Seeing Xia Che remain silent for a long time, Chu Yuying's heart sank to the bottom, and several thin veins popped out on the back of her clenched, fair hands.
It still doesn't work...
Chu Yuying gave a bitter smile.
It can't be entirely Xia Che's fault, after all, his attitude was indeed not good.
But she couldn't learn to back down, couldn't learn to be tactful, and didn't want to ask anyone for help.
Even though I really need a place to live.
How should I put it?
On the day her parents passed away, Chu Yuying was still young, not even in elementary school yet. At an age when she couldn't even write the Chinese characters for "death," she had already truly experienced the hidden meaning behind this not-so-fun word.
Death brings not only the passing of life, but also the severing of all connections with the living body.
It will take away a lot, including some things that are still alive but have already died in part.
What does it mean to be alive?
For example, kinship, friendship, and so on are woven into invisible threads, connecting parents and many other people, forming an invisible net. This net may be large or small, but even the smallest net is what a young child needs most.
Chu Yuying lost this net when she was five years old.
Confused and bewildered, she stayed temporarily at various relatives' homes, being tossed around like a ball by each family. Then one day, she suddenly realized that her parents would never come back.
During a primary school entrance exam, while looking at the fill-in-the-blank section for synonyms on the Chinese language test, Chu Yuying saw the word "death" in the question and neatly wrote down two characters: "loss".
Death equals loss.
Although Chu Yuying received a severe scolding from the teacher after handing in the test paper and was punished by copying synonyms related to death more than a hundred times, Chu Yuying did not shed tears like other children because of the mountain of punishment. She seemed to suddenly understand something and lost all her vulnerability at that moment.
From that day on, Chu Yuying stopped asking anyone for favors and stopped bowing her head to get anything.
In Chu Yuying's value system, the most precious thing has been lost, so everything else, no matter how expensive, is not worth bowing down to.
"Is that not allowed?"
Chu Yuying couldn't stand the silent atmosphere. She had experienced it many times at her relatives' homes. Whenever she wanted to make a request, even if it was just a small favor for the adults, they would still put on a silent, sour face and pretend to be in a difficult position, hoping that she would give up on her own. This method always worked for them.
Chu Yuying hated this suffocating silence, as if someone had covered her mouth and nose, making her afraid to even breathe.
So even if it's something she wants, if the other party doesn't want to give it to her, then she'll just let it go.
"terribly sorry."
Xia Che looked at Chu Yuying, suddenly smiled, and pointed towards the door.
"Okay, sorry to bother you."
Chu Yuying was disappointed, but it was understandable. There was no need for others to help her. Chu Yuying stood up, went to the door, grasped the doorknob, and was about to leave. Her movements were graceful and decisive, without any hesitation or lingering feelings.
"Hey you... do you have to be so impatient?"
Suddenly, a strong hand pressed down on the door. Chu Yuying wanted to open the door and leave, but now that she had the doorknob in her hand, she couldn't open it no matter what she did.
"What's the meaning?"
Chu Yuying turned her head to look and saw a blond man with a lewd smile on his face. He was holding the door with one hand and pointing to the side with the other. Then he sighed and said, "You're really stubborn. You're so boring..."
Did I say I wouldn't rent it to you?
Xia Che shook his head.
"Then why did you say 'I'm sorry' and point to the door? Wasn't that basically telling me to leave?"
Chu Yuying's eyes widened; the reversal of reality surprised her.
"That's because the contract is here, in the cabinet next to the door... you idiot."
"Then what are you apologizing for?"
"I told you, I just wanted to tease you. Saying something like 'Sorry, you're my roommate now' would be pretty cool, wouldn't it?"
"Go to hell!"
Chu Yuying grabbed a tuft of hair from Xia Che's forehead and yanked him hard in front of her. "You think it's fun to mess with me? You perverted, incompetent, yellow-haired beast!"
"Hiss... You hit the landlord? Are you even human?"
Xia Che winced in pain, "Let go!"
"Don't loosen it!"
"let go!"
"I don't!"
"I've increased your rent."
"You add it! If you don't add it, you're my..."
Time seemed to freeze for a moment. After realizing what had happened, Chu Yuying gasped. She knew she couldn't just say such things; she had clearly dug herself a hole... She immediately let go of his hand, looking embarrassed.
"What about you?"
Xia Che rubbed his forehead, a smug smile spreading across his face: "Say it, finish what you're saying. Let's see if I dare to raise it! Raise the rent by a lot, so much that you can't afford it!"
"You absolutely mustn't do something like that!"
I want it!
"I'm sorry, landlord, it was my fault. Please forgive my offense."
Chu Yuying quickly backed down and bowed respectfully to Xia Che.
Everything else is fine, but raising the rent is unacceptable!
"That's more like it."
Xia Che was very satisfied with Chu Yuying's attitude, his eyes narrowed, it seemed that he had found this girl's weakness.
hey-hey……
If I find the little devil's weakness, won't I be able to do whatever I want from now on?
"Landlord, although you're very generous, to be honest, your smile is really lewd..."
Chu Yu Ying had a blank expression. Xia Che had this kind of magic. No matter what good things he did, his cheeky attitude always made it impossible for people to feel grateful to him.
I really wanted to kick him in the face, but I was afraid he would lick his own feet.
She believed that this perverted blond guy was absolutely capable of doing it.
"Thank you for the compliment."
Xia Che was satisfied. He then passed by Chu Yuying, took out a contract from the cabinet behind her, and casually tossed it to her: "Sign it. Same as Brother Yue, 1,500 a month. Utilities will be charged separately according to the bill. We'll split the bill among the three of us."
"……Thanks."
Chu Yuying quickly took the contract. Looking at the black and white text on it, Chu Yuying was stunned for a moment, and quietly clenched her hand holding the contract.
I finally have a place to live?
No longer do I have to live under someone else's roof and be kicked around by others.
Having to move every now and then, and having to be mindful of others' attitudes even when eating a meal... Is this kind of life finally over?
"Thanks."
Chu Yuying lowered her eyes, her silver-white bangs obscuring them, and thanked him again.
"No... why are you being so polite with me?"
Xia Che couldn't stand girls talking to him like that; he felt like he was getting goosebumps.
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