The two were silent for a moment. Sun Xin raised an eyebrow and asked:

"So, how do you want to decorate this house?"

Chen Cheng frowned. He had bought so many houses that he really didn't feel anything about them anymore.

It was just a place to sleep.

No, that wasn't right. Just like a moment ago, didn't they sleep just fine without a bed?

Scum Cheng was still reminiscing about the way Sun Xin had held onto the railing to practice her splits.

Chen Cheng smacked his lips and asked, "How about you take charge?"

"I bought the house without asking for your opinion."

"Let's leave the decoration entirely up to you."

Words like 'let's' and 'asking for your opinion' really pleased Sun Xin.

She blinked her eyes and said, "I actually think it's fine the way it is now."

"It's a bit flashy, but it'll be okay once we tidy it up."

"This way, we can save a lot of money." As she spoke, she wore an arrogant yet cute expression, fishing for a compliment.

Chen Cheng's mouth twitched. "This is the first house for my wife and me. We have to renovate it. It must be redone."

After speaking, Scum Cheng felt a bit smug.

Sure enough, once you get through to someone, even the most strong-willed woman can turn into a little lamb.

Gentle and soft-spoken, clinging to you.

"Wife?" Sun Xin immediately blushed and retorted coquettishly, "Who's your wife? I didn't agree to that."

Chen Cheng's lips curled up, and he turned to look at her with a cheeky grin. "You were calling me 'husband' quite diligently just a moment ago when you were holding onto the railing."

"Ah!!!!" Sun Xin was instantly exasperated, glaring at Chen Cheng with puffed-up cheeks. "If you say that again, I'm going to get angry."

Chen Cheng chuckled. Look at that; this was strength, this was how brute force created miracles.

This strong-minded big sister had been teased into acting like a little girl.

Sun Xin giggled, rolled her eyes at Chen Cheng, and returned to the main topic. "A house this big—let alone living in it, I've never even really seen one."

"If you ask me to decorate it, I wouldn't even know where to start."

Sun Xin blinked and looked at Chen Cheng. "How about you give some suggestions instead?"

"Hmm..." Chen Cheng pondered for a moment. He really didn't have any ideas, so he thought about it and said:

"How about this: I'll ask the boss of the construction company to recommend a master decorator for me."

"You can tell him what you need, and let him make it happen."

"Leave professional matters to the professionals."

"You just need to be the supervisor."

"..."

The two chatted and laughed all the way.

They had more or less temporarily decided on the direction for the renovation.

The lady of the house was said to be Sun Xin, but... given Scum Cheng's habit of juggling multiple women...

It was possible he might bring home some new lady of the house.

Letting Sun Xin oversee the renovation, and then having Sun Xiang move in later...

Scum Cheng had reached new heights of scumminess.

Soon, the car arrived at the entrance of Xiaoman Hutong.

The two cuddled and got lovey-dovey in the car for a while longer.

Sun Xin then straightened her skirt and fled the car, her face flushed red.

She was truly afraid that if she stayed any longer, another battle would be inevitable.

Bouncing along with light steps, Sun Xin trotted all the way back to her courtyard.

Watching her figure disappear, Chen Cheng stepped on the gas and returned to the hotel.

As soon as Sun Xin entered the courtyard, she bumped into Li Huifen, who was washing up in the yard.

She instantly felt like she'd been caught red-handed. Sun Xin called out nervously, "Mom~"

"Hmm~" Li Huifen responded with a flat expression, "You're back?"

Sun Xin nodded, "Yeah."

After answering, she wanted to run away, "Mom, I'm going back to my room to take a shower."

Li Huifen smacked her lips and said to Sun Xin's back, "Bring him over to meet us one of these days."

Sun Xin was instantly struck by lightning and froze in place.

She turned her head and gave a sheepish smile, "As expected, nothing can hide from the discerning eyes of Teacher Li."

Li Huifen rolled her eyes at her, "You've been acting strange ever since you went to that class reunion."

"For the past few days, you've been walking with a spring in your step and looking radiant."

"And that annoying pest Chu Xiaoyu hasn't been seen around lately either."

"Do you really think your mother is stupid?"

"In this courtyard, only that silly girl Sun Xiang can't tell."

"Hehe~" Sun Xin giggled coquettishly.

"That..." Sun Xin's mind raced as she thought about how to explain.

"He's quite busy."

After holding it in for a long time, these were the only four words she could squeeze out.

Li Huifen frowned, "Busy?"

"How busy?"

"Is he the President? Busy."

At the mention of Chen Cheng, a smile unconsciously appeared on Sun Xin's lips. She blinked her eyes and said, "He has ten thousand people working under him."

"What kind of nonsense is that?" Li Huifen's brow furrowed tightly. "In this day and age, is he involved in organized crime?"

"Oh Mom, what are you thinking?" Seeing the misunderstanding, Sun Xin hurriedly explained.

"I mean, he has over ten thousand employees in his company."

"He really is quite busy."

Li Huifen's brow relaxed a bit, and she asked again, "Aren't you classmates?"

Sun Xin nodded, "Yes, we are."

"Is he a second-generation rich kid?" Li Huifen pressed.

Sun Xin shook her head, looking proud. She held up a finger, "He started his own business; I guess you could call him a first-generation rich person."

Li Huifen was very puzzled, "Your classmate should be about the same age as you, right?"

"At this age, starting a business... and he has over ten thousand employees under him?"

"You don't think your mother doesn't use the internet and is easy to fool, do you?"

"Oh no, Mom, it's not like that, he is..."

Just as Sun Xin was about to say it, she suddenly remembered that Teacher Li was not the type to go around talking about or showing off her son-in-law.

But there was still her dad at home who liked to drink. If he got drunk and bragged to people...

That would cause a huge stir.

The longer she was with Chen Cheng, the more Sun Xin could feel the public opinion pressure on him.

At his age, to have such achievements...

It was simply too outstanding.

If exposed, he would surely be placed on a pedestal by the mob.

After a wave of intense adulation, there would be denunciation and questioning.

And then, verbal abuse and attacks, wishing he would die today.

That's how the mob is.

They love to create gods, and they love to kill them even more.

Throughout history, they have never tired of it.

Often, those who create the gods and those who kill the gods are actually the same group of people.

Li Huifen frowned, "What is he?"

"Why did you stop halfway through?"

"Oh, Mom, you'll naturally know once he comes to our house."

"I'm going back to take a shower."

Sun Xin left these words and hurried into her room.

"Hey~ You..." Li Huifen still wanted to ask, but with a clang, the door to the west wing of the courtyard had already closed.

Li Huifen frowned and pondered for a few seconds.

She took a breath and returned to her own room.

There were two girls in this family.

The older one had never been the kind of girl to worry people since she was little.

She knew very well what she wanted.

Having figured this out, Li Huifen didn't chase into the room to press her further.

The one in the family who really needed worrying about was that silly girl Sun Xiang.

She had been spoiled rotten by her dad when she was little.

Held in the palm of his hand for fear of dropping her, held in his mouth for fear of melting her.

Innocent and romantic, she was truly worried that one day... she would be tricked by someone.