The handsome guy next door loves to flirt.

Xiao Mingkun was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then quickly touched his face. He had gotten up a little late that morning and was in a hurry so he hadn't shaved before leaving the house. What a mistake! But even so, there was no need to call him Uncle Laowei and Yun Shu Sister Yun Shu.

So Xiao Mingkun quickly explained, "Lele, from now on, when you see Yunshu, you should call her Auntie. Sister is for children who are a little older than you. Auntie is already an adult, so you can't call her Sister anymore, or people will laugh at you!"

"Hey! You can't say that. I'm only twenty-two. Why can't I be Lele's older sister?" Yun Shu protested, her voice slightly muffled but still dissatisfied, with food in her mouth.

“Yeah, so you’re already in your early twenties. If it were before, you’d probably have several kids by now. We can’t keep shamelessly lying to Lele.” Xiao Mingkun grinned, looking every bit like a scoundrel.

"You!" Yun Shu was speechless after being retorted. This man usually seemed like a very serious person, but one thing after another, his image in her mind was completely ruined.

I hadn't seen him before, but I heard people in the building calling him "Brother Kun." I didn't know he lived next door to her, and that he was so shameless and had such a sharp tongue.

Just as Xiao Mingkun was about to say something, his phone rang.

After exchanging a few words with the person who called, Xiao Mingkun's expression gradually became serious, then returned to his previous solemn demeanor, making Yun Shu almost suspect that these were two different people, or that he had a split personality, since the difference between his previous and current expressions was so great.

Xiao Mingkun stood up and said to Yun Shu, "I have something to do and need to go out right away. You can eat slowly. I'll also bring back some food tonight, so you don't need to cook!"

"Um... no need to bring food back. With the kids here, I'll just cook for myself; it's more hygienic." Food from outside is never as reassuring as what you make yourself, and the kids are growing, so they can't eat fast food every meal. Although the food Xiao Mingkun brought back was very good, looked plentiful, and wasn't cheap.

"Okay, then I'll go buy some groceries!" Before Yun Shu could refuse, Xiao Mingkun quickly went to the next room, grabbed his briefcase, and went out to get busy.

Although Yun Shu disliked the man's previous harassment, seeing him rush out, she hoped nothing bad had happened to him. Otherwise, what would happen to Lele? Who would take care of her? She had to go to work tomorrow.

After packing her things, her phone rang. Yun Shu glanced at the number, slapped her forehead, and realized she'd forgotten to call him to let him know she wasn't going home this week. She'd told Gu Cheng before that she'd moved out of the dorm and was renting an apartment. Gu Cheng hadn't said anything, only that she had to come home every week during her days off.

"Dad, I'm sorry! I have something to do today, so I won't be coming back. I'll come back to see you next week..." After saying a few more words, Yun Shu hung up the phone.

Gu Cheng, who was sitting in the living room, immediately changed his expression after hearing this. What's wrong with this child? She's been back in the country for a few years now.

Li Meng, who was peeling an apple next to her, said unhappily, "Whether she comes back or not is irrelevant. Our family has been doing this all these years!"

"Let's say less. That kid has had a tough time these past few years, he's suffered a lot. Where are Yunhuan and Yunle? It's the weekend, I wonder where they've gone?"

"You don't need to worry about them. They went to the Chen family's party. It's Jia Yuan's birthday today, so they were invited over to have some fun." Li Mengyi's face immediately lit up with pride when she talked about her twin daughters. In the past, everyone in the compound praised her for being good at having children, giving birth to two such beautiful daughters. This year, the two children turned twenty, and she decided not to be too strict with them. Anyway, their social circle is only so big, and the children in it are all from families with status and influence in the compound or the neighborhood. If they really hit it off, she would be overjoyed.

Seeing that Li Meng was showing excessive favoritism, Gu Cheng didn't want to stay with her any longer, so he got up and went upstairs to his study.

Li Mengjian was already used to Gu Cheng's behavior. She even ate the apple she had peeled for him since no one else was eating it.

In the evening, Yun Shu did housework and spent some time with the children. At this time, Xu Ruo called to say that she was coming over.

I asked her to help me bring over some of the books she still had in her dorm and the pipa she used to play. Her grandmother loved playing the pipa, and I heard that her mother used to play it quite well too, but I can't remember what her mother looked like anymore.

When Yun Shu was three years old, her mother died of illness. For the next five years, her maternal grandparents and uncle raised her. When she was eight, she came to take care of the family... Yun Shu didn't want to think about what happened after that. She felt sad whenever she thought about the past.

Seeing Lele writing, she went to cook rice. As for vegetables, Xiao Mingkun would bring them back later, and they could be cooked then.

Yun Shu sighed as she thought of her and Xiao Mingkun. After tomorrow, she would have to distance herself from Xiao Mingkun. She didn't want to get married and didn't want him to misunderstand that she had feelings for him, as that would hurt him.

All I want in this life is to live a quiet life. The most important thing is not to live to be a hundred years old, but I also don't want to die so young at twenty-four. So I shouldn't provoke her and then distance myself from her and hide away, just like the Gu family.

After the rice was cooked, Xiao Mingkun also came home from get off work, bringing back a lot of fresh vegetables, just as he had said.

He carried the groceries directly into the kitchen, then came out and said to Yun Shu, "You've worked hard today. Since you're on your period, you shouldn't get wet. I'll cook!"

Yun Shu blushed a little when he mentioned that she had her period, but she immediately asked, "You can cook? How's your cooking? My friend is coming over later, and I'd like her to stay for dinner." She was still a little surprised that Xiao Mingkun, a grown man, knew how to cook.

"It's alright, but it depends on whether your friend is male or female. If it's female, I might perform exceptionally well." Xiao Mingkun smiled and picked up an apron from the wall, preparing to tie it on.

After hearing his words, Yun Shu replied, "He's my boyfriend!"

Xiao Mingkun paused briefly upon hearing this, then replied, "Then I don't mind being a male mistress!" After saying that, he tied his apron and started washing the vegetables.

Yun Shu was utterly speechless! Male mistresses are all pretty boys, none of them are as shameless as him... Wait! What is she thinking? She couldn't help but think how shameless this man was, and that a grown man wearing an apron didn't look out of place at all. Was this what people meant by a clothes hanger, someone who looks good in anything?

Yun Shu shook her head. On the first day of her period, she really felt weak all over. She was going to take down the curtains in the room to wash them, but she hesitated because of Lele and because she wasn't feeling well.

Just thinking that he would actually cook for her made her ignore the man's nonsense.

Just as the food was almost ready, Xu Ruo arrived, still as carefree as ever, wearing her flamboyant outfit.