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Of course, digging up was just a joke.

But seeing the shocked expression on Song Tan’s face, Shen Yin couldn’t help but smile.

Song Tan was speechless as she realized.

She suddenly realized that Shen Yin had turned mischievous.

This was somewhat collapsing his image.

Song Tan bit her lip, refraining from speaking further, and turned to leave.

Shen Yin followed behind her, walking out together.

They left the courtyard without looking back.

However, Shen Yin held Song Tan’s hand.

Apart from the person beside him, there was nothing worth clinging to in this place.

The two of them walked out of the Huo’s mansion openly.

Once they were in the car, Song Tan remembered, “So, where are we going next?”

Shen Yin had a few residences they could stay at.

But he looked at Song Tan and said, “Wife, please take me in.”

They rarely called each other husband and wife before. Shen Yin’s use of the term now made Song Tan’s heart skip a beat.

“I take you in?” Song Tan pretended to consider. “Let me think about it.”

Shen Yin was clearly in a good mood.

“If you don’t take me in, then we’ll have to go to my place.”

Song Tan knew Shen Yin had a teacher’s apartment assigned by the school. She had wanted to move there before. After all, it was close to the school, and she could use Shen Yin’s teacher card to borrow books from the library.

Song Tan was already making calculations in her mind.

But as she watched the route of the car becoming more familiar, she turned to Shen Yin. “Didn’t you say we were going to your place?”

“Yes.”

Song Tan : ?

Song Tan felt like Shen Yin was starting to let loose now, and it was terrifying once he stopped pretending!

[Host, stop pretending. Your heartbeat is very steady.]

007 had figured it out. After learning that Shen Yin was a big villain, Host’s interest in him seemed even stronger…

Could it be that birds of a feather flock together?

No wonder the main system doubted Song Tan’s mission data.

In her current state, she was perfectly combining the role of a malicious supporting female character with that of a villain.

[007, learn something else, you’re not being obedient at all.]

System 007 (Retired Edition) : [I’ve retired, so don’t worry about system ratings anymore.]

With such a deliberate act of pretending to be down-and-out, it actually made Song Tan feel quite fond of it.

All the way to the Song family’s old mansion.

After Song Tan got out of the car, she didn’t move at all.

Wasn’t she supposed to go inside?

She did want to take a look…

Wait.

Where did Shen Yin get the key from?

“Did you steal it?”

Shen Yin looked at her reaction, teasingly saying, “What do you think? Are you scared?”

Song Tan blinked.

As Shen Yin was a wolf in sheep’s clothing, his temperament definitely didn’t seem as gentle and kind as he pretended.

But, stealing keys? He couldn’t do that.

That’s how Song Tan’s intuition felt.

“If you didn’t steal it, then did you… get it from Song Jiaojiao?”

As Shen Yin opened the door with the key, he spoke up, “You can guess a bit deeper.”

Guess deeper…

That means…

“That buyer, was it you?”

Song Tan had been teasing Song Jiaojiao for a long time before Song Jiaojiao decided to sell the house.

Song Tan planned to wait until after Song Jiaojiao sold the house and then find a buyer to buy back the other half of the property.

But that buyer was so mysterious that Song Tan couldn’t find any information about them.

She planned to wait until the system came back to help her investigate.

Unexpectedly… it was Shen Yin who bought it.

“Now, this house is our husband and wife’s joint property.”

Song Tan : “…”

She glanced at him quietly.

With his personality, if they were to divorce, would he try to dig up half of the house?

For some reason, Song Tan felt like that was something Shen Yin could do.

Song Tan entered the house with while hiding her thoughts.

Then she froze.

“This…”

“How is it?”

The yard had been tended, the weeds and fallen leaves that had grown among the greenery in the yard had all been cleaned up, restoring it to its original appearance.

“When did you do all this?”

“Today.”

Song Tan : “…You’ve done quite a lot today.”

Today, Shen Yin went to work a shift, dropped a bomb on the board of directors, had a showdown and a fight with the Huo family, and then moved houses with Song Tan.

Oh, before moving, he also sent someone to clean up the courtyard.

He’s practically a master of time management.

“So, are you satisfied?”

He’s talking about the courtyard, and also about the falling out with the Huo family.

Didn’t she want him to fall out with the Huo family before, and then come out with her?

Now, her wish should have come true, right?

“Well done.”

Song Tan gave him a thumbs up.

Shen Yin chuckled.

Song Tan noticed that Shen Yin had smiled a lot more now.

It seems that he had been really stifled before.

“Now that this side is cleaned up, let’s clean up this side too?”

Previously, half of the property rights of this house were in the hands of the Song Zhiwen couple. Whatever Song Tan wanted to do required their consent.

But now, the property rights were in the hands of the two of them, so it would be much more convenient for her to do whatever she wanted.

First, clean up the entire house, and then arrange some flowers and plants.

The ecology in this old house was originally very good, but it had become a bit dilapidated due to neglect over time.

After reorganization, the air was filled with the fragrance of soil.

Song Tan liked this smell.

“This smell is very much like Grandpa’s smell.”

Grandpa Song liked to plant medicinal herbs in the medicinal field. The soil in the medicinal field was turned over and over again, and Grandpa’s body also carried the scent of soil.

Song Tan felt that this scent was very similar to the scent on Grandpa’s body.

Thinking of Grandpa, a hint of longing appeared in Song Tan’s eyes.

At this moment, Shen Yin hugged her.

Song Tan came back to her senses and looked at Shen Yin. “Thank you.”

Upon hearing the word ‘thank you,’ Shen Yin’s eyes immediately lit up.

This “thank you” shouldn’t be just spoken with the mouth.

“Where’s the thank you gift?”

Shen Yin’s gaze fell on Song Tan’s delicate lips.

Song Tan felt that Shen Yin’s gaze towards her now had a hint of aggression.

Or rather, Shen Yin’s attacking power was quite strong without any disguise.

He now gave off a sense of danger.

This sense of danger was very stimulating.

Song Tan subconsciously licked her lips.

Then she saw Shen Yin’s eyes darken slightly.

But he didn’t move.

He seemed to be waiting for the prey to come to him willingly.

Very well, she was that prey.

She shamefully wanted to approach him.

007 : [Host just wants to kiss.]

007 has long analyzed what Song Tan is thinking.

[Not aggressively kissing doesn’t quite fit Host’s style of doing things.]

Song Tan: […Shut up.] Can’t she be a little reserved?

Under Shen Yin’s wolf-like gaze, Song Tan tiptoed and lightly touched his lips.

However, it seemed to be a signal for Shen Yin.

He directly locked her in.

His hand grabbed Song Tan’s arm with just the right amount of force, not hurting her nor letting her escape.

She was trapped in his embrace, lips intertwined, breathing becoming erratic, and her breath started to become irregular.

“Breathe.”

Fortunately, Shen Yin noticed in time that she couldn’t breathe, so he loosened his grip a bit, giving her the space to breathe.

She quickly took a few deep breaths.

“Are you okay?”

Before Song Tan could answer, he answered himself, “Let’s continue.”

Song Tan : “…”

Today’s Shen Yin was a bit emotional.

Although he seemed happy on the surface and smiled a lot, Song Tan keenly noticed that his emotions were much more complex.

Song Tan thought he must be feeling stifled.

She didn’t know when he found out that his parents were harmed by his own relatives, and he stayed in a home where nobody cared for him or loved him.

They all ignored him, neglected him, and even guarded against him.

How much grievance must he endure?

Song Tan’s arm climbed up his back, embracing him in the midst of the kiss.

She wasn’t very kind, but for the first time, she felt pity for someone.

When Song Tan felt like she was about to suffocate, Shen Yin’s lips moved slightly away.

However, he didn’t let her go.

His forehead rested against Song Tan’s, and he could see her eyes at this moment, shining like a pool of spring water.

Shen Yin asked her, “Aren’t you afraid?”

From the Huo family to here, she hadn’t shown any signs of fear.

God knows how many possibilities he had considered on the way back from the Huo family.

Just the thought of her being scared of him made him…

Scared.

He was accustomed to disguises.

Wearing a disguise for a long time made him almost forget what his true nature was like.

Peeling away that layer of disguise revealed his ugly, terrifying self.

And Song Tan initially fell for him because he seemed ‘kind,’ right?

“Why am I afraid?”

Song Tan’s breath hadn’t calmed yet, her hand still clutching onto Shen Yin’s shirt.

Through the shirt, she could feel the muscles of his back.

She even had that gap in time to daydream : When did he even find time to work out?

“I’m not a good person.”

Saying this, he stared at Song Tan, noticing that Song Tan’s expression hadn’t changed much, clearly still lost in thought.

He pinched Song Tan, who then snapped out of it.

“Huh?”

“Song Tan, why didn’t you run?”

“Run?” Song Tan had just been daydreaming, “Why would I run?”

Shen Yin : “…”

Song Tan snapped out of it and hurriedly tried to remedy, “I’ve gained quite a bit of weight now.”

Indeed, Song Tan had gained some weight, looking healthier than before.

“You’ve gained weight, where would you even run?”

Stating a fact and answering his question.

Run?

It’s not like she’s in one of those stories where the domineering CEO’s wife run away with the baby.

She never even thought about running.

Choosing Shen Yin back then was picking the best among the worst choices for her.

Now, she doesn’t regret her decision.

She’s even glad she chose Shen Yin.

She said, “Shen Yin, do you remember what I said to you when we got married?”

“‘If you want to play around, feel free to do so’?”

Song Tan nodded.

Shen Yin looked at her with a relaxed gaze.

“I still mean that. If in the future you’re interested in other girls, then I won’t…”

Before she could finish her sentence, Shen Yin silenced her with a kiss.

This time, Shen Yin was determined.

As their lips brushed against each other, Song Tan felt like she could smell blood.

The sweet metallic scent entered her mouth, snapping her back to reality.

She had to exert some force to push him away.

At this moment, there were still traces of blood on his lips.

It must have been from when she accidentally touched his lips and made them bleed.

The red bloodstains added a touch of demonic charm to him.

Song Tan spoke up, “What are you doing?”

“You said I could do whatever I want, didn’t you?” Shen Yin raised his hand, wiping the bloodstains from his lips to the side.

He continued, “This is what I want to do.”

Song Tan : …D*mn.

Author’s note:

Shen Yin : Progress bar at maximum.