Arrested for impersonating a powerful figure's girlfriend, but forced into a formal relationshi

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Where are we going?

The thought of Shen Yiqing knowing his mother made Yun Miao's heart leap into her throat.

After Sheng Yinian hung up the phone, she asked cautiously, "It's not...going to your house, is it?"

Sheng Yinian's long, slender fingers rested on the steering wheel.

"Want to come to my house?"

"No, no, no, I don't want to."

Yun Miao waved her hands frantically, fearing that he would really take her to his house in the next second.

"I just heard you say you were going to someone's house to eat dumplings, so I was just asking."

Huo Chengqian.

OK OK.

Hello, Huo Chengqian.

As long as it's not his house, it's fine to go to anyone's house.

As the car drove towards Huo Chengqian's house, Yun Miao was suddenly bombarded with messages.

Xia Xixi: [Aa ...

Xia Xixi: [Aa ...

Xia Xixi: [Aa ...

Yunmiao: [?]

Xia Xixi: [Director Chen just gave me a Polaroid photo signed by Ferobe! Aa ...

Xia Xixi: [My husband is sooooo handsome!!!]

Xia Xixi: [Thanks so much to Sheng Yinian this time, please thank him for me! Aaaaaaah!]

Xia Xixi: [I hereby declare that from this day forward I am Sheng Yinian's henchman! Aa ...

Yunmiao: 【! 】

Thinking back on everything that happened at Chengyuan today, Yunmiao felt that Director Chen was a bit too enthusiastic.

She turned to look at Sheng Yinian.

Are you a member of Chengyuan?

"no."

"Then why were Xixi and I able to get in so easily?"

"Chengyuan is mine."

A few simple words left Yun Miao speechless.

Huo Chengqian owns many properties, and for work convenience, he currently lives in a large single-level apartment in the city center.

The housing prices are outrageously high, beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Just as Yun Miao was invited inside by Huo Chengqian, a woman dressed in light gray pajamas appeared at the kitchen doorway.

Her slightly wavy long hair was casually tied up, making her look quiet and elegant.

Huo Chengqian introduced Yun Miao.

"Miss Yun, this is my fiancée, Wen Ruan."

Wen Ruan approached, offering a graceful smile.

"Hello, Ms. Yun."

"Hello, Sister Wenruan, you can just call me Yunmiao."

"Okay, Yunmiao, please have a seat. Excuse me for a moment, the dumplings will be ready soon."

"Okay, you go ahead and get busy."

Yun Miao sat down on the sofa with Sheng Yinian, and Huo Chengqian opened a palm-sized velvet box and placed it in front of her.

"A small gift; it's the first time Seventh Brother has brought people here, so we should show our appreciation."

A pigeon blood ruby ​​brooch rests quietly on black velvet.

Its color was as rich and vibrant as congealed blood, surrounded by a ring of dazzling diamond fragments. Without any further authentication, its overwhelming presence already demonstrated its value.

It's too expensive.

But refusing outright seems rather impolite.

Yun Miao subtly tugged at Sheng Yinian's clothes.

Sheng Yinian didn't look at her. He picked up the velvet box, his voice carrying a faint smile.

"Bought at Christie's the year before last?"

"You have a good memory," Huo Chengqian chuckled. "You can only bring out something that's been hidden away for the right person."

Sheng Yinian took out the brooch and casually pinned it to the lapel of Yunmiao's hazy blue dress.

"It matches my outfit perfectly today."

The heavy weight in Yun Miao's heart was easily soothed by those words.

After sincerely thanking Huo Chengqian, she got up and walked towards the kitchen.

"I'll go help."

The hazy blue belted long dress swayed gently, her black hair was simply tied up, making the lines of her back even more smooth and beautiful, and her whole person had a pure and untainted air.

Sheng Yinian's gaze lingered on the empty kitchen doorway for a long time.

Huo Chengqian raised an eyebrow.

In fact, when the young girl appeared at Yongxi Pavilion as Sheng Yinian's girlfriend, Huo Chengqian could tell that the two were not familiar with each other, at least the young girl was not familiar with Sheng Yinian.

As for Sheng Yinian, unless he wants to, no one can see through his thoughts.

Now that Huo Chengqian can easily see through his thoughts, it means that he has no intention of hiding them, and is even open about them to the point of being blunt.

Huo Chengqian, Sheng Yinian, Shang Que, Cheng Wang and others grew up together and have a close relationship, but they still have a sense of boundaries.

He wouldn't pry into matters as private as relationships unless the person involved brought it up themselves.

The Huo family's kitchen was ridiculously large, fully equipped with all kinds of cooking utensils, comparable to a restaurant's kitchen.

Almost all the kitchen utensils showed signs of use, which made Yunmiao, a complete novice who couldn't even recognize all the kitchen utensils, feel genuinely impressed.

Wen Ruan is preparing the filling.

Just by smelling the aroma, Yun Miao could already imagine how delicious the dumplings would be tonight.

"Sister Wenruan, do you need my help?"

"No need, the filling is ready, we can start wrapping right away."

"That's perfect." Yunmiao went to wash her hands. "I know how to roll out dough."

When she was little, her family would make dumplings, and she liked to cause trouble, so her mother would tear off a piece of dough and let her play with it.

After playing with it a lot, I actually learned how to roll out dough.

Seeing her enthusiastic expression, Wen Ruan smiled but didn't say anything.

Yun Miao was awkwardly rolling out dough with a rolling pin when Huo Chengqian walked in and took the rolling pin from her.

"Rolling out dough is a physically demanding task that should naturally be done by us men."

Seeing that the two were skilled and coordinated, Yunmiao decided not to cause any more trouble.

She walked into the living room and saw that Sheng Yinian was holding a document, so she quietly walked over and sat down next to him.

A short while later, Sheng Yinian put down the documents.

He turned his head to look at the well-behaved girl sitting beside him, his tone as if he were coaxing a child.

"How did you help?"

Yun Miao raised her chin arrogantly.

I rolled out seven dumpling wrappers.

Sheng Yinian slightly raised his brow.

"Are you planning to eat seven tonight?"

Upon hearing him mention this, Yunmiao fell silent for a moment.

Finally, as if she had made a decision, she suddenly looked at him with a smile.

"Sheng Yinian, based on my years of experience eating dumplings, the dumplings tonight are sure to be incredibly delicious."

Sheng Yinian didn't respond, but looked at her with a leisurely air.

Yunmiao moved closer to him in a somewhat ingratiating manner.

"Well, this is my first time visiting your friend's house, and I feel a little embarrassed to eat too much, so could you please get me some extra dumplings later?"

A clear smile appeared in Sheng Yinian's eyes, but Yun Miao didn't care.

As long as it doesn't affect her eating dumplings, he can laugh if he wants, and complain if he wants. The sooner he complains, the sooner they can break up, killing two birds with one stone.

"I can eat twenty."

"I'll pick up ten myself, and then you can pick up ten more for me."

"Make sure you count them carefully, don't forget to put them in!"

Twenty minutes later, the dumplings were served.

The freshly cooked dumplings are moist and glistening, with thin, translucent skins that reveal the filling inside. The steam carrying their fresh aroma wafts straight into your nose.

If you take a bite, it's sure to burst with juice.

After Yunmiao finished eating ten dumplings, she felt embarrassed to take any more, so she poked Sheng Yinian's waist under the table with her finger.

Sheng Yinian was very cooperative and picked up the serving chopsticks next to him.

Yunmiao watched eagerly as she counted.

When he counted to eight, he suddenly stopped, and Yunmiao quickly poked his waist again.

Sheng Yinian's lips curved into a barely perceptible smile as he placed two more pieces on her plate.

See? He did it on purpose. Luckily, she counted.

Sheng Yinian pushed the plate full of dumplings toward her and said calmly, "Finish eating."

Yunmiao was extremely satisfied, but she had to put on an act.

"This... is too much."

Even Huo Chengqian couldn't stand it anymore.

"Seventh Brother, girls usually have small appetites. You're putting so much food on my plate. Who can finish it?"

Sheng Yinian indifferently put down the serving chopsticks.

"You are not allowed to leave the table until you finish your food."