HLnovel Chapter 45 Who doesn't spread rumors...?
Chapter 45 Who doesn't spread rumors...?
Li Xi continued to wait for Xue Ni.
About ten minutes later, Xue Ni came out of the subway station holding a large bouquet of pink roses. "Li Xi! These are for you!"
Xue Ni handed the bouquet of roses to Li Xi and wished her: "New home, new beginnings, may you have plenty of wealth and many romantic opportunities!"
"Even if you kick Xie Xingyun out, there are countless Zhang Dayuns, Liu Xingyuns, and Gu Dabaos waiting for your favor!"
Li Xi burst into laughter, "Zhang Dayun and Liu Xingyun are out of the question, but Gu Dabao is someone I could try flirting with."
The two of them talked more and more out of line.
The two sisters walked into the residential complex hand in hand, and in the elevator they ran into Gu Zhen, who was also carrying a bag of things, coming up from the underground parking garage.
Upon seeing Gu Zhen, Xue Ni, who had just been spouting nonsense, suddenly pursed her lips and secretly pinched Li Xi's arm.
So handsome!
Li Xi secretly pinched Xue Ni's back to remind her: Calm down!
Xue Ni was incredibly reserved, taking small, quick steps as she followed Li Xi into the elevator, standing side-by-side with Gu Zhen.
Xue Ni couldn't help but steal a glance at Gu Zhen out of the corner of her eye, but she couldn't even see Gu Zhen's complete profile in her peripheral vision; he was just too tall!
After all, Xue Ni is a short girl who is only 158cm tall.
Xue Ni could only look up and peek, but suddenly met Gu Zhen's gaze as he looked down at her.
Xue Ni blushed instantly.
"Hello," Gu Zhen greeted her first.
Xue Ni stammered, "Y-hello."
Gu Zhen looked at Li Xi, "Did you bring friends to play?"
Li Xi asked uncertainly, "Can friends come over to visit? I remember the rental agreement only said that I couldn't have casual relationships with men, but it didn't say that I couldn't bring friends over, right?"
"Of course," Gu Zhen said, suppressing a laugh. "The more friends the better." But she'd rather have none than a bad one when it comes to boyfriends.
Li Xi was relieved.
Hearing the two chatting so familiarly, Xue Ni couldn't help but whisper to Li Xi, "Do you two know each other?"
Li Xi quickly introduced Xue Ni, "This is Professor Gu, the landlord of this building."
Gu Zhen is unlikely to shake off the nickname "Rent Collector".
Rent collector?
Tall and a landlord, what an amazing man!
Xue Ni couldn't help but pinch Li Xi's arm again, making Li Xi wince in pain.
Noticing Li Xi's expression, Gu Zhen asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Xue Ni quickly released Li Xi.
"It's nothing." Li Xi glared at Xue Ni warningly before looking up to introduce Xue Ni to Gu Zhen, "This is my friend Xue Ni, my best friend from college. I invited her to my home for a housewarming dinner."
"By the way, Jiang Xinghe will be here later. Professor Gu, would you like to come? It's going to be lively today. You can bring Patrick Star along to have some fun."
Li Xi was just being polite, but Gu Zhen took it seriously. "Then I'll have to bother you."
Li Xi remained calm and said with a warm smile, "Then we'll prepare the meal first. Just knock on the door when you arrive."
"Ah."
The elevator stopped on the 22nd floor, and Li Xi took Xue Ni out first.
As soon as the elevator doors closed behind them, Xue Ni cupped Li Xi's cheeks and rubbed them vigorously, excitedly saying, "Go for it! Xi Xi, let's recruit your landlord brother!"
"So young, handsome, and rich, isn't he much better than that bastard Xie Xingyun?"
Li Xi blinked and said, "Xue Ni understands me best. To be honest, I'm pursuing him."
Xue Ni's eyes widened. "Really?"
“Really,” Li Xi said.
"What about Gu Huaizhou?" Xue Ni clearly remembered that Li Xi had just talked to Jiang Qingkong about getting involved with Gu Huaizhou a few days ago. "So you've decided not to?"
“Gu Huaizhou…” Li Xi said in a scumbag woman’s tone, “I’ve already slept with him. His technique was so-so, it wasn’t interesting, I’m not going to do it anymore.”
Isn't it just spreading rumors?
Jiang Qingkong and Gu Huaizhou have nothing to offer, yet they can still spread rumors and deceive everyone. She even stayed overnight at the Gu family's house, and she can still spread rumors about them.
Suddenly, the elevator doors behind me opened again.
Gu Zhen came out carrying shopping bags and politely asked Li Xi, "I forgot to ask, do you drink? I have red wine at home. I didn't have time to prepare a gift, so I brought a bottle of red wine."
Li Xi was stiff all over. She heard herself say, "Okay."
When Gu Zhen returned to the elevator and saw that the number on the elevator had changed to 23, Li Xi gradually calmed down.
She turned to Xue Ni and asked, "Did the elevator go up earlier, or has it been stuck on our floor?"
Xue Ni was unsure either. She said, "They should have gone up already, right?"
Li Xi sighed softly, "He most likely heard it."
Xue Ni also felt that the rent collector must have heard it.
The two sisters looked at each other.
Upon entering the apartment, Li Xi first showed Xue Ni around the entire place before taking her to the kitchen.
Li Xi opened the refrigerator and took out a large pile of meat from the defrosting compartment. "I bought your favorite short ribs, lamb chops, and this cod."
"It's already marinated, just put it in the oven."
Li Xi then took out the cleaned pork intestines. "You said you love eating your mom's pork intestines the most. I followed the tutorial video last night and learned how to make them. Don't be disgusted if they don't taste good."
Xue Ni was almost moved to tears, "Xi Xi, you're so kind, I'll help you!"
As orphans, the two of them could only stick together for warmth.
The two were busy in the kitchen when Jiang Xinghe and Gu Zhen arrived together.
Gu Zhen brought wine and Patrick Star, with two red ribbons tied around the wine bottle and Patrick Star's neck.
Jiang Xinghe also prepared a gift, a new foldable screen phone from a certain brand, the same model used by Ying Li.
Upon entering the house, Jiang Xinghe was stunned by the towering fish tank in Li Xi's living room. "Brother Xi, are you raising fish or mermaids?"
The tank is so big that even the mermaid actors could swim in it.
Li Xi was busy cooking and ignored him, saying, "Please sit down and pour your own water."
"Okay."
Jiang Xinghe poured a cup for Gu Zhen as well.
Gu Zhen seemed a little uncomfortable in such a lively setting. After entering the house, he held Patrick Star in his arms and stood in front of the fish tank, looking up at the two beautiful butterfly carp that looked like fairies.
Jiang Xinghe stood next to him, holding a water glass, and suddenly asked, "Is this tasty?"
He successfully received a cold shoulder from Gu Zhen.
Li Xi prepared five dishes and a soup. The dishes were not plentiful, but they were enough for them.
During the meal, Li Xi sat on one side with Xue Ni, while Jiang Xinghe sat on the other side with Gu Zhen.
Li Xi is left-handed, so to avoid arm-to-arm contact with Xue Ni, she sat on the outer side.
Gu Zhen happened to be sitting opposite her.
Xue Ni wasn't familiar with Jiang Xinghe, and there was a bit of awkwardness during the meal, but Jiang Xinghe was a smooth talker and quickly made Xue Ni laugh out loud.
Amidst the laughter and chatter at the dinner table, Jiang Xinghe noticed that Li Xi was left-handed.
He stared at Li Xi's left hand for a while, then suddenly said, "Those two moles on your hand are quite unique."
Li Xi raised her hand and looked at it. She said, "It was like this from birth."
Gu Zhen suddenly blurted out, "It looks good."
Li Xi suddenly looked up at Gu Zhen, "What?"
Gu Zhen pointed to the butterfly koi in the fish tank and said, "These two fish you're raising are indeed very beautiful."
Hearing this, Li Xi felt a little proud, "Of course, fish raised by fairies are naturally beautiful."
After saying that, Li Xi looked at Patrick Star.
Patrick Star had been circling the fish tank ever since he entered the house. As a country bumpkin, he had been completely captivated by the graceful swaying of the butterfly koi.
It really wanted to dive into the fish tank and catch a fish to play with...
Looking at Patrick Star's lewd gaze, Li Xi couldn't help but sigh, "Professor Gu is so handsome, how come Patrick Star is so lewd?"
Gu Zhen was so captivated by the words "Professor Gu is so handsome" that he remained silent.
Jiang Xinghe scoffed and said with a double meaning, "A pet may resemble its owner, but that doesn't necessarily mean it looks like them. Patrick Star probably inherited Zhen Ge's soul and heart."