handed the Ten Thousand Soul Banner back to Shen Siyuan.

As soon as Shen Siyuan took it, he could tell something was off.

With a turn of his wrist, the banner shook, and a female ghost appeared on the balcony.

This female ghost was naturally Han Qiaoqi, who had been directly taken into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner by Xiao Yue and brought back.

She first noticed Shen Siyuan and thought he must be the Potato Dou Dou mentioned.

However, before she could speak, her peripheral vision caught sight of Taozi standing nearby, and she couldn’t help but gasp, her eyes widening in astonishment, "Taozi?"