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“Shishi’s health isn’t good yet, so some things need to be done slowly.” Mo Xiangwen reached in and patted her head. “But there is one thing we can do together with Shishi first.”

Seeing that he didn't laugh at her, Bai Shishi pulled the blanket down a little, leaving only her eyes visible.

"What is it?" she asked softly.

Mo Xiangwen leaned down beside her and whispered, "Shishi, do you want a kiss?"

Kiss? Just hearing that word made Bai Shishi's courage, which had just faded, surge back up.

"Yes." Bai Shishi's eyes were bright, and although she was a little uneasy, she answered firmly, "I want to kiss you right now."

Having received an affirmative answer, Mo Xiangwen pulled the blanket back slightly, fully revealing Bai Shishi's adorable face.

Only then did he realize that Bai Shishi's face was completely red, like a ripe shrimp, and she didn't even have the courage to look at him.

She was the one who took the initiative to express her desire for intimacy, but she was also the one who was incredibly shy.

"Shishi".

"Ok?"

"You're so cute."

"Thanks......"

Before she could finish speaking, Mo Xiangwen leaned down without warning and kissed her lips.

It was his first time kissing a girl, and her lips were warmer and softer than he had imagined.

It felt like walking on clouds, or being surrounded by warm water, making him forget to breathe for a moment.

He tentatively tried to get closer to her, adjusting his approach slightly.

Then, Shishi immediately gave a clumsy and awkward response.

A complex emotion, a mixture of affection and possessiveness, surged and spread through his chest.

After a long while, their lips parted, and Mo Xiangwen and Bai Shishi's chests heaved as they breathed in the fresh air.

After calming down a bit, he pressed his forehead against Shishi's forehead again and said earnestly once more:

"Shishi, I like you."

"I also like Xiang Wen the most."

P.S.: Sigh, I've never kissed anyone either, this is so hard to write about.

Chapter 240 Let's go see the new house

In the ward, she sat by the window, looking at the scenery outside, her eyes somewhat vacant. Although she tried to appear calm, her slightly pursed lips and occasional absent-mindedness still betrayed her inner disappointment.

Seeing her daughter like this, Fu Qianping felt sorry for her but didn't know how to comfort her.

Today is the day to check the results, but it's clear that Bai Shishi's score is slightly lower than the cutoff score from last year.

Mo Xiangwen, leaning on his cane, walked to her side. He didn't say anything immediately, but simply stood quietly with her for a while. Then, he reached out and gently placed his hand on her slender shoulder.

“Shishi,” his voice was gentle and steady, “do you remember the ‘surprise’ I told you about before you went into the operating room?”

Upon hearing this, Bai Shishi snapped out of her daze, turned her head, and looked at him somewhat blankly. Then, as if her memory had been awakened, her eyes widened slightly: "...Surprise?"

"Hmm." Mo Xiangwen nodded, a encouraging smile on his face. "It's about time I took you to see a doctor. Staying in the hospital all day, with the air filled with the smell of disinfectant, isn't good for your mood. So, how about... going out on a 'date' with me today?"

The word "date" seemed to have a magical power, instantly brightening Bai Shishi's somewhat dim eyes.

She nodded vigorously almost without hesitation, her face regaining its radiance. "Yes! I'm going!"

Seeing her regain her spirits, Mo Xiangwen breathed a sigh of relief.

He then explained the situation to Fu Qianping, who was accompanying him. Fu Qianping looked at her daughter's expectant eyes, and then at Mo Xiangwen, who, although using a cane, had a calm and reliable expression. In the end, she nodded in agreement, but carefully reminded him to pay attention to safety and get some rest.

Of course, given Mo Xiangwen's still-healing foot injury, it wasn't realistic for him to drive Shishi out himself. He had already made arrangements.

Just then, the ward door was gently pushed open, and Su Mengli walked in.

She was wearing a simple dress today, exuding a gentle and elegant charm, and looked beautiful and lovely.

"Sister Mengli!" Bai Shishi greeted her sweetly.

“Mengli.” Mo Xiangwen also looked at her.

Su Mengli's gaze swept over the two of them, and she smiled slightly, asking with concern, "You both seem to be in good spirits. Xiang Wen, Shi Shi, how are you recovering?"

“Very good,” Mo Xiangwen replied.

"Yeah, it feels good." Bai Shishi nodded in agreement.

Mo Xiangwen had already informed Su Mengli of Shishi's college entrance examination results in advance, so she considerately avoided mentioning the topic to prevent further upsetting Shishi.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Mo Xiangwen indicated that they could set off.

Su Mengli picked up the cane that was placed in the corner and handed it to him.

Mo Xiangwen tried standing for a while without the cane and felt it: "I feel much better. If I walk slowly, I shouldn't have much of a problem without the cane..."

“No,” Su Mengli said gently but firmly, placing the cane in his hand. “It’s safer for you to hold it. Although I can support you, it’s always safer with it, and we’ll feel more at ease.”

Seeing her concerned look, Mo Xiangwen smiled helplessly and obediently took the cane.

Bai Shishi, who was watching this scene from the side, couldn't help but burst out laughing, and her mood seemed to brighten up a bit.

Su Mengli drove the two of them away from the hospital.

Outside the car window, the city scenery rushed past.

In the car, Su Mengli glanced at Mo Xiangwen in the back seat through the rearview mirror, a meaningful smile playing on her lips, and said, "Xiangwen, although you basically already know about that matter, I think you might still be a little shocked when you see it with your own eyes later."

Upon hearing this, Mo Xiangwen raised an eyebrow in confusion: "Hmm? What would scare you?"

Su Mengli kept everyone in suspense: "You'll find out when we get there. Shishi, you should look forward to it too."

"Huh?" Bai Shishi's curiosity was piqued, and she blinked her big eyes, full of anticipation.

After driving for a while, the car finally turned into a quiet, upscale residential area.

Mo Xiangwen still remembered this place; it was the same apartment complex where he and Su Mengli had come to look at properties and ended up having a terrifying elevator accident.

To his surprise, Su Mengli did not park in the public parking lot near the entrance of the community or in front of the sales office. Instead, she drove straight into the community along the winding and smooth driveway.

"Aren't you going to park the car here?" Mo Xiangwen asked, somewhat puzzled, as he looked at the greenery flashing past the window.

Su Mengli replied with a smile, "Don't worry, there will be parking inside."

As the vehicle ventured deeper into the area, the surrounding scenery became increasingly pleasant.

The greenery is now more layered and refined, and the landscape design is ingenious.

Mo Xiangwen noticed that the residences appearing on both sides of the road had changed from the high-rise apartments he had seen before to grand townhouses.

He couldn't help but laugh, jokingly saying, "You guys... you're skipping apartments and going straight for villas?"

Su Mengli smiled back at him in the rearview mirror and explained, "Yes. Later, the female manager took the three of us to see several more large apartments that met the requirements, but Mengyao was never quite satisfied and always managed to find something wrong with them. In the end, the manager was so overwhelmed by the questions that she had to tell the truth: Mengyao's wildly imaginative renovation ideas were really impossible to implement in a high-rise apartment building, since you can't just move load-bearing walls. The female manager joked that if you really wanted to renovate as you pleased, you'd probably have to buy a villa."

Mo Xiangwen readily played the straight man, asking with a smile, "And then?"

Su Mengli seemed to recall the scene at the time and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "And then? Then Mengyao was overjoyed and waved her little hand, saying in a very generous manner, 'Then let's have a villa! The budget can be increased as much as you want!'... And then, it turned out like this."

Mo Xiangwen listened and shook his head with a smile, able to imagine what Su Mengyao looked like at that time.

The car rounded another bend, and the view suddenly opened up.

Su Mengli skillfully drove the car into a courtyard with a separate garage and brought it to a steady stop.

Mo Xiangwen got out of the car and looked around.

The villas here are no longer terraced houses, but true detached houses, offering excellent privacy.

He glanced at the courtyard in front of him. Although it was not as spacious as the courtyard in his old home in the countryside, it was already considered very luxurious in this high-end community where every inch of land was precious.

However, the landscaping in the yard is clearly still in its early stages, with the newly transplanted trees still being supported by scaffolds, which is somewhat inadequate.

Bai Shishi also got out of the car out of curiosity, her eyes wide as she looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings.

Su Mengli locked the car, walked over to them, pointed to the three-story modern villa in front of them, and said with a hint of relief, as if she had completed a task: "How is it? This is the one. Are you satisfied?"

Looking at the house, which far exceeded his initial expectations, Mo Xiangwen said frankly, "It really is... quite unexpected. I originally thought it would be at most a spacious single-level apartment, but you've upgraded it to a villa, a detached one at that."

He paused, then nodded knowingly. "But that makes sense. Only a detached house allows Mengyao to do whatever she wants. Speaking of which, what exactly is she up to?"

Su Mengli smiled, but did not answer directly: "This question... I think it's better for you to ask her yourself. But looking at the sketches she drew, they weren't just messing around; it seems like there are real ideas and fun in them."

Seeing that the two hadn't moved an inch, she chuckled and said, "Come on in. It's our own home. Do you expect me to lead the way?"

Mo Xiangwen looked at the door in front of him, shook his head with a wry smile, and, leaning on his cane, took the lead in stepping onto the steps in front of the door.

Bai Shishi held tightly to the hem of his clothes, following closely behind him.

As soon as I pushed open the heavy front door, a noisy construction sound came out, like the sound of electric drills and hammering.

"Is there still construction going on inside?" Mo Xiangwen turned around and looked at Su Mengli with some surprise.

Su Mengli followed behind them and nodded: "Yes, because Mengyao requested quite a lot of customized modifications. Some walls and wiring need to be adjusted, and even the furniture needs to be customized, so we hired a construction team and are still working on it."

Mo Xiangwen understood, and leaning on his cane, he walked in with Bai Shishi.

The entryway was spacious and bright, but construction materials and tools, as well as construction waste, were visibly piled up everywhere.

They followed the sound inside, walked through a short corridor, and arrived at an unusually spacious living room area.

However, what they saw was not busy construction workers, but a familiar figure with its back to them...

"Uncle Su?" Mo Xiangwen looked at the tall figure standing in the center of the living room, gesturing towards a huge, unfinished bookshelf, and asked in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

Upon hearing his voice, Su Yuntao turned around. Seeing that it was them, a gentle smile immediately appeared on his face as he walked over.

"Xiao Mo is here," Su Yuntao's gaze first fell with concern on the crutches he was using and the obviously inflatable ankle brace on his right foot. "How is your foot injury healing? It looks quite serious."

Mo Xiangwen quickly tried to sound relaxed: "Uncle, don't worry, my foot injury is almost healed, and I can walk without much trouble. It's just that Mengli is worried and insists that I bring my crutches. Otherwise, I don't want to bring them out; it's too much trouble."

Su Yuntao looked him over carefully, and seeing that he still needed to use crutches for support, he shook his head disapprovingly: "It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone, so it's better to be careful. Listen to Lili, she's right."

"Yes, Uncle." Mo Xiangwen readily agreed, then asked, "Uncle Su, don't you... have company business to attend to today? What brings you here?"

Chapter 241 Things in the Future

Upon hearing this, Su Yuntao smiled with a hint of helplessness and doting. He pointed around and said, "Work? Put it aside for now. It's all because of that girl Yao Yao. Yesterday, she clung to my arm and begged me to come here. She said she knew nothing about engineering and that the construction site was complicated and she was afraid of being fooled by the workers. She insisted that 'only someone as experienced and discerning as Daddy can keep things in check.' She begged and pleaded until I finally got her to come."

Mo Xiangwen looked in the direction Su Yuntao was pointing and noticed that in the inner part of the living room, several non-load-bearing walls had been carefully partially removed, revealing the internal structure, clearly in preparation for a space redesign. "Mengyao, are you... planning to tear down all the walls and renovate? Aren't some walls untouchable?" he asked with some concern.

"Don't worry," Su Yuntao replied calmly, as if he had already considered this. "We've already hired a professional structural engineer to assess it. It's clearly marked which parts can be moved and which are load-bearing walls that absolutely cannot be touched. The construction team is also qualified and will strictly follow the blueprints. Yao Yao wants to remodel the layout and do whole-house customization according to her ideas, but she knows nothing about these things and doesn't know how to supervise the construction to ensure quality, so she dragged me along."

Mo Xiangwen immediately understood and offered just the right amount of flattery: "Oh dear, it's perfectly normal that you don't understand these things, after all, Mengyao is still young. Such a large project involving building structure and fine decoration naturally needs a knowledgeable and experienced senior like you, Uncle, to personally oversee it to ensure everything goes smoothly! With you here, we can rest assured!"

Although it was a bit exaggerated, Su Yuntao was quite pleased to hear it, and his smile deepened considerably. However, he still looked at Mo Xiangwen with a knowing smile: "You little rascal, have you been using honey on your lips lately? Why are you always finding different ways to praise me?"

He paused, glanced out the window, patted his shoulder and laughed, "The environment here is nice, by the river. Once you're all settled, I'll have to come over often to keep this old man company while he goes fishing. Don't find it a bother."

Haha, I did it subconsciously.

"Absolutely! It's my honor to go fishing with you, Uncle!" Mo Xiangwen maintained his smile and quickly explained, "I'm not just flattering you, it's my heartfelt gratitude! Just think, if it weren't for Uncle Su helping to contact President Chen and supervising the construction here, this whole mess would be in complete chaos with just the few of us! I'm truly grateful!"

Although it is essentially flattery, I certainly can't admit to that.

Mo Xiangwen thought to himself, "I can't just say it directly, because I'm eyeing your two cabbages, so I subconsciously want to please you..."

After saying that, he shifted his gaze slightly, feeling a little guilty, and turned to Bai Shishi, who had been quietly and curiously looking around, and asked softly, "Shishi, how is it? Do you like it here?"

Bai Shishi was staring blankly at the artistic chandelier frame hanging above the high ceiling of the living room when he asked her a question. She paused for a moment, seemingly not fully understanding the situation.

Su Mengli, who was standing nearby, smiled and chimed in, saying gently, "Shishi, this will be our new studio and our new home from now on. There are many rooms upstairs, so if you don't want to go home or study too late, you can stay here. That way, you can always be with everyone."

"A new studio...a new home?" Bai Shishi's eyes widened instantly, as if she had heard something unbelievable. She looked at Su Mengli, then at Mo Xiangwen, her voice filled with incredulous excitement, "So...so, I can live here with everyone...right now?"

"Of course!" Mo Xiangwen nodded firmly, looking at the smile on her face, and asked with a smile, "So, are you satisfied with this surprise?"

"Yes! Great! Super great!" Bai Shishi nodded vigorously, a bright smile spreading across her face. Her previous slight disappointment seemed to have been completely dispelled by this huge surprise.

Su Mengli looked at the two of them and gently suggested, "Let's go upstairs and see how the second floor is planned."

As she spoke, she naturally reached out and supported Mo Xiangwen's arm on the side where he wasn't using a cane. "Come on, walk slowly. The stairs have just been installed, be careful."

With Su Mengli's help, Mo Xiangwen and Bai Shishi carefully stepped onto the stairs leading to the second floor.

Standing there, Su Yuntao watched his daughter carefully helping Mo Xiangwen upstairs, saw the girl named Shishi following closely behind Mo Xiangwen with such dependence, and thought about how his own youngest daughter was also particularly concerned about this boy... He touched his chin with complicated feelings, and finally let out a barely audible sigh and shook his head.

Upon arriving on the second floor, one finds an equally spacious open area, with bundles of conduits, boards, and unopened light fixture boxes neatly stacked on the floor.