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Although Zhao Shucheng had memorized the phone number Xiaoxue had given him, he had no intention of calling her. After all, his girlfriend, Mo Xiaomin, was about to return, and he needed to appease her first to avoid her finding out that he had been flirting with other girls and breaking up with him in a fit of anger.

Luo Shuquan arrived at Zhao Shucheng's house and, upon hearing about Xiaoxue's situation, coldly said:
"Why do you think it's Xiaoxue who likes you, and not just your own imagination?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Of course I have evidence. You don't know, when she left, her hand, hidden behind her back, was constantly moving. That was definitely her phone number."

"Wow, young girls these days are so open-minded. How come I'm living in such a good era?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Shuquan, this isn't a problem of the times, it's a problem of people. Besides, when Xiaoxiao pursued you, she was very proactive, it's just that you chose to run away."

"Then how can you be sure it wasn't that person who had a hand cramp?"

"Are you stupid or am I stupid? Do you think I can't tell if my hand is cramping?"

Luo Shuquan asked again, "So what do you plan to do? Don't tell me you're planning to try developing a relationship with her. You already have a girlfriend, and neither Amy nor Mo Xiaomin are easy to mess with."

Zhao Shucheng rolled his eyes at Luo Shuquan and said, "Of course I know what you're saying, so I don't plan to contact her. But if there's a gap in her life later and she's single, it's not impossible that something might happen."

"Why don't you just die? Xiaobai, I've noticed something."

Zhao Shucheng looked at Luo Shuquan and asked, "What's the problem?"

"Look, Xiaoxue's mother is now the housekeeper you hired, right? What does that mean? It's like you paid a maid, and Xiaoxue is her daughter. If something really happens to Xiaoxue, then the maid becomes your mother-in-law. How will you maintain that relationship then?"

Zhao Shucheng laughed and said, "You won't admit you're stupid, is that even a problem?"

"Is not it?"

"Of course not. If we really get together, work is work and life is life, and we can naturally keep them separate. Besides, I can keep it from Xiaoxue's mother, or we can buy a new house and Xiaoxue and I can date somewhere else."

"But you can't hide the truth forever; it will be exposed sooner or later."

"Then we'll talk about it when the time comes. Besides, can't I spend money to support my mother-in-law, or at least make sure she doesn't mind?"

"Can you really do it? Just considering your infidelity, I think no one would accept their daughter being with someone like that, right?"

"Who's a womanizer? Who's a womanizer? I was just being loving and wanted to give every girl a home. What did I do wrong? I'm not talking to you anymore. Instead, help me figure out what to do for the party in a few days."

Luo Shuquan was so angry at Zhao Shucheng's shamelessness that he didn't want to speak. It's true what they say, comparisons are odious. Zhao Shucheng has a constant stream of women around him, and no one bothers him. Meanwhile, Luo Shuquan only has Yang Jingjing, and he has to go to great lengths every day to make vows to her to ensure she won't cause trouble.

In the following days, Xiaoxue's mother went to work as usual, cleaning for Zhao Shucheng and occasionally cooking lunch.

Xiaoxue sometimes comes to Zhao Shucheng's house to pick up her mother from get off work. Occasionally, she makes eye contact with Zhao Shucheng, gestures with her phone, and asks him to call her, but Zhao Shucheng remains completely unmoved.

This made Xiaoxue feel somewhat frustrated, wondering if she wasn't attractive enough, or if Zhao Shucheng simply didn't like women.

However, according to news from his mother, Zhao Shucheng and his girlfriend had not broken up, and he could even occasionally see traces of his woman staying overnight.

This made Xiaoxue curious: what kind of girl could make Zhao Shucheng's affections remain unchanged? After all, Zhao Shucheng wasn't exactly a naive person; he had close relationships with different women. So why wasn't he taking the initiative to seduce her now?
So she pressed her mother to tell her if there were any traces of only one girl when she went to Zhao Shucheng's house to clean during this period, in order to determine whether Zhao Shucheng had settled down and only had one girlfriend.

Although Xiaoxue's mother found her daughter's problem strange, she also told Xiaoxue that during her recent cleaning, she had only seen a short-haired girl next to Zhao Shucheng.

Xiaoxue thought she had discovered the truth and decided to take the initiative to confront Zhao Shucheng, asking him what he thought of her and where she was lacking.

Zhao Shucheng had just seen Amy off and was about to call Mo Xiaomin to ask when she was returning to Shanghai when he heard a knock on the door.

Zhao Shucheng thought it was the housekeeper who had come, and he was a little surprised, since it wasn't the time they had agreed on, nor was it the day she was supposed to come.

"Xiaoxue? What brings you here? Your mother hasn't arrived yet; you'll have to wait a while, right?"

Xiaoxue said, "I know, today isn't actually the day my mom comes to your house to clean."

"So you came to find me?"

Xiaoxue looked at Zhao Shucheng and said, "Gu Xiaobai, I left you my phone number, why didn't you call me? Is it because my mother is your aunt that you look down on me and don't contact me?"

Seeing that she was on the verge of tears, Zhao Shucheng quickly waved his hand, handed her a tissue, and said, "Xiaoxue, you've misunderstood. I know you fell in love with me at first sight, but I already have a girlfriend, and not just one. Dating two people at the same time has already taken up a lot of my energy, and I really don't have the mood or time to like anyone else."

"You're lying to me. My mom told me that you only have one girl in your life right now, and you two don't even live together often. How can you not have the time and energy?"

Zhao Shucheng stared at Xiaoxue in disbelief and said, "Xiaoxue, isn't the key issue time and energy? Shouldn't the issue be that I already have a girlfriend, and it's not appropriate for you to be with me?"

"But what if I say I don't mind?"

“I mind that your so-called love at first sight for me is nothing but lust. Even if you don’t care, what about your mother? She’s my housekeeper now. What if she finds out about us and thinks I’m deceiving her daughter’s feelings? What if she puts drugs in my food or water? I don’t want to fall into a coma, and I don’t want to become a laughingstock.”

"Just because of my mother? Then we can keep it a secret from everyone else. Do you know how hard it has been for me to wait for you since I met you?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Although I don't know, I sympathize with your situation, but this is not a problem I can solve."

Zhao Shucheng never expected that Xiaoxue would actually come to him like this, and confess her feelings directly, acting as if she couldn't live without him, leaving him unsure how to refuse her. If Mo Xiaomin weren't about to return, and he didn't need to appease her to avoid her getting jealous because he'd been spending more time with Amy lately, Zhao Shucheng wouldn't have minded giving Xiaoxue a try.

However, just as Zhao Shucheng said, he really didn't want Xiaoxue's mother to know. After all, although Zhao Shucheng was joking about poisoning, no one could guarantee that it wouldn't actually happen.

"So you don't like me at all? Is it because I'm not good-looking, or because I have a bad figure, or maybe you just don't like me the way I am?"

"Of course not. You are very beautiful, so I was attracted to you the first day I met you. But I know what I want and I know my own situation, so I didn't take any action. I told you before that I have two girlfriends and several close female friends, so I will never lack women or suitors."

Zhao Shucheng glanced at Xiaoxue's expression and continued, "Maybe you don't care now, but once we're really together, if you see me dating other women, or even see related news online, will you still be able to calmly accept it? If not, then it's best if we don't start, and instead leave each other with the best memories."

How do you know I can't do it?

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "If you really could do that, you shouldn't have come to me first. You should have gone to my women first. If you could get their consent, I wouldn't mind having a relationship with you. But if they don't agree, even if you get together with me, you'll just be fighting over me in the future. That's not the life I want. It's better to make you give up on this idea from the beginning."

Xiaoxue looked at Zhao Shucheng with disbelief, unable to understand what he was thinking, actually asking her to ask his girlfriend's opinion before pursuing him. What normal person would agree to that?
But then Xiaoxue thought of what Zhao Shucheng had said about having two girlfriends. She had thought it was a misunderstanding before, but now that Zhao Shucheng was so sure of it, maybe it was true?

If it's true, then doesn't that mean his girlfriends knew about each other's existence and didn't even mind, which is why they agreed to date Zhao Shucheng at the same time?

Although Xiaoxue didn't understand, she was deeply shocked and didn't know how to describe it for a moment.

Just then, Zhao Shucheng heard footsteps stop at the door, followed by the sound of a key turning in the lock.

Xiaoxue didn't have time to think. Her face turned pale as she looked around in a panic and said, "Oh no, it's too late! Where can I hide?"

"No, what are you afraid of? We haven't done anything shameful. Even if my girlfriend comes, you can get to know her and we can talk things out."

"Oh, I'm not afraid of your girlfriend, I'm worried about my mom coming."

“What’s there to be afraid of when Auntie comes? We’re just having a normal chat, not having an affair. Besides, it’s not our agreed time yet.” Zhao Shucheng said, glancing at the time on his watch.

“You don’t understand. My mother is from that era. She believes in the principle of being early rather than late. I’ve heard it countless times since I was a child.”

Zhao Shucheng said, "Even if Auntie comes, it's no big deal, right? You can just say you came to see her, so you arrived a little earlier and came in to wait for her."

"That won't do. My mom will definitely keep asking me what I'm here for, and she'll go on and on about it. It's better not to let her know in the first place."

As she spoke, Xiaoxue looked anxiously at Zhao Shucheng and asked, "Wait, where exactly can we hide in your house?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "The wardrobe in the bedroom is usually not opened, so you can hide there."

Xiaoxue hurriedly went to hide, but Zhao Shucheng saw her coat lying on the sofa. He shook his head helplessly, picked it up and threw it in, closed the wardrobe door, and then returned to the living room.

The door opened, and instead of Xiaoxue's mother, Mo Xiaomin appeared in front of her.

"Xiao Min? Why didn't you tell me you were coming back today? I could have picked you up."

"I just wanted to surprise you. How about it? Aren't you happy and surprised?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Surprise, I think it's more like a shock."

As he spoke, Zhao Shucheng couldn't help but glance in the direction of the bedroom, pondering how to explain things later.

"Xiaobai, you've changed. You don't love me anymore."

Zhao Shucheng hugged Mo Xiaomin and said, "How could I not love you? I was just about to call you to ask when you're coming back."

"But before I went on my business trip, when I came to your house, you would always ask me, 'Do it with me...'"

Before Mo Xiaomin could finish speaking, Zhao Shucheng covered her mouth and said, "Xiaomin, there's something I need to tell you."

"What? You don't mean you want to break up, do you?"

"That can't be done."

"Does this mean Amy is pregnant and you're planning to get married? I can accept that, but after the baby is born, you must divorce immediately and get married to me."

'That's not it either.'

Mo Xiaomin looked at Zhao Shucheng suspiciously, then took a deep breath, suddenly glaring at him angrily, and said, "So you have another woman, and that's why you want to confront me?"

Mo Xiaomin inwardly resented Amy. While she was away, Amy hadn't taken care of the house properly; she was the one who found out first that it had been broken into. But breaking up with Zhao Shucheng like this wasn't what Mo Xiaomin wanted either.

"Who is it? Bring it out so I can see. It's not Qian, is it? Although I've known for a while that you two have some kind of ambiguous relationship, and it's not impossible for you to get together, you should at least have told us first so we can be mentally prepared, right?"

Zhao Shucheng shook his head and said, "It wasn't Qian, nor was there someone else outside. I hired a housekeeper to clean the house recently, and her daughter came to see me today. She was afraid of being discovered by her mother, so she hid. I didn't expect it to be you outside, so I'm telling you now to avoid any misunderstandings."

Mo Xiaomin was skeptical. She wouldn't believe Zhao Shucheng's explanation until she saw him in person. After all, if he had nothing to hide, why would he be hiding it?
Xiaoxue was also extremely nervous. At first, she thought her mother had arrived early and was afraid of being scolded. But the current situation was even more awkward. She was hiding here while Zhao Shucheng's girlfriend was outside. This was practically catching them in the act. How was she going to explain herself? (End of Chapter)