Chapter 14: I Like Women

After wandering around Chen Yang's unit apartment for half a day, Lin Wei picked a 70-square-meter two-bedroom on the 10th floor for Chen Bing.

She actually wanted to pick a 100-square-meter three-bedroom, but she felt embarrassed to bring it up with Chen Yang. After all, she had inquired ahead about the prices in Sunshine Garden Community: a 100-square-meter unit costs 380,000. Even if Chen Yang bought it at the internal price, it would still be 280,000.

Chen Yang, after all, is someone who has lived two lives, so how could he not see through Lin Wei's thoughts? He proactively suggested she choose a 100-square-meter three-bedroom.

Lin Wei didn't expect Chen Yang to be so generous and bold; she felt an extra appreciation for this handsome man before her. She kindly reminded him, "Adding thirty square meters means several ten thousand more—aren't you feeling the pinch?"

Chen Yang thought to himself that claiming he wasn't bothered would be a lie. But since Lin Wei was helping him build his network, sacrificing an apartment was worthwhile.

Of course, he also didn't forget to remind her of something more important.

"The apartment is yours—when should we go to the Civil Affairs Bureau again?"

"Are you in a hurry? In what way am I inferior to Qingqing?" Lin Wei had just been happy for a moment, then immediately felt upset. She couldn't understand why, at Xingcheng University, she received far more attention than Liu Qingqing, yet Chen Yang had never actively pursued her, not even showing a hint of fondness!

Chen Yang was somewhat surprised by Lin Wei's reaction. After a moment's thought, he asked, "Will you kiss me? Will you take a shower with me in the bathroom? Will you do the things that spouses do?"

Lin Wei's cheeks flushed slightly at this series of blunt questions. "You…… have you already gotten to that point?"

"No, but she would surely agree. Not like you…" Chen Yang looked at Lin Wei and said resentfully, "You just know how to dig pits for me."

Lin Wei gave an embarrassed smile. Objectively speaking, she had a bit of appreciation for Chen Yang, but she hadn't reached the point of being willing to give herself over. Perhaps she truly fell short of Liu Qingqing in that regard.

Her emotional shift just now was probably triggered by Chen Yang's actions. To deal with her trouble, a house worth several hundred thousand—he said he'd give it, and he gave it. Such generosity is rare in real life.

You should know that the average monthly wage in Xingcheng is only 600. A house priced at nearly 300,000 would require an ordinary person to save for over forty years without eating or drinking.

Lin Wei recalled his father, who had worked for over twenty years in the Qingshui City Public Security System and lived in nothing more than an old unit apartment with outdated facilities.

"Why don't you stop talking about Liu Qingqing and we just make the pretense real?" Lin Wei lowered her voice. She knew that regarding male-female relations, Chen Yang could help for a while but not a lifetime. Rather than worry about this later, it's better to settle the matter thoroughly now.

"Make the pretense real? Are you serious?"

Chen Yang is a Reborn Person; he knows Lin Wei's future love life, so how could he believe her?

"Of course!" Lin Wei nodded and said, "I've heard that many of the older generation first get the certificate and then cultivate feelings. We can also give it a try……"

Chen Yang still didn't believe it. He deliberately opened his arms to hug Lin Wei, to see if she would reject him. Unexpectedly, she really dodged him.

"Look, no matter how nicely you speak, the body's reaction doesn't lie."

"It's too sudden; you need to give me some time to prepare mentally."

Lin Wei felt a bit embarrassed, not expecting Chen Yang to be so direct. Fortunately, the phone in her pocket rang just in time, and she hurried to another room to answer it.

Chen Yang watched her run. He also let out a heavy sigh. Such a beautiful woman, yet she doesn't like men. What a pity! What a pity!

He stood on the balcony, looking at the scenery of the community. After a while, Lin Wei finally finished her call. She said that Chen Bing and his wife wanted to treat him to a meal and hoped Chen Yang could grace them with his presence.

Liu Qingqing wasn't there; Chen Yang would be eating instant noodles alone at home anyway, so he readily agreed. Hearing that the venue for the meal was again Morning Sun Restaurant, he specially checked the date on his phone.

Fortunately, the World Cup group stage has ended, and there won't be any more national team matches afterward!

On the way, Lin Wei said her job had already been arranged; after graduation she would report to the Qingshui City Bureau of Industry and Commerce.

Chen Yang knew that was where her career would start. In half a year, she would be seconded to Clear Water County Coiling Dragon Town, rising from deputy town head all the way to Clear Water County Party Secretary.

In his previous life, the homestead of Chen Yang's ancestral home was recovered thanks to Lin Wei's assistance after she took office in Coiling Dragon Town. Although she never told Chen Yang about it, she even credited the achievement to Zhang Jun. Yet Chen Yang has always remembered this favor.

Precisely for this reason, even after his rebirth, Chen Yang, despite disliking some of Lin Wei's actions, never refuses her requests.

Sunshine Garden is not far from Morning Sun Restaurant; driving there takes Chen Yang only about ten minutes.

When he arrived and parked, he happened to see Chen Bing riding a motorcycle over. He guessed Chen Bing had just gotten off duty, still in his police uniform, unchanged. Zhong Lin clung to him from behind, wearing a blissful expression.

This sight made Chen Yang in the car unable to resist complaining: "Look, you guys disdain my driving a Jetta, yet a single motorcycle makes a girl blissfully happy to death."

Lin Wei laughed, "That's different; the motorcycle is already the best transportation within Chen Bing's current means. If you haven't struck it rich, you'd be riding a bicycle, and I wouldn't look down on that either."

Chen Yang felt reasoning with women was useless. Seeing Zhong Lin already turn her gaze away, he parked the car and got out together with Lin Wei.

"Brother, I haven't even had a chance to thank you for last time, and now I'm troubling you again." Chen Bing gripped Chen Yang's hand tightly, his face full of gratitude.

Chen Yang had seen what Chen Bing looked like when drunk—he simply couldn't hold his liquor. If he took on this merit, he would likely be sold off in no time. So he quickly pointed at Lin Wei and said, "Brother, the apartment is mine to give her; you should be thanking her instead."

Upon hearing this, Chen Bing's expression instantly changed; he pointed at Lin Wei and complained to Chen Yang, "Brother, I was kicked out of my family because of this girl. And you still want me to thank her?"

Only after asking did Chen Yang learn that Lin Wei had also coaxed Chen Bing and Zhong Lin into getting the certificate. He hadn't expected the Chen family patriarch to reject the notion of "raw rice turned into cooked rice"—he not only refused to acknowledge Zhong Lin as his daughter-in-law, but also reclaimed the house they were living in.

Chen Yang looked at Lin Wei, both laughing and crying. After all this fuss, it turned out everyone was footing the bill for her self-righteous meddling.

He couldn't fathom why, if she didn't want to marry, she wouldn't just tell her parents plainly. It's 2002—can they still force an arranged marriage?

Remembering before his rebirth, Lin Wei was also single. At least, from Zhang Jun and his circle, he had heard no gossip about her love life.

So he was curious: without his involvement, how did Lin Wei cope back then? And how did she dodge her parents' marriage pressure over the subsequent twenty years?

When ordering dishes, Chen Yang still posed his inner doubt to Lin Wei.

"Lin Wei, if I hadn't agreed that day to go get the certificate with you, would you have sought out Zhang Jun or another man as a substitute?"

"No." Lin Wei shook her head and gave an answer that surprised the three people present: "I'll tell my parents I like women!"