My wife is a witch princess

Chapter 97, Part 2...25!

Song Che still thinks about the previous issues.

After much deliberation, I finally decided that this was something we couldn't avoid; not avoiding the issue was the best outcome. They'd already come this far, and it was too late to push her away now. So, I'll try to create as many good memories as possible, at least to make her happy for now.

But that's not good, because Xia Li will shed even more tears in the future... assuming she will shed tears at all.

But every time I think about how Xia Li would shed tears because of him and remember him for a lifetime, I realize that...

To be remembered like this for a lifetime seems like a great honor.

If possible, in my next life, let me live longer, and you live a shorter life.

Just as he thought that, he realized something was wrong; those words sounded like he was cursing Xia Li to die young.

How about I let you die before me?

This seems even more wrong; it's blatantly cursing someone to die young.

As Song Che pondered, he realized he was getting carried away again; this life wasn't over yet.

To make Xia Li happy, at least for now, I shouldn't push her away, lie to her, stop talking to her, or shoulder everything alone... These are the things I promised Xia Li last time.

Song Che's memory wasn't as good as Xia Li's, but he dared not forget this promise.

Okay, now it's time to sleep!

This sleep was so comfortable.

Xia Li's legs were soft against his head; she always smelled sweet, and her waist was easy to hug. Exhausted, Song Che held her tightly and didn't let go. Even as he fell asleep, he could feel Xia Li patting his back—once, twice, many times—like she was soothing a child.

Holding a girl while sleeping is indeed sweet and soft.

When he finally got to sleep and opened his eyes, he belatedly realized that he had not only been holding her tightly, but had also been pressing down on Xia Li's legs all night while he slept.

He originally just wanted to sleep for a while and then get up, or perhaps he accidentally touched a place that Xia Li didn't want him to touch and was woken up.

In short, I didn't intend to hold Xia Li in my arms the whole time and make her sleep poorly.

However, Xia Li is asleep now. She is leaning against the headboard with her head tilted to one side and one hand resting on her leg. Even a witch needs to sleep after losing her magic. Being bothered by children all day will make her sleep soundly.

Suddenly I feel like kids are so annoying... I think I was just as annoying when I was little, and my mom really had a way with it.

It was already broad daylight, but the curtains were still not drawn.

Song Che gently stood up and glanced at his phone.

At this time, he couldn't go to do what he originally planned, and in another hour or so it would be lunchtime. He decided to go out and get something to eat first, and then go to the orphanage in the afternoon. He also wanted to check out of the room, as it needed to be returned before 1 p.m.

Regarding Tao Yao's matter, he finally had a preliminary idea in mind. As long as he confirmed that Tao Yao... Tao Yao was indeed a person with a legitimate identity, he could have Tao Yao use illusion magic to switch Xia Li with that identity.

Specifically, it means that Xia Li uses Tao Yao's ID card and name, and can even use illusion magic to disguise herself as Tao Yao through DNA testing, with only her face being Xia Li's own.

In this way, Xia Li can live a normal life as Tao Yao.

Anyway, the real Tao Yao is now a cat, attached to Tao Xiang, so she doesn't need an ID card.

Moreover, she's quite clever. Social worker Liu said she was adopted, but that's probably just an illusion she created herself. If she really had run away, the police would have come knocking on their door long ago and brought the two sisters back.

Song Che continued to think. If he could get his parents to officially adopt Tao Yao, maybe they could even change her name. In that case, Xia Li would truly have everything she needed.

Complete form—Lin Xia Li!

He went to the bathroom to wash up without waking Xia Li. She probably went to bed quite late last night, so it was good to let her sleep a little longer. Lately, she's been learning things incredibly fast. Song Che originally thought that her attempts to put her to sleep would be like knocking herself unconscious with a bang, but he didn't expect her to be so skilled at patting his back, doing it one pat after another, she actually looked quite professional.

While brushing his teeth, Song Che looked at himself in the mirror and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

He stopped, his mouth full of foam, and thought for a moment.

Why... is Xia Li starting to act more and more like his mother?

Xia Li, the old woman?

It really does look alike, except that her expression isn't as kind and her voice isn't as gentle, but it's already showing this trend. The key thing is that she seems to like controlling him... Could she be very controlling?

It wasn't just patting his back to lull him to sleep. Thinking about it carefully, Xia Li had indeed become much more proactive lately. Take this time, for example. In the past, even if you begged her, she probably wouldn't have agreed. But last night, she just let him use his lap so naturally.

...It's so natural, so natural...so natural...natural my ass.

...that's very unreasonable.

I feel like Xia Li is possessed by a ghost again. This isn't something Xia Li would do... And last night, she said something about a goodnight kiss, but after kissing me, she ran away without taking responsibility. She said that I'm allowed to kiss you, but you're not allowed to kiss me... The more I think about it, the more suspicious it seems, and the angrier I get.

I'll definitely kiss you back next time.

After washing up, Song Che planned to let Xia Li sleep for another half hour, but when he went out, Xia Li was already awake, but she was sitting on the bed without moving.

Good morning, Xia Li.

"Song Che, I think my leg is broken." Xia Li rubbed it. "I can't feel it."

"...This." Song Che gave an awkward smile, "This is my fault. The blood circulation is restricted because of me using it as a pillow. It's going to feel numb and itchy later."

"Hmm." Xia Li tried to move her legs, but they wouldn't budge. She frowned. "Song Che, when are we leaving?"

Seeing her looking like she was saying "Hurry up and move," Song Che paused for a moment, then said, "No rush, let you catch your breath and have a meal before we go."

"Can we skip today?"

"You mean you don't want to go to the orphanage?"

"Okay, let's not go today, we'll go tomorrow." Xia Li was still rubbing her legs. "Could you tell Sister Liu that we're going tomorrow morning? We have something to do today."

"Okay," Song Che agreed. "Or I can go by myself... After all, we just agreed on this yesterday, and it looks pretty busy there, so I can help out myself."

"No, you can't go," Xia Li suddenly stopped her.

"Hmm?" Song Che asked, puzzled.

Why can't I go?

"You must stay here with me."

"Oh, okay, I can come with you. What do you want to do in Taixi?" Song Che felt strange. Although Xia Li didn't want to be alone, she had never asked him to come with her before, and she would get angry on her own. Had she suddenly become more perceptive this time?

On second thought, it seems I should have figured it out by now.

She can now express clear emotions, and that body swap probably helped her a lot.

"Hmm, I want to play." Xia Li could move one leg now. "I also want to eat something."

"Okay, I'll take you out once my leg feels better. I'll go downstairs and stay at the hotel for another day. Wait for me a moment."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

Xia Li watched Song Che go downstairs, and tried to move her legs. When her feet touched the ground, her calves went weak. Her legs had betrayed her after being used as a lap pillow for too long. But Song Che was asleep, so she didn't wake him. In addition, she found that using a lap pillow really helped Song Che sleep better.

After a few minutes, Xia Li was finally able to walk normally. She tidied herself up, fixed her hair, and checked the shower glass again.

She always felt that Song Che shouldn't see her showering, but then she also felt that it wasn't a big deal, since it was normal for Song Che, as her boyfriend, to take a look.

Xia Li was afraid he would faint. If she got even slightly close to Song Che, he wouldn't be able to stand it, and he would definitely faint if they saw her. Besides, as a girl... Xia Li had only learned twenty days ago that she was also a girl. There are differences between men and women, and she couldn't say, "[If you want to look, then look]." Even if she could, she couldn't bring herself to say it. But she wasn't rejecting Song Che. She mentioned last night that Song Che was looking around in his sleep, but she only mentioned Song Che's inappropriate behavior; Xia Li didn't say, "Don't look around."

Xia Li thought her logic was spot on, but Song Che was destined not to understand it, which was why he obediently closed his eyes last night. He respected Xia Li; if she said he was looking inappropriately, then he wouldn't. He assumed Xia Li didn't like him looking, because a normal girl would react the same way if her chest was being stared at.

He knew that trying to understand a girl's thoughts was like finding a needle in a haystack, but he didn't know that trying to understand Xia Li's thoughts was like trying to catch the moon in the ocean. He had to understand Xia Li's logic first.

Xia Li shook her head.

That's still too unserious.

Looking around while taking a shower... that's incredibly impolite.

She said that her lack of manners did not include the time she ignored Song Che's attempts to stop her and touched the clothes, causing Song Che to cry out for help.

I tidied up, washed up, put on a scarf, and strangled myself.

Fortunately, Song Che discovered it in time and saved her. Xia Li really loves tying knots that are impossible to untie. Whenever you ask her, she says the knots are too tight. Why tie them so tight? The scarf won't break; it will only make it hard for people to breathe.

"Xia Li, I'll buy you a new one next time. Just leave this one at home." Song Che didn't quite understand. He felt that Xia Li wasn't that stupid. Could she really make money by learning self-inflicted injury techniques?

He continued, "Next time I'll buy you a scarf with a hood, like that... anyway, it comes with a hat and gloves, it'll be really warm."

Song Che momentarily forgot what that kind of scarf with a hood was called.

"Buy it for me?"

"Um."

"Don't you need it?"

"I'm...okay."

"Well, I'm alright too."

Song Che didn't care about her. He just put the scarf on her head as soon as he bought it. She had to wear it even if she didn't want to. She was scared half to death by the scarf.

It really scared him half to death, because in all his previous nightmares, besides dying from a kitchen knife, there was actually one time when she was strangled to death.

Song Che reacted instinctively the moment he saw her tightening her belt.

He wasn't afraid of seeing dead people, but he didn't want to see Xia Li die in all sorts of ways.

He's been dying all the time... but if there's any real danger, he definitely won't let Xia Li die.

It was almost noon, and there were more people at the hotel than the night before. Deliverymen were coming and going from the restaurant, and some customers were also coming out to eat. Xia Li and Song Che walked together, but they didn't attract much attention. At most, people would glance at Xia Li a few more times because she was pretty.

As soon as Xia Li stepped out, her eyes began to dart around. She was observing her surroundings and remained alert for a few minutes before speaking, "I want to go to the convenience store over there to buy a bottle of water, and then go to the back to eat."

Are there restaurants behind the convenience store?

"Hmm..." Xia Li paused, "I saw it at the convenience store yesterday. There were a lot of people there, so the food must be delicious."

"Oh, oh." Song Che suddenly noticed that Xia Li's label had suddenly appeared, and it was a number: 2.

The numbers were ordinary and colorless, and Song Che didn't understand what they meant.

He didn't know if the human eye could selectively ignore some things, or if he could really control the appearance and disappearance of the labels. He always felt that he could sometimes control these labels, and sometimes he felt that he could remove them and then add another one.

But he tried, and those labels wouldn't budge. If they could move, he would definitely put a few more "lucky charms" on Bruce.

Forget it, I'll just call myself "get rich quick".

Should we add another "immortality"?

One for Mom and Dad, one for Momo, and one for Bruce?

Song Che felt it was a good idea, but he tried it again just now and felt that the label next to Xia Li did not appear because of his control, but because the human eye does ignore some things. Just like sometimes, humans ignore their own nose, or when looking at certain pictures, they ignore other details.

Xia Li's label must have appeared suddenly last night and has been there ever since, but he just didn't notice it.

Xia Li...two.

What's the second one?

250.

Xia Li looked at Song Che and smiled, "What are you thinking about?"

"I suddenly thought of something interesting."

"Oh, okay." Xia Li tugged at Song Che's sleeve. "Pay for me...you have all the money."

Although Xia Li had a mobile phone, a data card issued by Song Che, and WeChat, she had never linked them to her WeChat Wallet or bank card. All the cash at home had been spent, so the money had always been in Song Che's WeChat account.

The shop assistant gave the couple a strange look, shook his head, and said, "This girl is really pretty, and she's a good person."

This guy... doesn't seem like a good person.

If Song Che could read minds, he would at least say something.

I'm not ugly!

However, Song Che noticed that it was inconvenient for Xia Li to buy things, so he planned to take care of these things for Xia Li later, or exchange some cash for Xia Li to spend.

He didn't handle this matter well.

After paying, we went to the restaurant behind the building to eat.

Actually, Song Che saw a noodle shop across the street. He hadn't had ramen in a long time and wanted to try it, but before he could say anything, Xia Li suggested the one behind the convenience store, saying that it was crowded. So he changed his mind.

I'll go to the one across the street tonight, or maybe I can try it next time I go home.

There's a ramen shop next to my house.

Holding the water, I followed Xia Li to the restaurant. As soon as we entered, we could smell the aroma of stir-fried meat, but the restaurant also had a slightly greasy smell. It wasn't too good, but it wasn't too bad either.

Song Che ordered one bowl of noodles, and Xia Li ordered two bowls of noodles.

This place doesn't serve ramen; it serves handmade noodles. The soup is incredibly flavorful. Xia Li, being a big foodie, has a really good eye for choosing restaurants. Song Che even finished the soup.

Xia Li only ate noodles, and kept checking her phone.

She only has Song Che as her contact on WeChat, and I have no idea what she's looking at.

Song Che glanced at the time; it was almost 11:00. Going to the orphanage now was actually fine, but he had said he wanted to play with Xia Li. He had also contacted the caregiver, Liu, who had given him plenty of time. She said that they had played with the children yesterday, and the children were very happy. If he didn't come today, he would definitely come tomorrow.

Song Che then stopped making things difficult for him.

After finishing my meal, I planned to go back and lie down for a while, and also check my phone to see if there were any fun places in Taixi. Taixi City and Nanhui City are adjacent, but Taixi is more developed than Nanhui because next to it is Li City, also called Licheng, which is the provincial capital. Speaking of which, the Li in Li is the same as the Li in Xia Li.

If I have the chance, I'll take Xia Li to Licheng to see it.

There are still many things I want to do.

"Xia Li, how about we go eat at that ramen place tonight? The ramen smells really good and it's quite chewy. I've never taken you there before."

"I won't eat it."

"Huh?" Song Che asked, puzzled. "You've eaten ramen before?"

"The food at his place isn't good."

"Have you eaten at their restaurant before?"

"I've never tried it before, and it doesn't smell good."

"smell……"

Across a main road, Song Che didn't smell anything.

However, it doesn't matter if Xia Li doesn't want to go.

Then I won't go.

Song Che suddenly noticed a scarf shop across the street.

The scarf had a hat and gloves, just like the ones he wanted to buy for Xia Li.

It's warm, looks good, and can cover up gray hair.

……nice one.

"Xia Li, let's go check out that shop across the street."