Chapter 11

As he spoke, Cao Yan secretly rejoiced and explained to Zhongli Sui, "Mr. Zhong, oh, no, Mr. Zhongli, please don't mind him. This kid is an intern who just started today and doesn't know any of the rules. Don't worry, I'll deal with him seriously. Let's continue. What kind of layout are you looking for—"

"No need." Zhongli Sui cut Cao Yan off with an indifferent expression. "Let him introduce it to me."

Cao Yan did not react in time. "...Huh?"

"I said, let him introduce it." Zhongli Sui glanced at Gu Chen.

Cao Yan was displeased. "But he doesn't know anything. He's just a new intern."

"At least he knows my surname is Zhongli." Zhongli Sui looked at Gu Chen again and said, "Looks like he's even one of my fans. As an idol, I should be a little nicer to my young fan."

As he spoke, Zhongli Sui looked at Gu Chen with smiling eyes. "Right?"

Gu Chen could not stop the corners of his mouth from lifting. He nodded like a pecking chick. "Right! Right! Right!"

Chapter 11

Seeing the ecstatic look on his young fan's face, Zhongli Sui suddenly found himself in a good mood as well. Even the dimly lit sales hall seemed to brighten in an instant.

"Gu Chen, right?" After pondering briefly, Zhongli Sui took the initiative to start a conversation. "Introduce your new development to me. What layouts do you have?"

Zhongli Sui had already made up his mind. For the sake of his young fan, as long as the unit Gu Chen recommended was decent, he would buy one. He had already sent people to inspect the new development's location, property management, and surrounding environment, and he was satisfied with all of it. Most importantly, it was very close to his company—only a ten-minute drive away. Zhongli Sui had originally planned to buy an apartment here anyway, so he would not have to waste time driving home every day after working late.

Since he had to buy one regardless, he might as well buy it from his young fan. That way, Manager Cao would not get a chance to make things difficult for him.

Gu Chen gripped the pointer excitedly. He had never sold a house before, but he was confident that, aside from Zhongli Sui's parents and family, no one in this world knew Zhongli Sui better than he did. He had watched every interview Zhongli Sui had given, studied every investment project Zhongli Sui had led, and knew his achievements like the back of his hand. He knew that Zhongli Sui liked mango milk tea most when working overtime, that he was allergic to peanuts, and that his germophobia made him dislike staying in hotels. He owned properties in every city and had to stay in his own apartment whenever he traveled for work. Gu Chen knew Zhongli Sui had high standards for his quality of life. Every property under his name had been personally inspected by him, and each was decorated in his favorite style.

And Zhongli Sui's favorite kind of layout was—

Gu Chen blinked. "Take a look at this one. Building B, Unit 808. It has floor-to-ceiling windows and a large terrace. From the balcony, you can see the artificial lake and the golf course across from it. A hundred meters to the left after you go downstairs is the community's own convenience supermarket. You can enter the supermarket directly through its back door to buy things, and there are also above-ground parking spaces downstairs."

Though Zhongli Sui had never revealed the reason, Gu Chen had learned from his interviews that he seemed to hate underground parking garages. When driving alone, he would sometimes rather park illegally on the roadside and get ticketed than drive into an underground garage. The new development in Great Zhou World was high-end housing, and the property management was extremely strict about maintaining the community environment. During presales, the developer had promised to separate pedestrians and vehicles. Only a small number of parking spaces had been marked out beneath several buildings for moving companies or residents who needed them.

Only Gu Chen had been idle enough to memorize all the materials and specifications for the new development. He had even investigated every tiny detail of the community's future plans, including where hospitals, private elementary schools, and kindergartens would be built nearby; how many highly skilled doctors had been recruited from major hospitals across the country; how many senior teachers had been rehired; and who had bought the commercial units around the development, whether they planned to open coffee shops or convenience supermarkets.

Now, facing Zhongli Sui, Gu Chen could comprehensively select the property best suited to him according to his interests, preferences, and daily habits.

—Gu Chen had even taken into account Zhongli Sui's preferred sunlight exposure, open views, comfort, convenience, and escape needs in case of a fire. He had settled directly on Building B, Unit 808. There was no need for backup options. He could conclude that, whether in terms of layout or anything else, this unit would definitely be Zhongli Sui's favorite.

Zhongli Sui listened quietly as Gu Chen spoke. Watching the light that unconsciously shone from his eyes as he talked, Zhongli Sui curled his lips and said meaningfully, "You really know me well."

Gu Chen froze. Then he suddenly came to his senses and broke out in a cold sweat.

He had gotten too carried away just now. He had forgotten that everything he knew about Zhongli Sui came from the various interview materials he had seen in the future. But ten years earlier, twenty-five-year-old Zhongli Sui had not given nearly so many interviews. In other words, from Zhongli Sui's perspective, all of Gu Chen's knowledge about him had come from improper channels.

A student who had just been admitted to A University had inexplicably come to work as a salesperson at a real estate office, then happened to know every detail of the personal preferences of a buyer who had come to purchase a home. Putting himself in Zhongli Sui's shoes, Gu Chen knew he would also suspect the other party of harboring ulterior motives and approaching him for some unspeakable purpose.

Gu Chen unconsciously pursed his lips, and the corners of his mouth, which had been raised moments ago, curved sharply downward.

Cao Yan, who had been standing to the side and watching coldly, had finally caught something he could use and managed to cut in. "Aha! I was wondering why an A University high-achiever who scored seven hundred on the college entrance exam would inexplicably come to our sales office to work as a salesperson. So that's what this is really about. Tell me, how did you know Mr. Zhongli would come to look at houses today? And where did you find out so much about Mr. Zhongli's private information? You deliberately approached Mr. Zhongli—what exactly are you trying to do?"

Gu Chen pressed his lips together tightly. For a moment, his thoughts were in disarray, and he could not be bothered to respond to Cao Yan.

Watching the little sun who had been beaming with joy suddenly turn into a frostbitten, wilted eggplant, Zhongli Sui inexplicably felt uncomfortable. He frowned slightly and said, "This place sounds good. Take me to see it."

"Huh? Oh, oh!" Gu Chen came back to his senses and nodded. "Please wait a moment. I'll get the keys."