Chapter 60: Chapter 60: The Landlady’s Request for Help

It wasn’t just Li Mengqing who was frozen in place; Gao Yuan didn’t dare to move either.

The round, firm feeling made him react subconsciously.

His mind frantically chanted, ’Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.’

Just as he suppressed the stray thoughts in his mind,

Lin Wanyu’s little hand sneakily reached over. Gao Yuan’s arm, which was wrapped around her, immediately tightened its grip.

At the same time, his eyes warned the little vixen, ’Don’t mess around!’

Lin Wanyu playfully stuck out her tongue, licked her lips, and gave him a devious look.

...

In the afternoon, while Gao Yuan was at the gym, only she and Li Mengqing were left in the room.

Lin Wanyu told Li Mengqing that it was time to make a move.

While they were watching TV, she received a message from her younger brother.

The comprehensive active substances in the facial mask formula Gao Yuan provided were actually higher than those in masks produced by top-tier skincare brands.

This meant that as long as it passed the skin tests, this mask would have a huge impact on the market.

In other words, Gao Yuan was destined to carve out a slice of the pie in the cosmetics industry with this mask.

At the same time, her brother reminded her to tie Gao Yuan down securely!

This wouldn’t just benefit her; it was also very important for the Lin Group.

After seeing Gao Yuan’s chat history with that girl with the kitten profile picture today,

Lin Wanyu felt a sense of crisis.

A man like Gao Yuan, although he seemed out of shape right now, didn’t have any major flaws in other aspects.

His physique could be changed through exercise, and besides, she had seen some results from his consistent workouts recently.

Her idea was to get Gao Yuan fully satisfied as soon as possible. That, combined with a busy career, would leave him no time to go chasing other girls.

She couldn’t quite handle this task alone; the memory of "double the pleasure" was still fresh in her mind.

So, Li Mengqing couldn’t back down now. They’d already slept together, after all. Wouldn’t it be better to clarify their relationship as soon as possible?

A moment later, they arrived at their stop.

Gao Yuan guided Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing by the shoulders toward the exit, leaving the other man behind with a face full of envy, jealousy, and hate.

’We’re both squeezing onto the subway. How am I any worse than him?’

Perhaps no one could answer that question for him. Maybe in a few years, he would figure it out himself.

Was Gao Yuan a loser?

In fact, Gao Yuan really wasn’t. He was quite handsome when he was younger; it’s just that his physique had gotten out of control over the years while he was focused on making money.

In eight years, he had become the e-commerce operations director of a publicly listed company with a monthly salary of 30k. Even in a city like Beijing, Shanghai, or Guangzhou, that would be considered a middle-class income.

In any other third- or fourth-tier city, he would be the elite of the elite.

Would you call a man like that a loser?

Besides, after being a manager for a few years, Gao Yuan had naturally developed a certain air about him. He wasn’t someone just anyone could step on.

It’s just that as an outsider in Hang City, someone with his credentials might not live as comfortably as a local earning 10,000 a month.

Look at it from another angle.

As the daughter of a wealthy family, was Lin Wanyu really that foolish?

To relieve her post-divorce depression, she might have hooked up once.

But why did she continue to stay with Gao Yuan afterward? It was because she saw his good qualities, things that attracted her.

So that man on the subway might genuinely start questioning his life because of this. One could only hope he wouldn’t turn into a subway groper.

The three of them left the subway station and walked a few hundred meters to the Wulin Night Market.

This was one of the liveliest places in Hang City.

Every night, lots of people would wander around, eating from street food stalls. It was a way to fill their stomachs and do some strolling.

This was especially true for the young couples, holding snacks, walking, eating, chatting, and browsing all at once. This was life.

It had been a long time since Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing had come here, and they were already drooling over the street food.

"Honey, I want to eat this."

Lin Wanyu pulled Gao Yuan by the hand to a grilled cold noodles stall.

Gao Yuan was happy to oblige, but he didn’t forget about Li Mengqing. Seeing her nod as well, he said directly to the vendor, "Two orders, no spice."

"Just a little, okay? It’s not good without any spice."

When the vendor saw that Gao Yuan didn’t say anything, he just smiled and didn’t add any chili.

"How much is it, sir?"

As the vendor handed him two small paper bowls of grilled cold noodles, Gao Yuan took out his phone to scan the code and pay.

"Thirty for two."

Gao Yuan glanced at the vendor, paid, and continued strolling with the two women.

The street was teeming with people, and Gao Yuan spotted several beauties he’d rate above a 90. Of course, plenty of people were also looking at the three of them.

He even saw a young guy get his ear twisted by his girlfriend for looking at them for a few seconds too long.

After wandering around for over an hour,

the three of them had eaten a ton of famous night market snacks: grilled cold noodles, tideng, beef ribs, green grape chicken, perilla shrimp, and mentaiko zucchini.

Gao Yuan had originally planned to take them to a mall to buy them gifts, but both of them refused.

On the way back, the three of them managed to get seats, but Gao Yuan ended up as the filling in a sandwich, squished between the two women.

With nothing else to do, he took out his phone to check his spending for the evening.

It was over eight hundred yuan.

This was a bit of a surprise.

The three of them had just been eating street food, yet the average cost came out to almost three hundred yuan per person.

It wasn’t that Gao Yuan couldn’t afford it, but he was suddenly struck by how difficult life must be for an ordinary person in Hang City.

For the wealthy, there are probably many people helping them make money.

But ordinary people only have themselves to earn a living, yet they face the same high prices. Life isn’t easy!

After a moment of reflection, Gao Yuan’s thoughts were once again drawn to Li Mengqing.

’This woman has been acting so strangely lately!’

’Usually, she’d snipe at me a few times a day, or at the very least, give me a few dirty looks. But today, she’s been unusually quiet.’

’She didn’t react when I held her on the way here, and now she’s sitting so close to me. Could it really have been her that night?’

Sitting next to Gao Yuan, Li Mengqing’s heart was also in turmoil.

She was an observant woman. During their outing tonight, whenever Lin Wanyu asked for something, Gao Yuan bought two of everything.

This, combined with the way Gao Yuan sometimes looked at her, confirmed her suspicion that he was secretly interested in her.

The anxiety she had been feeling finally subsided.

So, as she sat next to Gao Yuan, she subconsciously wanted to lean closer. But she still couldn’t bring herself to lean on his shoulder directly like Lin Wanyu did.

It was almost nine o’clock by the time they got home.

Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing went straight to wash up. Hearing their cheerful laughter from the master bathroom, Gao Yuan really wanted to ask if they needed someone to scrub their backs.

No joke, he had 20 years of professional experience... in having his back scrubbed.

His experience was extensive.

After some thought, he decided to pass up the opportunity to "serve" them. In another two days, Lin Wanyu’s "auntie" would be leaving, and he’d definitely have to put out a lot of... output.

He made a cup of tea, sat leisurely on the sofa to watch some TV, and enjoyed life for a moment.

But just then, his phone buzzed.

Gao Yuan opened WeChat. The message was from his landlord, Xiao Xiao: "Are you there?"

The image of that dignified, elegant woman with an air of nobility instantly appeared in his mind.

’She’s contacting me at night?’

’Does she need me to fix her pipes?’

’Probably not. She’d definitely call property management for that.’

’Then is her computer broken, and she wants my help?’

Gao Yuan instantly felt a little restless.

"I am."

"I’d like to ask you for a favor. Is that okay?"

Xiao Xiao replied instantly, the second Gao Yuan sent his message.

Just as he’d expected, Xiao Xiao needed his help.

’Will it be fixing her computer?’

’It’s not that she’s selling the apartment and won’t rent to me anymore, is it?’

While his mind raced, Gao Yuan’s fingers didn’t slow down, and he quickly replied, "Go ahead."

Those two words, neither too distant nor too close, allowed him to either jump in enthusiastically or leave himself room for a graceful retreat.

"Can you help me take care of my dog for three days?"

Seeing Xiao Xiao’s message, Gao Yuan felt a bit disappointed.

’After all that, it’s just about dog-sitting!’

’Who teases someone like this in the middle of the night?’

[Ding! Charming Uncle - Good Samaritan Mission has been activated!]

[Mission]: Help your landlord, Xiao Xiao, take care of her dog and earn her approval.

[Reward 1]: Low-Tier Upgrade Card.

[Reward 2]: 5 Experience Points.

[Note: The Upgrade Card can be used to upgrade rewards granted by the system. Please use it with caution!]

Gao Yuan’s dissatisfaction vanished in an instant with the arrival of the system mission.

Gao Yuan was determined to get his hands on the Upgrade Card from this system reward!

He instantly knew what he wanted to use the Upgrade Card on.

"No problem. I happen to be pretty free these next few days."

Gao Yuan agreed without a second thought.

Seeing that Gao Yuan had agreed, Xiao Xiao invited him to come upstairs.

She wanted to hand her dog over to Gao Yuan tonight.

Without another word, Gao Yuan left his apartment and took the elevator to the top floor.

He had to admit, the lives of the rich were truly different.

The moment he stepped out of the elevator, he noticed the difference.

The space in the elevator lobby was more than twice the size of his entire apartment.

Moreover, the walls were lined with greenery, making it feel like he had stepped into a small garden.

He could tell the plants were very well cared for.

Walking up to Xiao Xiao’s front door,

Gao Yuan channeled his confident, overbearing CEO aura and rang the doorbell.

While waiting, he noticed that the entrance door was a German Biffar armored door, decorated with a motif from *Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains*.

The door must have been custom-made. Gao Yuan didn’t know how much it cost, but he knew this brand was the ceiling of the security door world—the so-called Rolls-Royce of security doors.

CLICK.

The door opened.

When Gao Yuan saw his landlord, Xiao Xiao, again, his breath caught in his throat.

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