You are all bad women! Don't come over!

"Mochen, Mochen, are you home?"

Around nine o’clock, Yuncui knocked on Shen Mochen’s front door.

"Caiyu," Shen Mochen greeted as he opened the door for her.

"Have you had dinner yet?" Yuncui asked.

"Yeah, I did," Shen Mochen said.

"What did you eat?"

"Uh... ate out at a restaurant."

Yuncui walked into Shen Mochen’s house, sniffed around, and found Shen Mochen’s yet-to-be-washed dishes, with soup residue of instant noodles remaining.

"I knew you didn’t have a proper meal!" Yuncui said with an I-told-you-so expression, lightly twisted Shen Mochen’s ear, and huffed, "I’ll have you know, I have a really good nose!"

Ah yeah, yeah, yeah, you even said you could smell the loser scent on me from miles away last time.

Am I a loser? That’s harsh!

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But faced with incontrovertible evidence, Shen Mochen sheepishly smiled. Well, Yuncui might be too kind, but she was no fool!

"Heh heh, look what I brought for you?" Seeing Shen Mochen was out of excuses, Yuncui lifted the take-out container she was holding.

"Caiyu, you thought of me even when you went out for something delicious," Shen Mochen laughed as he took it.

"Yeah, I guessed you would laze out and eat instant noodles if I wasn’t around, so I specifically ordered an extra steak to take away!"

Yuncui hummed proudly, feeling quite smug about how well she handled her "little brother."

"Who paid for it?" Shen Mochen opened the container, finding the steak still warm.

"Why are you asking that, you don’t need to pay..." Yuncui said as she gently patted Shen Mochen’s shoulder, "Today, it was Zhao Yuji’s treat. Plus, he knew I was bringing you food and even specially picked the most expensive steak for you!"

The meal was on Zhao Yuji’s dime, which was... awesome! Shen Mochen thought as he ate.

Just thinking about how Zhao Yuji, despite despising him, had to pretend to be generous and pay for his dinner, made the steak taste even sweeter in his mouth!

"Caiyu, next time Zhao Yuji treats, remember to order more; it’s not like he’s short on cash!" Shen Mochen said.

"Umm... why, why would you say that?"

"Because I don’t like him!"

"Why don’t you like him, isn’t he quite a good guy?"

Shen Mochen couldn’t be bothered to explain, his mouth full of steak, "You can say I’m jealous of him. He’s got power and looks, and his fiancée is so beautiful!"

This steak really tastes great. Yin Caiyu had also taken him to fancy restaurants for steak before, but it didn’t taste as good as this time.

"Ah well..."

Shen Mochen was too honest, and Yuncui didn’t know how to respond for a moment.

"…Okay, I’m just kidding."

The steak was devoured quickly, and Shen Mochen wiped his mouth, "Actually, I say this because this Zhao Yuji isn’t a good guy, at least he’s pretty scheming."

Yuncui frowned slightly, "I think he’s okay though, he’s a very polite person, why would you think that of him?"

"He didn’t say he doesn’t want others to know about his engagement right now, and even if Liu Chaoyan came today, he wouldn’t want to make it public?"

"Yeah... It’s the same as before, isn’t it? If a student gets engaged, it will be talked about in the school."

Shen Mochen smiled with his head down, "There are quite a few people engaged at First Middle School, having one more wouldn’t be too unusual. He’s someone who loves the limelight, wishing everyone’s gaze would cast upon him... So it is not that he fears gossip, but rather that he worries about his popularity decreasing. No matter who he is, once he has a partner, his attractiveness to girls would take a big hit. He isn’t willing to give up his title as the school’s heartthrob, he really enjoys being the center of attention, he wants to be the eternal North Star."

Yuncui was stunned, feeling like Shen Mochen had a negative impression of Zhao Yuji, his words seemingly tinged with personal grudges. But she didn’t believe Shen Mochen could be jealous since he was much more handsome than Zhao Yuji, and aside from his background, there seemed to be nothing worth envying.

Moreover, after spending time together, Yuncui believed that Shen Mochen was not the type to be small-minded.

"Isn’t that a bit biased of you, were you close to him before?"

"No, not close at all, it’s just what I’ve observed. And I also know he likes Kajiena, oh, that’s Catherine. He wants to have his cake and eat it too. He’s a jerk!"

Yuncui was shocked at his words, "He likes Catherine?"

The statement was too shocking for her, after all, he was Liu Chaoyan’s fiancé!

"Well, not exactly like him, it’s more like coveting, and there hasn’t been any substantial pursuit."

"I see, no wonder you don’t like him, it turns out he likes your girlfriend..."

Yuncui was relieved yet felt sad for Liu Chaoyan, but there was nothing she could do or say.

After all, their relationship was a political marriage without any emotional foundation, as long as nothing scandalous happened, one could hardly control personal feelings...

But Shen Mochen and Catherine’s relationship is fake, why would he care so much... Even if it’s fake, there would still be some concern.

"Caiyu, do you believe me?"

Shen Mochen was surprised to see Yuncui frowning in thought.

"Of course, I believe you, what’s up?"

Yuncui tilted her head in confusion. Even though she knew Zhao Yuji longer, she still believed Shen Mochen without contemplating why.

"Thank you for believing me..." Shen Mochen seemed a bit uncomfortable.

He initially didn’t want to expose Zhao Yuji’s facade in front of Yuncui, but ever since he found out Chaoyan was that little girl, his annoyance towards Zhao Yuji had grown. Hence, speaking ill of Zhao Yuji in front of Yuncui also had an element of revenge.

Yuncui and Liu Chaoyan were best friends, and Shen Mochen hoped she would speak more about this in front of Liu Chaoyan. However, he also considered that Yuncui might argue on Zhao Yuji’s behalf, yet hadn’t expected it to go so smoothly.

Damn, he felt like he had become the villain.

"Right, what’s her name again, that comrade of yours..." Shen Mochen scratched his head.

"Do you mean Chaoyan?" Yuncui said.

"Ah yes, Liu Chaoyan, if you hadn’t told me, I’d have forgotten her name. Isn’t she staying over with you tonight?"

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"She’s staying at a hotel and didn’t come over."

At this, Shen Mochen felt a vague disappointment in his heart, but then felt somewhat relieved, after all, he wouldn’t have to face her.

Concealing the complexity in his heart, he laughed and said, "Haha, does she look down on our place?"

Yuncui immediately shook her head to defend her best friend, "Not at all, the place we’re stationed isn’t that different from here. But the hotel was arranged by the school, and she always handles her affairs by the book!"