The room was clean and tidy, free of even a speck of dust.
The walls were painted with a light green powder paint, and the furniture was simple yet complete.
"Please have a seat," Liu Chaoyan offered Shen Mochen a glass of water.
"Thank you…"
Shen Mochen said softly, slowly letting out a sigh.
The air was filled with a young girl’s subtle scent, cleansing Shen Mochen’s lungs, causing a bit of discomfort.
It seemed as if beautiful girls all had a fragrance to them, and Liu Chaoyan’s was particularly notable.
Others’ body scents had more or less reference points in reality, but it was Liu Chaoyan’s scent that was the most unique.
It was indescribably evocative, as if plunging one into nature, with the sequestered fragrance of a hundred flowers in a valley, it seemed to purify one’s spirit, offering boundless pleasure that one couldn’t forget.
"Shen, how have you been adjusting to life these past few days?" Liu Chaoyan gestured for him to sit on a chair and asked with a smile.
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"Pretty well, I’m quite used to it now," Shen Mochen said.
For him, the toughest part to accept had been Xia Qingrou’s cooking skills, but in the past few days, her cooking had shown notable improvement, at least it was edible now.
Liu Chaoyan said, "Everyone else here is a girl, so there might be some aspects of daily life that we’ve neglected. Please be understanding."
Shen Mochen shook his head: "It’s okay, it’s all good now."
Liu Chaoyan gave a gentle smile that brightened her features, "If there really is anything inconvenient for you, just tell me. I don’t have much experience with boys, so if you don’t tell me, I might never know. If you really can’t bring it up, you can tell Fairy, and she can pass it on to me. But… we’ve been living together for so many days now, I think we should be good friends by now, right? If possible, I’d still hope you could tell me directly without any hesitation."
Perhaps Liu Chaoyan wasn’t the most beautiful girl in 0819, but she definitely had the most ethereal aura.
She was as beautiful as a fairy from ancient texts:
At first approach, she shone brightly as though the first rays of the sun fell upon the roof beams. As she drew nearer, she was as resplendent as the luminous moon spreading its light.
In a mere moment, her beauty blossomed in full. Radiant as a flower, warm as jade.
Shen Mochen’s eyelids drooped, although they had been cohabitating for a week, he still felt an inexplicable tension when alone with her.
As if she were the moon in the sky, to be looked up at from afar.
Even Catherine, who was of a higher status, hadn’t given Shen Mochen such an impression; he could only attribute these feelings to that childhood trauma.
"Okay, if there’s any trouble, I’ll definitely discuss it with you," Shen Mochen said.
"Mm, it’s a promise," Liu Chaoyan’s face showed a happy smile, radiating brightness.
Shen Mochen felt a stir in his heart, and then heard Liu Chaoyan continue, "Shen, since you also think we’re friends, could you do me a favor?"
Shen Mochen was startled, "Please go ahead."
Liu Chaoyan said calmly, "About Xia’s cycling... I’d like you to not interfere too much... I know she cycles fast and it’s somewhat dangerous, but, I hope you won’t stop her."
"…Okay," Shen Mochen said.
"Aren’t you going to ask why?" Liu Chaoyan tilted her head.
Shen Mochen chuckled, "If the captain says so, then it must be for Xia’s own good."
Liu Chaoyan smiled and brushed a strand of hair from her ear, "Mm, thank you for understanding. Actually, Xia is really exhausted, cycling is just her way of venting."
Shen Mochen was silent for a moment, "...May I ask what the specific reason is?"
Liu Chaoyan pursed her lips and smiled, "You’re with Xia sister practicing archery every night and you help her cook... can you really not understand?"
"How did you know?" Shen Mochen’s face turned slightly embarrassed.
"Did you forget that the walkie-talkie has a positioning function?" Liu Chaoyan blinked, "One keeps moving around while the other stays in the same spot. It’s pretty obvious."
"So that’s how it is..." Shen Mochen realized and thought to himself that Xia Qingrou was really a fool to think she could hide this from others.
"As for cooking..." Liu Chaoyan said, shaking her head with a smile, "Even though Xia sister is practicing secretly with the stove, the amount of ingredients in the freezer has suddenly decreased so much in the past few days. Isn’t that also easy to notice?"
Shen Mochen also smiled, "Indeed, nothing gets past the captain."
Liu Chaoyan smiled without saying anything, then chatted with Shen Mochen about some trivial matters, casually took out a bag of donuts from the cupboard, and carefully tore it open.
"Do you want one, Shen?"
Instead of eating the donuts by herself, Liu Chaoyan first offered a piece to Shen Mochen.
Shen Mochen’s expression changed slightly, and Liu Chaoyan, realizing her mistake, quickly apologized, "I’m sorry, I forgot you don’t like donuts."
With that, she put the donuts back into the bag and didn’t eat them either.
"It’s okay. You can eat; I don’t mind," Shen Mochen said with a forced smile.
It was just the fastidiousness of a spoiled kid, no need to be so considerate of his feelings.
"It doesn’t matter. Food is only meaningful when shared with friends. I have other snacks here," Liu Chaoyan said as she got up and walked over to a cabinet. She opened one of the drawers, which was full of snacks, "Do you eat white chocolate?"
"I can," Shen Mochen nodded.
Liu Chaoyan then opened a box of chocolates and handed it to Shen Mochen.
Perhaps in an attempt to cover up his slight embarrassment, Shen Mochen laughed, "I didn’t expect the captain to love snacking so much."
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"It’s normal for girls to like snacking. Nothing to be embarrassed about."
In fact, he found the habit rather cute.
Shen Mochen chatted and joked with Liu Chaoyan for a few more moments before getting up to say goodbye.
Liu Chaoyan saw Shen Mochen to the door, gently closed it, then picked up the donuts from before and elegantly took a bite.
Thinking of Shen Mochen’s expression, the corners of her mouth curved up, and her eyes also held an inexplicable smile.
Outside the bathroom, Xia Qingrou and Han Muxue had finished bathing, but Han Muxue came out with a dark face, while Xia Qingrou looked contented.
Xia Qingrou was blow-drying Han Muxue’s hair and sighed, "Xuexue, why the unhappy face? Isn’t it nice to be clean and fresh?"
Han Muxue, cold as ice, "Could you not rub against me while we are bathing?"
Xia Qingrou defended herself righteously, "It’s not like I want to, but you are so slippery; aren’t you tempting me? I really can’t control myself!"
Han Muxue cursed unhappily, "I bet your boyfriend is slippery too. Why don’t you rub up against him?"
Xia Qingrou boastfully proclaimed, "Who says I don’t? I’ll definitely take care of him in the next few days!"
Han Muxue was stunned, turned to Xia Qingrou with force. Although the other party was still joking and laughing, her eyes were serious.
Han Muxue’s heart suddenly trembled, feeling a chill in her chest as if the world around her turned frigid. Her lips seemed to freeze, unable to curl into a smile.
How strange, she thought, the less you want to smile, the more you try to force it out.