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After leaving the movie theater, Cheng Zheng escorted Lin Shuyao back to the factory.

It's almost 10 p.m. now, and the main road in the factory area is deserted; there's not a single person in sight.

The two walked side by side on the road, with half a meter between them.

The night wind rustled the leaves of the plane trees lining both sides of the road.

Lin Shuyao had been looking for an opportunity to continue the previous topic. With the dormitory building just ahead, she knew she would miss her chance if she didn't speak up soon. Finally, as she passed a secluded corner hidden by a large tree, she quickly glanced around. Seeing that no one was around, she moved closer to Cheng Zheng as she walked. Before he could react, she hugged his waist and pressed her face against his chest.

"You!" A soft, yielding body suddenly snuggled into his arms. Cheng Zheng was stunned for a moment, then grabbed her arm and pulled her away. "What are you doing... this is the factory."

He lowered his voice and didn't dare to use too much force, afraid of hurting her.

Lin Shuyao's two small hands intertwined tightly around his lower back, her fingers firmly locked together: "I won't let go, I want to be your girlfriend, will you say yes? I really like you."

As she spoke, she lifted her head from his embrace, stubbornly tilting her small face upwards. Her almond-shaped eyes were filled with affection, and her delicate lips were slightly parted, revealing a hint of pearl color. She was stunningly beautiful in the hazy moonlight.

Cheng Zheng looked down at her, swallowed hard, and froze in place with his hand that was about to pull her arm away.

"Comrade Cheng Zheng, how about it? Hmm?"

"Want to date me...?"

Lin Shuyao blinked her almond-shaped eyes, her gaze clean and innocent yet with a touch of sexy allure, like a little cat squatting for food, eagerly watching if its owner doesn't give it to it, occasionally meowing, making it hard to refuse.

No one can resist such a fairy.

Do you know what you're doing?

Cheng Zheng stared straight at her with his dark eyes, his voice hoarse.

Why is it that phrase again?

How could she not know what she was doing?

Lin Shuyao nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "I know! I want to be your girlfriend, so are you going to say yes or no?"

Just as Cheng Zheng was about to speak, footsteps suddenly came from the shadows beside him. Cheng Zheng quickly pulled Lin Shuyao away. Lin Shuyao also heard the sound and knew that being seen in the factory would have a bad influence, so she didn't dare to pester him anymore.

The footsteps drew closer, followed by a surprised voice: "Comrade Shen? Representative Comrade? What brings you here...?"

Lin Shuyao deliberately remained silent and looked at Cheng Zheng.

I want to see how he explains it.

As a result, Cheng Zheng completely skipped over the question and focused his gaze on Su Wan's back, on which Su Wan was carrying a child.

"What's wrong with Tiger?"

Su Wan: "My child had a slight fever last night, so I took him to the clinic for an injection. He fell asleep on the way."

Cheng Zheng: "Is it serious? Should we go to the hospital to get it checked out?"

Su Wan shook her head: "No need for that trouble. Dr. Zhang from the infirmary just said he caught a cold. I guess it's because the child has been kicking off the blankets these past few nights, and I've been sleeping too soundly and haven't been taking good care of him."

Cheng Zheng nodded and glanced at Lin Shuyao: "You guys go back to your dorms."

With Su Wan around, Lin Shuyao felt too embarrassed to keep pestering Cheng Zheng for a title, so she had to give up for now. Before leaving, she gave Cheng Zheng a angry look.

She really couldn't understand why Cheng Zheng rejected her.

When she hugged him just now, she clearly felt his body tense up and his heart beat fast. And when he was in the movie theater, he clearly didn't mind her getting close. Gao Tingting had said that he was a germaphobe and never used things that other people had used, but he even shared a spoon with her to eat cake. Why wouldn't he agree to date her?

What went wrong?

Lin Shuyao was completely baffled.

Gao Tingting was equally perplexed.

Cheng Zheng arrived home in the evening.

Gao Tingting was still up in the living room downstairs, not having slept yet. Seeing her brother return, she rushed over, fawningly poured him a glass of water, and then her eyes lit up: "Brother, have some water! How was the movie tonight?"

When she asked about this, Cheng Zheng remembered it and his tone became serious: "Don't do what happened tonight again."

Don't think he can't see through her act; she's pretending to have a stomachache on purpose, trying to set him up with Shen Qing.

Gao Tingting feigned ignorance: "What's wrong, bro? Don't you understand what you're saying?"

"Shen Qing." Cheng Zheng's expression darkened slightly as he gave a hint.

Gao Tingting glanced around guiltily: "I'm only doing this for your own good. It's your fault for being 26 and still not dating. Besides, Qingqing is so great, beautiful and outstanding. Lots of guys at the factory are asking about her..."

"Gao Tingting," Cheng Zheng said sternly, his face hardening. "Keep your thoughts to yourself and keep your distance from Shen Qing from now on."

Gao Tingting was still quite intimidated by him, standing up straight obediently, but she still didn't understand: "Brother, why? If you're not interested in Qingqing, you even gave her shoes before! Don't think I can't see through you, those shoes weren't a gift from someone else, you bought them yourself, you just wanted to use me..."

Before she could finish speaking, Cheng Zheng interrupted her: "Alright, stop playing matchmaker. I'm going to take a shower."

Cheng Zheng went upstairs to get his things.

Gao Tingting stuck her tongue out at his back. What's wrong with him? He clearly cares about Qingqing, but he won't let her say it!

Cheng Zheng came out after taking a shower.

The living room was empty. He dried his hair, draped a towel over his shoulder, and went upstairs.

Back in the room, I saw the dirty clothes I had just changed out of on the table. I paused for a moment, then walked over and picked them up, intending to throw them into the laundry basket by the wall. Just as I lifted the clothes, I heard a thud. Something fell to the ground. I looked down and saw the remaining half bag of sunflower seeds, still tightly wrapped in a funnel paper.

Just as I was about to pick it up, there was a knock on the door.

He looked away, walked over, and opened the door.

"Mom? Is there something you need?"

"Still not asleep?" Gao Jie peeked inside from the doorway, then mysteriously walked into the room, closed the door, leaned against it, and looked at her son: "Azheng, tell Mom honestly, are you dating someone?"

Cheng Zheng raised an eyebrow, his first thought being, "What nonsense has Gao Tingting been spouting to you again?"

Gao Jie was surprised: "Your sister already knows you're dating someone?"

Cheng Zheng said helplessly, "I'm not in a relationship."

Gao Jie didn't believe her, giving her a "don't lie to me" look: "Your auntie told me that she saw you going to the movie theater with a woman around 7 o'clock today. It's the same woman you went shopping with at the department store last time. You even bought her soda and sunflower seeds. I've never seen you go out alone with any woman before. If you two aren't dating, then you must be about to, right?"

"You've misunderstood, that's not true at all."

Cheng Zheng explained that Gao Jie saw the bag of sunflower seeds on the ground and excitedly pointed at it, saying, "Hey, hey, these sunflower seeds wrapped in paper funnels are only sold outside movie theaters. You must have gone to see a movie tonight, your auntie wasn't lying to me."

"It's a good thing you're dating, and Mom won't interfere. Why don't you tell the family? Besides, I'm not the kind of picky mother-in-law. Are you afraid I'll eat your boyfriend alive? Or is it that your boyfriend's family isn't a good match for ours, and you're worried we'll object?"

Gao Jie was imagining all sorts of scenarios.

"Mom, you've really misunderstood. It's not what you think." Cheng Zheng pinched his temples in frustration, unsure how to explain the situation.

He couldn't even imagine how devastated his mother would be if she found out that the person he was watching the movie with was her most hated illegitimate daughter.

His mother is currently in a cold war with his father.

Seeing her son's conflicted and agitated expression, Gao Jie became even more curious. She crossed her arms, clearly determined to get to the bottom of it: "You went to the movies with someone, and you're still trying to hide it from your mother? Hey, didn't you say last time that woman was your colleague? If you don't tell your mother the truth, I'll ask your sister."

The thought of Gao Tingting's big mouth made Cheng Zheng even more annoyed.

"Gao Tingting made plans to see a movie with someone, but she left that person alone at the movie theater entrance right before the movie started. It was late at night, and she was a woman all alone. What if something happened to her if I didn't go with her?"

His expression was serious and earnest.

It seems like they were truly forced to go to the movies with him.

Gao Jie stared at her son for a few seconds, and thinking he probably wasn't lying, she relented and said, "Alright then, you rest, I won't bother you anymore. If you ever get a girlfriend, you must tell Mom, okay? I'm looking forward to it every day!"

Gao Jie opened the door and went out.

Cheng Zheng's shoulders slumped down, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

But he didn't relax for long. He picked up the bag of sunflower seeds that had fallen on the ground, lay back on the bed, closed his eyes, and Lin Shuyao's face was right in front of him.

She was as beautiful as a fairy, and she threw herself into his arms, wrapped her arms around his waist, and said with longing eyes that she wanted to be his girlfriend.

His body, which had just relaxed, tensed up again.

Feeling the obvious restlessness rising in his body, he took a deep breath and suppressed the impulse.

But her face was still flashing before his eyes.

Her eyes were alluring, she licked her fingers, clung to his arm, tilted her face up to him, and seemed to still hear her sweet, gentle voice...

Cheng Zheng pinched his brow in frustration.

What should he do with her?