Fuzi's hand reached into her carryall, ready to draw a gun if Shen Mochen dared to say the cookies weren't tasty.
Pfft, even if you threaten today, I'll tell the truth! Shen Mochen snorted inwardly.
"These cookies are fragrant and crisp, they taste pretty good, almost like the ones sold in stores!" he stated resolutely.
Fuzi took her hand out from her carryall.
"Is that so?"
Catherine glanced at Shen Mochen, a slight smile curling up at the corner of her mouth, though her face remained indifferent.
"You would definitely tell if I were lying, right?"
As he spoke, Shen Mochen picked up another piece from the bag and took a bite. Actually, Fuzi had no need to threaten; the cookies were indeed quite delicious, and it was surprising to see the princess possessed such a talent.
Hey hey hey, Catherine can make treats, and then there's you, Yin Caiyu, just look at yourself. As soon as you co ho, you sprawl on the sofa or bed without lifting a finger to do anything around the house! I definitely need to have a good talk with you when you get back!
"Humph, it was just a casual attempt," Catherine said haughtily, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, finally admitting in person that she had made the cookies.
If I said they tasted bad, would you then deny you baked them, just like you did with last night's chocolate? Shen Mochen grumbled quietly to himself.
"Do you enjoy making desserts?"
"I make them sotis."
Shen Mochen complinted with a smile, "That's amazing; I can't make this stuff!"
Catherine's eyes shone with a touch of warmth, and she said softly, "Co to my place this weekend, and I can teach you."
"Hehehe... maybe so other ti!"
Catherine looked a bit stunned, then lowered her head and laughed, quietly falling silent.
Shen Mochen felt a bit puzzled. He sensed that Catherine's initially good mood had suddenly dissipated. What had he done wrong...?
Wait a minute, wait a minute, why the hell am I reflecting on this? This is exactly what I want!
Soon, the car drove into the residential community where Shen Mochen lived and stopped in front of his apartnt building.
As Shen Mochen was about to get out of the car, the long-silent Catherine suddenly asked, "Have you ever wondered why Ms. Cai treats you so well?"
Shen Mochen turned to look at Catherine, "That's just her personality, right? She was like that before when teaching, quite gentle..."
"Being gentle doesn't an one is easily taken advantage of. What's her relationship with your sister? Teammates from the sa squad?"
"No... it was just a chance encounter."
Shen Mochen considered his words, partially spilling the truth; there was no point in lying in the presence of Catherine.
Catherine stared at Shen Mochen, "As far as I know, Watchers from different squads seldom have the opportunity to interact, so she and your sister shouldn't have such a deep connection."
Watchers are the official title for mbers of superpower user military units from various countries. However, as Yupi's superpower user unit is called Buque, people usually refer to these individuals as Buque Users. I heard that Roman's Watchers are called Guardians, and those from Huaqi Country are called Night Watchers. Perhaps it's a translation issue, but "Buque User" always seems to sound better.
"She's just a genuinely nice person..." Shen Mochen muttered uncertainly.
Yuncui had told Shen Mochen the reason before: besides the request from Yin Caiyu, it was also because she was an orphan herself and felt a sense of empathy for Shen Mochen.
"Of course, the main reason boils down to the fact that she was a walking injustice."
However, Shen Mochen couldn't detail the specific reasons, and if Catherine was determined to investigate, she should be able to dig up Yin Caiyu's family situation, but it wasn't Shen Mochen's place to reveal Yuncui's personal privacy.
"You two must have not known each other for long, otherwise you wouldn't have only added each other's phone numbers today…" Catherine remained skeptical of Shen Mochen's explanation, "So I think her concern for you is sowhat abnormal."
"…"
Shen Mochen fell silent, and for a mont, he seed to think there was so rit to Catherine's doubts.
"I'm not questioning her motives, nor am I jealous. Maybe Teacher Yin is simply kind-hearted and gentle, but I still want to remind you not to be overly trusting of others."
After saying this, Catherine signaled that Shen Mochen could leave.
With a complex expression, Shen Mochen bid farewell to Catherine and went upstairs to go ho.
Feeling guilty for standing Yuncui up that evening, Shen Mochen didn't go straight ho after going upstairs. Instead, he first knocked on Yuncui's door, intending to apologize in person.
After knocking once, he rembered that he had a key to her place.
Just as he inserted the key, the door opened. Yuncui, seeing it was Shen Mochen, showed a delighted expression, pulling him into the house before he even had a chance to withdraw his key.
"You're ho quite early today!" Yuncui said with a smile as she closed the door, "Have you had dinner yet?"
"Not yet…"
"Perfect, I've made a lot of dishes, and I haven't touched most of them; let heat them up for you!"
Her face brightened, and Yuncui hurried into the kitchen with a cheerful grin.
She seed to have just taken a shower and changed into a fresh set of clothes. The ponytail wasn't as neatly tied as it was during work hours for convenience; instead, it was a loose tail, with large locks of hair falling on both sides like the popular bangs, looking even more innocent and appealing than usual.
Soon, Yuncui heated up the al and brought it to the table dish by dish. She had made a total of four dishes tonight: stead bass, braised pork ribs, stir-fried bamboo shoots, and luffa shrimp soup.
Three dishes and one soup, a balance of at and vegetables.
"Didn't you… have dinner earlier?" Shen Mochen, looking at the untouched bass, asked with so surprise.
"I did… just a little," Yuncui coughed with a hint of guilt. Turning around, she served two bowls of rice and brought them over.
"Actually, I have been trying to lose weight recently, so I don't usually eat much for dinner." Yuncui continued to explain unprompted, "But if you're going to eat, I can join you for a bit!"
After a brief silence, Shen Mochen murmured, "…I'm sorry, Sister Yuncui, I had promised to co back earlier."
Yuncui patted Shen Mochen's shoulder with seriousness, "No worries, you had important things to deal with, and besides, you inford in advance this ti, which is comndable!"
Shen Mochen's face showed a rueful smile; he rather hoped Yuncui would reprimand him or at the very least, say sothing bad about Catherine.
It would have made him feel a bit better.
Bowing his head and eating, Shen Mochen hid the tumultuous emotions inside him and joked intentionally, "Sister Yuncui, you are so kind to , even kinder than my own sister! From today on, I refuse to acknowledge her as my sister!"
Laughing heartily, Yuncui licked her chopsticks, "Okay, okay, then from today, I'm your only sister… Haha, just kidding! Your sister, Yin Caiyu, is truly remarkable, and she cares about you more than anyone else!"
"No, when I get back, I'll tell her I want to sever our sibling relationship! Even though we've only known each other for a short while, you're more like a sister to than she is!"
Shen Mochen said earnestly.
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