Chapter 281 The Obsessive Painter 11 [Dormitory fees are too expensive; renting a place outside is cheaper.]
Zi Xi hesitated for a moment before typing.
"Dorm fees are more expensive than renting an apartment? Isn't your current place good enough?"
Jin Ye pressed on, a hint of irritation in his voice that he himself didn't even realize.
How could you let his people live in a place like that?
Zixi briefly described the cramped and damp basement she had initially rented, and her always noisy roommates.
I've finally met a great landlord and a really nice house.
Jin Ye's brows furrowed more and more tightly.
Where do you live now?
He spoke in an almost disapproving tone.
Zixi typed out the address on her tablet: a slightly better but still very small apartment.
After that day ended, Jin Ye did something unexpected.
He instructed his butler to find a safe, comfortable apartment close to the manor.
It was provided to Zixi under the guise of employee benefits.
No, no, my current place is very nice.
Zi Xi panicked and typed a refusal.
“That’s not a gift, it’s just staff housing, and I need you to be at your best.”
"That crappy place has an unstable power supply, how can you sleep? It will only affect your work."
Jin Ye remained expressionless.
Under Jin Ye's almost forceful insistence, Zi Xi moved into the new apartment.
Unbeknownst to her, Jin Ye had secretly bought the entire building and increased security to ensure there were no unsafe factors around her.
And she moved in herself, right across from Zixi.
Zi Xi needed to go back to her original residence to retrieve some belongings she had left behind, so she asked Jin Ye for two hours off.
“What’s so important? Make a list and I’ll have someone fetch it.”
"Or replace them all with new ones."
Jin Ye asked unhappily.
[There are also some personal belongings and family letters that I cannot have someone else pick up on my behalf.]
Zi Xi insisted on going by herself.
Jin Ye reluctantly agreed, but demanded that the driver pick him up and accompany him throughout the journey.
"Miss Zixi has met a neighbor and they are talking."
An hour later, he received a call from the driver.
"What neighbors? Male or female? How old?"
Jin Ye fired off a barrage of questions, gripping his paintbrush tightly in his hand.
“A young Chinese man, who looked like a student, was talking to them at the door.”
Jin Ye directly opened the monitoring app on his phone.
He also installed a camera in the car that picked up and dropped off Zixi.
The video shows Zi Xi communicating with a handsome young man using sign language.
The two seemed to know each other well, and the boy even patted Zi Xi on the shoulder with a smile.
An unnamed rage swept over him.
"Come back here right now."
Jin Ye dialed Zi Xi's number directly.
Zi Xi on the other end of the phone was clearly stunned for a moment, then waved to the other person, got into the car and returned.
When Zi Xi returned to the studio, Jin Ye was standing with his back to the door, in front of him was a painting that was almost finished but had been scraped beyond recognition.
Who is that person?
His voice was icy.
[I ran into her, a former neighbor and classmate from my art department, and we chatted for a bit about what we've been up to.]
Zi Xi is typing on a tablet.
“What conversation required physical contact? He touched your shoulder.”
Jin Ye turned around, his eyes gloomy.
Zi Xi was stunned, then realized that the driver might have seen the friendly pat on the shoulder.
[It was just a casual greeting, are you jealous?]
Zi Xi explained.
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