"Let Cao Xue put in even more effort."

"Don't worry, I'm even more anxious about this than you are. I'll figure something out."

Chen Jin looked very serious. He replied to me, "I may have fun normally, but this time I really want to follow in your footsteps and build a career... I don't want to be looked down upon by others anymore, especially by women."

I glanced at him and nodded, but I couldn't muster any enthusiasm; to be honest, these emotional troubles were definitely affecting my work performance.

I suddenly wanted Chen Jin to clear up my confusion. I felt that he could be neutral in dealing with this matter. He was different from Coach Ma and the others. They were prejudiced and always criticized me for being too extreme in my attitude towards Yang Sisi. They even disliked Ye Zhi. But Chen Jin was different. Both Yang Sisi and Ye Zhi were strangers to him, so he didn't have any bias towards either of them.

I offered him another cigarette, and while he was smoking, I told him about all the troubles I had been having recently, hoping he could give me a solution that would satisfy both sides.

Chen Jin stroked his chin, seemingly caught up in my dilemma and contradiction. After a long while, he finally spoke to me, saying, "I think this matter is not difficult to resolve."

"Tell me quickly..."

"Why don't you take both of them?"

"What?"

Chen Jin repeated, emphasizing his words, "You should take both of them!"

I replied rather unhappily, "Are you making fun of me for this, or are you just making fun of me?"

"No... If you can't let go of either of them, then this is the only way... I remember there's a country where polygamy is allowed. If all else fails, you can immigrate... No one will say anything to you there!"

I kept staring at Chen Jin, and he actually took out his phone from his pocket and started searching for something online. After a moment, he handed the phone to me and said, "Look, these are all countries where polygamy is allowed, 21 in total!"

"May I ask one more question? When did you become so inhumane?"

"Existence is its own justification, isn't that something you always say..."

"You're definitely not serious."

Chen Jin laughed: "If you think it is, then it is; if you think it isn't, then it isn't... I think that as long as everyone reaches a consensus, there's nothing that can't be done. The key is whether you can reach a consensus on this idea... Haha, doesn't it seem like a dream come true? You can actually 'operate' like this!"

"Stop talking nonsense... I don't advocate male chauvinism. If you like it, you can work towards that direction yourself. But I still want to live in the real world, even if it hurts a bit, at least it's real."

"I'm talking about real events that could happen in the real world..." After a slight pause, Chen Jin continued, "Do you think that in our society, where mistresses are rampant, there might actually be one or two daring individuals who change the nationalities of their wives and mistresses and then live together openly?"

"Even if such rebellious acts exist, no one would publicize them... I think we should live more seriously, solve problems when they arise, and stop thinking about these unreliable things."

"Isn't this one way to solve the problem?"

I pointed at Chen Jin and replied after a long pause, "You're fucking wicked to the core... Never mind, pretend I didn't ask, I'll figure this out myself."

Chen Jin glanced at me, then said nothing more...

I really shouldn't have sought advice from him. He didn't even understand the core of the problem and just spouted nonsense...

I'm not expressing an unbreakable bond of love between Yang Sisi and Ye Zhi... I'm very clear that the person I love is Ye Zhi, and I just hope that I won't hurt Yang Sisi too much.

This is the answer I need.

...

During the brief silence between Chen Jin and me, there was a knock on the door outside.

Neither of us wanted to open the door, so neither of us moved.

I said to Chen Jin, "Go open the door and see, maybe it's that beautiful woman I saw in the hallway yesterday..."

Why didn't you just say it was a delivery?

"We haven't even moved in yet, where would a delivery come from... Maybe they've run into some heavy work they can't handle and need your help... If you miss this great opportunity to strike up a conversation, don't blame me!"

"Holy crap... that's actually possible..."

As Chen Jin spoke, he walked towards the door; I lit another cigarette and then absentmindedly thought...

Then I heard Chen Jin ask the person outside the door, "Who are you? What do you want?"

"I live upstairs, can I borrow a hammer from you... I need to nail something down."

"I just moved here... I don't actually have this, sorry."

I heard Chen Jin close the door again... I suddenly realized that the person who came to borrow the hammer just now sounded too much like Cao Xiaobei...

It must be Cao Xiaobei, because that apartment was the one he rented for Yang Sisi. He probably took Yang Sisi back to Dali.

I suddenly stood up from my chair... If I could catch Cao Xiaobei, I would definitely be able to see Yang Sisi... That way, I could figure out a lot of things, and many things are only convincing when discussed face-to-face!

I've never believed that Yang Sisi and he would have a romantic relationship, and all of this was said to me on WeChat. To chat with more like-minded people about "My Tenant Miss," follow "or" on WeChat to discuss your favorite books with other book lovers.