Xia Wenxi hadn't thought of this before, but after hearing Lin Shen say it, she did remember seeing someone mention it online before.

"It's alright, I'll have Uncle Zhou take Xiaoyuer first. He'll take Xiaoyuer inside, and I'll come after him to pick her up. That way, she'll definitely think I'm here to rescue her!"

This is a near-perfect plan, but Uncle Zhou, the butler, might not think so...

"Okay, I'll have him wear a mask and hat then, to disguise himself."

Little Fish Cat had no idea what was about to happen to him. He was still happily eating his canned food. His biggest mistake in life was not being able to understand human speech.

At noon, Ke Shurong called back to tell her daughter that she and her father would not be home for lunch, as they were going on another date in the afternoon, and that she should eat lunch by herself.

So Xia Wenxi told her parents on the phone, "Lin Shen will be having lunch with me."

Then Xia Wenxi heard her mother's very penetrating laughter.

"Do you need your dad and me to come back a little later?"

Xia Wenxi glanced at Lin Shen and saw his expression; clearly, his phone seemed to be leaking some sound.

"When Dad brings back seafood, share some with Xiaolin, okay? Your mom and I will be back early..."

Before Xia Hengyuan could finish speaking, Ke Shurong hung up the phone.

"It's getting late, why don't you go read a book for a while, and I'll go cook dinner."

Goodbye.

Xia Wenxi pulled Lin Shen back, "You mustn't cook anymore, or Aunt Li will start to feel threatened."

"A sense of crisis?"

"Yes, Aunt Li is very dedicated to her work."

Xia Wenxi made up a story on the spot and pulled the person to her room, saying, "You'll have plenty of opportunities to do it later, so let's forget about it now."

Xia Wenxi felt a little embarrassed that she could ask Lin Shen to cook for her every time, especially at her house, where she had to sit and wait for him to cook.

But when Lin Shen heard her say that there would be many more opportunities to do it in the future, he couldn't help but think about what would happen after they got married.

"Okay, I'll cook from now on."

"OK."

Xia Wenxi used to know how to cook, but she doesn't now, and it seems she won't need to in the future.

She smiled, turned around and took out two strings of seashell ornaments. "My parents brought back some small seashells and conches from the beach. I made two wind chimes from them, and I'll give you one."

I make this for fun when I don't feel like studying. Although it's called a wind chime, I don't have any bells hanging on it, so it doesn't make any noise. It only makes a sound when I move it with my hand. And it's just the sound of the seashells hitting each other, so it won't bother anyone.

"Okay, I'll hang it above my bed. Thank you, Wenxi."

After saying that, Lin Shen leaned down and covered another warm mouth with his warm lips.

After a while, Xia Wenxi was a little out of breath, so she nudged the person in front of her and said, "Is this how you thank me?"

Lin Shen chuckled, "Don't you like it? Then how about I thank you again?"

"Hmph~"

Xia Wenxi gave a haughty snort and pursed her lips, "Actually, it's alright."

As soon as I finished speaking, I felt the back of my head being grabbed again, and my lips, which I hadn't meant to say, were gently bitten.

It doesn't hurt, but it inexplicably makes you blush.

Xia Wenxi is 1.7 meters tall, and at this time she still had to hold her head up, which was a bit of a struggle.

But Lin Shen seemed to have the ability to read minds. As soon as Xia Wenxi had this thought, she felt herself being lifted into the air, and the next second she was sitting on the desk.

Finally, a knock on the door woke them up; it was their aunt calling them to dinner.

Xia Wenxi cleared her throat and agreed. Just as she was about to jump off the table and go out, Lin Shen grabbed her wrist.

"What's wrong?"

"I...I need to wait a while before I can go out." Lin Shen's voice was a little hoarse.

Xia Wenxi suddenly understood something and subconsciously looked down.

But Lin Shen immediately cupped his face in his hands and pressed him against his chest, saying, "Don't look."

"Ahem!" Xia Wenxi was also a little embarrassed, but she felt that Lin Shen looked even more lost than she did.

So she nestled in Lin Shen's arms and said in a muffled voice, "Isn't this a normal physiological phenomenon? You don't need to feel embarrassed."

"I was afraid of scaring you."

Xia Wenxi thought to herself that she hadn't read those books for nothing, so she wasn't so easily scared, but of course she was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

She had no choice but to remain quietly in her current position and wait for Lin Shen to calm down.

Lin Shen used to often hear his parents arguing. When they got heated, they would say whatever came to mind. They were such a gentleman and an elegant person in public, but when they argued at home, their words were incredibly hurtful.

So much so that when Lin Shen reached puberty and experienced the physiological reactions that boys his age should have, he began to feel afraid.

He was afraid of becoming the kind of man his mother described. So for a long time, he felt it was an ugly and terrifying thing.

Xia Wenxi placed her hand on the table and moved it slightly, just touching a book. She then picked it up.

"I'm not looking at you, I'm going to read a book."

She randomly flipped to a page and said with a smile, "I'll read you a passage to help you calm down."

"Deepening economic system reform is..., and its main task is..."

After reading it, she looked up at Lin Shen and asked, "How are you feeling now?"

Lin Shen suppressed a laugh and said, "You're so cute, Wenxi. Now we can go eat."

Everyone must remain calm, no matter who comes.

He lifted the person off the table and went downstairs to eat.

During the meal, Xia Wenxi remembered Lin Shen's friend and asked him, "How is that child named Chenchen? Did your friend pick her up?"

"Yes, the other party got a little scared when they heard they were going to be sued. Besides, Zheng Huai also said he didn't want Chenchen's grandmother's house. The house would belong to them completely, and they wouldn't have to raise the child. They had no reason not to agree."

Although Chenchen and her grandmother's brother both have inheritance rights from the perspective of inheritance rights, Xu Zhenghuai's point of view is that his family is too lazy to make a fuss, and they don't care about the money anyway, so they might as well buy some peace and quiet.

"However, the child still needs to be sent to the welfare home for the time being. We can only complete the adoption procedures after Zheng Huai's parents arrive."

After all, Xu Zhenghuai is single and not eligible to adopt a child.

"I'll give you the director's contact information later."

"good."

"At first, it was just Zheng Huai's parents who wanted to adopt Chen Chen, and Zheng Huai didn't care. But after spending time together a few times recently, he now talks about his sister all the time."

Wei Shaoan even teased him, saying that other people get so excited when they have a child late in life, but why is he so excited when he has a sister late in life?

Upon hearing the phrase "having a child late in life," Xia Wenxi suddenly remembered what Xia Wensheng had said before.

It made her unable to stop associating those four words with Lin Shen...

"Lin Shen, do you like children?"