You are all bad women! Don't come over!

Shen Mochen got a jolt and immediately flipped over to sit up in bed.

"What did you say?" Shen Mochen was surprised.

"I mean, I told my family that I have a boyfriend... and now they're curious and want to meet you," Xia Qingrou coughed.

Shen Mochen felt a bit of a headache. Was it time to meet the parents already? He had never really considered Xia Qingrou his girlfriend.

Nevertheless, Shen Mochen was the type to tell people what they wanted to hear, so after rubbing his head, he agreed.

"Just so you know, my family is very poor. I've been from a slum since I was young, and both my parents are dead," Shen Mochen said.

It was only then he realized they had never actually talked about each other's families.

Shen Mochen never brought it up, never asked. Xia Qingrou also never brought it up or asked. And yet, they had been dating for almost a week.

Thinking about it, Shen Mochen couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

"Oh, don't worry about it! If they dare to look down on you, I'll just cut ties with them!"

Actually, I kind of hope they do look down on me, Shen Mochen thought to himself.

He wasn't afraid of being looked down upon since, for the first sixteen years of his life, he had always been considered the lowest of the low, a bastard child, and had grown accustomed to the discrimination, disdain, beatings, and abuse.

"So how am I going to meet them? Do I wait until vacation to see them?" Shen Mochen asked.

"No, a video call is fine. Don't worry, it's just with my eldest and second sisters on the video call. I haven't even told my parents yet!"

Learning that he wouldn't be meeting her parents, Shen Mochen felt even more relaxed.

"When's the video call?"

"I'm not sure yet, tomorrow at the latest. They will contact me. My eldest sister has to work, so you have to prepare well!"

Shen Mochen nodded, smiling, "Okay, I'll put on a good performance."

Xia Qingrou nodded vigorously, her eyes blazing with determination, "Good, good! I believe in you! You have to crush them!"

"Why do I feel like you're asking me to fight your sisters to the death?"

"No, I hate them, and you must definitely not be polite to them. Help me take my revenge!" Xia Qingrou said fiercely, planting a forceful kiss on Shen Mochen's face.

Even though confused and speechless, Shen Mochen still nodded.

Previously, from Xia Qingrou's tone, her relationship with her parents seemed okay, but he really had no idea what sort of deep hatred she harbored towards her sisters.

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Could it be that her sisters always bullied her when they were younger? After thinking about it, that seemed like the only possibility.

Whatever, Shen Mochen thought. Even if her sisters were difficult, they surely wouldn't be as tough to deal with as Yekaterina's father.

What he needed to be careful of was not to make the two sisters fall in love with him, considering Shen Mochen had experience in turning sisters against each other.

In the afternoon, he did the laundry, cleaned the living room, and then saw Xia Qingrou go out to fetch a delivery again.

But this time, Xia Qingrou didn't ask him to accompany her and mysteriously brought back a box.

"Xia sis, what are you doing? There are lots of deliveries today," Shen Mochen wandered into the kitchen.

"I need to be fully prepared!" Xia Qingrou sighed, "Let's have a barbecue tonight. I just bought the barbecue ingredients."

"Do you know how to barbecue?" Shen Mochen was a bit concerned.

Xia Qingrou glared, showing her dissatisfaction with Shen Mochen's doubt: "Of course, I do. I went to summer camp when I was in school and learned to cook outdoors!"

Shen Mochen, though dubious, could only trust her; at worst, they would eat basic rations.

As the sun set in the west and the last trace of purple vanished from the distant horizon, the sky was enveloped in complete darkness.

The twin moons hung in the sky, gazing at each other from afar.

The 0819 squad arrived behind the house to the outdoor kitchen, where the scent of barbeque was tantalizingly strong.

Han Muxue, standing far from Shen Mochen, said to Xia Qingrou, "Why did you suddenly feel like having a barbeque today?"

Xia Qingrou let out a chuckle, "Oh, nothing special, just felt like eating it all of a sudden!"

Liu Chaoyan laughed, "Let's have another barbeque when Xingshuang gets back, all five of us."

"She should be back the day after tomorrow, right?" Shen Mochen chimed in.

"That's not certain; maybe she'll return in the morning two days from now. She has a ten-day vacation, she won't miss a single night," Han Muxue said coldly.

"Alright, let's eat something first!" Xia Qingrou casually picked up a skewer of lamb and handed it to Han Muxue.

"Darling, you eat too, let me feed you~" Xia Qingrou then picked up a few skewers of chives and held them to Shen Mochen's mouth.

Han Muxue pursed her lips and looked down to eat her barbeque. Liu Chaoyan, appearing to ponder something, smiled quietly to herself.

Shen Mochen was fed several skewers of chives before he grabbed some other food to eat himself.

"I also grilled some oysters, they should be done by now, you should try some."

Xia Qingrou then brought over a plate of oysters to Shen Mochen.

At this juncture, even Shen Mochen's face slightly changed. He tilted his head to see Xia Qingrou smiling charmingly.

Shen Mochen felt insulted, and this humiliation caused his complexion to turn slightly red.

He glanced at Liu Chaoyan, who averted her gaze. He glanced at Han Muxue, who, as the instigator of this, was snickering heartlessly.

"Come on, eat up, it's really tasty!" Xia Qingrou kept cooing and pleading.

I freaking... I don't need it, okay? I don't need it at all!

Shen Mochen was angry inside, but he couldn't bring this matter up, as they were all people who cared about their pride.

"Oysters, huh? Give me one," Han Muxue said.

So Xia Qingrou gave her one.

"Oysters are great, very nourishing, good for the body." Han Muxue took the oyster and continued on her own, "Shen Mochen, you eat too, this is something Xia Qingrou specially grilled for you!"

Xia Qingrou also looked expectantly at Shen Mochen.

"..."

After an internal struggle that felt like an eternity, Shen Mochen humiliatingly ate a plate of oysters.

"Actually, you can't eat too many oysters." After finishing, Shen Mochen nonchalantly tried to salvage his dignity, implying that he completely missed the point, "They're high in purines, can lead to gout."

"Pfft..." Han Muxue burst into laughter, then said earnestly, "It's fine, you might just need it, a good boost."

Shen Mochen took a deep breath, reminding himself not to be swayed by material things or personal sadness. Others' comments are just passing clouds... Dammit, still so annoying! Han Muxue, you little Loli, you just wait!

After humiliatingly finishing the barbeque, Shen Mochen returned to the bedroom, played on his phone for a while, and the night grew deeper.

His mood gradually calmed down at this point, and recalling the earlier scene, he couldn't help but smile wryly.

What is all this, it's just a mess... Shen Mochen lay in bed, thinking it's all just a passing show, and their opinions wouldn't affect him in the slightest.

Of course, Shen Mochen also knew that it was just self-consolation, a helpless thought.

It was getting late, Shen Mochen was ready to go to sleep when there was a knock at the door.

"May I ask who it is?" Shen Mochen asked.

"Darling, it's me," Xia Qingrou's pitiable voice came from outside the door.

"What's the matter?" Shen Mochen asked with slight annoyance.

"I'm feeling unwell, could you treat me?" Xia Qingrou pushed open the door and came in.