Moving into a New Home!

"...That wraps up the last viewer's fortune. That's all for today's livestream. See you tomorrow, everyone."

After ending the stream, Xiao Yu saw everyone in the group tagging him about the Evil-Repelling Talismans. He simply sent a red packet to the group, set a password for claiming it, and gave the ten luckiest recipients the right to buy one.

Counting the one he had given Yuan Yu and the two for Officer Liu under his buy-one-get-one-free offer, Xiao Yu would have only two perfect Evil-Repelling Talismans and Heart-Clearing Talismans left after shipping the orders.

Once that was settled, he shut down his computer and logged off.

Just then, his phone rang.

He checked the screen. It was his beautiful landlady, Su Yunyi.

"Xiao Yu, I watched your livestream. You were incredible!"

"Su, did you need something?"

"I want my fortune told too. Since fate brought us together as landlord and tenant, couldn't you do mine for free?"

"I can tell your fortune, but not for free."

"You're such a cheapskate! Hmph! It's only five hundred, isn't it? I'll pay. Tell me about my love life!"

"Su, your love life won't go smoothly. You'll soon enter another relationship, but you'll break up shortly afterward. Every relationship after that will go the same way... Actually, rather than worrying about romance, you should worry about your safety. You'll run into bad luck tomorrow. I suggest buying an Evil-Repelling Talisman so you don't get hurt and bleed."

"How much?"

"One hundred thousand."

"That's robbery! I'm not buying it! It's too expensive!"

After snapping those words at him, she hung up.

Xiao Yu rubbed his nose and muttered under his breath about what a stingy woman she was.

Since he planned to move the next day, Xiao Yu packed up his computer, clothes, and other belongings that day.

Only then did he begin cultivating.

Early the next morning, after finishing his cultivation, he took his luggage and moved out.

At six in the morning, Yuan Yu opened her eyes. She lay in bed mulling things over for a long time before finally deciding to buy Xiao Yu a lovingly chosen breakfast.

She excitedly bought steaming tofu pudding and soup dumplings-food she had never been willing to splurge on for herself-and knocked on Xiao Yu's door.

But no one answered. She pushed a little harder, and the door swung open.

The room was deserted, its occupant and belongings gone.

Yuan Yu froze for a moment, then lowered her head as her eyes reddened.

She silently set the expensive, thirty-yuan breakfast on the table and ate it herself, tasting nothing.

At that moment, she truly understood what it meant to meet someone without being destined to stay together.

Xiao Yu had moved away. Just when she had resolved, for the first time in her life, to take the initiative and pursue a guy, he had left without saying goodbye.

After breakfast, Yuan Yu bit her lip and thought for a long time before making a decision of her own.

With Xiao Yu gone, her only remaining roommate was the ill-intentioned Tao Ran.

"I'll move out too!"

Xiao Yu moved into his new home early that morning and arranged to mail the Evil-Repelling Talismans while he was at it.

The spacious home Su Yunyi rented out for seven thousand yuan a month was luxurious indeed.

A lavishly finished, hundred-square-meter duplex, spread across two floors, with a large balcony!

Not only did it get plenty of sunlight, but the balcony also faced the park's lake!

In Magic City, where every inch of land cost a fortune, a place like this was hard to buy even if you had the money.

Basking in the sun and sipping afternoon tea there would be wonderfully relaxing!

If he could add a few pretty, sweet, gentle, well-behaved maids to do the chores and provide a little eye candy, he wouldn't trade that life for anything.

Still, a hundred square meters across two floors really was too much room for one person. Even cleaning would be a hassle.

"Su, could you do me a favor and find me a couple of maids to clean the place? They need to be pretty and hardworking, but also honest and efficient. If they want, I can provide room and board too. There's plenty of space, after all."

When signing the lease, Xiao Yu had learned that one of her rented storefronts housed a housekeeping service, which was why he asked her.

For some reason, Yuan Yu suddenly came to mind as he spoke.

But she already had a job. Would she be willing to quit and become a full-time maid?

Su Yunyi gave him a sidelong look and teased, "You just moved in, and you're already thinking about keeping pretty girls in your fancy home. Two at once, no less. One man playing with two beauties, huh?"

"What are you talking about? Living alone in a house this big is a waste of space. Besides, it's your property, isn't it? You wouldn't want a guy like me turning such a nicely decorated place into a pigsty, would you?"

"That's true. But full-time maids aren't cheap, and your standards aren't exactly low. How much are you planning to pay?"

"Twenty or thirty thousand a month should be enough, right?" Xiao Yu asked.

Su Yunyi nodded slightly. "You really are loaded. Twenty thousand should do it. But why let an outsider get the benefits? How about hiring me instead?"

"You? You're rich and beautiful. Surely you don't need the money? Wouldn't you find being a maid embarrassing?"

Su Yunyi pursed her lips. "Who ever complains about having too much money? It's a lot better than being some man's kept woman."

"All right, then."

"Hehehe! It's settled. As a housewarming gift, you can try my cooking today. I'm pretty confident in my skills."

"Sorry for the trouble."

"I'll go buy groceries first, then... Today's my treat, but you'll have to pay for the groceries from now on!"

"You're keeping track of every little thing?"

"Of course. You're not my husband. We have to keep our accounts straight."

What a cheapskate!

This was the second time Xiao Yu had inwardly complained about her stinginess.

Seven thousand in rent, twenty thousand in maid wages, and another twenty thousand for the storefront. You're making forty-seven thousand a month off me, and I haven't even haggled. Yet you're quibbling over grocery money...

Shaking his head, Xiao Yu chuckled and stretched out on the balcony sofa.

Now this was living. What a comfortable life!

After a moment's hesitation, Xiao Yu decided to call Yuan Yu.

"Hello?"

"It's Xiao Yu."

"Xiao Yu!"

Her voice brightened with excitement.

Xiao Yu paid little attention to her mood and asked, "Miss Yuan, I've moved. The place I'm renting now is a bit big, and I can't keep it clean by myself. I'd like to hire you to clean it as a full-time maid. Room and board included, plus twenty thousand a month. Would that work?"

Twenty thousand?

Does he want to keep me?

That was Yuan Yu's first thought.

"You provide room and board, and I'll clean your house. That's perfectly fair. You don't need to pay me!"

To Yuan Yu, accepting that money would mean becoming his kept woman, changing the nature of the arrangement entirely.

Only after Xiao Yu explained that this was the going market rate did she agree, marveling that a housekeeping maid could earn more than a company secretary.

When Xiao Yu saw Yuan Yu arrive at his door, his eyes nearly popped out.

A black-and-white maid outfit with black stockings. Good grief!

"Yuan Yu, you... those clothes..."

Yuan Yu lowered her head and said shyly, "Xiao Yu, since I'm going to be a full-time maid, I thought I should buy a maid outfit. Do I look pretty?"

She was so cute, so sexy, so beautiful!

Combined with her height of just over a meter and a half and her already impossibly adorable face, the effect was simply stunning.

But there was something Xiao Yu didn't know.

The outfit had cost her over a thousand yuan, and spending that money had broken her heart. Now, seeing that Xiao Yu couldn't take his eyes off her, she was glad she had bought it.

"Yuan Yu, I'm heading out for a bit. Please set up my computer for me. My bedroom is upstairs on the left, and the streaming room is on the right. Then pick whichever of the two downstairs bedrooms you like."

"Okay."