Am I really that unpresentable?

Wen Shuang was in a restless mood.

On her way home, she received a call from Aunt Chun. Just seeing that name annoyed her, and she quickly hung up. But Aunt Chun called again and again.

Wen Shuang picked up, her voice icy, “What is it?”

“Shuangshuang, you haven’t been home for almost a month. When will you come back? Aunt Chun will make you something delicious. Your father misses you too. If you’re free this weekend, come home and see us!”

The woman’s insincere voice came through. Since that argument, Wen Shuang truly hadn’t been home for a long time.

She replied lightly, “I’ve been a bit busy lately. I’ll check my schedule, and if I have time, I’ll come back.”

Aunt Chun was delighted, “Great, great! Just let me know when you’re free. Yaoyao misses her big sister too!”

The words sounded utterly fake.

Without another word, Wen Shuang hung up.

Wen Yao misses her? Most likely, she just misses the money in Wen Shuang’s pocket!

On the other end, Aunt Chun hung up, her face instantly bitter as she sighed in the living room, “I just called Shuangshuang, warmly invited her to dinner tonight, but she’s still holding a grudge about last time. She won’t come back, no matter what I say! And… and she even…”

Aunt Chun lowered her head, not finishing her sentence.

Wen Yao quickly went over to comfort her, “Mom, don’t be upset. You still have me. You know what my sister’s like, we learned that long ago…”

After some time recovering, Wen Yao’s facial injuries had mostly healed. She couldn’t wait to go out and catch herself a rich man.

Wen Fanhai hadn’t seen Wen Shuang for a while and, truth be told, he missed her. Sometimes he even felt guilty, wondering if he’d been too harsh last time, causing her to stay away for more than a month.

Today, hearing that Wen Shuang still refused to come home, he slammed the table in anger, “She’s really gone too far! If she doesn’t want to come back, then don’t let her ever come back!”

Wen Yao feigned persuasion, “Dad, calm down. Isn’t sister dating now? Living with her boyfriend, it’s probably hard to separate them. Try to be more understanding! But really, she doesn’t even have a job, spending all day at home with a man… who knows what they’re doing…”

Hearing this, Wen Fanhai grew even angrier.

“That shameless girl! Living with a man before marriage, and with an older married man no less. How could I have raised such a daughter!”

His thinking was extremely conservative and traditional. When Wen Shuang dated Qin You, he was always anxious, afraid his daughter would sleep with him. He strictly forbade Wen Shuang from staying out overnight—no matter how late the date, she had to come home to sleep!

Wen Yao acted the part of a caring daughter, massaging Wen Fanhai’s shoulders from behind, “Sister is so ungrateful. Dad is so good to her, and she doesn’t appreciate it. Dad even bought her an apartment…”

Wen Fanhai slammed the table, “With her attitude now, dreaming of getting a house—never!”

Mother and daughter exchanged a quick glance, reading the delight in each other’s eyes.

...

After work, Ji Shen noticed Wen Shuang’s spirits were low tonight.

More precisely, she hadn’t been in good spirits for some time.

He’d been busy with overtime last week, hadn’t had much chance to ask Wen Shuang about it, and even when he did, she wasn’t willing to say much.

Ji Shen guessed it was something about the dance troupe that had upset her.

“Shen, you’re back,” Wen Shuang said, coming out after her practice. “I’ll go run your bath.”

She was always so thoughtful.

Ji Shen took off his jacket and pulled her into his arms, “Shuangshuang, your mood seems odd lately. You must be hiding something from me, right?”

Wen Shuang smiled faintly, “No!”

In the end, she just didn’t want to trouble Ji Shen with her own issues.

He pressed her several times, but Wen Shuang managed to drag him into the bathroom for a shower.

He took a quick, military-style shower and came out, inadvertently noticing Wen Shuang’s phone left on the sink.

On the screen was a conversation with Yao Qianqian.

[Shuangshuang! Xia Anran is deliberately trying to embarrass you. If you don’t want that, just skip the gathering Saturday night. I don’t believe they’d really have the nerve to ask you for the five thousand fine if you don’t show up!]

[She even invited so many college classmates! All of them are jealous of you, and now that they know you’re involved with an oily old boss, they’ll definitely seize the chance to mock you!]

Ji Shen’s brows furrowed.

He picked up Wen Shuang’s phone and brought it to her.

Wen Shuang was startled by the man’s bare body. Because of years of training, his physique was impressive—muscular forearms, strong and defined. Eight-pack abs shone on his abdomen, with beads of water trailing down into mysterious territory...

“Shuangshuang, you left your phone inside.”

Wen Shuang belatedly took it from him.

Ji Shen spoke in a low voice, “Sorry, I accidentally saw your messages just now. You have a gathering at the theater on Saturday?”

Wen Shuang was surprised, “…Yes, there’s one.”

She didn’t know how much Ji Shen had seen.

Ji Shen insisted, “I saw it said you’d better bring a date. This weekend, I’ll go with you.”

Wen Shuang was flustered, and quickly said it wasn’t necessary.

“So I’m so embarrassing to you that you won’t even bring me to a small gathering?”

Wen Shuang explained, “No, it’s just… they said to bring a boyfriend. I thought… we’re not really like that.”

“When weren’t we?” Ji Shen grabbed her hand, “Hm? Did you think we’ve just been sleeping for nothing these days?”

Wen Shuang took a step back, and Ji Shen pulled her into his arms.

The atmosphere turned tender and intimate.

“We…”

“I told you, we’re open and aboveboard, not sneaking around,” Ji Shen smiled, “Miss Wen, I have no intention of being your secret lover.”

Wen Shuang was thrilled.

She’d thought… she and Ji Shen were just friends with benefits.

She threw her arms around his neck, offering herself.

“Shen, you’re wonderful.”

If Ji Shen went, those women would surely be shocked. Wen Shuang could already imagine their envious, jealous faces!

Just thinking about it made her feel great!

“See, deep down you want me to go,” Ji Shen lifted her up, “Shuangshuang, I’m your man—tell me if anything’s wrong. I’m a bit dense sometimes, might not notice. If you’re upset, I wouldn’t even know.”

Wen Shuang kissed him deeply, “Alright…”

At last, she smiled brilliantly, “Then I want you to cherish me well, right now.”

“As you wish.”

He carried her to the soft, inviting bed.