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Duan Yixing and Lu Yanze sent thumbs-up stickers at the same time.

[Duan Yixing: That's our Luoluo!]

[Lu Yanze: That's our Luoluo!]

[Jiang Yi: Okay, but Jia Yan, your second brother is already miserable. Should we really be laughing at him?]

Shen Jiayan snorted when he saw the message. Shen Xiche had always been the one laughing at him. He had even tricked him into wearing...

Shen Jiayan didn't want to think about that incident. Shen Xiche had teased him about it for years! What was wrong with finally getting a chance to laugh at him?

He had waited years for a chance to get even!

Besides, it wasn't as if he'd only just met Shen Xiche. He looked half-dead today, but by tomorrow he'd be bouncing around again.

[Shen Jiayan: Don't worry. He won't die.]

Meanwhile, Shen Luoluo was playing on her phone in her room.

Tomorrow was Saturday, and Qin Shiyue had invited her to the Class Monitor's café for coffee.

As if Shen Luoluo didn't know what Qin Shiyue was up to. She said they were going for coffee, but she really wanted to tease the Class Monitor again. Ever since she'd found out about his maid outfit, Qin Shiyue had kept bringing it up in front of him on purpose. She'd even used it to wriggle out of homework several times.

The Class Monitor was pretty good-natured. As long as Qin Shiyue didn't cross a line, he let it slide.

Shen Luoluo wanted to go too. Watching the cool, reserved Class Monitor in a maid outfit was genuinely entertaining. But she had already promised Zhao Yuan she would have dinner with her and Shen Jiayan tomorrow, so she had no choice but to turn Qin Shiyue down.

Qin Shiyue immediately sent a screenshot of their conversation to her group chat with Qi Yang and Chen Jiashu.

[Care for Intellectually Disabled Children]

[Qin Shiyue: See? It's not that I didn't try to ask her for you. She really is busy! She already has plans!]

A reply came as soon as she sent it.

[Chen Jiashu: Well, well! What does that tell you, Qi Yang? You're not important enough to her yet. She made plans with someone else instead of you!]

[Chen Jiashu: The revolution has yet to succeed. Comrade Qi Yang, you must keep working hard!]

[Qin Shiyue: Exactly! Someone doesn't even have her contact details. How pitiful~]

[Qi Yang: ...]

The next day, Zhao Yuan arrived at the agreed time.

The moment she entered the Shen Family home, she saw Shen Xiche slumped on the sofa, staring blankly ahead and looking half-dead.

She was used to seeing him carefully maintain his image, looking unbearably pleased with himself. This was a first, and she couldn't help getting curious.

"Well, well, what happened to our Second Young Master Shen? You look terribly wronged. What, did you get your heart broken?"

Silence fell around them. Shen Xiche gave her a look.

Zhao Yuan's eyes widened. "No way. Did I actually guess right? Who is she? What girl could bear to turn down our handsome Second Young Master Shen?"

If only it had been a girl. Unfortunately, it wasn't.

Though you can't really call it heartbreak. He was tricked, more like. Sitting nearby, Shen Luoluo answered her questions in her thoughts.

Zhao Yuan was stunned. What on earth had happened? She'd only been away for a day or two, and she'd missed this much? Even her handsome nephew's taste in partners had changed.

Would someone please tell her what was going on?

Unfortunately, Shen Xiche sat there like a hollow shell, with no interest in talking to her. Shen Luoluo's thoughts had gone quiet too. But that didn't stop Zhao Yuan. She went to the kitchen to find Zhao Huizhen.

Once she heard the whole story, she couldn't hold back her laughter.

Shen Xiche closed his eyes in despair. Let them laugh. He didn't care anymore. He couldn't even tell whether the ache in his chest came more from anger and disgust at being deceived, or from genuinely having his heart broken and not wanting to let go.

When Zhao Yuan had finished laughing, she patted his shoulder. "You stumbled once. It's not the end of the world. Look on the bright side: you found out early. Better to cut your losses now, right?"

"If you'd actually gotten married..." Zhao Yuan couldn't bear to finish that thought!

"Anyway, turn that misery into an appetite. Luoluo, Jia Yan, and I are going out for something good to eat. Want to come?"

"Huh?" Shen Jiayan was immediately unhappy. "I thought it was just the three of us?!"

Shen Xiche hadn't intended to go, but at those words, he sat bolt upright. If he couldn't have a good time, nobody else would either. "I'm going."

Shen Jiayan rolled his eyes. "Childish."

And just like that, their group of three became a group of four, with Shen Xiche joining them.

By the time Shen Anya came out of her room, the four of them had already left.

Shen Anya looked around but couldn't find anyone. A bad feeling came over her, and she asked Zhao Huizhen, "Mom, where are they?"

Thinking she meant Shen Luoluo and Shen Jiayan, Zhao Huizhen answered honestly, "They went out to eat with your aunt."

"What about Second Brother?"

Zhao Huizhen said, "He went too."

Shen Anya froze, her hands and feet turning cold. Second Brother had gone too? Since when had he become so close to them?

And there was last night. Shen Anya's eyes reddened. In the past, whenever Second Brother came home, he would come straight to her with a gift. But this time, Shen Xiche had been back for a whole day, and she hadn't even spoken to him!

Today, he had gone out with Shen Luoluo too, as if he'd forgotten all about her!

No. She couldn't let Shen Xiche spend any more time with Shen Luoluo! She hurriedly took out her phone and sent him a message.

Because Shen Xiche's identity made things complicated, Zhao Yuan and the others ultimately decided against the restaurant Shen Jiayan had suggested. Instead, they chose the more secluded Westin Restaurant.

The restaurant occupied the top floor of the Westin Building in the western district. It was one of Jing City's best-known restaurants, and for good reason: the food was delicious, the setting was beautiful, and most importantly, it protected its guests' privacy. Anyone dining there could relax without worrying about being exposed.

Shen Xiche had just arrived at the restaurant when Shen Anya's message came in. Only then did he realize they had forgotten someone at home.

"What are you looking at? No phones at the table!" Zhao Yuan warned.

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