"Caiyu, I'm back."
Shen Mochen pushed open the door of Yuncui's house and, knowing his way, took off his shoes to slip on slippers.
"Dinner's not ready yet, you'll have to wait a bit."
Yuncui was busy in the kitchen, the chopping knife going 'clack clack' on the cutting board.
"That's alright, I'm not in a hurry."
Shen Mochen shook his head, thinking to himself that she usually ca ho early if she didn't have afternoon classes. Today was her day off from classes, so why hadn't she started cooking yet? Was sothing holding her up?
"Sorry, since I didn't have classes from the morning, I went to the station today and ca back a bit late."
Yuncui seed to sense what Shen Mochen was thinking and explained with a laugh.
Shen Mochen paused, "The station... the Buque station where you used to stay? You can go back even after retiring?"
Yuncui giggled, her face lit up with an unusual glow, "Hehe, I had applied for the reserve before, so I'm sort of an external staff now. Whenever the Buque Team needs support, I can go over and help!"
Shen Mochen nodded with a smile, "I see, no wonder you seed so happy today. You went to et your best friends!"
"Yes, I haven't seen them in a long ti. We sotis video call... but being able to see them in person really made happy!"
"In that case, why didn't you stay a bit longer... Ah, so did you rush back just to cook for ?"
Yuncui reassured him, "Not really, there wasn't anything urgent over there. They asked for support just to et up, it didn't really matter whether I was there or not!"
Shen Mochen smiled wryly to himself, thinking it's true what they say about good guys finishing last.
Yuncui threw the chopped vegetables into the pan and continued, "Plus, Chaoyan is coming over tomorrow, so I'll see them again soon!"
Shen Mochen raised his head, "I rember you said that after you left, the team was down to four mbers with no new additions... Now that she's also out, is it okay with just three?"
"It should be fine, the monster activity hasn't been that frequent recently. Besides, we have Xingshuang over there! She's so powerful, one of her equals four of us..."
As Yuncui spoke, she suddenly rembered sothing from two years ago and her head drooped as she murmured, "It would've been better if she ca earlier."
Shen Mochen, sitting on the couch, hadn't spoken when Yuncui, wielding the spatula in the kitchen, coughed and said, "Oh right, I just saw a colleague in the group chat saying that there's a super handso guy among you, always covering his face. Then soone discovered it was you, right?"
"The news travels fast, huh..."
"It's okay, right? You told before that you wanted to focus on your studies without disturbances, which is why you covered your face."
"There's nothing I can do about it being discovered..." Shen Mochen thought to himself, whatever, I'm getting out of here soon anyways.
He decided it wasn't the best ti to discuss this with Yuncui. He'd wait until Yin Caiyu ca back, discuss it with her, and then tell Yuncui.
Before long, Yuncui had finished cooking. Shen Mochen helped carry the dishes, and they sat down at the dining table for dinner.
Yuncui asked Shen Mochen about what happened in the afternoon, to which he responded sporadically.
"After such an incident, didn't Catherine say anything? Everyone knows now that you two are dating; she even acknowledged it and helped you," Yuncui said, looking down as she picked up the vegetables.
"She didn't say much. Even though our relationship is fake, she doesn't mind people knowing."
Yuncui suddenly said, "Is that so? I think she might have a bit of a crush on you?"
Shen Mochen was taken aback as he saw Yuncui smiling at him, a mischievous and teasing look in her eyes, as though she were an older sister prying into her younger brother's secrets.
"It can't be, plus she's from the Roman Nobles, she's definitely supposed to marry soone of noble status from her own country..." Shen Mochen's eyelids drooped.
He suddenly recalled that Catherine had said she was "just kidding" at the end, so where exactly was the joke supposed to be?
"Really..." Yuncui caught on, looking sowhat regretful as she nodded her head, then reached out to caress Shen Mochen's head, seemingly comforting as she earnestly said, "Don't worry, sister knows a lot of beautiful won, I'll introduce them to you in the future!"
"Are you talking about your teammates?" Shen Mochen chuckled.
"The fertile water shouldn't flow into the fields of others, they all look so good, can't give others a chance!"
"I feel like I am that fertile water…" Shen Mochen thought to himself.
After finishing their al, Shen Mochen helped to clear the dishes while Yuncui let him.
"…Little Mo, what do you think of ?"
There was silence for a mont, and Yuncui, who was washing the dishes, suddenly stopped.
Shen Mochen was startled, not catching on to what Yuncui ant. Was she feeling that none of her teammates were a match, so she decided to volunteer herself to be my girlfriend?
"What... what do you an…" Shen Mochen feigned ignorance.
A blush appeared on Yuncui's face, and she smiled shyly, "I an, what do you think of as a person…"
Don't ss with , can't we just continue being friends? Shen Mochen internally cried out.
"I think you're a good person… You're three or four years older than , I feel like you're just like my own sister!"
Shen Mochen emphasized their age difference and bit down hard on the word "sister."
"Really?"
Unexpectedly, Yuncui's face lit up with imnse joy at his words.
Shen Mochen didn't catch on, but at that mont he could only go along with it, "Ah… yes!"
Yuncui wiped her hands and gave Shen Mochen a big hug, "Is that so? That's wonderful, I'm so happy you think that way! I was worried you might find annoying!"
Oh… it seems I misunderstood. Shen Mochen internally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a slight twinge of disappointnt. Of course, compared to his relief, this disappointnt was truly trivial.
"Sister Cai, why did you suddenly say this?" Shen Mochen quietly stuck out his butt.
I really wish she understood the impact her busty figure has on a teenage boy. Luckily, I reacted quickly, it would have been extrely awkward if she noticed.
"I just thought, I'm your sister too, I'm your family. Even though I know I absolutely can't compare to Caiyu, I sincerely hope that when you encounter sadness, you can also think of . If I'm here, then you're not alone."
Yuncui caressed Shen Mochen's cheek, saying softly.
Shen Mochen found Yuncui's statent at this mont a bit strange and bizarre, but couldn't pinpoint what was odd about it.
He felt vaguely uneasy, but couldn't pinpoint the source of his anxiety.
His feelings remained noncommittal, but he smiled and said, "Alright, I understand. You're my sister, I will regard you as I do Yin Caiyu."
"Mm!"
Yuncui nodded.
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