Chapter 225: The Landlord’s Granddaughter
Ning Chu opened the door, slipped off her shoes, and walked into the rental apartment with bare feet.
She quickly took off her windbreaker and casually tossed it onto the chair, lazily plopping down onto the small sofa with her legs propped up on the coffee table.
Stretching her back, she looked up at Wen Yang, who had just entered the room, and exclaimed, “Living outside is really nice~ just a bit far.”
“Huh?”
“It gives off a homey vibe.”
Even though Ning Chu knew the rental could be unreliable and she could get kicked out by the landlord at any time, not to mention losing her deposit when she moved, it was still a significant upgrade from the school dormitory.
She pulled out her phone to order takeout, saying, “I’ll take a shower later, remember to grab the takeout.”
“By the way, my ID card…”
Last night, it was Wen Yang who signed the rental contract, but Zhang Shaoqing was there, so Ning Chu couldn’t give her ID to the landlord right away.
“Just have the landlord register it later.”
She placed her ID on the coffee table, glancing around the rental and pondering what else she should add to the place.
How about a kettle and a hairdryer?
“Oh right! What about Hei Dou?” Ning Chu suddenly remembered the little cat she had picked up, “Should we bring it over?”
“Let it stay in the dorm. Shaoqing really likes that cat.”
“That’s alright.”
The cat would eventually turn into a cat girl, trying to flirt with Wen Yang, so it was better to leave it to cozy up with her roommate in the dorm instead.
No need to wake up one day and find that a naked cat girl had joined her and Wen Yang.
Ning Chu had once considered training Hei Dou to be her girlfriend~ but alas, she was already someone else’s girlfriend.
“I’m going to take a shower now.”
With a tail now, she felt constricted in her long pants and quickly dashed to the wardrobe, grabbing the nightgown her mother bought for her and hurriedly diving into the bathroom.
Wearing a skirt was way more comfortable since her tail could wiggle around under it.
Wen Yang cast a glance in the direction of the bathroom, taking a deep breath to suppress his inner turmoil.
When he was out with Ning Chu, he could handle things as long as they didn’t have too much physical contact. But the moment they were alone together in the rental, just being in the same room made his heart race and his mind conjured up all sorts of inappropriate thoughts.
As a normal, healthy, and vigorous adult male, feeling that way was pretty standard.
Just a tad embarrassing…
Trying hard to keep his mind off the image of Ning Chu in the shower, Wen Yang lowered his head and searched for information regarding their group project on his phone.
Suddenly, there was a gentle knock on the door.
“That was quick for takeout?”
He paused for a moment, stood up, and walked to the door, opening it.
Outside stood a petite girl in a spaghetti strap nightgown, barely taller than 1.5 meters, who at first glance looked like a middle schooler. But with her arms crossed over her ample chest, she smiled and said, “I’m the landlord’s granddaughter. Did you bring your ID today? I need to register it.”
“Oh, sure.”
Wen Yang had planned to wait for the takeout to arrive before heading downstairs to find the landlord, but here came the landlord’s granddaughter knocking on the door.
He quickly scanned her figure, his gaze momentarily lingering on her curves before he felt guilty and turned away, heading to the coffee table. “My ID is already registered; we just need my friend’s.”
“Did you read the water meter in this room?”
“Not yet.”
The landlord’s granddaughter took Ning Chu’s ID and, upon glancing at it, froze: “A guy? I think I’ve seen her… isn’t she your girlfriend?”
“Uh… it says male.”
After all, the ID clearly stated ‘male,’ so there was no explaining to do.
The landlord’s granddaughter’s eyes lit up as she looked at Wen Yang, her body swaying slightly as she covered her mouth, giggling, “Boys these days are getting more and more handsome; we women can’t keep up!”
“…”
Having been pursued by girls too much, Wen Yang keenly sensed that this woman seemed interested in him.
Without a direct approach and with business to take care of, he couldn’t turn her down like before… but Ning Chu was in the shower.
“Come downstairs with me to register.”
Wen Yang turned to the bathroom and shouted, “Ning Chu! I’m going downstairs to register your ID! If the takeout comes, I’ll have them leave it by the door!”
“Lock the door!”
“Okay.”
Another ten minutes passed, and Ning Chu, wearing a long nightgown and blushing, peeked her head out of the bathroom.
She was wearing a short-sleeved nightgown in a light yellow cartoon style. Although the gown was quite modest, covering her from head to toe, only her calves and neck were exposed, she wasn’t wearing a bra, and the thin material didn’t do much to contain her slightly sore chest.
Glancing down at her chest, she hurried to the door, ensuring it was locked before feeling relieved.
Turning back, she found a jacket to throw on, completely covering her chest.
“Did I just hear a woman’s voice?”
Ning Chu muttered to herself, drying her hair with a towel while wondering why a woman was knocking on their door.
Wasn’t the landlord an old man?
If it had been a beautiful woman, she wouldn’t have dared to stay here.
Since there was a plot in which a charming landlord collected rent from the male lead, she had always been wary of the landlord’s gender and appearance when renting a place, fearing a “trap.”
After drying her hair, Ning Chu began pacing nervously around the room, shooting Wen Yang a message while recalling the details of the charming landlord plot.
Due to the male lead’s financial struggles, he usually rented a place during holidays to work part-time. After being shorted on wages, he couldn’t pay the rent, and the attractive landlord took the opportunity to propose another way to “pay” for the rent.
The male lead lacked money but had plenty of energy, and with the landlord being nice-looking, he joyfully accepted, subsequently falling into a semi-supported, happy sex life.
Well, a proactive supporting character shouldn’t be worried.
Current Wen Yang wouldn’t easily be charmed away by any woman.
Suddenly, footsteps sounded in the hallway outside, and Ning Chu quickly looked up, straining to listen.
It was Wen Yang and an unfamiliar pair of footsteps.
“The water meter is in the bathroom, right? Let me check,” Wen Yang said, unlocking the door. “Wait for me a moment.”
As soon as he entered, he saw Ning Chu in her light yellow nightgown and explained, “Landlord’s granddaughter, here’s your ID; I just registered it.”
“Okay.”
Seeing Wen Yang hurriedly head to the bathroom, Ning Chu turned to glance at the woman in the hallway.
Hmm… a petite girl, looking cute but a bit too floppy, with a not-overly-impressive chest and eyes sparkling at the sight of Wen Yang.
Confirmed!
She was definitely not the charming landlord from the plot, who was supposed to be a mature woman.
At the same time, the landlord’s granddaughter cast a curious glance at Ning Chu. Perhaps feeling that it would be rude, she quickly lowered her gaze and smiled, nodding as a greeting.
Realizing she wasn’t a plot character made Ning Chu even more vigilant.
If it were that charming landlord, she’d only need to ensure she had money to rent, but who knows what random antics a passerby ghost could pull!
“I took a picture of the water meter and sent it to you.”
“Okay, I’ll head out now.”
With the door closing behind her, Wen Yang glanced at Ning Chu with nervousness, seeing her glaring at him with a pout, and hurriedly defended, “You were in the shower earlier; should I just avoid her when I see her from now on?”
“Mm-hmm.”
Ning Chu nodded, particularly pleased.
The innocent male lead had already been trained into a pure and devoted little boyfriend by her.
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