New House

"Boss, I'll go buy your car right away." Xiao Yang, seeing the CEO's expression, immediately dared not say another word and turned to leave.

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Qin Chu sat quietly in his office, bathed in the warm sunlight.

He carefully opened his desk drawer, took out the yellowed old photograph, and gazed at it silently for a long while.

Finally, he carefully placed it back.

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Luxury Goods Design Department,

Jiang Linyue heard that the CEO was in an exceptionally good mood today and had even approved double salaries, so she felt this was a rare opportunity.

As she was leaving work, Jiang Linyue deliberately carried a pile of documents, walking on five-inch high heels towards the CEO's office.

As she wished, she saw the CEO just walking out of his office.

Just as the two were about to pass each other closely, Jiang Linyue intentionally slipped.

All the documents in her hands flew out.

And she herself fell gracefully to the ground.

It wasn't until she lay on the ground, feeling the pain spread through her body, that Jiang Linyue realized what had happened.

Shouldn't the CEO have caught her at the critical moment and held her gently?

Romance novels always wrote it that way, and prime-time TV dramas always portrayed it that way, too.

Who could tell her why it hadn't worked?

Qin Chu looked at the female employee who had fallen in front of him, slightly furrowing his brow.

To step over her directly would be too ungentlemanly.

So, Qin Chu simply walked around Jiang Linyue, seemingly treating her as nothing more than an obstacle.

Finally, he picked up his phone and called Assistant Xiao Yang.

"Boss, your command, please."

"Notify the administrative department. Starting tomorrow, all female employees within the group are not allowed to wear shoes with heels higher than three inches."

"Uh... understood, Boss."

Although Xiao Yang didn't know why the CEO would give such a strange order, he figured it was best to simply obey.

Jiang Linyue looked at the CEO's retreating back, wanting to cry but having no tears.

What method could she possibly use to get closer to this benefactor? A sharp pain shot through her foot. Would it be broken?

To attract the CEO's attention, she truly put everything on the line.

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Huo Mian took a hot shower at home, then washed a lot of clothes, and finally did a thorough cleaning.

Just as she was about to rest, she heard a knock on the door.

She looked at the clock; it was half past five. It seemed that the person arriving at this time must be Qin Chu.

Indeed, when she opened the door, she saw Qin Chu standing there.

He was still wearing a dark blue Italian custom-made suit, not having had time to change, indicating he had just gotten off work.

"I'm here to pick you up. Let's go."

"I still have a lot of things here. I'll take them all with me."

"No need. I'll have someone handle things here. Just bring some essential items. I'll wait for you in the car."

Ten minutes later,

Huo Mian walked out of the room, holding a cardboard box. Inside were some of her favorite books and a watermelon-shaped cushion.

She had lived in this apartment for over a year, and it was truly difficult to leave suddenly.

However, Qin Chu was right. Since they were married, it would indeed be a bit unreasonable to continue living separately.

"When you check out, don't forget to get back the two thousand deposit I paid," Huo Mian reminded him from the passenger seat.

Qin Chu was a little speechless but still nodded.

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Throughout the journey, Huo Mian felt a bit uneasy.

"Are we... going to live with your parents?" After much deliberation, Huo Mian finally asked.

"What a joke."

"You mean we'll live alone?" Huo Mian felt a bit delighted.

"What do you think?" Qin Chu retorted.

Huo Mian bit her lip, saying nothing more, but she felt a sense of relief in her heart.

She genuinely disliked Qin Chu's parents and didn't want any contact with them.

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Half an hour later, in the largest affluent area of the First Ring Road, Royal Garden.

Qin Chu slowly pulled the car to a stop.

Huo Mian looked up at this luxurious affluent area, feeling a sense of awe.

It had opened for sale two years ago and was only handed over last year. It was said that the unit price per square meter had already exceeded eighty thousand.

It was a famous affluent area in C City, said to have been inspected by a renowned Feng Shui master from Hong Kong.

Backed by mountains, facing a lake, with a road on the left, it truly embodied the saying that all four celestial beasts—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise—were present.

Because it was situated by the largest natural lake, Bihui Lake, property prices here remained stubbornly high.

Once, netizens on a forum even jokingly said that this place was truly a geomantic treasure. If the direction were reversed, it would rival the Zhongshan Mausoleum.

"Are we living here?"

"Yes," Qin Chu nodded, then led Huo Mian inside.

The high-rise design meant each building only had a maximum of sixteen floors, with large spacing and ample sunlight.

The architectural style was British, with a dark red exterior, which Huo Mian found very appealing.

The community's lobby was luxuriously decorated, comparable to a five-star hotel. Qin Chu led Huo Mian into the spacious elevator and pressed sixteen.

It seemed to be the top floor, Huo Mian thought to herself.

A few seconds later,

They arrived on the sixteenth floor. Huo Mian looked around and was surprised to find that there was only one household on this floor.

It seemed this type of apartment had one household per elevator, proving that being wealthy truly meant being capricious.

Qin Chu took out his key and opened the door. Huo Mian followed him inside.

The facilities inside immediately caught Huo Mian's eye.

A spacious and bright duplex, with a clear view of both floors, and white European-style decor that was grand yet elegant.

She estimated it was at least over two hundred square meters. In such a high-priced location, it was truly a mansion among mansions.

"Because we decided to get married at the last minute, we didn't have time to choose a place to live, so we temporarily bought this place. We'll just make do for a while, and then when the Nanshan Villa finishes renovation, we'll move there."

"No need, this place is very good."

Huo Mian swallowed slowly in response.

If she hadn't misheard just now, Qin Chu said this place was bought temporarily, just to "make do"?

Oh my goodness, a place costing eighty thousand per square meter, in the prime location of the First Ring Road, less than a ten-minute walk from the First Hospital.

A house worth over ten million, plus over a million in renovations, and Qin Chu actually said he was just making do.

"Everything here is complete. If you're missing anything, just tell me, and I'll have someone prepare it."

"Okay," Huo Mian nodded.

Just then, Qin Chu's phone rang.

"Hello, I'll be right back. Yes, wait for me." After hanging up, Qin Chu looked at Huo Mian and said, "I have to go back to the old residence for something. You rest first."

"Okay," Huo Mian nodded.

Qin Chu got up and opened the door to leave, but suddenly remembered something, walked back a few steps, took out a key card and a set of keys, and placed them in Huo Mian's palm.

"You take these. These are the keys. The property deed is on the coffee table. You keep all of these."

With that, Qin Chu turned and left.

Huo Mian held the keys, feeling somewhat bewildered. She had just moved in with Qin Chu just like that.

She glanced at the property deed on the coffee table, and, as if by magic, opened it. Indeed, the owner's name was hers.

At that moment, she felt her eyes welling up.

It wasn't just that a man spending money on you was good; it was that she understood Qin Chu. Although he was domineering and capricious.

He always gave you what he considered the best, that was his way of showing affection.

It was like that seven years ago, and it was still like that seven years later.

Qin Chu, he was the man she had once loved so deeply in her life.

Huo Mian stared at the property deed, somewhat in a daze. Then, she suddenly thought of something, quickly took out her phone, opened her mobile banking app.

Then she entered her password to check her balance.

If she remembered correctly, Qin Chu had said he transferred this month's salary to her card yesterday. She really wanted to know how much Qin Aojiao's monthly salary actually was.