"We'll talk after you buy me the castle." Shekh moved closer to the car window.

She was ready to act, even as time passed. "If there's anything suitable, I'll buy it. Do you want anything else? Let's celebrate a bit more."

Shekh: "I'd like you to make room for me."

She was practically pressed against the car window.

"You don't crave me anymore."

Shi Jinzhe pretended to be disappointed, rolled her hair up a few times, and since there was nothing to hold it in place, he rested it on the back of Shehe's head with his hand.

With no hair to cover her face, the crisscrossing straps at the back of her black dress were visible. Shi Jinzhe looked at the two taut black ribbons and asked, "Don't you feel constricted wearing this?"

"I didn't see you consider this issue when you bought it."

"When I bought it, I only thought it would look good on you, so I won't buy it again."

“I quite like it.” Shekh pushed him away a little. “When can you knit me a new dress with flowers? I want a new one.”

She always wears the same purple dress in the dungeon, and she wants to change into something new.

Shi Jinzhe was pushed away, but his arm was still stretched out. He slowly pulled his hand back to avoid catching her hair.

Shekh was referring to a snake's molted skin; the newly molted one had been sitting unused for a while.

"I need to do some research on knitting clothes. First, tell me what kind of pattern you like."

If he wants patterns, he'll have to incorporate other things into the snake's molt. As for what to incorporate, he'll have to choose carefully.

Sheh didn't press him further: "It doesn't need to be too complicated, just a subtle pattern will do, no need for flowers," she said, pointing to the heavy lace at the neckline, "like this."

Shi Jin asked, "...Do you think this is not complicated?"

Lace that's hand-crocheted is much more complicated than just adding a flower.

"Is it complicated?" Shekh retorted. "Isn't it just one color? Can't you do it?"

The questioning tone made it impossible for Shi Jinzhe to say no.

He nodded solemnly: "Yes, it's possible."

If you don't know how, just learn. What's so difficult about that?

That afternoon, Shi Jinzhe began to study the dark purple snake molt.

Distrustful of his lack of expertise, he asked a designer to produce a drawing as quickly as possible, then showed it to Sheh for a quick look. If she thought it was okay, he would do it; if not, he would revise it.

Although this wasn't anything special, it was at least better than ruining the snakeskin to make a dress she didn't like.

After receiving the pattern, Shi Jin studied it until midnight, but he didn't weave many patterns. However, all the flowers in the yard bloomed.

Sher woke up early in the morning and all the butterflies had flown to the second-floor balcony. As soon as she opened the balcony door, they landed on her hair.

Cultivated ornamental flowers grow denser than those in the wild; at a glance, the entire garden is filled with full, blooming flowers.

The butterflies included not only the common pink butterflies, but also various swallowtail butterflies and nymphal butterflies, some fluttering with blue-green shimmering light, others bright orange that caught the eye at a glance.

Schech, leaning against the balcony, said, "Your influence on life has increased once again."

Shi Jinzhe was still fiddling with her skirt, head down: "After a night of meticulous work, a lot of my vitality has leaked out, so they've all blossomed."

He stood up and shook the skirt he had been fussing over all night.

"Come here, give it a try."

Fortunately, it was just his mind freely using his life force to reorganize the arrangement, not actually making him do this thing stitch by stitch, otherwise even if he were given another year, he still wouldn't be able to learn it.

Sheh had seen the design sketches for the dress yesterday. It was a fitted long dress with a long, narrow V-neck lace trim that revealed the fair skin underneath.

The split-sleeve design allows Schechner's arms to almost touch the ground when she raises them, with soft lace covering her exposed forearms and extending to her wrists.

Shi Jinzhe took two steps back and nodded, saying to Shehe, "You should wear that black pearl necklace; your neck looks a bit bare."

This dress only has lace at the neckline and cuffs, it's not very complicated, but it would be more suitable to wear a pearl necklace with it.

Shekh thought he made sense, but then thought about it and said, "It's inconvenient to wear that into a dungeon."

"Then put it on now."

Shi Jinzhe took it out of the jewelry box and put it on her.

Indeed, the smooth, lustrous pearls and the intricate lace are a perfect match.

Shekh walked around the room in her new dress: "You made this dress better than I expected, it looks beautiful."

“You are beautiful, that’s why it is beautiful.” Shi Jinzhe leaned against the balcony door with his arms crossed. “Because it adorns beauty itself.”

"You're very eloquent." Shekh smelled the fragrance on Shi Jinzhe's body and went over to give him a hug.

"This is a reward."

"I didn't sleep all night, and all I got was a hug?"

Despite saying that, Shi Jinzhe still pulled Shehe into a hug and asked, "When will you be able to control the venom?"

"Aren't you tired of asking this every day?"

"Once you can control the venom, you won't feel tired anymore." Shi Jinzhe kissed her ear.

Is there any difference?

"Judging from your current reaction, you're likely to become even more addicted."

Shi Jinzhe said softly, "What I can do, you can do too. Don't you like watching my reactions? Maybe watching will double your pleasure."

These words were enticing, and they aroused Shekh's desires.

Then, venom began to leak uncontrollably from her mouth again.

Shi Jin sighed, then laughed at himself.

“Why don’t we give it a try? The energy in my body has been completely replaced, maybe I can withstand it.” He put a finger on Shekh’s lips. “Open your mouth.”

Shekh shook his head.

The risk is too great. The last description of the venomous fangs was that they would burn the soul, which goes beyond the scope of poisoning.

She removed Shi Jinzhe's hand: "No."

Shekh thought he might be out of it because he hadn't slept all night.

It's amazing that you can survive the inevitable setbacks, but what if there are any long-term consequences?

"I really want to kiss you." Shi Jinzhe lowered his head and rested it on her shoulder.

“No.” Shekh couldn’t see his expression, but his tone was quite dejected.

"If we can't kiss, can we do something else?"

The venom was still seeping out of the fangs. After a while, Shekh nodded.

Shi Jinzhe looked up and said, "You're so good to me."

Shekh looked up.

This person isn't showing any sign of frustration; it's all an act.

Shi Jinzhe spoke first, "I'm not lying to you, I'm helping you to see your true thoughts."

"Nonsense." Shekh pushed the man aside and walked into the house.

After taking a few steps, she turned back and said, "Come in, or can't I do it myself?"

"To be honest, it's not impossible."

"Then you can leave."

...

The former Cheng family home has been transformed into the current Shi family home, with a courtyard full of flowers. If you didn't know better, you might think you had stumbled into a French garden.

People kept coming to ask if they could come in and have a look since their own house wasn't open yet.

Shi Jinzhe was annoyed by being disturbed, so he asked the gatekeepers to turn him away.

In the afternoon, Chi Yu came to ask if his romantic old mother could come in to take pictures. Only then did Shi Jinzhe open the door for Chi Yu's sake.

Opening the door meant there would be small talk, but Shi Jinzhe was too lazy to deal with it. He pulled Shehe out the door and dismissed them with a simple "the master isn't here."