Saturday night.
Today is Easter, and Xuande's school is holding an Easter event tonight. Siwa takes Xuanling and Xuande to participate, leaving only Shan'er at home in the empty house.
Shan'er invited Chen Wunan to dinner, intending to cook a meal herself and also to get to know each other better.
Since dating Chen Wunan, she suddenly discovered the many advantages of being a woman. Regardless of whether she liked Chen Wunan or not, his pursuit of her involved showering her with attention, flowers, and gifts, making Shan'er begin to experience the feeling of being valued. While the roast beef was baking in the oven, Shan'er returned to her bedroom to change. She changed into a designer dress, but soon she discovered she was in trouble—
She couldn't button up all the little buttons on her back.
As she was concentrating on buttoning her clothes in front of the mirror, Zhang Boxuan's image suddenly appeared in the reflection! Instinctively, she immediately grabbed a large pillow from the bed and threw it at him.
"It's you again!"
He skillfully dodged it.
"How did you get in? Thief!" she glared at him angrily.
"Why do you say that? No matter what, I'm still the father of this child, so I have the freedom to come and go as I please in this house." He deliberately acted shamelessly.
"Fine, now that the children are gone, you can get out!" she said rudely, shooing him away.
"You sent the child away so you could go on a date with Chen Wunan? Looks like Chen Wunan is more important than the child!" His tone was quite disdainful.
"Oh? You seem to know everything!"
"Let me see if it's really true." In fact, he knew everything about Shan'er.
"That's right! I'm dating textile tycoon Chen Wu-nan!" she announced triumphantly.
"I want to see if the child's new father is the best candidate." He found an impeccable reason.
She was somewhat displeased by his indifference and immediately retorted, feeling quite annoyed.
"I also know he's going to propose to me tonight!"
It doesn't really matter whether Chen Wunan proposed to her or not. If Chen Wunan had actually proposed to her, she would definitely have refused. She said this just to spite Zhang Boxuan.
Suddenly, her eyes flashed, and she was somewhat confused about her own emotions. Why had she wanted to upset him?
A marriage proposal? Zhang Boxuan felt as if a needle had pricked his throat.
"Can you be a good wife?" he asked deliberately, with a mocking tone.
"It's none of your business!" Her temper flared up again.
As soon as the thought crossed her mind, another wicked idea came to her.
"Do me a favor." She turned around and asked him to help her button up her clothes.
"What are you doing?" His eyes were fixed on that smooth, delicate back.
She actually went to the trouble of dressing up Chen Wunan in his finest attire? A woman dresses up for the one she loves; it seems she's serious this time!
This realization made him even angrier.
"Help me button up!" Shan'er lifted her long hair so he could better appreciate the "beautiful scenery."
He should have refused, but he couldn't.
How he longed to touch that smooth, fair skin! And so, without thinking, he reached out his hand—
Feeling the warm breath on the back of her neck, Shan'er's heart inexplicably raced. She felt his hand touch her smooth skin, and he trembled slightly as he buttoned up all her clothes.
Before Shan'er could even discern her feelings, Zhang Boxuan couldn't resist lowering his head to kiss her fair neck.
Shan'er suddenly felt a chill. She gritted her teeth, regained her composure, quickly dodged, and looked at Zhang Boxuan with a mocking smile—
"Is this dress sexy?"
How dare she torment him like this!
"It would make men want to be with you right away... You want to seduce men? Isn't that right?" His desire remained unfulfilled, and his anger began to burn.
"Anyway, I'm not going to bother you." She raised her head haughtily, walked back to the mirror, and began to apply makeup.
"He's divorced and has two children. There are plenty of men better than Chen Wunan," he said in a low, hoarse voice.
"Don't forget, I'm a mother of two. All I want is a 'father' for one child," she corrected him.
Inside, the tension was building.
At that moment, Shan'er smelled a burning smell.
"Oh my god! My grilled steak!"
She rushed downstairs and hurriedly opened the oven with her bare hands. Just as she was about to take the roast beef out "bare-handed," Zhang Boxuan, who arrived shortly after, immediately stopped her.
"Idiot, you'll get burned!" He first turned off the switch, opened the kitchen window to let in some fresh air, and then used a rag to bring out the charred roast beef.
Looking at the burnt steak, Shan'er's mood was comparable to the smoky mess in the kitchen.
"It's all your fault!" she shouted angrily.
"It's your own fault for not being able to cook well. Why don't you reflect on yourself?" He forced her hand to rinse it with cold water before he felt relieved.
"I wish you hadn't shown up! You... ruined my good mood!"
"This is an ominous sign, implying that Chen Wunan won't propose to you!"