In the master bedroom, various articles of clothing were piled on the soft, large bed.

At this moment, Qin Yuenan was wearing only her underwear, black pantyhose, and a pair of Valentino high heels.

She stood before the full-length mirror, holding up dresses and skirts from the bed one by one. But no matter what she tried, she frowned, feeling like nothing fit right.

After all, her usual style was either cool and aloof or casual-retro, whereas the black pantyhose and studded Valentino heels were decidedly sexy.

This left Qin Yuenan struggling to find a matching dress or skirt.

Even when she found something that might work, it was too sultry and seductive, so she immediately rejected it.

If she were wearing it just for Lin Shen to see, she would be more than willing, like with that evening gown the other day.

But she didn’t like wearing attention-grabbing clothes out on the street. Being stared at always made her uncomfortable.

After some careful thought and deliberation, Qin Yuenan chose a cool, stylish black cowl-neck long-sleeve shirt, paired with a black miniskirt and a belt.

She then tied a small, matching silk ribbon around her neck as an accent.

All in all, it matched the black pantyhose and Valentinos on her lower half reasonably well, and the overall look wasn’t too provocative.

Qin Yuenan turned back and forth, studying her reflection in the mirror. Just as she confirmed there were no issues, a call came in from Lin Shen.

"Hey, Nan. I’m downstairs. I’ll give you ten minutes. If you’re not down by then, I’m leaving."

Lin Shen said, half-joking. Hearing this, Qin Yuenan snorted disdainfully.

"I’m coming down now."

"Oh? That fast?"

"I’m very punctual. Hanging up."

Slipping her phone into her bag, Qin Yuenan picked it up and went straight downstairs, where she found Lin Shen leaning against his car door, waiting.

He was wearing his familiar casual LV outfit, though he’d swapped the blue and white for an all-black color scheme.

A lightweight black shirt paired with loose-fitting black pants and Panda-style sneakers made his figure look exceptionally well-proportioned.

That, combined with the faint smile on his lips and the cool way he stood with his hands in his pockets, made Qin Yuenan’s heart skip a beat.

’Did this guy get even more handsome?’

"WHEW-WHEW!"

Seeing that Qin Yuenan had actually worn the black pantyhose and Valentino heels he requested, Lin Shen let out an excited, roguish whistle and said with a flirtatious smile,

"Hey beautiful, all alone?"

"Stop messing around."

In response to Lin Shen’s teasing, Qin Yuenan just rolled her eyes at him, but inside, she felt an inexplicable sense of nervousness and restlessness.

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder.

It had been almost a week since the two of them had seen each other after that night in Jinling.

This meant that Qin Yuenan, having just tasted the sweetness of a new relationship, was thinking about Lin Shen constantly. His handsome face filled her every thought.

Of course, on the surface, she maintained her usual cold and proud demeanor, channeling her longing for Lin Shen into her work to distract herself.

But only she knew just how desperately she wanted to see him.

Now that they were finally together, Qin Yuenan could no longer suppress the surging emotions within her. She walked up to Lin Shen, wrapped her arms around his waist, and murmured softly.

"I missed you."

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Lin Shen was a bit stunned. He never expected the usually aloof Qin Yuenan to take the initiative and approach him, let alone say something so mushy like "I missed you."

’Love really can change a person’s personality.’

Lin Shen smiled knowingly. He wrapped his arm around Qin Yuenan’s slender waist, leaned close to her ear, and whispered equally sweet nothings back to her.

"I missed you too. I feel like you’ve changed a lot, Nan. You’re much clingier than before."

"Because I like you."

After whispering this, Qin Yuenan seemed to feel it was too embarrassing, so she lifted her blushing face and emphasized in a cold tone,

"But don’t get ahead of yourself! I only missed you these past few days. I wasn’t thinking about you at any other time."

"Alright, alright."

Lin Shen just laughed off Qin Yuenan’s prideful, stubborn words.

He had come across some pop-science trivia saying that a woman’s life is controlled by hormones.

And that every month, there are always a few days when they’re especially needy for a man.

He figured Qin Yuenan must be going through that time right now.

’The only unfortunate thing is, I remember this is the ’danger zone’!’

’It’s a really easy time to get pregnant.’

’Looks like the little rubber troopers will have to be on duty all night.’

Lin Shen gave Qin Yuenan’s full, perky bottom a pat and asked,

"Hop in. Where do you want to go this afternoon?"

"I don’t know."

Qin Yuenan shook her head.

Her only reason for coming out today was to see Lin Shen, nothing more.

Now that she’d achieved her goal, it didn’t matter where they went.

Seeing this, Lin Shen thought for a moment. Then, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and a mysterious smile played on his lips.

"Then I’ll take you somewhere. Somewhere you’ve definitely never been before."

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Qin Yuenan’s expression froze for a second, clearly intrigued.

After she settled into the passenger seat of the Jaguar XFL and Lin Shen drove them to their destination, her eyes couldn’t help but widen slightly.

Qushui Lanting.

One of the top-tier bathhouse SPAs in Modu.

Its exterior featured an ingenious off-white, curved facade. The lines were smooth and natural, with curves as gentle as a flowing stream, outlining a unique and dynamic silhouette against the sky.

Lin Shen handed his car keys to the valet at the entrance, letting them park the car for him, then walked over to Qin Yuenan with a smile,

"You’ve definitely never been here, right?"

"Right."

Qin Yuenan nodded.

She wasn’t a severe germaphobe, but she was still particular about something as private as bathing and disliked doing it with other people around.

But Lin Shen had apparently seen right through her and offered a reassuring smile.

"Don’t worry, the women’s bathing area here has private rooms. The bathrobes, socks, and everything are all disposable. It’s very clean."