Shen Ting quickly returned to the platform and clicked on "refund".

"I'm so sorry," she smiled awkwardly, "I almost forgot, you're the rider."

Shi Yan didn't speak, staring at her with a complicated expression.

In the evening, she used ingredients that had expired a month ago to cook for him.

Just now, when he had a stomachache, she asked him to deliver takeout from her own home, specifically stomach-soothing porridge.

Does this mean... she doesn't want to be with him anymore?

Shi Yan lowered his eyes, his emotions surging beneath, yet he couldn't hide his loneliness and inferiority.

Shen Ting didn't notice his mood and told him to cancel the automatic order on the food delivery app, and instead ordered him a bowl of porridge and stir-fried vegetables.

After thinking about it, I added another box of stomach medicine.

She used to be a teacher, and when she was busy, she didn't have time to eat, which is how she developed stomach problems. She always carries stomach medicine in her bag.

Therefore, she knew exactly what medicine to take.

But Shi Yan didn't know that.

He stared at the order on his phone, hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but speak.

"I haven't been paid yet, and I haven't paid the rent. Can I... postpone my death?"

Shen Ting raised her head, glared at him, and said irritably, "Who wants you to die? Shut up."

She turned around and continued scrolling through her phone, ignoring him completely.

Shi Yan pursed his lips, his gaze fixed on her, unable to look away for a long time.

Although her behavior today was unusual, every word she said subtly showed her concern for him.

Yet she once loathed him so much.

As Shi Yan pondered this, he looked around and noticed that the room had become clean and tidy.

He frowned, his narrow eyes slightly narrowed as he stared at the woman in front of him.

Shen Ting caught his gaze out of the corner of her eye and felt a pang of guilt: "What's wrong?"

"I'll clean up this mess, why are you suddenly..."

Before Shi Yan could finish speaking, Shen Ting's heart skipped a beat.

Oops.

It's out of character compared to the original protagonist.

The original owner never lifted a finger, and even a glass of water had to be handed to her by him personally. When had she ever done any housework?

She was racking her brains for an excuse when the doorbell rang.

"Hello, takeout!"

Shen Ting felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly got up to open the door.

The moment the rider outside saw her after she opened the door, his face froze.

"You are... Shen Ting?"

The delivery rider's eyes widened, and before he could say anything more, the delivery package he was carrying was taken away by the man inside the house.

The next second, the door slammed shut.

Shen Ting stared blankly at Shi Yan, completely unaware of what had just happened.

Does that food delivery rider know her? Who is he?

And why did Shi Yan react so strongly? Do they know each other?

Shen Ting wanted to ask, but seeing that he was eating with his head down and not saying anything, she didn't disturb him.

Shi Yan recalled the way the deliveryman had looked at Shen Ting and his familiar tone.

His intuition told him that the man was no good.

After finishing his meal, Shi Yan went to take a shower.

Shen Ting sat on the bed and heard the sound of water coming from the bathroom. She glanced over there unintentionally.

This run-down rental apartment is small, and the bathroom is very close to the living room.

The bathroom door is made of frosted glass. Because of insufficient hot water supply, there is only a thin layer of steam, and you can vaguely see the figure inside.

Broad shoulders and a narrow back, long, fair skin, and a firm, large chest.

and also……

Aaaaaah!!

Shen Ting abruptly turned her head away, her face instantly turning red to the roots of her ears.

You can't watch it, you can't watch it, you can't watch it.

She quickly took out her teacher qualification exam questions and tried to distract herself.

Having been a teacher for so many years, she had done all these questions before, so she could finish them very quickly.

The multiple-choice questions came one after another, and the accuracy rate was ridiculously high.

I just finished washing a set of clothes when the water stopped.

Shen Ting subconsciously raised her head, then froze.

Shi Yan actually walked out shirtless!

He was only wearing a bath towel around his waist.

Her hair wasn't dry yet; water droplets dripped from the ends onto her shoulders, across her collarbone, and down along the lines of her pectoral muscles.

His abdominal muscles are well-defined, and his muscle lines are clearly visible.

Shen Ting's face instantly burned.

Noticing her gaze, Shi Yan stopped and said in a low voice, "We agreed to do it after the engagement."

Shen Ting was stunned for a moment.

What are you doing?

She instinctively wanted to ask, but the words caught in her throat as she suddenly realized what she was doing.

Although the original owner disliked him, his face was really handsome.

So every time after taking a shower, the original owner would stare at him with hungry eyes and pester him to do it with her.

Yes, that's the kind of thing you do.

However, Shi Yan was rather conservative in this regard, and he felt that they should at least wait until the two of them had finalized their marriage before proceeding.

It was for this reason that the original owner suffered setbacks time and time again.

They wouldn't even let him touch the bed; he could only sleep on a short, worn-out sofa.

Shen Ting looked at the tattered sofa in front of her and the stupid things the original owner had done, her face full of embarrassment.

She suddenly collapsed onto the bed, covered her face with the pillow, and mumbled incoherently, "Who...who wanted to sleep with you! Go to sleep!"

Shi Yan stood there, watching her reaction, his eyes dimming.

Is she getting impatient?

If it were him, he would probably feel hopeless about his current life as well.

Shi Yan didn't speak, and silently lay down on the worn-out sofa.

The sofa was too short; he couldn't stretch his legs out when he lay down and could only curl up.

Shen Ting had her back to him, her heart still pounding.

After the lights were turned off, she tossed and turned, her mind filled with the scene she had just witnessed.

That faintly visible outline.

Sometimes Yan comes out of the bathroom with his upper body naked.

Those muscle lines are really nice.

Shen Ting squeezed her eyes shut, trying to clear her mind of the jumbled images.

Can't sleep.

She simply turned on her phone, lowered the screen brightness to the lowest setting, and opened DOSS Zhipin to see if there were any teacher job openings in the city.

Just as I was engrossed in reading, a deep voice suddenly came from beside me.

"Are you having trouble sleeping because of the heat?"

Shi Yan's voice was deep and clear, especially in the quiet night.

Shen Ting was startled and quickly turned off her phone screen and stuffed it under her pillow.

"No, it's not hot at all."

As soon as she finished speaking, a bead of sweat slid down her forehead.

Shen Ting: ...

This run-down rental apartment doesn't even have air conditioning. In this high temperature, the room is as stuffy as a steamer.

She had no choice but to add, "...It does seem very hot."

There was silence behind me for a few seconds.

"Wait until I get paid next week," Shi Yan said softly, "and we'll buy an air conditioner."

Shen Ting quickly shook her head: "No need, wouldn't buying an air conditioner while renting a place be like giving it away to the landlord for free?"

"We won't be living in this old, run-down neighborhood for very long, so we might as well save this money and move to a better neighborhood."

Shi Yan didn't speak, but his Adam's apple bobbed.

In the darkness, his eyelashes trembled slightly.

It turns out she wanted to live in a better neighborhood.

She was a young girl in the prime of her life, and it was truly unfair for her to live with him in such a dilapidated and cramped place.

It's just that he's useless; he works four jobs a day, but still can't give her a better life.

"Um."

He replied, "We'll definitely be able to live in a better neighborhood."

Shen Ting didn't say anything more.

Half an hour later, thinking Shi Yan had fallen asleep, she glanced toward the sofa.

With his height, wouldn't he be uncomfortable lying on such a small sofa?

He had a stomachache today.

She wasn't mentally prepared to share a bed with a complete stranger of the opposite sex.

Don't end up making yourself feel wronged and arousing his suspicion.

As Shen Ting pondered, her eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and she soon fell asleep.

When I woke up the next day, Shi Yan had already left.

Shen Ting rubbed her empty stomach, preparing to go out to buy some groceries and cook.

When I checked my WeChat balance, it was only 1.3 yuan?

She stared at the pitiful number for three seconds, then silently turned off her phone.

Forget it, I'll just do some coding practice.

Spiritual nourishment can also fill an empty stomach.

Shen Ting turned the fan towards himself and enthusiastically brushed it for a while, when his stomach started to rumble.

She immediately slumped onto the table, letting out a weak, mournful groan.

At that moment, a message came through on WeChat.

[Useless piece of trash: Not going home for lunch, order whatever you want to eat.]

[Useless trash: [Initiated a transfer: 323.67 yuan]]

Shen Ting: ?

Who is this?

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