Girl, There's Something Wrong With You - Chapter 16

The snow appreciation event at the Cui residence had concluded, and the noble guests were courteously escorted away by the attendants, each returning to their own homes.

Taking this opportunity, the ladies also planned to visit their respective families. After all, they had been staying at the Shendu Cheng family estate for quite a few days, and it was necessary to go home and show their faces, lest any issues arise from their prolonged absence.

As for how they would reassure their families upon their return, Cheng Jinyang wasn’t sure. However, he did once overhear Miss Qingqing complain that she had to undergo a physical examination every month, including a gynecological check-up, as the family was still worried she might secretly engage in something with Cheng Jinyang.

But it didn’t matter. None of them had been touched by him. Cheng Jinyang lived an upright life, with a clear conscience, unafraid of any suspicions!

Sitting in the family car, Cheng Jinyang leaned back in the rear seat and gradually dozed off.

“Jinyang?” Cheng Yuexian called from beside him.

No response, he was probably asleep.

“He had some wine today,” said Cheng Huaiyan from the front passenger seat.

“Having the opportunity to drink is good,” Cheng Yuexian nodded.

Because their grades were insufficient, the two cousins hadn’t been able to enter the second half of the indoor event. Instead, they stayed outside, mingling with a few old fifth-grade allies of the Cheng family, strengthening emotional ties.

Some friendly families, like the Sanchuan Zhu family, maintained their warm demeanor, not distancing themselves despite the Shendu Cheng family losing its fifth-grade supernatural. Of course, how much of this was due to seeing potential in Cheng Jinyang and how much was due to other motives was unclear.

Other allied families, however, clearly displayed a polite attitude, preparing for eventual distancing. For these families, there wasn’t much the Shendu Cheng family could do to win them back, except to wait until Cheng Jinyang advanced to the fifth grade.

Cheng Jinyang had a bit of a wine scent. In such a small car, everyone could smell it. As for where the patriarch went and with whom he drank so much, there was no need to ask. Socializing was inherently a good thing.

Actually, Cheng Jinyang hadn’t fallen asleep. He was just resting his eyes, thinking about the conversations he had with the girls.

Who do I really like?

No, that’s not important.

What’s important is that I want them all!

Having one more girl means one more ability!

However, the difficulty of “having them all” was vastly different from “just one.” The latter seemed only feasible through marrying into a family, but with his unique advantage, it would become effortless in time.

The former, however, was nearly impossible. After all, there was no such thing as “equal wives” in this world. A household could only have one main wife, with all other spouses being concubines.

Due to the nature of ability bloodlines, there was even the widespread practice of broad propagation: concubine-born children being discovered with high potential and then raised by the main wife as her own… Though such practices were scandalous among the noble families.

The Shendu Cheng family was normal in this regard. None of the elders had concubines, but some families were said to be very aggressive in this aspect, treating concubines purely as breeding tools, completely disregarding ethics and emotions.

Therefore, noble family daughters could never become concubines; it would bring disgrace to their families within the noble circles. Generally, concubines in noble families were commoner women, for whom the opportunity to marry up compensated for the loss of dignity, making marriage essentially an economic transaction.

Wait!

Speaking of social mobility, the noble families weren’t the highest class! Wasn’t there a certain position above them that could accept noble daughters as concubines without incurring any resentment? No, that wasn’t even called taking concubines; it was called selecting concubines…

Cheng Jinyang shuddered and suddenly opened his eyes, realizing the car had already stopped at the gate of his family estate.

“Get out, Jinyang,” Cheng Yuexian teased, opening the car door. “You’ll have to sleep alone tonight.”

“Sigh,” Cheng Huaiyan added, feigning a sigh.

“Stop teasing me,” Cheng Jinyang said helplessly. “Nothing happened between me and the girls; we just shared a room.”

Cheng Yuexian and Cheng Huaiyan exchanged glances, not doubting his words.

The noble families were no fools. If Cheng Jinyang had truly slept with any of the girls, they would undoubtedly force him to marry into their family, making the Shendu Cheng family their vassal!

Though the Shendu Cheng family no longer had a fifth-grade supernatural, “gravity manipulation” was still a strong military bloodline ability. Why wouldn’t they seize such an opportunity?

Of course, Cheng Jinyang wouldn’t fall for such tricks… but thinking this way made the patriarch seem a bit pitiable.

Back at the estate, Cheng Jinyang entered his bedroom, washed up in the bathroom, and then stared blankly at the empty big bed.

The bed nowadays is really big, much bigger than the one in the old house in Wujiang Town. If the latter could at most fit five people lying side by side, the former could easily fit ten people lying sideways, given its large 5-meter by 5-meter area.

There was still enough space left in the bedroom to fit two single beds.

When we originally made such a big bedroom with such a big bed, it was to create a better Wi-Fi environment for everyone. After all, with more members in the future, sleeping on the floor or in sleeping bags would be too much.

Of course, looking at it now, if we were to go in the direction of “sleeping together under a big quilt,” at least the hardware condition of having a “big quilt” is already met.

Climbing back into the quilt, Cheng Jinyang lay on the pillow and started playing with his phone.

When the girls were usually around, Xing Yuanzhi would sleep in one bed, Xiao Wangshu in another, while he slept in the center of the big bed. Miss Qingqing would sleep on the left outer side, Wang Wanrou on the right inner side, and Cui Jinqi would sleep next to Wang Wanrou, closer to the window.

Now, with everyone gone, he felt a bit unaccustomed to it.

“Knock, knock, knock.” Suddenly, there was a knocking sound on the window.

Cheng Jinyang rolled off the bed and looked out, using the bed board for cover. He saw Princess Sister standing outside, looking at him through the window in surprise.

“Ahem.” Cheng Jinyang stood up. “Sister Xin’nan.”

Pulling open the window, Princess Nankang climbed into the room and said in a low voice, “Do you still have the thing I gave you today?”

“Yes.” Cheng Jinyang quickly took out a USB drive. “I haven’t shown it to anyone.”

“Good.” Princess Nankang took out a portable computer and placed it on his big bed. “Take a look at the contents first. I’ll borrow your bathroom for a shower.”

As she headed to the bathroom, Cheng Jinyang returned to the bed, sat down, and plugged the USB drive into the computer, wondering what information it contained.

Why is Sister Xin’nan taking a shower at my house? Could it be she’s planning to stay the night?

No, no, no, what I need to think about is what important information is stored in this…

He stared blankly at the computer’s startup screen, wondering if he could get Sister Xin’nan to stay the night tonight. It’s rare for the other girls to be away…

No, no, no, that’s not what I should be thinking about! Why is this computer taking so long to start up?

Cheng Jinyang shook his head vigorously to clear away the messy thoughts.

The sound of running water came from the bathroom. He stared blankly at the screen, forcing himself into a state of thoughtlessness.