After finishing the bath, Song Yunfei stuffed Qiuan into his arms. “Alright, you go blow-dry it. I’m going to take a shower—I’m dying from the heat.”
Chu Jinhan held Qiuan with one hand and stood up, leaving the bathroom.
After Song Yunfei finished her shower and came out, she leaned against the headboard and picked up her phone to check it.
Bai Yu had called her ten times and sent two text messages.
[Did you delete me?]
[Song Yunfei, you’re really something.]
Seeing his last message, Song Yunfei felt a vague sense of unease—he seemed a bit angry.
After much hesitation, she still replied: [It wasn’t me who deleted you. Earlier I was playing Truth or Dare with my colleagues and lost—I had to delete the first contact at the top of the list. You happened to have messaged me at that time.]
A minute later, another message popped up: [Add me back.]
Song Yunfei: [Why are you still awake??]
Bai Yu: [I’m on duty. Hurry and add me back, or tomorrow I’ll tell Chu Jinhan the truth.]
Song Yunfei glanced toward the bathroom and became a little anxious: [You’re an accomplice too—what good will it do you to tell?]
Bai Yu: [To me, nothing is more important than you.]
Song Yunfei curled her lips in disdain. It sounded so sincere—if he went and got plastic surgery someday, she wondered if he’d still say something like that.
Song Yunfei: [Then you’re not allowed to call or message me at night anymore.]
Bai Yu: [So you like this sneaky kind of feeling.]
[Fine]
Sneaky? Song Yunfei thought this guy must be mentally ill. He’s a neurologist—why doesn’t he take a look at himself?
She sighed and reluctantly added him back, then deleted the chat history.
After being added again, Bai Yu transferred her 50 yuan.
Song Yunfei rubbed her eyes and counted carefully several times, suspecting she was too sleepy and had missed a zero.
In the end, she confirmed—it really was just 50 yuan.
She couldn’t help but laugh in silence.
But she still accepted it—no one could resist tapping a transfer when they saw one.
Bai Yu: [So you like small amounts of money.]
[Transfer 0.5]
Song Yunfei felt that a person like Bai Yu would absolutely be a genius in swordsmanship if he existed in a fantasy world.
She remembered that in the original storyline, Bai Yu wasn’t like this—had her perception been distorted by bias?
Song Yunfei decided to take back her previous praise of him being outstanding.
Then, expressionlessly, she muted his messages.
After finishing all this, Chu Jinhan just came out of the bathroom.
She casually scrolled her phone, switching to a video app.
Her recommendations had finally returned to normal—they were no longer filled with motivational speeches, boxing videos, or handsome men.
Instead, they were videos about trimming cow hooves, carpet cleaning, gaming, and medical science explanations.
After casually scrolling through a few videos, she yawned and lay down comfortably.
Chu Jinhan sat down by the head of the bed and glanced at her.
Then he looked at Qiuan curled up beside her. Perhaps because it had been tossed aside too many times, Qiuan now slept inside the bed, no longer lying between the two of them.
The lights were turned off, and the room fell into darkness.
Morning.
Song Yunfei was woken by her alarm. Opening her eyes, she found that breakfast had already been prepared.
On the balcony, Chu Jinhan was hanging clothes.
Previously, when she was on vacation, the washing machine was set on a timer, and she would start laundry only after waking up.
Now that she had to go to work, she had to wash early in the morning—otherwise, the clothes would get stuffy and develop a bad smell.
Song Yunfei looked at the figure on the balcony and felt a bit guilty.
But since he had already finished hanging them and there was nothing for her to do, she decided to just praise him a bit.
“Whose boyfriend is this so diligent? Oh my gosh, turns out he’s mine. Wow, I’m so happy!”
Probably because they had spent more time together and had become familiar with each other, she had grown more relaxed, and her flattery came naturally.
“I must have saved the galaxy in my past life to have such a perfect boyfriend.”
“Indeed, a man who does housework is the most attractive.”
Chu Jinhan looked at her exaggerated, admiring expression, fell silent for two seconds, and his expression became a bit unnatural.
“It’s just small things.” After saying that, he turned back into the house with an air of aloofness.
Song Yunfei followed behind him. “How can this be considered a small thing? There’s a saying in the Dao De Jing: ‘All great matters under heaven must begin with the small.’”
“Li Si also said: ‘A mountain does not reject even the smallest soil, and thus can become great; rivers and seas do not refuse the smallest streams, and thus can become deep.’ You’re clearly someone who is meant to do great things.”
Chu Jinhan paused mid-step and looked at her with suspicion.
Song Yunfei subconsciously fell silent. She naturally didn’t think Chu Jinhan didn’t understand her meaning—it was just that he was suspicious of how someone with her “middle school dropout” persona could say such things.
She coughed lightly and forced an explanation, “I saw it online.”
Chu Jinhan looked at her for a moment, then said nothing further. “Time to eat.”
Song Yunfei quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Her flattery had gone a bit too far—it almost backfired.
After breakfast, they went to work.
Not long after Song Yunfei entered the office, Zhang Tao greeted her with a smile.
“Xiao Song, how was your rest these past few days?”
Seeing his smiling face, Song Yunfei immediately became cautious. “Pretty good. What’s up, Manager Zhang? Are you planning to give me a few more days off?”
Zhang Tao chuckled. “I wanted to ask how things are going with that house of Old Madam Chen.”
Second-hand properties are more profitable than new ones—not only can you earn from the seller, but also from the buyer.
This property already had a buyer, so Zhang Tao was naturally anxious.
Song Yunfei said, “I was on leave, so I didn’t follow up.”
“Then hurry and get back on it. Mr. Wu is in a hurry, and the buyer is also anxious. Try to close the deal this month, or they might go buy another property.”
Song Yunfei asked in confusion, “Why does the client insist on this particular house?”
Zhang Tao sighed. “Not exactly insist—mainly because of the courtyard. The client is buying it for their parents to help take care of the child.”
A ground-floor unit is convenient for the elderly, plus the transportation is good and it’s close to schools. Most importantly, the client’s parents raise a group of chickens and ducks in the countryside and didn’t want to sell them—the courtyard is just perfect for keeping them.
Song Yunfei hesitated and explained Old Madam Chen’s situation to Zhang Tao, trying to appeal to his conscience and get him to drop the deal.
However, Zhang Tao said, “Why are you worrying about that? You’re a real estate agent—just do your job well and serve your clients. It’s not like you’re doing charity. There are so many unfortunate people in the world—can you take care of all of them?”
His words left Song Yunfei speechless.
Seeing that she had already sold ten houses, Zhang Tao softened his tone a bit. “If you don’t want to handle it, I’ll assign someone else.”
“I’ll give it another try.” Song Yunfei sighed. Since payday was today, it wasn’t wise to offend him—he might deduct her salary.
If she dragged things out a bit longer until the client chose another property, Zhang Tao probably wouldn’t be in such a hurry anymore.
Song Yunfei returned to her desk, planning to visit later.
Unexpectedly, Chen Wan called her.
Song Yunfei quickly answered, “Hello, Wanwan.”
“Senior, are you free today?”
“Yes, I am. Is something the matter?”
There was a brief silence on the other end of the line, followed by a sigh.
“It’s about the house. I’ll tell you when you come over.”
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