16: I think you're asking for a beating.

Honestly, every time he saw Su Mianmian use her space, he found it magical.

"Shi Xu, this water is spirit spring water."

"I think if we give a little to Little Seven every day, it might even awaken an ability during the apocalypse."

"Mutated animals are very powerful. If it can really awaken an ability, it would be a huge help to us."

Su Mianmian brought the cup to Shi Xu, leaving it up to him what to do.

"Mianmian, what do you mean by this?"

"Why don't you feed it yourself?"

Shi Xu asked, looking puzzled.

Su Mianmian's originally mysterious expression cracked; she hadn't expected Shi Xu to say that.

Forget it, if he didn't understand her meaning, then he didn't. Su Mianmian complained about Shi Xu in her heart.

"Alright, alright, if I have to feed it, I will." Su Mianmian squatted down, looking displeased, and placed the cup near Little Seven's mouth.

Little Seven smelled the sweet aroma and really wanted to lick it, but long-standing habit made it instinctively look at Shi Xu.

Su Mianmian: "..."

See? She knew exactly what would happen.

Shi Xu smiled, looking at Su Mianmian's displeased expression.

"Drink!"

At his command, Little Seven happily began to lick.

Su Mianmian got splashed in the face.

After Little Seven finished licking, she quickly stood up.

"Shi Xu, I feel like you just didn't want to get splashed, so you made me feed it, didn't you?" Su Mianmian wiped her face.

At this moment, she finally realized.

Su Mianmian had an expression that said, "I can't believe you're this kind of person," and Shi Xu couldn't help but laugh when he saw it.

"Mianmian, I'm not as bad as you think."

"I just wanted it to get closer to you."

"That way, if anything happens in the future, it can instinctively protect you."

Shi Xu hadn't expected Su Mianmian to misunderstand his intentions, and he felt a bit helpless for a moment.

"Ah, is that so?"

"I'm sorry, I misunderstood you."

Su Mianmian raised her hand to touch her nose, looking a bit embarrassed.

She looked at Little Seven and noticed that its gaze towards her was now a little friendlier.

Sure enough, Shi Xu's method really worked.

"Oh, right, when are we going to the Old Residence?"

"Did you tell them we're coming?"

Su Mianmian originally wanted to change the subject, but thinking about going to the Old Residence, she suddenly felt a little scared again.

Before she transmigrated, she was just an ordinary person. Now, facing people from a wealthy family, she was scared!

"No need to tell them specifically, we can just go directly." As soon as Shi Xu finished speaking, he noticed Su Mianmian's face seemed a little tense. He paused, then hesitantly asked, "Mianmian, are you... scared?"

He hadn't expected Su Mianmian to be nervous. Although she didn't often return to the Old Residence, people there were always very warm to her whenever she went. Logically speaking, she shouldn't be nervous, should she?

Shi Xu was a little confused about why Su Mianmian was nervous.

Seeing Shi Xu's puzzled expression, Su Mianmian replied, feigning composure, "Why would I be nervous? I'm just a little worried about whether they'll find out about our divorce."

Actually, she wasn't worried about that at all, but Shi Xu was suspicious, so she had to find a plausible explanation.

Shi Xu was very astute, and Su Mianmian felt that in front of him, she still couldn't be too different from the Original Body's Owner.

She could only slowly reveal her true self.

If she acted completely different from the Original Body's Owner right away, Shi Xu would definitely discover that she wasn't the original Su Mianmian.

After Su Mianmian thought it through, she felt her reason just now was simply flawless.

Any normal person would worry about this, right?

The Original Body's Owner certainly would too.

"Don't worry about that. If they find out, they'll only blame me."

"It's because I'm not good at communicating."

"I even made you misunderstand for so long."

Shi Xu felt a little guilty when he heard Su Mianmian say that.

This was exactly the effect Su Mianmian wanted. She lowered her head and secretly smiled.

The moment she looked up, she put on an expression of comfort for Shi Xu.

"Shi Xu, actually, we both had a bit of a problem with this matter. Let's not bring it up again."

"We should be working together against the bad guys."

"Don't you agree?"

Su Mianmian looked at Shi Xu with a playful expression.

Seeing her like this, he couldn't help but laugh.

He raised his hand and patted Su Mianmian's shoulder, as if expressing his agreement.

"So, let's work together against that woman!"

Shi Xu said with a smile.

Su Mianmian expressed her strong agreement.

Shi Xu was so understanding. She felt that cooperating with him would definitely be better than fighting alone.

Su Mianmian yawned, feeling a little sleepy.

Shi Xu saw it, frowned, and said disapprovingly, "Mianmian, stay up less often in the future."

Su Mianmian: "..."

She didn't even know the Original Body's Owner stayed up late last night!

This blame was too hard for her to bear.

"Get some sleep first. We'll leave for the Old Residence at five o'clock." Shi Xu didn't give Su Mianmian a chance to speak, pushing her towards the bed.

With his actions, Su Mianmian was so startled that her drowsiness nearly vanished.

"I'll sleep by myself!"

"No need for co-sleeping."

Su Mianmian indicated that she didn't want to experience sleeping in the same bed yet.

When Shi Xu heard Su Mianmian's words, he first froze for a moment, then, after realizing what she meant, he became helpless.

"Mianmian, I won't touch you until you're ready."

"Besides, I'm just telling you to get into bed to sleep. I wasn't planning on sleeping."

"I'm not tired."

Seeing Shi Xu's helpless expression, Su Mianmian wanted to find a crack in the floor to crawl into.

She felt incredibly awkward right now... "Then go busy yourself with your own things!"

"I'm going to sleep first!"

Su Mianmian climbed into bed, pulled the covers over herself, so Shi Xu couldn't see her expression.

He smiled, acknowledged her, turned, and left.

Shi Xu was worried that if he stayed any longer, Su Mianmian would suffocate.

Su Mianmian heard the sound of the door closing, and she quickly pulled back the covers, "I almost suffocated!"... Li Qingqing walked out of the Shi Family and walked alone on the road, becoming more and more angry the more she thought about it.

She didn't understand why Su Mianmian was different.

The plan had been perfect, but then it went wrong.

Li Qingqing grew more and more furious, her expression becoming distorted.

Passersby who saw her quickly walked away.

She was engrossed in her own world and didn't notice.

"Li Qingqing?"

"How did you end up looking like this?"

"That's too funny!"

"Hahaha!"

A bright red sports car drove past Li Qingqing, then reversed a moment later.

An arrogant male voice came from inside the car.

Li Qingqing was already annoyed, and seeing the arrogant rich second-generation heir made her even more irritated.

"Hu Xi, can you please stop laughing!"

"Your laughter makes me sick."

Li Qingqing said angrily.