An Moxue's restaurant opened successfully, and she also used Guo'er's identity to enter the circle of noble ladies in Ulanahe and get to know some of them. However, she had to leave Ulanahe and go to university in Puda State in Osiri.
In the train station waiting room, Guo'er looked dejected and said, "Jido, we were having so much fun together, and now you're leaving. I'm so reluctant to see you go!"
An Moxue offered a perfunctory reassurance: "It's okay, I'll come back when I have my vacation, and we'll play together then."
“Unfortunately, my Abu and Eji both say I’m too young and won’t let me go to school abroad. But I’m not young at all. I’m only a little over a year younger than you.”
"That's because they care about you. Things will get better when you're older. They'll let you go wherever you want."
"I hope so!" Guo'er said without much hope.
At this moment, the station began checking tickets. An Moxue and Guo'er waved goodbye and entered the platform.
When An Moxue returned to her home in Esaili, the house was covered in a thick layer of dust because no one had lived there for a while. She took out the housekeeper robot and began to clean.
There was still one room to be cleaned when the doorbell rang. An Moxue quickly put the robot back into her space, tied on an apron, and pretended to clean.
She opened the door, and Wu Sicheng was standing outside. An Moxue was slightly amazed by his appearance, but what she didn't know was that he had dressed up carefully before coming.
He noticed the moment she looked at him, and a little smugly pleased him. See, she still likes my looks; I still have a chance. The corners of his mouth curved wider, and the smile in his eyes became even more pronounced.
"Aren't you at work at this time?" An Moxue asked, looking at him with her doubts.
Wu Sicheng smiled and said, "It's Sunday today, a day off. When did you get back?" This scheming man had looked at the train and plane routes from Anadolu to Puda, and he guessed that she would most likely take a plane. So he had been calculating the time to come every day for the past few days. The only difference was that the previous days were at night, but today, being a day off, he came during the day. However, An Moxue had no idea.
"If you won't invite me in, then say it right here at the gate." Wu Sicheng looked at An Moxue with a smile in his eyes, even the corners of his mouth were turned up.
"Um...please come in." An Moxue paused for a moment, opened the door, and gestured for her to come in.
After the two people came in, he didn't leave first. Instead, he waited for An Moxue to come in before closing the door and the two of them went into the house.
Wu Sicheng looked at her wearing an apron and asked, "Are you cleaning?"
"Well, it's almost done. Can you come during the day? Shouldn't we pretend not to know each other?" An Moxue said, expressing her concerns.
“Okay, I’ll listen to you. I won’t come during the day anymore. If I come again, I’ll come at night to avoid people. I was thinking that since you’re about to start school and you should be back, I thought I’d take advantage of your day off today to cook you some fish.” He held up the large salmon in his hand, but An Moxue didn’t see the glint of shrewdness in his eyes.
She felt there was something strange about what he said, but she couldn't quite put her finger on why.
"What if I don't come back?"
"Hmm! I hadn't thought about it. Could it be considered that we're telepathically connected?" Wu Sicheng glanced at her and went straight to the kitchen.
An Moxue rolled her eyes. What nonsense about telepathy! I haven't even finished cleaning my house yet, and you've made me have to clean a room. It makes me so angry.
An Moxue ignored him and went to clean the last room. The floor had already been swept, and she only needed to wipe off the dust.
After putting the fish in the kitchen, Wu Sicheng went into the living room. It was still a bit cold in Pudazhou at this time. Wu Sicheng asked An Moxue, "Moxue, what are you doing? Do you need to add more firewood to the fireplace?"
“Yes, we need it.” An Moxue’s voice came from the innermost room.
Wu Sicheng added firewood, took off his coat, and walked into the house that An Moxue had cleaned. He said, "Moxue, you must be very tired from your journey. Let me help you clean." As he spoke, he reached out and snatched the rag from An Moxue's hand and began wiping the cabinet.
An Moxue said, "It'll be over soon, you should give it to me!" As she spoke, she reached for the rag in Wu Sicheng's hand, but he dodged it.
He snatched her away just now; she wasn't on guard and he took her away. Now, how could he let her take her back?
“You must have been cleaning this big house for a while now. I’ll take care of the rest.” Knowing her almost obsessive cleanliness, he said, “Mo Xue, you can hire a cleaning lady to help you clean. Otherwise, since it’s just this one house, you’ll have to spend some time tidying it up.”
"No need, I can manage by myself. It'll be quick to clean. I don't really like the smell of strangers in the house." An Moxue thought to herself, "I haven't even gotten used to my new identity yet. If I bring a stranger into the house, I'll have to be on guard all the time. That's exhausting."
"Then I'll have time to help you clean." Wu Sicheng's hands moved quickly, wiping the furniture until it was spotless. After finishing cleaning the whole house, he looked at An Moxue and asked, "How is it? Does it meet the standard?"
"You don't need to clean, it's quite clean. Okay, come sit in the living room!" An Moxue said with a hint of helplessness.
She turned and left the room first, with Wu Sicheng following closely behind.
"Mo Xue, how would you like to eat that fish?"
"Now that it's marinated, how about baking it in the oven?"
"Okay! You rest, I'll go get it done now. Are you hungry? Once it's marinated, should we cook it right away, or later?" Wu Sicheng said as he walked towards the kitchen.
An Moxue sat on the sofa in the living room, reading the newspaper she had taken from the mailbox by the door.
After Wu Sicheng finished pickling the clams, he came back with a pot of hot water and asked An Moxue, "Would you like some water? Pour me a glass?"
An Moxue nodded, put down the newspaper in her hand, and said, "Half a cup, thank you."
Wu Sicheng poured a glass of water for each of them and said, "Mo Xue, I came to see you this time because there's something I'd like you to help me with."
"What is it?"
“I recently received a document, but I feel like something’s not right about it. There are some technical terms in it that I’m not sure about. So I was thinking of asking if you could help me translate it and see if there are any differences between our translations.”
"Did you bring it?"
"No, I need to make sure you're back before I can get it!"
"Okay, I'll take a look at it for you when you bring it over."
"How was it? Did your trip back and forth go smoothly?" The two sat on the sofa and started chatting.
"It went smoothly, pretty well. By the way, which port did you use to get here? Were the checks strict?"
“I didn’t go through the proper procedures; I crossed the border illegally.”
"Oh! You didn't go through the proper procedures either?"
"Hmm, what's up? Do you want that route map?"
"May I?"
"Sure! Others can't, but you can."
An Moxue didn't ask why, but pulled Wu Sicheng into the study, took out paper and pen for him, and said, "Draw it!"
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