Sheng Zhao wanted Li Ji to move here because he lived very far and remotely. She also read the rental reviews of that place, which wasn’t safe.

 

　　Brother Hong didn’t have any objections when Li Ji left his job at the nightclub for the time being. When Li Ji and Sheng Zhao returned to pack up, Brother Hong smiled and winked at Sheng Zhao, leaving her stunned.

 

　　Li Ji paused and pulled Sheng Zhao over quickly. Sheng Zhao slowly blushed, as if she became a little shy from Brother Hong's behavior just now.

 

　　Brother Hong smiled even more when he saw Sheng Zhao blush from being teased. He gave Li Ji a wink, "Don't come back again."

 

　　Li Ji unceremoniously rolled his eyes and continued to clean up his room at the nightclub. He rudely replied, “Even if I die, I’ll die outside.”

 

　　Brother Hong sighed softly as if slightly distressed. Then smiled as he watched Li Ji pack his things, and sighed, "It seems that she’s a reliable person. The little girl persuaded you."

 

　　Sheng Zhao looked a little proud, full of youthful energy, and smiled while flashing her teeth, "Of course."

 

　　Brother Hong smiled wider. He passed by Sheng Zhao, his fragrance slowly drifted into her nose, and quietly whispered in a hoarse voice to her ear, "He’s a stubborn donkey and caused me a lot of trouble."

 

　　Sheng Zhao was curious and listened carefully.

 

　　"Someone liked him before. She was a tall, beautiful and rich CEO. He only had to be with her for two years and would be set for life. But he beat her-" Brother Hong shrugged, "Silly and stubborn. The woman slapped him, and he slapped her back several times. If it weren’t for my connections, my little ancestor would have been razed."

 

　　“Let me tell you, ah, do you know how many women people like us have to work with over the years...”

 

　　Brother Hong abruptly stopped, laughed briefly, poked Sheng Zhao's head with his fingertips and slowly pushed her. He suddenly felt it wasn’t good to say those words to her, so he stopped talking. Then continued, "There’s no need to listen to my words. It’s not for kids to hear."

 

　　Sheng Zhao seemed a little dissatisfied and muttered, "I graduated from college a long time ago."

 

　　Brother Hong looked at her, his eyes narrowed with a smile. Then he poked her face and said, "En, it's fragrant and tender. My brother likes women like you the most."

 

　　Sheng Zhao took a step back slightly, but before she could say anything, Li Ji yanked her. He glanced at the cosmetics and belongings that were packed away and motioned for Sheng Zhao to take them.

 

　　"Is that all?"

 

　　She looked at the small box in front of her, which contained some jewelry and cosmetics.

 

　　Li Ji paused, leaned against the wall, and lazily said, "There’s more. This is the club, we still have my house."

 

　　His house wasn’t far from the nightclub, but there were many different types of people on the way there. The alleyways were deep and dilapidated. It was still daytime, but Sheng Zhao felt a little unsafe.

 

　　She turned her head and looked at Li Ji, who had a normal expression. She admired him for living here as a good-looking man, and wondered if there were times where he was too scared to go home during the week.

 

　　Before she could say anything, Li Ji snorted and said, "Are you still thinking about that?"

 

　　Sheng Zhao was a little confused, "What?"

 

　　Li Ji frowned and unhappily responded, "You like it when Brother Hong flirts with you."

 

　　She felt very aggrieved.  Sheng Zhao was a little overwhelmed, as if she had no idea what Brother Hong did was consider flirting.

 

　　And just the word "flirt" makes her blush.

 

　　Sheng Zhao's brisk voice sounded a little flustered and eagerly explained, "That’s not true at all! I don’t know why he was acting that way."

 

　　Li Ji looked at her expression, a smile surfaced on his handsome face, huskily replied, " All women are like this."

 

　　Sheng Zhao shook her head vigorously and didn't know how to reply. She thought for a long time, as if trying to switch topics. Then replied in a muffled voice, "Why rent here? Aren't you afraid?"

 

　　Occasionally there were drunkards swaying on the roadside. The streets were cluttered with uncollected garbage scattered about with moss seeping between the cracked pavements.

 

　　Li Ji turned to look at her in confusion. Then lowered his head and took out the key to open the door. His expression was calm and emotionless, "Because the rent is cheap."

 

　　His voice sounded careless. He glanced at Sheng Zhao and sneered, "Should I have a big villa in the city center like you?"

 

　　He slowly leaned against the door and gestured for Sheng Zhao to come in. With a smile in his eyes, he continued, "Miss, if it weren't for you, I wouldn’t believe someone like you would ever enter this kind of house."

 

　　Sheng Zhao felt that he wasn’t in a good mood because she said the wrong thing. They stopped talking while she looked around. Although this was a small house, it was well-maintained and clean. It was very neat looking and had the slight smell of his fragrance lingering.

 

　　The floor was so smooth that it reflected light. But the interior felt a bit depressing and empty due to the lack of decoration.

 

　　Sheng Zhao took off her shoes and awkwardly sat on the sofa in the living room. Li Ji poured her a glass of water. Only then did she notice a photo of a person and a cat on the cabinet next to her. The person in the photo was obviously Li Ji. He was holding a beautiful black cat with a smile that was much gentler than now. At that time, his hair was slightly long and messy to his eyebrows. He looked young and tender.

 

　　Li Ji noticed that Sheng Zhao was staring at the photo. He walked over and knocked over the photo. He said with an indifferent expression, "Why are you looking at a photo? The real person is here and looks much better than the photo."

 

　　Sheng Zhao held the water glass and shifted her eyes to glance at him. She complained internally, I wasn't looking at you... I was looking at the kitten.

 

　　She softly spoke, "Do you have a cat? Why didn’t I see it?"

 

　　Li Ji paused, inhaled deeply, and brushed the stray hair over his forehead.  His beautiful and handsome face darkened as if he was helpless. He softly replied, "You really have no emotional intelligence..."

 

　　Although Sheng Zhao didn’t have any emotional intelligence, she was very sensitive to Li Ji’s mood. She felt that he was in a bad mood again, so she lowered her head and drank water with the intention to stop talking to prevent upsetting him further.

 

　　Li Ji pursed his lips and was amused to see her cowered appearance. He chuckled and said, "He died. He was beaten to death."

 

　“I'm sorry Li Ji…”

 

　　Sheng Zhao didn't dare to speak anymore, and her eyes were full of guilt.

 

　　Li Ji shook his head and started to pack his things. His voice sounded like he didn’t care too much, "It’s not your fault he died."

 

　　Sheng Zhao drank the water then started to help him pack. He didn't have many belongings, besides the abundant clothes and jewelry. Li Ji impolitely ordered her around to help organize his belongings.  

 

　　It was obvious that she didn’t have much experience in housework. As she scrambled with the clothes, she noticed a lot of things – backless shirts, shirts with shiny sequins, straps hooked together…

 

　　This caused Sheng Zhao to be very interested in men’s clothing as if she came to a new understanding.

 

　　She appeared studious as she asked Li Ji questions as she found some weird clothing.  

 

　　Sheng Zhao examined the piece before her and still didn’t understand how it was worn. There was too little fabric, and the pattern was weird. As Sheng Zhao was distracted by the clothing, Li Ji came over and said, "It's underwear."

 

　　"So that’s what it is. I’ve never seen men's underwear before..." Sheng Zhao thought for a while and spoke softly as if coming to an epiphany.

 

　　She paused, as if she felt something was wrong. She turned around and saw that Li Ji was staring at her. He slightly raised his brows and said with a smile, "Would you like to take another look?"

 

　　Sheng Zhao shook her head, feeling that his request was a bit strange, "Forget it, why do I want to look?"

 

　　"Then why are you still holding it as if you can’t bear to put it down?"

 

　　Sheng Zhao paused, and her fair face flushed red, "Right, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

 

　　Li Ji paused and raised his eyebrows as if he wanted to say something. Sheng Zhao quickly changed the subject and interjected, "Would you like to eat? If you’re hungry, I'll order takeout. What do you want to eat?"

 

　　Li Ji shook his head, stood up and tidied his clothes. He seemed a little hot while he was packing his luggage. He unfastened a button from his shirt, revealing the ravine of his plump chest as he moved. His Adam's apple slightly moved, and his eyes were deep and dull, especially sexy.

 

　　"I’ll like to ask you, what do you want to eat?"

 

　　Sheng Zhao seemed a little confused. Before she could react, Li Ji walked out of the bedroom and murmured, "We don’t need to order takeout, let's see what ingredients I have, OK."

 

　　"Are you going to cook?"

 

　　Sheng Zhao was a little surprised.

 

　　She didn't know that Li Ji could cook - and the cooking looked so delicious -

 

　　Sheng Zhao's beautiful and clear eyes gleamed, looking at the simple meals on the table. She raised her eyes and looked at Li Ji opposite her in marvel.

 

　　The food looked very delicious and juicy with the stream of the freshly prepared meal wafted over Li Ji’s handsome features .

 

　　He was wearing an apron while setting the table. The simple apron was tightly wrapped around his waist, giving him a gentle and sexy appeal. His sharp eyebrows and eyes originally didn’t match this virtuous atmosphere, but somehow it was compatible.

 

　　Sheng Zhao didn’t noticed but her misty eyes were in a daze as she stared at him. Li Ji noticed her in a trance and raised his eyes and hoarsely said, "Eat quickly and when you’re done continue working."

 

　　"Oh... ...Oh."

 

　　Fierce.

 

　　Sheng Zhao lowered her head and started to eat.

 

　　Li Ji watched as she ate heartily, and the corners of his lips raised slightly. He reached behind his back to untie the apron. His movements looked inexplicably sexy for some reason. He hung up the apron and started to wash an apple with his long slender fingers. He handed the apple to Sheng Zhao then started to wash another one for himself.

 

　　After laboring about for a long time, he finally sat opposite Sheng Zhao. He lazily bit into an apple while watching Sheng Zhao eat.

 

　　Sheng Zhao felt uncomfortable being stared at, so she hesitated for a moment before asking, "Aren't you going to eat?"

 

　　A drop of water from his fingertips slid down his smooth and beautiful wrist and dripped on the table. Li Ji casually said, " ...on a diet."

 

　　"...But you’re already very thin and very good-looking."

 

　　She seriously looked at him as she said that. She didn’t know much about the strict standards men abide by to maintain their body when she replied.

 

　　Li Ji looked into her serious eyes and chuckled. He raised his eyes and stared into hers. His eyes were playful and filled with an inexplicable temptation. His voice was husky as he said, "My waist is one centimeter thick. Do you want to touch it?”

 

Novi’s Notes:

He means that he has nearly no fat so if you pinch his waist, it’s only one centimeter thick.