A god-level beauty system? But I'm already a god-level beauty!

Are you going home?

"..."

After Shen Ye asked his question, there was a few seconds of silence at the dining table.

Mu Jingyan's hand holding the chopsticks stopped in mid-air, the tips of the chopsticks still holding a piece of green vegetable from the noodle soup.

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but swallowed the words back.

The little robot stopped chewing and placed its hands on its knees.

"us......"

Mu Jingyan lowered her eyes, her voice somewhat muffled.

I'm not replying.

Shen Ye raised an eyebrow.

"Not replying?"

"Mm." The girl nodded, put the vegetable leaves from her chopsticks into the noodles, and poked at them with her head down. "Anyway... this winter vacation isn't long, and the New Year is only a few days away. It's okay for Huanhuan and me to stay here."

Shen Ye leaned back in his chair, sizing her up.

Mu Jingyan's jawline was taut, as if she had stiffened up after making the decision.

It seems she was quite nervous about making the decision not to go home for the first time in her life during the Chinese New Year.

"So you live here?"

Shen Ye did not object.

But there's still one problem—

He and Lin Chunuan are going back to the Lin family home tomorrow to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

At that time, only the two sisters will remain in this two-story villa.

Won't the two girls be too lonely?

Shen Ye voiced his concerns.

Upon hearing this, Mu Jingyan raised her head, her hair falling over her shoulders, making her face appear even smaller.

She looked at Shen Ye with displeasure and said:

"Huanhuan and I are almost eighteen, not little kids anymore. We're old enough to do adult things..."

What you're saying sounds so strange... Do you mean spending the New Year alone?

"Alright."

Shen Ye nodded and stopped insisting.

But he was still a little worried.

"The two of you stay here. If there's anything you can't handle, remember to call me. I'll be back as soon as possible."

Looking at his serious expression, Mu Jingyan felt as if something gentle had touched her heart.

"Okay." She smiled, a hint of amusement in her eyes. "We'll take good care of ourselves."

Mu Jinghuan, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement.

"Brother, go home happily for the New Year. My sister and I will take good care of ourselves."

She slurped the last bite of noodles into her mouth, puffing out her cheeks and chewing like a hamster. Watching her eat like that, Shen Ye couldn't resist reaching out and ruffling her hair.

Mu Jinghuan squinted as he rubbed her eyes, a little soup still stuck to the corner of her mouth, looking adorably confused.

"Alright, I'll clear the dishes."

Shen Ye waved his hand.

"You sit down, I'll do it."

He gathered the bowls and chopsticks of the four people on the table, stacked them together, and carried them into the kitchen.

The sound of running water from the faucet mingled with the clinking of dishes.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was somewhat silent.

When Shen Ye came out of the kitchen after washing the dishes, he was greeted by an unusually quiet scene.

The atmosphere was too oppressive.

He tapped the table, his voice clear and resonant.

"Since Nuannuan and I are leaving tomorrow, let's have a big meal together tonight."

Upon hearing the words "feast," Lin Chunuan's eyes immediately lit up.

"Brother, I want to eat hot pot!"

She sat up straight, placed her hands on the edge of the table, her cheeks flushed, and looked at her brother expectantly.

"Eating hot pot in winter is amazing! It's snowing outside, and it's warm and cozy inside—so cozy!"

Hot pot?

Shen Ye thought about it and realized that eating hot pot in winter was indeed a good choice.

He looked at the Mu Jingyan sisters.

"Do you have any objections?"

Mu Jingyan shook her head.

"I have no objection."

The little robot also shook its head.

The four people reached an agreement.

The heavy snow is still falling outside.

Snowflakes, as fine as goose feathers, fell one after another from the sky, accumulating into a thick layer on the ground.

In this kind of weather, it takes more than ten minutes just to walk to the entrance of the community, and you have to use an umbrella, which is very troublesome.

"Let's eat at home."

Shen Ye made up his mind.

"With such heavy snow, it's too much trouble for four people to go out. I'll call this afternoon and have the hot pot restaurant deliver it."

Lin Chunu cheered and jumped off the chair.

"Then I'll go choose the ingredients!"

She ran to the living room, pulled out her phone, and started searching for delivery services from nearby hot pot restaurants.

......

The winter break for senior high school students is not only short, but also involves a lot of homework.

In just over ten days, the teachers from all subjects seemed to have conspired together to distribute dozens of test papers.

Shen Ye had no intention of writing it.

For him, writing these things was a complete waste of time.

At most, I'll get scolded by the teacher after school starts and then be ordered to make up for it.

Then I just kept putting it off until the teacher forgot about it.

He was already very familiar with this process.

But the Mu Jingyan sisters would never do that.

After finishing up breakfast, the two girls returned to Shen Ye's room, sat down side by side at the desk, and buried themselves in their winter break homework.

After sitting and watching Shen Ye for a while, he suddenly remembered something.

He got out of bed, walked to the closet, and pulled out his down jacket.

"Are you going out?"

Hearing the noise, Mu Jingyan turned to look at Shen Ye. Her gaze fell on the heavy snow outside the window, then returned to Shen Ye, her expression somewhat surprised.

Why would you go out in this weather?

Shen Ye nodded.

"Going out to buy something."

Mu Jingyan didn't press for details about what it was. She simply gave a word of advice:

"Be careful, the ground outside is slippery."

"understood."

Shen Ye walked out of the room while zipping up his down jacket.

My feet pattered softly on the wooden floor.

After descending the stairs and arriving at the living room on the first floor, Shen Ye was about to put on his shoes in the entryway when he caught a glimpse of a furtive figure out of the corner of his eye.

At the entrance to the laundry room, Lin Chunuan, carrying a large bundle of bed sheets, tiptoed and carefully moved inside step by step.

She moved very quietly, as if afraid of being discovered.

The wad of sheet in his arms was stained with water, its color patchy, making it look a bit disheveled.

"Nuan Nuan, what are you doing?" Shen Ye asked curiously.

Lin Chunuan froze.

She was startled, and the bed sheet in her arms almost slipped from her grasp and fell to the ground.

The girl turned around, her cheeks flushed red, her eyes darting around in a panic.

"Brother, I...I..."

Lin Chunuan hid the bed sheet behind her back and stammered:

"I accidentally spilled my drink on the sheets... Go, go wash it..."

drinks?

Shen Ye looked at the wad of sheets.

It was the light blue bed sheet from Lin Chunuan's bed. There was indeed a large dark stain on it, which looked like the mark left by dried liquid.

He nodded without giving it much thought.

"Don't drink beverages in bed anymore."

"I understand..."

Lin Chunuan lowered her head, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible. Her ears were so red they seemed to be bleeding, and she looked as if she were on fire.

"I'm going out for a bit, I'll be right back."

"oh......"

Lin Chunu responded, grabbed the bed sheet, and dashed into the laundry room, closing the door with a click.

Shen Ye glanced at the closed laundry room door and shook his head.

This girl is very impatient.

He changed into his boots in the entryway, took a long-handled black umbrella from the umbrella rack, and went out of the room.

"hiss--"

The cold air from outside hit him in the face, making Shen Ye shiver.

He pulled up the collar of his down jacket, opened his umbrella, and stepped into the snow.

Shen Ye lowered his head and walked along the road in the neighborhood toward the nearest store.