CHAPTER 690: 433 ASHAMED TO THE POINT OF WISHING TO FAINT, YOU CARE ABOUT ME! (2 MORE CHAPTERS)

Jiang Jinsang and Tang Wan left Left Bank Garden and went to buy some sweet and sour food. Their atmosphere was naturally sweet and mushy, but looking at Shen Shuci’s situation, it was incredibly awkward.

She had deceived Tang Wan too many times and felt guilty as a thief—how could she dare let them meet?

After taking Huo Qinqi upstairs and picking up Huo Chichi, the two walked to the pet hospital outside the residential compound. The whole way there was silent, the mood markedly different.

Shen Shuci often left her cat in this place and was very familiar with the pet shop owner. As she entered, she was warmly greeted, "Chichi is here, Xiaoshen, come in and take a seat."

With a glance, the shop owner couldn’t help but take an extra look at the tall man behind her.

The man was extremely tall, with a straight back, an air of seriousness about him, and at a glance, one could tell he was not someone to be trifled with.

There were a variety of cats and dogs on deposit in the pet store. Seeing a stranger enter, some dogs crouched in their cages, even jumping up and scratching at the cages to bark a few times.

"Don’t bark." Another man came out from the other side, "Didn’t Chichi just have a bath a few days ago? What are you bringing it in for now? Another deposit?"

"No, we’re here for deworming."

"Give me the cat." The man took Huo Chichi, and the little kitten waved its paws, obviously unwilling to leave Shen Shuci’s arms.

The shop owner was a husband and wife duo with a daughter in elementary school, who was currently lying by the cash register doing homework. She looked at Shen Shuci and sweetly greeted her with a "hello, sister."

"Hello," Shen Shuci smiled at her.

However, as soon as the little girl looked up at Huo Qinqi, she said, "hello, uncle."

In the pet store, aside from the cats and dogs barking, there was suddenly silence. Huo Qinqi, who already had a poker face, now looked even darker.

"Focus on your homework." The shop owner couple coughed softly and told their daughter to do her work.

They were fairly acquainted with Shen Shuci, knowing she had recently returned from abroad and didn’t have many relatives in Beijing. Judging from the man’s appearance and her, he was very likely not a relative, possibly a boyfriend. One being called sister, the other uncle—how awkward was that?

The little girl thought the uncle looked too scary with his cold expression, so she hurriedly lowered her head to do her work.

Shen Shuci looked down, trying to suppress her laughter, her shoulders shaking as she struggled to contain it, and she turned away to play with a Bichon Frise in a cage instead.

Meanwhile, Huo Qinqi went straight to the little girl who was doing her homework.

Seeing a tall figure looming over her was quite frightening, her hand holding the pencil growing slightly hot, and then she saw a hand reaching out to her workbook, "This question is wrong."

Shen Shuci glanced over at the two, what was he trying to do now? Help the child with homework?

"Is it wrong?" The little girl quickly took her eraser to rub out the answer.

"And this one, and that one over there... they’re all wrong."

"..."

The little girl felt like crying; this wasn’t fair.

Huo Qinqi glanced at her workbook and said, "Don’t feel bad. A few questions are right; you haven’t been completely wiped out."

The girl covered her workbook, deciding not to let him see it anymore.

Huo Qinqi wanted to tell her: wrong is wrong, hiding it won’t help.

But the little girl pouted, "Brother, can you let me check it myself?"

Brother?

Huo Qinqi raised an eyebrow, "Okay."

Having said that, he walked away...

Shen Shuci was stunned and couldn’t help but laugh quietly.

But recalling how he once asked Jiang Jinsang which was more important, books or health supplements, she should’ve realized how childish this man was.

After completing the deworming for Huo Chichi, Shen Shuci saw that a certain someone still had a chilling face, was naturally not talkative, and now even more terrifying as conversation dwindled further. It was also dinner time. Shen Shuci owed him too many meals, and seeing him annoyed by herself again, she tentatively asked in a lowered voice, "Mr. Huo, would you like to have dinner together?"

Logically speaking, a person stewing in their annoyance would most likely not agree, but he responded expressionlessly, "Where do you want to eat? Is it okay to be seen at a restaurant?"

"..."

In the end, somewhat inexplicably, Shen Shuci brought him home for dinner. She wasn’t very good at cooking to begin with, and the braised fish and a couple of stir-fried dishes she could make were also learned from him.

"I’ll stir-fry two dishes and cook some porridge, then order some takeout. Does that sound okay to you?" Shen Shuci took off her jacket. Huo Chichi had just been dewormed and had a medicinal smell, which she inevitably got on her clothes from holding the cat the whole way.

"That’s fine."

"Have some water. I don’t have much here for entertainment. You can watch some videos on my computer or play some games; there’s no password." It wasn’t good to let a guest wait around doing nothing.

Shen Shuci brewed him a cup of black tea and then went into the kitchen.