Upon hearing this, Li Yanci frowned and looked at Shi Xi, "I understand."
"……?" Shi Xi really couldn't figure out her new boss who had been parachuted in.
It's just that I don't want you to call me Xixi, it's not a big deal, why do you look so unwilling?
Shi Xi rolled her eyes inwardly and glanced at Li Yanci.
"By the way, Brother Li," Shi Xi said, "was my application approved?"
Shi Xi was referring to the affectionate male supporting character who had helped him apply for a stay at a sanatorium with the help of Ganmaoling.
Hearing this, Li Yanci tightened her grip on the steering wheel, her gaze fixed ahead. "Why did you want this kind of setup?"
Shi Xi answered in her heart: Because I want to slack off.
But what he said was: "Life is only a short hundred years or so; birth, aging, sickness, and death are inevitable. I want to experience the lives of those who are bedridden with illness in advance."
Li Yanci looked at Shi Xi, her eyes filled with tenderness, and cautiously probed, "Do you want to stay in a sanatorium because you had a serious illness?"
The body can be rebuilt, and fragments of the soul can be collected little by little, but the trauma suffered will not be erased. Perhaps Shi Xi subconsciously still feels that she should stay in bed.
"No, I'm just talking without understanding the situation."
Li Yanci: "..."
...
After eating hotpot, Li Yanci paid the bill and took Shi Xi home, asking him where he lived.
Only then did Shi Xi remember a critical problem.
He was penniless, and apparently didn't even have a home...
I've been a ghost for so long that I've forgotten about this!
Later, when I went on missions in the smaller worlds, I had accommodations, so I couldn't remember them anymore.
Li Yanci looked at Shi Xi and immediately saw through his predicament. "You have nowhere to stay?"
Shi Xi could only nod awkwardly.
Li Yanci's lips curled up almost imperceptibly, and he coughed lightly. "I happen to have a spare room. If you don't mind... you can stay at my place."
"This...this isn't quite right," Shi Xi hesitated.
I thought to myself.
It's better to go find Cen Jing than to live with Li Yanci.
After all, his relationship with Cen Jing was better than his relationship with Li Yanci, with whom he had hardly spoken.
Seemingly seeing through his plan, Li Yanci said directly, "Cen Jing has a boyfriend. If you live with him, his boyfriend will misunderstand."
After a pause, Li Yanci continued, "Don't worry, I live alone, so I don't have that kind of concern."
At the same time, Cen Jing, who was bending over to scoop litter for his noble cat master, suddenly sneezed.
Cen Jing had no idea that Li Yanci had already said he was no longer single.
Upon hearing Li Yanci's words, Shi Xi immediately abandoned the idea of seeking refuge with Cen Jing.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Li." After weighing the options, Shi Xi said to Li Yanci.
"No trouble at all," Li Yanci replied softly.
...
Shi Xi initially thought that the empty room Li Yanci mentioned was just any guest room, until she entered his house and discovered that he actually let her sleep in the master bedroom.
"……?" No, bro, do you think this is appropriate?
"I don't like sleeping in the master bedroom, so this room is left empty," Li Yanci explained to Shi Xi.
Shi Xi didn't believe it.
Li Yanci's house has more than twenty rooms, how could there only be one master bedroom left?
He opened each room door one by one: study, gym, art studio, collection room, music room, dressing room, game room, media room...
Li Yanci watched with good temper as Shi Xi opened the room doors one by one, patiently standing behind Shi Xi to introduce the purpose of each room, seemingly not caring at all about his somewhat impolite behavior.
Just as Shi Xi was about to give up, Li Yanci pointed to the room next door with her long, slender fingers and introduced it with a smile: "This is my room, would you like to go in and take a look?"
"..." Shi Xi didn't expect that her boss, who had such a powerful background, would have such a good temper.
Shi Xi shook her head, "No need."
"Alright then." Li Yanci looked at her bedroom with a regretful expression.
In the end, Shi Xi could only stay in the master bedroom.
After explaining the location of the items, Li Yanci gave him a new set of pajamas and then turned to leave.
Shi Xi decided to stay there temporarily.
Each mission ends with a week's vacation for the mission participants, and Shi Xi stayed at Li Yanci's house for a week.
After spending a few days together, Shi Xi discovered that Li Yanci was actually a very good roommate.
He would take the initiative to cook, do laundry, clean... leaving him almost no room to do anything. He usually stayed quietly at home and didn't come out much.
...
When the holiday ended, Shi Xi got up early and found that Li Yanci had already prepared breakfast.
"Have breakfast, and I'll take you to work after you finish."
Shi Xi glanced at them; they were all dishes he liked to eat.
Li Yanci's tastes seemed to be exactly the same as his; she always made what he liked to eat.
What a coincidence.
Shi Xi nodded and sat down to eat breakfast.
"I've approved your application," Li Yanci said, "but it might have to wait until the next mission to be completed."
Shi Xi hummed in agreement, "Thank you, Brother Li."
...
As she was leaving, Li Yanci suddenly asked, "Are you planning to move out after the next mission?"
Shi Xi nodded, "Yes."
It wasn't really appropriate for him to stay in Li Yanci's room forever, so he planned to wait until the next mission was over, then have 999 exchange some money and move out.
"Actually, you don't need to move out," Li Yanci said, looking at Shi Xi. "My master bedroom is still vacant; you can rent it."
"We've been living together for a week now, and I feel like I've been a pretty good roommate."
Shi Xi was a little tempted.
After all, Li Yanci is truly impeccable as a roommate.
Li Yanci added, "Besides, we have the same tastes, so cooking is just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks."
Shi Xi narrowed her eyes slightly.
He and Li Yanci were just ordinary superiors and subordinates, but the other party was so eager to persuade him to stay.
unless……
Thinking of this, Shi Xi looked at Li Yanci, hesitated for a moment, and then asked politely and cautiously, "Can I ask you a question? No offense intended, just pure curiosity."
Li Yanci looked at him calmly, but her fingers unconsciously curled slightly. She took a deep breath and said, "Ask away."
Shi Xi asked with a serious expression, "Are you going bankrupt?"
I never would have guessed that he was so poor that he had to rent out his master bedroom to make a living.
Li Yanci: "..."
After a three-second pause, Li Yanci said, "Yes."
"Alright, I promise you." Shi Xi nodded.
Since I have to pay rent anyway, I might as well give it to Li Yanci and save myself the trouble of making a trip.
Li Yanci moved the orange juice on the table closer to Shi Xi, saying, "Eat without worry. Even if we're poor, I can still afford to feed you."
Shi Xi gave him a thumbs up and casually replied, "Amazing, amazing, really amazing, Brother Li is the best."
Seemingly oblivious to Shi Xi's perfunctory answer, Li Yanci chuckled and suddenly countered, "How amazing?"
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