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"Do you want to marry Xi Jiang?"

As soon as these words came out, Wei Pei'er's clenched fist loosened. In the month she had been with Xi Jiang, she had seen too many women, all of whom were Xi Jiang's exes and had private contact with Xi Jiang.

It was already difficult for her to deal with a few ordinary ones, not to mention the other wealthy and prominent young ladies and timid young masters.

Everyone had thought about marrying Xi Jiang, but how could it be possible? Xi Jiang was so playful that no one knew how long they could last before breaking up.

Wei Pei'er has always been afraid. She was afraid of breaking up, afraid of not having Xi Jiang's tenderness and indulgence, and the gold card that she could swipe anytime and anywhere.

Coming to see Xu Yu was the result of a long psychological struggle. She wanted to talk to Xu Yu, but her self-esteem got in the way, and she hoped Xu Yu could break up with Xi Jiang.

Wei Pei'er lowered her head: "I dare not think about it."

She switches emotions quickly without any deliberate acting.

Xu Yu pushed the unfinished coffee in front of her: "I can help you."

Wei Peier looked up: "What?"

"If you want, I can help you," Xu Yu said, "but there's a price to pay."

"What price?"

"I don't know," Xu Yu said. "The subsequent developments are uncontrollable, but the goal should be achievable."

Wei Peier: "Why are you helping me?"

"I think you're suitable."

Wei Pei'er stared with delicate eyes, a little embarrassed: "...Is it appropriate?"

He was saying that he and Xi Jiang were a good match.

Xu Yu said, "If you agree, please send me a roast goose from Nanji Roast Goose Shop tomorrow."

Wei Pei'er didn't understand: "Why roast goose?"

Xu Yu glanced at the time: "No reason, I have to go back to cook."

He didn't care about Wei Pei'er's reaction, left the cafe and went to the fruit stall to buy another pound of apples, weighed some carrots next to the apples, and went home to prepare stewing the ribs.

Shu Wei received a message on WeChat, and the photo: [So beautiful, Mr. Reporter, you must be a great photographer.]

Xu Yu replied with a flower-sending emoticon.

After moving in alone, Xi Jiang no longer arranged for a aunt, and she never called again. However, Assistant Zhao would occasionally ask Xu Yu how he was doing, and Xu Yu would always reply that everything was fine.

Xu Yu packed the garbage and took it to the trash can outside the door. He turned around and saw someone standing outside the door.

Zhu Wenxu turned his head, and the two of them stared at each other in the narrow corridor. After a moment, Zhu Wenxu said goodbye without any courtesy. Xu Yu didn't ask any questions, closed the door and went back into the house, turned off the fire, and prepared to stir-fry another dish.

He beat the eggs, but when he was mixing them, he didn't notice that the bowl broke, and the egg liquid flowed all over the floor, and also cut Xu Yu's finger.

He rinsed his fingers, forgetting that he was not used to preparing a medicine box. He sucked twice with his mouth, swept up the fragments, put them into a cloth bag, and wrapped them with tape twice.

I'm worried that stray cats might get scratched by broken glass while rummaging through the garbage, so I wrap the broken pieces of garbage with cloth or tape. It's a hassle, but it gives me peace of mind.

Xu Yu went out with the cloth bag to throw it away, and turned around to see Zhu Wenxu again. He hung up the phone, looked up at him, and prepared to avoid him again.

"You didn't bring your keys?"

Zhu Wenxu nodded.

He stood there for an unknown amount of time. His forehead was covered in sweat, his hair was wet, and his chest was soaked with sweat.

The famous president of Wan Lai was currently standing stupidly at the door of a not-so-good neighborhood.

"If you don't mind, come in and sit for a while?"

Zhu Wenxu looked over and saw that Xu Yu had gone in without closing the door, so he went in with the bag.

The furnishings were simple, mostly plain white except for the blue refrigerator. The sofa was also old and had a strong smell of laundry detergent.

Xu Yu entered the kitchen, not caring at all about Zhu Wenxu's entrance. He cracked eggs, began chopping vegetables, and lit the range hood and the stove, filling the room with aroma.

In three minutes, scrambled eggs and cabbage were served, followed by a huge bowl of pork rib soup.

Xu Yu placed two bowls on the table and said, "Mr. Zhu, please have some food."

Zhu Wenxu sat down at the rectangular table, which was far enough away for him to sit. Xu Yu filled two more bowls with soup and sprinkled a handful of chopped green onions on top.

"There's no salt in the soup, so it tastes bland to me." Xu Yu lowered his head and gnawed on the ribs.

Zhu Wenxu took a bite and said, "It's delicious."

The two of them ate at the same frequency, but Zhu Wenxu drank his soup slowly. Xu Yu suddenly remembered eating with Xi Jiang. He was picky and would pick out and throw aside anything he didn't like, or specify what he wanted to eat next time.

Zhu Wenxu ate all of it except the ginger, and silently scooped a second bowl at the table in silence.

There are no burdens, no oppression, no identity constraints. At this moment, we are just like friends sitting together.

He actually got a taste of being a friend.

"Thank you." Zhu Wenxu said suddenly, "You've worked hard."

Xu Yu was stunned.

Zhu Wenxu stood up and said, "Let me help you wash the dishes."

"You wash the dishes?"

If this news is sold to Wang Li, will Wang Li make a comeback?

"How do you like it?"

Zhu Wenxu was stunned: "What?"

Xu Yu said bluntly: "If you like, you can come here to eat later."

Zhu Wenxu looked at him quietly, his whole body frozen.

"I have a condition."

"What?"

Xu Yu said, "Can you please let Wang Li go?"

He admitted that this request was too big, so big that it would affect Zhu Wenxu's aura. Perhaps in the current environment, they had no other emotions and were just sitting together to have a meal.

It is understandable that he disagrees. Wang Li might have gone home to sell ice cream long ago.

"Okay." Zhu Wenxu put the bowl in the sink. "I didn't do anything to him. I just suspended him for two months."

"You didn't ban him?"

"No." Zhu Wenxu rolled up his sleeves, his strong wrist bones gleaming white in the water's light. "I'm not Xi Jiang."

The only sounds were the sounds of water, the clashing of bowls, the splash of water against the sink, and the bouncing breeze of the air conditioner. After washing the dishes, Zhu Wenxu wiped his hands with paper. He turned back to look at Xu Yu, who was standing there, turned his head away, and tossed the note into the trash can.

"The assistant should be bringing me the keys. I'm leaving now."

"Why do you live in a place like this?" Xu Yu asked again.

"A place like this?"

"Your status ought to be associated with a more upscale apartment. Being photographed in this place has somewhat damaged your reputation."

"Reputation?" Zhu Wenxu pondered for a moment. "This unimportant thing is nothing more than vanity in the circle. Everyone has different opinions. I personally don't like it."

Xu Yu watched him open the door: "I still feel it's not very realistic."

It's so unreal.

Zhu Wenxu glanced back at him and said, "Want to know? I can't tell you for now. I'll tell you when I have the chance. Good night."

The door is closed.

Xu Yu sat on the sofa, still thinking about Zhu Wenxu's words, and took out his cell phone to send a message to Wang Li.

[You can't die.]

[Reply alive.]

…

After breakfast, Xu Yu took a walk around the community and was chased by several aunts asking if he had a girlfriend. After returning home and taking a shower, someone knocked on the door.

"Hello, is this Mr. Xu? I'm from City Express, delivering a honey-glazed roast goose. Please sign for it."

Xu Yu signed for it: "Sorry for the trouble."

The roast goose should have been delivered in the morning and was still warm. He didn't expect Wei Pei'er to come so early in the morning to order roast goose for her. This restaurant is the hardest to make a reservation for.

He divided the roast goose into two portions and put them into a box. He glanced at his phone, but there was no message and Wang Li had not replied.

I looked in the refrigerator and started thinking about what to eat in the afternoon. I decided to make some ingredients to go with the roast goose.

My phone flickered. It was a friend request. The profile picture was a cute, sunny photo of Wei Pei'er that she had taken in the cafe yesterday.

After the order was accepted, Wei Peier asked: [I saw the order was signed. Is it delicious?]

Xu Yu replied: [I haven’t eaten yet.]

Wei Pei'er: [I asked someone and they said they don't take pre-orders or ship by express. I waited in line from 5:00 to 6:30, and they delivered the first vacuum-packed one to you.]

[Thanks. ]

[I was originally hesitant about whether to give it to you, but Xi Jiang got really angry last night and told me not to come to you. I told him I wanted to eat roast goose, and he suddenly stopped being angry and gave me a set of crystal necklaces. They are so beautiful!]

[Have you finished reading this? I'm withdrawing.]

Xu Yu said "hmm".

Wei Pei'er quickly retracted the post and reposted: [He said if you want to eat roast goose, ask me to buy it for you. I found a professional to buy it for you, and I will buy it for you every day from now on.]

“…”

[No. ]

Wei Peier: [What should we do next?]

Xu Yu: [I’ll tell you tomorrow.]

Wei Peier: [Okay.]

Wei Pei'er deleted the chat history, took a sip of her orange juice, and when she saw Xi Jiang coming downstairs, she immediately walked over. With a well-behaved and sensible look on her face, she raised her phone and said, "He said thank you to me."

Xi Jiang changed his hairstyle, with the hair on his forehead lifted and his beard shaved, giving him a Hong Kong star vibe. He glanced down and reached out to rub Wei Pei'er's head: "I'll take you to a Western restaurant tonight. Buy whatever you want yourself."

Wei Pei'er smiled sweetly.

"Do you remember what I said last night? Don't go looking for him again." Xi Jiang leaned close to her ear and said, "I don't like it."

Wei Pei'er also nodded: "I won't do it anymore."

It started raining at half past eight.

Xu Yu was watching a movie in the living room. It was a healing movie recommended online. The scenery was picturesque and the plot was extremely detailed. At nine o'clock, the rain did not stop, and the windows were hitting the ground even faster.

There was a knock on the door.

Xu Yu reached out to open the door and saw Zhu Wenxu, who was soaking wet. Water flowed down his head to his chin, and his eyes were lifeless as it passed through his face.

"What are you doing?"

Before Zhu Wenxu could say anything, a muffled thunderclap exploded, and a flash of white light appeared. The door to the adjacent room was open, and water was pouring out.

Is this a rain leak?

Xu Yu quickly got a clean towel from the bathroom, secretly feeling sorry for the expensive suit he was wearing.

"Go to the bathroom. There's a set of my clothes in there."

Zhu Wenxu wiped the water slowly: "Will it bother you?"

"No, you can use it."

Zhu Wenxu went into the bathroom.

Xu Yu took a mop and went to the door to mop up the water. Although there was a drain, it was not a good thing to have water flooding the corridor.

"Oh my God." A couple appeared outside the door, and the girl followed Xu Yu's gaze. "Excuse me, is the neighbor going out?"

Xu Yu thought that Zhu Wenxu’s identity was not suitable for meeting others?

Once it is recognized, it will definitely have an impact.

"Tell me, I am." Xu Yu asked, "What's wrong?"

In the bathroom, Zhu Wenxu's back froze. He looked out the door, but couldn't see anything. It didn't affect him, so he turned off the water and listened.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. We were in such a hurry to leave that we forgot to turn off the tap. The water is flooding the house and leaking down. We will compensate you." The girl said and slapped the boy. "It's all your fault, it's all your fault."

"It's my fault, it's my fault. We will compensate you and ask an aunt to come and clean it up." The boy was very sorry.

Just when he was wondering what was going on, Zhu Wenxu's assistant and secretary arrived in a hurry, their heads covered in sweat. The person behind him couldn't stand steadily and fell against the wall.

Xu Yu responded quickly: "Talk to them."

The girl was stunned.

The boy was also stunned.

What kind of lawyer is so dedicated? Five or six of them came at once.

The assistant at the front had seen Xu Yu before, and he didn't care about being shocked. His brain was working quickly, and he reacted quickly and replied: "Yes, you can tell us the details. We are professional enough."

The girl told him everything. The assistant walked around to Xu Yu and handed him his business card. "Thank you. Please."

The implication was to thank him for his help and ask him to take care of Zhu Wenxu.

The assistant's surname was Zhou, and he was Zhu Wenxu's general assistant. He spoke in a very professional manner, explaining the whole story, the cause and effect, and told the boy and girl to wait for a call before leaving with everyone else.

Both the boy and girl looked at Xu Yu with some respect. Since they had no place to stay at home, the two decided to drive to a hotel.

After mopping the floor for a while, Xu Yu made a bowl of ginger soup. Zhu Wenxu came out and saw the soup, then hesitated for a moment: "Mine?"

Xu Yu: "Well, it's raining heavily now. There are two hotels nearby that can be booked. I added your assistant's WeChat and he is waiting downstairs. If you stay in the hotel, they can take you there."

Zhu Wenxu paused while wiping his hair and looked at Xu Yu: "My assistant's WeChat?"

"Yes. Do you want to stay in a hotel?" Xu Yu said, "If you don't want to, I have guest rooms here..."

"Stay in a guest room." Zhu Wenxu added, "You'll be paid according to the hotel price."

Xu Yu thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay."

"I'll transfer it to you."

Xu Yu raised his phone and said, "No need. Ask your assistant to transfer the money. One hundred yuan."

“…”

"I'll help you clean up." Xu Yu said as he entered the guest room and prepared to make the bed, but he also reminded, "Remember to dry your hair. I've turned the air conditioner on low, so you might catch a cold, guest."

“…”