Chapter 25

Early the next morning, Shentu and Mu Wei finished breakfast and left together. He Lele, face flushed, handed a reusable bag containing books to Mu Wei.

"What is this?" Shentu asked, glancing at He Lele as she scurried away in a panic.

Mu Wei opened the bag, amused as he unwrapped the layers of plastic around the books, and flipped through them casually. "A 'diary' written by a woman."

Shentu Mo took the novel, read two pages, and a seductive, faint smile appeared on his handsome face.

"It is indeed a 'diary'." Blushing at the sight of such things—was she implying they weren't practicing enough?

After Shentu and Mu Wei left, He Lele checked the date, flipped through the administrator's manual, and called the housekeeping company to schedule a cleaning of the apartment for tomorrow.

She had level-two access to the second, third, fifth, and sixth floors, but Ji Jie seemed not to have authorized her yet. If he continued to withhold it, she would have to clean his room separately.

Taking advantage of her free time, He Lele called Ren Lingyu. This apartment job had no weekends, but she got two paid days off a month. The leave couldn't be accumulated, and she had to get the consent of all the owners to take time off... When Lingyu learned of these requirements, she was so angry she almost forced her to resign. So... she smiled helplessly; she couldn't let Lingyu know she also had to satisfy the owners' sexual desires. Otherwise, Lingyu would probably charge in with a knife to kill Ruan Lin and Shentu Mo, and finally commit suicide out of self-reproach.

Having a friend like Lingyu, she really felt that heaven had been good enough to her. So even when encountering this kind of job, even when being wantonly toyed with and demeaned, she would not blame heaven, nor would she blame anyone.

"Oh! Right, Lele, you haven't been on NG for a long time, have you? The boss misses you. He even said yesterday he wanted to catch you and make you sing for him. You should go on and check it out when you have time tonight. Ah! Master is calling me, I'm hanging up first! Remember to get on NG!"

"Mm! Got it, go get busy! Good luck! Trick Li Yiquan into your hands!"

"I'm going to work!"

He Lele smiled and hung up the phone.

NG was a private forum; its full name was NO GOD. The forum administrator was called L, the same "boss" Lingyu spoke of. As for how they entered this website, it was purely a coincidence. In her sophomore year, Lingyu wanted to find information on a case and actually thought of using hacker techniques to attack someone else's computer. Coincidentally, L had already taken control of that computer and caught Lingyu. Lingyu was so impressed by L's hacking skills that she insisted on acknowledging him as her master, asking about L everywhere in the hacker circles. Then one day... L accepted Lingyu as his apprentice, and she was permitted to enter NG as well. But she was purely there to make up the numbers; it was only once when Lingyu dragged her into a chat room to sing a song together that L heard her, and L had been using hacking techniques as a trade ever since, demanding Lingyu call her to sing.

She... rarely sang, and considered her singing quite average, but for some reason, L had always liked it.

Logging onto NG, L was not online, but he had left her a message—

"Did something happen?"

The moment she saw this sentence, He Lele felt her nose ache and her throat tighten... Yes, she didn't blame heaven or others; she forced herself to be strong and face everything alone, but... knowing that she was cared for and thought of by others... she was truly, truly grateful.

Forcing back her tears, He Lele tugged at the corners of her mouth and clicked on the voice message:

L, I'm fine. I'm just busy with work, and I haven't had much energy at night, so I haven't been on the forum much. Let me sing an old song for you this time? I hope you like it.

Leaning against the headboard, holding her laptop, He Lele sang the old melody softly. Without accompaniment or reverb, she just sang an old song a cappella, filled with gratitude...

L, thank you.

In another corner of the same city.

"L, thank you." After listening to the last sentence of the audio message, the young, handsome man remained lying on the sofa chair with his eyes closed.

"Master, I'm ready, we can go." A vibrant, young female voice came from outside the door.

"Mm."

Author's note:

This~ Jiangshan usually goes out to play with friends on weekends~ or watches movies and goes shopping~~ so double updates are harder~~ but there shouldn't be any plans for tomorrow~~ I'll squat at home and give you all a double update!! Love you all!!

The last male lead has also appeared~ his identity is quite clear, right~ hehehehe~~

I saw many new girls today too!! Happy!!

Thank you to isjie and sunjy71 for the sundaes!! Thank you to Yun Liuyin for the two shaved ice delicious heart-shaped hot pots and the loving love charm! Mwah mwah mwah mwah~~ And the little alarm clock from Yingliu! Patting you, girl~~ Yue Wanwan!! I see you again!! Thank you for the shaved ice!

Lin Enyu is a new girl!! The diamond is so beautiful, so beautiful!! Uh... it's also very expensive! Thank you for your deep love!!!

Lianyi Meng~ Meng!! You really have courage!!! You've conquered all five owners!!! Haha~~ What to do now that another one has appeared in this chapter? The tooth ball is mine!! I won't give it to him!! Haha~~

Thank you to e1234e1 for the shaved ice and support~~~~ Thank you to g870877310 for the little jumper and the little fan! Double update tomorrow! Too late today~~~ Mwah~~

! Duo! Duo!! Hug!! I've accepted your first time!! Wahahahahaha!!

☆, Chapter 31 Afternoon Sunshine

Qin Zhixiu had returned.

He Lele quickly pulled off her headphones, turned off the music player on her phone, and went to greet him.

Qin Zhixiu was wearing an oversized T-shirt that didn't fit well and looked a bit tacky, and his black jeans were covered in mud spots; it was hard to imagine where he had returned from. However, as long as one saw his face, most people would probably ignore his attire. His skin was that soft, natural pinkish-white that reflected a faint halo when light shone on it. His features were relatively soft compared to the other owners, especially those eyes, which were as clear and beautiful as a pretty girl's. Fortunately, his overall silhouette and temperament still exuded a heroic spirit, so he didn't appear effeminate.

"Mr. Qin, good afternoon. Have... have you had lunch? Or would you like to rest for a while first?"

Qin Zhixiu's expression was indifferent; no emotion could be seen. "Is Ji Jie here?"

He Lele shook her head.

"I'll sleep for a while."

"Okay, would you... like to take a bath? I'll go draw the bathwater for you."