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Shanghai???

Linda's answer was outside of Xu Chuanchuan's expectations.

But why would Murong lie to me about being in Malaysia still???

Xu Chuanchuan didn't think that her instincts would be correct.

In reality, Murong Shi's explanation for the cup should have been flawless. Even Xu Chuanchuan didn't know why she would suddenly doubt the explanation. This situation was just like the time she suspected Passerby Shi to be Murong Shi.

Sometime later, Murong Shi took the initiative to send Xu Chuanchuan a video call request. By now, Xu Chuanchuan had already changed into her pajamas. Smiling, Murong Shi asked, "Are you done showering?"

Instead of responding to Murong Shi's question, Xu Chuanchuan fiddled with her bangs for a moment before asking, "Were you on the phone with someone just now?"

"Mhm. I talked a little with my mom."

Because of some objective reasons, Xu Chuanchuan and Murong Shi had been contacting each other through the internet these past few days. So, how could Murong Shi suddenly contact Murong Mingshu through her SIM?

However, Murong Shi had seemingly failed to realize the flaw in her words. Meanwhile, Xu Chuanchuan still feigned ignorance as she said, "I just checked the weather. It has been blisteringly hot in Malaysia recently, but it seems to have rained over there today, so it should be a little cooler now, right?"

Murong Shi was unaware that Xu Chuanchuan was probing her. So, she pretended to look outside and responded with an "Mhm."

Xu Chuanchuan stared at Murong Shi and kept silent.

After a while, Murong Shi tilted her head and asked, "What's wrong?"

"You sure know how to put on an act," Xu Chuanchuan said with a sinister smile.

"What do you mean?" Murong Shi was confused.

Sitting cross-legged, Xu Chuanchuan put on a stern expression and said, "Comrade Murong, your acting skills are indeed excellent. Unfortunately, you have already been exposed."

Murong Shi was slightly stunned. A moment later, though, she couldn't help but chuckle as she asked, "How did you find out? Was it because of that cup?"

Xu Chuanchuan wagged her forefinger at the screen. Then, she slowly said, "The cup was only one suspicious point. You didn't pick up my call request just now, so I messaged Linda. She told me that you'd left Malaysia early this morning, and she was even the one who helped you buy the plane ticket."

Murong Shi: "..."

"Why didn't you tell me you came to Shanghai?"

"...I didn't plan on letting you know."

"Why?"

Murong Shi pursed her lips.

…

Half an hour later…

Xu Chuanchuan arrived at the hotel Murong Shi was staying at. When she exited the taxi and saw a familiar figure standing in front of the hotel entrance, she promptly dashed toward the other party.

Their reunion didn't contain any joy or expectation. Instead, Murong Shi frowned as she chided, "I told you not to come. Don't you know how dangerous it is for a girl to come out alone at night?"

Xu Chuanchuan withdrew her hands and her thoughts of hugging Murong Shi. Then, she clicked her tongue and said, "You have the cheek to say that? Compared to you, I'm much safer with my appearance."

Murong Shi angrily smiled. "Does that justify your actions?"

"Of course."

Murong Shi had no words to retaliate with, so she quickly dragged Xu Chuanchuan into the elevator. As soon as the elevator doors closed, Murong Shi impatiently embraced Xu Chuanchuan.

While fending off Murong Shi's lips, Xu Chuanchuan said, "There's a camera here!"

Although Murong Shi stopped trying to escalate their intimacy, she did not release Xu Chuanchuan from her arms.

After arriving back in the room and closing the door, Murong Shi promptly pressed Xu Chuanchuan against the door and kissed her.

It had been a long time since they last saw each other in person, so Xu Chuanchuan was similarly in an excited mood. Without hesitation, she wrapped her arms around Murong Shi's neck and responded to the kiss.

The two's breaths gradually became muddled, and Xu Chuanchuan's clothes quickly got wrinkled. The instant Murong Shi bit her right earlobe, Xu Chuanchuan felt her legs go limp.

Making good use of this situation, Murong Shi swooped Xu Chuanchuan up in her arms and carried her to the bed.

Subsequently, the two continued wrestling each other for air for a long time, only separating after both of them were close to suffocating.

"Did you miss me?" Murong Shi asked, her arms tightly embracing her lover.

"A lot." Xu Chuanchuan nodded. Then, while caressing Murong Shi's face, she asked, "Did you lose weight?"

Murong Shi intertwined her fingers with Xu Chuanchuuan's fingers and said, "I was a little unused to the local environment when I first arrived there."

Xu Chuanchuan frowned in distress. "Is the problem solved?"

"It's mostly settled. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to leave."

After some light conversation, Xu Chuanchuan changed the topic and asked, "Don't tell me you secretly came to Shanghai to monitor me?"

"No." Giving Xu Chuanchuan a soft kiss on the forehead, Murong Shi said, "I only wanted to look around."

"Look at what?"

"Look at this big city. This is also my first time visiting Shanghai."

This reason was too far-fetched and sounded perfunctory. Needless to say, Xu Chuanchuan did not believe it at the slightest. The next moment, she turned around and put herself above Murong Shi. Then, while looking down at her lover, she smiled and said, "Stop pretending. I know you came here for me."

Murong Shi smiled but did not answer.

Taking Murong Shi's silence as an affirmation, Xu Chuanchuan began drawing circles on top of Murong Shi's heart and said, "But since you've already come, why didn't you tell me?"

Murong Shi quietly observed Xu Chuanchuan for a moment. Then, she leisurely said, "I reflected on myself that day and felt that my actions were indeed wrong. Who you make friends with is your freedom, and I shouldn't interfere with it. Since you've decided to come to meet your friend, logically, I shouldn't try to stop you, either."

"So, you secretly snuck your way here and didn't let me know about it?"

"This is your first time traveling to a distant land. I was just...a little worried."

This method of caring for someone was unheard of. At the very least, Xu Chuanchuan had never heard of it before today.

Xu Chuanchuan experienced complicated feelings after listening to Murong Shi's recollection. She felt surprised, touched, and a little guilty. If it weren't for her, Murong Shi wouldn't have had to come back in such a hurry. Moreover, if Xu Chuanchuan hadn't overthought things, wouldn't Murong Shi have to spend the next few days in this hotel alone while she would be out having fun with another person in ignorance?

Xu Chuanchuan felt that she was a failure as a girlfriend.

While affectionately caressing Murong Shi's face, Xu Chuanchuan said, "Comrade Murong, how can you be so cute?"

A rare blush appeared on Murong Shi's face. Then, she awkwardly said, "I thought you would say that I'm petty."

If it were before, Xu Chuanchuan would indeed feel pressured and frustrated by Murong Shi's actions. However, Xu Chuanchuan's thought process had changed. Her girlfriend had not only grown jealous because of her but had even traveled across thousands of kilometers just to be closer to her. This proved that her girlfriend cared about her. Xu Chuanchuan couldn't be any happier about this situation.

Xu Chuanchuan removed all of her restraints and held onto Murong Shi's face. Then, she kissed Murong Shi on the lips before saying, "I love you to death."

The next moment, Murong Shi flipped Xu Chuanchuan around and reversed their positions.

Afterward, the two began tussling on the bed, their clothes quickly disappearing and their skin making more and more physical contact. The situation rapidly intensified, and eventually, what should have happened, happened.

Xu Chuanchuan only woke up at noon the next day. When she woke up and found that nobody was beside her, she momentarily thought she had experienced a wet dream last night, and she promptly sat up on the bed.

However, when the blanket rolled down and exposed her snowy-white skin, Xu Chuanchuan's worries disappeared.

It wasn't a dream.

At this moment, her entire body was covered in hickeys, with the ones on her breasts and inner thighs being the most obvious.

When Xu Chuanchuan thought back to the madness last night, her face burned up, and she quickly buried her head into her pillow.

When Murong Shi came out of the bathroom and saw that Xu Chuanchuan was already awake, she warmly smiled and asked, "Did you sleep well?"

Xu Chuanchuan nodded and said, "I've been losing sleep during the time you were away."

After wiping away the unknown liquid from the corner of Xu Chuanchuan's eyes, Murong Shi said, "Me too."

Ignoring the fact that she was naked, Xu Chuanchuan reached out and tightly embraced Murong Shi. And as she listened to her lover's heartbeat, she couldn't help but smile in happiness.

Even though they had only been apart for a week, the two couldn't help but wish they could tie each other to their waists.

Their hug lasted for a long time. Just as Murong Shi was about to move in for a kiss, Xu Chuanchuan suddenly covered Murong Shi's mouth and said, "I haven't brushed my teeth yet."

Murong Shi kissed Xu Chuanchuan's palm and released the shorter woman. Then, she brought Xu Chuanchuan's clothes over.

The clothes were the same ones she wore last night. Just as Xu Chuanchuan was about to put on her bra, she suddenly recalled something.

"Crap."

"What's wrong?"

"Ange said she was going to take me out to have fun today…" What should I do now?

Murong Shi extended her arms to Xu Chuanchuan's back and helped Xu Chuanchuan put on her bra. Then, she calmly said, "Go, then. Don't stand her up."

"What about you?"

"I'll wait for you in the hotel."

"How is that okay?!"

Afterward, Xu Chuanchuan hurriedly called Ange.

Last night, after finding out that Murong Shi had arrived in Shanghai and forcing her to say the hotel's name, Xu Chuanchuan had promptly set off after briefly informing Ange about the situation. And although she had sent Ange a message just as she was about to reach the hotel, they hadn't made any further contact afterward.

Meanwhile, it was currently noon already, which was long past the appointed time for their tour around the city.

The call quickly connected. Before Xu Chuanchuan could even open her mouth, Ange got ahead of her and said, "Don't tell me you only woke up now?"

Xu Chuanchuan blushed in embarrassment. Then, she timidly said, "I'm sorry."

"What are you saying sorry for?"

"Are we still going out to play?"

Ange paused for a moment. Then, she said, "Nevermind. I'm scared that she'll come and kill me."

The joke they shared last night had become a reality, so Xu Chuanchuan didn't know how she should follow up with Ange's words.

In the end, though, after the three of them discussed among themselves, they still decided to meet up.

Ange had chosen a stylish cafe as the location of their meet-up. She had also deliberately chosen an inconspicuous seat in the shop. Though only after she had finished a cup of coffee did Xu Chuanchuan and Murong Shi arrive.

At this time, Xu Chuanchuan had turned bright red because of the glaring sun outside. Upon arriving, she quickly said, "Sorry, we're not familiar with Shanghai, so it took us some time to find this place."

"It's fine," Ange said. Sensing that a certain someone's eyes had been locked onto her since they entered the shop, Ange awkwardly turned toward Murong Shi and greeted, "Hello."

"Hello," Murong Shi calmly responded.

Noticing the strange attitudes of Ange and Murong Shi, Xu Chuanchuan quickly stepped forward to smooth things over. "I checked the weather forecast just now, and it seems the temperature today might reach 40 degrees Celsius. That's so terrible."

Making use of Xu Chuanchuan's words, Ange said, "It's easy to get heatstroke in such hot weather, so it's best if we cancel our outing plans for today."

"Huh?" Xu Chuanchuan was caught off guard by this situation.

Then, Ange pointed at the crowd of pedestrians outside the shop and said, "Shanghai has many interesting places to visit, but it gets especially crowded during the holidays. I dare say that everywhere we visit will be packed. I'm sure you two wouldn't want to join such a crowd in such hot weather, right?"

Xu Chuanchuan and Murong Shi briefly exchanged looks with each other.

"If you still insist on going out, I can take you two to the Oriental Pearl Tower tonight."

Xu Chuanchuan couldn't help but be confused by this situation. After all, this wasn't what Ange had said yesterday. The two of them had already discussed their travel route for today. Yet, Ange had suddenly suggested modifying it.

Is it because of Murong's sudden participation?

At this time, the waiter just so happened to have walked over and interrupted their conversation.

While Murong Shi communicated with the waiter, Xu Chuanchuan looked toward Ange and saw her friend signaling her with her eyes. Unfortunately, Xu Chuanchuan failed to figure out what Ange was trying to express.

After the waiter left, Xu Chuanchuan worried that an awkward silence would ensue. However, to her surprise, Murong Shi had taken the initiative to strike up a conversation with Ange.

The two mainly talked about Ange's cake shop. Ange would answer whatever questions Murong Shi posed, and the atmosphere between them seemed relatively good.

Xu Chuanchuan sighed in relief at this sight. Then, she said, "I'm going to the restroom. Any of you want to go with me?"

Ange said she wasn't going.

Xu Chuanchuan initially thought Murong Shi would accompany her, but Murong Shi had unexpectedly said, "You go ahead."

Left with no better choice, Xu Chuanchuan went to the restroom by herself.

Murong Shi watched Xu Chuanchuan leave, only retracting her gaze after she could no longer see her lover's back. Then, she looked toward Ange, who was tearing apart a piece of tissue paper out of boredom, and said, "Let's talk."

TL Notes:

[1]So, why would Murong Shi suddenly contact Murong Mingshu through her SIM?:

The reason why Xu Chuanchuan assumes that Murong Shi is calling someone through her phone line is because of WeChat's call system.

If you(A) are calling a friend(B), and this friend(B) happens to be in a WeChat call with someone else(C), then the call won't connect at all, and WeChat's system will just notify you that your friend(B) is in a call with someone else.

However, if you(A) call your friend(B), and your friend(B) is holding a call with someone else(C) through their SIM, your WeChat call request will go through, and you will hear a busy tone. However, your friend(B) will not receive any notifications of the call request until they are done with their phone call.

So, since Xu Chuanchuan heard a busy tone when she initially tried calling Murong Shi, and Murong Shi subsequently admitted that she had been in a call with Murong Mingshu (which disproves the possibility that Murong Shi had been away from her phone), this means that Murong Shi had called Murong Mingshu using her SIM.