The sweet and gentle boy is actually crazy and bad.

Wen Yisheng continued to work at the coffee shop on weekends or holidays. At first, there were frequent unexpected problems with renting a house, but after the class fee incident, Wen Yisheng stopped looking for a house. She had gotten used to living with Wen Zhi, and she would feel uneasy if Wen Zhi moved back to the Wen family.

It was the weekend.

Hetang Bay is not far from the shopping mall, and Wen Yisheng often walks there, while Wen Zhi always insists on accompanying her to the mall.

The store manager rummaged through the warehouse and found cartoon stickers and glowing reindeer tree decorations, instructing the staff to decorate the store. Only then did Wen Yisheng realize that Christmas was just two days away.

After a few people worked hard, the coffee shop was decorated with a strong Christmas atmosphere, and Qi Xue couldn't wait to start taking pictures.

She put away her phone after taking a few satisfactory photos, then looked at Wen Yisheng and asked, "By the way, Sheng Sheng, are you still renting an apartment?"

Wen Yisheng didn't take any pictures; she was just staring intently at the glowing little deer. She blinked and came back to her senses: "...I'm not renting it for now."

"Oh, okay," Qi Xue explained casually, "It's about my roommate. Her lease expires next September, and she's not planning to renew it, so I wanted to ask you about it."

"Since you're not renting it out, I'll find someone else later."

Wen Yisheng paused for a moment, then pursed her lips and said nothing.

~

After the New Year's Day holiday, the final exams will be coming soon. The exams will be held over three days. After finishing the last subject, you will hand in your paper and leave the exam room, marking the end of the first semester.

Heating in northern China.

During the winter break, Wen Yisheng rarely went out except for working. She stayed at home, even wearing a thin sweater, and felt a little hot and sweaty. It was so comfortable to enjoy the snowy city view outside the floor-to-ceiling windows in the warm room.

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the festive atmosphere of the New Year permeated the streets and alleys of the city. Shopping malls were bustling with people, and coffee shops were busy. Wen Yisheng did not get off work until 8 p.m.

Qi Xue was so tired that she rubbed her lower back. As she left the store, she was still complaining to Wen Yisheng: "I'm exhausted. The store doesn't even give us a holiday for the Chinese New Year. My family is urging me to go home for the New Year. What can I do? It's all for the triple subsidy during the Spring Festival."

Wen Yisheng knew Qi Xue wasn't a local, so he patted her on the shoulder and said, "Keep it up."

Qi Xue suddenly froze, staring blankly at the boy outside the shop.

There were no booths at the entrance of the coffee shop, but there were benches for people to rest. Wen Zhi sat on a bench, looking down at her phone. She was wearing a simple black wool coat, a gray scarf, and a soft turtleneck sweater that contrasted with the black coat. She looked incredibly beautiful and exuded a gentle temperament.

"Absolutely amazing! Top-notch! Perfect!"

Qi Xue covered her mouth, gave Wen Yisheng a thumbs-up, and whispered in her ear, "Opportunity knocks but once. Sheng Sheng, why don't you go and chat her up? I'm an old auntie, I've got no chance."

Wen Yisheng was stunned for a moment, and before she could react, Wen Zhi put away his phone and walked towards her.

He nodded politely to Qi Xue, then looked at Wen Yisheng: "Let's go, the mall closes in an hour, let's go buy New Year's goods."

Qi Xue stared in astonishment, completely dumbfounded. "Sheng Sheng, who is this handsome young man...?"

"Hello, I'm Asheng's brother," Wen Zhi replied, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

Wen Yisheng did not refute it.

Qi Xue suddenly realized, nodded to the two of them, and released Wen Yisheng. "Okay, you two go ahead and shop. I'm leaving now!"

The two waved goodbye to each other.

Wen Zhi strode over, took off his gray scarf, and put it on her. His movements were natural, and he casually smoothed her hair. "Are you hungry? Shall we go get something to eat?"

Wen Yisheng gently shook her head. The scarf still carried the boy's body heat and a clean, refreshing, and light fragrance that reassured her. "We have everything at home, so we don't need to buy any New Year's goods."

Besides... Wen Zhi will definitely be going back to the Wen family home on New Year's Eve. She'll be spending New Year's Eve alone, so there's nothing she needs to buy.

Wen Zhi looked down at her, very close, and gently brushed her soft, white cheek with the pad of his thumb: "My father just called and asked me to take you back to the Wen family for the New Year. Would you like to go back?"

Wen Yisheng noticed that he was too close and couldn't help but turn her head slightly. From the angle behind, the two looked like a young couple who couldn't help but kiss in a shopping mall.

"I don't want to go back." Wen Yisheng made her decision almost instantly, her clear eyes filled with disgust.

Wen Zhi's smile deepened, but he barely concealed it. "Alright, then we won't go back."

That's more like it. He and Ah Sheng are the two closest people. It's pointless to spend New Year's Eve with a bunch of outsiders.

Wen Yisheng seemed to have caught something: "We...?"

Aren't you going back?

"Well, it's better if I don't go back. They'll enjoy their New Year's Eve dinner more. In the past, they were the family of four during the New Year, and I felt like an outsider, unable to fit in at all." Wen Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, his smile a little bitter.

Wen Yisheng understood. She had been ridiculed by Jiang Ling and Wen Yunqing when she lived in the Wen family before. It seemed that Wen Zhi had not been happy all these years.

The girl's chin was covered by a soft scarf, which made her already small face look even more delicate.

She bit her lip, tiptoed, raised her hand, and patted Wen Zhi's head to comfort him, "Then let's not go back, let's spend the New Year together."

Wen Zhi was stunned for a moment. The mall was bustling with people, but he seemed to be unable to hear the noise and commotion. His heart skipped a beat.

"Um."

The two pushed their shopping cart downstairs to buy New Year's goods. Wen Yisheng suddenly remembered something and asked, "What about your grandfather? Aren't you going to spend the New Year with him?"

"Also, how is your grandfather's health after he fell ill in the middle of the night last time?"

They were in the drinks section.

They've been living together for almost half a year, and Wen Zhi has gradually taken over Wen Yisheng's eating, drinking, and living arrangements. He even selects the toiletries, clothes, and many other household items for Wen Yisheng.

Now, the boy was pushing a shopping cart with one hand and looking at the ingredients with a bottle of fruit wine in the other. Upon hearing this, his eyes darted around, and he subtly put two bottles of fruit wine into the shopping cart: "Hmm... for the body."

"You know how health is for older people, right? As people get older, they develop a lot of minor health problems."

As he pushed the shopping cart, he turned to her and said, "So after being discharged from the hospital, I flew directly to a nursing home in Paris. The medical environment and facilities there are quite good. I won't be coming back before the new year."

"Oh, so you went abroad." Wen Yisheng nodded, not noticing that he had put wine in the shopping cart.