"Shanshan".

Huo Mingchen called out softly.

When Cheng Shanshan raised her eyes, her gaze was somewhat indifferent and composed: "You should be taking care of your Liu Liu, instead of blocking my way."

But Huo Mingchen showed no intention of leaving. Instead, he straightened his expression and said, "I don't have much time. I'll keep it short. Be careful lately, and don't come to my wedding."

"What's the meaning?"

Cheng Shanshan felt confused by Huo Mingchen's words.

Before he could ask any further questions, Huo Mingchen suddenly switched to a cold attitude, turned around and left without saying anything more.

"..."

How can this person change their expression as quickly as turning the pages of a book?

Suddenly, Liu Liu's voice came from behind her: "Sister, what did Brother Huo say to you?"

"What I say isn't important." Cheng Shanshan turned to look at Liu Liu, her tone not friendly: "The important thing is that there's no one else here, so you don't have to pretend anymore."

Liu Liu was taken aback: "Sister, what do you mean by that?"

What do you think?

Cheng Shanshan didn't want to waste any more time with her: "Since you, you unruly rabbit, have chosen to eat the grass near your burrow, there's no need for you to keep pretending to be innocent. You've already stolen her, and you still want me to thank you?"

Liu Liu immediately put on a wronged look: "Sister, do you mean you like Brother Huo too?"

"Whether I like someone or not is my business." Cheng Shanshan stepped forward, exuding an imposing and intimidating aura: "But climbing into someone's bed in the middle of the night to force them into marriage is wrong, isn't it?"

"I... I didn't do anything wrong."

Liu Liu blushed like a peach, then suddenly clenched her fists, changing her previous attitude. A hint of assertiveness flashed in her eyes: "Sister and Brother Huo are not married. Since there is no engagement, they are free to marry as they please. I was able to get him to marry me based on my own abilities. What's wrong with that?"

Seeing Liu Liu's expression, Cheng Shanshan smiled instead of getting angry: "That's more like it. Less pretense, more sincerity. After all, I don't have time to waste on you." With that, she turned to leave.

Liu Liu watched her retreating figure, gritting her teeth: "Cheng Shanshan, if you dare to compete with me for Brother Huo, I'll fight you to the death!"

"What's yours, no one can take away."

Cheng Shanshan replied coldly, then quickly left.

That night, lying in bed, she kept thinking back on everything that had happened during the day, and she really didn't understand what Huo Mingchen meant.

It seems they are wary of something?

But now that he is the governor, and has so many supporters in the city, what could possibly threaten him?

After thinking it over, she could only come up with one reasonable reason: Huo Mingchen probably didn't want her to go and cause trouble.

After all, if she went, she could imagine how awkward and suggestive the scene would be. If Huo Mingchen intended to marry Liu Liu, he naturally wouldn't want her to show up. If he had other ideas, she wouldn't be able to help him much.

She should use that time to do something else.

For example, setting up the outer mechanisms!

She had recreated the design based on the illustrations in the book, almost a one-to-one replica. The book said it could withstand a thousand troops, which made her somewhat look forward to the thief coming to her door.

Perhaps God loved her too much; the thought had barely crossed her mind when Cheng Shisi's small voice came from outside: "Sister."

"They're here."

Cheng Shanshan got dressed and opened the door.

Cheng Shisi sneaked in, and only dared to peek out through the crack after closing the door: "Someone's here!"

Cheng Shanshan listened carefully to the sounds outside and indeed heard footsteps approaching from afar, as if they had already reached the door.

Is someone trying to break in at night?

"When I was guarding the gate just now, I vaguely saw a few dark figures, and those people were carrying knives!" Cheng Shisi said, tightening his grip on the stick in his hand. "Don't worry, sister, I will definitely protect you."

Cheng Shanshan looked at the little guy, who seemed like a little adult, and smiled with relief: "Okay, I'm relieved to have you here."

"Um!"

Cheng Shisi stared at the doorway.

Cheng Shanshan also stared outside, listening carefully to the sounds.

"Is this the place?"

"Yes, this is it."

"Then we must act swiftly and capture him alive!"

There were eight men in black, who rushed in with lightning speed, but as they got closer, they were met with a series of wails.

First, a large net caught two people. After climbing onto the wall, four people were stabbed by an unidentified object. Then, the two who finally managed to enter the courtyard were splashed with cold water before they could do anything!

It's fair to say that they arrived full of confidence, but their escape was equally disarrayed.

The commotion was so loud that Madam Bai and Aunt Dong also woke up: "What happened?"

Cheng Shanshan looked around and was quite satisfied with the result: "A thief broke in, but they all ran away."

Bai was startled: "Why are there thieves?"

"Has Shanshan been losing money these past few days?" Aunt Dong replied.

If it weren't for that phrase, "capture him alive."

Cheng Shanshan would have thought so too, but now it seems things are clearly not that simple; something must have happened in Ping'an City.

However, in order not to worry Bai Shi and Aunt Dong, she quickly reassured them, "This time they've probably been taught a lesson and won't dare to come again, so don't worry."

Although Bai was still worried, she knew she couldn't help Cheng Shanshan much, so she could only try not to cause her any trouble.

Once the mansion returned to tranquility.

Cheng Shisi couldn't sleep, and he suddenly said, "Sister, how about we raise a few dogs?"

"Um?"

"Dogs can guard the house and property. Just give them some food and they'll be fine. You don't even need to pay them."

"That's a good idea."

This can be considered a double guarantee.

But where to buy it was a problem that troubled her: "But where to buy it?"

"Leave this to me."

Cheng Shisi spoke with great confidence.

The next day, he left early in the morning with one hundred taels of silver in his pocket, and that evening he returned with about twenty large dogs.

With him came a group of his former playmates, each of the little ones holding one of the pandas, making for a truly spectacular sight.

Cheng Shisi introduced, "These are the ones we selected through a competition. They are the biggest in both vocalization and size. Sister, what do you think?"

"..."

Cheng Shanshan had so much to say.

After all, she originally only wanted to keep a few.

This batch... well, it's not like we don't have the means, so let's raise them.

However, her gaze was quickly drawn to a fluffy little creature, which was pure white with ice-blue eyes.

Those weak yet fierce eyes made her realize that this was not a dog, but a wolf!