NOVPUBThere was a hint of ambiguity in his words, but Shen Mochen was too lazy to think further; it was just a screen anyway. But Xia Qingrou, all you know is that your older sister wants to seduce your boyfriend and you just stand by and say nothing?
Unfortunately, Xia Qingrou remained as quiet as a chicken, occasionally inserting a few sentences, but even those were timid and weak. Shen Mochen couldn't help but wonder if she had been switched out for someone else.
Shen Mochen lowered his head and continued eating his ribeye steak. Fortunately, he had previously dined on Western cuisine with Yin Caiyu, so he wasn't too flustered at the moment.
Speaking of which, Shen Mochen's first Western dining experience was with Yin Huailian and Yin Caiyu. It was Yin Caiyu's first vacation after joining Buque, and flush with excitement, she was eager to indulge in the upscale consumption that she couldn't previously afford.
Before going, in order not to make a fool of themselves, the three of them had even looked up strategies online, learned about dining etiquette, and even bought expensive new clothes.
After all the preparations, however, they found that many people in the Western restaurant didn't adhere to online dining etiquette. Most people were very casual, as if they were having a quick, ordinary meal. It just made them look foolish.
"Little Brother Shen." Xia Yusi called out.
As Shen Mochen raised his head, he saw Xia Yusi sipping her red wine, sticking out her tongue to lick her lips, a tempting glint in her eyes. "I haven't asked yet, how did you meet Qingrou?"
"It was through Sister Cai, who is Qingrou's former teammate. After retiring, she became a teacher at our school, and she knows my sister as well," said Shen Mochen.
He and Xia Qingrou had already synced their stories earlier that afternoon, after all, they couldn't exactly tell the whole truth.
They certainly couldn't say that they started dating the first day they met! 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝖔𝔪
"Is it Miss Cai Yuncui?"
"Yes, that's her. She's now teaching PE at First Middle School. Do you know her as well?"
Xia Yusi appeared quite sentimental, her expression indescribable. "I've heard my sister mention her, never thought she really wouldn't care about anything else and just become a PE teacher."
"She is just silly..." Xia Qingrou couldn't help but interject.
"Are you any different?" Xia Yusi glanced at her, "You could have retired long ago yet you keep dragging it on. Mom and Dad nag you every day and you just won't have it. What, are you planning to drag it out till graduation like Cai Yuncui?"
Xia Qingrou shrank back, whispering, "What's so bad about that?"
Xia Yusi tapped Xia Qingrou on the head. "There's nothing bad with it, it's just that the family is constantly worried and frightened because of you!"
"I don't believe you're worried about me…"
"Ungrateful, I'm your sister, if I'm not worried about you, who will be?"
"Oh…"
You think I believe that? I'll believe it when pigs fly!
Shen Mochen glanced at Xia Qingrou; apparently, she hadn't yet told her family about her having been awarded the national first-class medal.
It was somewhat understandable, after all, it wasn't an easy thing to explain. Her family was already constantly afraid she'd get hurt, always urging her to retire and come home. If they found out she'd nearly been to the underworld and back… they'd probably come over directly and drag her home.
After a pause, Xia Yusi added, "If you really want to graduate from Buque, you could have Mom and Dad pull some strings. You've been there over three years, and your captain is approachable, so getting a certificate shouldn't be too hard."
"That would be fraud…"
"Well, then there's nothing that can be done, look at how Holy Mother you are. Buque won't stop functioning if you leave… Oh, I get it now, you just can't bear to leave your man, right!"
"Not really…"
"Eh, not really?"
Xia Qingrou hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "It's... not entirely that."
But Xia Yusi, as if she caught wind of something incriminating, wore a look of a cunning advisor as she turned to Shen Mochen, "Look, look, your girlfriend doesn't really care about you at all!"
Xia Qingrou blushed slightly, and her voice grew a bit louder, "I, I didn't say that..."
After she spoke, she looked towards Shen Mochen, her expression grievous, terrified that Shen Mochen believed Xia Yusi's attempts to drive a wedge between them.
Your elder sister was just joking with you, why are you panicking? Are you really schizophrenic, or are you acting to make your sister lower her guard?
Shen Mochen thought to himself, and wanted to say, "Ours is a fake relationship; she better not care about me, caring about me is the real headache."
"No, Qingrou cares a lot about me!" Shen Mochen gave a somewhat perplexed smile, his expression that of an innocent young man.
Regardless, innocence is the most convenient mask.
Because of innocence, you can pretend not to understand any hint, because of innocence, you can shy away from engaging with others' words...
"You really are a fool..." Xia Yusi teased with a smile, her tone full of flirtation, and tenderly lifted her fork towards Shen Mochen, "This foie gras is quite tasty, do you want some?"
The silver fork seemed to still carry Xia Yusi's saliva, glistening under the light.
Shen Mochen smiled apologetically, "Sorry, I'm not fond of eating animal organs..."
"That's a pity," Xia Yusi wasn't embarrassed, naturally shifting to pop the foie gras into her own mouth.
Seeing Xia Yusi thwarted, Xia Qingrou felt extremely smug inside, thinking, 'You still want to seduce my husband! Look in the mirror, haha!'
"Husband, I can't finish this, can you eat it for me..." Xia Qingrou didn't look at Xia Yusi but also picked up a piece of foie gras and pitifully handed it to Shen Mochen.
"Okay."
Shen Mochen smiled tenderly, without any hesitation, he opened his mouth and took Xia Qingrou's fork into his mouth. Setting aside their current relationship, they had done everything before, so an indirect kiss was nothing... However, although they had kissed many times and even played poker before, they had never eaten saliva from each other.
This was actually their first time.
Seeing Shen Mochen swallow her piece of foie gras, Xia Qingrou glanced at Xia Yusi feeling even more triumphant, thinking she surely annoyed her off the charts!
Humph, you still want to steal my man, do you have the abilities?
Xia Yusi indeed looked a bit displeased, unhappy.
When she was unhappy, she wanted to play dirty.
"Little sister, you eat goose liver with sweet and sour sauce, just like me, you really haven't changed."
"Sisters, having the same taste is normal..."
Xia Yusi smiled, sipping on red wine, "Yes, we are sisters, we always have similar likes. Ever since we were young, whatever I liked, you liked too, always following my lead."
"It's you who likes my things, always trying to steal them from me."
"What can I do, what you like just happens to be what I like…" Xia Yusi tilted her head and smirked, her expression cheeky, like a sly fox, "Then I just have to steal it."
Xia Qingrou pursed her lips, her opponent's shamelessness made her anger rise, her little face turning red, "But, there are things you can't steal..."
"Is that so?" Xia Yusi tilted her head and chuckled, her smile loaded with meaning.
At that moment, Shen Mochen's expression changed, as Xia Yusi, unnoticed, had slipped off her high heel and a soft little foot began to gently wander over his leg.
That little foot moved along Shen Mochen's ankle, gradually going higher, up to the inside of his thigh, gently caressing.
Shen Mochen glanced at Xia Qingrou, who was completely unaware that she was being cheated on.
"Shh…"
Xia Yusi playfully winked, put a finger to her lips, and softly hushed.
