"What's wrong?" Zhu Jinchao got out of the car and reached out to catch Jiang Jingwen, who looked aggrieved. "Why is the house so dark? Is there a power outage?"

"It's not a power outage, it's a burnt-out circuit breaker!" Jiang Jingwen nestled in Zhu Jinzhao's arms, pointing at Ning Shi and complaining, "She left her perfectly good phone unused and insisted on going to the kitchen to cook for me. I tried to persuade her with all my heart, but she wouldn't listen, and before the food was even cooked, she broke the circuit breaker."

"What do you mean I broke the circuit breaker?" Ning Shi put one hand on her hip and picked her nose with the other. "The repairman said that the circuit breaker's wiring was gnawed by rats, and it has nothing to do with my cooking."

"It was all just a coincidence..."

Jiang Jingwen pouted: "That's quite a coincidence."

“Yes,” Ning Shi said matter-of-factly. “Hey, have you two had dinner yet? Would you like to try the lovingly prepared dinner I made?”

As she spoke, she picked up a frying pan from the ground and handed a pot of black, gooey stuff to Zhu Jinzhao.

Zhu Jinzhao leaned over and smelled it, then frowned and covered his mouth the next second.

"What is this?" Shi Jing pulled her back a few steps, his face contorted with disgust. "Ning Shi, do you have nothing better to do than cook poop at home?"

"Tsk, can't you speak properly?" Ning Shi rolled her eyes indignantly. "What shit... This is called soy sauce beef and egg fried rice! It was originally light brown, but it got a little burnt because I turned the heat up too high."

“A tiny bit…” Jiang Jingwen laughed, “It really is a tiny bit!”

"Tsk—" Ning Shi raised the frying pan in her hand, as if to hit her.

She snuggled closer to Zhu Jinchao, looking pitiful, and said, "Chaochao, look at her..."

Zhu Jinzhao patted her head and looked at Ning Shi, asking, "When will this circuit breaker be repaired? It's so hot outside, are we just going to stand here like idiots and wait?"

Ning Shi put the frying pan on the ground and said somewhat dejectedly, "The repairman said that the rats have chewed up quite a few wires, and they have to dig out all the wires in the entire villa and check them one by one. It probably won't be fixed tonight, so the rest of us will have to stay in a hotel."

Shi Jing: "Xiao Jiming's hotel is just across the street, you two can just go and stay there."

“Yes.” Jiang Jingwen nodded. “Xiao Jiming just sent us a WeChat message saying that the room is ready and we can pack our things and go there directly.”

"Have you finished packing?" Zhu Jinzhao asked.

Ning Shi picked up three more handbags from the ground: "You're all packed up? We even packed yours."

Zhu Jinchao: "Let's go then, let's go to the hotel first, and leave this to the repairman."

"Let's go, let's go." Jiang Jingwen got up from her arms, put her hands behind her back, and walked ahead. "I'm hungry, what are we going to eat later?"

Ning Shi: "I want to eat sushi!"

Jiang Jingwen: "They actually ate those weird things..."

Ning Shi: "Jiang Dahu, what do you mean...? Who gave you the audacity to slander my sushi..."

Zhu Jinchao chimed in, "Exactly, I also think sushi—"

"come over."

Just as Zhu Jinzhao was about to chase after him to defend sushi, Shi Jing grabbed her shoulders and pulled her back into his arms.

"What's wrong?" she asked innocently.

Shi Jing looked down at her and said in a low voice, "You have a boyfriend, why are you sleeping in a hotel? Come back to the Shi family home with me, I'll arrange a room for you."

"Ah..." she gasped in shock, "This...this isn't quite right..."

"What's wrong with that?" Shi Jing raised an eyebrow. "You're my girlfriend, isn't it only natural that you sleep in the room I arrange?"

Zhu Jinzhao shyly fidgeted with her fingers: "It's only natural... but, since your father is in the Shi family, and I just started dating you, it's not convenient for me to move in right away."

"What a coincidence, my dad is away on a business trip and won't be home for a while."

Fearing that Zhu Jinzhao wouldn't believe him, Shi Jing took out his phone after speaking and showed Zhu Jinzhao his chat history with Shi Fei.

"You won't believe me, just look."

Zhu Jinchao slightly turned her head to look at Shi Jing's phone.

Bandit: I suddenly feel that I shouldn't stay at home during this period. How about I go on a business trip?

Shi Jing: You've never been so self-aware. (Strong)

Bandit: ...How long should I be gone on this business trip?

Shi Jing: Four days, I guess.

Bandit: Okay, then I'll be away on a business trip for four days. Don't do anything crazy while you're home alone, okay?

Shi Jing: I know what I'm doing, don't worry.

Bandit: You know what I'm doing. I've already packed my bags, let's go now.

Shi Jing: Why are you walking so fast? Have you eaten?

Bandit: We'll eat when we get there. You've been given the chance, so don't waste it.

Shi Jing: You are the most understanding father I have ever met. (Strong)

Bandit: A sensible father knows when to run away from home. (Strong)

Shi Jing: "I wasn't lying to you, was I? My dad really went on a business trip."

Zhu Jinzhao looked up at him, blinked with a complicated expression, and said, "This chat log is so strange. Did your dad go on this business trip voluntarily?"

Shi Jing said with absolute certainty, "Of course! He ran away without even having dinner, it was so voluntary it was frightening."

"..." Zhu Jinzhao pursed her lips and remained silent.

Shi Jing put away his phone, wrapped his arms around her waist, and whispered sweetly in her ear, "Chao Chao, don't stay in a hotel, come home with me. I'll arrange a room for you."

"..." Zhu Jinzhao frowned, unsure how to answer.

Shi Jing: "There's a guest room to the right of my study. I'll sleep in the guest room, and you can sleep in my room. Okay?"

"I'm sleeping in your room?" Zhu Jinzhao's eyes widened in surprise.

Shi Jing smiled gently, raising a hand to stroke Zhu Jinzhao's curled eyelashes with her finger: "That's right. The guest room is so small and not very nicely decorated, I can't bear to let you sleep there. You can sleep in my room, and I'll sleep in the guest room."

“This…” Zhu Jinzhao was clearly shaken.

Shi Jing pinched her waist and continued to plead, "Please... I'm in the honeymoon phase right now, and I really don't want to be apart from you. Just come home with me."

Zhu Jinzhao was still conflicted: "Isn't this a bad idea?"

Shi Jing: "What's wrong with that? You're my girlfriend, so my house is your house! Besides, my dad has even gone on business trips to make room for us. Are you worried he'll mind?"

“…Well, okay then.” Although she felt a little embarrassed, Zhu Jinzhao genuinely wanted to stay with Shi Jing.

Shi Jing was in the throes of a passionate romance, and so was she.

She reached out and wrapped her arms around Shi Jing's waist, burying her face in his chest: "Then, then I won't stay at the hotel, I'll go home with you."

Shi Jing was stunned for a moment, then tightened his arms and pressed her firmly into his embrace.

"Did Chaochao agree to my request?"

"Mmm." Zhu Jinzhao's voice was muffled, which sounded especially cute. "I'm also in the honeymoon phase, and I want to be with you."