You are all bad women! Don't come over!-Chapter 40 - 38: Going Back to Roman Together?

"I never thought your family owned mines…"

Shen Mochen felt a twinge of sourness inside.

"It’s me who has mines."

Catherine took her subway card from the staff member, smiled and corrected, then turned with flair.

Young man, don’t let coal mines and oil fields dazzle you! Strive hard and never give up! Shen Mochen patted his own face and hurried to follow.

It was Catherine’s first time riding the subway, and she was curious about everything in the station, looking all around, like a city dweller’s first venture into the countryside.

Perhaps for her, this place was like an amusement park worth exploring. Princess, having lived a secluded life, didn’t know the ways of the world.

Shen Mochen found it amusing and deliberately slowed his steps, allowing her to take her time observing the varied human behaviors.

Taking twice the usual time, Shen Mochen accompanied Catherine to the subway side, where the loudspeaker, buzzing with static, announced that the train would arrive in one minute.

Catherine surveyed the surrounding environment and succinctly commented, "It’s a bit like a train."

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Shen Mochen asked, "You’ve ridden a train?"

"What else do you think, do you take me for a country bumpkin?"

"Haha, I was under the impression that nobles like you traveled only by first-class flights."

Catherine smiled slightly, unconcerned, "It seems you have many misunderstandings about me, I hope our future interactions will clear them up one by one. Of course, I’ve ridden trains before; after all, not every city has an airport."

Shen Mochen scratched his head, laughing, "But major cities generally have one, especially in your Roman…"

He was speaking when the subway slowly stopped in front of the crowd, opening its doors.

"Let’s get on first."

Shen Mochen hurriedly motioned for Catherine to board, but he was a step too late. Before the exiting passengers could fully disembark, those boarding swarmed in, filling up the few empty seats that were left.

Such a lack of manners, can’t you give some face to the international friends, leave a seat for her, and by the way, save one for me too!

Shen Mochen sighed inwardly. Of course, at that moment, nobody would care about his inner thoughts—who isn’t tired after a day’s work?

Standing in the crowded subway car, Shen Mochen had just grabbed the handrail when he noticed two men seemingly moving closer to Catherine.

He grasped Catherine’s arm and instinctively pulled her toward himself, but halfway through, he remembered she wasn’t Yin Caiyu and gently pushed her between the two women, then subtly turned his body to shield her from the other men.

"You must have never stood like this on a train before, right?" Shen Mochen said lightly, teasing.

"Indeed, this is quite an interesting experience."

Catherine glanced at where she had been standing, noticing several men close by, their impolite gazes sneaking glances at her from time to time.

"Were you protecting me just now?" asked Catherine.

"Protecting you?"

Shen Mochen played dumb with the innocence of Ding Zhen on his face. He certainly wouldn’t increase Catherine’s good impression of him.

Catherine raised an eyebrow, gripped Shen Mochen’s arm, her lips curving into a smile, her eyes sparkling slightly: "There’s no need to lie about this, but since you say there’s nothing, then we’ll leave it at that. Your sister said you are a gentle person inside, and now I kind of believe her."

Damn it... Shen Mochen wished he could slap himself. Knowing full well that an ordinary lie would be seen through by her at a glance, why did he still impulsively deny it! It made him seem modest and humble, as if doing good deeds without leaving a name! Wouldn’t this just increase her liking for him even more?

Why should he meddle, what does her being groped have to do with him? Even if she got felt up by a creepy guy... damn it, even if it had nothing to do with him, when he thought about it carefully, it indeed felt irritating! I haven’t even touched her yet!

Shen Mochen held back his speechless frustration and glanced at Catherine’s hand that was still holding his arm, quietly reminding her: "You can hold a handrail like I do."

Catherine looked up and glanced: "It feels like there’s a lot of people’s hand sweat on it, it’s unhygienic."

If you find it unhygienic, then don’t take the subway, my lady! Shen Mochen complained in his mind. Of course, he only dared to do so internally.

Just then, the subway suddenly braked. Catherine, unprepared, let out a cry of alarm and, due to inertia, stumbled into Shen Mochen’s arms.

Shen Mochen got startled by Catherine unexpectedly, his instinct was to hold the girl in his arms to prevent her from falling, and the refreshing scent of mint also entered his nose, cool and tickling.

"Are you okay?"

"I’m fine." Catherine extricated herself from Shen Mochen’s embrace, turned her head and looked at the opening door, "Are we there yet?"

"We’ve only reached the first stop; there are still seven or eight stations to go."

"Okay."

Catherine turned her back to Shen Mochen, nodding slightly. Her cheeks were a bit flushed, it seemed she was shy, but it was unclear why. Was it because of the awkwardness just now or because she fell into the arms of the opposite sex?

Perhaps it was both. Shen Mochen patted his chest, his heartbeat was a bit faster. Even an exalted person like Catherine had a body that was soft.

Suddenly, he felt a sense of guilt as if he were cheating. Wasn’t it you who told me to get on good terms with Catherine... You can’t blame me for this one. He muttered to himself, comforting his conscience.

"Cough, cough, when you travel by train, you must always be in a soft sleeper, right?" Shen Mochen tried to divert the conversation to relieve the embarrassment between them.

"I don’t know what that is, perhaps it’s the soft sleeper anyway, a carriage is turned into two rooms. Lights, bed, seat, toilet... the room has all kinds of furnishings," Catherine explained.

"That sounds pretty luxurious, did you take that in Roman?"

"Yes, it’s a special train service exclusively for nobles. I went twice when I was a child, with my parents to see the auroras in the Antarctic Circle."

The Roman Empire was located at the southern end of the world and was vast in territory, with parts even within the Antarctic Circle. It was said that there was a specific railway line from the capital of Roman that went straight to the far south, a very famous tourist route.

Shen Mochen was hearing about this nobles-only train for the first time, but it wasn’t surprising that nobles enjoyed such privileges privately.

"That must have been fun?"

"It was okay, the aurora was beautiful, and the scenery along the way was lovely. During the day, the ground was covered with white snow, rolling and undulating, and the sky was so blue, like a calm ice pond. The night was interesting too, aside from the beautiful night view, occasionally you could see a few wolves running alongside the train. The further south we went, the colder it got. One time I opened the window without wearing a down jacket and almost froze my face off. But each room has heating, so as long as the window is closed, it’s not cold at all."

Shen Mochen smiled: "Sounds great, seems quite interesting."

Catherine turned her head back, her face had regained its composure, and her eyes smiled as she looked at him:

"If you’re interested, you can come back to Roman with me during the summer vacation, and I’ll take you on that train."