Was She Divorced Because Her Husband Wasn't Up to It?

Ding! Xia Shuyi's Favorability toward the host has increased by 5 points. Current Favorability: 45. Please keep up the good work!

Hearing the system's voice in his head, Shen Lang turned around in astonishment and saw Xia Shuyi leaning against the kitchen doorway, looking at him with an absorbed, gratified smile.

This ability to probe the depths of people's hearts made Shen Lang awkwardly touch his nose. He raised a hand and lifted the noisy little one off his neck.

"Sister Xia, it's getting late. I should head back first."

"Huh? Play a little longer. It's still early."

Xia Shuyi's tone was clearly reluctant. "I bought some cherries today. Want me to wash some for you and Mengmeng?"

"Yeah, Brother, play a little longer."

Xia Mengmeng was also reluctant to see Shen Lang leave. She really liked this tall big brother and kept acting spoiled while tugging on his large hand.

Unimpressed: Play what? Your daughter's here, and you won't let me play with you. What's the point of staying?

Self-pitying: Sigh, Sister, you're rich and prosperous, so you can definitely play every day. I'm different from you—I need to earn money to eat.

Playing hard to get: Sister Xia, I want to play a little longer too, but if I don't update my novel today, I'll lose my attendance bonus.

"I want to play a little longer too, but if I don't update my novel today, I'll lose my attendance bonus."

Shen Lang crouched down again and pinched Xia Mengmeng's soft little cheeks. "Be good. Next time Big Brother comes to play, I'll bring you another little duck."

"Okay, then."

The little girl pouted and nodded reluctantly.

"Then come back tonight, Little Shen."

Xia Shuyi invited him again. "I'm stewing black chicken soup tonight. Come have some?"

"Sorry, Sister Xia. I'm going back to my mom's tonight."

Shen Lang scratched his head. "Another day. I'll come try your cooking when I'm free in a few days."

"Alright, then."

Xia Shuyi smiled helplessly and watched Shen Lang open the door and leave.

The moment the door closed, an inexplicable sense of emptiness welled up inside Xia Shuyi as she looked at the quiet living room.

Over the years, Xia Shuyi had thought she was already used to this feeling of loneliness.

But looking at the huge living room and her gloomy daughter on the sofa squeezing the duck toy, she still felt awful inside.

"Mengmeng, it's time for your nap."

With a soft sigh, Xia Shuyi returned to her room, intending to change into pajamas and take a nap.

"I don't want to nap. I want to play with Big Brother Shen~"

The little girl rolled around on the sofa in displeasure.

"Be good."

Xia Shuyi called out lazily, and a WeChat notification sounded from her phone.

She took out her phone and saw that it was actually a message from Shen Lang.

Sleep Till Dawn: "Sis, thanks for the meal today."

Xia Shuyi smiled faintly and tapped the screen with her slender fingers.

Four Seasons Peace: "It was nothing, just a meal. You can come every day if you have time. Sister will always welcome you."

Sleep Till Dawn: "Haha, sure. I'll go get busy first, then."

Four Seasons Peace: "Mm."

Xia Shuyi subconsciously assumed Shen Lang had nothing else to say. Who knew that just after she returned to the bedroom and pulled down the straps of her dress, another message from Shen Lang arrived.

Sleep Till Dawn: "Also, Sis, you looked great in that outfit. The dress really suited you. I was stunned when I came in, but I'm kind of socially anxious, so I was too embarrassed to compliment you in person."

Seeing that message, Xia Shuyi was instantly overjoyed.

She had thought Shen Lang hadn't noticed her change at all. So he had seen it the moment he came in.

At that moment, Xia Shuyi was as shocked and delighted as a young girl being confessed to by the man she liked. "Really? I thought that at my age, I wasn't suited for clothes meant for young girls anymore."

Sleep Till Dawn: "Not at all, Sis. It suits you really well! {Thumbs Up + Rose}"

Four Seasons Peace: "Thank you. {Cute}"

The two chatted briefly for a while longer before Xia Shuyi happily turned off her phone screen.

She lay on the bed clutching her burning phone for a long time, then got up, put away her old-fashioned pajamas, and eagerly hurried to the mirror in tiny steps, twisting her slender waist from side to side.

Looking at her still-charming reflection, the emptiness in her heart vanished at once, replaced by an inexplicable excitement.

She went to the vanity in the bathroom and carefully dressed herself up for a long while. Then she picked up her Chanel bag, slipped into the sky-high heels she had not worn in ages, and happily called out to her daughter.

"Mengmeng, let's go! No nap today. Come shopping with Mommy!"

"Yay! Mommy's the best!!"

Ding! Xia Shuyi's Favorability toward the host has increased by 5 points. Current Favorability: 50. Please keep up the good work!

Ding! Xia Shuyi's Favorability toward the host has reached 50. Would you like to view her personal information?

Ding! Xia Shuyi's Favorability toward the host has reached 50. You have received a Mysterious Treasure Chest. Would you like to open it?

"View personal information!"

Hearing the system prompt beside his ear, Shen Lang impatiently opened Xia Shuyi's personal information.

Shen Lang had not intended to keep chatting with Xia Shuyi on WeChat when he was heading home.

But when he saw that he only needed 5 more points to view Xia Shuyi's personal information and obtain a Mysterious Treasure Chest, Shen Lang took the initiative to chat with her.

With the system's assistance, Shen Lang successfully broke through the 50-point requirement and obtained Xia Shuyi's personal information, as well as a Mysterious Treasure Chest!

Name: Xia Shuyi

Gender: Female

Age: 36

Appearance: 8.9

Height: 168 cm

Weight: 54 KG

Hobbies: Yoga, shopping, mahjong

Measurements: 85 cm, 52 cm, 92 cm

Favorability toward host: 50.

Marital status: Divorced with a child.

Current mood: Excited, full of anticipation for the future!

Current location: Fulung Community parking lot

X experience: 12 times.

"Huh? Only 12 times?"

Shen Lang was stunned at first, then complained with a laugh, "Could it be that she divorced because her husband wasn't up to it??"

Xia Shuyi was already thirty-six this year, not to mention that she was raising a child.

Under those circumstances, her X experience was only twelve times. That was indeed far too little.

Thinking of Xia Shuyi's still-charming, graceful figure and then looking at that pitifully low number, Shen Lang inexplicably felt a little heated inside.

They said women Xia Shuyi's age generally had especially strong needs. He wondered whether that was true or not.

Xia Shuyi's Favorability toward Shen Lang was only 50 points, merely half of the maximum.

But if those were another woman's numbers, Shen Lang could definitely hit a home run by taking her out to watch a movie and have a meal.

In other words, regardless of gender, the other person did not need to reach 100 Favorability before being willing to play some fun games with you.

For this sort of thing, it still depended on the other person's attitude and personality.

If the other person was someone more open-minded or less reserved, they might be willing to play cards together once Favorability reached twenty or thirty.

So, 50 points of Favorability was already very high—equivalent to a girl at the height of passionate love.

Even a worldly, reserved, traditional woman like Xia Shuyi could not resist putting on a Stepmother Dress at home to attract Shen Lang's attention once her Favorability reached 50.