I started as a spirited young man, and the system made me a male god.

Chen Fei adjusted the air conditioner temperature, checked that the windows were closed, then turned off the main light, leaving only a dim nightlight, and quietly retreated, closing the door behind him.

However, when Chen Fei reached the center of the living room, he stopped in his tracks.

He remembered that Meng Sixian didn't have a blanket, and if she left the air conditioner on all night, she might catch a cold.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Fei turned around and went to the master bedroom, where he picked up the blanket from his bed.

When she pushed open the bedroom door again, moonlight was streaming through the gaps in the curtains, pouring down on Meng Sixian like mercury.

The light shirt that Lin Jingyi changed her into shimmered softly in the moonlight, clearly outlining the curves of her figure as she lay on her side.

Chen Fei was momentarily stunned, standing blankly at the door, his gaze unconsciously drawn to the tranquil and beautiful scene.

After a while, he came to his senses, walked to the bedside, and prepared to cover Meng Sixian with a blanket.

Just as he bent down and shook out the blanket, Meng Sixian smacked her lips in her sleep, as if she didn't like the restraint of the shirt. Her fingers deftly reached for the collar and skillfully unbuttoned the top two buttons.

A patch of fair skin caught Chen Fei's eye in the moonlight, and he froze instantly, his heart skipping a beat.

The Northern Hemisphere under the moonlight is so beautiful...

"No!" Chen Fei snapped back to reality, alarm bells ringing in his mind. "Lin Jingyi is still outside! I won't be able to explain myself if she comes in."

Chen Fei hurriedly covered Meng Sixian with the blanket, completely concealing all the suggestive details.

He took a deep breath, forced himself to look away, checked the air conditioner temperature again, and then left the side bedroom almost as if fleeing.

Just as I closed the door, I saw Lin Jingyi also come out of the guest bathroom, her hands still wet with water droplets, indicating that she had finished cleaning the basin and towel.

"Are you settled in?" Lin Jingyi asked, her face showing signs of fatigue.

"Yes, the air conditioner is on, and the blankets are on, so it should be fine." Chen Fei tried his best to sound normal. "Don't worry about going to work tomorrow. I know the store manager, so I can ask for leave for her."

"Okay, that's good." Lin Jingyi nodded, then hesitated for a moment, twisting the hem of her clothes with her fingers, and looked up at Chen Fei, "Brother Fei... your bathroom is so big and clean, and I'm a little tired, can I take a shower here?"

Faced with Lin Jingyi's request, Chen Fei responded almost without hesitation.

Even a grown man like him felt like his body was falling apart after working up all night, let alone Lin Jingyi, a girl.

"Sure, make yourself at home, don't be shy," Chen Fei readily agreed. "I'll go get you a bath towel."

As he spoke, he turned and went into the master bedroom to rummage around, picking out the softest sky-blue bath towel, and then came out to hand it to Lin Jingyi.

"Thank you, Brother Fei." Lin Jingyi took the things, her fingertips inadvertently touching Chen Fei's hand, causing her to flinch slightly, her ears turning a little red.

"Oh, right," Chen Fei remembered something and asked, "Do you need to go back to the fifth floor to get your clothes? I can come down and get them for you."

Lin Jingyi looked down at the dress she was wearing, hesitated for a moment, and then said in an even softer voice, "No need, I'm afraid the room will be messy and I won't be able to find clothes. I... can I wear your clothes? Just a regular T-shirt and shorts will do."

She looked up, a hint of trepidation in her eyes, afraid that the request might be too abrupt.

Chen Fei was taken aback for a moment, then readily nodded: "Sure, no problem. Just pick whichever one you like from that pile. I only tried them on once after showering, so they should all be pretty clean."

Lin Jingyi immediately smiled with relief: "It's okay, I just checked, all those clothes are very clean."

She jogged over to the clothes and carefully searched through them. Finally, she chose a loose short-sleeved shirt and a pair of athletic shorts, hugged them to her chest as if they were precious treasures, and quickly walked into the bathroom.

Soon, the sound of running water came from the bathroom.

Chen Fei breathed a long sigh of relief, finally able to sit down and rest for a while.

He slumped onto the sofa, looking around. The once tidy living room was now somewhat messy again because of the hustle and bustle of the evening.

"Sigh, what a chaotic night." He rubbed his temples and subconsciously brought up the system interface to check the current rating of the passive skill [Clean and Tidy Rent Collection].

[Current Residence Rating: 78]

Sure enough, it dropped below 80 points.

This means that if I don't clean it up now, I won't get a single penny when it's settled at 8 a.m. tomorrow.

"Sigh, I'll risk it all for those 300 yuan!" Chen Fei sighed and resignedly stood up from the sofa.

Although my body was screaming for rest, the thought of the 300 yuan made me force myself to muster some energy and start tidying up the living room.

After all that fuss, Chen Fei's forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat, but looking at the now neat and tidy living room, a sense of satisfaction welled up inside him. He opened the system again to check.

[Current Residence Rating: 87]

"Damn it!" Chen Fei couldn't help but curse under his breath. To make matters worse, they were only 3 points away!

Just 3 more points and you'll get 90 points and 500 yuan!

He slumped back onto the sofa, his mind in turmoil.

I already have tens of thousands of yuan, so there seems to be no need to go through all that trouble for a mere 300 yuan difference.

But another voice is saying: If you don't correct your mistake when you're 3 points behind today, you might fall behind by a few more points tomorrow for other reasons. Over time, the losses will add up to a lot.

Given the system's reward mechanism, maintaining a high score is the best long-term strategy.

"Damn it, I guess I'm just having an OCD episode!" Chen Fei gritted his teeth, got up again, and did an even more thorough cleaning.

This includes, but is not limited to, wiping the table with tissues, smoothing out and arranging the sofa cushions neatly, and even wiping the leaves of the green plants on the balcony.

After doing all that, he felt like his bones were about to fall apart.

Just then, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped, the door was gently pushed open, and Lin Jingyi came out.

Her long hair was wrapped in a bath towel on top of her head, and she was wearing Chen Fei's oversized white T-shirt, the hem of which hung down, just covering the hem of her shorts, making her look even more petite.

Lin Jingyi's eyes lit up when she saw the newly renovated living room. She exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, Fei-ge, I didn't know a guy like you was so clean!"

Her tone was filled with undisguised envy. "For the first six months of sharing the apartment, I was able to keep up with cleaning. But then everyone left their things lying around, and no matter how I cleaned, I couldn't keep up with the rate at which they made a mess. Gradually, I just became too lazy to do anything."

Looking at the pure smile on her face and the longing in her eyes, Chen Fei almost blurted out, "Why don't you live here from now on?" but thankfully his rationality stopped him in time.

After all, it's the middle of the night, and it's just the two of them, a man and a woman alone. If they said it out loud, it would be easy to be misunderstood.

Chen Fei had no choice but to swallow his words and casually said, "I'll just tidy it up a bit; it's more comfortable to live in a clean place."

The air conditioner quietly delivered cool air, while the cicadas outside the window chirped tirelessly.

A subtle silence suddenly fell over the living room, broken only by the soft breathing of the two people.