When Chen Yi woke up, the first thing he did was look around.
He was afraid that everything from yesterday had been nothing more than a dream, but when he saw everything familiar, Chen Yi confirmed that it had all been real.
A dream?
Impossible.
He glanced out the window. The sun was already high in the sky. Chen Yi knew he had woken up late, but he hadn't expected it to be this late. The clock on the wall had already reached one in the afternoon.
He had slept for a long time, but it had indeed been comfortable.
Chen Yi had originally thought he was already late, but someone had managed to sleep in even later than him. Whose subordinate was this, anyway?
That's right!
It was Su Nuan, who had moved into her place yesterday.
This wasn't bad either. Getting a full night's sleep was what made one feel refreshed. Still, Chen Yi also decided that if possible, he would have to keep an eye on her schedule in the future.
Going to bed early and rising early was good for one's health. Maintaining a proper routine was the key.
But then again!
That was for later.
For now, he had to go cook!
He steamed some rice!
Then he made tomato and scrambled eggs.
Something simple would do. After he finished cooking, he picked up his phone and typed.
[Chen Yi: Stop pretending to be dead and come eat.]
[Su Nuan: ????]
[Su Nuan: How did you know I was awake? Were you peeking at me?]
[Chen Yi: Your Douyin account says you're online. What do you think?]
[Su Nuan: ...]
Less than half a minute later, Su Nuan stumbled out, still groggy.
She looked utterly sleepy, as if she hadn't woken up at all. Something about her appearance was also a little off—not that her complexion was poor.
Su Nuan was sleepy, but that didn't mean there was anything wrong with her body.
It was just her clothes!
Normally, opening two buttons on one's pajamas was best, but Su Nuan had opened three this time. The sight was indeed nice, but it was still a little disappointing.
How should he put it?
Chen Yi had a hand of cards: 9, 10, Q, K, and A. The moment he received them, he shouted... There was no J!
Perhaps she had noticed all this.
A flush appeared on Su Nuan's face. It wasn't really too embarrassing, but girls were naturally shy about such things. She immediately said:
"What are you looking at? Be careful, or I'll poke your eyes out."
Chen Yi spoke with a straight face. "I wasn't looking. Besides, there's nothing worth looking at."
"You..."
Su Nuan had still been somewhat embarrassed, but after hearing that, her face turned completely dark. The damage wasn't great, but the insult was devastating.
"I'll grow!"
"About that..."
Chen Yi didn't continue. All he could say was:
Don't even think about it!
That was probably how it would stay.
Chen Yi even wondered whether the system had any useful potions.
Sorry!
There weren't any!
There were only four kinds of potions in total.
[Spirit, stamina, pain, illness,]
There was no breast-enhancement option.
There was nothing he could do.
ε=(ο｀*))) Sigh!
Su Nuan ate angrily, thinking... Today, she absolutely had to move out. So after eating her fill and cleaning up, she said:
"I'm going out to look at apartments!"
"I'll go with you!"
"No need! I can go by myself."
"Do you know the way?"
"..."
Su Nuan had been fuming, but that one question brought her back to reality.
She really didn't know the way.
Her foot had already stepped halfway out, but she pulled it back. Her face was filled with capital-letter embarrassment. Chen Yi calmly said:
"I'll take you. Consider it an apology for what happened at noon."
"Wow! You're a good person."
"Don't give me a good-person card."
"(ˉ▽￣~) Tsk~~"
Su Nuan rolled her eyes at Chen Yi. "I was complimenting you."
"I don't want to be complimented like that."
"Yes, yes, yes! Let's go, let's go look at apartments."
"Okay!"
The two of them went downstairs and left on an electric scooter, with Chen Yi in front and Su Nuan behind him. Looking at the high-rises around her, she felt a strange sense of unfamiliarity.
But as she looked at his back, Su Nuan felt a sense of belonging unlike anything she had ever experienced.
At the same time, a strange thought surfaced.
She was a little reluctant to move out.
But soon!
That thought was rejected once again. She couldn't keep troubling someone else forever. Even if Chen Yi was willing, she wouldn't be. It was a matter of personal upbringing.
At least, in Su Nuan's eyes, she had been raised quite well.
Before long!
The two of them found a real-estate agency. At first, Su Nuan had been full of anticipation.
She had already imagined it all.
After moving into her new place, she would invite Chen Yi over for a meal.
She would cook personally. After all, she was fairly confident in her cooking skills. In Su Nuan's opinion, Chen Yi would definitely see her in a new light by then.
As she thought about this...
The agency gave them an approximate price. Renting alone would cost around three thousand!
Su Nuan could still afford that figure.
But when she learned that she had to pay one month as a deposit and three months' rent upfront, her face stiffened completely. "Wait! Shouldn't it be one month's deposit and one month's rent?"
"There isn't an option like that!"
She asked several agencies in a row, and they were all the same. At that moment, Su Nuan felt the coldness of a big city and understood the cruelty of reality.
The situation itself wasn't funny, but Chen Yi couldn't hold back.
When Su Nuan had said yesterday that two or three thousand would be enough, he had already known this would happen. Renting through an agency involved many unspoken rules.
Take the tenant's side, for example.
The tenant had to pay one month's rent as the agency fee. If the arrangement were one month's deposit and one month's rent, then someone could rent for a month and leave. Once the rent was returned, the landlord wouldn't have earned a single cent.
Wouldn't that mean the place had been rented out for nothing?
That was why it was always one month's deposit and three months' rent.
They visited several more places. In the end, they gritted their teeth and found one they liked, only for the landlord to say they had to pay for an entire year upfront. If they only wanted a short-term lease,
they would have to pay more.
A one-year lease would cost only 2,500 a month.
But if they rented for just three months, they would have to pay 3,500 a month.
How should he put it?
Life was full of tricks, especially in this era. The tricks would only grow more complicated, and Su Nuan was experiencing all of it firsthand.
The city was full of traps. I want to go back to the countryside.
Unfortunately, Su Nuan wasn't going back. She had only just come out—if she went back already,
wouldn't she lose all her face?
That left Su Nuan with only one place to go.
Seeing Su Nuan's dejected appearance, Chen Yi immediately said, "Actually, you don't need to go through all this trouble. My house is empty anyway, so why not stay here?"
"I..."
Hearing that, warmth rose in Su Nuan's heart.
In this cold city, only the person before her could bring her a trace of warmth. After hearing Chen Yi's suggestion, Su Nuan was genuinely tempted.
But she was still hesitant. "Well... this..."
Just as she was about to answer, he said, "No rush. It's getting late. Let's go back first. Sleeping for one day is sleeping, and sleeping for two days is also sleeping."
"Ah! Okay! Then... sorry to trouble you for now."
In the end, Su Nuan agreed to Chen Yi's proposal, while he celebrated inwardly with a huge yes!
Tricks?
They existed everywhere.
This place was no exception. At first, Su Nuan wouldn't have stayed. Not just Su Nuan—any normal person would have made the same choice.
But if she stayed for two days, then three days... and got used to it,
she would be reluctant to leave.
Wouldn't that mean they were living together?
Chen Yi nodded. After all, as the saying went, genuine feelings had never been enough to keep someone around; only schemes could win their heart. This was pretty much the same.
After they returned home, Su Nuan took over Chen Yi's work.
She volunteered to cook.
Chen Yi couldn't talk her out of it and could only wait outside. But just after he sat down... his phone rang. When he saw the message, his eyes lit up.
[Hua Kai Ban Xia has accepted your friend request!]
Hua Kai Ban Xia?
Who was that?
Most people wouldn't know, but Chen Yi knew perfectly well that she was Snake's manager. Now that they had become friends, Chen Yi knew that his plan was half complete.
Next, he had to arrange the trial.
Hopefully, everything would go smoothly!
And so...
Chen Yi began typing.
[Chen Yi: Hello, Sister Qian. Are you looking for players? If you are, I can send one over right now.]
[Wu Qian: Yes! What positions do they play? Tell me.]
[Chen Yi: Bottom lane. A pair, as it happens.]
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