Prince charming, your persona has collapsed!

"If you really want one, why not just keep me? I'll be yours. After all, my body size is pretty much the same as Yanyan's, so just pretend I'm her. You're so wealthy, just giving me four thousand a month for living expenses will be enough," the eighteen-year-old girl was inevitably naive.

Zhou Yuwen said, "Didn't we agree on two thousand before?"

It was only then that Lu Lin started to blush and said, "Two thousand seems not quite enough."

"Well, you do seem to spend quite a bit," Zhou Yuwen remarked.

After buying bags of necessities at the mall, the two joked about keeping each other, but it was clear they weren't serious—merely enjoying a shopping trip together, each aware of the boundaries that existed between them.

Zhou Yuwen didn't look down on Lu Lin for owning him money and suggesting such an arrangement, nor did he disrespect or take advantage of her.

Seeing Zhou Yuwen behave this way, Lu Lin didn't continue the joke any further.

Perhaps the two were just bored during the holidays, a convenient pair to hang out with.

On leaving the mall, Zhou Yuwen bought Lu Lin two pieces of clothing, which she didn't realize at the time.

It wasn't until Zhou Yuwen handed them to her that Lu Lin was taken aback and asked, "Why did you buy clothes for me?"

Zhou Yuwen replied, "The other day when you were out shopping with Yanyan, I saw that you kept looking at these clothes. I believe you liked them but couldn't afford to buy them. You've been with me all day, consider it a reward."

Lu Lin pulled the clothes out of the bag to take a look and froze, finding that they were indeed the ones she liked.

At that moment, Zhou Yuwen was already seriously driving the car.

Lu Lin, watching him drive, said, "Just by hanging out with you for a day I got clothes. Remember me next time you have such nice deals."

Zhou Yuwen replied, "Once Yanyan comes back, there won't be any deals for you."

Lu Lin fell silent for a while: "Hmm."

Lu Lin had always assumed that Zhou Yuwen was just renting a small apartment outside school, preparing to live together with Zheng Yanyan.

Actually, Lu Lin felt Zhou Yuwen had made a mistake; Yanyan might seem open and straightforward, but she was also quite traditional. Otherwise, she wouldn't still be single now.

Even if Zhou Yuwen was a master of seduction, Yanyan was unlikely to move in with him so quickly. Other considerations aside, she would think about her reputation at school.

If it were her, she would be willing to live with Zhou Yuwen.

Of course, Lu Lin was oversimplifying things.

When Zhou Yuwen drove her through the gates of the Lanting residential complex, she realized that things were not so simple, and upon arriving at the fully decorated but somewhat empty 180-square-meter four-bedroom, two-living-room apartment, she felt even more so.

"You rented such a big place?"

"It's not rented, it's bought."

The home appliances purchased during the day had already been installed by technicians in the afternoon, but there was still the need to arrange the household items purchased.

Zhou Yuwen asked Lu Lin to help him with that.

Lu Lin, belatedly catching on, simply said "Oh," and ever since she learned that the large apartment belonged to Zhou Yuwen, the usually reserved girl spoke even less, though she didn't refuse when he asked her to help with something.

They arranged decorations, unwrapped boxes, and set up appliances.

Bringing in so many things was bound to generate trash, and the apartment had been empty for a while and had accumulated some dust.

As Zhou Yuwen was tuning the appliances, Lu Lin spontaneously grabbed a broom and gave the floor a quick sweep.

The bigger the house, the more of a hassle it was to clean.

They had arrived home around six in the evening and, engrossed in their tidying, didn't realize it was ten at night and that they still hadn't finished.

They were really too tired by then. Discover hidden tales at empire

After setting up the master bedroom, they simply collapsed onto the bed.

Zhou Yuwen asked why she was so quiet.

It was then that Lu Lin, looking up at the ceiling, finally spoke, "I've never seen such a big house before."

"..."

Zhou Yuwen didn't continue the conversation, indeed feeling exhausted. When he moved in alone yesterday, he actually felt quite empty, with nothing there but a bed, just getting through the night as best as he could.

It was only after buying all the furniture today that he barely started feeling like he had a home.

Indeed, having a woman by your side doesn't make you feel so lonely.

Thinking this, Zhou Yuwen couldn't help but glance at Lu Lin beside him.

The bed in Zhou Yuwen's master bedroom was big enough for two, and although they were lying on the same bed, they were on their own sides, truly too tired to think about anything else.

After spending the day together, Zhou Yuwen felt that Lu Lin, this girl, might not be as bad as he thought. He really didn't understand why she smoked.

Zhou Yuwen had just casually looked at her, but in the circumstances of a lone man and a single woman sharing a room, that one glance made him realize how unfortunately responsive his body was.

It's not Zhou Yuwen's fault, after all. Lu Lin was wearing a coffee-colored knit cardigan, which she had opened for convenience while moving, revealing the little strappy top underneath.

Meaning, a stretch of Lu Lin's snow-white neck and chest was exposed, and lying on the bed like that, there was somewhat of a rise and fall.

However, that alone was not enough to provoke a reaction from Zhou Yuwen.

It was mainly Lu Lin's exposed waist.

Her slightly flared jeans were fastened with a small belt, which hugged her slim waist attractively. But when Zhou Yuwen turned his head to look, he saw horizontally, and there was a curve in the belt at her waist, revealing a bit more below her belly button.

At that spot, there was usually a significant gap, and from Zhou Yuwen's angle, he could just see it.

It was just that one look.

Zhou Yuwen probably hadn't touched a woman for too long, because he reacted right then and there.

Curious about why Zhou Yuwen had been silent for so long, Lu Lin turned her head slightly to look at him.

She found Zhou Yuwen staring at her waist.

Lu Lin turned her face away as if she hadn't noticed, but she still felt shy.

Looking down, Lu Lin and Zhou Yuwen were lying on a big bed, with Lu Lin tall and leggy, especially her long flared jeans-clad legs looking even more elongated as she lay there.

Zhou Yuwen also realized his impropriety, feeling it was inappropriate.

Lu Lin turned her back slightly towards Zhou Yuwen and kept silent, unsure of what to say.

But she wasn't averse to Zhou Yuwen looking at her just now.

At that moment, someone else was sending her messages on WeChat.

It was Li Qiang.

"Linlin, I'm off work now, made another 100 today (grinning) "

Apart from Li Qiang, Zheng Yanyan also sent a message to Lu Lin:

"So annoying, Zhou Yuwen is ignoring me again. I have no idea what he's busy with all the time."

Lu Lin looked at these messages without expression, finding them uninteresting.

At that moment, a warm sensation suddenly came from her waist, as Zhou Yuwen embraced Lu Lin from behind.

Lu Lin turned off her phone screen and turned her head.

Their faces were now very close, and as their eyes met,

Zhou Yuwen kissed Lu Lin on the lips.

Lu Lin closed her eyes, instinctively kissing Zhou Yuwen back.

She was clumsy, but she was indeed cooperating with Zhou Yuwen.

Zhou Yuwen's hand was constantly touching her bare waist exposed outside.

After kissing for a while, Lu Lin lifted her strappy top from her waist, not hindering Zhou Yuwen's continued movements, and prepared to take it off over her head.