Xia Wenxi left home early this morning, and by the time she got up, supporting her back, it was already afternoon.

When she woke up, she found that the four bedding items on the bed had been changed, and she was also wearing pajamas, but she had no recollection of any of this!

She couldn't help but wonder if she hadn't fallen asleep, but had fainted.

Xia Wenxi sniffed and smelled the aroma of the food.

Whether she was asleep or unconscious, she was awake now and hungry.

Xia Wenxi opened the door and walked towards the kitchen.

Before they even reached the kitchen door, Lin Shen spotted them.

"This is the last dish. Wash your hands and eat."

"good."

Xia Wenxi opened the sliding door to the kitchen and went to the sink to wash her hands.

As I walked over, I saw him baking on an iron pan and asked curiously, "What are you making?"

"Sizzling beef ribs".

Cowboy bones...

It tastes delicious when it's upright!

Xia Wenxi's eyes lit up.

"Has Chef Lin developed another new dish?"

"Well, Chef Lin is going to work for Boss Xia for the rest of his life, how can he not learn more new dishes?"

"Even if he can't cook, Chef Lin still has abs, so don't worry. Boss Xia isn't that fickle."

Xia Wenxi completely forgot how she had begged for mercy and said she had enough before. Now she became bold again and even reached into Lin Shen's apron and touched him.

"Don't you want to eat lunch? If you don't want to eat, we can continue. These dishes can be heated up for dinner."

"hey-hey."

Xia Wenxi quickly withdrew her hand. "I'm hungry. I want to eat lunch."

This time, the smile was particularly innocent. Lin Shen shook his head, turned around, and resignedly continued cooking.

"Wash your hands again."

"You're not dirty."

As if to prove this point, Xia Wenxi raised her right hand, which had just touched Lin Shen's abs, to her lips and kissed it.

Lin Shen gritted his teeth and put down the spatula.

"Xia Wenxi".

"I'll wash it right away, don't be angry... don't burn the short ribs."

During the meal, Lin Shen returned to her normal expression, and Xia Wenxi breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed she could still eat properly.

“My mom bought me an apartment near the school. The renovation is almost finished. Right now, I’m the one coming to your place. In the future, it will be your turn to come to my place.”

This was arranged beforehand. Her parents said they would go on a trip once it got warmer, and since they wouldn't be busy at home for the time being, they could go out and have some fun, only returning home occasionally.

Xia Wensheng must be living with Minghuan. They're worried she'll be lonely living alone in their big house. Besides, she can't get up in the morning, so living near the school means she won't have to get up so early for her morning classes and can sleep a little longer.

"Okay, I'll come to Mr. Xia's house to provide services from now on."

"Hey! We're eating, what are you talking about?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shen looked at her teasingly: "I was talking about cooking, what were you thinking?"

"I wasn't thinking anything...this short rib is so delicious!"

Lin Shen was amused by her attempt to cover up her misunderstanding, but he couldn't bear to tease her any longer, so he changed the subject and asked her a different question.

Which neighborhood nearby?

Xia Wenxi said the name of the neighborhood, and then she saw Lin Shen smile again.

My sister lives there too.

"What a coincidence? Doesn't Sister Lin Ji live at school?"

"The school-provided housing is relatively small, so I don't always live on campus. I still stay out on weekends or when I don't have many classes."

"Oh ho!" Xia Wenxi teased, "Will Lin Shen still dare to come to my house? Aren't you afraid of being found out by my parents?"

Lin Shen played along with her joke, saying, "My parents said they fully support my relationship with Wenxi, so I'm not afraid of being discovered."

After finishing his meal, Lin Shen seemed to still be immersed in his role-playing.

He said to Xia Wenxi, "Wenxi, tell your mom you're not coming home tonight."

"No way, my dad hits people. He especially hits little boys who try to seduce his daughter."

"Really? I'm not a little boy anymore."

Xia Wenxi laughed so hard she collapsed onto the sofa.

"The older boys hit harder."

Xia Hengyuan, who was at home, sneezed for no reason, and Ke Shurong immediately made him drink a bowl of ginger water.

"I told you to wear a coat, but you wouldn't. Now look what happened!"

Xia Hengyuan grimaced after drinking a bowl of ginger water, and only after downing two cups of tea could he finally speak.

"I was in a hurry just now, and you kept urging me to hurry up. I ran out without even grabbing my clothes."

"The clothes are hanging right by the door. How much trouble would it take you to reach for them?"

The two of them were sitting at home drinking tea when Aunt Li came back from buying groceries and excitedly told them that a police car had gone to the next house.

Ke Shurong remembered that her daughter had also said she saw the police going that way, so she urged her husband to go and take a look.

What a coincidence! Since moving here, I haven't seen many neighbors, but this time I saw four or five of them all along the way.

See? Life really can't go on without some excitement.

Xia Wenxi only heard about this exciting event from her parents when she got home that evening.

"I heard it's that little girl from last time. The family next door didn't acknowledge their child, so she reported them for tax evasion."

"Did they really evade taxes?"

Xia Wenxi had never met the person next door and didn't know who they were.

Ke Shurong didn't know either, but she saw it with her own eyes today. "They were all taken away, they must have been stolen."

Xia Wenxi still felt something was off. "Several police cars came. How much tax must they have evaded? And they're so rich, they should be able to pay the tax back, right?"

"Your mom heard it from the neighbor's neighbor, she doesn't know if it's true or not."

"No matter why, the person has been arrested, so it's definitely not a small matter."

Xia Wenxi agreed wholeheartedly, and then brought up another matter.

"Mom, the house you bought for me, the one near the school, I only found out today when I was talking to Lin Shen that his sister also lives in that neighborhood."

When Ke Shurong heard this, she also felt that it was quite a coincidence.

"But it's close to the school and the environment is nice. She's a teacher at the school, so she must have thought it would be convenient to live there. I remember, her name is Xiao Ji, right?"

"yes."

“Back then, when I had afternoon tea with Lin Shen’s mother, she always talked about her daughter, but she didn’t talk about her sons much.”

Xia Hengyuan laughed at her when he heard this, "You're still talking about others, but you only talk about your daughter and not your son when you're out in public."

"Stop spreading rumors. I clearly said I have both sons and daughters. But if I were like her, with three sons but only one daughter, I would also talk about my daughter every day."

I remember she was always distressed back then, saying her daughter wanted to be childless by choice. Now it seems she accepted it. Come to think of it, any parent who loves their children will ultimately respect their child's wishes in this matter; not everyone is like the Yin family.

Yin Chengjing...

Xia Wenxi felt like she hadn't thought about this person for a long time.

"Has anything happened to the Yin family lately?"