Looking at her roughly 80-square-meter apartment, she felt it was quite spacious. While envying these billionaires, she saw Ah Xuan walk in, sigh deeply, and take Shen Wangshu's hand.

"This house is so small, I'm sorry to make you feel uncomfortable, Shushu," the boy said with genuine concern.

How could a trillion-dollar CEO's sweetheart live in a bedroom that's only 80 square meters?

It's really heartbreaking to think about.

Shen Wangshu was so choked up that he couldn't speak for a long time.

“I think it’s pretty big,” she said, stammering.

"Shushu, I know you don't want me to worry about you." The boy's gaze became even more tender and affectionate.

Shen Wangshu silently shut his mouth.

She couldn't communicate with the trillion-dollar CEO on this issue.

When Nangong Xiang also walked in, she surprisingly shared the same opinion as Dongfang Xuan, pouting and saying, "It really is small." She looked at the tiny bedroom, snorted, and said slowly, "Although it doesn't quite suit my noble status, I'll just treat it as a place to stay."

She chose a room next to Shen Wangshu's, and casually complained about the decor. If it weren't for the intimidating silence of A Ye beside her, Nangong Xiang would have questioned whether Nangong Cheng had been deceived.

This villa is so small... Where's the luxury mansion I was promised?

Her concept of luxury homes was clearly quite different from Shen Wangshu's.

"Showing off wealth is truly shameful." Shen Wangshu refused to admit her envy, jealousy, and hatred, and muttered under her breath through gritted teeth.

"Hmph!" Nangong Xiang turned her head away.

"So, you've decided on this room?" A-Ye stood to the side, arms crossed, looking like a wise man, and asked Shen Wangshu.

Shen Wangshu nodded.

The tall, handsome man silently pulled out a roll of almost invisible iron wire from his person, which only gleamed coldly in the sunlight. He walked to the window, and Shen Wangshu stared in disbelief as he transformed her French windows into a spiderweb in such a short time. The thought of the overwhelming iron wires by the window, and Dongfang Xuan's smiling gesture of grabbing a piece of fruit and tossing it into pieces without a sound, sent shivers down her spine.

She smiled at the top assassin and said admiringly, "What a trap!"

"To prevent someone from bypassing the guards and sneaking into your room," Aya said calmly as she retracted the wire.

Nangong Xiang was equally dumbfounded.

"You have one in your room too?" Shen Wangshu turned to ask Dongfang Xuan.

The boy nodded with a smile and admitted, "Of course, it's all because of A-Ye's pure and sincere heart that he protected me."

He seemed deeply moved by his own actions, tears welling in his eyes. Ah Ye was utterly disgusted. He was genuinely worried that if these two got married and joined forces, would the Dongfang family's villa still be habitable?

However, having experienced his own grandfather's madness, the number one assassin's resilience was clearly quite remarkable. He simply lowered his head calmly and asked the still absent-minded Nangong Xiang, "Do you need this for your window?" This kind of helpful attitude immediately made Dongfang Xuan raise his eyebrows.

Unlike Shen Wangshu, Dongfang Xuan had known A Ye for many years and knew that if A Ye didn't take him seriously, he wouldn't even blink if he died in front of him.

“Okay.” Nangong Xiang didn’t feel any sense of “would this be too much trouble for you” at all. She nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then thanked her, saying, “Thank you.”

Aye didn't say much, but judging from the slight upturn of her lips, she was clearly in a good mood.

Shen Wangshu also felt that Mr. Killer was being a bit too proactive.

A hint of interest flashed in her eyes, but Ah Ye ignored her, avoided her gaze, and walked away quickly.

Dongfang Xuan sat beside Shen Wangshu, sighing deeply for the entire afternoon, but couldn't persuade Si Jiali to change her mind. He now understood the power of his mother-in-law, and couldn't help but think resentfully that after he got married and had children, he would definitely have several daughters, and raise them to be exceptionally beautiful.

Once they've won someone's heart, they'll thoroughly torment their future sons-in-law, making them suffer the same hardships they've endured today. Even before they're married, just imagining that scene makes Dongfang Xuan burst out laughing.

With his sly look and frivolous gaze, Si Jiali thought the boy was a bit crazy.

But if my daughter likes it, I'll accept it even if she's crazy!

She saw Dongfang Xuan off before returning to the villa.

Si Jiali felt unexpectedly delighted to be able to start over with Nangong Cheng. She had only offered Shen Wangshu some comfort today, telling her to spend more time with Nangong Xiang, before Nangong Cheng, who had been sleeping in the study for days, dragged her away. Shen Wangshu was a bit tired today. Seeing that Nangong Xiang wasn't very enthusiastic and seemed tired as well, she thought for a moment before asking Nangong Xiang, "Do you want to go back and rest? You have class tomorrow." She reminded her, only to see Nangong Xiang look at her with disdain and say, "Tomorrow is the weekend."

Since she didn't have to go to school, Shen Wangshu decided to ignore Nangong Xiang's disdainful gaze.

"My dad really loves your mom."

“When an old house catches fire, no one can put it out once the flames rise,” Shen Wangshu said with a smile.

"It's fine," Nangong Xiang said softly, her eyes lowered.

"Would you like to sleep in my room?" Shen Wangshu asked invitingly.

She could see the disappointment in Nangong Xiang's eyes when she saw her father and stepmother getting along so well. She knew that what made Shen Wangshu happy might not actually make Nangong Xiang happy. She wouldn't comfort her, because there was no point in offering comfort. This was, in essence, a kind of loneliness; a daughter discovering her father had been taken away by her stepmother would naturally be heartbroken. Therefore, as Nangong Xiang suddenly looked up, her eyes shining brightly, she said gently, "I'm lonely too. If you'd like, keep me company."

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