The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s
Chapter 361 Uncle (11)_1

Chapter 361: Chapter 361 Uncle (11)_1

The evening meal at the Ruanlin Family was fulfilled as promised with a table full of exquisite dishes. Ruan Jiaojiao had only an average appetite, and after a few bites, she couldn’t eat anymore. Not wanting to dampen everyone’s spirits, she remained seated and ate little by little.

But the Ruan Family could all see her reluctance, they just didn’t speak up about it.

After dinner, Ruan Jiaojiao retired to her room early. The matriarch asked Xiu Xi to accompany her first, and she would join them immediately after cleaning up the kitchen.

Night fell.

Amidst a chorus of frog croaks, Ruan Jiaojiao lay beside the matriarch, watching the fireflies flicker in a jar beside the bed. She asked the matriarch, "Grandma, may I ask you a question?"

"Hm? When did Jiaojiao start being so formal with grandma?" the matriarch laughed, stroking her little head.

Ruan Jiaojiao brushed her hand away and sat up swiftly, kneeling in front of her, "Grandma, if one day a bad person comes and pretends to be Jiaojiao, would you recognize them? Would you still love that imposter? If you did recognize the imposter, what would you do?"

In fact, Ruan Jiaojiao had asked a similar question before.

But back then, she selectively ignored everything. Moreover, the original soul didn’t cause trouble, and she thought she would be Ruan Jiaojiao forever, the one who was cherished.

But now... she felt the original soul might not be dead. It had always been there in this body, not willing to face reality for some reason, but now it seemed to want to take back the body. And the first step in reclaiming it was probably to trap her in a dream, that bone-chilling dream she experienced every time.

"What nonsense are you talking about, Jiaojiao?" the matriarch, seeing her serious expression, sat up as well.

Ruan Jiaojiao refused to meet her eyes, insisting that she answer, "Grandma, answer me."

The matriarch pondered for a moment before replying, "It is you who grandma loves, not some fake or imposter. Stop thinking such silly thoughts, okay?" With these words, she embraced Ruan Jiaojiao in her arms.

This response was almost unchanged from the last time.

Yet Ruan Jiaojiao felt utterly hopeless.

The one she loved was actually the original Ruan Jiaojiao, wasn’t she? She was only cherished because they thought she was Ruan Jiaojiao. It was the same with everyone in the Ruan Family.

They didn’t know that the soul inside this body now was Fat Cat.

The one they loved was the original Ruan Jiaojiao, not her, Fat Cat.

Even while occupying this body, she was not Ruan Jiaojiao.

She had never felt as hopeless as she did in this moment, lying in the matriarch’s embrace, filled with bleakness.

That evening, Ruan Jiaojiao hardly slept at all.

When she got up the next day, naturally, she had dark circles under her eyes. Ruan Jie poked her little face and teased, "Sister, did you go out thieving last night?"

Ruan Jiaojiao, having not slept all night, felt groggy, and upon hearing this, she glared at him and collapsed back onto the bed.

Ruan Jie, worried at the sight, touched her forehead, fearing she was sick.

"You’re not sick though, what’s wrong with you?" Ruan Jie asked, bending over the bed.

Ruan Jiaojiao gave him another cold look and closed her eyes.

Meanwhile, the matriarch had brought over sheep’s milk with added pearl powder from the kitchen. Holding Ruan Jiaojiao up, she fed it to her, "Drink up and then you can sleep a bit more; grandma will wake you at noon."

The matriarch thought she was afraid of having nightmares, which was why she hadn’t slept all night, so she especially cooked sheep’s milk with sedative pearl powder, which was leftover from last time.