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Shen Mochen opened his bleary eyes and looked up for a while, surprised to find that Catherine’s acting was unexpectedly good, portraying the innocent Princess imprisoned by the wicked Queen with lifelike vividness.

"Amazing," said Shen Mochen.

He had thought that Catherine was somewhat expressionless, or rather, had a lukewarm disposition, and was only performing in the stage play as a formality, but to his surprise, she was quite serious about it.

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Shen Mochen came back to his senses with a smile, remaining silent. He had initially thought that performing such a stage play in front of everyone was rather silly, but Catherine’s earnest attitude made him realize that the play was actually quite interesting.

Catherine shone brilliantly on stage.

At the end of the play, under Catherine’s sidelong glance, Shen Mochen applauded with a smile.

Before long, Catherine, having removed her makeup, came down to where Shen Mochen was sitting, and a girl beside him considerately vacated her spot.

"You performed really well," he praised her with a smile.

However, Catherine showed no pleasure and sat down beside him indifferently, "You smell like someone else."

Shen Mochen was taken aback, is this the first thing she says upon seeing him?

"Which person?"

"A woman."

Shen Mochen hastily explained, "Wait a minute, you’re wrongly accusing me... Could it be the perfume from that classmate just now?"

Catherine stated confidently, "No, it’s the scent of a pretty girl."

"You can even smell that? Listen to me, we just shook hands..." Shen Mochen was astonished.

"It seems I wasn’t wrong, then?" Catherine tilted her head with an inscrutable look, "Actually, I just saw you looking all spring-like and wanted to tease you. I didn’t really smell anything."

Shen Mochen was speechless, "Ah this..."

Is it necessary? Is it really necessary? Are you playing some kind of mind game with me here?

And what’s with ’looking all spring-like’? Just by showing my face, I look spring-like?

Catherine arched an eyebrow and gently rested her hand on Shen Mochen’s shoulder, speaking softly, "Tell me, which pretty girl was it?"

Sighing without words, Shen Mochen told the truth, "Actually, it wasn’t anyone specific, just that Liu Chaoyan on stage. Today, on my way here riding my bike, I... uh, bumped into the back of her car, then I explained the situation. She was a former teammate of Teacher Cai, and we all have heard Teacher Cai mention her before, so we chatted for a bit."

"Liu Chaoyan... is it the one sitting in the first row, who looks like a white lotus flower?"

"It should be her... She’s apparently from a super powerful Family in Gaotang State; don’t you know her?"

Catherine shook her head, "I’m not interested in the Families and political forces of Gaotang State; I haven’t met many..."

As she spoke, she pulled out a small bag, took out a donut, and offered it to Shen Mochen, "Here, want one? There’s not much sugar in it."

Shen Mochen stared blankly, and not until the donut was in front of him did he quickly shake his head, "I don’t want it."

"I see..." Catherine lowered her eyelids, her face expressionless as she took it back and started eating it herself.

"Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I don’t eat what you make, but I’m allergic to donuts... Alright, it’s not an allergy, I just don’t feel like eating donuts, any kind of donuts."

Shen Mochen instinctively explained upon seeing her reaction.

Catherine eyed Shen Mochen’s face skeptically, only confirming that he wasn’t lying, before she let out a little humph, "Weirdo."

"Hey hey, not eating donuts makes one a weirdo, do you really like donuts that much?"

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"It doesn’t matter if I like them or not, just like with chocolate, cookies, and bread, I just enjoy making them."

Shen Mochen chuckled, "Then make something different next time, I can eat it."

"That depends on my mood... But even if I make something else next time, you probably won’t get to eat it, right?"

Catherine said indifferently, suppressing all expression with a light yawn.

Shen Mochen then remembered that he was going to transfer schools after the school anniversary. Catherine knew about it.

Thinking of this, he suddenly wanted to ask Catherine about the conversation they had yesterday. She said it was a joke, but where exactly did the joke start?

Shen Mochen didn’t know if she had lied, but even if it was a lie, he was somewhat curious to know where it began.

Yet, he ultimately didn’t ask, since he was someone who was going to leave anyway, caring about this seemed pointless.

After finishing the last bite of her donut, Catherine poked Shen Mochen’s shoulder and whispered, "Hey, I’m a bit sleepy. Stretch out your arm so I can nap."

"Don’t... unless that’s your third wish."

"Are you confused? That’s clearly my first wish."

"Hey hey hey, what are you talking about, are your wishes resettable or what?"

"It’s not resetting, just think carefully about what my first wish was."

"Let me stretch out my arm for you to sleep on... you can’t be serious, more than once?"

"Did I ever say, once was enough?"

Shen Mochen’s mouth twitched, feeling like Catherine had tricked him – no, based on what you’re saying... does that mean I have to offer my arm anytime and anywhere for you to rest on?

You nobles really are heartless, taking advantage of us simple, kind common folk!

Catherine urged him coldly, "Hurry up and stretch it out, I’m really sleepy. You weren’t this slow when you were attracting bees and butterflies earlier."

"Catherine..."

"Mhm?"

"Cough, Kajiena, are you... are you jealous?"

Catherine paused for a moment: "...You could see it that way, but I think it’s more like possessiveness. For example, if you had a pet cat or dog, and they didn’t show affection to you but only wagged their tails at others, you would be unhappy too, right?"

Shen Mochen’s mouth twitched again, "That analogy is somewhat insulting; I protest, a boyfriend should at least rank above a pet!"

"Why would you think you’re better than a pet?" Catherine sneered slightly, "I had pets at home, and they were very affectionate towards me because they knew I was their only owner, never coquetting with other women."

"Where did I coquette? I think you’re a bit weird, targeting me from the start..." Shen Mochen frowned and then had a sudden revelation, "Is it because I got my hair cut today?"

"I understand how you feel; after all, having endured for so long, you finally get the chance to showcase your sole advantage openly before you leave. Attracting females is a male animal’s instinct, they resort to various methods to flaunt themselves during mating season, I can understand that..."

"Alright alright, I was wrong, I was wrong..." Shen Mochen stopped Catherine from continuing her prattle, extended his arm with tears in his eyes, "Thank you for not despising my humble arm, my humble self will surely protect your noble and wise head!"