Female-dominated society: My husband is clingy and I can't shake him off

Li Mo'er looked at Shen Ziche, whose face, which had just faded, was now flushed again.

But the two of them tacitly kept silent.

Li Mo'er held up the food basket in her hand, "I, I brought breakfast."

Shen Ziche avoided Li Mo'er's gaze and nodded gently, "Let's go to the dining hall."

Li Mo'er followed behind Shen Ziche, walking side by side with Shen San.

Shen San looked at Li Mo'er provocatively, his eyes clearly saying: With me here, don't even think about taking advantage of our young master.

The two engaged in a silent battle behind Shen Ziche.

Upon arriving at the dining hall, Li Mo'er placed the breakfast she had brought on the table, leaving only a bowl of porridge, which was still warm even after so long.

"This breakfast..."

Before Li Mo'er could finish speaking to Shen Ziche, she heard someone outside shouting, "The Second Young Master is awake."

Shen Zicen woke up and before he even opened his eyes, he subconsciously reached out and touched the side next to him.

Realizing that no one was beside him, he instantly came to his senses and reached into Li Mo'er's blanket to check the temperature; it was completely cold.

"Mo'er? Mo'er?"

He looked around but didn't see Li Mo'er, and began to call out in a panic.

Hearing the noise, Shen Liu, who was at the door, hurriedly went inside and saw Shen Zicen getting up in a panic, barefoot, about to go out.

He quickly stopped Shen Zicen, "Second Young Master, Madam Li has gone out on business and will be back soon."

Shen Zicen's eyes were blurry with tears, and her expression was full of doubt. "Really? When did she leave?"

Shen Liu didn't know either. He was on night duty and hadn't seen Li Niangzi leave after he arrived. He assumed that Li Niangzi was inside with Young Master Shen.

Shen Liu's eyes darted around, his eyes filled with guilt. When he saw the person next to him, he quickly waved for him to go find Young Master Shen, as he could only stall for a while.

"Second Young Master, Madam Li went out just as dawn was breaking; she must have something to do."

Because of her panic, Shen Zicen did not notice the guilty look in Shen Liu's eyes.

He wanted to go out to find Li Mo'er, but Shen Liu stopped him.

"Second Young Master, when Madam Li went out, she specifically instructed me to take good care of you."

Just moments ago, Shen Liu looked guilty, but now he can conceal his true feelings much better. However, he is still a little flustered and afraid of being discovered.

Shen Liu glanced at Shen Zicen's bare feet and began to coax Shen Zicen again.

"Second Young Master, your foot? If Madam Li sees it, she'll probably be angry."

Shen Liu now has complete control over Shen Zicen. As long as he brings up Li Mo'er whenever there's a problem, everything can be easily resolved.

Shen Zicen believed Shen Liu's words, looked down at his dirty feet, and hurriedly went into the room.

He sat on the edge of the bed and asked Shen Liu to fetch water for him to wash his feet.

He has to behave well and not make Mo'er angry, otherwise Mo'er might not want him anymore.

After carefully washing his feet, he obediently sat on the bed with his knees drawn up, waiting for Li Mo'er.

However, after a stick of incense had burned, Shen Zicen was clearly getting impatient, his eyes fixed on Shen Liu standing to the side.

Large drops of sweat slid down Shen Liu's forehead, but he didn't dare wipe them away with his hands.

"Shen Liu, do you think Mo'er doesn't want me anymore?"

Shen Liu felt the pressure from Shen Zicen's gaze and wanted to reply, but he couldn't open his mouth.

Even though Shen Zicen was flustered, she noticed that something was wrong with Shen Liu.

He jumped out of bed in anger, grabbed Shen Liu by the collar, and said in an unusually calm tone, "Shen Liu, you dare to lie to me."

He knew Mo'er didn't want him anymore, which was why Shen Liu had lied to him. He returned to bed dejectedly and huddled in the corner.

If things had turned out the way they did just now, he might have impulsively gone out to find Li Mo'er.

He's calmed down a bit now and won't act recklessly like before.

He sat quietly in the corner, motionless. Shen Liu called out worriedly, "Second Young Master?"

Shen Zicen looked up, trying to hold back her tears, and said softly, "You can go out now."

Shen Liu wanted to try to persuade him again, but seeing his state, he quietly left the room and considerately closed the door behind him.

As the door slammed shut, Shen Zicen could no longer hold back and began to sob softly, burying her head in her knees.

If Li Mo'er had never existed, he might not have been so heartbroken. But after giving him hope, she abandoned him.

Shen Liu angrily recalled the person he had sent out to find Young Master Shen, who hadn't returned for so long.

He glanced back at the quiet room, sighed, and decided he would go find it himself.

Just a dozen or so steps from the second young master's courtyard, he encountered that person, who was lying unconscious on the ground.

Judging from the looks of it, he was trying to take a shortcut and in his haste didn't see the stone on the ground, tripped and fell unconscious.

He really picked a good person; he could find anyone who fainted in the Second Young Master's courtyard.

Or if I had just taken a few more steps, I could have gotten out of this blind spot, but I ended up falling here.

He quickly called for people to carry the man away for treatment, while he himself went to Young Master Shen's courtyard.

Upon learning that Young Master Shen and Madam Li were dining in the dining hall, he hurriedly went there.

"The second young master has woken up."

When Li Mo'er heard the sound, she was about to sit down and rest for a while, but now she could only follow Shen Liu to Shen Zicen's room.

She hadn't expected Shen Zicen to wake up so early. On the way, Shen Liu kept stammering as he described what had happened to her.

However, Shen Liu's expression was incomplete, and she did not fully understand it, but she roughly knew that A-Cen was very sad.

Carrying a food basket, she didn't run very fast. Hearing that A-Cen was sad, she quickly handed the food basket to Shen Liu.

"You take it, I'll go over first."

After saying that, she rushed towards Shen Zicen's room without even knocking and pushed the door open.

She saw Shen Zicen huddled in the corner of the bed, panting heavily, and slowly walked over.

"Brother, I'm fine, you can go out now."

Shen Zicen assumed that Shen Liu had summoned Shen Ziche, so he didn't even look up and kept his head down as he chased them away.

Hearing Shen Zicen's voice filled with sobs, and not even knowing how long he had been crying, his voice was a little hoarse.

“Ah Cen,” Li Mo’er walked to his bedside, “it’s me.”

Upon hearing Li Mo'er's voice, Shen Zicen suddenly raised his head, his vision blurred with tears. He wiped away his tears with his sleeve, feeling wronged.

Looking at his pitiful eyes, Li Mo'er pulled him into her arms.

"It's alright, I'm here."

Shen Zicen complained pitifully, "I... I woke up and you were gone, waaaaah~"

"I thought you didn't want me anymore, waaaaah~"

Shen Zicen pounded on Li Mo'er's chest in a fit of rage. It didn't hurt at all, but Li Mo'er had just rushed over and hadn't caught her breath yet. Now, after being pounded by him, she just wanted to cough.

However, she was afraid that if she coughed, Shen Zicen would feel even more guilty, so she simply held back her cough.

Li Mo'er patted his back reassuringly, gently lifted his face, wiped away the tears on his cheeks, and looked deeply into his eyes.

“Ah Cen, listen to me, I will never abandon you. This time it was my fault.”

Li Mo'er hugged Shen Zicen tightly, trying to give him a sense of security, as it was indeed her fault this time.