Seeing Shen Ting walking towards her, Ruan Jiaojiao was already surprised, and when he blocked her questions, it made her feel somewhat perplexed.

She hadn’t heard the name Wa Yiting for a long time, so at first, she didn’t even remember who that was. When she did, she found his question even more inexplicable. What does it mean that back then, you had Wa Yiting give Xiu Xi the wormwood cake?

"Ow ow ow!" Seeing Shen Ting approaching, Rou Rou and Xiaoxue dashed out from a clump of grass, barking at him warily.

Shen Ting glanced at the not-so-friendly wolves, without any intention of backing off. His eyes were persistent as he looked at Ruan Jiaojiao, clearly determined to get an answer.

And in just this moment, Ruan Jiaojiao remembered Xiu Xi’s previous obsession with Wa Yiting in her past life, which stemmed from an incident involving a wormwood cake.

She looked at Xiu Xi with a bit of surprise.

What does his question mean? Could it be that the wormwood cake was given by Yuan Manman through Wa Yiting? But that doesn’t match Yuan Manman’s character at all, it seems more like it would have been her grandmother’s idea.

"I don’t know." Ruan Jiaojiao answered truthfully. She genuinely didn’t know about this matter. When she received the memories belonging to Yuan Manman back then, this part wasn’t included, and she was even less clear if the Ruanlin Family had done such a thing.

Shen Ting looked at Ruan Jiaojiao’s perplexed expression without saying anything.

When this incident occurred, it was the early spring of 1985. That year, Ruan Jiaojiao was not yet five years old, so it’s quite possible she doesn’t remember this.

Not receiving a definite answer, Shen Ting was a bit disappointed. He looked at Ruan Jiaojiao, just realizing that her words were different from her past life.

In the previous life, Ruan Jiaojiao was gloomy and malicious, even if she had a very good appearance, it couldn’t overshadow her malicious nature.

But the Ruan Jiaojiao in front of him, her eyes were clean and clear, without any impurities, completely different from her past life.

Shen Ting wasn’t sure where the problem lay, or whether the current Ruan Jiaojiao, like him and Duan Xi, had changed her core?

Otherwise, he couldn’t explain everything now.

Shen Ting was not someone who could hide his thoughts, so immediately upon considering this possibility, he asked, "You are not... Ruan Jiaojiao?"

Shen Ting’s question was too direct, too sudden. Hearing this, Ruan Jiaojiao’s heart was startled, yet she didn’t show it on her face. Pretending not to understand anything, she said, "I don’t know what you’re talking about. My family’s food is almost ready. I’m going to eat first."

Saying this, she quickly dashed away.

Watching Ruan Jiaojiao’s speedy departure, Shen Ting squinted. Although Ruan Jiaojiao didn’t reveal anything, her reaction indirectly confirmed some things. Now, as Shen Ting, he technically shouldn’t be aware of Wa Yiting and Xiu Xi’s affair, but just now, Ruan Jiaojiao didn’t seem surprised at all. Could it be that she knows something too, like the fact that his original body had a core change?

Shen Ting felt there were many aspects of the current situation worth exploring.

And to his surprise, he felt a certain anticipation.

Ruan Jiaojiao ran home, immediately realizing she might have slipped up. When Duan Xi came back at night, she mentioned this to him.

Duan Xi could sense pressure from Shen Ting, but didn’t feel hostility from him, reassuring Ruan Jiaojiao not to worry. So far, he had not felt any hostility from him.