Chapter 2: The Neighbor Is Actually My Ex-Girlfriend?

A formal salary of fifteen thousand.

Even those who have worked for several years might not necessarily be able to get this amount.

Yet he, Shen Huai, is merely a senior student about to graduate.

How could it not be considered good luck to have such an incredible opportunity fall into one's lap? The three people in the dormitory were still howling like ghosts.

Shen Huai had already closed his laptop and stood up to leave with a calm and composed demeanor.

Today is Friday, and he starts work officially next Monday.

He needs to hurry and spruce himself up with a decent professional outfit to leave a good impression.

Just as he walked out of the school, the phone in Shen Huai's pocket rang.

Shen Huai glanced at the caller ID, then pressed the answer button: "Hello, Mom, say what you need to say quickly."

"Oh my Huai'er, you heartless thing! If I don't call you, you won't call me, right?"

On the other end of the line, Yang Shuqin's complaining voice rang out.

"I'm graduating soon and am busy with my thesis defense; it's good enough that I have time to sleep."

"I already told you to get to the point; don't have such a long preamble. Don't I know you? If you have time to call me, it's definitely nothing good." Shen Huai didn't give Yang Shuqin any face at all.

"You little heartless thing, is that how you talk to your mother?"

Yang Shuqin said with feigned anger, then got straight to the point: "Come home for a meal next Monday; the daughter of a friend of your father's is coming too, and by then..."

"Refused." Before Yang Shuqin could finish, Shen Huai spoke decisively.

"You brat... your mother hasn't finished speaking yet!"

"I'm busy next Monday because I have to work." Shen Huai answered crisply and clearly.

"What? Work?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Shuqin's tone changed abruptly, and she immediately became interested: "You brat, you actually found a job?"

"Hmm, to be precise, the job found me." Shen Huai took the opportunity to humble-brag a little.

"Which company? How much is the salary?"

"Xingyao Media, the salary is fifteen thousand."

"Fifteen thousand, that's not too low, actually..." Yang Shuqin suddenly remembered something, "This Xingyao Media you mentioned, is it the one over at Binjiang First Road, the one with the entire office building?"

"Yeah, that's the one." Shen Huai nodded.

He hadn't expected his mother, whose life revolved around medical aesthetics and mahjong, to actually know about Xingyao Media.

"Isn't that a coincidence! Your mother bought two apartments in that neighborhood!"

Yang Shuqin became excited all of a sudden: "Two apartments facing each other, large flats. I've already rented one out, so you might as well live in the other one; it'll be convenient for commuting."

Shen Huai was stunned for a moment, "What? You bought property there too?"

"Yeah, you know me; I don't have many hobbies, I just like to buy some property." Yang Shuqin chuckled.

Once these words were out, Shen Huai felt his vision go dark.

Yang Shuqin's statement was indeed true.

After all, her husband is the richest man in China and the Chairman of the Shen Group.

Only with that kind of net worth could she be so willful in her shopping.

That's right.

Shen Huai is actually a second-generation rich kid.

When he was young, his father, Shen Zhiyuan, took Yang Shuqin to start a business, leaving Shen Huai alone in Jiangcheng.

Today, his father has long since become the Chairman of the Shen Group, with a net worth of over ten billion.

And he, Shen Huai, naturally became a bona fide second-generation rich kid.

It's just that he had never told anyone about this, including his ex-girlfriend.

Because he was separated from his parents from a young age, his feelings toward them are very complex.

He both longs for them and feels a bit resistant and distant.

That is how he ended up with such a twisted personality.

He refused Yang Shuqin's large allowances, went out to work part-time every day, and squeezed in time to date.

In Shen Huai's eyes.

All the halos and glory belong to the older generation.

If a person wants to earn true respect, they have to rely on themselves.

"The address is Number One Heaven and Earth, Building 5, 301. I'll send the password to your phone in a bit. My son is starting work, so as a mother, I must support you!" Yang Shuqin said in a lighthearted tone.

Before Shen Huai could speak, the other party hung up the phone with a "snap."

"Always like this, rushing off after making a fuss."

Shen Huai felt helpless and shook his head with a smile.

The next moment.

Two messages popped up on WeChat.

【The password is your birthday, 021228. Our son has grown up! You're starting work! Keep it up! (Fireworks) (Fireworks)】

【I transferred 50,000 yuan to you. Buy yourself a nice set of clothes; clothes are your battle armor, you understand!】

Immediately after, a bank text message popped up.

【China Bank account ending in 0001, 50,000 yuan received, current balance 67,209.82 yuan.】

Looking at the bank deposit notification, Shen Huai gave a helpless smile.

This mother of his knew that he definitely wouldn't accept a WeChat transfer.

She got smart this time and transferred it directly via the bank.

Since that is the case.

I might as well treat it as getting a free rental place to live.

Thinking that the house hadn't been lived in for a long time, it had likely accumulated a lot of dust.

So, Shen Huai quickly bought a pile of cleaning supplies.

Following the navigation address, he arrived at Number One Heaven and Earth, which Yang Shuqin had mentioned.

Number One Heaven and Earth.

The most expensive location in the entire Jiangcheng.

The main gate of this residential complex alone was imposing enough.

Four magnificent Roman columns supported the entire facade of the gate; it was practically begging to have "I am very expensive" carved onto the lintel.

Shen Huai sighed with emotion as he walked.

The places where rich people live are just different.

Even the residential complex had its own private custom Canteen, and there was even an entire private park hidden in the very back.

It was truly an eye-opener.

Carrying his large and small bags, Shen Huai soon arrived at Building 5.

The layout of Building 5 consisted of large flat apartments, with a single-floor area of 380 square meters and two households per floor.

Entering the elevator, Shen Huai arrived at the 3rd floor.

"021228..." Shen Huai checked the message Yang Shuqin had sent and entered the password.

"Password incorrect, please re-enter."

"Hm? Why is it wrong?"

Shen Huai was a bit puzzled, thinking he had entered it wrong.

So he pressed it again.

"Password incorrect, please re-enter."

?

Just as Shen Huai was wondering about it.

With a "Click," the door opposite opened.

He saw a girl wearing pink pajamas, her eyes bleary with sleep, walking out from inside the door while carrying a full bag of trash.

The girl's gaze landed on Shen Huai's face.

Both of their expressions froze at the same time.

"Why is it you?"

Shen Huai's brain buzzed, and a firework went off inside his skull.

The beautiful woman before his eyes was none other than one of his ex-girlfriends, Lu Sheng.

Calling her an ex-girlfriend, they had actually only dated for a little over a month in total.

Lu Sheng was a typical egoist.

Three years older than Shen Huai, she hid a restless and agitated heart beneath the disguise of a cold and aloof face.

They met at a bar and were honest with each other at a hotel.

Lu Sheng was obsessed with Shen Huai's face and sexual tension, while Shen Huai felt that Lu Sheng had a free-spirited, proactive, and direct personality.

The two were like dry wood and raging fire, hitting it off immediately.

For a whole month, the hotel was their home, and they were at it again and again.

Until one day later, without any warning, Lu Sheng suddenly cut off all contact with Shen Huai.

No matter how Shen Huai tried to reach her, there was no news at all.

It was only then that Shen Huai realized he had been unilaterally removed from the roster by Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng was clearly also completely unprepared.

That she would actually run into her ex-boyfriend in a place like this.

This place was one of the most luxurious residential complexes in Jiangcheng.

If she remembered correctly, Shen Huai was nothing more than a poor kid who needed to work part-time to earn his living expenses.

How could a person like that appear here? Could it be...

Lu Sheng's gaze shifted downward, landing on the bag of cleaning supplies in Shen Huai's hand.

"Are you... working a side job as a housekeeper?"

(End of chapter)