Lin Shen realized for the first time that a nose could be described as sexy...

"So, you like my nose so much that you can't look at it directly? That's the impression you give me today."

Xia Wenxi chuckled dryly. She wondered how Lin Shen would react if he could see what she was thinking right now...

Won't they be so scared that they cover themselves with their clothes and run away?

"Yeah, so sexy, so sexy I can't look at her directly! I'm hungry, when is dinner served?"

Lin Shen knew she was talking nonsense as soon as he saw her eyes darting around, but there was nothing he could do about it; he just liked her that way.

"Go sit down, I'll cook. Today I'll make some simple home-style dishes, and we'll eat early."

Xia Wenxi chuckled and pulled him to the kitchen. "Let's go together. I'll help you wash the vegetables. Household chores should be divided, right?"

Lin Shen let her pull him into the kitchen, then handed her two cloves of garlic and assigned her a task.

"You didn't dare look directly at it just now, but you dare now? Take these two garlic cloves and go watch TV. Peel the garlic, and I'll make garlic shrimp later."

Xia Wenxi took the garlic, not forgetting to complain to Lin Shen, "Why do I feel like you're treating me like a child?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shen lowered his head and lightly pecked Xia Wenxi's lips, saying, "You can't do that to a child."

"You're really funny..."

Xia Wenxi, with a clove of garlic in each hand, turned around and went to peel the garlic.

By the time she finished peeling two cloves of garlic, Lin Shen had already finished cooking two dishes. When he saw her arrive, he said, "Your garlic came at the perfect time. The next dish will be garlic shrimp."

Even with such praise, Xia Wenxi, being thick-skinned, felt embarrassed to hear it.

I made home-style dishes for lunch today, three dishes in total: garlic shrimp, cola chicken wings, stir-fried greens, and a tomato and egg soup.

The food was very ordinary, but it was perfect for the afternoon sunshine.

The afternoon sun in winter seems gentler than in other seasons. It shines obliquely through the glass window onto the dining table, as if gilding the dishes with a golden glow.

Xia Wenxi, holding a bowl in one hand and chopsticks in the other, was completely at a loss as to which dish to pick up after seeing this scene.

"A golden legend! Looks like it's Chef Fu Shen's turn to shine again today!"

Lin Shen knew about this cartoon, so he asked her, "Then who are you?"

Xia Wenxi said matter-of-factly, "Is that even a question? Of course I'm the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager with hair."

After saying that, she solemnly stretched out her bowl and said, "Little Fu Shen, give me a piece of chicken wing."

"twitter--"

...

After finishing their meal, Lin Shen told Xia Wenxi that he had something to show her.

When the study door opened, Xia Wenxi proactively asked Lin Shen, "Is the thing in the study? Should I close my eyes now?"

Lin Shen smiled and took her hand, leading her inside. "No need to close your eyes, the information is on the computer."

When Xia Wenxi sat down at Lin Shen's desk, she was still guessing what it was.

Xia Wenxi was sitting in the only chair in front of the desk, so Lin Shen could only support himself with one hand on the back of the chair and the other on the desk.

Lin Shen was also wearing a shirt to cook today, and the sleeves were rolled up to the perfect length. Even now... Xia Wenxi couldn't help but suspect that he was deliberately posing.

Then she started talking nonsense again, staring at the computer screen as he opened a file on the desktop, and joked, "Is it one of your treasured selfies?"

Lin Shen looked down at her with a smile, "If you like, I can take pictures next time."

In other words, this time it's not.

As they were talking, Lin Shen had already clicked on the first picture.

"This is... a house?"

Xia Wenxi glanced at it and then turned back to ask him in surprise.

Then he remembered their conversation last time, so Lin Shen found a house so quickly?

Seeing that he nodded, Xia Wenxi turned around and sat down to continue looking. The first picture was of the overall exterior of the house, a three-story building with a courtyard.

Xia Wenxi dragged the mouse and looked at each picture one by one; the later ones were all pictures of the interior of the house.

"This is what the show flat looks like. If you choose it, we'll find a design team to create a interior design. What style do you like?"

"Me? Anything is fine with me..."

Xia Wenxi was a little dumbfounded. She would hesitate for a long time before ordering takeout, but she just bought such a big house like that?

Lin Shen understood Xia Wenxi's expression and explained, "It hasn't been decided yet, but let's take a look at the pictures first. We can go to the site next time."

"Oh—" Xia Wenxi nodded. "Okay, I'll go take a look next time I have time. Where are all these houses?"

After she finished speaking, she opened other folders to look at pictures of other houses, unaware that Lin Shen had secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she nodded.

"They're all near your home, the furthest one is no more than half an hour's drive away."

Upon hearing this, Xia Wenxi couldn't help but tease, "Is our Lin Shen determined to become a live-in son-in-law?"

"Would Wenxi accept me?"

"I'm sitting in your house now, and I even ate the meal you cooked for me at noon. As the saying goes, 'He who eats another's food is bound to him,' how can I say I don't want to?"

Xia Wenxi closed the document and said to him, "Send me a copy of the document later, and I'll look at it with my parents when I get home."

The word "wedding room" suddenly flashed through her mind. If the object of her affections was Lin Shen, it seemed pretty good.

After all, even in a place where domineering CEOs are everywhere, it's hard to find one who would cook chicken stew with mushrooms for her.

Clearly, she wasn't the only one who thought of it; Lin Shen had also thought of those two words.

"Wenxi".

"Um?"

Lin Shen straightened up slightly, while Xia Wenxi remained seated, so she could only crane her neck to look at him.

Listen to him earnestly tell her, "We will have a wonderful home in the future."

There will be one cat, or maybe several, and perhaps even a dog.

They may have children, or they may not, but in any case, it's a decision made by two people based on love.

Meeting Lin Shen's gaze, Xia Wenxi said with certainty, "Of course, definitely."

As soon as she finished speaking, she felt herself being picked up and sat on the desk the next second.

The solid wood table was a bit hard, so she used her hands to support herself on the table and moved herself further in. Her calf swayed slightly, but she accidentally kicked Lin Shen's leg.

Xia Wenxi awkwardly withdrew her leg and stopped moving. "Sorry... um—"

The two of them are still sitting and standing, and she still has to tilt her head back slightly to bear it.

Afraid of collapsing, Xia Wenxi could only grab onto Lin Shen's clothes, but the fabric was difficult to grip, and she kept having to hold on tightly only to be forced to let go, before frantically grabbing back up again after a while.

Before long, Lin Shen's once neat clothes were now wrinkled, and coincidentally, one button had even come undone...

——Small Theater

The author: Whether it's a coincidence or not, only the person who deciphered it knows the answer in their heart...