NOVPUB"What?" Shen Mochen thought he had heard wrong.
"You teach me how to kiss, and I'll help Han Muxue treat her leg injury," Liu Chaoyan repeated with a smile.
"How, how do I teach you?"
"Is there another way besides mouth-to-mouth?" Liu Chaoyan asked, puzzled.
Shen Mochen was shocked, "No, why is this?"
Liu Chaoyan sighed leisurely, "Shen, look, I'm perfect, right?"
"Although I don't really want to admit it, it seems there's no denying it..."
"But actually, I have imperfections too, say—for instance—I don't know how to kiss. By the way, the one last night with you was my first kiss."
Shen Mochen was utterly confused, "No, no, I still don't quite understand what you mean!"
Liu Chaoyan declared seriously while patting her chest, "As the young lady of the Liu Family, I can't have any flaws. If I'm not good at kissing, my future husband will not be 100% satisfied, and that would be my disgrace. So, even for the sake of my future husband, I must learn the skill of kissing!"
Shen Mochen stared blankly, his mouth agape, "Uh... you must be joking."
"Yes, exactly," Liu Chaoyan admitted.
"No, what are you up to!" Shen Mochen slightly relaxed and complained, "Can't you be more serious!"
Liu Chaoyan nodded, "Okay, then I'll put it seriously—if you're not willing to be my kissing coach, then I will not help Han Muxue."
Shen Mochen became angry, "You're actually using this to threaten me!"
"Shen, I don't understand what you mean. You've probably made similar threats to Han Muxue lately. Like if she doesn't agree to keep dating you, you'll return to flirt with Cai Yuncui and Xia Qingrou and start a harem or something."
"You..." Shen Mochen's mouth twitched slightly. Was this karma?
"Since you're so all-knowing, you would've guessed that I promised Xiaoxue I wouldn't physically cheat on her!"
"Then I'm out of it." Liu Chaoyan shrugged, stood up, and headed for the door, "I'll give you time to think. I won't press you; you can reply before you go to sleep tonight."
What kind of situation was this? If you'd mentioned it a few days earlier, I could have agreed!
Right now, Shen Mochen's mind was a mess, and he immediately collapsed onto his bed.
The lingering fragrance of Liu Chaoyan on the bed was a hard-to-describe freshness. Other people each had their own pleasant scent; Xia Qingrou smelled of citrus, Xiao Xingshuang smelled of osmanthus, Han Muxue of gardenia, and Cai Yuncui of coconut milk.
But the scent on Liu Chaoyan was hard to match with anything real, like an artificially mixed perfume, yet more natural than perfume, deep and utterly refreshing.
"Mmm..." Accompanied by this heart-soothing fragrance, Shen Mochen soon fell into a deep sleep.
He slept until noon, Shen Mochen woke up, rubbed his eyes, yawned, and thankfully, there were no strange occurrences.
He bent over, his head still a bit cloudy, and staggered out to wash his face, not having taken many steps.
"Awake?" A super gentle voice came from beside him.
"Uh..." Shen Mochen struggled to lift his face and instantly felt spirited as if by a cosmic miracle.
Cai Yuncui's face bore a heart-melting gentle smile, "Then I'll go and heat up some food for you."
Shen Mochen nodded, "That, thank you."
"Look at what you're saying, it's no trouble at all!"
Cai Yuncui reached out and lightly tapped on Shen Mochen's head.
Sitting in the living room after washing his face, Shen Mochen recalled what Liu Chaoyan had said earlier, feeling inexplicably bewildered yet somewhat excited and thrilled. Just thinking about last night's kiss made his heart race inexplicably.
But why would Liu Chaoyan do that?
Shen Mochen pondered for a while but couldn't think of a reason.
Because she liked him? That couldn't be! Liu Chaoyan wasn't that kind of person, and besides, he hadn't awakened a new superpower last night.
Soon, Cai Yuncui brought the food and cheerfully accompanied Shen Mochen as he ate.
"You look refreshed," Cai Yuncui said with a smile.
"Yeah, I feel much better after some sleep."
"I meant you and Muxue, both looking refreshed."
"Ah… that, she was just in a bad mood then, much better now," Shen Mochen chuckled, "Sorry for not telling you guys about us dating."
He remembered his words in front of Han Muxue, but Cai Yuncui and Xia Qingrou were different; the two hadn't really dated but just had a somewhat ambiguous brother-sister relationship... He still felt a bit guilty.
"It's okay, I heard from Muxue, she didn't want to tell people," Cai Yuncui waved it off with a smile, "I can understand!"
Cai Yuncui wasn't just naturally ditsy, she wasn't actually foolish. After all, Shen Mochen had dated Xia Qingrou and was now dating Han Muxue. It was a bit awkward for everyone, and it was understandable not to want others to know.
"That…," Shen Mochen glanced at Cai Yuncui's chest. Although I understand it's really hot in summer, and your superpower dictates you should wear less, this dorm is basically all girls… but going without a bra, I feel like I'm being beastly every second!
"Great Emperor of High Heaven, react without pause. Drive away evil spirits, protect and defend…" Shen Mochen focused on eating, fervently reciting the Heart Purifying Mantra in his mind.
"Don't eat so fast, there's still more food, I can make more if it's not enough," Cai Yuncui chuckled.
She thought Shen was simply starving, but his tiger-like demeanor appeared as if he was fiercely stuffing something else into his mouth.
"Awake?" The screeching sound of a wheelchair came, and Han Muxue approached, and in the next moment pointed at Cai Yuncui and started screaming softly, "You, you, you, why aren't you wearing clothes!"
Cai Yuncui was stunned for a moment and instinctively looked down, "I, I am wearing some!"
"...Underwear, underwear! You just came out like this, there are guys here too!" Han Muxue was both frantic and aggrieved.
"Eh, but..."
Cai Yuncui felt aggrieved too, thinking he's my brother after all, and besides, it's not like he hasn't seen it before... but remembering that Shen Mochen was Han Muxue's boyfriend, she had no ground to stand on, and could only awkwardly apologize and return to her room. no𝚟𝚙u𝚋.c𝚘m
She pouted as she lay on the bed, feeling more aggrieved the more she thought about it.
Muxue is really petty, we are siblings after all... Yeah, just siblings...
"Cheating?" Han Muxue huffed.
"Who would cheat in front of everyone!" Shen Mochen complained, continuing to eat as if nothing had happened.
"Enjoyed the view?"
"What did you say?"
Shen Mochen pretended not to understand.
"Playing dumb!" Han Muxue grabbed a rolling pin and squeezed it, biting her lip, "Come with me!"
"What, I haven't finished eating yet!" Shen Mochen whispered grumpily.
"You, come with me!"
Han Muxue glared at Shen Mochen, dragging him to the small bathroom they shared and pulled down his pants.
