"Shen Linlin, what's gotten into you? You're even jealous of a little girl?"
Shen Lang laughed in exasperation and reminded her irritably, "You can call me that too if you want. I'm your actual brother. There's nothing embarrassing about calling me Big Brother."
"Go to hell, you old bastard!"
Shen Linlin's little face reddened, and she didn't know how to argue back.
Unable to take it anymore, she raised her foot and kicked at Shen Lang, but he dodged it with a grin. "Watch the road. And don't come bothering your brother for no reason from now on."
After seeing the sisters into a Didi car, Shen Lang went to the Landlady's door and rang the bell.
"Big Brother Shen!"
It was still the lively, adorable Xia Mengmeng who opened the door. The moment she did, she raised both arms, tipped up her cute little face, and bounced up and down for Shen Lang to pick her up.
"Where's your mom?"
Shen Lang held the little girl in one arm and pinched her chubby cheek.
"Mommy's cooking."
The little girl giggled, revealing her adorable baby teeth.
"Little Shen, you came at just the right time."
Xia Shuyi came out of the kitchen carrying the last dish, an obvious look of delight on her face. "I just finished cooking. Go wash your hands and come eat. You can look at the computer later."
Xia Shuyi wore a white gauze dress, her fair skin faintly visible beneath it. Her full breasts stretched the slightly loose garment taut.
The weather was hot today, and Xia Shuyi had been busy in the kitchen for so long that a fine sheen of sweat had appeared on her fair neck. A few strands of hair clung to her forehead and the side of her neck, making her look especially alluring.
Her fragrant sweat, flushed cheeks, and tousled hair made for a sight that truly set one's heart racing.
"Then thanks for the meal, Sister Xia."
Shen Lang smiled and nodded. After washing his hands, he went to the living room to eat. The little girl still sat beside him on her cartoon stool.
Ding! Xia Shuyi's Favorability toward the host has increased by 10 points. Current Favorability: 60 points. Keep up the good work!
With the system's help and prompts, Shen Lang raised Xia Shuyi's Favorability by another 10 points.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was extremely harmonious. To Xia Shuyi, it felt especially like they were a family, and she liked that sense of fullness.
After dinner, the two of them washed the dishes in the kitchen.
The little girl watched cartoons on the living room sofa, occasionally laughing so hard at them that she rolled around on the couch.
Xia Shuyi liked this warm atmosphere very much. Having a man in the house gave her an inexplicable sense of security.
"Little Shen, you're twenty-four, right? You're not that young anymore. It's about time you found yourself a girlfriend."
As they washed the dishes, Xia Shuyi stood even closer to him than last time. "I'm really curious—what kind of girls do boys like you prefer?"
1: I like women older than me, the gentle and mature kind, someone who knows how to run a household like you, Sister Xia. 2: I like slutty women. The sluttier, the better. Their figure and face have to be up to par too! 3: I like women with big waves. Don't get it wrong—those are two requirements: big boobs and wild!
"Maybe my personality just isn't very popular with girls."
Shen Lang replied somewhat embarrassedly, "Personally, I prefer women older than me, the gentle and mature kind, someone who knows how to run a household like you, Sister Xia."
"I'm not nearly as good as you say."
Xia Shuyi smiled modestly, though joy was obvious on her face. She hadn't expected Shen Lang's answer to be so straightforward.
The two of them continued washing dishes while making awkward small talk.
Whether it was because her movements were too big or because she was deliberately hinting at something, Xia Shuyi's elbow occasionally brushed lightly against Shen Lang's lower abdomen.
Every time Shen Lang turned to look at her, Xia Shuyi had her head lowered, a shy little smile on her face.
After they finished the dishes, Xia Shuyi led Shen Lang to the bedroom to fix the computer.
Before going in, Xia Shuyi nervously told the little girl in the living room, "Mengmeng, Little Shen and I are going to fix the computer. Be good by yourself."
"Got it!"
The little girl answered without taking her eyes off the LCD screen, her attention fixed on it the entire time.
I'm afraid it might not be the computer getting fixed later.
Thinking back to Xia Shuyi's movements while washing the dishes, Shen Lang swallowed, his mouth suddenly dry.
He calculated inwardly, if the Landlady forced herself on me later, should I refuse? Should I just lie back and enjoy it? Or should I take the initiative?
Just then, Shen Lang met Xia Shuyi's shy, nervous, expectant gaze as she walked toward him.
In that instant, both of them tacitly looked away.
The atmosphere immediately turned suggestive, and the sound of the cartoon in the living room became especially clear.
"Brother Bear, Baldy Qiang is here to cut down trees again!"
Shen Lang was the first to cough, breaking the awkward atmosphere. "Sister Xia, which room is the computer in?"
"This one."
Xia Shuyi hurriedly answered, quickly opening the bedroom door and sitting down in front of a desktop computer. "The computer was bought not long ago, and I haven't touched it these past few days. I originally wanted to find a movie to watch, but it said I needed to download something. I don't know much about computers, and I was afraid of downloading the wrong thing, so I didn't dare. Take a look, Little Shen."
As Xia Shuyi spoke, she turned on the computer, opened yesterday's website again, and clicked to play a video. A window immediately popped up asking her to download Flash.
This was a common problem. As long as she downloaded the software from the pop-up window, the video would play normally.
Shen Lang had originally planned to tell her that, but the system's options appeared again.
1: Pretend not to know. Hold Xia Shuyi's hand and help her operate the mouse, creating an ambiguous atmosphere and bringing the two of you closer! 2: Tell her to download the software in the pop-up window, and the video will play normally! 3: Download the software for her, then ambiguously ask what kind of adult movies she likes!
Xia Shuyi's Favorability toward Shen Lang had already reached the point where they could naturally take things further and play some adult games.
Shen Lang felt that even if he chose option three, Xia Shuyi might give him some suggestive, ambiguous answer.
With this level of Favorability, if it had been any other woman, Shen Lang might have already been pushed onto the bed the moment they entered the room.
To put it bluntly, these three options were testing—or reminding—Shen Lang.
As a man, it was time for him to take the initiative and make some "excessive" moves to close the distance between them.
Of course, if he chickened out, Shen Lang could naturally choose the second option.
"I-I'll take a look."
Shen Lang swallowed nervously and walked several steps to stand behind Xia Shuyi.
After hesitating for a moment, Shen Lang bent down and held Xia Shuyi's fair, delicate hand around the mouse.
At that moment, both of their bodies trembled involuntarily.
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