"Finally back."
Looking at the familiar villa, Ryusei suddenly felt an urge to burst into tears.
"Young Master... Mmm."
Bun and the other two behind him were already crying. No one knew what they had been through.
"We're here."
This intermittent and weak voice belonged to Qi Xiaosai, but the current Qi Xiaosai no longer had a trace of his carefree demeanor. He looked even more destitute than a beggar.
"Who are you?~"
Little Cang Yue skipped over to Ryusei and the others, curiously examining them, looking like refugees.
Ryusei, on the other hand, looked at Little Cang Yue with a bewildered expression. He didn't remember such a cute little girl living nearby.
Bun, Qi Xiaosai, and the others also looked at Little Cang Yue in confusion, having never seen her before.
"Yo, you're finally back."
Asagami Fujino walked out from behind Little Cang Yue, and seeing Ryusei and his group looking like refugees, she couldn't help but smile. It seemed they had suffered quite a bit.
"Master!"
Ryusei was a little flustered, and the joy of finally returning here instantly vanished. He remembered Asagami Fujino saying she would deal with him properly when he returned.
"Oh dear, am I that scary? Ryusei, you seem very afraid of me~"
Asagami Fujino still wore that smile, making Ryusei unable to guess what she was thinking.
However, Asagami Fujino's next words made Ryusei breathe a sigh of relief.
"It's good that you're back. If you died, who would Xiao Xue ask for money? Wouldn't you agree?"
Although there was a hint of sadness in his heart, a sadness for not having money, Ryusei felt that he had at least escaped a disaster. At least Asagami Fujino didn't pursue the matter of them going to the Persian Gulf without permission.
"By the way, you guys should leave quickly," Asagami Fujino said.
"Leave? Go where?" Ryusei suddenly became nervous. Was she going to kick them out? Bun and the others also grew tense. In the past, they had lived in this villa with Xiao Xue's permission. Although three of them were squeezed into one room, at least they had a place to stay. If they left now, where would they live?
Qi Xiaosai was also a little flustered, not for a place to stay, but if he couldn't work in the villa, how would he gather information?
"Why are you nervous? I'm not kicking you out." Seeing Ryusei and the others' expressions, Asagami Fujino found it amusing and then explained, "A few more people have come to the house, and there's not enough space, so I can only let you live nearby."
"People? Is it her?" Ryusei looked at Little Cang Yue, who cutely stuck out her tongue. Ryusei felt his heart being violently attacked.
"Well, something like that." Asagami Fujino stroked Little Cang Yue's hair and then looked at Ryusei and his group: "I've already found a house for you."
"Really?!"
Their eyes instantly lit up.
"Of course, it's not far from here."
Asagami Fujino nodded, a different meaning appearing in her smile. She chuckled, "Although it's prepared for you, unfortunately, it's not free~"
"Uh, do we have to pay rent?"
"You said it!~"
"So how much is it per month?" Ryusei asked, bracing himself. If it was too expensive, he would probably owe a lot of money again, but he couldn't refuse, otherwise, where would they live?
"Not much, not much." Asagami Fujino shook her head with a smile and then held up four fingers.
"Four thousand?" Ryusei tentatively asked. This price was acceptable, after all, this was a villa area. Even a small villa, Ryusei remembered there was a small villa not far away, presumably the one Asagami Fujino chose for them. Four thousand a month, in a sense, they were making a profit, after all, there were five of them.
"En, but it's four thousand per person~" Asagami Fujino said with a giggle, making Ryusei feel a bit collapse (broken).
Four thousand per person, for five people, wouldn't that be twenty thousand!
"Can we owe it?" Ryusei said with difficulty. He was penniless now, unable to even pull out a single dime.
"Of course, but you won't have to pay rent for the next ten years."
"Eh? Why?!"
"Because of this~"
Asagami Fujino's hand produced a card, a bank card that Ryusei found somewhat familiar.
"Isn't this my bank card?!" Qi Xiaosai shouted. If it weren't for losing his bank card—no, not just the bank card, but his phone too—how could they have ended up in this situation? He would have contacted Po Jun for help long ago!
Although he had thought about borrowing a phone to call Po Jun for help along the way, every time he dialed, it always reminded him that the other party was on the line, as if he were cursed. Not even text messages could be sent.
"Oh, it's yours, Qi Xiaosai~" Playing with the bank card in her hand, Asagami Fujino directly tossed it to Qi Xiaosai: "It's yours now."
Looking at the bank card in his hand, Qi Xiaosai felt like bursting into tears. "My treasure, why didn't you come back to me sooner? This way I wouldn't have suffered so much! 555"
"Oh, and this." Magically pulling a bag from behind her, Asagami Fujino also threw it to Ryusei and the others: "These are your phones. Next time, if you disobey my orders again, you all know what the consequences will be."
Her gaze swept over everyone, and the group couldn't help but shiver.
"Alright, you guys should go. I've already deducted ten years' worth of rent from Qi Xiaosai's bank card. Oh, and I've also paid your utility bills for ten years~"
Asagami Fujino had an expression that said, 'You don't need to thank me, it's what I should do,' and then walked away holding Little Cang Yue's hand.
"Crunch, crunch." A clear shattering sound. Ryusei already knew what it was without guessing: it was his heart!
Qi Xiaosai looked at the bank card in his hand, feeling his heart shatter into pieces, and his chest felt hollow.
"Sigh~" Ryusei sighed, walked over to Qi Xiaosai, gently patted his shoulder, and consoled him in a bitter tone: "Brother, accept your fate! This is destiny!~"
"Wait!" At this moment, Little Cang Yue, who had left with Asagami Fujino earlier, ran back, holding something that looked like a letter in her hand.
"Are you the big brother who likes cross-dressing, the one Sister Fujino mentioned?" Cang Yue said innocently.
Bun and the others behind Ryusei immediately wanted to laugh, but held it in.
Ryusei's face instantly darkened, wanting to retort that he didn't like cross-dressing, but seeing Little Cang Yue's innocent look, the words that had reached his mouth couldn't be uttered.
"Hehe, it really is you." Little Cang showed a sweet smile.
Looking at Little Cang's smile, Ryusei suddenly felt that cross-dressing wasn't such a big deal after all.
"Big brother who likes cross-dressing, this is your letter." Handing the letter to Ryusei, Little Cang Yue put her hands behind her back and smiled: "I'm leaving now, big brother who likes cross-dressing."
Watching Little Cang Yue's retreating figure, Ryusei felt that something was off, but soon his gaze turned to the letter Little Cang Yue had given him.
"This is from VV Academy?!"
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