Chapter 18: Didn't Say the One to Buy Was a Marriage House (Please Follow & Vote Monthly)

After happily reaching an agreement, Bai Liang could also be considered one of the gym's "billboards."

The gym's female owner had clearly taken a liking to his face — that thing worked far better than muscles.

As everyone knows, muscles that are trained too well only attract men, while a face is the real killer app against women.

Still, Bai Liang's six neatly arranged abs naturally played a role too.

For the gym's advertising posters, you can't exactly hire a little pretty-boy with zero training experience.

Pose for a poster and earn another five thousand yuan.

That pay was clearly a bit much, but then again — a female owner, in her thirties — once you stack all those factors, five thousand yuan somehow feels a little too little.

Luckily, she also refunded the membership fee he'd paid.

In the afternoon, Bai Liang did get to meet another "billboard" of this gym.

Just as he was bench-pressing the barbell, a pair of hands gently rested on his barbell rod.

The behavior wasn't strange — at the gym, when doing some risky training moves like pressing a heavy barbell, plenty of people are willing to step in and spot you.

But after Bai Liang finished his set and was about to say thanks, he looked up and found the face somewhat familiar.

He only managed to get out a "thank you," because the other party was rather "cold," just nodding.

Isn't that Jiang Jinfu!

After recognizing him, Bai Liang just kept on training on his own.

During a rest break, Nazha sent a harassing message over — nothing important.

Pure harassment.

The two had been in contact quite frequently these days, which reminded Bai Liang of Gulnaza's state back when she was on set.

Back then, though, others sought her out and she was busy replying; now it seemed to have flipped.

After chatting a bit, classmate Nazha started complaining to him about her recent troubles.

For example, because a certain Jiang had raised the banner of "rebellion," the drama she was supposed to join had been put on hold.

A certain Jiang?

Bai Liang: "Hold on a sec~"

Just then Jiang Jinfu had also finished his set and was resting in the rest area, so Bai Liang walked straight over: "Can I get a photo?"

Jiang Jinfu, still with that "cold" face, nodded; only when the photo was taken did he barely squeeze out a smile.

After the shot he even asked: "Are you a fan of mine?"

Bai Liang waved his hand. "Nope~ I'm sending it to a girl."

The Jiang Jinfu who had just brightened up a bit was instantly knocked back into "cold" mode.

At the same time, the look in his eyes at Bai Liang was a bit off — who takes a photo of a handsome guy and sends it to a girl?

A strange thought popped into Jiang Jinfu's head: damn it, this kid isn't using me as a foil, is he?!

A normal person definitely wouldn't use a celebrity who makes his living off his looks as a foil, but after taking a closer look at Bai Liang's face, Jiang Jinfu concluded he was not a "normal person."

The confidence he'd had in suing his company was suddenly dampened a bit.

Damn!

Now any random "passerby" popping up is better-looking than him?

A sense of confusion about a future he couldn't see welled up, and he thought maybe he should just quit the industry.

He felt the fitness business was pretty nice~ and he happened to have a small stake in this very gym.

Go big or go home?

And after Bai Liang sent the photo to Nazha, she nearly sprayed water looking at it.

Ignoring the choking, she hurriedly typed away: "How are you with Jiang Jinfu?!"

"Ran into him at the gym, his training's really solid!" Bai Liang gave a very honest assessment.

Nazha on the other end of the phone suddenly felt anxious, but didn't know why she was anxious. After holding it in for two minutes she sent: "He's about to sue our company right now, it's pretty troublesome." Bai Liang: Oh~

That doesn't really have anything to do with him, though.

Watching Gulnaza bombard him with a string of stickers, looking all worried, he still couldn't figure out what she was anxious about.

Anyway, he changed the subject first, and brought up the matter of housing.

His plan was to look around the area near this gym for a suitable place.

The result was Gulnaza suddenly became enthusiastic, and also got the wrong idea about something: "You're buying a house?! I've been looking too lately!"

On that point, she really wasn't talking nonsense.

Even though she'd debuted years ago, she still hadn't bought a house, and like Bai Liang, she was renting.

Because she had her sights set on Yanjing and Shanghai — houses in those two places were just too expensive; she couldn't afford them when she first debuted.

But now she'd saved up enough money, and was thinking of buying a three-bedroom.

A very down-to-earth little wish — she hadn't dared dream of any big flat or villa.

Please... save... your... 6... 9... book....!

"I'm not"

"I'm off these past couple days because of the drama being put on hold, let's go look together! The agents I know on this side are pretty reliable!"

Huh~ normally agents seem to both sell and rent houses.

Bai Liang agreed on the spot, feeling his luck was still holding steady — whatever he wanted, it came.

Oh right, and it wasn't just about renting!

The next afternoon, arriving on time near the agreed-upon agency, the two met up smoothly.

Classmate Nazha's outfit wasn't particularly special — she was even wearing sunglasses.

Regarding that get-up, Bai Liang offered his opinion: "If you want to cover your face, a mask works better. Wear sunglasses and people can still recognize you."

Nazha rolled her eyes at him through her sunglasses — how was she supposed to do her makeup with a mask on?

Why couldn't this guy's attention ever focus on the lipstick she'd carefully picked out?

"Let's go look at the apartments first!"

"Sure~"

The agent Nazha had found was genuinely reliable — the other party had come out specifically to meet them, and the confidentiality on this front was quite thorough.

Only, the way the agent looked at Nazha and Bai Liang was a little off, muttering inwardly: nobody said they were buying a marital home.

"I've brought the materials for the several communities I'd recommend. Let's pick a plot first, and once we've settled on an area I'll introduce the good listings. If all goes smoothly, I can still take you to see them in person this afternoon."

"Oh right, today everything I brought is small three-bedrooms. If you have kids later, the space might not be enough — same if your parents move in."

That one line about having kids gave Nazha a deep blush, and she quickly took the materials and started looking through them.

She herself hadn't really realized what it meant to come look at a house with a young guy, but now that it hit her, her cheeks felt scalding hot.

She really couldn't help but explain: "I'm living alone, so the square footage of a small three-bedroom is plenty."

The agent immediately realized he'd misspoken, and quickly tried to patch it up and change the subject: "And you, Mr.?"

Bai Liang thought for a moment. "What kind of house is the cheapest?"

The agent was truly professional — he didn't think Bai Liang was poor, and actually gave advice: "Houses like haunted ones, court-auctioned ones, top-floor ones, and north-facing ones will all be a bit cheaper."

"Is there one that's a small unit, top-floor, north-facing, court-auctioned, and haunted?" Bai Liang asked with complete seriousness.

Pfft!

Nazha couldn't hold it in anymore, laughing so hard she was all over the place.

The agent, on the other hand, didn't laugh — instead his face was full of bitterness.

Oh no! They're really putting this guy through the wringer! —

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