When his wicked ex-girlfriend beckoned him, CEO Li lost control!

"Hmm..." Lin Zhixia nodded after a moment's thought, her eyes showing a hint of disdain.

"You used to be quite something, you were sharp-tongued, mean, arrogant, and looked down on everyone."

This is why the Li family only dared to investigate Li Chengyuan's whereabouts secretly, since this playboy had offended quite a few people in the past.

If people find out he's missing, they'll seize the opportunity to make him suffer.

Li Chengyuan frowned, seemingly surprised that he had acted that way before.

"Was I that annoying before?"

Lin Zhixia nodded honestly: "Yeah, you used to be really annoying."

Otherwise, how could he have become her mortal enemy?

Of course, the original owner wasn't much better. Relying on her family's wealth, she looked down on everyone, was vain and materialistic, and especially looked down on low-level service workers.

Sure enough, God has eyes. Now, those two people who were once so arrogant have become the ones who looked down on the most.

She sometimes doesn't dare to laugh too loudly, afraid that God will think she's being disobedient.

Li Chengyuan raised his eyebrows and glanced at her.

"You saved me when I was in a car accident, so how would you know what kind of person I was before?"

"This..." Lin Zhixia almost slapped herself. She should have stopped talking and brought up the past for no reason.

"Weren't we in the same school before? I've heard the rumors about you."

Upon hearing this, Li Chengyuan did not press further, but simply muttered something under his breath.

"I used to be quite hated. I was poor, had a sharp tongue, and looked down on people. I was really awful!"

Lin Zhixia forced a smile.

This is the first time I've ever heard myself criticize myself, but... I'm absolutely right.

After leaving the hospital, Lin Zhixia and Li Chengyuan returned to their rented apartment. Although the water in the apartment had dried up, the musty smell in the air was even stronger.

Lin Zhixia turned on the fan and looked around the damp house.

"It's really uninhabitable now, we need to move out quickly. I'll transfer the money to you, and there's also a house I've got my eye on. See if you can talk to them about whether we can pay monthly."

This apartment was found by Li Chengyuan. He had looked through all the rental apps beforehand, and most of them required a three-month lease with a one-month deposit.

It would be difficult to get the landlord to allow them to pay month by month.

He helped Lin Zhixia back to bed, then went to the wardrobe and took a thin blanket to cover her.

"Okay, I'll handle this. You just need to get some rest."

Lin Zhixia nodded, thinking that after Li Chengyuan left, she could contact Xu Yanzhou to find out more about the matter.

"Okay, go ahead and try to finalize things today so we can move tomorrow."

She really couldn't stand staying in this place for even a day longer.

Li Chengyuan walked out of the basement, sat on his electric scooter, and started making a phone call to his boss.

He told his boss the truth, and fortunately, the boss thought that Li Chengyuan knew a lot about cars, and that he was usually hardworking, so he readily gave him an advance of 10,000 yuan.

Li Chengyuan glanced at it just now and saw that the apartment Lin Zhixia wanted cost 8,000 a month, which was 5,000 more than the basement apartment they were in now, but it was a detached house.

That's a pretty good deal.

He had wanted to move out for a while; all sorts of people lived in the basement, and new tenants would come every month or two.

There were two women who worked in nightclubs who rented apartments on opposite sides of the street. Every night at a fixed time, they would make those unspeakable noises.

It continued until four or five in the morning.

Li Chengyuan calculated the money; he had 20,000 yuan on hand, but was still a few thousand yuan short.

He dialed Chen Xinghe's number directly.

"Hey, are you free? Can I borrow a few thousand yuan?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I was just worried about not finding a chance to make it up to you, and here you are. Is a few thousand enough? Do you want me to give you a little more?"

"No need, eight thousand is enough."

Li Chengyuan coughed lightly.

Ten thousand yuan has been received via Alipay.

"Alright, bro, I'll make up for the two thousand yuan. I assured you last time that nothing would go wrong, but who knew..."

"It's nothing, nobody expected it to turn out like this, I'll pay you back soon."

Li Chengyuan had a good attitude, after all, private racing is not allowed and there are bound to be risks.

Chen Xinghe smiled and said, "No rush, no rush. Contact me if you need anything."

After hanging up the phone, Li Chengyuan immediately contacted the landlord, viewed the apartment, took photos, and sent them to Lin Zhixia.

……

Lin Zhixia was holding a business card, about to call Xu Yanzhou, when she saw the photo sent by Li Chengyuan and her eyes lit up.

This house looks exactly like the one I saw on the website. It has a good orientation and plenty of sunlight. You can tell the photo is straight out of the camera.

Lin Zhixia made a decision immediately.

This is it.

After sending the message to Li Chengyuan, Lin Zhixia quickly called Xu Yanzhou, feeling somewhat uneasy.

"Lin Zhixia." A gentle male voice came from the other end.

Lin Zhixia was somewhat surprised: "How did you know it was me?"

"Because this is my private number, no one but people I know can call in."

Lin Zhixia wondered if it was just her imagination, but for some reason she could detect a hint of pleasure in Xu Yanzhou's tone.

Is this person holding back something big?

Lin Zhixia got straight to the point.

When are you free? I'd like to meet you.

"I haven't eaten yet. Can I wait for you next to Yongxin Building?"

Xu Yanzhou's tone sounded very gentle, which eased Lin Zhixia's anxiety a little. She hoped that things would develop in her favor.

"it is good."

Lin Zhixia thought that Li Chengyuan was busy arranging a house, negotiating with the landlord, and haggling over the price, so he probably wouldn't be back for a while.

When they arrived at Yongxin Building, Xu Yanzhou was still wearing the same suit he had worn during the day, which made him look gentle and refined. He was slender with soft lines, unlike Li Chengyuan, whose features were more rugged.

His brown eyes always held a faint smile when he looked at people. He walked towards Lin Zhixia and pointed to the dessert shop behind her.

"Let's go inside and talk."

Lin Zhixia glanced at the dessert shop behind him, Lumière. The original owner had been to this dessert shop before. A basic mousse cost over two hundred, and truffle slices with gold leaf cost over a thousand.

She transferred all the money she had to Li Chengyuan, leaving her with only two hundred yuan in her pocket.

She looked troubled and said to Xu Yanzhou, "How about we go to another place? I don't have that much money with me."

Xu Yanzhou raised an eyebrow sheepishly: "Do you think I'd let a woman spend money? Come on in."

Hearing this, Lin Zhixia felt relieved and went inside. The two chose a window seat and sat down. The waiter handed them a tablet, but Xu Yanzhou didn't let Lin Zhixia order; instead, he ordered it himself.

After Xu Yanzhou finished ordering, Lin Zhixia realized that he had ordered all of her favorite foods. Was it a coincidence?

After ordering, he handed the tablet back to the waiter.

That's all for now.

When the waiter took back the tablet, he couldn't help but glance at Xu Yanzhou a couple more times.

Lin Zhixia found it hard to imagine how someone as gentle and humble as Xu Yanzhou could have integrated into Li Chengyuan's old circle.

She straightened her back and said frankly, "Tell me, what do you want?"

Xu Yanzhou gave her a meaningful look, a slight smile playing on his lips, and slowly uttered a single word.

"you."