"What benefits..." Her face flushed red, her voice trembled, and before she could finish speaking, her lips were sealed with a kiss.

The masculine aura completely enveloped her; her eyes were still open, and she could even see Chen Ningsheng's distinct eyelashes and upturned corners of his eyes.

When Xu Xinchen came to her senses, she realized that she had been so engrossed in her relationship with him without even realizing it. Her heart was pounding and her thoughts were wandering.

My gaze wandered aimlessly, and suddenly I caught sight of a figure at the corner of the wall at the end of the alley.

Someone is hiding behind the wall.

She struggled fiercely, but Chen Ningsheng was too engrossed in his work to let go. Having no other choice, she simply bit him.

Chen Ningsheng finally let her go.

It took Xu Xinchen a while to remember, but once she calmed down, she immediately pointed in that direction and said, "There was someone there just now."

Chen Ningsheng looked in the direction she pointed, but the place was empty except for bare lampposts; there was no one there.

Xu Xinchen's eyes widened. "I clearly saw it just now..."

"You've mistaken me!" Chen Ningsheng grabbed her ears with both hands and positioned her facing him. "Let's go inside."

He then picked her up horizontally.

He arrived at her room without any hindrance, took the key directly from her pocket, and opened the door.

Xu Xinchen realized that he had already laid her on the bed in his arms. She sat up and kicked his thigh, "Get off me, what are you doing?"

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But Chen Ningsheng seemed determined not to leave. He stayed on the bed, ignoring her attempts to shake him off. He crossed his arms behind his head and even lazily closed his eyes.

Are you leaving or not?

He opened one eye and just smiled at her.

"If you won't leave, I will." She got out of bed and walked towards the door.

Chen Ningsheng immediately stopped pretending to be asleep, jumped out of bed, and grabbed her wrist. "Alright, grandma, I'm leaving, you stay."

He placed her on the bed and gently kissed her forehead. "Goodnight."

He left, and Xu Xinchen lay in bed in a daze for a while before trying to sleep. But the crazy scenes from just now kept replaying in her mind, and she felt like she was about to faint. After tossing and turning for half the night, she finally got dressed, got out of bed, and wanted to go out and have some peace and quiet.

As soon as she opened the door, a dark shadow by the wall startled her.

She took a few steps back before she could see that Chen Ningsheng was curled up in the corner and asleep, seemingly unconcerned.

Under the moonlight, his features appeared even more defined and striking, exuding a dashing and handsome air; his face was truly captivating.

Her gaze drifted down, passing over his open collar. He was only wearing a thin white shirt, and now that the weather was getting cooler, she could feel the chill even in her pajamas.

She stared at him for a long time, then silently walked over and patted his shoulder.

Chen Ningsheng opened his eyes, saw that it was her, was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the sky, "Why did you come out? It's cold, you should go back first."

"Come in and sleep."

Xu Xinchen left those words behind without looking at him and went straight into the house.

Chen Ningsheng froze, thinking he had imagined it. But when he saw her enter the house without closing the door, he realized he hadn't been hallucinating, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips. He followed her into the house.

Xu Xinchen climbed onto the bed, taking up a small portion of the space, leaving the other half clearly for him.

Chen Ningsheng smiled, slowly walked in, touched the soft bed, sighed comfortably, and lay down next to her.

Both of them lay on their backs, and only heavy breathing filled the room.

Xu Xinchen's face was very calm, but her body was already stiff. She held her breath and pretended to be asleep for a while before she heard his even breathing from next door.

She secretly opened her eyes, turned around and looked at his face. He was fast asleep and looked like a big boy, very well-behaved. She couldn't help but smile as she looked at him, and soon she drifted off into a sweet dream.

The next day, when Xu Xinchen woke up, the bedside was empty, and the temperature had already dropped.

She packed up and went to the hotel. She was distracted while working all morning. When Sister Zhao noticed that she kept looking towards the door, she started a conversation, "We don't know where Mr. Chen has gone. We haven't seen him all day."

Xu Xinchen put the ledger away, pursed her lips, and said, "It would be best if he disappeared..."

"Women, they're always saying one thing and meaning another," Sister Zhao smiled knowingly. "Alright, I'm going to cook now, you stay here and keep an eye on things..."

While tidying up her desk, Xu Xinchen glanced at the doorway, but there wasn't a soul in sight.

She continued her distracted work until the afternoon. She went upstairs, took the sheets down to wash, and ran into Sister Zhao, who was beaming, as she came down. Sister Zhao saw her, snatched the sheets from her hands, and exclaimed excitedly, "Xiao Shi, you don't need to wash these sheets anymore! Mr. Chen got his hands on some amazing machine! It's huge! You just pour water in and it spins automatically. Clothes are clean in no time! I've never seen anything like it before..."

Xu Xinchen was being pulled along, stumbling along. Hearing this, she was startled. Could she be talking about...?

really!

Sister Zhao pulled her to push open the door to the laundry room, where they saw a large machine next to Chen Ningsheng, which was plugged in and humming as it ran.

Isn't this just a washing machine?

Xu Xinchen was unfamiliar with this era, but she knew that washing machines were not something ordinary people could access. Yet Chen Ningsheng was able to transport it here so easily. She couldn't even imagine his background.

Chen Ningsheng frowned and watched for a while. Only after the machine stopped did he take out the clothes inside and examine them.

He walked over and handed the clothes to Sister Zhao, asking, "Do you think they're clean?"

Sister Zhao took it and looked at it with curiosity, then exclaimed, "Clean!" She leaned closer to smell it and smiled broadly, "Not only clean, but it also has a pleasant fragrance."

Chen Ningsheng raised an eyebrow. "Sister Zhao, this machine is a gift for you..."

Sister Zhao was stunned for a moment, then looked incredulous and quickly declined, "That's not a good idea, Mr. Chen."

Chen Ningsheng raised his hand to stop her, "I will never take back what I said."

After calming down, Sister Zhao looked at Xu Xinchen again and smiled knowingly. "Since Mr. Chen has said so, then we shall respectfully comply."

After Sister Zhao left, only the two of them remained in the laundry room.

Chen Ningsheng felt uncomfortable under her gaze. He clenched his fist to his mouth, coughed, took the sheet from her hand, walked to the washing machine, threw the sheet in, and asked, "Do you know how to use it?"

Xu Xinchen followed behind him, watching him operate the machine. After all, this machine was more than ten years old and was different from the fully automatic washing machine she had used. The process was tedious and troublesome, and water had to be added manually. Xu Xinchen quietly watched him patiently demonstrate it to her.

After operating it for a while, Chen Ningsheng touched the ground with his toes, looked at the rotating bed sheet inside, and asked, "Did you understand?"

Her gentle voice came from behind, "How expensive is this? Why did you spend so much money to buy it?"

Chen Ningsheng's lips twitched slightly upon hearing this, showing a rare childlike side. "I'm willing."

Seeing Xu Xinchen speechless, his smile grew increasingly unrestrained. His dark eyes gazed at her intently, his expression resolute. "My woman deserves the best. I won't let him do these menial tasks."

Xu Xinchen's cheeks flushed slightly from his words. His words were so domineering and chauvinistic, but what girl wouldn't love to hear them?

"Who's your woman..." she muttered, turning her head away.

Chen Ningsheng suppressed a laugh, "I wasn't talking about you..."

Seeing her face change and she get angry and try to leave, he quickly chased after her and grabbed her arm. "I was wrong, I was talking about you... baby, don't..."

"Is it okay if I get angry?"

Xu Xinchen was furious at his glib tongue. She broke free from his wrist and took a step forward, saying, "Don't bother me, I still have work to do."

Chen Ningsheng stood there, watching the little woman flee in panic, a cryptic smile on his face.

When Ji Bei came home from school that evening, he looked around warily and asked her, "Where's that guy? Did he leave? Is he still bothering you?"

"Let's go, let's go. You should eat quickly and go study." Xu Xinchen was afraid that the two of them would have another conflict, so she quickly pushed him upstairs.

After dinner, the two returned to Ji Bei's room upstairs. As soon as the door closed, Ji Bei sat on the bed and looked at her seriously, "What exactly is your relationship with that man?"

Xu Xinchen didn't want to talk to him about this. She took the test paper out of his schoolbag, sat down at the table, and said, "Why do you, a kid, care so much?"

Ji Bei ignored her advice to study and just sat on the edge of the bed, maintaining a stalemate with her.

After a while, she heard him ask again, "He brought you here yesterday, he didn't sleep in your bed, did he?"

Xu Xinchen turned her head in surprise, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Ji Bei rested his hands on his knees, his voice lowered, and his tone was harsh, "Don't think I don't understand. He dropped you off last night and hasn't come back."

"You should focus on your studies and not worry about these things." Xu Xinchen pulled him over and pressed his shoulders to make him sit in a chair.

Ji Bei was annoyed by her childlike tone, and the fact that she hadn't denied it just now made his mood plummet. It seemed that man...

I actually stayed overnight at her house.

His feelings were mixed, and he couldn't concentrate on reading. He vaguely answered her questions, wanting to press her further but afraid of upsetting her.

A moment later, the door opened, and Sister Zhao walked in with a plate of fruit, smiling. She glanced at the books on the table, a satisfied look on her face, and handed the fruit to the two of them. "You must be tired from studying. Have some fruit."

Ji Bei was already in a bad mood. He glanced at the plate and complained, "Why are there only apples? No oranges?"

Sister Zhao was taken aback. "Don't you dislike oranges?"