"Is it true that fools are sometimes lucky...?"

Xia Che stroked his chin, then took out his phone and entered the phone number the other party had left in WeChat, wanting to search for the other party's account.

He had just checked and found that his current savings were indeed not much. At this moment, having someone to share an apartment with would at least alleviate his immediate financial crisis.

Xia Che, who already had no good feelings towards these heartless parents, naturally couldn't possibly ask them for money; it would be too humiliating.

However, if your roommate is a girl, then things can get a bit complicated...

Xia Che felt a little regretful.

If possible, he would prefer a male roommate who would be less troublesome and with whom he could have drinks or play games.

He opened the door, stepped inside, and casually closed it. With his other hand, Xia Che was searching for accounts on his phone. This level of multitasking was incredibly easy for modern young people.

"Hmm...it really is a man?"

Xia Che's eyes lit up with joy. He searched for the account using the phone number the other party had left, and the blue symbol representing males was clearly visible.

The profile picture was of a handsome anime guy with long hair, and Xia Che was instantly happy. He opened the account and quickly added him.

Anime avatars?

It looks like anime at first glance!

Anime is great...

People who enjoy anime and manga like playing games, share common topics with me, and most importantly:

People who are into anime and manga are generally otaku!

If his roommate was a shut-in who never left his room, Xia Che would be even more comfortable, as he didn't particularly enjoy socializing and never valued such things.

However, there is something rather strange.

Xia Che looked down at the number left on the flyer in his hand.

Can a man's handwriting be this delicate?

Hello, are you looking to rent a house?

While he was thinking, the other party had already accepted his friend request. Xia Che didn't have time to think further and quickly typed a string of words and sent it.

The chat box displays "typing in progress," and then a reply appears:

Yes, how much is the rent?

"1,500 a month is fine. Of course, water and electricity bills will be calculated separately according to the bills."

Xia Che considered it for a moment. His current expenses were not too high, so he didn't need to ask for too much rent. The price of 1,500 was already very low.

The house left by his heartless parents was, at least, a luxury apartment complex near the school, with three bedrooms and a living room. Xia Che estimated that the price of a little over a thousand yuan shouldn't be too much to refuse.

"...It's quite cost-effective."

Xia Che almost burst out laughing. He guessed that what the other party really wanted to say was, "How come it's so cheap?"

After all, the rent for other rooms in Lishi Quyuan, even if it's just a shared room, is more than 2,500 yuan a month.

"How about it, bro? Want to think it over?"

Seeing that the other party did not reply, Xia Che edited another message and sent it. While waiting for a reply, he opened the other party's Moments to take a look.

The other person's WeChat Moments was very clean, mostly consisting of screenshots from anime and games, which confirmed Xia Che's guess that the other person was a fan of anime and manga.

I felt a little more at ease.

"Huh? There's another selfie...wow, how come this kid is so handsome? Damn, a grown man, how can he be so good-looking? Could he be a sissy?"

Xia Che scrolled to the bottom of the Moments post. The photo showed a person with shoulder-length black hair that was slightly long for a man but very short for a woman, wearing a black denim jacket and a scarf. The denim jacket was half open, revealing a beautiful and deep collarbone. The person stared at the camera without blinking, expressionless, with a touch of aloofness.

From a male perspective, this face is definitely considered beautiful.

Yes, it's beautiful.

Generally speaking, having feminine features in men or masculine features in women is a symbol of top-tier good looks. The most appropriate words to describe a man with feminine features are handsome or dashing, never pretty.

But the impression Xia Che got from this face was that it was beautiful.

Simple and straightforward.

At first glance, Xia Che was amazed. Although he had seen men with gentle features before, they were all insignificant compared to this man.

"...Never mind, as long as he's a man, it doesn't matter how he looks to me. I only like women."

Xia Che shook his head. Just then, the other party had already made up his mind: "Do you have time tomorrow? I'd like to come and take a look at the apartment first."

"Yes, Building 2, Block C, Lishi Quyuan, Room 309 on the third floor."

Xia Che readily agreed, "Tomorrow morning, I'm free."

"OK."

There was no reply from the other party. Xia Che put away his phone and turned to walk towards the guest room.

Tomorrow isn't the weekend, so most students wouldn't have time. But who is he? He's Brother Dao, you know. It would be abnormal if he didn't skip class, right?

"I might have roommates in the future, so I should clean the house and tidy up the guest room first."

Although the original owner wasn't exactly lazy, she wasn't diligent either. Only the floors in her house were basically clean; the rest of the house was dusty to some extent. She couldn't very well have the house be dirty and messy when people came to visit tomorrow, could she?

Xia Che felt he couldn't bear the shame.

After putting on an apron and grabbing a rag and basin, Xia Che excitedly began cleaning.

...

The other party didn't seem to want to cause any trouble. Early in the morning, Xia Che had just finished breakfast when the doorbell rang.

"They're here."

Xia Che frowned, swallowed the last bite of bread, and walked towards the entrance.

Neither the original owner nor he knew how to cook, so in the memories Xia Che inherited, his cooking skills were zero. He could eat out for lunch and dinner, but for breakfast he could only make do with something like bread.

Opening the door, Xia Che saw that beautiful face again. Although he had seen the photo last night, the person in real life was obviously even more beautiful than in the photo. For a moment, Xia Che was a little dazed.

"……Hello?"

The other person felt a little uncomfortable under Xia Che's direct gaze, perhaps because Xia Che looked too intimidating. Therefore, they subconsciously took a step back and greeted him in a soft and weak voice.

"It's okay, you came too early. I just woke up and I'm still a little sleepy."

Xia Che shook his head, forced a friendly smile, and turned to walk into the room: "Come in, I've got everything ready."

"oh."

The other party seemed conflicted, clearly not expecting the landlord to be a hoodlum. He stood hesitantly outside the door, wondering whether or not to go in.

"Don't worry, I'm a good person."

Xia Che noticed the hesitation on the other person's face, smiled, took a can of drink from the refrigerator, turned around and walked back, handing it to him: "I'm a pure love warrior."

"……oh."

The other person paused for a moment, took the drink, and was somewhat bewildered by Xia Che's abrupt and seemingly unrelated remark.

I was just looking at houses, and it has nothing to do with pure or impure love...

What does it matter?