After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 564 Aunt Warm Arrives
Bai Panyang was very alert, but she couldn't stop Zhou Haoran from coming to her house with her that night.

After all, this is a house that Zhou Haoran bought.

Let her stay here.

The reasons for refusal are not sufficient.

"Haoran..." Bai Panyang said worriedly as she went upstairs, "After a while, you... let's talk things out."

Zhou Haoran chuckled and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"It's not that I'm thinking anything, it's that you shouldn't overthink things."

Bai Panyang gently bit her lip.

I'm afraid he'll force himself on me.

Zhou Haoran couldn't help but chuckle, "Sister Yang, what's wrong with you? Why do I feel like you're afraid of me?"

Bai Panyang was annoyed. "What do you mean, what's wrong?"

"Don't worry, I don't lack women right now, I won't resort to force with you."

Zhou Haoran stopped beating around the bush and went straight to the point.

Bai Panyang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The situation now is not quite the same as it was back then.

At the time, the two were not very close.

You can be ruthless enough to refuse, and even threaten to call the police.

It's different now.

We've known each other for so long, we're already good friends.

More importantly, Bai Panyang had received tremendous favors from Zhou Haoran in both her life and work. This included not only job transfers and recognition as an outstanding employee, but also living in his house.

In the current situation, if Zhou Haoran really forces his way in...

Bai Panyang didn't even have the confidence to refuse.

Putting everything else aside, out of politeness and reciprocity, shouldn't we acquiesce?
Fortunately.

Haoran isn't that muddleheaded.

Upon reaching the third floor, Zhou Haoran looked towards the apartment opposite Bai Panyang's.

That was the main purpose of his trip.

Zhou Haoran asked casually, "Sister Yang, you live alone, you need to be careful. Are your neighbors reliable?"

You mean this place?

Bai Panyang pointed to the house opposite hers.

"Ah."

"This is your house too."

"Huh?" Zhou Haoran was taken aback. "Mine?"

Bai Panyang chuckled and said, "You must own too many houses. You don't even know which ones are yours. You own four apartments in this building. The four apartments on the third and fourth floors are all yours. The fourth floor is empty, and people live on the third floor."

"Is someone living here? Who lives here?"

Zhou Haoran asked, puzzled.

Bai Panyang said, "Sheng Wennuan."

"Aunt Nuan?"

Zhou Haoran opened his eyes wide.

Bai Panyang pursed her lips and said, "Yes, Suiqing also calls her Aunt Nuan, but I call her Sister Nuan Nuan."

"It's her!" Zhou Haoran exclaimed as if he had just realized something. "I haven't seen her in so many years. She and I are from the same alley. When I was a child, she even took me to the forest park."

Bai Panyang's eyes lit up. "She should be off work by now. Shall I ask her to come over for dinner?"

She's worried.

When a man and a woman are alone together in a room, it's easy for things to escalate into something more intimate.

If we could invite Sister Wen Nuan over.

That's much safer!

Bai Panyang seized the opportunity immediately.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Sure, let Aunt Nuan come over too! We can ask her how she's been all these years."

They entered Bai Panyang's house.

First, a brief tour.

It's about 80 square meters, with two bedrooms and a living room, and it's very clean. It's considered a large house in this area.

"Wait a minute, I'll go get someone!"

Bai Panyang told him to wait on the sofa for a while.

Zhou Haoran could hardly contain his excitement.

Damn!

Auntie Nuan!
Two minutes later, Aunt Nuan arrived.

She wore a dress in a simple color that outlined her smooth shoulder and neck lines, and the cinched waist accentuated her slender and supple figure, highlighting her feminine beauty.

That kind of beauty is mature and full, like ripe fruit on a branch, brimming with the vitality of life. Especially the full and rounded curves hidden beneath the clothing, a graceful posture sculpted by time and life together.

She truly is a beauty of unparalleled grace!

She seems more elegant and composed than I remember her from childhood. She's in her early thirties, just as time has passed and flowers are in full bloom, their fragrance most intense.

However, she is different from Bai Panyang.

Bai Panyang is also beautiful, but she is a rose with thorns.

Aunt Nuan is different.

She is like a glass of mellow plum wine, the years have infused her with a unique fragrance, neither spicy nor pungent, but simply intoxicating.

"Aunt Nuan..."

Zhou Haoran stood up.

Sheng Wenwen pursed her lips, appearing very composed, and said with a light laugh, "Haoran, long time no see." "Yes, long time no see."

At that moment, Zhou Haoran felt as if time had stopped.

"You two chat first, I'll go cook."

Bai Panyang vaguely sensed something strange.

Sheng Wennuan walked over and smiled, "Haoran, what brings you here?"

"Sister Yang is my colleague. I helped her out a few times, and she said she wanted to treat me to dinner." Zhou Haoran made up a reason casually, "I happened to hear that you were across the street, so I invited you over as well."

"Shall I not disturb you two?"

Sheng Wennuan gave a half-smile.

Zhou Haoran said, "No, we are just normal colleagues, there is no relationship between us."

Sheng Wenwen gave him a slightly reproachful look, "I've heard that your conduct isn't very good?"

"It's alright..." Zhou Haoran chuckled and sat down on the sofa with her, whispering, "Aunt Nuan, you know that Aunt Wan is now my concubine, right?"

Sheng Wenwen nodded gently, "Yes, I know, thank you very much for taking care of her."

Her voice was neither high-pitched nor sharp; it was a gentle, slightly magnetic soft voice, like silk gliding across the palm of your hand.

His tone of voice is slow and gentle, making people feel like they are bathed in a spring breeze.

Zhou Haoran sighed and said, "Over the years, Aunt Wan has been living alone. She works as a teacher at a school and is always bullied. She doesn't even have a man by her side... Everything else is fine, but Aunt Wan is getting older. A woman has to have children, right?"

“Yes, she told me.” Sheng Wen’an lowered her eyes. “You took good care of her, which made her experience the happiness of being a woman. She is very grateful to have met you.”

“Of course.” Zhou Haoran’s tone turned cold. “There are rumors circulating in the alley that she’s a jinx to her husbands, but I don’t believe a word of it! Ever since Aunt Wan came with me, my career has been booming! She’s not a jinx, she’s a lucky charm for her husbands!”

"Ah."

Sheng Wen Nuan looked dejected and lowered her head.

Because her situation was very similar to her sister's, she also had a constitution that brought bad luck to her husbands, and her husbands died a few years after she got married.

Zhou Haoran asked, "Aunt Nuan, have you been living alone all these years?"

"Being alone is fine, it's comfortable."

Sheng Wennuan said, feigning nonchalance.

"How does this work?"

Zhou Haoran shook his head, completely disagreeing.

Sheng Wen said quietly, "I'm used to it."

Zhou Haoran asked, "After my uncle passed away, you've been living alone all by yourself? Haven't you thought about finding someone?"

"What are you looking for..." Sheng Wenwen shook her head slightly, "I'm not going to harm anyone."

Zhou Haoran glared at her and said seriously, "Aunt Nuan, what kind of talk is that? Rumors are easily spread, and you actually believed them? Those 'husband-killing' theories are all feudal superstitions, they're all false. Look at Aunt Wan, how well she's doing with me? She's also been a great help to my career!"

Sheng Wenwen bit her lip lightly, looking somewhat sad. "Someone like me, who has been married before and has those kinds of rumors, would find it very difficult to marry into a respectable family."

Zhou Haoran frowned, "Aunt Nuan, you can't do this!"

"Ugh."

Sheng Wenwen sighed softly.

Although it's a sigh, the inherent charm is still a flower blooming on a gentle foundation. Like the warm light in a room, it makes people feel comfortable and soothed, willingly pausing to appreciate the gentle and moving mature charm bestowed by time.

Zhou Haoran said with great distress, "Aunt Nuan, you're not young anymore. Living alone like this, without a man to take care of you, even the most beautiful flower will wither. Besides, you have to have a child, right? What a pity it would be to never have a child in your life!"

“There’s nothing suitable.”

Sheng Wennuan gently shook her head.

Zhou Haoran hummed in agreement. "In your case, it's indeed not easy to find someone. If only it had been a few years earlier."

Sheng Wenwen has come to terms with it and said calmly, "It's okay, I'm used to it. I have a relaxed and stable job at Zhongbo Bookstore and I've moved into a big house, so I'm already very satisfied. I don't ask for anything else."

“That won’t do!” Zhou Haoran disagreed vehemently. “Aunt Nuan, we have to look forward to life.”

"It's the same for everyone; life isn't easy for anyone."

Sheng Wennuan has gotten used to it.

Zhou Haoran said seriously, "Look at Aunt Wan, how well she's living now?"

"How can that be the same?" Sheng Wenwen covered her mouth and chuckled, then said very seriously, "She only has a good life because she's with you, but not everyone is so lucky. A person's life is all about fate. If it's fate, you have to accept it."

"Aunt Nuan, you're the same."

Zhou Haoran sat up straight.

"Ok?"

Sheng Wen Nuan looked suspicious.

Zhou Haoran, enraged, said, "Damn it, this society is so unfriendly to women! They can even spread such absurd theories as 'white tiger brings bad luck to husbands.' It's such a slanderous thing. The country is so big, I can't control everyone, but I have to take care of you! I can take responsibility for Aunt Wan, and you can too, Aunt Nuan!"

"what?"

Sheng Wenwen was stunned for a moment and didn't react immediately.

Zhou Haoran gritted his teeth and said, "Aunt Nuan, you're with me too! I can take care of Aunt Wan, and I can take care of you just as well!"

"you you……"

Sheng Wenwen was immediately stunned and became somewhat incoherent.

Zhou Haoran said forcefully, "Aunt Nuan, I didn't know you before, so it was fine. But now that I've met you and know you're facing so many difficulties, if I don't lend a hand, who else can help you?"

"Haoran, you've already helped me so much—my job, my house..."

Sheng Wenwen was somewhat bewildered.

“None of that matters.” Zhou Haoran waved his hand. “For a woman, the most important thing is to have a caring man, a warm family haven, and to have a child. What can we do? We both came from the same alley. You took such good care of me when I was little. Now that I’m grown up and have some skills, it’s my turn to take care of you.”

"Haoran..."

A myriad of thoughts surged through Sheng Wennuan's mind, so many that she felt somewhat dazed and confused.

"follow me!"

Zhou Haoran grabbed her soft, fair hand and walked towards the bedroom.

(End of this chapter)