Chapter 175: Not Going Back Home Anymore (3/4)
He's my brother, he's my brother... Cai Yuncui kept telling herself in her heart.
But her brother was really handsome, and his hands were so warm.
Cai Yuncui's hand pressed firmly beneath her abdomen, as if trying to suppress an improper urge.
"Is it here?" Shen Mochen, having not heard a sound from Cai Yuncui for a while, looked up and asked again.
Cai Yuncui met Shen Mochen's eyes, startled, and quickly released her hand, "Mhm, yes, yes..."
In a few seconds, her hands clutched together, then she fiddled with the fine strands at her temples, seemingly unsure where to place them. The soft and cute face blushed, glasses slipping down her sweaty nose, then pushed back up again.
Shen Mochen held the swollen area of Cai Yuncui's ankle, his hand emitting a flickering green light, and the ankle had almost instantly healed.
It hadn't been more than two days, so how come it felt like this was much faster than before... Shen Mochen thought, could it be that every time a star is ignited, the initial healing superpower is greatly enhanced as well?
After putting her sock on, Shen Mochen stood up, "Alright..."
Cai Yuncui lowered her head and said, "Is it okay now... Ouch!"
Before she could finish speaking, an "ouch" was heard as Shen Mochen's head bumped into her.
"Xiaochen, are you okay?" Even after being knocked down, Cai Yuncui didn't forget to care about Shen Mochen.
"I'm fine..." Shen Mochen's head felt neither pain nor itch.
Cai Yuncui's face reddened as if blood would seep through, not uttering a word.
"By the way, how did you sprain your ankle when you were fine?" Shen Mochen asked casually.
"Not used to wearing high heels..."
"High heels?"
Shen Mochen was slightly startled, turned his head, and saw a pair of high heels on the ground nearby, remembering the scene of Cai Yuncui changing her clothes when he had just entered. His gaze searched and finally saw the clothing she had taken off earlier, a yellow dress.
"Why did you dress up today?" Shen Mochen asked.
She had dressed up for someone else to see, and she had put on formal attire even before I had arrived!
"I... I..."
Cai Yuncui's face panicked, and her gaze darted around hesitantly.
"Are you going on a blind date again?" Shen Mochen's face darkened.
"I'm not... I..."
Cai Yuncui initially denied reflexively, but eventually she lowered her head, admitting it.
Shen Mochen's face showed anger as he said sternly, "What's going on, are they forcing you into another blind date?"
"No, it's voluntary..."
"So why do they want you to go on arranged dates again!"
Shen Mochen was completely baffled. It had only been two days, and they dared to offend him, a "wealthy heir"?
Cai Yuncui stammered with timidity, "I, I told my grandma the truth, that you're not my boyfriend, just my student… But, they seem to think your family is very powerful, I didn't tell them that part…"
Shen Mochen couldn't listen anymore, he took a deep breath, furious, "So why did you tell them the truth?" Explore more at My Virtual Library Empire
"I felt… lying to family isn't good, and they also said, they wanted to ask you for favors… I was afraid they would really bother you…"
Cai Yuncui's head hung even lower.
Shen Mochen stomped his foot in frustration, slightly beside himself with anger. He hadn't thought it through, but right now he really didn't want Cai Yuncui to go on dates with anyone else. It was like someone was trying to steal his possession.
He had always been the one to take from others, no one dared to reach into his pocket!
Shen Mochen said fiercely, "Not allowed, you tell them you're not allowed to go on arranged dates! You're only twenty-one, why start dating so early, are you really foolish, do you do whatever your family asks of you?"
"I, I'm not that young anymore, I don't study, and I should consider marriage… Why are you so angry with me."
Cai Yuncui was scolded to the point she couldn't lift her head, her hands clutching the corners of her clothes as she timidly glanced at Shen Mochen.
Shen Mochen was instantly at a loss for words, suddenly finding himself speechless.
Cai Yuncui had done nothing wrong; she had the right to decide her own life, and besides, who doesn't get married and have children… It's something every normal person does.
Shen Mochen felt restless, annoyed that it was just as he was about to leave that she was going on arranged dates… And this idiot was so easy to deceive, she could be swindled out of her clothes in no time by somebody with ill intentions!
While Shen Mochen's irritation burned fiercer, he suddenly remembered the Jishi Association's tutoring books he had read the previous few days. He glared at Cai Yuncui, "What does your Jishi Association teach? There's an order to superior and inferior, elder and younger, male and female, those of lower status must respect those of higher status, a woman's body, after being seen by the first man, must recognize him as her husband, and in one's lifetime, only her husband should see her body… Which inch of you have I not seen, and your lips, I've kissed them too, twice! And you still have the nerve to go on arranged dates with other men?"
Cai Yuncui's face instantly became flustered, her ears to her neck blushing red.
"I… I… No, it's not the same… You, you're the younger brother…"
Cai Yuncui didn't know Shen Mochen had taken those readings so seriously and even brought up that matter. She didn't know what to do, flustered and at a loss.
"My surname is Shen, and yours is Cai, we have no blood relation, so if I call you sister, does that really make you my sister?" Shen Mochen was relentless, staring intently at her.
He thought inwardly, why be so stubborn with words, if you had no feelings for me, why would you cook for me selflessly and even sleep with me at night? Not to mention seeing my body and not holding it against me? I'm not a fool! Playing house with this sister and brother act, who's going to believe that!
Cai Yuncui dared not meet Shen Mochen's eyes, her heart a tangled mess, joyful yet anxious...
She thought indeed Shen Mochen had seen her body, more than once, at that. According to that, it seemed she could only be with him. And since Shen Mochen was so anxious on her behalf, he must surely like her. Realizing this, she felt a sweetness and joy as if experiencing the happiness of eating cake for the first time...
But then she reconsidered, after all, she was three years older than Shen Mochen. She couldn't be so selfish; Shen Mochen should find a younger, prettier girl… And besides, Yin Caiyu had entrusted him to her care, she was his sister, how could a sister seduce her brother? That would be utterly inhumane!
But… Little Mochen really was wonderful. He had seen her, held her, kissed her, and caressed her… Gently embracing her in his arms, all the bad people in the world were driven away by him.
What to do, what to do, it turns out I really like Little Mochen! But… I really can't be with him…
Cai Yuncui wore a sad expression, her mouth slightly opening and closing, "No… this isn't right…"
Before she could finish speaking, Shen Mochen held her face and kissed her fiercely, she could only feel a familiar taste on her lips, staring wide-eyed in shock.