Three days after Sheng Jiaoyang had moved to the house in the Northern suburbs, she saw Shen Zhining.

When he walked in, she was holding a wine glass and sipping from it as she sat on the hanging chair on the balcony. She was enjoying the night breeze as she flipped through a book, her days clearly relaxed.

Shen Zhining clearly didn’t come here often. The interior decoration was very simple, so once Sheng Jiaoyang had arrived, she’d rearranged her bedroom and even redecorated the living room and balcony. She’d also added a bookshelf, plants, a hanging chair, and some little puppets scattered around the living room. The puppets were recently gifted to her, but she didn’t have space in the dorms. So, she’d just set them here.

The living room was no longer empty and cheerless. Instead, it was now a warm and homey area.

When Shen Zhining...