After her dramatic cousin stopped acting up, the aloof doctor got anxious.

Those pieces of furniture were obviously expensive.

But they were all too indifferent.

Shen Ruo walked back to the living room from the balcony, stopped in front of the sofa, looked around, and then turned to look at Qi Wenshen who was following behind her. "Cousin."

"Um."

"May I offer a small suggestion?"

Qi Wenshen spoke casually, "Speak."

"I'm just suggesting, could we add a few more things to this house?"

"Yes, I can replace all the ones I don't like."

Shen Ruo: "..."

That's not necessary.

She knew Qi Wenshen wasn't just being polite; he genuinely meant she could change whatever she wanted.

This house is probably just an idle asset to him; he has no emotional attachment to it and wouldn't feel bad about throwing it away.

But she couldn't. She looked at the sofa and mentally estimated its price.

A six-figure sum; she couldn't even scrape together that amount with all her savings from both of her lifetimes combined.

"No need to replace everything."

"You can put some flower pots on the balcony and plant a few easy-to-care-for green plants, such as Monstera deliciosa and Ficus lyrata. Also, put a few flowering plants, such as geraniums or roses. This way, when you look out from the living room, there will be color in your view."

Qi Wenshen nodded, "Okay."

Shen Ruo walked to the sofa, squatted down and measured the position. "Here, you can lay a rug, a warm color, beige or light brown will do. Once the rug is laid, the temperature of the whole space will rise. Then add a few fabric cushions, you can choose a little color, such as ginger yellow or dark green, which will look very good with the gray sofa."

In the real world, she has a natural passion for home decorating.

Decorating a room to be cozy and comfortable with minimal expense is one of her few pleasures.

"And that bookshelf."

She pointed to the almost empty bookshelf in the corner of the living room, "You can put some green plants and small ornaments there, and a few magazines or something, then it won't look so empty."

After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Qi Wenshen, "What do you think?"

Qi Wenshen leaned against the armrest, his gaze fixed on her face, never leaving her from beginning to end.

The young woman spoke with a flushed nose, gesturing in the air as she meticulously arranged the area.

"I'll do whatever you say. You can arrange it yourself."

Shen Ruo's lips curled up. "What if I accidentally decorate your house in a girly style?"

Qi Wenshen looked at her, his eyes showing no hesitation, "Then let's go for a girly style."

"Would it be okay to paint the walls pink?"

"OK."

"Is it okay to fill the sofa with plush toys?"

"OK."

"You'd even sleep among a pile of plush toys?"

Qi Wenshen finally paused for a moment, then a tiny smile curved his lips. "If you want to sleep with me, that's fine too."

Shen Ruo's face turned red again.

She found that this man was getting better and better at responding to these kinds of questions. No matter what she said, he could always steer the conversation back to the topic of sleeping together, leaving her speechless.

She decided to stop arguing with him and simply took out her phone and opened a shopping platform.

She sat down on the sofa and patted the seat next to her. "Come on, you have to nod in agreement with what I buy, otherwise you'll say I don't respect your taste."

Since it's his money, I should always ask for his opinion.

Qi Wenshen sat down next to her and pulled Shen Ruo closer to him.

Shen Ruo rolled her eyes at him, didn't move, and just leaned against him, starting to scroll through her phone.

She clicked on a store that sells carpets, flipped through a few pictures, and found a light brown wool carpet with a dark brown geometric pattern around the edge, which looked simple yet textured.

She held her phone up to Qi Wenshen: "How about this one?"

Qi Wenshen glanced at it and said, "Whatever you like."

Shen Ruo took her phone back, wrinkled her nose and looked at him, "That's too perfunctory. You have to say whether you like it or not. You can't just keep saying you like it."

Qi Wenshen looked at her earnest little expression, a smile appearing in his eyes. "Okay."

Shen Ruo picked out another one, this time dark green with some abstract patterns. "What about this one?"

Qi Wenshen looked at it carefully, then nodded. "I like it."

"What do you like about it?"

"color."

"What color?"

"Dark green".

Shen Ruo was satisfied and added the item to her shopping cart.

She browsed through several more stores and picked out a few fabric cushions, some in ginger yellow and others in light gray with tassels.

Each time she picked one out, she would hold it up for Qi Wenshen to see. Each time, Qi Wenshen would look at it carefully for a few seconds and then say, "I like it."

Shen Ruo became a little confused as she picked through the selections, tilting her head to look at him. "Do you think you'll like anything I choose?"

Qi Wenshen neither denied nor admitted it.

He simply reached out and ruffled her hair, with just the right amount of pressure.

"Don't regret buying it."

"Won't."

She lowered her head and continued scrolling through her phone, her smile never fading.

She picked out a few flowering plants, a wicker flowerpot stand, several home decor magazines, and a round woven rug, intending to place them next to the lounge chair on the balcony.

She was so engrossed in her shopping that she didn't notice how much time had passed.

Qi Wenshen looked at her profile, at her slightly furrowed brows from focus, and at her relaxed eyes as she found a style she liked. He felt a quiet warmth in his heart.

Sunlight streamed in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, bathing the two of them.

Shen Ruo muttered to herself, "This flower pot stand seems a bit expensive... Oh well, it's not that expensive, I'll buy it."

Qi Wenshen didn't say anything, but simply moved closer to her.

Shen Ruo was held in his arms, but she didn't struggle. She continued to scroll through her phone in that position, as if she had gotten used to the feeling of being hugged from behind.

After buying the last pot of flowers, she counted the payment information and found that she had spent nearly 10,000 yuan in total. She hadn't realized that she had bought so much.

She held up her phone to show Qi Wenshen.

"Cousin, that cost a lot of money."

Qi Wenshen looked at those small expenditures.

"It only cost so little? Should we add some more?"

Shen Ruo: "..."

Well, poverty limited her horizons.

"Okay, all the shopping is done. I'll come over and set it up when the delivery arrives."

"Um."

Shen Ruo turned to look at him and found that he was looking at her.

Why are you staring at me like that?

She felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze.

Qi Wenshen's gaze didn't leave her, and his arm around her waist tightened. "Because you're beautiful."

Shen Ruo's face flushed slightly.

These words, coming from Qi Wenshen, were more damaging than any sweet talk.

Shen Ruo felt as if she was being completely melted by his words.

She turned her face away, pretending to look at her phone, but tapped the screen twice with her finger without opening anything.

Seeing that it was already 11:30, Shen Ruo felt a little hungry. She stood up and said, "I'm done watching. Let's go eat. Should we cook at home or eat out?"