After Becoming Financially Free, They Offered Their Loyalty - Chapter 87

Chapter 87: Love Calamity

TL: YYang

Dongsheng Community.

Li Xiao put down the mop, looked at the tidy living room, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Starting from 1 PM this afternoon, she and her sister had spent two hours organizing all their luggage and belongings, and then they had cleaned the bedroom, kitchen, and living room from top to bottom.

Finally, she could take a break!

However, compared to the previous two moves, this one was much easier because the heavy lifting involved moving all that luggage up and down, and Shen Yuan had basically done all of it.

Li Meng washed the rag and walked out of the bathroom, her forehead also covered in fine beads of sweat. The two sisters had been busy all day, and their bodies were more or less covered in dust. Coupled with the sweat, their T-shirts were soaked.

“Should we cook at home tonight?” Li Xiao suggested.

They had eaten out for lunch, and now that everything was tidy, she wanted to cook at home.

Usually at school, it was either the cafeteria or takeout. Li Xiao was tired of it. When she was free at home, she wanted to cook herself. For her, cooking was not only a way to relax but also a form of mental enjoyment.

“Okay, you cook then. I’ll go buy groceries.”

Between the two sisters, it was usually the older sister, Li Xiao, who cooked, while Li Meng did the dishes. When she had time, she would also help with grocery shopping, mainly because her cooking skills weren’t as good as her sister’s, and she didn’t really like cooking herself.

While changing her shoes, Li Meng suddenly asked, “Should we ask Shen Yuan to come over for dinner?”

“Huh?”

“Let’s invite him. Lunch was pretty casual. Eating at home is a better way to show our gratitude. After all, he helped a lot today.”

After Li Meng found out that her sister also had feelings for Shen Yuan, she wanted to observe this student of hers more closely. After all, she didn’t know what his character was like.

“Uh… I guess that’s fine.”

Li Xiao hesitated for a moment but finally agreed. Shen Yuan had helped them move today, running around and helping a great deal. It was only right.

Remembering that guy’s mischief in the afternoon, Li Xiao felt a bit ashamed and angry. It had gotten to the point where she didn’t dare to be alone with Shen Yuan anymore. But this time her sister would be there too, so she reckoned that guy wouldn’t dare to act recklessly!

After sending a WeChat message to Shen Yuan, Li Xiao found a set of loungewear and underwear and went to the bathroom to take a shower. Not only had she sweated a lot today, but that place down there was also sticky after being tormented by Shen Yuan. She had been busy cleaning all afternoon and hadn’t had a chance to change.

At that moment, Shen Yuan was walking off campus, contemplating how to reasonably arrange his time. Suddenly, his phone chimed. It was a WeChat message from his counselor.

Seeing that the content was an invitation to dinner, Shen Yuan’s brow furrowed tightly, and he couldn’t help but curse, “Damn it, what kind of love calamity did I run into today? Why are so many women looking for me in one night!”

“I have to see four women in one night. Even a time management master like Luo Zhixiang probably couldn’t handle it!”

After thinking it over carefully, Shen Yuan felt that biting off more than he could chew was a bad idea. There was no need to make his little brother suffer along with him. He decided to just politely decline the invitations from the class beauty and Coach Liu.

Just then, Liu Menglu happened to make a video call.

After Shen Yuan answered the video call, he found that she was still at the Porsche 4S dealership. “Coach, what’s up?”

“Honey~ I’m almost done with the procedures here, but I still need to inspect the car and get the license plate, so I can only pick it up tomorrow.”

Liu Menglu said in a sweet, delicate voice.

“It’s fine, we’re not in a hurry anyway.”

“Honey, there’s one more thing. I’m unemployed now. My boss fired me~”

Liu Menglu puffed out her charming cheeks, her eyes full of innocence and grievance.

Shen Yuan knew what was going on just by thinking about it. Coach Liu’s performance at Lede was so good, and she had tens of thousands of followers on Kuaiyin. How could she be fired? She was probably putting on an act for him again.

But for him, it was actually a good thing. Since she had become his woman, it was better for her to be less exposed to the public, especially in a fitness center, a gathering place for old perverts.

Actually, besides being a green tea bitch, Coach Liu was pretty good in all other aspects. She could provide him with rich emotional value and a sense of accomplishment, and he only needed to provide her with economic value.

This kind of relationship was actually quite good. There was no need for emotional investment, and they wouldn’t get married. Both parties got what they needed. As long as Coach Liu could continue to provide him with both mental and physical pleasure, spending a little money was no big deal.

Anyway, he could keep exploiting the system’s three-fold rebate.

“It’s better not to have that job. I’ll pay you a salary from now on.”

Shen Yuan said nonchalantly, then continued, “From now on, you’ll be my private fitness coach, and you can only serve me.”

Hearing Shen Yuan’s promise, a surprised smile appeared on Liu Menglu’s face. “Thank you, hubby~ You’re so good!”

Hearing this form of address, Shen Yuan realized he was still at school. He quickly looked around and saw only a few students on the tree-lined path, and none of them were paying attention to him. Only then did he whisper in reprimand, “Is ‘hubby’ a term you can just use casually?”

“Huh? But I just want to call you hubby~”

Liu Menglu pouted her pink lips, her tone a little dissatisfied.

Shen Yuan thought for a moment and said in a low voice, “Call me daddy from now on.”

Liu Menglu was slightly stunned. After realizing what he meant, she said coquettishly, “You bad guy, I’m not going to call you that!”

The corners of Shen Yuan’s mouth lifted. “Then you can only call me by my full name from now on. Think about it carefully.”

“Then…”

Liu Menglu glanced around nervously. The salesperson wasn’t nearby, and there weren’t many customers in the showroom. No one should be paying attention to her. Only then did she lean closer to the phone and say softly, “Daddy~ You have to be good to me~”

“That’s a good girl~”

Shen Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

“…”

Shen Yuan flirted with Liu Menglu for a few more sentences, then explained that he couldn’t meet today. After finally hanging up amidst Liu Menglu’s sounds of dissatisfaction, he sent a WeChat message to Fang Minhui, saying that he had to go home tonight and didn’t have much time, so they would have a drink next time.

But the class beauty was probably still in class and hadn’t seen the WeChat message.

Then, Shen Yuan drove to Dongsheng Community. This was his second time here today. Soon, he took the elevator to the door of Li Xiao’s new home.

When he arrived at the door, Shen Yuan set his phone to silent. This was to avoid any sudden calls or WeChat messages from Lulu, Nana, or Huihui. After all, there were two pairs of eyes staring at him inside, and Shen Yuan didn’t want the situation to blow up.

Shen Yuan raised his hand and knocked. Li Xiao quickly came to open the door. Upon seeing Shen Yuan, the scene from the morning subconsciously flashed in her mind, and her cheeks couldn’t help but burn. Her gaze was also a bit evasive.

“Come in and sit down first. Dinner will be a while.”

Li Xiao unnaturally brushed the hair from her forehead and then walked into the kitchen.

Her micro-expressions were all taken in by Shen Yuan. He walked in casually. “Alright, I’ll make myself at home. You go ahead and do your thing.”

After entering the house, Shen Yuan looked around. Compared to the mess in the morning, it was now clean and tidy. Shen Yuan could also hear the sound of running water from the bathroom; it should be Li Meng taking a shower.

Out of boredom, Shen Yuan couldn’t help but look at Li Xiao, who was busy in the kitchen. She had changed into a set of casual home clothes. On top was a cool, light-colored camisole that clung to her body, outlining her tall and charming figure.

In addition, she was wearing a pink apron. Shen Yuan vaguely remembered that the first time he went to her house, she was wearing this very apron. He had earned his first pot of gold thanks to her back then.

He had to admit that his counselor’s figure was indeed good. Even with an apron on, the prominent curve of her chest was visible, and her perky buttocks, unprotected by the apron, were even more eye-catching.

Recalling the wonderful moments from the morning, Shen Yuan couldn’t help but walk into the kitchen to see if there was anything he could help with.

Li Xiao caught Shen Yuan’s figure approaching from the corner of her eye and quickly stopped him. “Shen Yuan, don’t come over here.”

She knew how bold this guy Shen Yuan was. Although this was the kitchen, her sister Li Meng was taking a shower in the bathroom. There was no telling what he might do.

Shen Yuan was stunned, not expecting Li Xiao to have such a big reaction. “Counselor, why are you so nervous? I just came over to see if I could help with anything.”

“Actually, I can handle it by myself. You go sit and rest for a while.”

Li Xiao was washing vegetables and shook her head gently.

“It’s fine. I can just stay in the kitchen and chat with you.”

Verbal defense could be said to be an ineffective defense. Shen Yuan was thick-skinned and slowly moved closer.

Seeing him constantly approaching, Li Xiao held out her hand. “Alright, this distance is enough for chatting.”

“Is it enough? There’s still half a meter between us.”

“What… what are you trying to do again?”

Seeing that Shen Yuan hadn’t stopped, Li Xiao suddenly became a little nervous.

“Nothing.”

Shen Yuan walked around to Li Xiao’s back and wrapped his arms around her soft waist from behind.

Li Xiao’s delicate body trembled, and she immediately squirmed restlessly, biting her lip. “Don’t be like this, my sister is here.”

Shen Yuan whispered in her ear, “She won’t be out that fast. Women take a long time to shower.”

She suddenly regretted asking Shen Yuan to come over for dinner, and the timing was so wrong, with her sister happening to be in the shower.

“You haven’t even asked for her opinion on whether it’s okay or not. Maybe she has her own ideas,” Shen Yuan said softly.

What kind of wolfish words were these…

Li Xiao bit her pink lip, not particularly willing.

This state didn’t last long, because the sound of running water in the bathroom suddenly stopped. Shen Yuan knew this sound meant Li Meng had finished rinsing and was about to dry herself, so he timely stopped his actions and then gently stroked Li Xiao’s back to comfort her.

“It’s okay, don’t be nervous.”

Then Shen Yuan helped her fasten her buttons and smooth out her clothes.

Li Xiao’s cheeks were burning red, her gaze hazy and unfocused, not yet recovered from her previous state. She stared at Shen Yuan blankly. “You can’t do this anymore. If you do this again, next time I…”

Li Xiao really wanted to say “next time I’ll ignore you,” but in the end, she couldn’t bring herself to say it.

“You know my feelings, Counselor.”

Shen Yuan looked at Li Xiao sincerely.

The form of address after this sentence was “Counselor,” which couldn’t help but remind Li Xiao of their respective identities. She sighed silently, not knowing how to face it.

Shen Yuan knew that she needed to digest this kind of thing slowly on her own, so he started to help wash the vegetables. He used to help out at home occasionally, so he was quite skilled.

At this moment, Li Meng had already walked out of the bathroom, her hair still wet and not yet blow-dried.

“You’re here.”

Li Meng came out and greeted him, thinking to herself that Shen Yuan was quite considerate, even knowing to help out. She glanced at her sister again, whose face was as red as an apple.

“Sis, is it very hot in the kitchen?”

Li Meng was a little puzzled.

“Uh… it is a bit.”

“Should I get you a fan?”