Chapter 4: The Sister Duo

"Counselor, you know my family situation well. I don't dare spend money carelessly. This bag isn't actually expensive, it's just a high-quality replica."

Shen Yuan lied without the slightest hesitation: "I originally planned to give it to Zhou Wanting, but as you saw today, she dumped me, so keeping this bag doesn't have any meaning anymore."

"Hmm."

Shen Yuan's tone sounded sincere, and Li Xiao thought for a moment: "In that case, you could actually give it to another girl. There's no need to give it to me."

Shen Yuan added: "I feel giving this bag to you would be most meaningful to me. Counselor, please don't feel burdened, it's really cheap, just over 200 yuan."

"Well..."

Li Xiao still hesitated, feeling that accepting it wasn't appropriate, but refusing it also seemed inappropriate. While she was wavering, Shen Yuan directly placed the bag on the shoe cabinet in the room: "Don't say anything more, Counselor. Just accept it as a small token of appreciation from your student."

"Besides..."

Shen Yuan's expression suddenly turned serious: "I want to cut off all connections with Zhou Wanting, including these material possessions. I can't bear to see these things now."

You have to accept it! If you don't, how will I get my cashback!

Li Xiao didn't know that Shen Yuan had already started acting. Thinking about Zhou Wanting who had heartlessly left in a luxury car that afternoon, she suddenly felt sorry for Shen Yuan, and decided to stop being coy.

"Alright then. I'll keep this bag for now, and I'll give you something in return during a holiday or your birthday."

Seeing that Li Xiao finally agreed to accept it, Shen Yuan felt relieved, but joked: "If the other boys in class saw this, they'd be extremely jealous."

Li Xiao's pretty face blushed slightly. On second thought, giving a return gift wouldn't be appropriate...

At that moment, a burning smell wafted over from the kitchen. She suddenly stomped her foot and quickly turned to run toward the kitchen: "Oh no, my stir-fried pork!"

Shen Yuan was amused. He was used to seeing the capable counselor, but now seeing her flustered like this had a different kind of charm.

After watching for a while, Shen Yuan prepared to leave, shouting toward the inside: "Counselor, I'll head home now!"

Li Xiao's pretty face peeked out from the kitchen doorway: "Don't go home, stay and eat here."

"That wouldn't be appropriate, Counselor."

Shen Yuan was just pretending to be polite. He was eager to stay for dinner, eating with a beautiful counselor would be much better than eating at home.

The key was that more close interaction would help increase her favorability, resulting in more cashback from the system.

Plus, he was curious about what kind of partner Li Xiao had found.

"What's the big deal? It's just a meal, and I have enough rice, I cooked more than usual today."

"Alright then."

Shen Yuan walked in confidently and surveyed the room's layout. It was similar to most girls' residences, but relatively neat and clean, without excessive furniture or clutter. It was obvious that Counselor Li Xiao was quite tidy.

Especially the faint fragrance in the room, which was particularly refreshing.

"I'll use the bathroom."

After a quick look around, Shen Yuan excused himself to Li Xiao and walked into the bathroom.

He had noticed some small details: first, there were no men's shoes in the shoe cabinet, and second, there were no men's clothes on the balcony.

Now in the bathroom, Shen Yuan became even more puzzled because although there were two toothbrushes, he couldn't find a razor or men's facial cleanser.

And almost all the towels were light pink or white.

Could it be that they hadn't started living together yet? Shen Yuan came to this conclusion, it was very possible that her partner just came over for meals, but they weren't living together.

However, these were just guesses. Shen Yuan still harbored a glimmer of hope, how wonderful it would be if the counselor didn't have a partner yet.

Walking out of the bathroom, he saw that Li Xiao had already set the table with stir-fried pork, steamed pork ribs with taro, hand-torn cabbage, and seaweed soup.

The stir-fried pork used both red and green peppers, emanating not only the aroma of meat but also sizzling with hot oil on the surface. The taro pork ribs were sprinkled with green onions and steaming with white vapor.

It was absolutely delicious in appearance, aroma, and taste. Shen Yuan couldn't help but swallow several times. Whoever married Teacher Li Xiao would truly be in heaven.

Not only was her figure and appearance flawless, but she could also handle both social occasions and kitchen duties, and most importantly, she was very considerate.

"Ding!"

[Construction Bank] Your account ending in 0098 received 119,400 yuan on May 10th at 18:45. Current balance: 120,200.

It arrived! A 39,800 yuan bag with triple cashback meant 119,400 yuan. After deducting costs and fees, he had netted nearly 80,000! He had spent 80,000 before, but that was before his family went bankrupt. He had never earned this much money himself, especially since this was practically free!

Shen Yuan was overwhelmed with excitement, his breathing becoming somewhat rapid. However, in front of Li Xiao, he could only suppress this joy and convert it into praise: "I never expected Teacher Li to not only teach English well but also cook so wonderfully!"

"It's just average, there's still room for improvement."

Li Xiao said modestly, preparing to untie her apron. In the process, she suddenly remembered something and glared at Shen Yuan: "You have some nerve! You failed my Business English final exam last year, despite attending my class every day."

"I performed poorly that day, just an off day," Shen Yuan smiled sheepishly.

At this moment, Li Xiao's apron seemed to be in a tight knot. She awkwardly tried to untie it with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly forward, which made her impressive bust even more prominent.

"Counselor, let me help you." Shen Yuan noticed her struggle.

"No need, "

Li Xiao was about to refuse, but Shen Yuan had already stood up and approached her, lowering his head to untie the apron knot.

With the two of them standing so close, one in front and one behind, Li Xiao could feel Shen Yuan's breath. She felt this posture and action were too intimate, and her face instantly turned red.

The knot wasn't actually difficult to untie, but to increase closeness with the counselor and improve her favorability, Shen Yuan deliberately slowed down.

"Is it done yet?"

Li Xiao's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz. This process was taking too long, especially with them maintaining this posture.

"Almost."

Shen Yuan whispered near her earlobe.

Li Xiao felt her ears tingle, and her face grew even hotter.

After about thirty more seconds, Shen Yuan finally untied the knot and helped remove the apron from Li Xiao.

"I'll go serve the rice."

Li Xiao turned her head away and entered the kitchen. As a teacher, she didn't want her student Shen Yuan to see her expression.

"Are we waiting for someone else?"

Shen Yuan asked loudly, acting as if nothing had happened.

"No need, let's eat first."

After regaining her composure, Li Xiao came out of the kitchen with two bowls of steaming white rice and handed one to Shen Yuan. Shen Yuan was already hungry, and hearing Li Xiao say this, he prepared to eat heartily.

However, just as Shen Yuan was about to pick up his chopsticks, there was a "click" sound of a key opening the door, followed by a figure walking in.

"Why are you so late today?"

Li Xiao stood up, intending to go to the kitchen to get another set of bowls and chopsticks.

Shen Yuan instinctively turned to look at the door. At first, he thought it might be Li Xiao's partner, but to his surprise, it was a woman.

She wore a pair of elegant black high heels, her legs wrapped in sheer black stockings, and her upper body dressed in a professional skirt suit that looked like a flight attendant's uniform, as evidenced by the silk scarf at the collar, typically only flight attendants dressed this way.

She was also pulling a small black wheeled suitcase.

A roommate? This thought existed in Shen Yuan's mind for only a second before vanishing. Despite the different hairstyle, Shen Yuan noticed that her face resembled Li Xiao's by about 60-70%, and their figures were also similar.

Both had proportionate yet shapely legs, though the newcomer's bust was noticeably less impressive than Teacher Li Xiao's, almost flat. Based on Shen Yuan's experience, he guessed she was barely an A cup, at most a B.

So they're sisters.

While Shen Yuan was sizing her up, she also noticed Shen Yuan's presence. She stopped moving, and a flash of wariness crossed her eyes.