Chapter 5

Bai Xiaoxuan opened her mouth.

She knew that Xie Jingjing wanted to find a tenant to ease the rent pressure, but she didn't expect Xie Jingjing to act so quickly.

Seeing Qin Ning's playful gaze, she immediately knew her lie had been exposed, feeling somewhat embarrassed. She then said, "Alright, alright, but let me make it clear, even though you've paid the deposit, you still need to pass an inspection before you can move in. Our standards are very high."

"I'm always very confident," Qin Ning said shamelessly.

Bai Xiaoxuan rolled her eyes.

She had never seen anyone so shameless, it was a waste of such a good-looking face.

Taking out the key, she opened the door. Bai Xiaoxuan glanced inside, and her face instantly turned bright red. Qin Ning had been observing her, and seeing her blushing, he heard a series of rustling sounds from inside the room. He quickly looked over, and his eyes widened.

Inside, a man and a woman were lying on the sofa, their clothes in disarray.

The man was very eager, but seemed inexperienced, so he couldn't succeed. The woman's face was flushed, and she pushed the man away, saying, "No, Xiaoxuan will be back soon! It would be embarrassing if she saw us!"

The man's eyes were red: "No, she won't be back for a while."

The woman maintained her rationality and kept resisting, saying, "I heard the door opening."

"Hallucination!"

The man insisted.

The woman took the opportunity to look up at the door, and was instantly shocked: "Xiaoxuan!"

The scene became awkward.

Qin Ning said without a care, "Why don't you continue?"

...

In the living room.

Bai Xiaoxuan tried to act as if nothing had happened, sitting on the side. Just thinking about the scene earlier made her face turn red. Qin Ning, on the other hand, sat there with a smile, as if nothing had happened, looking around the room.

The room was decorated warmly, clearly showing that Bai Xiaoxuan and Xie Jingjing had put a lot of effort into it.

Xie Jingjing, who had been the woman in the earlier scene, had already tidied herself up. Her beautiful face was still flushed, and she was extremely embarrassed. The man sat next to her, looking at Qin Ning and Bai Xiaoxuan with a resentful expression, but there was also a hint of caution in his gaze.

This guy is too good-looking.

He can't be underestimated.

"Um, Mr. Yu Mian, right?" Xie Jingjing wanted to ease the awkwardness, looking at Qin Ning. Seeing his simple but clean and tidy attire, she was satisfied and smiled, "You and your nickname really match."

"Ha ha ha."

Qin Ning laughed proudly, saying, "Just so-so, Sister Jingjing is also as beautiful as her name suggests, truly like a diamond."

Xie Jingjing immediately covered her mouth and laughed uncontrollably.

The other two were not so amused.

Bai Xiaoxuan pouted, muttering to herself, "Her boyfriend is right there, and she still has so many tricks, what a jerk."

Xie Jingjing's boyfriend, on the other hand, widened his eyes.

His caution towards Qin Ning intensified.

However, his caution was somewhat unnecessary, because although Xie Jingjing was quite beautiful, she did not fit Qin Ning's aesthetic. Since she didn't fit, Qin Ning naturally had no ulterior motives, saying, "I'm Qin Ning, you don't need to call me Mr. Yu Mian, it makes me shy. The rent issue will follow our previous online agreement, 1,500 yuan per month, right?"

To be fair, in Yunteng City, a first-tier tourist city, this price was extremely cheap. The location of the neighborhood was also very convenient, with both subway and bus stops. Even if three people shared the rent, it would only be 4,500 yuan, which was quite affordable for a 120 square meter apartment.

This was one of the reasons Qin Ning chose this place.

After all, this time coming down the mountain, his budget was only 5,000 yuan, and with the money he had earned from divination, he had a total of 10,000 yuan. In Daluoshan, the old blind man controlled the finances, and he usually spent a lot, so there was no spare money. The 5,000 yuan was the result of a lot of effort.

But after he said that,

Xie Jingjing's face was full of difficulty, hesitating as if she had something to say.

Seeing her hesitation,

Bai Xiaoxuan and her boyfriend's eyes lit up. One thought Qin Ning was full of tricks and not a good person, while the other thought Qin Ning's hoe seemed very sharp.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Qin Ning asked.

Xie Jingjing smiled bitterly, saying, "It's like this, you should know that the house is rented by Xiaoxuan and me. We didn't plan to rent it out. My boyfriend is from here, and due to family reasons, it's not suitable for him to live here. But recently, the landlord suddenly said she wanted to raise the rent. Xiaoxuan and I both work in Yunteng City, and the living pressure is not too big, but not too small. When the landlord raised the rent, we decided to find someone to share the rent to ease the pressure."

"Then what?" Qin Ning raised an eyebrow.

Xie Jingjing smiled bitterly, saying, "I thought the landlord wouldn't raise the rent too much, from the original 4,000 yuan to 4,500 or 5,000 yuan. But who knew that the landlord called today and said she wanted 8,000 yuan, which is a 50% increase."

"What?"

Qin Ning hadn't spoken yet.

Bai Xiaoxuan immediately exclaimed, indignant, "8,000? Why doesn't she just rob us?"

Xie Jingjing said helplessly, "I just received the landlord's message. I argued with her, but she insisted on 8,000 yuan. If you want to move in, you'll have to pay 2,600 yuan in rent."

Bai Xiaoxuan's face fell.

She liked this place and didn't want to move, but 8,000 yuan was too high. So she looked at Qin Ning, her gaze no longer as hateful, hoping he would quickly agree to rent it.

Qin Ning frowned.

2,600 yuan per month was more than he could afford at the moment.

He looked at the layout of the house and smiled, saying, "How about this, can you call the landlord over? I'll talk to her, maybe we can get a discount."

"Pfft." Bai Xiaoxuan pouted, saying, "You're just blowing hot air. The landlord is a real miser. The rent used to be cheap, but she didn't hesitate to cut corners on utilities. If you can convince her, I'll change my name to yours, hmpf!"

"Changing your name to mine is out of the question." Qin Ning smiled, "If I can convince her, can you treat me to a meal?"

"Three meals, no problem." Bai Xiaoxuan said.

"Deal." Qin Ning said.

He then looked at Xie Jingjing, indicating to call the landlord. Xie Jingjing shook her phone and smiled bitterly, "No need to call her, she's already here."

Just as she finished speaking,

There was a knock on the door.

Before Xie Jingjing could speak, Qin Ning said with a smile, "A house where someone has died, and the rent is still so high? That's not right, is it?"