Chapter 43
Jin Chuwan knew nothing about Zhou Zishu's speculation. After leaving the hotel, she received a call from the real estate agent, so she said goodbye to Luo An and went to the house.
The landlord had come back from out of town. Both parties reviewed the contract details, and since there were no problems, they signed it.
"Here's the key. If you're not comfortable with it, you can have a new one made. I used to live in this house by myself. The furniture is actually quite new, so it should be enough for you if you're living alone. It's just a bit dusty and needs some cleaning."
“I settled the water and electricity bills yesterday, so it’s ready to use anytime. Also, here’s my phone number. Call me if anything happens at the house.”
“I’m not usually in the area, but if something happens, I can still get there.”
Jin Chuwan nodded and took the keys and phone number. The landlady seemed very gentle. She talked about some issues with the old house and even rounded down the price. After Jin Chuwan paid the money, she didn't linger and left with the contract and the agent.
Now that the house belongs to Jin Chuwan, she walked around the house and then counted the balance in her small wallet.
There are still over six thousand left.
Life is fine, of course, but it seems like it's just enough to make ends meet.
Jin Chuwan sat on a small stool, looking up at the sky. She wished she could suddenly become rich overnight and have a windfall. That way, she wouldn't have to work hard and could live as she pleased.
Unfortunately, the world didn't give her the chance to indulge in fantasies, and right now her primary concern was how to clean the room.
The room wasn't messy, but because no one had lived there for a long time, it had accumulated a lot of dust.
Jin Chuwan opened her phone and found Yin Zhihua's number, but after staring at it for a while, she put it down.
I just saw a cleaning service's phone number downstairs, so I'll hire one.
It shouldn't cost much.
After contacting the housekeeper, she arrived quickly. She looked at the house and said it would cost 40 yuan. Jin Chuwan had no objection. She handed the empty house over to the housekeeper to clean, and then went to the nearby supermarket with her bag.
Before moving in, we still need to buy some daily necessities.
When Jin Chuwan returned with a bunch of things, the cleaning lady was already cleaning the bathroom. The cleaning lady was a talkative person, but Jin Chuwan was a quiet person. She would talk for a long time, while Jin Chuwan would only give a few simple replies.
By the time the two of them finished tidying up the room, the sun was almost setting. Jin Chuwan gave some of the fruit she had bought earlier to the housekeeper, and then wearily closed the door.
The house looks quite nice now; it's true that spending money to clean it really makes it look nice.
Jin Chuwan glanced at her phone; it was almost seven o'clock.
Several more text messages appeared on her phone. Cheng Ya said she would arrive in S City tomorrow and wanted Jin Chuwan to pick her up. Jin Chuwan had no objection. She asked for the time and then went to look at another message.
I never expected it to be Jin Chaoyang's.
"are you free?"
"I think we need to meet."
Looking at these two cryptic sentences, Jin Chuwan raised an eyebrow. They hadn't seen each other since the last time, and she hadn't expected Jin Chuwan to take the initiative to contact her.
"when?"
After replying, Kim Cho-wan leaned back on the wooden sofa to rest.
The apartment was on the corner, and she could occasionally hear the neighbors chatting downstairs. Jin Chuwan looked at last year's calendar still hanging on the wall and thought that she would take it with her and throw it away when she left.
She had only intended to sit and rest for a while, but when she opened her eyes again, she was woken up by her phone ringing.
She actually fell asleep sitting on the sofa.
Jin Chuwan stretched her aching body, then took her phone out of her pocket. It was already completely dark outside, and the phone displayed Li Xing'en's number.
She quickly pressed the call button.
"Hello, Xing En?"
When the call was connected, it wasn't Li Xing'en who spoke on the other end.
"Hello? Are you Li Xing'en's aunt? He seems to have had too much to drink. Could you come and pick him up?"
Jin Chuwan was stunned for a moment. She looked down at the time and saw that it was already 9:30. She scratched her hair and then quickly grabbed her backpack.
"Where is he? I'll be right there."
The other party gave an address, and when Jin Chuwan arrived, Li Xing'en was being supported by a young man who was also flushed from drinking. The young man breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her.
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have urged him to drink. Who knew he was so weak? He passed out after just one drink..."
Jin Chuwan looked at the boy who was speaking and felt that he looked somewhat familiar.
"Who are you……"
The boy scratched his head and smiled. "My name is Chu Nansheng. I'm this kid's childhood friend. We met at the intersection last time."
Looking at the other person's respectful manner, Jin Chuwan thought that he must have really mistaken her for an elder in Li Xing'en's family.
“I remember now…” Jin Chuwan said, glancing cautiously at the boy in front of her, “Are you alright? You seem to have had quite a bit to drink…”
Upon hearing this, Chu Nansheng quickly waved his hand, "It's nothing, it's nothing. I'll just take a taxi back to school. This guy wouldn't leave no matter who tried to get him to leave, he insisted on finding you, so I had no choice..."
At this moment, Li Xingen seemed to have sobered up a bit. He suddenly hugged Jin Chuwan and then snuggled against her.
"Auntie..."
Jin Chuwan stood stiffly, while Chu Nansheng staggered to the roadside to hail a taxi.
It was a bit far from the villa, but very close to her rented apartment. Jin Chuwan glanced at Li Xing'en, who was drunk and confused, sighed helplessly, and then hoisted her onto her shoulder.
"I'll take him back first."
Jin Chuwan waved to Chu Nansheng as she spoke, then helped Li Xingen walk towards the residential area.
Lee Sung-eun was relatively obedient; although she was drunk, she didn't cause any trouble and instead quietly leaned on Kim Cho-wan's shoulder.
"Auntie... Auntie..."
Jin Chuwan had exhausted all her strength supporting the 1.8-meter-tall boy, but Li Xing'en kept calling her, so she had to distract herself to respond.
"I'm here, but if you keep causing trouble, your auntie will be exhausted—"
This time, Li Xing'en seemed more energetic. He frowned and then suddenly pushed away Jin Chuwan, who was supporting her.
Li Xingen's face was flushed, and his eyes were somewhat unfocused. He swayed as he leaned against the wall to steady himself.
There were no streetlights in the old-style neighborhood; only the lights from the residents' homes shone through the windows. The boy slowly raised his head, and those faint lights fell into his slightly narrowed pupils.
"...Who are you saying should die? Say it again and see what happens!"
Jin Chuwan swallowed. In her eyes, the gentle and easy-going Li Xing'en now looked like a fierce wolf cub, with a clear ruthlessness in her narrow eyes.
"I was wrong, I won't say anything more."
Jin Chuwan lowered her head and sighed. The boy she had always known now actually made her feel a little afraid.
The alley was quiet. Jin Chuwan saw Li Xingen staggering as he was about to leave, so she quickly chased after him, but he pushed her away again as soon as she got close.
"Don't touch me..."
"I'm going to...go find...find..."
Jin Chuwan looked helplessly at the boy who couldn't stand steadily during the fight, and simply slapped Li Xing'en's face with both hands.
"Look carefully, see who I am."
Those gray eyes slowly opened, and after a brief moment of clarity, the original ferocity dissipated.
The boy smiled and, imitating Jin Chuwan, raised his hand to cup her cheeks.
"You are... Jin Chuwan, and you are me..."
It seems he can still recognize people.
Jin Chuwan breathed a sigh of relief. She was about to coax him to go home with her when, in the next second, his breath suddenly sealed her lips.
The strong smell of alcohol hit her face, and his lips and tongue kept tracing her lips and teeth.
Jin Chuwan froze for a few seconds, then forcefully pushed the person away.
She was too nervous to pay attention to the ground. When she saw Li Xing'en lying motionless on the ground, she went over to check on her with concern.
The boy was breathing normally, but seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.
Jin Chuwan collapsed to the ground, exhausted. She looked at the unconscious Li Xing'en, her mind a complete mess.
"What are all these things...?"
She raised her hand to her temples. No matter how absurd it seemed, she still had to get Li Xing'en home first.
The room was cleaned very well, but there was nothing in it except a single bed. Jin Chuwan had no interest in buying bedding outside. After helping Li Xingen lie down on the bed, she sat alone on the sofa in a daze.
But after thinking about it for half the night, she only came to one conclusion.
"Just say it's not a good fit..."
After making up her mind, Jin Chuwan lay down on the sofa to rest for a while. That night, she thought a lot about her past with Li Xing'en, and also thought of many excuses not to hurt her.
Because of that kiss, she was certain that Li Xingen had other feelings for her.
But what she didn't expect was...
The next day, when Li Xing'en woke up, she looked at her with a wary expression, as if she had been wronged.
"Auntie...?"
The boy's panic didn't seem fake.
"Where am I? How did I get here...?"
After a night of contemplation, Jin Chuwan suddenly felt extremely frustrated. She subconsciously clenched her fist and then let out a long sigh.
“This is the house I rented. You were drunk last night, and your friend called me. I had no choice but to bring you here to rest.”
Jin Chuwan had obvious dark circles under her eyes. Li Xingen looked at her and slowly lowered his eyes. He touched his slightly throbbing head and murmured.
"My head hurts so much..."
The boy's hair was messy and he looked a bit silly. Jin Chuwan remembered the hard push she had given him last night and looked away with a slightly guilty expression.
"Of course you'll get a headache from being drunk all night... Let's see if you dare drink this much next time..."
After she finished speaking, she pointed to the room next door.
"There's a toothbrush in the bathroom, why don't you wash up first? I'll come to your place this afternoon to pick up my luggage."
Li Xingen pressed his head and slowly sat up from the small bed. He glanced at Jin Chuwan, whose gaze was wandering, and at the obvious wound on her lips.
"Auntie..."
The boy's voice was a little muffled; he seemed somewhat embarrassed and embarrassed.
"How come I remember... you stole a kiss from me last night..."
If Jin Chuwan hadn't lived a few more years and had enough self-cultivation, she would have grabbed Li Xing'en by the collar by now.
"What nonsense are you spouting?"
The boy scratched the back of his neck as he looked at Jin Chuwan's suddenly cold expression.
"No... then I was dreaming?"
This was the first time Jin Chuwan had ever been so angry since she came into this world. What was going on? This drunkard could actually turn the tables and blame others. It was clearly him...
In order to maintain a peaceful life, Kim Cho-man could only swallow these words.
She simply turned her back to them.
Jiang Chen is one thing, but now even Li Xing'en is trying to provoke her like this.
"Go wash up by yourself and then go home. I'm going to the airport to pick up Chengya now."
After finishing her speech, Kim Chu-wan pushed open the door and left.
Hearing the hurried footsteps outside, Li Xing'en, sitting on the bed, suddenly smiled lazily.
Recalling the whispers from last night, the smile on the boy's face turned colder.
He stretched on the bed, then stood up unhurriedly.
The one-bedroom apartment, although it looked clean enough, was cramped and shabby.
The boy walked to the sink, looked up at his reflection in the mirror.
There was a wound on my lip, no wonder it hurt a little when I woke up.
His gaze lingered on the wound for a moment, then he chuckled softly.
"What nonsense are you spouting? If there was no stolen kiss, why do both of them have wounds on their lips..."
As he said this, a meaningful look gradually appeared in the boy's eyes.
He leisurely wiped his face, then glanced outside the door.
There's plenty of time. He just needs to keep pursuing her. As long as she's willing to soften her heart towards him and can't bear to end things completely, he'll have a way to stay by her side.
Sometimes, once he sorts out his thoughts, the troubles that were troubling him seem to suddenly disappear.
Li Xingen turned around and looked around the room, then sat on the sofa and dialed the housekeeper's number.
"I want to order a set of furniture..."
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