Xia Duoduo helped Aunt Lan put the dishes into the kitchen, and Jin Xu followed in.

Aunt Lan glanced at the young couple, understandingly said, "I’ll go see if there’s anything else to tidy up."

She didn’t want to be a third wheel in the kitchen.

As soon as Aunt Lan left, Jin Xu grew bold and directly hugged Xia Duoduo from behind.

Xia Duoduo was standing in front of the sink washing dishes when she suddenly felt a tightness around her waist, followed by a slight weight on one shoulder. She turned her head and saw Jin Xu’s smiling eyes.

Like a child begging for attention, the man hugged her gently, swaying her slightly, and praised her endlessly: "Darling, you’re so virtuous. Meeting you is the luckiest thing in my life."

Xia Duoduo sweetly pursed her lips, "You and your sweet talk, did you eat too much candy as a kid?"

"Do you like my sweet talk? Want a taste?"

As he spoke, Jin Xu leaned in closer, attempting to kiss her.

Xia Duoduo’s face flushed red in an instant. She quickly turned her head to dodge his incoming kiss, gently scolding, "Quit messing around. This is your house; it would be bad if someone saw."

"What are you worried about? Home is supposed to be the most relaxing place," Jin Xu insisted, and in the end, successfully gave her a peck on the lips.

She gave him a playful glare, "With you teasing me like this, these dishes might not get washed until tomorrow morning."

Although she complained with her words, her heart felt warm and sweet.

"No, they won’t. I’ll help you!"

Jin Xu promised confidently, and he got right to work. He grabbed a matching apron, tied it on, rolled up his sleeves, and said earnestly, "You do the initial washing, and I’ll rinse."

Initially, Xia Duoduo was a bit doubtful of him, worried he might accidentally drop and break a dish.

Turns out, Jin Xu actually had a talent for kitchen chores.

He cleaned and arranged all the dishes efficiently and methodically. Soon, he was even doing her share of the work.

Xia Duoduo tried to step in a few times but couldn’t find a chance, so she could only do other small tasks on the side.

When Aunt Lan came in and saw the spotless, orderly kitchen, she was greatly surprised.

"Second Young Master, did you really wash the dishes?"

Aunt Lan saw Jin Xu untying the apron and still couldn’t quite believe it.

"Aunt Lan, even you find it incredible, right?"

Jin Xu, quite proud, pulled Xia Duoduo close, letting her lean against him, "It’s all thanks to my girlfriend’s excellent guidance!"

Hearing this, Xia Duoduo’s heart unknowingly quickened its pace.

She realized Jin Xu’s emotional intelligence was truly high. She clearly hadn’t done much, but with Jin Xu’s words, Aunt Lan was looking at her differently.

"Miss Xia, you’re truly impressive!" Aunt Lan gave her a thumbs up.

This Miss Xia didn’t seem as bad as Madam painted her to be.

After finishing up in the kitchen, the two of them watched TV in the living room for a while. Seeing that the wall clock was approaching nine in the evening, Jin Xu leaned close to Xia Duoduo’s ear and whispered, "Duoduo, shall we head upstairs? Take a shower first and then..."

The rest was expressed with a meaningful glance.

She understood immediately.

Her hands instinctively clenched on her lap. Was he suggesting that again?

Isn’t it a bit too frequent?

Though, she was tempted too...

Just thinking about it made her face hot, and Xia Duoduo deliberately avoided Jin Xu’s intense gaze, standing up first, "Alright."

She replied softly.

Jin Xu took her hand, holding it firmly in his, unable to suppress an enchanting smile at his lips.

Just as they were about to head upstairs, they were called from the study by Jin Qichuan.

"Xiao Xu, I have something to talk to you about."