Chapter 28 The Apartment Showdown Day 8: Xie Ruan, where are you with...?
Boyfriend QAQ!?
What kind of boyfriend is this?!?
Xie Ruan's brain went blank; his thoughts were invisibly knotted in his mind.
For a long time, he still couldn't figure out who the man was referring to as his "boyfriend".
Xie Ruan truly regarded He Leran as a brother.
Xie Ruan had absolutely no interest in He Leran.
So even in this situation, where the only people in the car are the driver, Assistant Li, the man, him, and He Leran.
Xie Ruan was still wondering if Jiang Zhi's misunderstanding that he had a boyfriend meant someone who wasn't in the car.
Instead of thinking that the man had misunderstood and that He Leran was his boyfriend.
Xie Ruan was too nervous, and the words she uttered came out in a lisping voice through her neat teeth: "Boy-boyfriend, is, is..." Who is he...?
Surely Jiang Zhi can't have misunderstood something, right?
Xie Ruan was very afraid of this.
Before Xie Ruan could finish her sentence, the man suddenly moved closer, his intimidating pressure almost suffocating her.
Xie Ruan wasn't just afraid that Jiang Zhi would misunderstand and think he was with someone else.
He was even more afraid that Jiang Zhi would misunderstand and think that he was with someone who was Jiang Zhi's mortal enemy.
At that time, Xie Ruan will be unable to defend himself.
She was falsely accused of being with someone else, and even got involved with the person who misunderstood the relationship, thus offending Jiang Zhi.
That would truly be a losing proposition, and even worse!
Xie Ruan blinked frantically, but the man drew closer and closer.
It's getting closer.
QAQ!
Xie Ruan remembers it wasn't like this in the original book.
Wasn't it said that Jiang Zhi was particularly good at acting in order to seize resources because he was an illegitimate child?
Why is this Jiang Zhi so different from the one in the original book who pretended to be gentle? Instead, he's cold and aloof.
Xie Ruan's fingers were cold, so stiff that she could barely feel any warmth.
But the man showed no intention of putting him down; instead, he reached out and pressed him down onto the car seat.
The Panamera was still moving forward, and Xie Ruan didn't even have time to say her destination before the man suddenly approached.
Her tone was icy: "Or are you saying you don't care whether he finds out or not?"
The man's crisp minty scent filled the small space.
The man's long, cold hands touched Xie Ruan's chin directly, his voice like an emotionless recording, brushing past her ear.
Yet it was enough to cause anyone who approached it to tremble slightly.
Besides, Xie Ruan was someone who was already trembling.
Her senses trembled even more violently as the man approached.
But the man wasn't about to let him off the hook: "Do you really enjoy the thrill of seeing male models behind your boyfriend's back?"
The man's expression was extremely distant. When he turned his head to the side, Xie Ruan's trembling body was reflected in his deep pupils.
Xie Ruan, however, had no time to care.
Xie Ruan tried to struggle, but the man held her beautiful chin tightly, and she couldn't break free.
Xie Ruan: What did Jiang Zhi eat to grow up like this?
Man: Does Xie Ruan like this kind of girl?
The man's gaze silently shifted from Xie Ruan's position to the drunken man behind her.
He frowned slightly.
Men are obsessive about cleanliness.
The driver and Assistant Li are absolutely forbidden from getting into the car if they are near a man, let alone if they are wearing perfume, bringing food, or even if they are drunk.
But this man reeked of alcohol, muttering and gesticulating wildly as he drank.
That is improper.
Men can understand that people in this world have different aesthetic tastes.
Xie Ruan might prefer more lively men.
The man then glanced at He Le behind Xie Ruan.
His expression suddenly turned cold.
Man: He couldn't see any sense of responsibility in this man.
On the contrary, he was a drunkard who was prone to outbursts, emotionally unstable, and had no limits about his alcohol tolerance.
Did they manage to trick Xie Ruan away with sweet words and flattery?
Such a chaotic relationship will not only affect Xie Ruan, but will also have an impact on the relationships around Xie Ruan.
The man's gaze remained fixed on He Leran.
For some reason, even Assistant Li in the front seat suddenly felt a chill, shivering as he sensed the sudden drop in temperature inside the car.
"Hiss." Assistant Li gasped.
"Hiss." Xie Ruan also gasped.
Xie Ruan: "No, that's not it..."
The man was too close. Xie Ruan's social anxiety was too severe. The closer he was to someone, the more afraid he was of being hurt. Especially since the person in front of him was the one he thought was Jiang Zhi.
Who wouldn't be afraid of a lunatic?!
Xie Ruan: "No, I don't have a boyfriend... I don't."
Xie Ruan's voice was too soft, barely audible, and to the self-important man, it simply became the words "boyfriend."
The man didn't hear a word Xie Ruan said.
Anyone who heard Xie Ruan mention her boyfriend after the previous conversation would only think that Xie Ruan was defending her so-called boyfriend.
And the content of the defense—
It's likely that Xie Ruan didn't have a boyfriend when she selected the male models.
Even Xie Ruan's boyfriend might be a male model, and the previous arguments she made were all about her boyfriend.
Regardless of which version of events is used, the man knew that Xie Ruan had just targeted him.
All of the above is unfounded and consists of excuses and justifications.
The man pinched Xie Ruan's chin, causing her lips to pout.
The man pressed harder, and Xie Ruan's lips pouted flat.
She pinched it again, and Xie Ruan's lips became pouty once more.
...
It's pink.
It's wet.
When you look at Xie Ruan, her thin lips are very beautiful.
The man's fingers inexplicably softened.
The man turned his head away, seemingly hiding something, but his emotions vanished in an instant, replaced by silence.
Xie Ruan was pinched so hard she couldn't speak.
All that remained was the sound of thin lips splashing water.
Man: "Do you like excitement?"
Xie Ruan: "?"
Before Xie Ruan could understand why the man said that, he suddenly interlocked his fingers with Xie Ruan's. The man's coldness clung to the only remaining warmth between Xie Ruan's fingers, causing her to tremble uncontrollably.
But the man continued, "Your time hasn't come yet."
? ?
Xie Ruan's hand was suddenly pulled by the man.
Before I could even react, my icy fingers touched something... soft.
Xie Ruan, with her inquisitive nature, subconsciously pinched it.
It's soft.
It's a bit hard.
It seems like you can feel pieces of it.
What is it?
Xie Ruan subconsciously looked down, never expecting that he would touch the man's abs again!
Aaaaaaahh ...
Xie Ruan dared not make a sound.
Man: "You like this kind of thrill? Thank you."
No!
No, that's not true!
Xie Ruan suddenly realized.
Only now did he realize that the kind of stimulation the man was talking about was actually this kind of stimulation.
Oh my god, this is so exciting!
How could his fragile heart possibly take it?!
And, and... there are people ahead of us!!!
Xie Ruan didn't dare to turn around; his face was burning hot.
Xie Ruan always felt that he was being watched.
It seemed as if the driver in front and Assistant Li were both watching him in the rearview mirror.
Xie Ruan's body was burning hot, and her trembling grew more and more violent.
He... he doesn't want this to be so stimulating!!
Xie Ruan felt his heart rate getting faster and faster. He forgot to pull his fingers away, or rather, when he tried to pull them away, the man didn't let him go at all.
Instead, with utter indifference, she used her cold eyes and her large, well-defined fingers, which were a whole size larger than his, to guide him from top to bottom.
Man: "When you used to hire male models, was it because you particularly liked touching this? Thank you, Ruan."
QAQ! No way!!
Xie Ruan felt that she should stop listening to men call her Xie Ruan.
Even men are talking about male models and male models.
Xie Ruan felt that if she listened any longer, her ears would become sensitive.
Xie Ruan's toes gripped the ground.
He desperately wanted to run away.
But He Leran is on the left.
The man is on the right.
He's in the middle!!
The driver even closed the windows!
Xie Ruan can't escape either way, sob sob sob.
Xie Ruan trembled all over.
No, I wouldn't dare.
He never dared to lie again.
Xie Ruan trembled all over, but the man did not let him go. Instead, he seemed to have learned from his previous experience of running out of the private room and became much more shrewd. He cleverly grabbed him and suddenly pulled him in.
Man: "Xie Ruan, what other excitement do you want? Let's do everything we didn't do earlier."
Xie Ruan was about to cry.
Xie Ruan no longer dared to touch it.
Xie Ruan desperately wanted to escape, but there was nowhere to run. He could only stay where he was and tentatively ask, "Really, really, I can do whatever I want?"
man:(.)
Man: As expected.
The man glanced at Xie Ruan.
Man: Xie Ruan can be so casual with anyone.
Man: The group of male models he selected were...
Man: Is it the same with your ex-boyfriend?
The man's cold gaze swept over He Leran's waist and abdomen.
The other person doesn't seem to have any abs.
Man: Is it because your boyfriend doesn't have abs that you're hiring male models?
The man looked at Xie Ruan coldly.
The nascent interest dissipated.
Unexpectedly, Xie Ruan's trembling voice rang out: "Can, can you, let me go?"
The man remained silent.
When Xie Ruan heard that the man didn't speak, she seemed to be suddenly encouraged and took a deep breath: "I, I've had enough fun. Can we finish our shift early?"
I've had enough fun.
I've had enough fun.
I've had enough fun.
That's enough.
The man stood frozen in place, Xie Ruan's words spinning in his mind like a top. He didn't even realize that his strength had diminished considerably, which made it easy for Xie Ruan to sneak away.
Xie Ruan patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you."
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thanks.
...
Xie Ruan's cheeks flushed completely. He had been too close to the man and interacted with him for too long. Xie Ruan seemed to have run out of energy, and his voice became increasingly soft.
But Xie Ruan's soft voice was enough for the man, who had fallen silent, to hear: "I... don't touch my abs all the time..."
Neither do I.
I often touch my abs.
Touching abs.
Xie Ruan blushed and cautiously explained, "I only touch it occasionally. I'm not that interested in this kind of thing. Please don't misunderstand."
Xie Ruanmingming said that she wasn't that addicted to this thing.
But to the man's ears, it sounded like—
I'm not interested in you.
I'm not interested in your abs either.
Don't misunderstand.
Xie Ruan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the man's lack of reaction, thinking that his explanation had been completely forgiven by the man.
Unexpectedly, when Xie Ruan turned her head, she met the man's cold gaze.
Man: "You've had your fun with me, whose else do you want to touch?"
...QAQ?
Xie Ruan sat there like a piece of wood.
wait.
Wait!
How did it become that he'd had his fill of fun?
Xie Ruan panicked completely.
He felt the man getting closer and closer to him.
He even felt that Assistant Li and the driver were watching their situation in the rearview mirror.
I'm going to die.
I'm completely dying.
How embarrassing.
How could Xie Ruan's words be misunderstood in that way?!
Socially anxious individuals are generally not good at arguing.
Xie Ruan panicked.
He knew that even if the man got any closer, he wouldn't have the strength to push him away.
Thinking of this, Xie Ruan trembled. Little did he expect that in that one glance, for the first time in his life, he would witness God's kindness towards him—
Xie Ruan caught a glimpse of the name of the Lanxing Hotel flashing past the window.
Xie Ruan's eyes lit up quickly. She snapped her fingers and used both hands to stop the man from getting any closer: "Um, we're at the hotel."
Please.
Put me down.
Xie Ruan prayed in her heart.
Xie Ruan couldn't very well bring He Leran to the villa in front of Assistant Li.
Of course, Xie Ruan had no such intention.
Even if Xie Ruan didn't feel much fear towards He Leran.
This doesn't change the fact that Xie Ruan is not used to being with people.
Anyone.
Neither is acceptable.
Xie Ruan planned to use the excuse of dropping off He Leran to get off the bus early, and then happily take a taxi back to the villa.
Xie Ruan thought, Jiang Zhi isn't the employer, so he can't possibly go back to the villa with him! That would put him at ease.
Xie Ruan's imagination was truly wonderful.
No sooner had he prepared to get out of the car than he met the man's cold gaze.
?
Xie Ruan had a bad feeling.
Xie Ruan gritted her teeth and only wanted to run away quickly, but unexpectedly, the man stopped the driver from opening the car door.
"Smack."
Clang.
Xie Ruan tried to open the car door several times, but it wouldn't open at all.
Thank you.
Xie Ruan was about to cry.
Why won't they let him go yet?!
Xie Ruan really didn't want to stay with Jiang Zhi anymore.
Xie Ruan was still thinking about how to escape when the man, as if anticipating her words, suddenly spoke a second before she was about to.
Man: "Assistant Li, please take it down for me."
The man's icy voice was like a sudden drop in temperature on a snowy night, chilling one to the bone.
Xie Ruan nodded like a chick pecking at rice, originally hoping to get away from the man.
Unexpectedly, only Assistant Li and He Leran went down.
Xie Ruan had just stepped out when he was pulled into the car.
?
Xie Ruan extended Er Kang's hand.
Little did anyone expect that Assistant Li would just take He Leran away like that.
no.
No, that's not true!
Assistant Li, what a great assistant!!
There are still people on the bus who haven't gotten off!
He hadn't even gone down yet, how did they run away?!
Xie Ruan quickly opened the car door again.
"Smack."
Clang.
It's closed again.
Xie Ruan was about to cry. She turned her head and pleaded, "Sir, is your carriage broken? Why can't I drive it?"
And what about Assistant Li? Why didn't he wait for him at all?
He has social anxiety.
It's not so transparent that it disappeared from this world, is it?
He Leran still needs his care.
Xie Ruan's mind was a mess, but the man's thoughts were already organized, and he made a straightforward arrangement: "Assistant Li will stay here tonight to take care of you, my boyfriend."
Boy friend?
Male friends, right?
Xie Ruan was too preoccupied with his own problems to even consider whether he had misheard or not. He didn't need to explain anymore; he just wanted to get off the bus! Get off the bus!!
Man: "As for you, you're a nanny, you need to work, you can't stay here."
The man's voice was icy cold.
All of Xie Ruan's words were left unsaid.
really.
Xie Ruan remembers that this job allowed her to leave work early.
However, I insist on living in a villa in case of any unforeseen circumstances.
The man looked at Xie Ruan, who was sitting there like a little wooden statue. He softened his voice slightly, without even realizing it himself: "Besides, spending time with a drunk man at night isn't good for you."
Xie Ruan was somewhat frustrated.
The man instructed the driver, "Go to No. 7 Seaview Bay."
Xie Ruan: "But I'll worry if Brother Le Ran has no one to take care of him."
Xie Ruan was unwilling to give up and still wanted to get off the bus.
The man frowned: Le Ran?
Xie Ruan was still frustrated.
The car, however, relentlessly continued driving ahead.
The man's emotions were unclear: "Assistant Li will take your place and take care of you for one night. I will pay him for working overtime for one night."
Xie Ruan nodded.
She turned her head away, letting it sway with the car, and after a while, as if she had just realized what was happening, she asked, "You, you pay my salary?"
?
How can Jiang, a male model, be paid the salary of Assistant Li?
Xie Ruan turned her head, her probing eyes landing on the man.
The man noticed and glanced sideways.
Xie Ruan, whose eyes met the man's, abruptly looked away: "Shouldn't it be President Pei who posted this?"
man:"……"
The air was extremely quiet.
Xie Ruan still firmly believed that the man was Jiang Zhi.
The man did not break the silence, but slowly crossed his legs and coldly surveyed Xie Ruan, as if waiting for him to speak.
Xie Ruan could only try to find the logic herself: "Yes, should you inform President Pei again?"
The man looked at him.
Xie Ruan dared not speak and subconsciously shrank her neck.
He always felt that the gaze from men was exceptionally cold, so cold that his teeth chattered and he dared not speak.
*
Xie Ruan arrived at the Seaview Bay Villa ten minutes later.
The Seaview Bay Villas are located in the city center, making it convenient to go anywhere.
Xie Ruan felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders as he got out of the car, and he quickly thanked the man.
Unexpectedly, the man who was supposed to leave got out of the car with him.
?
Wait.
Xie Ruan felt that her intuition was not quite right.
Jiang Zhi is just an outsider.
How did he get into this villa?
Jiang Zhi isn't the employer, is he?
Or rather...
According to the timeline, he isn't yet.
Xie Ruan looked at the man with some confusion.
Unexpectedly, the man chuckled and said, "My home is far away. Can I stay here for a while?"
Xie Ruan shook her head frantically: "No, absolutely not."
He's just a nanny, how could he bring anyone with him?!
What's more, he has social anxiety and doesn't want to be with other people at all.
Xie Ruan stepped back, blocking the doorway tightly.
Unexpectedly, the man pointed behind him as if he had anticipated this, and said, "I've already spoken to Pei Zhi, how about it?"
Pei Zhi?
Is that how Jiang Zhi calls him uncle?
That's not how it's described in the book.
Xie Ruan looked at him inquisitively.
The man clearly understood his meaning, but showed no intention of changing his mind.
Instead, it seemed as if she was deliberately saying only half of what she meant, tilting her head and looking at him tentatively.
Xie Ruan wanted to refuse again.
But Xie Ruan saw that the man had sent a message.
The man sent a message to Assistant Li very quickly.
Xie Ruan also read it.
After Xie Ruan saw it, she was certain that the man had obtained the right to live in the villa.
Xie Ruan was somewhat embarrassed.
Xie Ruan even felt that anyone could stay there at this moment.
Only this man.
Xie Ruan didn't want to.
Nobody wants to be around a hidden bomb.
The longer you wait, the more mistakes you make.
Xie Ruan didn't want to drag him into the conflict when the man settled accounts with Pei Zhi.
But there's no other way.
The driver left.
Assistant Li agreed.
Xie Ruan could only reluctantly let go of the door she was clinging to.
He made a gesture of invitation.
Xie Ruan was initially worried that the man would continue talking to him, making him feel awkward.
Xie Ruan only breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that the man had gone upstairs on his own, and that it wasn't to his room.
fine.
This villa is huge.
A man probably wouldn't ask him to do anything.
Xie Ruan could easily pretend that Xie Ruan was not there.
Xie Ruan breathed a sigh of relief.
When he looked up, he saw the man turn his head and hand him a card.
?
Xie Ruan paused for a moment, looking at the black card in her hand, her expression unreadable.
But after she took it in a daze, she heard the man's cold voice: "This is your overtime pay. Xie Ruan."
...
Overtime pay?
The man did not explain.
Xie Ruan stood there for a long time before she realized that Jiang Zhi meant that it was not appropriate for the Pei Group to pay his overtime pay tonight, so he should pay it himself.
This aligns with Jiang Zhi's character.
Xie Ruan knew very well that Jiang Zhi was someone who wouldn't lose face when doing things.
Jiang Zhi, in particular, has very little money. He always manages to maintain a semblance of propriety when it comes to money matters.
Xie Ruan accepted the card.
Xie Ruan didn't know how much money was inside.
But considering that Jiang Zhi worked as a male model for money, Xie Ruan felt that there probably wasn't much money involved.
It might not even be enough for his double overtime pay.
However, Jiang Zhi was so poor, yet they still paid him overtime.
Xie Ruan was very touched and decided not to investigate how much money the other party had given her.
Naturally, he didn't realize that the card he was holding was black.
Xie Ruan saw the other person off up the stairs.
After a long while, he finally felt relieved and started jumping around wildly in the corridor.
Yay!
I'm finally free!!!
The beautiful night belonged to him once again.
Xie Ruan was still happy when her phone vibrated in her pocket.
Xie Ruan was stunned for a moment.
At this time, at this point.
Aside from Jiang Zhi and Assistant Li, Xie Ruan could only think of He Leran contacting her.
Has he sobered up?
Xie Ruan curiously opened her phone.
He obediently turned on the light, sat on the sofa, and intended to read the message carefully.
He then discovered that He Leran, whom he had pinned to the top of his chat list, had not sent him a single message.
...?
A vague unease stirred within Xie Ruan.
Xie Ruan pursed her thin lips.
He had already spotted the little red dot out of the corner of his eye.
Xie Ruan subconsciously moved downwards.
To my surprise, instead of a message, I saw a new friend.
?
Who can thank Ruan?
The original owner of this body was absolutely hated by everyone in this book, right?
Xie Ruan thought it was probably a scam and wanted to just quit, but the other party kept popping up messages to add her as a friend.
Xie Ruan was helpless.
I looked up.
Just as I was about to blacklist the other person, I saw their latest nickname, which was extremely eye-catching—
Enough to make him, in his moment of comfort, instantly become stiff at the corners of his mouth—
【I am Ji Ye.】
...
?
Xie Ruan was almost petrified on the spot.
How could Ji Ye possibly have his private contact information?
Xie Ruan couldn't help but start trembling all over.
He was still thinking.
The message from the other party adding me as a friend popped up again.
Why don't you add me?
Xie Ruan ignored him.
He opened the messages from the new friend requests and discovered that Ji Ye had sent more than a dozen friend requests over the past few hours.
QAQ!?
That's terrifying.
What exactly happened? Why has Ji Ye been looking for him?
Xie Ruan was about to cry.
Did he do something wrong, and Ji Ye is going to hold him accountable?
But every wrong has its perpetrator, and it was Zhou Jingchi who blocked Ji Ye.
We can't blame him, can we?
QAQ!
Xie Ruan's fingers were still trembling. After a long and hesitant process, she finally managed to accept Ji Ye's friend request.
He had just looked up—
Seeing Ji Ye's swift reply to the latest message—
[Ji Ye]: You haven't replied to my messages in so long.
[Ji Ye]: Where are you having your secret rendezvous with the stray dogs?
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Author's note: Today, Ruan Bao's harvest: a black card from President Pei [starry eyes][starry eyes].
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