Nine o'clock the next morning.
Shi Jin stood at the door of the bookstore outside the bar street on time.
Although the summer heat has not yet fully emerged in the Spring City in May, it is still hot enough to make people complain.
Compared to the pedestrians on the road who were sweating profusely in short-sleeved shirts and shorts, Shi Jin, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and long pants, felt cool all over as if he had his own air conditioner, which undoubtedly attracted a lot of attention.
But he never paid much attention to other people's eyes. He just stood in the shade under the eaves of the bookstore with his umbrella and his eyes downcast, causing people passing by to look back at him.
Yu Ci is no exception.
He immediately saw the figure standing at the door of the bookstore not far away.
After all, it is rare to see people wrapping themselves up so tightly in the middle of summer.
Black shirt, black pants, black mask, black umbrella, this shows how much he likes black.
Yu Ci has no preference for judging other people's clothes and appearance. Compared to paying attention to strangers on the street, he prefers to focus his attention on the breakfast stall in front of him.
"Hmm..." Yu Ci touched his chin, his eyes constantly scanning the many breakfasts: "Give me a steamed dumpling, two beef pancakes, and a bowl of soy milk."
"Hey, 42, do you want to take it away or eat here?"
"I want to eat here. Please send it to the table inside. It's 42, right?" Yu Ci took out his phone from his pocket and looked around for the payment code: "Boss, where is your payment code?"
The boss raised his chin and pointed inside the house: "It's inside, just pay when you go in, I'll bring you breakfast later."
"Okay." Yu Ci walked slowly to the payment code and was about to pay when his cell phone rang.
Looking at the words "Xu Qian" displayed on the phone, Yu Ci raised his eyebrows.
What did Xu Qian want to do with him so early in the morning?
The call is connected.
Soon, Xu Qian's loud voice came from the other side: "Brother Ci, where are you now?"
The boss put breakfast on the table and pointed his finger at Yu Ci. Yu Ci made an OK gesture and answered the phone: "What? What mess do you want me to clean up again?"
"How could that be possible?" Xu Qian smiled guiltily: "Well, it's not a big deal. It's just that tenant who came to see the house. I made an appointment with him today."
"today?"
Yu Ci took out a tissue and wiped the table: "Don't tell me that there is someone waiting for me to open the door."
"Not really." Xu Qian looked at the traffic jam in front of him and touched his nose awkwardly: "Not at the door, but almost."
Yu Ci felt in his pocket, took out some change, and paid for breakfast.
Listening to Xu Qian's stuttering words on the other end of the phone, Yu Ci raised his eyebrows and took the lead in speaking to expose his thoughts: "Don't even think about asking me to take people to see the house. I'm not home now."
He sat down on the chair, picked up the soy milk on the table and took a sip.
After drinking the cold soy milk, most of the heat in my body was gone.
Yu Ci sighed comfortably, his eyes and eyebrows showing relief: "Besides-"
He lowered his head and glanced at the clothes he had casually put on before going out, and said jokingly: "Don't scare people with my outfit and think I'm some messy street thug."
Xu Qian thought about his brother Ci's daily attire and fell silent.
Why do you think such a handsome guy likes to wear those loose old man's vests and beach pants?
If he had a face like his brother Ci, it would be a waste if he didn't dress up every day as if he was going to walk the runway at Paris Fashion Week!
“Beep——”
The sound of a horn behind him suddenly woke Xu Qian up. He looked at the cleared traffic ahead and his eyes lit up.
Without bothering to say too much, he dropped the phone and stepped on the accelerator to start: "Brother Ci, there's no traffic here, so that's it, I'll bring people to your place to look at the house later."
Yu Ci raised his eyebrows: "Okay, the key is in the old place."
"Dele!"
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When Xu Qian arrived at the door of the bookstore, 20 minutes had passed since their agreed time.
Seeing the person standing in front of the bookstore from afar, Xu Qian quickly quickened his pace and trotted over: "Sorry, the road is too congested, and the car can't move... Hey?"
"You, you're not the one that night..." Halfway through his words, he seemed to remember something: "Oh, you have a sister, right?"
He placed emphasis on the word "still", but Shi Jin didn't notice it. When he heard the question, he just nodded slightly: "Yes."
Xu Qian smacked his lips in surprise: "Your family's genes are really amazing. Not only do you look alike with your sister, but even the position of the red mole on your forehead is exactly the same."
"By the way, let me introduce myself. My name is Xu Qian, and I'm the same age as your sister. What's your name, brother?"
Shi Jin's gaze paused for a moment on Xu Qian's enthusiastic face, and he felt that this person's voice and face seemed somewhat familiar.
He frowned and thought for a moment, but could not come to a conclusion, so he nodded calmly: "Shi Jin, thank you for your help."
"No trouble, no trouble." Xu Qian touched his head, thinking that the person who wrote the novel was really different. His gentle and refined appearance made it clear that he was not from the same world as them.
After these words, a strange silence fell between the two.
"That what."
Xu Qian held it in for a long while, but couldn't stand the suffocating atmosphere any longer. He asked tentatively, "Shall we go check out the house now?"
"Okay, please lead the way."
Xu Qian breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, then I'll give you a brief introduction while we walk."
"This house is a duplex suite, about 120 square meters per floor, and the lower floor is currently being rented out."
Xu Qian led the way in front, occasionally introducing the surrounding shops to Shi Jin.
"There are basic facilities nearby. There's a 24-hour convenience store over there, and there's a large supermarket just over here."
"You just saw the bookstore. There's a large gymnasium over there with a swimming pool, basketball court and everything."
The access control downstairs uses facial recognition, and Xu Qian easily put his head in front of the recognition camera.
"But if you want to use the gym, you can tell Brother Ci when you move in. There is a gym on the second floor, and the equipment inside is much better than that in the gym."
"Ding - identification passed."
He pushed the door open and stepped aside to let Shi Jin in. "This door downstairs is facial recognition. Once you confirm that you want to rent it, I will contact the property management to help you record your face. Don't worry about the safety here. The security guards downstairs take turns patrolling 24 hours a day. It's super safe."
"Besides." Xu Qian suddenly felt proud: "You are living with my brother Ci, it is absolutely safe. My brother Ci's fighting ability is not exaggerated."
Shi Jin had been listening to his introduction quietly all the way. It was not until he heard this that he raised his eyes and asked the first question of the day: "Can I ask what the occupation of the person I'm sharing the apartment with is?"
"Forehead."
What is Ci Ge’s occupation?
Bar street owner? Or tattoo parlor owner? Did Brother Ci also own a boxing gym? Or would it be better to say boxing gym owner?
Xu Qian was stuck for a moment. He withdrew his hand from the elevator button and tried to choose his words.
After a while, he managed to say, "So, you're doing business, right? A small business?"
Brother Ci often whispers something about small business in his ear, so it should be... okay for him to use that phrase now, right?
Would he scare people away by saying this?
"bite--"
The elevator has arrived.
Xu Qian took the opportunity to secretly glance at Shi Jin while entering the elevator, but he only saw the man's brows lowered, calm and without any ripples.
Combined with the red mole on the forehead, it unexpectedly exudes a sense of holiness.
Hmm...it doesn't seem to have much impact.
Xu Qian was relieved, so after getting out of the elevator, he walked to the front door with the idea of renting out the house today, and took out the key from under the carpet with familiarity: "Come, let's take a look at the house."
Shi Jin followed him into the house.
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