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Upon hearing his question, Yun Miao dared not harbor any further thoughts of concealment.

She carefully considered her words and slowly walked over.

"Yes... there is something."

She stopped an arm's length away from him, twisting the hem of her skirt with her fingers.

"I watched a movie with... Sheng Shichen."

Sheng Yinian's eyes darkened.

Yunmiao's heart tightened.

"Let me explain. That day, Sheng Shichen booked an entire movie theater, and then I... no... then Jiang Xiao... that day, Jiang Xiao..."

The more nervous she became, the more incoherent she became.

Sheng Yinian looked at her for a few seconds, then grabbed her wrist and gently pulled her down into his arms.

"If you can't explain it, then don't explain it."

His tone was nonchalant, but his actions were forceful and irresistible.

He wrapped one arm around her waist and pressed the other against her back, trapping her completely in his arms.

"You just need to tell me," he lowered his eyelashes, gazing at her, "why are you nervous about this?"

Yun Miao's mind worked incredibly fast; she responded almost instantly, the moment he finished speaking.

"My nervousness isn't because I feel guilty!"

"And it's not because I care about Sheng Shichen!"

Her voice was even more urgent than before.

I'm nervous... because of you.

Sheng Yinian gently stroked her waist with his thumb.

"Because of me?"

Yes, because of you.

Yun Miao nodded emphatically and answered without hesitation.

"I'm afraid you'll misunderstand, afraid you'll be angry, that's why I'm nervous."

Sheng Yinian nodded slowly, his gaze sweeping over her clear eyes and brows.

He loosened his grip around her waist slightly, giving her some breathing space.

"If you don't have any inappropriate thoughts, there's no need to be nervous."

He leaned down slightly and gently kissed her lips.

"Who you meet and what you do is your freedom, understand?"

The two were very close, and Yunmiao looked intently into his eyes.

There was no probing or doubt in his eyes, only a calm and unhurried control.

She felt both relieved and panicked.

Fortunately, he gave her freedom; what's alarming is that... this freedom has always been limited to the extent he tacitly approves.

"Understood."

Sheng Yinian glanced down at his watch; it was 2 PM.

Are you still sleepy?

"I'm not sleepy anymore," Yunmiao shook her head. "I'm going downstairs to open my presents."

After lunch, Aunt Sheng and Grandpa asked my cousin to load a lot of gifts into the car for her, saying that she could unpack and play with them when she got back.

As she spoke, she got up to leave, but Sheng Yinian pulled her back.

"The gift won't run away, no rush."

He supported her waist with both hands and gently lifted her up, forcing her slender legs to wrap around his waist.

The hem of her dress was lifted and brought to her lips.

"Good boy, bite down."

-

When Yunmiao was carried downstairs by Sheng Yinian, it was already past five o'clock.

After Sheng Yinian left, she stayed on the sofa to unpack the gifts.

The gifts piled up all over the coffee table.

Just as the demolition was in full swing, a message popped up in the "Flooding Jinshan" group.

Erxi: [My hair! I slept for three hours this afternoon and I'm full of energy now. Tonight I'm going to bother every single one of you!]

The group chat was quiet.

Yunmiao was in a hurry to open the gift and left the group chat.

About a minute later, there were more messages in the group.

Erxi: [Let's have some drinks tonight, anyone going?]

Yun Miao stared at Xia Xixi's message, thinking about her and Wei Jin.

Is there... going to be something else going on?

She put down the gift box and started typing.

Sanshui: [Raises hand.JPG]

Immediately afterwards, two more messages came in the group.

Xiaohe: [+1]

Da Jiang: [I'll give you face, young master.]

Erxi: [@Dajiang I invited people, not you!]

Da Jiang: [Showing up uninvited is one of my finest qualities.]

Erxi: [Where's your face?]

Oe: [Didn't I just give you a reward?]

The group chat fell silent, probably because Xia Xixi was too angry to talk anymore.

An hour later, in a private room at the Sunken Shore Bar.

When Yun Miao arrived, Lin Shuhe and Jiang Xiao were already in the private room.

Just as she was about to walk inside, Xia Xixi pushed the door open and came in from behind her.

"Yo." Jiang Xiao said leisurely, "Mosquito Blood is here. What would you like to drink? Tonight, it's on the house."

Xia Xixi threw the bag in her hand directly at Jiang Xiao from a distance.

Jiang Xiao reacted quickly and caught it steadily.

"I'm getting anxious, I'm getting anxious again."

"Can't you speak properly? If you can't speak properly, you might as well donate your mouth."

Xia Xixi walked over and plopped down between Yun Miao and Lin Shuhe.

Lin Shuhe rested her chin on her hand and looked at her.

"Xixi, has Wei Jin arranged a summer internship for you?"

"Um."

"That's incredibly efficient! What did you arrange?"

Xia Xixi gritted her teeth.

"Life! Life! Assistant! Manager!"

"What is a personal assistant?" Yunmiao didn't understand.

Jiang Xiao chuckled and replied, "They're in charge of eating, drinking, and relieving themselves."

"Wow!" Lin Shuhe exclaimed softly, "Doesn't that mean they'll be spending every day together? I'm totally shipping them! This is so romantic..."

"Shut up!" Xia Xixi pointed at her with her finger.

Lin Shuhe quickly covered her mouth.

"So you refused?" Yunmiao asked.

Xia Xixi chuckled.

"Refuse? Why should I refuse? I must serve him until he's completely... obedient! obedient! obedient!"

She brushed her short hair behind her ear and glanced at the three of them.

"Summer vacation is coming up in a few days, where are you all planning to do your internships?"

Lin Shuhe spoke first.

"I'm not doing an internship this summer; I plan to study special effects makeup in a more in-depth and systematic way."

Xia Xixi looked at Yun Miao: "What about you? Do you have any plans for an internship?"

"No." Yunmiao shook her head decisively. "I'm going home to have a good time this summer. Leave the internship worries to Yunmiao, who's a junior."

Xia Xixi then looked at Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao crossed his arms over his chest.

"You come to my bar, sit in my private room, drink my drinks, and ask me if I want an internship?"

"Open your mosquito eyes and look! Do I need an internship?"

Xia Xixi grabbed a tissue box and threw it at them.

She suddenly remembered something and patted Yunmiao on the shoulder.

"Summer vacation lasts for almost two months. Will Sheng Yinian let you go home?"

"He should..." Yun Miao trailed off, unsure, "How about... you guys give me some advice?"

Lin Shuhe was the first to raise her hand.

"Rainbow Dash, why don't you cry in front of him? He'll definitely soften and let you go home."

"Crying?" Yun Miao glanced at her expressionlessly. "I cried when I didn't want to make our relationship public."

"and then?"

"That's it. Once Sheng Yinian makes a decision, he's heartless and won't listen to any of that."

Lin Shuhe: "..."

Xia Xixi put down her wine glass and leaned forward.

"Then you should have a big fight with him, and after the fight, run away with your suitcase straight to the high-speed rail station."

"Argued?" Yun Miao shrugged. "I don't want to argue with him when we go on business trips."

"And the result?"

"In the end, we didn't even get to have an argument. You have no idea how difficult it is to have an argument with him."

Xia Xixi: "....."

Jiang Xiao crossed his legs and spoke slowly.

"Let's have a cold war. Men hate that kind of thing."

"The Cold War?" Yun Miao shrugged. "I don't want to feel cold when I'm out with someone following me."

"Is it effective?"

"Not even a little bit! He won't let me sleep unless he explains it clearly!"

Jiang Xiao: "....."

Silence fell over the private room.

After a long while, Yunmiao slapped her leg, giving herself a pep talk.

"They say three cobblers are equal to one Zhuge Liang, so why don't we think about it some more? I refuse to believe that four of us cobblers can't figure out how to deal with Sheng Yunian."

The three looked at each other, then stood up in unison.

"I'm going to the restroom."

"I'm going to call my dad back."

"I'll go get two more bottles of good wine."

Yun Miao: "....."