Peninsula: My Top-Tier Landlord

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. On Saturday, Ye Fan slept until noon, washed up, ate a simple meal, and then went out to buy groceries for the day.

I arranged to meet Sister Wu and the others at 6 pm. The people who came were colleagues I usually interact with and had a good relationship with. Excluding her, there were five of us, and we just had enough room to sit.

At 5:10, the other three male colleagues arrived first, and they were also given tissues and rice cakes. Ye Fan invited them to sit down first. Ten minutes later, Wu Yingying and Jin Enxiu also arrived, and they were again given tissues and rice cakes.

"Do you need any help, Ye Fan?" Wu Yingying put the things on the coffee table and then went to the kitchen.

Ye Fan turned to look at her. She was wearing a green floral dress with a low neckline, light makeup, and her long hair was naturally loose. She looked quite pretty, which was different from her usual style. Sister Wu usually dressed in a mature and sophisticated style.

"No need, this is the last dish, it'll be ready soon."

Seeing that Ye Fan only glanced at her and then stopped looking, without even saying a word of praise, Wu Yingying pouted. She had put a lot of thought into her outfit today; was she really that unattractive to him?

Kim Eun-soo also came to the kitchen. She was much calmer and praised Ye Fan in various ways. She even took out her phone to take pictures and posed for two photos with him.

"Ye Fan, can I post this online?"

"Sure, go ahead and send it," Ye Fan replied casually, continuing to cook his dishes.

After the two women left, He Zhonglei went to the kitchen, took a bottle of cola from the refrigerator, peeked out, and saw Wu Yingying and Jin Enxiu playing on their phones on the sofa, not paying attention to them. He then moved closer to Ye Fan and teased, "As expected of the Emperor."

Ye Fan glanced at him speechlessly. He Zhonglei was also sent from elsewhere and was four years older than him. After they got to know each other, he started calling him "Emperor".

"Spit it out if you have something to say."

"Didn't you realize that Sister Wu was serious about you?" He Zhonglei twisted open the bottle cap and took a sip.

"Is there?"

"You didn't notice?" He Zhonglei asked in surprise. Several people had noticed it. Is this what they mean by being too close to the situation to see clearly?

"Have you noticed how her eyes always light up when she looks at you, like a wolf spotting its prey?"

"My mind isn't on that, and I don't usually pay attention to her, so what did I see?" Ye Fan retorted. He felt that Sister Wu was very enthusiastic, but she never said anything ambiguous to him during their chats. She treated him the same as any other girl.

"You little brat." He Zhonglei was speechless. Is this how the modeling monster fights?

People are already coming up to him, and he doesn't even realize it. He doesn't even have to chase after them. It's infuriating! That modeling guy is so annoying.

"So now you know, what do you say: play hard to get and be taken advantage of? Or just refuse outright?"

Ye Fan shook his head. He definitely wouldn't eat it. He wasn't planning on getting into that kind of relationship. It was too troublesome. Being together would require a lot of effort and money, which was exhausting.

The fake relationship with Bae Joo-hyun was mutually beneficial, and it wasn't a frequent occurrence; it was just an occasional thing. He only agreed to it because of the rent being halved.

"No, I'm not interested in that kind of thing."

"Holy crap, how come you can say such pretentious things with such a straight face? The character modeling monster is really annoying."

"She's pretty, and has a great figure too, are you sure?"

"I'm sure. I don't have those kinds of feelings for her, and I don't want to play with emotions. I'm all about pure love." Ye Fan turned off the stove, took out a plate, and started serving the food.

"Times have changed, Your Majesty. Pure romance isn't popular anymore. But I still want to be able to say something like this to you with such conviction someday, Your Majesty. Is there a strategy that doesn't rely on character models?"

"Yes, you can either eat the economy or face legal trouble. If you don't want either, then go back to the cave and eat the chieftain's hamburger and cola," Ye Fan said with a smile.

He Zhonglei glanced down at the half-empty bottle of cola in his hand and silently gave Ye Fan the middle finger.

Ye Fan needed to tidy up the kitchen first, so He Zhonglei helped carry the dishes out.

"This is such a headache," Ye Fan sighed. This kind of scenario of rejecting an office romance is the most troublesome. If you reject it, it will be awkward when you meet again.

After cleaning up the kitchen, everyone else had already taken their seats, leaving their places empty. Wu Yingying sat down next to him, and Ye Fan sat down with a forced smile.

At 9 p.m., the members of Red Velvet finished their promotional activities. Bae Joo-hyun stretched and stretched her tired body. It had been a long time since she had promoted an album or played music videos, and she missed it.

"How about we go out for a drink?" Park Soo-young suggested. It's only 9 o'clock now, and after a busy day, going out for a refreshing drink would be the perfect treat.

"Drinking again?" Bae Joo-hyun frowned.

"Unnie, what do you mean by 'drinking again'? It's been so long since we last drank together," Park Soo-young retorted. The last time they drank together was when she first met her brother-in-law. They don't count the occasional drinks they have at home.

Son Seungwan and Kim Yerin didn't have any objections, and Bae Joo-hyun agreed as well, but they agreed to go back before 12 o'clock, as she didn't want to stay up too late.

Once in the car, Kim Ye-rin said, "Unnie, ask if your brother-in-law is free. Why don't you invite him out too?"

Park Soo-young nodded, remembering how badly she had lost last time. "I'm going to avenge myself this time!"

"He has something to do. Some colleagues are visiting his house today, and it just started at 6 o'clock," Bae Joo-hyun replied.

"Oh, unnie seems to know your brother-in-law's schedule quite well. Did he inform you?" Son Seungwan grinned, grasping the crux of the matter.

Sharing daily life and reporting your schedule can be the beginning of intimacy in a relationship between opposite sexes.

"No, he said it himself during our chat today, something about reporting. Watch your words." Bae Joo-hyun replied with a slight smile; this kind of teasing no longer stirred much emotion in her.

"Unnie, did your brother-in-law tell you whether his colleagues are male or female, or whether there are more men than women or vice versa?" Kang Seulgi suddenly interjected.

"No... I don't." Bae Joo-hyun shook her head. Ye Fan didn't say anything, and she didn't ask.

"It seems your brother-in-law didn't report it carefully enough, or perhaps you didn't ask clearly enough, unnie," Kang Seulgi said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Bae Joo-hyun and the others all looked at Kang Seul-gi.

Why do you say that?

"Seulgi unnie, does that mean you know more than unnie?"

"Brother-in-law is nice, but he belongs to Irene unnie, Seulgi unnie, don't do anything foolish."

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly compete with unnie? I found it online." Kang Seulgi turned her phone around to show them.

The post contains nine photos with the caption that it was taken while visiting a colleague's house. The post included group photos and pictures of food, and has already received over 300 likes. Ye Fan is one of the photos.

"My brother-in-law's colleague posted this, and I just saw it."

"These are my brother-in-law's colleagues. These two girls are quite pretty."

"Not only is she pretty, but the person next to my brother-in-law is standing really close by. Speaking of which, isn't she the female colleague Xiaoxin mentioned before?"

Kang Seulgi glanced at Bae Joohyun and noticed that the older woman had stopped smiling.

"Unnie, why aren't you smiling anymore?"