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

"All clear?" At the bottom of the apartment complex, leaves rustled in the wind as Catherine approached, her shadow elongated by the moonlight.

"It should be all clear, it went so smoothly it's almost hard for me to believe." Shen Mochen shrugged, his expression still tinged with doubt, "Maybe it's because of you... They might think that my relationship with you could become a massive political resource in the future?"

Catherine raised an eyebrow with a smile, teasingly saying, "You sound like a princess waiting to be married off for an alliance."

"Maybe, but your Alexandrov Family probably wouldn't care for me... Who lets me be a person from Yupi."

"But you don't think much of the Alexandrov Family either."

Shen Mochen glared, "Who said that? If your family is willing, I'd be a stay-at-home son-in-law, even change my surname to Alexandrov! Instantly become a great noble, saving ten generations of striving!"

Catherine looked at Shen Mochen's eyes lightly, chuckled softly, her tone filled with certainty, "You wouldn't want that, you are more stubborn than anyone at heart."

"It sounds like you know me better than I know myself..."

"You've just gotten used to lying and pretending, probably to the point where you've deceived yourself."

Shen Mochen paused, neither confirming nor denying.

At that moment, Shen Mochen's phone vibrated, a message from Cai Yuncui along with two missed calls.

Cai Yuncui's message read: "Mochen, the police just informed us of a gas leak in our complex, we've evacuated. Don't come back to the complex when you see this message, return home tomorrow morning."

The message on the phone was sent an hour ago, but Shen Mochen had only received it just now.

"How much does Teacher Cai know about your secrets?" Catherine glanced over.

"Not much, otherwise they wouldn't have let me off so easily," Shen Mochen said.

That was exactly why Shen Mochen didn't divulge all his secrets to Cai Yuncui; he trusted Cai Yuncui's sincerity completely, but at the same time, Cai Yuncui was easily a point of attack from outside.

Catherine's meaning was profound, "It seems you have many secrets."

Shen Mochen spoke softly, "Let's go upstairs first, I'll tell you some."

Catherine laughed lightly, said leisurely, "Only some? Would sleeping with you reveal all your secrets?"

Shen Mochen was somewhat speechless, "There will be an opportunity to confess everything to you in the future. Xia Qingrou doesn't know a single one yet."

Upon hearing that Xia Qingrou was in the dark, Catherine's mouth curled up slightly.

"You're afraid if she knew, it might put her in danger or she might expose you, that's why you don't tell her, right?"

"...Why do you insist on judging others by your own narrow-minded standards?" Shen Mochen coughed, you really speak nothing but blunt truths!

"Really?"

Catherine followed Shen Mochen up to the third floor. Shen Mochen took out a UV light from his pocket and shone it on the doorknob and door panel; all the transparent stamps were intact. He gently opened the door, a small piece of paper fluttered to the ground. Shen Mochen then shone the light on the carpet at the entrance, and the stamp stayed right in its original place.

Catherine raised an eyebrow.

Shen Mochen gestured for her to come in, turned on the light, and walked to the balcony to check again; there was nothing unusual, except for the movable window that was cracked open a slit. Shen Mochen went back to his room to grab a ruler and measured it, exactly four millimeters.

"Okay, no problems," Shen Mochen breathed a sigh of relief, his demeanor relaxing.

"Quite cautious."

Catherine's tone was ambiguous, hard to tell if it was mockery or praise.

"If I weren't careful, I would have died a long time ago, and not lived to see now."

Shen Mochen said as he sat on the sofa and took out his phone to reply to Yuncui, telling her that he was already aware, and she need not worry.

Then he walked to the fridge, "Do you want something to drink?"

"Anything's fine, I'm a bit hungry, do you have anything to eat?"

Catherine took off Shen Mochen's coat and casually threw it on the sofa, making herself at home.

"I said before that I would treat you to a meal, wait a moment." Shen Mochen said as he walked to the neighboring Yuncui's place and brought back some of her rice and a small piece of raw beef.

"After all the help I've given you, I thought you'd treat me to some delicacy, but this is it?" Catherine raised her eyebrows lightly.

Shen Mochen went into the kitchen, "This is me personally cooking. This is the first time I've cooked for anyone other than Yin Caiyu and Yin Huailian."

"Because you promised Yin Caiyu?"

"Not really a promise though, she might have just mentioned it offhand. This is my own decision."

"Then I'm really sorry to trouble you to make an exception," Catherine said as she entered the kitchen, her voice teasing and eyes smiling.

"It's not an exception, I had already agreed to treat you to a meal," Shen Mochen said as he concentrated on slicing the beef.

Catherine quietly watched Shen Mochen busy himself in the kitchen, not hurrying or making a fuss.

"At this time, all the nobles in Roman probably know that the daughter of the Alexandrov Family spent the night at a man's place after her coming-of-age ceremony… Just thinking about that is quite exhilarating."

As the pan sizzled beside her, Catherine toyed with Shen Mochen's phone and suddenly said.

"Then I'm in quite some danger, huh. Those Roman young masters who like you might gang up and tear me apart."

"Instead of worrying about them, you might want to worry about your First Middle School classmates first."

Catherine opened the school forum, which at that moment was livelier than it had ever been before. The news about Catherine and Shen Mochen had spread like wildfire and everyone was discussing it.

Some admired Shen Mochen's bravery, some thought he was impulsive and foolish, some envied him for winning Catherine's heart while others were jealous of Catherine for having such a 'Hero' enraged on her behalf. And there were those who worried for Shen Mochen's safety in the future…

Of course, those who won the eighty million-plus bet attracted the most discussion. Some dug into the system backend, only to discover that the bets were actually placed by Shen Mochen and Catherine themselves.

People were outraged and lamented the decline of society's values, saying how this was nothing but a married couple scamming together! Absolutely outrageous!

Especially the young men who were furious with Shen Mochen, damn it, taking their money and sleeping with their goddess, what an animal!

However, despite some clamors, not many were truly calling for the bet to be invalidated. The reason was simple, a loss was a loss. Catherine and Shen Mochen couldn't actually control the bet at will, and eighty million was nowhere enough for the Alexandrov Family to willfully rub their faces on the ground.

Even those who held contempt for Shen Mochen could not help but admire his courage today. Everyone knew how prestigious the guests inside Guanghai Hotel were.

Catherine kept her smile throughout, for the first time finding the gossip on the forum immensely entertaining. However, not long after, the school forum suddenly crashed. Catherine waited for two minutes and refreshed the page again, only to find that all posts related to her had disappeared.

Catherine put down the phone with a touch of boredom, as a plate of beef fried rice was already prepared.

"Have something to fill your stomach, there's also milk in the fridge."

Shen Mochen casually took two pairs of chopsticks and brought the fried rice to the dining table.

"What's the secret you wanted to tell me?" Catherine asked.

"You eat first. I'll tell you after you're done," Shen Mochen said with a smile.