Chapter 180: Landlady?

Chapter 180: Landlady?

After dinner, Fang Shuxin and Xu Suhua did not let Lu Yunque go back to work immediately. Instead, they took him to the tea room and gave him the information on several restaurants they had just selected.

"Look, which of these restaurants do you like better? No, which one do you think Yun likes more?"

When Lu Yunque heard Fang Shuxin mention Yun Zijin, his eyes lit up: "This is..."

Lu Yunque didn't finish his words, but Fang Shuxin and Xu Suhua both knew what he wanted to express.

The two smiled and nodded. "This is the restaurant your grandmother and I have spent a lot of time and effort selecting. Choose one from here, and I will reserve a seat for you."

Many of the restaurants here are membership-based, and most require reservations in advance. Only people of Xu Suhua and Fang Shuxin's status could get priority access to reservations.

After all, these restaurants also have to maintain high-profile relationships, and setting aside one or two private rooms as a favor is an open secret in the industry.

Lu Yunque looked through the restaurant information that Fang Shuxin brought out and finally chose a restaurant called Lan Kwai Fong.

He had been to this restaurant before, and the taste of the dishes there ranked among the top five restaurants he had ever visited.

The store's decor was mostly in a Chinese style. Based on what Lu Yunque had learned about Yun Zijin recently, he knew that she personally preferred things with a Chinese aesthetic.

Lan Kwai Fong happened to meet both the taste and decoration preferences, making it the safest choice among the selected restaurants.

"Okay, let's decide on this one. When are you free? I'll talk to Yun."

Fang Shuxin was quite proactive in helping Lu Yunque with his emotional affairs.

"Tomorrow! I'll keep tomorrow afternoon and evening free."

As for the morning, Lu Yunque figured it wasn't necessary. He had heard that girls often liked to sleep in the morning.

Even if they didn't, they still needed time to get dressed and do their makeup. Meeting too early in the day might just annoy her.

"Okay, then I'll ask Zijin when she's free. If there's nothing else, I'll head back.

These... you can handle them as you wish."

Fang Shuxin glanced at the various restaurant brochures she had brought with her. Since they had already served their purpose, she had no intention of taking them back.

"Leave them there, I'll have someone clean them up later."

Xu Suhua immediately understood what Fang Shuxin was thinking and had no intention of letting her take them back either. After all, if she did, they'd probably just end up collecting dust. It was better to just throw them away and be done with it.

After confirming the time, Lu Yunque hurriedly drove back to Lu Group to continue working. The title of workaholic was not just for show.

After returning to the Huo family estate, Fang Shuxin called Yun Zijin.

Yun Zijin had just finished her lunch break and was a little surprised to receive a call from Fang Shuxin.

However, when she thought about the blind date she had agreed to with her landlord's grandmother and Lu Yunque, she felt a little awkward.

She hadn't heard any news about it for the past few days and assumed that the landlady had forgotten about her. But now, the call had come so suddenly.

Yun Zijin swiped the answer button.

"Hello... Landlady..."

As soon as Yun Zijin said "landlady," the entire dormitory went silent.

Wasn't it rumored that Yun Zijin was a wealthy person with a house and a car in the Imperial Capital?

Then why did she have a landlord?

Was it possible that her supposed wealth was just an act?

Ren Hui, who was lying on the bed across from Yun Zijin, had a rather amused expression on her face.

However, the others could only hear Yun Zijin's words, not the voice on the other end of the call. So, they weren't entirely sure what the conversation was about.

They could only guess based on the little they overheard—and their guesses were far from guaranteed to be correct.

When Yun Zijin finally hung up the phone, Ren Hui immediately found an opportunity to speak:

"Yun Zijin, didn't you say you have a car and a house in the Imperial Capital? Why are you still calling someone else your landlord?

Is your house fake? Are you just showing off?"

The more Ren Hui thought about it, the more it made sense.

It didn't seem realistic for Yun Zijin, who had struggled financially from her freshman to junior year, even working part-time jobs, to suddenly become rich overnight.

Stock trading had its risks. How could someone go from struggling financially to being rich and successful in just one summer vacation?

No matter what, Ren Hui was determined to expose Yun Zijin's supposed lies.

"I did rent a house before, but I've given it up now.

The person on the phone was my former landlord. She was discussing a blind date with her grandson.

Oh, he's so outstanding—what can I do? Even my landlord wants to lure me back home!"

Yun Zijin's words successfully shut Ren Hui up.

Qin Sitong couldn't help but laugh outright.

Yun Zijin really knew how to shut people down.

"Hmph! Who knows what the landlord's grandson looks like? Maybe he's some ugly guy with a fat head and big ears who can't find a wife.

Rich families wouldn't marry an orphan anyway..."

"Ren Hui! If you can't say anything decent, just don't talk! Zijin is not..."

Yun Zijin stopped Qin Sitong.

She didn't want the entire school to find out about her relationship with the Xia family.

"What? What did I say wrong?"

Seeing Yun Zijin stop Qin Sitong, Ren Hui felt like she had hit a nerve, making her even more smug.

"Don't forget, if it weren't for Zijin that day, you wouldn't have even been able to leave the VIP room.

And now, this is how you repay her?"

After what happened that day, Ren Hui had even hired a private investigator to look into Sun Zi's background—and she had actually found out the truth.

Once she realized who Sun Zi really was, Ren Hui even went to the bar where Sun Zi worked and caused a scene.

If she hadn't called the police ahead of time, who knows what would have happened to her that night?

And yet, not long after that, Ren Hui had gone back to her old ways again.

Why did she seem so determined to go against Yun Zijin?

"I didn't ask her to save me..."

"Are you seriously saying you didn't?"

At this point, Qin Sitong really wanted to slap Ren Hui.

Why was she like this?

Yun Zijin wasn't in the mood to entertain Ren Hui either.

She had expected this kind of attitude from her, so she wasn't as angry as Qin Sitong.

"Okay, forget it. Do you still want to go to Forget-Your-Sorrow Milk Tea Shop?

If so, ignore her, and let's go."

"Uh... um..."

Li Cui, who had been silent this whole time, finally spoke up.

She didn't want to be stuck in the same dormitory as Ren Hui anymore.

If she could afford to rent a place outside, she wouldn't spend another second in that dorm.

But since she couldn't, she could only try to get closer to Yun Zijin and Qin Sitong.

Yun Zijin and Qin Sitong turned to look at Li Cui.

"What's up?"

"Can I go with you?"

Yun Zijin raised an eyebrow.

Recently, Li Cui seemed to be suffering from PTSD, reacting like a scared bird at the slightest movement.

"We're just going to a milk tea shop. You sure you want to come?"

Li Cui nodded quickly, as if afraid they'd say no.

"You can come if you want, but the shop is always super busy. We won't have time to take care of you."

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