The system forced me to blow up the female lead's fishpond.

But then something astonishing happened.

Chu Chouchi did not give any further instructions, but simply pulled away the stained Xuan paper, replaced it with a new one, and continued writing.

He paused, glanced sideways at Shen Zhizhi who was kneeling obediently on the ground, and said in an awkward tone, "This prince has not yet mastered his calligraphy today."

Shen Zhizhi:?

Shen Zhizhi didn't react.

After a while, the person at the desk continued, "We'll discuss it again after you've practiced your calligraphy."

"Really?!"

The expected bad thing didn't happen, and Shen Zhizhi looked up in surprise, quickly moving forward.

She stared expectantly at Chu Chouchi, her eyelashes fluttering with each blink, making him feel incredibly awkward.

"Go to the side and grind ink for me." Unable to bear her burning gaze, Chu Chouchi handed her the new inkstone on the table.

"Okay! I promise to complete the mission!"

Shen Zhizhi readily agreed, took the inkstone and began grinding ink for him, chattering away: "Second Prince, you've come to the right person! I know how to grind ink. Call me again next time you need to do something like this!"

"Hmm." Chu Chouchi responded with a calm "hmm."

He picked up his brush to dip it in ink, but when he saw the inkstone was full of ink, yet so thin that he couldn't write with it, he fell silent.

"This is what you meant by being good at grinding ink?" Chu Chouchi's expression was complicated, his thin lips twitching slightly, clearly speechless.

Shen Zhizhi smiled awkwardly. In fact, she had only ever seen those pageboys grinding ink on television.

In her memory, it was just adding some water and then holding the ink stick and spinning it around and around.

[Host, is it possible that we don't need to add so much water at all?]

Ya Dan couldn't stand it anymore.

Shen Zhizhi: [Get lost! You didn't remind me just now, and now you're giving me this hindsight advice, trying to impress me?]

Ya Dan protested, feeling wronged: "You were the one who said you were really good at it!"

Shen Zhizhi ignored it, poured some of the diluted ink from the inkstone, and grinned at Chu Chouchi while grinding the ink.

"Hehe, it's been too long since I've ground ink. Your Highness, please ask me to grind ink more often in the future, and I'll definitely do a better job."

Chu Chouchi didn't expose him, and continued practicing his calligraphy after dipping his brush in the increasingly viscous ink.

He wielded his brush with the grace of a dragon in flight, and before the ink had even dried, he had already penned a superb poem.

Seemingly satisfied with today's poetry, he turned his head slightly, a slight upturn of his lips, and the black mole on the right side of his nose made him even more dazzling and captivating.

Shen Zhizhi was stunned.

This villainous boss may be a pervert, but he's undeniably handsome!

Thinking about it this way, that Shen Qinshou really deserves to die!

This handsome, rich, and devoted tycoon was willing to die for her, yet she was completely unmoved and even did a series of things that violated her values ​​and morals.

"What are you looking at?" He shifted his gaze from the rice paper to Shen Zhizhi.

"You're really good-looking," Shen Zhizhi replied abruptly.

"Cough cough cough."

Chu Chouchi hadn't expected her to be so direct and bold in expressing her thoughts. His handsome face flushed instantly, and he quickly looked away.

[Congratulations, host, Chu Chouchi's corruption value has decreased by 1.]

Hearing Ya Dan's excited voice in her mind, Shen Zhizhi smiled.

Haha, just as I thought, Chu Chouchi is a pure-hearted, love-starved puppy.

Give him more care and love, and he will let his guard down.

"Brother Qiu Chi~~~"

Before Shen Zhizhi could finish laughing, Shen Qinshou's soft, gentle voice called from outside the study.

This affectionate call almost gave Shen Zhizhi goosebumps.

She couldn't help but look up at Chu Chouchi.

Do men throughout history and across the world all love this type?

“Ah Shou…”

Years of affection had become a habit, and upon hearing the call of his beloved woman, Chu Chouchi instinctively got up and went out to greet her.

Shen Zhizhi looked at his worthless appearance and gritted her teeth in anger.

Shen Zhizhi: [It's true what they say, if the ex-boyfriend turns around, all the strategist's month of hard work is wasted!]

[Host, keep it up! After all, it's not all bad.]

A wicked smile crept across Shen Zhizhi's lips.

Shen Zhizhi: [Hmph, this white lotus thinks she can make all my efforts last night go to waste? Dream on!]

"Brother Qiu Chi~" When Shen Qinshou saw Chu Qiu Chi coming towards her as usual, a bright smile instantly bloomed on her face.

When she ran away last night, she was secretly afraid that Chu Chouchi would resent her for her recklessness, but now it seems that she was overthinking it.

Chu Chouchi loved her deeply, so how could he possibly hold a grudge against her because of this?

“Brother Qiu Chi, after I escaped yesterday, I immediately sent Father to the alley to rescue you, but I didn’t see you.”

As Shen Qinshou spoke, she looked up to see Chu Chouchi's reaction: "I was worried sick all night and rushed here early this morning to see if you were injured."

Shen Qinshou's eyes were red, and her worried and weak appearance made it seem as if she really hadn't slept all night.

Shen Zhizhi listened with a series of cold laughs.

Hmph, you were so worried you couldn't sleep all night? You probably ran away and immediately went to find Brother Chu Tu for a hug and comfort, right?

"Brother Qiu Chi, I was so scared at the time. You won't blame me for not saving you, will you?" Seeing the tenderness in Chu Qiu Chi's eyes, Shen Qin Shou instantly lost all her strength and collapsed weakly into his arms.

With a beautiful woman in one's arms, who could remain unmoved? Especially a woman one has loved for so long.

Chu Chouchi felt that all the pent-up emotions from last night had been resolved.

Although he was somewhat disappointed last night, looking back, he was afraid that if she had really come to save him last night, he would have felt guilty and regretful for being unable to protect her.

"A-Shou, this prince..." Chu Chouchi felt heartbroken and reached out to wipe away her tears.

"Wow! The green tea flavor is so strong!"

Seeing that they were about to reconcile and be all lovey-dovey, Shen Zhizhi, who was watching from afar, couldn't sit still and immediately spoke up to stop them.

Startled by the roar, Shen Qinshou crawled out of Chu Chouchi's arms and frowned as her gaze fixed on Shen Zhizhi.

Why is Shen Zhizhi here? Is she here to complain to Brother Qiu Chi again?

Hmph, they really haven't given up on their wicked intentions.

Thinking of this, Shen Qinshou asked, "You, what are you doing here?"

"What's all the fuss about? Where did this green tea come from in the study? No tea was brewed today." Chu Chou Chi frowned as he was forced to let go.

Look, look, he's got love-struck again. He just can't seem to shake it!

"Really?" Shen Zhizhi suppressed the urge to punch him in the head and walked over with a grin.

"Perhaps His Highness has a bad nose, because he can't smell the aroma of this tea."

Shen Qinshou pouted. These words were completely irrelevant, but she could still vaguely sense that they weren't kind and were directed at her.

Although puzzled, she didn't know how to retort, so she could only give him the order to leave: "I don't understand what you're saying. If you have nothing else to say, please leave. I have some private matters to discuss with the Second Prince."

Although Shen Zhizhi's complaint wouldn't cause any trouble for her, she still needed to be cautious and be on the safe side.

Shen Zhizhi scoffed inwardly.

Look at this little green tea b*tch! The person in charge hasn't even said a word yet, and an outsider is already telling her to get out?

She really thinks she's the second princess.