My Beautiful Neighbor

Li Changle really wanted to ask Wang Siyi, "Aren't you afraid of stuffing yourself sick after eating so much meat?"

But he didn't dare say it. He was afraid of getting beaten up, and Wang Siyi seemed to be in a bad mood right now. He had no idea who had upset her.

After Wang Siyi had eaten her fill, she went back to her room. The door slammed a little louder than usual today. Li Changle was somewhat speechless as he cleaned up the dishes as usual.

Wang Siyi was a little angry now. Was she really that annoying?

She had received the keys Xiuxiu had mailed from Shanghai today. She had originally planned to move back tomorrow after dinner tonight and breakfast tomorrow morning.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. After returning to her room, she packed several outfits she had brought with her, picked up the keys, and headed across the hall.

Wang Siyi moved out that very night. Li Changle only discovered it after waking up the next day.

He didn't see Wang Siyi sitting on the sofa in the morning, and there was no response when he knocked on her door.

Li Changle didn't feel much about it. He just thought this woman's moods were truly like June weather—they changed at the drop of a hat.

She had clearly told him last night that she would move out today, yet she had moved across the hall that same evening. Breakfast was already ready, and he had habitually made enough for two.

After hesitating for a while, Li Changle thought, We've lived together for several days, so we're acquaintances now. She gives me a place to stay, and I cook for her. That's perfectly reasonable, right?

So he opened the door and knocked on the door across the hall. After half a minute of knocking, it finally opened. Li Changle saw the woman before him. This was the first time he had seen Wang Siyi from so close.

She had a head of jet-black hair falling to her shoulders. Her face was not quite an oval in the strict sense, but her features were strikingly defined. Peach blossom eyes, willow-leaf brows.

Hands like tender shoots, skin like congealed cream. A neck like a white grub, teeth like melon seeds. A delicate face and moth brows, a charming smile, and bright, lively eyes.

He had thought such descriptions could only be imagined from books. He never expected someone so beautiful to be standing alive and well right in front of him.

Wang Siyi looked at Li Changle without speaking. She gave him a cold glance and asked icily, "What is it?"

Li Changle felt as if the temperature around him had dropped several degrees. A chill ran through him, and he quickly came back to his senses.

"That... I habitually made two servings of breakfast. Have you eaten? If not, come over and eat with me."

Wang Siyi neither agreed nor refused. She only said, "Got it."

Then she turned around and closed the door. Li Changle scratched his head, at a loss. Not thinking much of it, he turned around and went back to eat.

Li Changle had just sat down when he heard the door open. A beautiful woman in homewear walked in. So she had gone back to change clothes.

Li Changle thought so, but he was still rather happy. If Wang Siyi hadn't come to eat, he would probably have had to finish both servings of breakfast by himself. That would have been difficult.

The two finished breakfast contentedly. Wang Siyi stared at Li Changle without saying anything.

Li Changle sensed that something was off. He looked up and saw Wang Siyi staring silently at him, so he simply asked, "What's wrong?"

"Give me your phone."

Wang Siyi didn't answer Li Changle directly. Instead, she asked him for his phone.

Li Changle didn't refuse. There were no secrets on his phone, no weird photos, and certainly no strange websites.

He knew nothing at all about Mr. 91 Qin, Mr. Kang, or Xiao Bao Tan Hua.

So he handed his phone to Wang Siyi without hesitation.

Wang Siyi opened WeChat on Li Changle's phone, added him as a friend, and returned the phone to him.

Li Changle stared blankly at Wang Siyi, not knowing what this woman was up to. He couldn't figure out why she wanted to add him on WeChat.

"I can't eat your food for free. Consider this money my contribution toward food expenses."

After saying that, Wang Siyi tapped away at her phone. Li Changle then saw that a friend named Siyi had transferred him ten thousand yuan on WeChat.

"Uh... That's way too much. Besides, I'm living in your place. It's only right that I handle the meals. Honestly, I'm the one benefiting here."

Li Changle hurriedly said, declining the ten thousand yuan. Though he didn't have much money, his parents knew he was unemployed and gave him several thousand yuan every month to spend.

He wasn't going to starve, and once he finished writing Legend of Sword and Fairy, he would probably start making money.

There was absolutely no need to accept the ten thousand yuan. He was still living in her house, after all. He really felt like he was being kept by a Rich Woman.

Although that sounded pretty comfortable, he couldn't get past it in his heart.

"If I tell you to take it, then take it. If you don't, I'll kick you out."

Li Changle stopped talking, feeling somewhat aggrieved. He silently accepted the ten thousand yuan. So this was what it felt like to be forcibly kept by a Rich Woman?

Li Changle thought helplessly. Fine, then he would make a few more lavish dishes later and feed her until she was fair and plump.

He would make her regret the decision she made today, Li Changle thought viciously.

After eating, Wang Siyi didn't leave. Instead, she planned to stay here. Li Changle watched her go into the master bedroom and come back out with a guitar, and his expression immediately fell.

She had moved out, but not entirely. The guitar didn't sound unpleasant, but the melody just didn't work. Li Changle was certain that Wang Siyi had no talent for songwriting.

Watching Wang Siyi prepare to play, he wanted to say something but stopped, stopped but wanted to speak again.

In the end, he merely shook his head and returned to his room to continue writing his novel.

Wang Siyi watched Li Changle's dejected back with some confusion. What was wrong with this guy? He had been so cheerful just now. Why had he suddenly become depressed?

Wang Siyi continued searching for inspiration. The few lines Li Changle had hummed last time made her feel as though she had grasped something, yet she also felt unable to hold onto it.

The flash of inspiration in her mind was as slippery as a catfish. After trying all morning, she still had nothing to show for it.

Wang Siyi sighed. It seemed she really didn't have any talent for songwriting.

Wang Siyi outside had no inspiration for songwriting, while Li Changle inside had no inspiration for writing either.

"What a curse..."

Li Changle threw his head back and sighed. An entire morning had passed, and he had written only three words before becoming unable to settle down and write any further.

Li Changle was about to play a game to ease his mood when a news alert popped up on his computer.

"Popular actress Wang Wanjun reportedly falls out with her company, suffers suppression and is shelved, may struggle to break into the ranks of top-tier singers..."

Li Changle normally had no interest in such gossip news.

But the person in the photo looked exactly like Wang Siyi. Why was she called Wang Wanjun?

Li Changle simply opened Baidu and searched for Wang Wanjun. Sure enough, all kinds of news stories appeared below.

Most of them said that popular female singer Wang Wanjun had fallen out with Xinyi Huyou, suffered suppression by the company, and been shelved.

What a miserable woman.

After scrolling to the bottom, he finally found Baidu Baike. Li Changle clicked into it, and the entry was simple and clear.

Wang Siyi, stage name Wang Wanjun, is a female singer under Xinyi Huyou. She rapidly rose to fame after debuting three years ago. Her song If One Week topped the New Song Chart and entered the top ten of the Hit Song Chart within a month. She is currently a popular female singer in the Chinese music scene.

Although she had only stayed on the chart for a month, that was still impressive.

After all, in this world, there was only one music platform for chart rankings in the Chinese music scene, and it was directly state-controlled—a bona fide state-owned enterprise.

It strictly prohibited singers from rigging the charts. Once discovered, a singer would be banned outright, without another chance.

Therefore, anyone who ranked highly on both the New Song Chart and the Hit Song Chart either had genuinely excellent songs or an enormous fan base...

To sum it up, Wang Siyi was a celebrity, and a fairly famous one at that.

And she sang very well. Li Changle specifically went to listen to her song If One Week. That voice really was made for singing.

Her voice was ethereal yet full of emotion. Li Changle found it difficult to describe, but one thing was certain: it sounded incredible.

But if she sang so well, why couldn't she write songs?

Li Changle was a little puzzled. Since his computer speakers were playing aloud, the sound was quite loud.

Hearing that all-too-familiar singing voice, Wang Siyi's pretty face flushed. Damn it, her identity had been exposed. Now he knew she was a celebrity.

If not for what had happened at the stairwell, Wang Siyi wouldn't have cared whether Li Changle knew or not. But she had already suffered one round of social death.

If he then found out she was a celebrity, it would be completely different.

Even ordinary people cared about keeping up appearances, much less Wang Siyi, a popular celebrity.

She no longer had the mind to write songs and hurried back to her room as though fleeing.

Since he had no inspiration to write that morning, he might as well take a break. After finishing the song, Li Changle felt much better.

It was almost time to eat, so he simply went out to begin preparing lunch.

He didn't see Wang Siyi in the living room and had no idea whether she was in the master bedroom or the apartment across the hall.

With nothing else to do, Li Changle didn't dare go check. Anyway, he would find out once the food was ready.

Li Changle believed Wang Siyi would show up on time when it was mealtime. That was the experience he had gathered over the past few days.

She was useless at everything else, but she was number one when it came to eating.

Though he didn't know what Wang Siyi could do, she really was number one at eating. She always appeared in the living room before mealtime.

He had no idea how she maintained such a slim figure when she clearly ate even more than he did.

At twelve-thirty in the afternoon, Wang Siyi unusually failed to appear. Li Changle had no idea what was going on, but he still set aside half the food for her.

Since she wasn't out here writing songs, he hurried to work on the opening of Legend of Sword and Fairy 1 and build up some chapters in reserve, so he wouldn't be embarrassed by failing to update on time later.

He would never stop updating, much less abandon the novel. Even if "eunuch" was merely used figuratively, hearing that word still made him uncomfortable.

At six o'clock, Li Changle came out after working all afternoon, ready to make dinner. The food on the table hadn't been touched at all. Wang Siyi actually hadn't eaten lunch today?

Could she be feeling unwell?

Should he check on her?

Several thoughts flashed through Li Changle's mind, but he immediately felt it was unnecessary. She was an adult, after all.

Even if she felt unwell, she should know to eat. It wasn't like she was a child.

So he took out his phone, opened WeChat, and sent Wang Siyi a message.

Why didn't you come over for lunch? Are you feeling unwell?

Out of instinctive kindness, Li Changle still showed Wang Siyi a little concern.

Perfectly reasonable.

But the beautiful neighbor next door apparently didn't appreciate it and didn't reply to Li Changle.

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