Dejected, Chen Meijia lay on her bed, slumped over.
"Never mind, I'll try anyway." Mainly, Chen Meijia was truly desperate. She opened her chat with Zhao Tianhao, hesitated for a long time, and sent a message: "Are you there?"
After sending it, Chen Meijia felt all her strength drain away. She lay on the bed, afraid to look at her phone, but at the same time, she listened intently for the notification sound.
Sure enough, the moment she heard the notification sound, Chen Meijia immediately looked up at the message on the screen.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Meijia had been worried that Zhao Tianhao wouldn't respond, and now she was struggling with how to bring it up. Asking someone for money so readily, even though Chen Meijia was usually quite carefree, made her unsure how to proceed.
"Um, could you come to my room?"
After a long pause, Chen Meijia finally sent the message.
She felt it would be better to ask him in person.
Chen Meijia held her phone, waiting expectantly for a reply.
On the other side, Zhao Tianhao looked at the messages on his phone and smiled wickedly.
Looks like he won't be lonely for a while.
Looking at Lin Wanyu beneath him, who was giving him oral sex, Zhao Tianhao released his pent-up desire.
He ejaculated into her stomach.
Lin Wanyu swallowed with difficulty and cleaned herself up.
Seeing Zhao Tianhao getting dressed, she asked in surprise.
"Honey, are you going out?"
"No, to next door. You play games with Xiaobai."
Zhao Tianhao gestured to Bai Xianchu, who was lying on the bed, her two white, delicate feet raised, playing games.
Lin Wanyu already knew that the Arctic Silver Fox could transform into a human; the two of them had even served Zhao Tianhao together last night.
Their coordination was quite good.
"Okay."
Lin Wanyu nodded.
She lay down next to Bai Xianchu and logged into the game to play together.
Zhao Tianhao closed the door and went to room 3602, just as Guan Gu Shenqi was about to leave.
His luggage wasn't finished moving.
He still needed to go back to his own place.
Chen Meijia looked at the unanswered messages on her phone, her initial anticipation turning into disappointment and sadness.
The emotional gap was too large.
Chen Meijia felt that tonight might be her last night here.
Just as Chen Meijia was feeling sad, there was a knock on her door.
"Who is it?"
Chen Meijia was about to get up when Zhao Tianhao pushed the door open and came in.
"It's me."
Zhao Tianhao said, pushing the door open. After all, Chen Meijia had invited him over.
"Ah. So handsome."
Okay, Chen Meijia was swooning again.
Zhao Tianhao smiled mischievously, but in Chen Meijia's eyes, it was the smile of her idol.
Chen Meijia felt herself falling for him.
She was wildly imagining what would happen between her and her crush.
Zhao Tianhao watched all this; she didn't even need a strategy, he was already throwing himself at her, practically begging for her attention.
"Meijia, why did you ask me to come over?"
Zhao Tianhao didn't rush into anything, but asked first.
"Ah, um...um..."
Seeing her crush, Chen Meijia became even more embarrassed to speak. She regretted not asking on WeChat.
However, the thought that she might only be staying one night and then leaving her crush behind gave her immense courage.
She said to Zhao Tianhao, "Um, can I borrow some money from you? Don't worry, I'll definitely pay it back."
"Oh, can I ask what it's for?"
Zhao Tianhao neither agreed nor disagreed, his calm face revealing no emotion. This made Chen Meijia incredibly anxious.
"I don't have money to pay the rent," Chen Meijia explained.
"Where's your boyfriend?" Zhao Tianhao asked again.
"He...he doesn't have any money right now," Chen Meijia said. "So we really have no other choice. Please help me, I beg you."
Chen Meijia pleaded, grabbing Zhao Tianhao's hand and swaying it against her chest. Zhao Tianhao subtly withdrew his hand; it wasn't time to be a beast yet.
"I can lend you money, but I'm a person who keeps business and personal matters very separate. If you want to borrow money, you can, but you'll have to pay interest."
"Okay."
Chen Meijia was overjoyed to see Zhao Tianhao agree to lend her the money.
She didn't care much about the interest Zhao Tianhao mentioned, nor did she understand it.
Seeing Chen Meijia's quick and decisive agreement, Zhao Tianhao was speechless. "So agreeable? I didn't even mention the interest rate. Nine out of thirteen is fine too?"
"Sure."
Chen Meijia's mind was solely focused on Zhao Tianhao agreeing to lend her the money; everything else was completely unimportant.
This stumped Zhao Tianhao.
Realizing that Chen Meijia couldn't do math, he realized she hadn't understood anything.
"Okay, tell me first, what if you can't repay?"
Zhao Tianhao looked at Chen Meijia and said,
"Huh?"
Chen Meijia hadn't really considered this. All she could think about was paying rent; she couldn't handle such complicated matters.
"I'll listen to you," Chen Meijia said.
"Listen to me? Whatever I say goes?"
Zhao Tianhao was like a patient hunter, digging a pit for his prey, luring her in step by step.
"Mmm," Chen Meijia nodded.
"Okay." Zhao Tianhao turned on his phone to record, pointed it at Chen Meijia, and said, "If you are unable to repay, whatever I say goes. You can't refuse. Come on, say it to the camera."
Although Chen Meijia was curious why Zhao Tianhao was making things so complicated, she didn't think much of it and spoke into the camera.
"I, Chen Meijia, if I am unable to repay Zhao Tianhao's money, I will obey him. Whatever he says goes. I will never refuse."
After Chen Meijia finished speaking, Zhao Tianhao turned off the camera. Then he put his phone away and reached into his pocket, actually pulling out 100 one-hundred-yuan bills from his storage space.
"Wow, so much money."
Chen Meijia had never seen so much money before. Zhao Tianhao handed Chen Meijia ten thousand yuan. "This is ten thousand yuan. How much do you owe me, including interest?"
Chen Meijia took the money and, hearing Zhao Tianhao's words, started counting on her fingers. "One times seven is seven, two times seven is forty-eight, March 8th is Women's Day, May 1st is Labor Day, June 1st... um, that adds up to thirty thousand?"
Chen Meijia looked at Zhao Tianhao blankly.
"That's right. Pay me back. You still owe me twenty thousand."
Zhao Tianhao took the ten thousand yuan back from Chen Meijia and said.
"Huh? But I don't have the money to pay back."
Chen Meijia was stunned.
"What? You don't have the money to pay back?"
Zhao Tianhao feigned anger. Seeing Zhao Tianhao's "anger," Chen Meijia panicked. "Um, um, what should I do, what should I do? I don't have the money!"
Chen Meijia was at a loss.
"So, are you still going to borrow money?"
Zhao Tianhao offered Chen Meijia some advice.
"Ah, I'll borrow, yes, I'm borrowing from you."
Chen Meijia seemed to have been awakened by Zhao Tianhao's words and pulled him back again.
"But I'm starting to doubt your ability to repay. What if you can't pay it back?"
Zhao Tianhao finally revealed his true colors.
"Ah? I can't pay it back? I, I, whatever you say, I'll do."
Chen Meijia was a little anxious and quickly tried to prove herself.
"Good."
After saying that, Zhao Tianhao handed Chen Meijia another ten thousand yuan.
"Now calculate how much you owe me?"
Chen Meijia continued counting on her fingers, "One times seven is seven, two times seven is forty-eight, March 8th is Women's Day, May 1st is Labor Day, June 1st, uh, thirty thousand?"
"How can it be thirty thousand? It's one hundred thousand."
Zhao Tianhao held up one finger.
"Oh," Chen Meijia muttered, calculating for a moment. "You're right."
Zhao Tianhao took the ten thousand yuan back and said to Chen Meijia, "You now owe me 90,000 yuan. Pay me back."
"Huh?" Chen Meijia was stunned again.
"Do you still have the ability to pay it back?"
Zhao Tianhao looked Chen Meijia up and down.
"No."
Chen Meijia had no concept of ten thousand yuan; it was a huge sum of money to her.
"Since you can't pay it back, does that mean whatever I say goes?"
Chen Meijia nodded blankly, not understanding what had just happened or why she was burdened with such a huge debt.
"You now owe me 90,000 yuan. You'll stay with me for three years, and I'll pay you rent every month. You'll pay it back quickly."
Zhao Tianhao said, picking Chen Meijia up and throwing her onto the bed. Chen Meijia was completely bewildered, not understanding how he calculated it. But seeing Zhao Tianhao take off his clothes, although she was technically stupid, she wasn't entirely unintelligent.
"You, you stay away," Chen Meijia said shyly. She didn't actually feel any real resistance.