Ni Sitian went home, packed some luggage, and got into Xiang Zhilan's car.
After graduating from university, Xiang Zhilan did not live with her parents but rented a small apartment in the city center.
This is also a place Ni Sitian often visits. Xiang Zhilan sometimes goes on business trips abroad for several months at a time, and he asks her to help look after the house occasionally.
The apartment that Xiang Zhilan rented was a very nice two-bedroom apartment, but because she didn't live there often, she didn't have many belongings.
"You'll have to sleep with me tonight." Xiang Zhilan took a bottle of yogurt from the refrigerator for Ni Sitian. Although her apartment had two bedrooms and a living room, she had long since converted the other room into a darkroom, where she usually liked to spend her time developing photos.
"I couldn't be happier." Ni Sitian smiled. "We haven't slept together in so long."
When she was little, she was bullied by that mother and daughter, and she would always run to Xiang Zhilan's house. Xiang's parents treated her very well and would let her stay overnight. At that time, she often slept in the same bed with Xiang Zhilan.
After high school, they never slept together again.
"What's this?" Ni Sitian asked, sipping her yogurt. She took a stack of papers from under the coffee table, glanced at the contents, and looked at Zhi Lan with slight surprise. "You're buying a house?"
“Yes, the lease here is about to expire, and the landlord wants to take the house back for other uses. I’ve thought about it and it’s more appropriate for me to buy my own place.” Xiang Zhilan sat down next to Ni Sitian, picked up a few pictures, pointed to them, and said, “I’m currently considering these three places. This one has a good location but the house is small. This one is big, but it’s a bit far from the company. I like this one the most. It’s a duplex apartment with three bedrooms and two living rooms. The layout is excellent.”
Ni Sitian looked at it and also liked the house very much, so she said, "Then let's buy this one."
“Mrs. Xu, you make it sound so easy. The down payment for this house is seven or eight hundred thousand yuan, and the monthly mortgage payment is at least seven thousand yuan.” Xiang Zhilan sighed and shook her head. Although her parents said they could contribute some money, that was their retirement money, so how could she accept it? They were just wage earners, and they would be retiring soon. They should save some money for themselves.
"How much more do you need?" Ni Sitian asked.
"Do you still want to lend me money?" Xiang Zhilan smiled and said, "I'm still short two or three hundred thousand for the down payment, and with the renovations, it'll probably be at least five hundred thousand."
Ni Sitian thought about it seriously. Her regular income was just over 100,000 yuan, which was a drop in the ocean compared to Xiang Zhilan's amount.
The card Xu Tingchuan gave me had several hundred thousand yuan in it, but it was his money, so he couldn't just lend it to someone.
"I was just kidding." Xiang Zhilan patted Ni Sitian on the shoulder and said, "If the burden of a house is too great, no matter how nice it is, you won't be happy. I don't want to become a mortgage slave."
“You’re right.” Ni Sitian smiled, looked at the blueprints again, and leaned on Xiang Zhilan’s shoulder. “But I really like this house too. It’s not common to see duplexes like this nowadays.”
"Mrs. Xu, aren't you satisfied with living in a mansion now?" Xiang Zhilan teased.
Ni Sitian shook her head slightly. It wasn't that she was dissatisfied, but rather that she never felt at ease.
Although she decorated the house to reflect her own life, she always felt that the place didn't truly belong to her.
Xiang Zhilan was right about one thing: she lacked a sense of security.
Her insecurities stemmed from Xu Tingchuan's overwhelming power, while she felt insignificant and helpless. If he were to abandon her one day, she would have no way out.
Since He Cuiyun and Ni Ziqi came into the family, there has been no place for her and her mother in that house. Now that she has come out, she has no intention of going back.
What should she do now?
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