After the chilling silence, the Earl avoided Shen Mochen's gaze.
He burst into laughter, "Well worthy of being a girl from the Alexandrov Family, the man she picks is indeed remarkable!"
Catherine gripped Shen Mochen's hand. "And you are truly a man of the Alexandrov Family, finding a way to save face even in this situation."
The Earl's face flushed hot, of course unwilling to admit that he had backed down in front of a commoner.
"However, it's unfortunate that in your man's heart, it seems that Yin Caiyu is more important," said the Earl.
"Please put away your divisive tricks—if my man were heartless and disloyal to a motherly figure, then how would he be any different from you?" countered Catherine.
The two exchanged verbal blows, staunchly opposed. Catherine's palm was sweaty as she held Shen Mochen's hand.
The Earl, red-faced from Catherine's retorts, could only leave with a sweep of his sleeve.
"Oh, by the way, the day before yesterday was my boyfriend's eighteenth birthday, did you know that?"
Catherine called after him.
The Earl stopped in his tracks and turned around. "So what?"
Catherine, holding onto Shen Mochen's wrist, smiled slightly, "He awakened his superpower, and he's entering Buque tomorrow, I'm just reminding you."
"...You know, you're the heir to the Alexandrov Family," said the Earl.
...
"Ha ha ha, you were amazing today!"
Catherine, glancing at the Earl's retreating form, laughed loudly and flopped onto the sofa, her face filled with satisfaction.
"It looks like I can get a good night's sleep tonight," said Shen Mochen with a smile.
"Don't worry, now that he knows you've signed with Buque, he wouldn't dare to lay a hand on you. Besides, with Roman and Huaqi struggling so fiercely, he'll need Yupi's support."
Shen Mochen understood well. Now that he was a part of Buque, even the Earl of Alexandrov had to think twice before stabbing him in the back, for it could potentially cause a huge international dispute and a surge of public opinion from Yupi.
"Thank you."
Catherine said.
Shen Mochen smiled as he drank a glass of water handed to him by Fuzi. "Thank for what, for provoking your father? You're welco, I don't like him either."
"If it wasn't for you, I might not have had the courage to confront him like this…" Catherine lay on the sofa, took a long breath, and chuckled softly.
"You seed a bit nervous, but I don't see what's so scary about your father. He isn't that frightening."
Shen Mochen glanced at Fuzi and thought to himself, besides you even have Fuzi, a top-notch Buque mber. No need to fear your dad, you could even hang him up and thrash him!
Of course, he thought that way because he had no parents, so he couldn't understand.
"You're right, I know," Catherine said as she gently tucked the cross back into her shirt. "When I was a child, I always thought he was incredible, not because he had accomplished any great feats, but because he was so physically imposing... He was so large that every ti I saw him, I felt like I needed a lifeti to catch up to him."
She always had to prove herself by being the best, always telling her parents how excellent she was, perhaps because of that.
She wanted to climb that mountain, but instinctively, she looked up to him.
Shen Mochen cocked his head, seeming to understand a bit, after all, he had a father too.
"But now it's okay, I'm not afraid of him anymore," Catherine smiled sweetly at Shen Mochen, her beauty radiant. "He's not so great after all, his strength only existed in my childhood imagination."
"Well, congratulations on breaking free from that ntal demon," Shen Mochen casually agreed.
Catherine fell silent for a mont, took a sip of water, stood up, and poked Shen Mochen's arm: "Hey, do you know why I wanted to date you?"
Shen Mochen joked, "I don't know, why? It couldn't have been just because I'm handso and you fell in love at first sight, could it?"
"Because you stole my first place," Catherine said.
"What?" Shen Mochen was taken aback.
"When you transferred here, you ranked first, and then your grades went downhill."
"Uh... are you mad at for taking your first place... No, that's not right, if you were mad, why would you date ? This must be a reward, although it goes against my personal wishes."
Shen Mochen lazily lay on the couch, puzzled.
"This is a punishnt. I investigated you, before you ca here you attended Fengye International Middle School. Although Fengye isn't as prestigious as First Middle School, it's still a well-known private school. There, your grades were always first, without exception. So, I believe that the first test reflected your true ability, and that you deliberately underperford in the later tests. You knew I was usually first here and didn't want to compete with , so you let have it," Catherine said, slowly pressing down on Shen Mochen, one hand on the back of the couch and the other lifting her light golden hair by her ear as she stared down at Shen Mochen's face.
Their faces nearly touching, their breaths audible. Shen Mochen could even see the veins under Catherine's crystal-clear skin and sll the fresh, minty fragrance coming from her tender lips.
"Although many people try to please because of my status, your way of flattering is the most repulsive to ." Contrary to the intimate distance between them, Catherine's gaze was ice-cold, her tone more aggressive, her breath chilly, "I'll take back what belongs to . I hate the condescending attitude of you giving it to as charity. And I enjoy competing with a worthy opponent, but you ruined it all."
"I..." Shen Mochen swallowed, despite Catherine's cold deanor, the lips so close to his and the scent of the girl were far more distracting than her indifferent words.
"Sorry?" Shen Mochen said.
"So, I've been thinking about revenge. I wanted to make you fall in love with , then brutally dump you, making you deeply sad, just as I am in pain."
Shen Mochen's mouth twitched slightly; this form of revenge seed quite reasonable yet sowhat childish!
Damn, so that's what it was! Why didn't you say so earlier!
"Actually, this might be a mutual misunderstanding," Shen Mochen said with a wry smile, slapping his thigh, "I did it because after I ca first in the test, I saw you always looked at , I thought you were mad... If you had told earlier, we could have avoided this misunderstanding!"
"So I've always really disliked you, I never liked you," Catherine stared straight at Shen Mochen, "Now we've finally broken up, your affairs are settled too, and once you're in Buque, Gao Family won't dare to touch you for a while. So, this is the end for us, right?"
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