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"I have a question... what are you doing?"

Shen Mochen watched speechlessly as Catherine lingered in the novelty shop, wanting to buy anything that caught her eye—glowing pens, various counterfeit but attractive ornaments, and all sorts of odd and quirky toys… She had picked a bunch in no time.

Just like someone who just arrived in the city... Ah no, like someone from the city who just visited the countryside, finding everything curious.

The store manager never expected to do such good business early in the morning and couldn't stop grinning, "Hello, that will be three thousand two hundred sixty-seven, but we can round it down to three thousand for you..."

"Two thousand four, not a penny more!" Shen Mochen interrupted.

The store manager looked at Shen Mochen with a sense of grief, how could such a handsome guy say something so cold! This damn cute mouth! If I ever see you alone, I'll kiss you every time I spot you until you cry and call me your big sister!

"Well… our prices are already at cost, we really can't make much from these small commodities!"

She said with a forced smile, looking at Catherine who was already pulling out her bank card.

"Forget it, let's go!"

Shen Mochen grabbed Catherine's wrist, ready to leave, but this time, to his surprise, Catherine, who was usually cooperative, was now rooted to the spot, refusing to budge.

Seeing Catherine not moving, the store manager gained confidence and beamed, "Look at the items in our shop, they are great value for money and of good quality, you definitely can't find them elsewhere! Charging you three thousand two for all these items really isn't much, our cost price for the goods isn't low, and we have to cover utilities, rent, and so on, we're practically selling at a loss to you!"

"Didn't you just say three thousand a moment ago?" Shen Mochen exclaimed angrily.

"Swipe the card."

Catherine didn't care about the details and calmly handed over her bank card.

...

Catherine walked out of the store carrying two large bags of novelties, with Shen Mochen empty-handed behind her.

"You really are the big sucker here, insisting on spending several hundred more!" Shen Mochen complained in a whine.

"A few hundred isn't much, I like these."

"Truly a 'Princess,' unable to compare with us common folk who like to live frugally!"

Catherine said indifferently, "I know you're trying to provoke me, but I advise you to give up such little tricks. I might not break up with you over this, but I would have someone beat you up for your incessant noise."

Shen Mochen immediately shut his mouth.

Catherine snorted and carried the two bags of novelties towards where they parked.

Shen Mochen coughed, "But to tell you the truth, you're way too easy to read. This time a few hundred doesn't bother you, but what about next time when you actually care about something? People are savvy; when others can easily see what you like, they can use it to squeeze you and jack up the price on the spot. Just like earlier, if you had pretended to walk away showing disdain, we definitely could have gotten it all for two thousand four!"

"So that's how it is, I understand what you mean... Act indifferent to them, let them know it's not 'you or nothing,' make them feel insecure…" Catherine was slightly stunned, then nodded to herself.

"Sort of, but something feels odd about that…"

"Hmph, do you think I really want to date you? I couldn't care less about you!" Catherine suddenly turned to Shen Mochen with a snort and strode away.

"… Quick on the uptake, eh?" Shen Mochen stood there stunned, impressed by Catherine's ability to learn, and then chased after her, "Hey, hey, in that case, should we just split..."

"Split? So you know that people can detach their heads to play ball with?"

"We're a match made in heaven!"

Catherine's eyes curved into a smile, laughing as she turned her face away, "Don't think that, it's merely your good fortune alone."

Shen Mochen's mouth twitched slightly, speechlessly nodding in acknowledgment feeling humiliated.

When they reached the car, Catherine lifted her chin, "Hand me the car keys."

Her hands were full, she could only ask Shen Mochen for them.

"Where are they?"

"In the right pocket."

Shen Mochen reached in to search, sensing something slightly risqué about the situation, but there was no room for second thoughts. His hand slid into Catherine's pocket, feeling her body heat and the smoothness of her thigh through just a layer of velvet. Without hesitation, he swiftly took out the car keys.

Catherine glanced at Shen Mochen's flushed face, herself feeling a wave of heat on her own, but still managed to say calmly, "Your interests are really strange, do you like touching my pocket, or do you prefer touching my leg?"

"I like touching legs, alright? I absolutely love legs, not just thighs but calves too! I also like being stepped on with feet, whether bare or in stockings, I just love them all!"

Shen Mochen was tongue-tied, beginning to expose himself.

"Oh well, as long as I can lower her opinion of me, it doesn't matter if she thinks I'm a pervert!" Damn it... even though that's how it should be, why do I feel like I've lost some kind of dignity as a human being?

Catherine looked at Shen Mochen in shock, and after confirming he wasn't lying, she turned her eyes away with a complex expression.

Hmm... boys are more complicated than she had imagined.

Next time, she might as well wear a skirt.

It's a pity she gave her little black dress to Fuzi last time, so maybe try the white one?

After placing the things she bought behind the seats, Catherine and Shen Mochen went to a regular mall, where she looked around with great curiosity.

"Do you not usually go shopping?"

Shen Mochen, seeing Catherine pause in front of a claw crane game, asked curiously.

"No, I'm an Alexandrova. Other than staying at home and going to school, the places I usually visit are just various high-society parties."

"So you're essentially a princess who's a homebody, right?"

"Please don't misunderstand, I often go swimming and I'm very good at basketball and tennis."

"The swimming and basketball you're talking about wouldn't happen to be in your own backyard pool and basketball hoop, would they? I've heard that Tianyi Immortal Garden has tennis courts and a basketball gym... You don't just play inside the community, do you?"

Catherine was silent for a moment and then suddenly stomped hard on Shen Mochen's foot, striding away.

Shen Mochen clutched his foot and yelped, "Hey, hey, aren't you playing the claw machine?"

"I can't swipe a card for it, you put in coins."

Catherine walked back.

"Why am I always paying? Are you thanking me, or am I thanking you?"

The two wandered around the mall floor by floor, from the clothing stores on the first and second floors up to the food court. However, they didn't go to the top floor movie theater because Catherine heard from her classmates that there were no good movies lately.

Leaving the mall, they went to a supermarket. Princess, never having shopped at a supermarket but still spending lavishly, soon fell into the trap of consumerism, filling three carts full of goods.

"How are you going to take all this stuff back? The trunk of your car definitely can't fit it all…"

Shen Mochen was speechless. He didn't want to criticize how all these items might not even be consumed or used by next year—if they aren't used up, just throw them away. Does money matter to the princess? Believe it or not, she could buy the supermarket in a minute!

Catherine raised her phone, "I've already asked Fuzi to drive here in the van. It has enough space."

"You didn't let that pervert secretly follow today, did you?"

Shen Mochen was startled. That pervert Fuzi always covertly protected them at school, and he had thought, just like always, the other party must be hiding somewhere, watching.

Catherine nodded as if it were only natural, "Today is our first official date, why would we want a third wheel to bother us?"

Shen Mochen was taken aback, then he saw her casually pick up a box next to the cashier and throw it into the cart, quickly saying, "Hey, hey, hey, that's not chewing gum!"

"I know, it's condoms."
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Catherine declared, her neck as pink as her blushing cheeks, but she still put on a calm expression.

Knowing that she still…

"Do you hope I get pregnant... well, that might not be so bad?"

"What on earth are you talking about?"

Shen Mochen's eyes widened, trembling with fear—you just can't resist me because I'm handsome, huh! Hey, hey, hey, I'm going to call the police!

While they were still at an impasse, suddenly a familiar voice reached their ears.

"Catherine?"

Yuncui walked over in surprise at meeting an acquaintance in the supermarket. However, when she saw Shen Mochen next to Catherine, her eyes quickly went from puzzled to disdainful.

She remembered, that guy, just last week seemed to be Yin Caiyu's boyfriend. How come he's so close to Catherine now?

Cheating because Yin Caiyu isn't around?

Jerk!