Chapter 1810: Provocation

After discussing it with Zhu Meng, Ning Chen finally settled on selling it to him for 150,000 yuan.

Although Zhu Meng felt a pang of heartache, thinking that selling it to an agent would fetch at most 100,000, and the house had already been lived in for a year, she agreed.

Next, Ning Chen handled the title transfer procedures.

He split the money he got from Sister Wang into two portions—one to repay Zhao Mengmeng, the other for the transfer and the down payment..

At the same time, he rented the house from Zhu Meng at a price far below market rate, planning to move in first and figure things out later.

Everything went smoothly.

Once the title transfer was done, Ning Chen transferred the money to Zhu Meng.

Afterwards.

Zhu Meng handed the house keys to Ning Chen.

"Xiao Chen, you're really amazing. Not only did you save my father, you even bought this place. Otherwise I wouldn't know which sucker would've gotten the bargain," Zhu Meng said gratefully.

Ning Chen smiled faintly and said nothing.

There was another reason he bought this house—Zhu Meng's suitor Ergouzi had secretly called the police to report Zhao Mengmeng's father Zhao Zhong for hiding drugs.

If he hadn't happened to come across Zhao Zhong's car crash, Zhao Zhong would've been done for.

This incident left a deep impression on Ning Chen.

A woman's heart is the most vicious!

At the same time he also spotted a business opportunity—if a male classmate was pursuing a female classmate, he could just buy that male classmate a house, invite the female classmate over under the guise of dating, then flip the house and sell it. Probably few female classmates could resist such a temptation. Seeing Ning Chen say nothing, Zhu Meng assumed something was on his mind and asked with concern, "Xiao Chen, what's wrong? Something on your mind?"

Ning Chen came back to his senses, smiled faintly, and shook his head. "Nothing. I just figured once I buy this house, I need to find a tenant fast, otherwise the loan alone will be crushing me."

"How much do you plan to rent it for?" Zhu Meng asked curiously.

"The original price," Ning Chen said seriously.

Zhu Meng answered without hesitation, "Four thousand five a month, and in three years you can still sell it for 270,000?"

Seeing Zhu Meng agree so readily, Ning Chen also felt a weight lift off his chest.

Next.

Zhu Meng chatted with Ning Chen about a great many things.

All little girl things—like which snack flavors she didn't like, what kinds of movies she enjoyed, and so on.

Ning Chen noted each one down, just in case.

After the two chatted a while longer, Ning Chen left.

Zhu Meng invited him to see a movie together during the break, and Ning Chen didn't refuse.

He had actually been planning the same thing.

Now that he counted as a homeowner, it was time to start thinking about life going forward.

………

After returning from Zhu Meng's school to his own, Ning Chen asked Zhu Meng to come out.

Once they met, Zhu Meng first jabbed a finger at Ning Chen and scolded him for a while before huffing, "Why did you buy my house? There are so many girls in our class—why did you pick only me?"

Ning Chen smiled faintly and said nothing.

Seeing Ning Chen stay silent, Zhu Meng took it as tacit agreement.

She puffed up her cheeks and said, "From now on, if any other girl from our class follows me around, I'm ignoring them."

Ning Chen knew Zhu Meng had misunderstood, but he didn't explain. Zhu Meng waited a moment, and when Ning Chen still said nothing, she said irritably, "Say something! Why did you buy my house out of nowhere? Do you have any idea—the girls in our class are all freezing me out now!"

Ning Chen sighed helplessly, then pulled up the WeChat group on his phone and held the class group chat history up in front of Zhu Meng.

Zhu Meng snatched the phone huffily, only to see a male classmate in the group chatting with someone else, saying Zhu Meng had slept with who knows how many men just to get a house.

Everyone else in the group was just rambling on about random things—not a single person stood up for Zhu Meng.

Zhu Meng was so angry she was shaking all over. She handed the phone back to Ning Chen and huffed, "Why do they say things like that? I clearly didn't…"

Ning Chen sighed and said, "I know you didn't, but you can't prove you didn't."

Zhu Meng was helpless too. After thinking it over, she said, "Then how about this—you buy the house, then rent it to me at the original price, and any extra money goes to you. That should prove it, right?"

Ning Chen shook his head. "Those are two different things."

Zhu Meng was furious. After thinking it over, she said, "Then buy the house at the original price, and sell it to me for 300,000. That should prove it, right?"

Ning Chen still shook his head.

Zhu Meng was so angry she was on the verge of tears. She huffed, "Then what exactly do you want?"

Ning Chen looked Zhu Meng in the eye and said seriously, "Mengmeng told me a lot about you—said you're kind-hearted and will definitely find a good family. I trust you, so no matter what happens, I'll stand on your side."

Zhu Meng was left dumbfounded by Ning Chen's words.

For a long moment she couldn't react.

She was just an ordinary girl, after all. Ning Chen looked Zhu Meng in the eye and said seriously, "Just like how Zhao Zhong saved me and my parents, and I will definitely repay him, I will also protect you and help you."

Zhu Meng was left dumbfounded by Ning Chen's words.

For a long moment she couldn't react.

She was just an ordinary girl, after all.

Seeing Zhu Meng's expression, Ning Chen figured she might not have understood, so he pulled up the chat history Zhao Mengmeng had sent him on his phone, found what Zhao Zhong had said, and handed the phone to Zhu Meng.

After reading it, Zhu Meng was silent for a moment, then handed the phone back to Ning Chen.

She said nothing.