NOVPUBThe three of them made their way to the milk tea shop near the hospital, Shen Mochen whispering to Catherine from behind, "That… well… I only found out the day before yesterday. Her reason for dating me was similar to mine, neither of us wanted to make things weird within our team, so I took the initiative and started dating her. But right after I learned this, we were attacked by a Grade-A monster, so you know, I didn't have the chance to tell you..."
Catherine responded indifferently, "And because you used me as a shield, she thought you and I still had something going on. Just a simple misunderstanding, right?"
Shen Mochen nodded silently.
Xia Qingrou glanced at the two people whispering behind her, and even though she couldn't make out what they were saying, she could tell they seemed very close.
Her heart couldn't help but feel an inexplicable discomfort.
Actually, Shen Mochen's relationship with Catherine had nothing to do with her since she and Shen Mochen were just a fake couple. That's why she said she'd support Shen Mochen and Catherine.
After all, she felt somewhat guilty towards Shen Mochen, having thought before not to let Catherine misunderstand and affect their relationship.
But... Xia Qingrou still felt uncomfortable, a slight heaviness in her heart.
Xia Qingrou was aware, the way Shen Mochen had treated her so well last night in front of Xia Yusi was all just an act.
If he could improvise so convincingly, even fooling Xia Yusi, then it only meant that this was how he usually behaved towards the person he loved, or at least he had experience.
At that thought, Xia Qingrou felt increasingly uncomfortable.
Even so, Shen Mochen's first kiss and first time were with me!
Despite this, this detestable Shen Mochen didn't care about me at all!
Suddenly, Xia Qingrou felt resentful. She couldn't pinpoint her feelings, but she felt like it wasn't fair.
After all we've been through together, your heart is still with your ex-girlfriend... That's just too unfair!
But just as this thought emerged, Xia Qingrou quickly negated it. They'd agreed to forget that event, so why think about it now?
There wasn't any real emotion in that incident... Ah, why even bring it up! What's done is done, and we're not in some feudal times where he has to marry me, right?
Pfft, even if he wanted to marry me, I wouldn't!
Xia Qingrou's mind was a whirlwind of emotions, but it ultimately settled on resentment towards Shen Mochen.
Dammit, Shen Mochen, that jerk, why couldn't you resist temptation that night! Give me back my first time! Xia Qingrou gritted her teeth.
You said before that you were conservative, said you were devoted to your girlfriend, so why did I get to you so easily, you jerk! How could you do this to your girlfriend!
The three settled down in the milk tea shop, and Catherine calmly said to Xia Qingrou, "First off, you might have misunderstood something. Shen Mochen and I are already broken up."
"I know, I know!" Xia Qingrou nodded eagerly, "It was because of your families, right?"
Catherine looked at Shen Mochen with astonishment, "Is that what you told her?"
Xia Qingrou was taken aback.
Shen Mochen was also slightly startled, then said to Xia Qingrou, "Cough, I never said that, did I?" 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
Xia Qingrou was surprised, "Ah... then what was it?"
Right, so why did we break up? Shen Mochen was also curious about what Catherine wanted to say.
He was actually quite surprised that Catherine denied this, as he had always thought of her as somewhat proud but actually quite accommodating. She frequently helped cover for him and didn't say much. He had thought that this time, she would tacitly agree as well.
Catherine took a sip of her milk tea and said seriously, "Because he cheated on me with my maid and I caught them, so I dumped him."
"What?" Xia Qingrou slammed the table and stood up, her eyes wide.
"Because he cheated on me with my maid, that's why I dumped him." Catherine repeated calmly, "Oh right, my maid is the person who came to rescue you guys the night before last."
Xia Qingrou felt her head buzzing, a burning pain on her face, and she slowly turned her head to glare furiously at Shen Mochen, "Is what she's saying true?"
"...That's false, the whole thing has been a misunderstanding from the start." After being stunned for a long time, Shen Mochen quickly raised his hand, "I've never cheated on Fuzi, I swear, not for a single moment have I liked her!"
Leaning on her hand, Catherine looked on with interest at Shen Mochen's flustered denial, "But you dare not swear you didn't cheat with her."
Raising his head to the heavens where God resides, Shen Mochen declared, "I swear, if I ever betrayed you and cheated with Fuzi, may I be hacked to death by people's knives!"
The reason he dared to say this was first because he didn't believe in God, second because lying was as commonplace for him as eating, and third because he had always told himself that his kiss with Fuzi was only for her superpower, to protect humanity.
As the saying goes, "Of all that is under Heaven, the people are the most important". His actions were all in the name of love and justice! Definitely nothing to do with cheating!
What's more important, of course, was that when he kissed Fuzi, he and Catherine had already broken up!
So what the hell kind of cheating would that be? Not to mention just kissing Fuzi—even if he had slept with her, nobody could say anything!
A glimmer of shock and admiration flashed in Catherine's eyes; Shen Mochen's face might seem thin, but it was actually quite thick. He dared to make such a poisonous oath; he really was something.
A regular person might hesitate before making such a venomous vow, even if they didn't believe in God, but Shen Mochen didn't need to at all.
"..." Xia Qingrou, a bit confused, looked back and forth, "So, in that case, it was all a misunderstanding?"
"Perhaps so, it does seem to have been a misunderstanding," Catherine said.
"Yeah, yeah, if it was a misunderstanding, then you guys can make up..."
"But that would also be impossible." Catherine shook her head.
Xia Qingrou didn't understand, "Why is that?"
Holding a straw in her mouth, Catherine said indifferently, "Because he's not good enough for me."
Xia Qingrou's mouth opened, she instinctively wanted to retort, but the words were stuck in her throat for a long time without coming out.
Because, it seemed like the truth... She had heard from Liu Chaoyan about Catherine's illustrious family background. And Shen Mochen, an orphan living in the slums, a natural-born servant, really wasn't even fit to carry her shoes.
But while what she said wasn't incorrect, it still felt weird. This is just so pragmatic!
I had originally thought their story was a romantic film like "The Butterfly Lovers", but how did it suddenly turn into this teeth-grating tale of grim reality?
"Well, actually... I feel like family background... isn't that important," Xia Qingrou stuttered, feeling like she didn't even know what she was saying.
"Have you two slept together?" Catherine suddenly asked.
