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

"Here's the deal, I'm sorry, Shen Mochen, I put the underwear there myself. I just wanted to play a joke on you."

Xiao Xingshuang stood in front of Shen Mochen in Liu Chaoyan's hospital room, bowing and apologizing in front of all five members of Team 0819.

Xia Qingrou looked at Shen Mochen in confusion, only to find Shen Mochen looking back at her with the same baffled expression.

A few minutes earlier, Liu Chaoyan had asked everyone to come to her hospital room, announcing that there was a development in the case of Xiao Xingshuang's underwear.

That led to the scene unfolding now.

Shen Mochen and Xia Qingrou looked at each other, both completely dumbfounded.

Han Muxue's eyes were wide open as she stared at Xiao Xingshuang, "Are you saying that this was all staged by you?"

Xiao Xingshuang's face was expressionless, her emotions undisturbed and showing no extra remorse, "Yes, I just wanted to play a joke."

"Did your brain lack oxygen and your cerebellum shrink? How did the government miss out on your welfare? With a brain like yours, you should be classified as severely disabled!" Han Muxue was furious. "Is this something to joke about? Just admit you're immoral!"

Shen Mochen glanced at Xia Qingrou, who quickly averted her gaze.

"That's why I apologized," Xiao Xingshuang said.

"So you think apologizing gives you the right to be self-righteous!" Han Muxue grew even angrier at the indifferent attitude.

Xiao Xingshuang calmly said, "Whether you forgive me or not is up to Shen Mochen, you don't have to be so agitated."

That comment made Han Muxue's face turn red, and she slapped the arms of her wheelchair loudly, "Then you shouldn't drag us into your mess from the start! We definitely don't have the leisure to joke about this!"

Seeing the situation heat up, Liu Chaoyan quickly tried to calm Han Muxue down, "Alright, alright, Muxue, stop arguing. Xingshuang is apologizing to Shen, after all."

Everyone's gaze returned to the victim, and only then did Shen Mochen come back to his senses.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Shen Mochen coughed a few times, "Since comrade Xiao Xingshuang has apologized, let's just let it go. I'm a guy, there's no need to be so petty."

Xia Qingrou rolled her eyes, angry. Asshole, you were not so generous with me just now, so why let Xiao Xingshuang off the hook!

Of course, this thought was fleeting, and she was instantly filled with the pain of her thwarted plans.

For some reason, Xiao Xingshuang willingly became the scapegoat in this incident. Meaning, she had failed.

These days, she had been enduring discomfort and all sorts of closeness with Shen Mochen, disgustingly calling him 'husband,' even offering kisses and more... all for naught!

Oh God, why are you playing with me! Thinking of that night in Shen Mochen's room and her frantic efforts, Xia Qingrou felt even more sorrowful, wanting to burst into tears.

Shen Mochen, I'm going to kill you, give me back my first time!

Shen Mochen noticed the tears and anger in Xia Qingrou's eyes and couldn't help but feel a bit of sympathy. Xia Qingrou wasn't inherently bad; she had ended up in this situation because she still had some conscience.

Alright, stop crying. Be secretly happy that Xiao Xingshuang took the fall for you; otherwise, once I release the recordings, you'll still end up with nothing, and the whole team would scold you. The whole team will know your foolish "glorious deeds"!

"Shen really is magnanimous, but Xingshuang really did wrong, so let's have her do your duty for fifteen days. As the team leader, I also failed to manage my team member, so I'll also serve fifteen days of duty."

"That's really not necessary..." Shen Mochen waved his hand, politely declining.

"Xingshuang, anything else you would like to say?" Liu Chaoyan ignored Shen Mochen's politeness and turned to look at Xiao Xingshuang.

"I have no complaints." Xiao Xingshuang's face remained indifferent, nonchalantly shrugging her shoulders.

Han Muxue saw Xia Qingrou crying and thought she was crying from joy, "Look how happy you are. Are you so thrilled because your boyfriend is proven innocent?"

Xia Qingrou was wiping her tears while nodding absentmindedly.

Her mind was a complete mess, and she didn't want to talk at all.

Shen Mochen was also in a difficult position. According to the original plan, he and Xia Qingrou were definitely not going to continue pretending to be a couple. Regardless of the outcome, Xia Qingrou would break up with him.

But now he had been "wrongfully acquitted," and he hadn't exposed Xia Qingrou's affair. What reason could she possibly have to break up with him now? It was even less likely that Shen Mochen would initiate the breakup, especially since they had just played cards the day before. Breaking up today would seem too harsh and would leave a bad impression on the others in 0819.

As he was thinking, Han Muxue pushed Shen Mochen toward Xia Qingrou. Shen Mochen staggered unexpectedly and subconsciously embraced Xia Qingrou.

"Come on, comfort your girlfriend properly. If all is well, then I'll leave," Han Muxue said as she pushed her wheelchair and turned to leave the room.

Holding Xia Qingrou close, Shen Mochen saw her eyes red and fierce, as if she wanted to perish together with him.

Ah, she's glaring at me!

Shen Mochen initially wanted to let go, but seeing Xia Qingrou's expression as if she could eat him alive, he decided not to let go just yet.

Xia Qingrou was as beautiful as a celestial being, with every emotion profoundly expressed. Shen Mochen grinned and leaned down to fiercely kiss her lips, tasting her saliva.

How sweet, still tasting of citrus.

After the kiss, Shen Mochen even pinched Xia Qingrou's nose, his voice soothing, "There, don't cry. It was just a little joke. I'm not really that kind of person, am I?"

Xia Qingrou was furious! This bastard was deliberately taking advantage of her, clearly provoking her!

Her chest heaving with rage, she glanced at Liu Chaoyan and Xiao Xingshuang, grabbed Shen Mochen's arm tightly, and stormed out of the room without looking back.

Back in her own ward, Xia Qingrou immediately showed her fury, shaking Shen Mochen by the shoulders, "Speak up, what did you do? Why would she help you?"

If looks could kill, Shen Mochen would be reduced to ashes by now.

Unfortunately, looks can't kill.

"I really don't know, I'm also curious," Shen Mochen admitted for once, "Could it be that Xiao Xingshuang also hid her underwear?"

"She wouldn't do that!" Xia Qingrou snapped back. "What would she gain?"

Oh, so you know you're idle.

Shen Mochen kept this thought to himself but calmly said, "Then I have no idea, but I'll ask her later. Surely she wouldn't let me off just because she thought I acted bravely?"

Grinding her teeth, Xia Qingrou seemed to accept this explanation.

"So, let's drop this matter..."

"I don't care. You must leave, or I'll accuse you of raping me!"

Seeing Xia Qingrou's frantic and exasperated demeanor, Shen Mochen found it even more amusing, barely holding back his laughter as he reminded her, "That night you were so loud, and neither the captain nor Muxue are deaf. Do you think they couldn't tell whether you were being coerced?"

Reminded of that night, Xia Qingrou's face involuntarily turned red with embarrassment.

"No, no, you have to leave!"

Xia Qingrou was out of options, fists pounding on Shen Mochen as she threw a tantrum. Having already sacrificed so much, if she couldn't get rid of Shen Mochen now, wouldn't that make her look incredibly stupid?