You are all bad women! Don't come over!

The two continued observing as Shu Lingyun looked around, then picked up the trash one by one.

However, she didn't collect them all at once to throw in the trash bin. Instead, she picked up each piece and threw it away separately, which was very inefficient. Moreover, she would check the watch Shen Mochen bought for her every time she picked up a piece of trash, as if she was deliberately prolonging the time.

"What a sensible little girl, actually picking up the trash on the ground by herself," Catherine exclaimed.

Shen Mochen shook his head and chuckled, "Alright, should I go down?"

Catherine lightly raised her eyebrows, "Don't you want to watch her perform a little longer?"

"Boring."

"Hehe, you really are a sister-complex."

Shen Mochen got out of the car and walked toward Shu Lingyun. Although he was wearing a face mask, Shu Lingyun recognized him at a glance.

However, she pretended not to notice, and suddenly sped up her pace, quickly picking up the remaining trash and throwing it into a trash bin by the road.

"Lingyun," Shen Mochen called out.

"Brother!" A look of surprise appeared on Shu Lingyun's face as she jumped into Shen Mochen's arms with a bounce, eagerly showing off, "Brother, I don't know who keeps littering. It's really so immoral!"

"Mm, Lingyun is so good." Shen Mochen stroked her head. Shu Lingyun, hearing her brother's praise, was so happy she could almost fly.

"Shen Mochen!"

Although the road wasn't very crowded, with Shen Mochen's appearance, someone still recognized him despite the mask and couldn't help but scream excitedly.

Seeing this, Shen Mochen didn't flee but instead smiled and gestured to the passersby to be quiet. He took Shu Lingyun into a fast-food restaurant as if nothing was amiss and treated her to breakfast.

Shu Lingyun did not forget to wash her hands. By the time she came out, Shen Mochen was already surrounded by people, and she suddenly felt unhappy, struggling to squeeze in.

After breakfast, Shen Mochen took Shu Lingyun to an amusement park. They played until evening before Shen Mochen took Shu Lingyun home, reminding her to do her homework well at home the next day.

Outside the alley, it was time to part. Shu Lingyun was reluctant, the happy moments were indeed so brief, it was very upsetting. She sat on Shen Mochen's lap, whined for a while, and even cried.

Shen Mochen comforted her for a while before Shu Lingyun finally understood that parting was inevitable.

"Brother... our principal told me that he would like to invite you to give a lecture at our school... if you have the time..." Shu Lingyun suddenly remembered what the principal had asked her to discuss a few days ago, timidly and pitifully said.

Shen Mochen pondered for a moment. In an era where everyone adored Buque, indeed many schools would apply for Buque to enter the campus to promote positive energy and cultivate students' patriotic spirit. However, the actual number of Buque members, especially active-duty ones, was quite few. Many ordinary schools might not be able to get a Buque for years.

Back when he was a child in that rundown community primary school, the most common rumor was that a Buque was coming to the school tomorrow or the day after. The children would always be exceptionally excited.

Of course, those were always just rumors. At least before he met Yin Caiyu, he had never seen any Buque.

Shu Lingyun's Sunshine Primary School was certainly much better than that slum school, but that was only relatively speaking. It was already very difficult for ordinary schools to secure a Buque, let alone a star like Shen Mochen.

In fact, Shen Mochen had received numerous invitations before, both from well-known domestic companies and many prestigious schools. They invited him through the official Buque channels, but Shen Mochen wasn't interested in those. The main reason was that he hadn't had much time and didn't really want to draw that kind of attention.

"Sure," Shen Mochen agreed to Shu Lingyun.

The principal of Sunshine Primary School must have only been trying his luck through this connection, probably never expecting it to go so smoothly.

...

"Being your driver for a day again, huh? I really have a lady's body but a maid's fate."

The sedan sped on the highway, and Catherine sighed softly as the lights on the roadside flickered.

"I really appreciate your effort, tonight I'll make you a big dinner!"

"Ah, that's fine, who lets me be a cheap woman, eh?"

Shen Mochen chuckled dryly, it seemed a big dinner was not enough to satisfy the princess.

"Your sister's school is pretty average, have you considered transferring her?"

"Let's talk about it later," said Shen Mochen.

Catherine glanced at him and knew the issue was not with Lingyun but with their mother; he still hadn't figured out how to approach her.

Perhaps the current distance was the most appropriate.

Shen Mochen pulled out his phone. His outing with Lingyun to the amusement park had blown up on social media, with endless videos and photos emerging. Without organized manipulation of the data, the likes, shares, and comments were comparable to those of top-tier idols.

Shen Mochen knew that the higher-ups had warned entertainment journalists and relevant companies not to disturb him and his family, so most of his outings involved being surrounded by regular people or journalists disguised as regular people.

But looking at these professional videos and photos, it seemed like there were even more paparazzi lurking around him than he had imagined.

In the comments, there were quite a few fans wishing they could swap places with Lingyun, or even cursing Lingyun for stealing their life.

Many comments made Shen Mochen's skin crawl, so he quickly asked General Yan to arrange some skilled bodyguards to secretly protect Lingyun's safety.

"Are you checking your trending topics?" Catherine asked.

"Yeah, it's terrifying... Good thing it was my sister with me this time," Shen Mochen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

He didn't dare to imagine what a storm it would cause on the internet if he ever announced a relationship.

He occasionally read some posts about himself; aside from some inciteful ones, all comments were overwhelmingly affectionate, as if he was their God, their idol, and some extremists even wished to live and die for him... it was unimaginable how terrifying these people could be if they turned hostile.

"There's actually a solution," said Catherine with mischievous schadenfreude. "Just stay in Buque for life, then outsiders won't know you're hiding in there throwing wild parties."

"That's a slander on my character, when have I ever thrown wild parties? I'm very loyal in love, okay!" Shen Mochen retorted righteously.

Catherine sincerely asked, "Tell me, is your next superpower going to be obtaining an unbreakable face?"

Shen Mochen suddenly shivered and glanced at his phone, relieved nothing had happened.

"Let's not talk about work during vacation!"

Shen Mochen felt he was a bit unlucky recently; emergencies always seemed to strike during his vacations, and he was already suffering from PTSD.

"By the way, remember to go back to school the day after tomorrow," said Catherine.

"Which school?"

"First Middle School, I've already promised Teacher Xun," Catherine glanced sideways, "Now that you've made your name, shouldn't you visit your alma mater?"

"Fine, I'll go..." said Shen Mochen.

He remembered You Feicheng and Gu Yange, whom he had tricked into their first kiss, and suddenly felt a bit guilty.

Hmm, why would he think that now?