Chapter 1814 - 1815: Eager Excitement

After checking out the garden, Zhang Mengyao nodded happily, "Nice! Even better than the concept art.

Look."

The worst fear in remodeling is a failure to meet expectations.

The concept diagrams look stunning, but once the remodeling is done, it's unbearable to look at! Fortunately, Yang Mao's family's renovation company has strong capabilities, and no such situation occurred. Zhang Mengyao excitedly

pulled out her phone and took several pictures of the garden. "What are you doing?" Lin Xian asked curiously.

"Taking pictures first, so later when we're picking furniture and appliances, we can always use them for comparison." Zhang Meng

Yao took it for granted as Lin Xian gave her a thumbs up and praised her.

With an arrogant hum, Zhang Mengyao turned around and went into the villa.

After strolling around for a bit, Zhang Mengyao was particularly satisfied with the villa's renovation. After taking photos, the two drove to

the furniture store.

Tomorrow is her birthday, so today everything — furniture, appliances and the like — must be settled. It was almost around dusk

at five o'clock that they finally finished picking all the furniture and appliances.

This was the result of Lin Xian's intervention; otherwise, if Zhang Mengyao chose alone, it might take a week and still not be

done. This girl insists on comparing different shops and evaluating cost-performance ratios.

She doesn't consider the size at all.

A villa with more than 500 square meters across three floors is no small feat. "How long is this going to take?" Lin Xian's approach to shopping is much more straightforward.

He first selects high-end brands, because the quality of high-end brands is guaranteed.

Then, he relies on intuition, eyeing a particular piece of furniture or appliance, then compares how well it fits with the villa's

decor in his mind.

If it fits, he buys it without concern for the price. Frankly, having spent tens of millions on renovations, worrying about this bit of money is pointless. If time weren't so tight, Lin Xian would even consider ordering furniture from abroad.

Like a Swarovski crystal coffee table, or perhaps an Australian south wool rug, etc. Right now,

they'll have to make do with what they have.

Whew! It's finally all done.

After sending off the cleaning staff, Lin Xian and Zhang Mengyao plopped onto the living room sofa, exhaling deeply.

Though employees from the furniture store mostly handled the installation and cleaning was done by the cleaning staff, they still felt exhausted.

However, looking at the newly refurbished villa, despite feeling tired, they couldn't help but feel a sense of

accomplishment.

Decorating their own space by hand feels different.

By now, the sky was completely dark.

Street lamps illuminated the road outside the villa.

After resting for a moment, Lin Xian suggested, "Dear, shall we go for a spa and then have a feast?"

"Who's your dear?" Zhang Mengnao huffed arrogantly.

Yet, the spa and feast tempted her.

After hesitating for a few seconds, she bit her lip and said, "Then... after dinner, you must send me back to school." Hearing this,

Lin Xian sat straight up, looking quizzical, "Zhang Mengyao, are you afraid I'll eat you up?"

This gal's current caution towards him feels akin to guarding against a thief, which makes Lin Xian quite puzzled.

It shouldn't be the case.

During the Yasan trip, the two did everything apart from breaking through the final barrier.

Yet after returning, Zhang Mengyao became increasingly reserved — there was something going on.

Thinking this, Lin Xian scanned her up and down with suspicious eyes. Zhang Mengyao pretended to be calm, stubbornly saying, "Who... who would be? I just don't want to be so rash." Lin Xian raised an eyebrow, unsure whether to believe her.

Zhang Mengnao said seriously, "Of course it's true!"

Actually, there are two reasons why Zhang Mengyao acted this way.

Firstly, she had a psychological issue but it's now cured by Lin Xian using the Dream Healing Method.

The second reason she kept buried in her heart, never voiced.

Princess Yan

Life is short, why not give it a try!

Although she spoke bravely back then, deep within her, she always felt guilty towards Yan Xiaoman. The better Lin Xian treats her, the more outstanding he is, the stronger her guilt grows. Currently, Zhang Mengyao harbors

a bit of a fantasy; she believes that as long as she doesn't go past the final barrier with Lin Xian, it isn't considered a total betrayal of her best

friend.

Logically, this thought is extremely naive, practically akin to covering one's ears while stealing a bell.

It's like an ostrich burying its head in the sand when faced with danger.

Very amusing, yet somewhat endearing.

Actually, Lin Xian probably guessed her thinking.

Zhuang Tong was right: women often just need an excuse to comfortably deceive themselves.

Tomorrow's birthday is Zhang Mengli's excuse.

Allowing her to drink without worry and persuade herself at ease, finally, completely give herself

Doesn't it sound outrageous?

Being outrageous is typical — that's just women!

After enjoying a delicious Western meal and having a relaxing spa, Lin Xian dutifully drove Zhang Mengyao back to Jin University.

Since she wanted a justified reason, Lin Xian naturally had to cooperate with her. Unfastening the seatbelt, Zhang Meng

Meng was about to push open the car door.

She paused slightly, turned and pecked him lightly on the cheek, whispering, "Thank you!"

Acknowledging it, Zhang Mengyao pushed open the car door, waved, and quickly walked into school. Watching her silhouette disappear into campus, Lin Xian shook his head and chuckled, then lightly pressed the pedal towards Purple Gold Mountain. Upon returning home, Zhuang Xing and Nie Qingqing were

on the balcony's hanging chair, snuggling together, holding a tablet while watching a show. A lazy cat sprawled beside the hanging chair, occasionally licking its paws, relaxed and content.

This quiet and cozy atmosphere made Lin Xian greatly enjoy it.

This peace was truly serene.

"You guys watch the show, don't mind me, I'll work on my thesis." Seeing Zhuang Xing ready to get up, Lin Xian waved

with a smile.

Sitting on the sofa, he spread out the draft, preparing to organize the main points. The content of the draft was very scattered, mainly focused on the core arguments, almost without any details.

He now needed to organize the draft anew, fill in the details, then calculate and verify each step. After ensuring there were no issues, he would format it according to the thesis standard and input it into the computer. Although the finishing touches weren't heavy, they were quite cumbersome especially during the calculation verification part. If the verification result of any formula was wrong, everything would have to be completely

overturned and start over, pursuing refinement.

After all, math is a precise discipline, there's a saying in the math community: if the process is wrong, then the result is

inevitably wrong too. Time passed unconsciously.

When Lin Xian paused his work, Zhuang Tong and Nie were no longer in the living room.

Glancing at the time, it was already close to 12:00 AM yet his finishing touches were only a third completed.

Only the details were filled, the core argument part's verification was yet to be done, but fortunately, Lin Xian wasn't

in a hurry. Old Dai had given him ample time with two months before the finals! Putting down the ballpoint pen, Lin Xian stretched his back, walked into the bathroom for a hot shower, donned his pajamas, returned to the bedroom

lying down, as Zhuang Tong released Nie, instinctively snuggling into Lin Xian's embrace, even rubbing her head against him.

Witnessing such a scene, Lin Xian couldn't help but smile warmly.

What an adorable little sweetheart.

In bed, Lin Xian didn't immediately sleep but instead opened the system interface, browsing the System Store.

[Ice Town Coffee]: Upon drinking, Spirit and physical strength instantly refresh to peak status, lasting for 6 hours. Price: 500,000!

Wow!

A divine artifact for cultivation!

After reading the detailed description, Lin Xian unwittingly raised his eyebrow. This item currently seems only useful for pulling all nighters with no other function. Its effect is good and its price is low.