Chapter 3

All the way, there was no talk.

Xu Jianxing took a taxi to a chain hotel in the East District and checked in. He also didn't forget to use the hotel's phone to call his boss, saying he had an emergency at home and had to leave immediately. After a few more casual words, Xu Jianxing hung up the phone.

As for his mobile phone, it had completely broken down yesterday while he was next to the computer.

Then, Xu Jianxing started doing various experiments, trying to see if he had any legendary superpowers. However, after more than an hour of折腾 (fiddling), he didn't achieve anything.

To be able to get up early the next day to look for a place to live, Xu Jianxing took off his clothes and lay on the bed, soon falling into a deep sleep...

The next morning, around seven o'clock.

Xu Jianxing got up. Of course, it was to look for a place to live. As for the hotel, he didn't need to check out in a hurry; he just needed to check out before noon.

After leaving the hotel, Xu Jianxing went to an internet cafe and started searching for rental information online. Although going to a rental center would be faster, it wasn't cheap. To save some money, he still wanted to be frugal.

After searching online for about ten minutes, Xu Jianxing saw a rental listing. The house was not too far away, a two-bedroom, one-living room apartment, about 60 square meters. The basic rental information was for a shared apartment. In such a city, a monthly rent of 1000 yuan was relatively cheap. If he wanted it cheaper, he would have to look for a more remote place.

If it were in the past, Xu Jianxing would have been a bit reluctant to pay 1000 yuan a month for a shared apartment. But now, with such substantial capital, he wasn't so concerned.

After all, given his physical condition, doing other things might lead to trouble, but being a private bodyguard was completely fine. He was confident that with the Wing Chun he had practiced for years with his father, plus the significant improvements in his body, his current skills and speed were enough to take down a dozen people easily.

Of course, these people couldn't use any firearms. Otherwise, with his current speed and reaction time, it would be strange if he could dodge them. However, unless it was absolutely necessary, he really didn't want to be a bodyguard. It might seem like a low-risk job, but accidents always happen. If he got into trouble, it wouldn't be a big deal for him, but his parents would be devastated.

Since the distance wasn't far and his phone had been fried yesterday, Xu Jianxing didn't make any calls after leaving the internet cafe. He headed directly to the rental place.

On the way, Xu Jianxing couldn't help but fantasize: how nice it would be if the person he was sharing the apartment with was a beautiful woman. He wasn't particularly lustful, but at least looking at a beautiful woman would be more pleasant than looking at a man. However, he knew he could only daydream about it.

Although in today's era, sharing an apartment with the opposite sex is a trend, how many girls are willing to accept this trend, especially beautiful ones? In most cases, if the gender of the roommate isn't specified, the other party is most likely a man.

Xu Jianxing naturally thought this.

Including asking for directions, it took him less than twenty minutes.

Xu Jianxing arrived at Huayuan Road, Building 6, 2-A. He glanced at the door, confirmed it was the right place, and immediately pressed the doorbell.

"Ding dong, ding dong..."

After a short while,

"Who is it on a weekend, disturbing my sleep." A slightly annoyed but clear and pleasant voice came from inside the room. Just by hearing the voice, one could imagine that the speaker was a good-looking woman.

Xu Jianxing's eyes lit up at the sound, "A woman?"

For some reason, the voice sounded familiar. However, if the girl he knew had said this, she would have added a few more words: "without a little JJ."

Thinking of this, Xu Jianxing couldn't help but smile.

At the same time, the door of the room suddenly opened.

Seeing the tall girl in a cartoon pajama, about 25 or 26 years old, Xu Jianxing's eyes lit up. She was a genuine beauty.

However, the beauty's face wasn't pleasant. Her red lips parted, and she said, "How can you be so rude, disturbing my sleep and still being so happy? Do you think disturbing a beauty's sleep is worth being so happy?"

"Uh." Xu Jianxing was slightly taken aback by her words. He wasn't surprised by her tone, but by the familiarity in her voice. However, he had never met her in person, so he couldn't confirm it. Of course, he didn't believe in such coincidences.

His thoughts quickly shifted, and Xu Jianxing bowed repeatedly, "Sorry, really sorry."

Then, he changed his tone, "May I ask if you are Miss Su?"

The beauty was slightly taken aback, then frowned and asked, "I am Su Wan'er. May I ask who you are?"

"My name is Xu Jianxing. I don't know you, but I saw a rental listing online. Do you have a place to rent here?" Xu Jianxing smiled and asked. Although he thought it was unlikely, he still wanted to be polite and finish the conversation.

Upon hearing that someone wanted to rent, Su Wan'er's eyes immediately sparkled. She sized up Xu Jianxing and then said with a slight blush, "Oh, you're here to rent. Please come in, please come in."

"Uh." Xu Jianxing hadn't expected this situation and nodded, a bit at a loss, "Thank you, thank you."

After saying that, he walked in. The living room, though not large, was about 15 square meters and was decorated in a warm and simple style. Xu Jianxing was very satisfied with the place; it was much better than his small wooden house.

Although he was quite satisfied, Xu Jianxing still wanted to clarify to avoid unnecessary trouble, "Miss Su, you really don't mind living with a man?"

"This guy is so talkative. Meeting a beauty like me, he doesn't jump at the chance but asks so many questions. Is he even a man?" Su Wan'er thought and glanced at Xu Jianxing's lower body with a subtle look. Then she said softly, "I wasn't too comfortable at first, but hearing you say that, I'm completely at ease. I believe a man who can say such things must be a gentleman."

"Wow, now I'm a gentleman." Xu Jianxing inwardly smiled bitterly. He really didn't know how to describe such a peculiar girl. However, since she had no objections, he wouldn't say anything more and directly asked, "Can I see the room, Miss Su?"

"Sure, please follow me." Su Wan'er led Xu Jianxing into a clean room with a pleasant scent. On the opposite side of this room was another room, which Xu Jianxing knew must be Su Wan'er's.

As they walked, Su Wan'er said, "This room was originally occupied by my best friend, but she recently quit her job and went home to get married, so it's now vacant. The room has all the necessary facilities. The monthly rent is 2500 yuan, but since my room is larger, I pay more, and you pay 1000 yuan. The utilities need to be split. Also, I paid the rent for six months last month, so you can give me 5000 yuan now."

"Uh." Xu Jianxing was slightly taken aback and then said awkwardly, "Miss Su, I'm a bit short on cash recently. Can I pay monthly?"

"Sure, no problem. Everyone has tough times." Su Wan'er said generously.

"Thank you, Miss Su." Xu Jianxing felt grateful, thinking this girl was really nice. Not only did her voice remind him of a girl he knew, but her personality was also very generous.

"Alright, no need to be so formal. I see you haven't brought your luggage yet. Why don't you go get it, and I'll tidy up the room for you."

Seeing Xu Jianxing about to say thank you again, Su Wan'er said, "That's enough, no more thank yous. It's tiring. In the future, if I have any heavy or rough work, I'll leave it to you."

"Sure, no problem." Xu Jianxing nodded heavily and said, "Alright, Miss Su, I'll go get my luggage."

"Go, go." Su Wan'er waved her hand and said, "There's another key on the table outside. Remember to take it when you go out, in case I need to go out later."

"Okay..."

Soon,

Xu Jianxing brought his luggage over. When he entered the room, it was already neatly tidied up. Even the empty mattress had a clean sheet and a thin blanket. Seeing this, Xu Jianxing couldn't help but feel a bit moved.

At the same time, Su Wan'er, who was tidying up the room, heard the noise and turned around, smiling, "This is a new blanket my best friend left behind. She couldn't take it with her when she went home, so she left it with me. If you don't mind, you can use it. If not, you can buy one from the supermarket downstairs."

"I don't mind, thank you, Miss Su." Xu Jianxing said with gratitude.

"Alright, no more Miss Su, Miss Su. It sounds awkward. Just call me Su Wan, it sounds more comfortable and concise."

"Alright, Su Wan." Xu Jianxing nodded.

"Alright, you tidy up, I'll be out for a bit." Su Wan'er said and left the room.

Watching Su Wan'er's disappearing back, Xu Jianxing couldn't help but think, "Such a warm-hearted girl is rare in this world, but her behavior is a bit peculiar."

After that, Xu Jianxing didn't think much more and quickly unpacked his luggage. He was pleasantly surprised by how smoothly everything had gone today.

About half an hour later,

Xu Jianxing heard the sound of chopping vegetables from outside. He was surprised and looked out to see Su Wan'er busy in the kitchen.

Seeing this, Xu Jianxing was taken aback. He hadn't expected Su Wan'er to know how to cook. In today's society, it's rare to find a beautiful woman who can cook. He quickly took a few steps forward and said, "Su Wan, let me take you out for a meal. It's early in the morning, no need to go through so much trouble."

Although Su Wan'er hadn't said it was for him, due to the habit of sharing good things in his college dorm, he naturally assumed the food was for him too.