Thinking this, Jiang Cheng suddenly reached down with one hand to grab Fang Yuan's restless little hand, while the other began unbuckling his belt.
Seeing Jiang Cheng make such a dangerous move, Fang Yuan's eyes widened instantly.
Her face showed an expression of shock and bashfulness.
She began to push Jiang Cheng away with all her might.
"What are you doing?? Ying'er will be back soon..."
Jiang Cheng ignored Fang Yuan's resistance and instead asked, "Why are you here??"
Fang Yuan explained in a bit of a panic, "I... it's New Year's Day, didn't Ying'er tell you?"
"I didn't know. I thought you were Zhou Ying..."
"You know I'm not now, so get up quickly."
By now, her gaze had shifted below Jiang Cheng's waist.
She cried out in alarm while simultaneously not knowing what to say.
She could only glance at Jiang Cheng's lower body, using her eyes to warn him.
Ignoring Fang Yuan's gaze, Jiang Cheng followed up with a question: "Drinking in broad daylight?"
Fang Yuan shook her head. "We went out for sushi at noon, and I had a little shochu. My head felt a bit dizzy, so... what are you doing? Don't... go away, don't..."
Her voice came to an abrupt halt... Ten minutes later, Jiang Cheng walked out of the bedroom with an unchanged expression.
Just as Jiang Cheng sat down, the apartment door opened.
Zhou Ying walked in from outside, struggling slightly as she carried two large, full bags of groceries.
Seeing this, Jiang Cheng immediately stood up and walked toward her.
Seeing Jiang Cheng suddenly appear there,
Zhou Ying put down the shopping bags with some excitement.
She gave a small cry of delight.
Then she quickly walked over to Jiang Cheng and gave him a tight hug.
"darling, why are you here??"
Her cold and stunning beauty broke into a smile, like a blooming iceberg snow lotus—chilly yet beautiful.
He didn't respond to Zhou Ying as he usually would.
After a brief hug, Jiang Cheng pushed Zhou Ying away.
After all, he had just been in contact with Fang Yuan for so long.
It wouldn't be good if he had some kind of scent lingering on him.
Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng quickly shifted her attention.
He said, "I wanted to give you a surprise, but when the door opened, I found your mother was here instead. I was the one who got a fright."
Seeing Jiang Cheng help her pick up the two shopping bags from the floor and place them on the nearby dining table,
a trace of sweetness rose in Zhou Ying's heart.
She covered her mouth and giggled.
Following behind Jiang Cheng, she said in a small, coquettish voice, "I didn't know you'd be back so soon. It just happens to be New Year's Day, so my mom came to visit me..."
Seeing Zhou Ying's face full of longing for intimacy, Jiang Cheng softly reminded her, "It looks like your mother is awake."
Hearing this, Zhou Ying pouted slightly but still turned and walked into the bedroom.
Entering the bedroom, she saw that Fang Yuan had already gotten up and changed her clothes, and was currently in the bathroom brushing her teeth and rinsing her mouth.
Zhou Ying asked with some confusion, "Mom, didn't you already brush your teeth when you just got back? Why are you brushing them again?"
Seeing it was Zhou Ying, Fang Yuan's eyes flickered unnaturally as she looked elsewhere.
She explained somewhat nervously, "Oh, I slept for a bit and felt like there was a strange taste in my mouth. Maybe I'm coming down with something."
Zhou Ying didn't suspect much and continued, "Jiang Cheng is here, did you know?"
Fang Yuan nodded slightly, indicating she already knew.
"Mm..."
Meanwhile, in the living room, Jiang Cheng was helping Zhou Ying put the groceries into the fridge while opening the system to check the results of his recent action.
"Ding! Detected a process of resisting eating the egg; [malicious fun egg] used successfully."
"The system is detecting the target's internal resistance coefficient."
"The comprehensive resistance coefficient is 68%. Combined with the tasting duration..."
After reading it, Jiang Cheng raised an eyebrow.
To be honest, this figure wasn't particularly high.
"Ding! Through a complex calculation formula, the system is issuing the reward..."
"Reward: Host receives 1 billion in cash cashback~~"
Seeing that the cashback amount wasn't very high, Jiang Cheng wasn't surprised at all.
Based on the time, the duration this time was about the same as with other Girls.
So the reason the reward amount wasn't high was likely because Fang Yuan's resistance coefficient wasn't high enough.
Soon, Fang Yuan and Zhou Ying walked out of the room.
Jiang Cheng looked up, and his heart couldn't help but sigh with emotion again.
Aside from their height, these two looked incredibly alike.
One looked innocent and pure, while the other was mature and full of charm.
"Hello, Auntie."
After what just happened, Fang Yuan's favorability value toward Jiang Cheng had dropped to 70 points.
Despite this, after glancing at Zhou Ying, Fang Yuan still cooperated and said, "Hello, Student Jiang Cheng."
Not noticing the abnormality between the two of them,
Zhou Ying happily walked to Jiang Cheng's side.
"I just went to the supermarket and bought a lot of things. Should we eat dinner at home?"
After the recent events, the atmosphere between him and Fang Yuan was clearly a bit awkward.
Staying at home was obviously not the optimal choice.
Jiang Cheng asked, "Do you know how to cook??"
Zhou Ying's eyes darted around, then she shrugged, clearly giving up on that question.
She playfully stuck out her tongue and said very bluntly, "Then let's go out to eat."
Hearing this, Fang Yuan said, "You two go ahead, I won't go."
She admitted to herself that she couldn't act as nonchalant as Jiang Cheng.
Right now, she didn't know how to face Jiang Cheng, especially in front of Zhou Ying.
Seeing Fang Yuan's slightly flushed cheeks, Zhou Ying walked over curiously and felt her forehead.
"Mom, what's wrong?? Why is your face so red? Are you sick?"
When Zhou Ying said this, Fang Yuan felt even more panicked.
She immediately took a step back and shook her head, terrified that Zhou Ying would discover her abnormality.
"No... no, maybe the effect of the alcohol from lunch hasn't worn off yet."
Seeing that Fang Yuan was fine, Zhou Ying immediately grabbed her arm.
She wheedled, "Let's go together. It'll be so boring for you at home alone. You just arrived yesterday, and we haven't gone out yet. Didn't you say you'd accompany me shopping tonight? You have to go back in a couple of days, and it'll be a long time before we see each other again."
Seeing Zhou Ying acting like a child and wheedling her, Fang Yuan's heart softened.
She sighed inwardly.
After casting an imperceptible glance at Jiang Cheng, Fang Yuan could only reluctantly nod. "Alright then."