Chapter 10: Taking Advantage

  The girl, however, met Sun Yang's gaze directly. Although Sun Yang's extremely aggressive gaze made her eyes ache and blink constantly, the clarity and openness in those eyes were unmistakable.

  Sun Yang stared at the girl, and after a while, he finally narrowed his eyes, hiding his aggressive gaze. Then calmly asked: "Who are you, why did you appear in my room?"

  "You stinky rascal! Do you think I'm a thief?!" The girl indignantly waved her small fist at Sun Yang, occasionally rubbing her sore and teary eyes: "I'm telling you! Although my family is poor, we have dignity! I, Xia Xue, would rather starve to death than steal anything! You must clear my name! Otherwise, I'll fight it out with you!"

  "Don't call me a stinky rogue!" Sun Yang glared at her furiously, being the King of Assassins, being called a stinky rogue was truly humiliating! Seeing the girl shrink back in fear, Sun Yang shook his head helplessly. Assassins also had principles and wouldn't slaughter innocent people indiscriminately. He didn't intend to treat this girl named Xia Xue like that, after all, he had excellent self-cultivation skills. But somehow... she could infuriate him with just one sentence! Oh no, it was three words! Perhaps... was it a guilty conscience? Cough cough...

  "I admit, you're innocent." Sun Yang said matter-of-factly: "However, you must answer my question, Xia Xue, why did you appear in my room?"

  "How did you know my name is Xia Xue?" The girl asked dazedly.

  "...it was you who just said it yourself..." Sun Yang felt a kind of powerlessness...

  "Is it? Oh, okay, then I'll introduce myself. My name is Xia Xue, and I'm your landlord! So it's very reasonable and logical for me to appear in your room, right? Sun Yang, tenant!" Xia Xue heavily bit down on the other person's name, as if she had really bitten Sun Yang.

  "Oh, I see." Sun Yang finally figured out the girl's identity: "So you're the one who came to my room to use the bathroom."

  "Of course... not!" Xia Xue's face turned red again: "Do you think I'm someone who likes to take advantage of others? Our family may be poor, but we have dignity! I...I just came to tell you some things to pay attention to, I...I drank too much water and couldn't bear it anymore, so I went to the bathroom. I don't even care about this bathroom! Hey! Don't you believe me?"

  Looking at Xia Xue's anxious little face, Sun Yang couldn't help but curve up the corners of his mouth. This girl was really interesting... "Really? Then tell me, what's going on."

  Sun Yang smiled slyly. Xia Xue resentfully tugged at her hem. She had originally come to secretly use the restroom. What was there to say now?

  Xia Xue said "this... that..." unable to say a word. Sun Yang was even more amused: "Take your time, I'm not in a hurry."

  "You..." Xia Xue finally thought of it. Hurriedly said: "I'm stupid, I forgot for a moment earlier. Now I remember! Actually, I wanted to remind you that although the house is rented to you, you must take good care of it! If anything gets damaged, you have to compensate for it at the original price! For example, you just kicked and broke the bathroom door, you have to be responsible for fixing it or compensating for it. Also, look at this toilet's flushing system, I suggest you use a bucket to flush water instead, this button is easy to break if used too much. When you use the washing machine, remember to put in fewer clothes at a time, got it? And also, do you cook for yourself in the kitchen? Remember to turn off the gas..."

  Xia Xue chattered on and on. Sun Yang's head was hurting. He hastily interjected, "I won't eat at home."

  "Not eating at home? How can that be? Eating out is a waste of money. And it's not hygienic. The nutrition is also not balanced!" Xia Xue suddenly said with shining eyes: "Why don't I come to cook for you every day instead?"

  "What?" Sun Yang's eyes widened.

  "You're a big boy, you definitely won't do household chores. Otherwise, I'll come and clean for you!" Xia Xue continued to say, leaving Sun Yang completely bewildered. She... why was she being so good to him?

  At this time, a thought emerged from the merged memory of 1996 Sun Yang: This girl has a crush on me. Sun Yang quickly shot down this idea, had he made a mistake? Was that playboy's mind full of such things? And what a strong lust, almost corrupting his own thoughts!

  "...including washing clothes, drying clothes, ironing clothes... wiping glass, changing sheets, boiling water... washing dishes, and even paying the utility bills. I'll do all of that for just 1,000 yuan a month!" Xia Xue said with a flourish, but suddenly noticed Sun Yang's wooden expression and felt a bit guilty, stuttering: "W-want... or... eight hundred? No, no, five hundred! It's already very cheap, can't go any lower..."

  "Alright! Five hundred it is!" Sun Yang immediately agreed to her terms, thoroughly defeated by the girl who had money on her mind. But thinking about it again, he felt that doing household chores himself was beneath him. Having the King of Assassins do housework was a waste of his talents. Besides, his family had given him a lump sum once, and he still received a monthly salary, so five hundred yuan was like hiring a part-time maid. Moreover, to Sun Yang, five hundred yuan was just a drop in the bucket.

  You agreed so readily! I should have bitten to death a thousand! No! If I had known, I would have reported two thousand! Xia Xue's intestines are all regretful now, but at this time, there is only recognition of fate.

  "Let's start tomorrow then. Although tomorrow is already the second day of the month, it counts as a whole month, doesn't it?" Xia Xue smiled like a little fox.

  "Go ahead." Sun Yang naturally had no opinion, it was just one day. But seeing Xia Xue's expression, as if she had taken advantage of a great opportunity, with her eyebrows raised and a smile on her face, left Sun Yang stunned for half a day - Damn! Is it that serious?!

  "Alright, now that we've established the employer-employee relationship, let me tell you something! " Xia Xue was satisfied and her service attitude became even more enthusiastic: "You said you lost your clothes, are they branded?"

  "Adidas." Sun Yang said and saw Xia Xue's face reveal a look of sudden realization, apparently knowing what it was all about, and hurriedly asked: "What news do you have?"

  "Ah, Adidas, no wonder! Haha!" Xia Xue laughed with satisfaction, seemingly pleased to see this stinky rascal behave like a curious student in front of her.

  "If you don't want to talk, then leave. Goodnight." Sun Yang bluntly pushed her out, he hated it when others put on airs in front of him.

  Xia Xue helplessly grabbed the door frame, using all her strength to hook the door with her leg and shouted at Sun Yang: "Hey, don't be in such a hurry! I'll tell you for 50 yuan - no! 30! 20 will do, right? Can't go any lower than that..."