So all the wives were waiting for me to break up with them.

Zhou You thought to himself, "I think it's just that you're curious, Mom."

He flashed through the images of several people in his mind: Yun Mingyue, Chen Tangtang, Ning Moxin... Teacher Ning was just a fake girlfriend. He needed to settle down.

Zhou You considered that Chen Tangtang was currently living in his house, and that his parents, who might return at any time, were most likely to see the two of them being intimate.

Zhou You: [My girlfriend is a very cute girl, Mom, I'm sure you'll like her a lot.]

Of course, to prevent any accidents, such as his parents accidentally witnessing him being intimate with Yun Mingyue, he did not plan to tell his mother directly that Chen Tangtang was his girlfriend.

This leaves room for further work.

Having gone through so much 'trial and error', Zhou You is now adept at this kind of two-pronged approach.

Xiao Yan: [Cute? Like, the petite type?]

Zhou You: [No, it's more like...]

Zhou You patiently began to explain, engrossed in conversation.

Ning Moxin quietly walked out of the store alone, and no one knew how she got rid of the others. She naturally walked over and sat down next to Zhou You.

"Xiao You, who are you chatting with?"

“I’m chatting with my mom,” Zhou You replied without looking up.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Ning Moxin's clear eyes flashed with a hint of light. She tapped her knee a few times with her fingers, feigning curiosity as she asked, "Xiao You, what are you talking about with your mother?"

"I just talked to her about my girlfriend." Zhou You looked up, no longer typing with Xiao Yan.

Hearing this, Ning Moxin couldn't suppress her curiosity any longer and followed up the conversation, asking, "Who did you tell your parents? You couldn't have told all three of us, could you?"

"Three?" Zhou You blinked. "Sister Mo, you're getting too into character. There's no one else here. You don't need to keep pretending to be my girlfriend."

"……pretend."

Ning Moxin's small hands clenched silently, wishing she could pull out a thick, long stick from who-knows-where right now and knock this 'stupid' Zhou classmate unconscious and take him home.

Then... give Zhou a good 'praise' and tell him that Teacher Ning is really amazing.

"Sister Mo, what's wrong?"

Zhou You watched as Ning Moxin's expression shifted between a wistful look and a cheerful grin, occasionally tinged with a morbid twist, which sent chills down his spine.

Ning Moxin composed herself, waving her hand. "I'm fine. Xiaoyou, tell me what you and your mother said. Did you tell your mother about our affair?"

Zhou You glanced at Ning Moxin, who had a serene smile on her face, and temporarily put aside his slight unease, then answered her question.

"How could I dare to say it all? I am..."

Ding-a-ling~~ Ding-a-ling~~

The sudden ringing of a cell phone interrupted Zhou You and Ning Moxin's conversation.

Zhou You picked up his phone and answered the call.

"Hello? Mom, why are you calling me all of a sudden?"

"If you don't reply to my messages for a while, I'll call to check on things." Like many mothers, Xiao Yan can't help but call her child if they stop replying to messages after a while.

As Zhou You was pondering how to respond appropriately, Ning Moxin shifted her position closer and asked in a moderately loud voice.

"Xiao You, is that Mom on the phone?"

"..."

On the other end of the phone, Xiao Yan covered the receiver with her hand, nudged Zhou's father with her foot, and whispered furtively, "Honey, our son is on a date with his girlfriend today."

"Oh."

Although Xiao Yan was dissatisfied with Zhou's father's reaction, she was now more concerned about Zhou You's situation, so she put the phone to her ear.

You can hear some scattered conversations.

Listening to Ning Moxin's gentle voice, she pictured a well-educated and sensible woman from a water town.

"A lovely young lady from a respectable family?" Xiao Yan muttered to herself, feeling that Zhou You's girlfriend's personality and this voice didn't quite match, as if they were two completely different people.

"Mom, I'm here..." Zhou You chatted briefly with Ning Moxin before remembering that he was still on the phone with his mother.

"Was that your girlfriend's voice just now?"

"..." He glanced at Ning Moxin, who was smiling at him, and really didn't know whether he should say yes or no at this moment.

"Could Mom talk to her for a few minutes?"

“This…” Zhou You hesitated even more.

"Why are you stammering?" Xiao Yan, who knew her son very well, immediately sensed that her son seemed to be hiding something from her.

In addition, she felt that the voice and personality didn't quite match.

"Could it be that the girl next to you isn't your girlfriend? No, wait, she just called me 'Mom'... Son, you're not... a slut..."

"Mom!" Zhou You interrupted Xiao Yan a little loudly, sounding unusually guilty, "Don't overthink it."

"Give the phone to that girl, I'll ask her what's going on." Xiao Yan changed to a very serious tone.

Zhou You had no choice but to press the receiver first and say a few words to Ning Moxin, asking her to help comfort Xiao Yan, before handing the phone to her.

Ning Moxin gave Zhou You a look that said, "Teacher Ning is very reliable." She then took the phone and started chatting with Xiao Yan. She decided to win over Zhou's parents first, and then Zhou You. Perhaps a roundabout way to achieve her goal might be a better one.

Zhou You watched Ning Moxin and Xiao Yan chatting happily and realized that things seemed to be getting out of hand. When his parents came home, he wondered who he should introduce to them.

We can't possibly introduce each of the three people individually, can we?

Mom, these are my first, second, and third girlfriends, and your first, second, and third daughters-in-law...

The scene was so beautiful that he couldn't even imagine it.

Besides, Ning Moxin is just his 'fake girlfriend'.

211. The aura of tea ceremony that surpasses hers

While Zhou You was preoccupied with what would happen after his parents returned home, Ning Moxin chatted effortlessly with Xiao Yan, making Xiao Yan incredibly happy and greatly improving Xiao Yan's impression of her.

And it was precisely because she was so adept at it...

"I just heard Xiaoyou say you're kind of silly and cute, I thought you were the kind of girl who's a little bit naive and innocent." Xiao Yan's voice came from the speakerphone.

She increasingly felt that the girl Zhou You had just mentioned was a completely different person from the girl she was now chatting with.

"actually……"

Ning Moxin pondered for a moment, glanced at Zhou You who was gesturing to her from the side, and quietly raised one hand to give him an OK sign.

She recalled what Chen Tangtang looked like and mentally imitated Chen Tangtang's tone of voice several times.

"...Sometimes I like to act cute and affectionate with my boyfriend~~"

"Does she act coquettishly?" Although Xiao Yan had only chatted with Ning Moxin for a short while, she felt that Ning Moxin didn't seem like the type of person who liked to act coquettishly.

She's more like a gentle, considerate, and caring older sister.

“Yes…” Ning Moxin noticed the hesitation in Xiao Yan’s words.

She glanced at Zhou You beside her, who was lip-reading and trying to offer her advice.

For Xiaoyou's sake, and for her classmate Zhou's sake, she decided to "sacrifice" herself a little, after all, she was his principal sister.

"I'm a woman too~~ I sometimes act cute, like this..."

Ning Moxin held her phone in both hands on her knees, her pretty face flushed slightly for some reason, and she parted her rose-colored lips slightly, uttering a sweet and cloying voice.

"Honey, give me a kiss~~ Mmm~~"

“…Hiss~~” Xiao Yan on the other end of the phone was clearly numb all over from Ning Mo’s heartbeat.

Ning Moxin turned her head and looked at Zhou You, who was also stunned by her sweet and coquettish words. Seeing his reaction to her coquettishness, the embarrassment in her heart disappeared without her realizing it, and a faint smile appeared on her beautiful face.

Zhou, you can rely on Teacher Ning to your heart's content.

"Ahem, I'm relieved to see you two have such a good relationship." Xiao Yan said hastily before hanging up the phone.

Beep beep beep~~

The call was disconnected. Ning Moxin held the phone lightly in her hand without moving, a faint smile on her face and her eyes sparkling. It was impossible to tell what she was thinking. Zhou You could clearly sense the strange atmosphere.

The two maintained this delicate atmosphere until Ning Mengmeng discovered that her aunt was missing. Without caring about anything else, she abandoned the Chen sisters and hurriedly ran out of the store.

"Lemon Heart!"

"Mengmeng?"

Ning Moxin snapped out of her daze and gave Ning Mengmeng, who looked anxious, a completely innocent expression. "What do you need me for?"

"I also want to ask Auntie why you suddenly disappeared," Ning Mengmeng asked back.

"I was just tired, so I came out to sit for a while and chat with Xiaoyou. He must be very bored sitting outside by himself."

Ning Moxin's voice was gentle and sounded genuine, but Ning Mengmeng sensed an aura of tea ceremony that surpassed her own.

Ning Mengmeng didn't speak. Ning Moxin patted her clothes, stood up, and grabbed... held Ning Mengmeng's hand.

"Mengmeng, let's go back. Auntie will continue to help you pick out clothes."

"I just came out, don't go back..."

"Mengmeng, are you worried that the clothes your aunt picked out won't look good?" Ning Moxin's face showed worry. "That's true. After all, your aunt doesn't usually wear these kinds of clothes, so it's normal that you don't trust me."

"Sigh~~" She sighed very softly at the end, 'just right', only Zhou You and Ning Mengmeng could hear it.

Ning Mengmeng's body trembled, and she staggered back a small step. This familiar scent... she used to treat others like this, but she never expected it to be like this today...

She knew that nothing good would come of meeting her aunt.

“How could I possibly dislike the clothes you picked out, Auntie?” Ning Mengmeng tried to retort. “It’s just that your style has become too mature lately, while I’m still young and more conservative.”

"Am I mature? Probably because I recently learned how to dress and style myself according to Xiaoyou's preferences in order to be a good girlfriend for him."

Ning Moxin shyly hooked her little finger around the hem of her clothes and secretly glanced at Zhou You. With outsiders around, she could act as Zhou You's girlfriend again.

"It didn't take long; I just learned it whenever I had free time each day."

"..."