Driving to the mall, they entered through the underground parking lot. Liu Chen and Ren Yu walked ahead, while Xia Tian and Dong Tian followed at a distance, observing and remaining vigilant.
Because she hadn't eaten enough, Liu Chen was feeling rather down. Moreover, when people are hungry, their desire to shop tends to increase.
Liu Chen walked beside the shopping cart, with Ren Yu pushing it along. Whenever Liu Chen’s gaze lingered on something, Ren Yu would directly place it into the cart.
Soon, the cart was filled with all sorts of bread, chocolate, cookies, cola, milk, potato chips, beef jerky…
With no other option, Liu Chen had to get another cart and filled that one with frozen dumplings, frozen sweet dumplings, and hand-grabbed pancakes…
Liu Chen easily pushed the full carts to the checkout counter, even overtaking a young man who was struggling to control his overly heavy cart.
Witnessing this, Ren Yu took out her phone and added an item to her to-do list:
Increase strength through fitness.
As the two walked together, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, coupled with their seemingly inexhaustible spending, it wasn’t long before some young people recognized Liu Chen and her wealthy boyfriend, Ren Yu.
Consequently, countless posts soon appeared on Weibo.
[Liu Chen and Boyfriend Go on a Supermarket Spree]
[Rich People Don't Look at Prices When Shopping]
This led some micro-bloggers to start dissecting Liu Chen's outfits. They concluded that she was wearing luxury brands, but her attire looked very casual because when she opened her down jacket, her inner clothing was revealed to be pajamas…
Pajamas?
The netizens who had been spectating fell silent upon seeing these words, and then looking at the photos of Ren Yu wearing the same clothes and shoes as the previous day.
“It seems Ren Yu stayed with Liu Chen in Beijing last night. And judging by the quantity of their purchases, this is a sign they’re moving in together.”
Liu Chen, by now, had returned to the car with four plastic bags of food. After Ren Yu got into the car and closed the door, Liu Chen immediately opened a bag of tomato-flavored potato chips placed in front of her.
Then came the cucumber flavor, followed by the original flavor, then a bottle of Pepsi, a bag of bread, and finally a pack of "Three Plus Two" biscuits.
On the way back, Liu Chen’s mouth never stopped. Watching Liu Chen consume so much food, Ren Yu couldn’t help but feel a flicker of worry in her eyes.
By the time they reached the underground parking lot of Dadi Mansion, almost everything in the plastic bag at Liu Chen’s feet had been emptied.
Upon arriving at the doorstep of their home, Xia Tian first checked the small mechanism she had set up before leaving. Seeing no signs of it being triggered, she opened the door and carried several large bags of food inside.
After finishing an entire bag of snacks, Liu Chen finally felt full. Of course, she hadn’t missed Ren Yu’s worried gaze.
Walking to the dining area, she took a deep breath, pursed her lips, turned around, and smiled at Ren Yu, saying:
“Ren Yu.”
“Liu Chen.”
In perfect synchrony, they both spoke each other’s names at the same time.
But this time, Ren Yu didn’t back down as usual, letting Liu Chen speak first. Instead, with eyes full of concern, she firmly expressed her opinion: “If you keep eating like this, your stomach won’t be able to handle it. Chen Chen, I hope you’ll go to the hospital for a check-up.”
Liu Chen and Ren Yu met each other’s gaze for two seconds, then Liu Chen looked away, blinking her eyes rapidly.
“It’s okay. I know my body. I probably just haven’t had snacks for a long time, so I couldn’t help but eat a bit too much.”
As Liu Chen explained, she turned and walked towards her master bedroom.
Deep down, Liu Chen felt a twinge of regret. With so many secrets about her body, living with Ren Yu now, someone as intelligent as Ren Yu would sooner or later notice something was amiss.
Moreover, to be honest, with her body transformed by the system, she wasn't confident she could withstand hospital equipment. What if, before her dreams were fulfilled, she was captured and sent to a laboratory for research?
Lost in thought, she opened her room door and sat at her desk, but couldn’t settle down. Looking at the notebook in front of her, she felt even more agitated.
Since she couldn't focus on studying, Liu Chen simply lay back on the bed, deciding to give herself a break and get some real sleep.
She slept from daytime until deep into the night. During lunchtime, Ren Yu knocked on her door. Hearing no response from inside, she assumed Liu Chen was throwing a tantrum. She placed the meal outside Liu Chen’s room and sent her a QQ message.
In the evening, when Ren Yu took dinner to Liu Chen’s door, she saw the untouched meal from noon. She stood by the door for a long time before finally placing the evening meal down and taking away the midday one.
Around ten o’clock that night, when Ren Yu went to Liu Chen’s door again and saw the still-untouched meal, she realized something was wrong.
She took out her phone and sent a QQ message, but received no reply. Then she started calling. The ringing of the phone inside the room finally brought Ren Yu some relief. In that brief moment, she had even imagined Liu Chen being kidnapped without anyone noticing.
The ringing went on for a long time, but there was still no movement from inside the room.
Ren Yu stood outside the door and knocked.
“Chen Chen?”
Ren Yu’s commotion attracted Xia Tian, who had been sitting in the living room the whole time.
After all, for Xia Tian, her employer was Liu Chen, and her mission was to protect Liu Chen. She had encountered countless cases of employers hiring assassins to deal with their boyfriends, fiancés, or husbands.
“Xia Tian, go inside and check on Liu Chen’s condition.”
When Ren Yu saw Xia Tian, she understood her intention to check. She immediately moved aside from the doorway.
Xia Tian nodded, but instead of opening the door and going in as Ren Yu suggested, she asked Ren Yu to sit back in the living room. After knocking several more times to confirm, she pulled out a small card and slid it through the door gap.
“Click.”
The lock on the solid wood door immediately opened. Gently pushing it inward, the door slowly swung open. Xia Tian first surveyed the entire room, then quickly checked all possible hiding spots before finally turning her gaze to Liu Chen, who lay on the bed, breathing evenly.
Honestly, Xia Tian felt that her series of actions hadn’t woken Liu Chen, which likely indicated a problem.
Xia Tian approached Liu Chen:
“Boss? Liu Chen?”
“Boss, you’re trending on hot search!”
Liu Chen on the bed was still breathing evenly and deeply. Xia Tian then gently took Liu Chen’s hand out from under the covers and placed it on top of the quilt. Xia Tian then sat on the edge of the bed, held her breath, and placed her hand on Liu Chen’s wrist.
“There’s no major issue, just a slightly fast pulse.”
She then touched Liu Chen’s forehead with the back of her hand. As she did, Xia Tian’s eyes darkened.
“She has a fever.”
Ren Yu, who had been anxiously waiting at the door, heard this and rushed into the bedroom. Facing away from the bed, he knelt down halfway and said, “Put Chen Chen on my back, and let’s go to the hospital!”