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

"Ah!"

Cai Yuncui let out a shriek as the fruit knife slipped from her grasp.

Bright red blood gushed from the wound copiously, the bone in her finger nearly visible.

A pained expression crossed her face as she quickly put the wound in her mouth.

Shen Mochen hadn't expected his little joke to actually result in her cutting her own finger and said with remorse, "That won't do any good. Take it out; let me see how bad it is."

Cai Yuncui sucked vigorously and took her finger out, but as soon as she did, the blood she had just cleaned off started oozing out again.

Shen Mochen gently grabbed Cai Yuncui's injured hand, examining the hurt finger. Without hesitation, he opened his mouth and began to lick it.

Cai Yuncui's body trembled as if she had been shocked by electricity and almost reflexively pulled her hand back, her face flushed with embarrassment, tremblingly she said, "Why did you..."

Before she could finish her sentence, however, she realized her finger was no longer in pain. Looking down, she was delighted to see that the wound had completely healed.

Only then did Cai Yuncui remember his superpower and shyly looked up at Shen Mochen, finding herself at a loss for words.

"Next time... there's no need to lick it..." Cai Yuncui's heart pounded, her face turning so red that it seemed she might bleed, her voice no louder than a whisper, "I just licked it, it's dirty..."

"It doesn't matter, we're siblings!" Shen Mochen said nonchalantly. "I even use your chopsticks when eating, I'm not gonna fuss over your saliva!"

Cai Yuncui pouted, the finger that was injured only moments before now curled up and pressed against her chest, where her heart still pounded fiercely.

Really now, couldn't he be more considerate... That just now was practically an indirect kiss... And it had my saliva too... Oh no, I hope my breath doesn't stink... Why is my heart beating so fast... Why am I feeling so happy... No, no, don't overthink it, Little Chen is Qingrou's boyfriend, they're very close, he must not have thought about it that much!

"What's wrong? Does it still hurt?" Shen Mochen noticed Cai Yuncui holding her injured hand against her chest and leaned over to ask.

"It doesn't hurt anymore, it's all better now!"

Cai Yuncui quickly waved her hand, showing Shen Mochen her finger that had healed.

"Be more careful, you've been hurt like this before, too. Luckily, I've been there every time. If I had not been there when you cut it that deep, you definitely would've needed to go to the hospital," Shen Mochen laughed.

"Hehehe, yeah, I'm really grateful... if it weren't for you telling me that joke!"

Cai Yuncui blurted out before realizing his rhetorical tactic, which left her almost too flustered to speak.

If it weren't for his joke, would I have cut my finger?

"What joke did I make?" Shen Mochen wore a look of innocent confusion.

"The one that... " Cai Yuncui opened her mouth to say, but her face reddened again and she bit her lip, unable to finish, "the one you said just now."

"What did I say just now?" Shen Mochen still looked genuinely puzzled.

"It's just, it's just..." Cai Yuncui turned beet red, stammering for a long time without being able to articulate and tears began to well up in her eyes.

Shen Mochen found her adorableness to be irresistible, and widened his innocent-looking eyes a bit farther as he teased, "Cai sister, tell me, what did I say?"

"You... I... Ah! You didn't say anything, I just heard wrong!"

After struggling for a long time, Cai Yuncui still didn't manage to voice her thoughts and huffily went back to cutting fruit.

However, at this moment, she suddenly noticed the flicker of amusement in Shen Mochen's eyes and immediately realized that he was teasing her on purpose. Annoyed, she raised the fruit knife high: "You're mocking me!"

By the time she caught on, it was already too late. I was on the verge of writing "I'm just kidding" on my face.

Shen Mochen burst out laughing and took two steps back: "Sister Cai, please show mercy. I was wrong, so wrong!"

"Hmph!" Cai Yuncui huffed, feeling her dignity restored as the other party conceded, turned her head, and continued to cut fruit.

After a while, Cai Yuncui finished preparing the fruit plate and walked with it toward the coffee table in the living room.

"Little Chen, don't make jokes like that anymore," Cai Yuncui said, her back to Shen Mochen.

"What jokes?"

"You're still pretending!"

Cai Yuncui, both embarrassed and angry, raised her hand as if to hit him.

Under the looming threat of her large palm, Shen Mochen's face suddenly lit up with realization: "Oh, I remember now. You mean us being well-matched, right!"

Cai Yuncui nodded: "Yeah, that's the one..."

Shen Mochen put on a face of exaggerated surprise, covering his face: "You actually think we are well-matched, is that really what you think?"

Cai Yuncui was taken aback, her face instantly flushed with embarrassment, and she finally couldn't keep it in anymore, her large palm involuntarily striking Shen Mochen's body.

It was raised high but fell gently.

"You're going to kill me with this nonsense!" Cai Yuncui was exasperated, "It was clearly you who said it, not me!"

"So you're admitting that what I said made sense?" smiled Shen Mochen, dodging her gentle hits.

Cai Yuncui was so flustered; she smacked him again: "I didn't admit it... Ah, you always take things out of context and lead me astray!"

When it came to the art of teasing and bantering, how could Cai Yuncui be a match for the street-smart Shen Mochen; she was made to blush and squirm after just a few words.

"Anyway, I'm not suitable for you at all! Don't ever say that sort of thing again!"

Realizing she couldn't let Shen Mochen continue to lead her by the nose, Cai Yuncui blurted out her conclusion.

"How are we not a good match? Is it that you're not worthy or I'm not?"

"It's me, I'm not worthy!"

Shen Mochen's expression turned solemn: "I think a person shouldn't be overly humble. Sister Cai, you're so beautiful, you handle household chores so well, you're gentle too, your figure is amazing, kind-hearted, sensible, and filial... You're more than good enough for me! I won't allow you to underestimate yourself like this!"

Cai Yuncui was taken aback, caught off-guard by the direct compliment, feeling her heart thumping wildly.

"Then, then it's you who's not worthy..." Cai Yuncui, in her panic, averted her eyes from his, speaking without thinking.

"Eh, is that so? I knew it; how could someone like me be worthy of an outstanding girl like Sister Cai... someone like me, with neither father nor mother and good for nothing... I'll surely learn to see myself clearly."

Shen Mochen's face suddenly revealed a lonely, bitter smile, his expression turning somber.

"Hey, no, that's not right, I didn't say you weren't worthy, I didn't say you weren't ..." Seeing Shen Mochen's expression, Cai Yuncui's heart ached, and she hurriedly comforted and hugged Shen Mochen, soothingly whispering, "Little Chen, I was talking nonsense just now, don't take it to heart. You're very suitable for me, we really are a good match!"