Lin Shen held Zheng Yanfei in his arms, listening quietly.

Her family situation was much like Lin Ping had described, but from her perspective, he learned some new details.

For instance, she didn’t actually hold much resentment toward her father. She knew he treated her well; he was just a bit weak-willed.

Zheng Yanfei, on the other hand, had a much bigger problem with her stepmother.

But she didn’t have the heart to make a scene, so she could only move far away from home and come to Modu all by herself...

"Oh, wait. I have an aunt, too!"

Zheng Yanfei slapped her forehead in frustration.

’How could I have forgotten about that!’

She had been so focused on figuring out how to win over Lin Shen lately that she hadn’t been paying much attention to anything else.

Plus, her aunt’s marriage was on the rocks recently, so she hadn’t wanted to bother her during such a difficult time.

’Thinking about it now, I’ve been really rude!’

"I have to go see her soon."

After Zheng Yanfei made her decision, Lin Shen’s interest was piqued. He feigned ignorance and asked with a smile.

"You have an aunt?"

"I do! Her name is Lin Ping, and she’s super nice to me!"

Zheng Yanfei smiled sweetly as she hugged Lin Shen’s arm.

"My aunt is especially gentle and virtuous! A thrifty homemaker! She just had the bad luck of meeting a scumbag like my uncle. SIGH!"

"I heard they’re in the middle of a divorce. I don’t know how it’s going. I’ll go to her Cat Cafe to check on her in a little while."

"It sounds like you and your aunt are close."

"Of course we are!"

Zheng Yanfei’s expression filled with gratitude.

"After my mom passed away, she saw how bad my family situation was and even offered to raise me! I was too embarrassed to accept, but I’m still really grateful to her."

"If I had to say, besides my dad, my aunt is the only real family I have left in this world..."

"Is that so."

Lin Shen couldn’t help but feel a stir in his thoughts.

’If you two are that close, maybe sharing a husband would be acceptable?’

This thought put Lin Shen somewhat at ease. He got up, grabbed some popcorn and soda from the snack room next door, and started to watch the movie in earnest.

This made the little girl a bit resentful.

’We were just kissing a moment ago, why did he suddenly stop?’

In truth, Zheng Yanfei had no interest in the movie. She had only come to the private theater to be alone with Lin Shen, interact more, and deepen their relationship.

But it seemed like he was... getting tired of her?

’This is not good news!’

Zheng Yanfei instantly started to panic.

After all, the most dreaded thing in a relationship is losing that sense of novelty!

’If that’s the case...’

Zheng Yanfei bit her lip. As if she’d just fought a fierce internal battle, she then lifted her small face and whispered coquettishly into Lin Shen’s ear.

"Honey, I ate too much ice cream during our morning tea, and now my mouth is a little cold."

?

Lin Shen had been engrossed in the movie, but the little girl’s words pulled his attention away from the screen.

He looked at Zheng Yanfei’s stunningly beautiful and shy face, an eyebrow arching as the corners of his mouth curved into a half-smile.

"Oh? You want me to warm you up?"

"Mhm."

The little girl nodded, her eyes full of expectation.

But Lin Shen feigned confusion and asked.

"I didn’t notice your mouth being cold when we were kissing earlier?"

"Maybe it’s because I just had some ice-cold soda."

The little girl began to turn on the charm, hugging Lin Shen’s arm and shaking it back and forth.

"Honey, just help me out, please?"

"Didn’t kissing already warm you up?"

"I want to try a different way!"

"..."

Lin Shen didn’t know why the little girl was being so proactive. ’Shouldn’t I be the one to initiate this kind of thing?’

’But this is good, too,’ he thought. ’It’s clear she has a better understanding of what it means to be a lover.’

"Alright."

Lin Shen pinched Zheng Yanfei’s delicate cheek, then stood up in front of her with a wicked smile.

"Then I’ll warm you up properly."

「3:00 PM.」

"Nice!"

Tang Tian waved the practice bow in her hand excitedly.

In the back garden, the group was playing an archery game.

Four targets were set up in the distance. Each person had a practice bow and five arrows, competing to see who was the most accurate.

At first, since none of them had ever done this before, they barely hit the targets, even with the archery instructor the butler had found to teach them.

But as time went on, everyone gradually got the hang of archery.

Jiang Chuan had the best results, hitting the target with three of his five arrows. One of them even hit the eight-point ring!

The others weren’t as talented, however, and they started to lose interest in archery as they played.

"Where’s Feifei?"

Xu Manman looked around and asked, puzzled, when she didn’t see Zheng Yanfei.

"I haven’t seen her for a while. Where is she?"

"She probably went out with Lin Shen,"

Tang Tian explained. Hearing this, Cheng Xiao crossed her arms, snorted, and put on a disdainful expression.

"Went out? Don’t tell me he thought we were spending too much on the activities and just made an excuse to sneak off with Feifei?"

"He should have just said he thought this place was too expensive! If it was too expensive, we wouldn’t have come to this manor. But no, he had to act all generous, putting up a front and making things awkward for everyone."

"Lin Shen isn’t that kind of person."

Before anyone else could react to Cheng Xiao’s rant, the usually quiet Jiang Yan suddenly spoke up to defend Lin Shen.

"Even if he went out, I’m sure he’ll be back later. It’s not right for you to say that."

"And you’re so sure of that?"

Cheng Xiao clearly didn’t believe it, but she was a little afraid of Jiang Yan.