Chapter 387 - 386: Now That He’s in the Guest Room, Can the Master Bedroom Be Far?

Lu Yunque was happy, even if it was just the guest room.

’He was already staying in the guest room. Could the master bedroom be far behind?’

Zero One went to park the car, while Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque took the elevator upstairs.

After they got inside, Yun Zijin led Lu Yunque to an unused guest room. "You can rest here. Don’t worry, no one has ever stayed in this room."

Yun Zijin lived in this huge apartment by herself, with Qin Sitong only visiting occasionally.

As for Zero One and the other staff, like the maids and chefs, Yun Zijin had arranged for them to live in the apartment directly below hers.

Yun Zijin owned every property in the complex. Aside from the units that were already rented out, she could assign the rest as she pleased.

However, the complex was very close to Dijing University, so many of its students rented apartments here.

There were even parents who, feeling uneasy, rented an apartment here to stay themselves.

In any case, there were all sorts of tenants. Yun Zijin had only one requirement: they had to be of good character, not damage the complex’s public facilities, and do nothing to tarnish its reputation.

Lu Yunque nodded. After showing him around the room, Yun Zijin prepared to leave, wanting to give him some private space to rest.

But as she walked past Lu Yunque, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms.

Yun Zijin instinctively tilted her head up to look at him. "What is it?"

’Aren’t you tired? Don’t you need to rest?’

With one arm wrapped around Yun Zijin’s waist and the other cradling the back of her head, Lu Yunque slowly lowered his own, capturing the lips he had been longing for since they met earlier today.

Yun Zijin closed her eyes reflexively. The old saying "absence makes the heart grow fonder" was being demonstrated perfectly by the two of them.

After a long moment, Lu Yunque finally released her, only to pull her into his arms. He held her like that for several minutes before finally, and reluctantly, letting her go.

"Y-You should get some sleep!"

With that, Yun Zijin fled the room.

Watching her somewhat flustered and disorderly retreat, Lu Yunque let out a soft chuckle.

Only after Yun Zijin had left the room did he have a moment to take in his surroundings.

He had indeed been sleepy in the car, but now he felt fully recharged. Lu Yunque felt more energized than ever.

Lu Yunque picked up his phone and sent Yun Zijin a message.

—L: Girlfriend, I like to shower before bed, but... I don’t have a change of clothes...

Not long after Lu Yunque sent the message, Yun Zijin came in holding a set of pajamas. "I got these from Zero One. They’re new, never been worn."

She tossed the clothes into Lu Yunque’s arms, then quickly spun around and shut the door with a SLAM.

Lu Yunque looked down at the clothes in his arms and raised an eyebrow.

’So much for teasing her,’ he thought. ’I forgot that while she might not have any men’s clothes here, she has bodyguards living downstairs.’

It was a simple matter to get an outfit or two from the apartment below.

But since Yun Zijin had just said they were new and unworn, Lu Yunque had no reason to complain.

After all, Yun Zijin reimbursed all of these expenses. The money spent buying clothes for Zero One and the others counted toward her consumption tasks, so she never held back when it came to spending.

For instance, the set of pajamas Yun Zijin had just brought Lu Yunque was a limited-edition model with a price tag of at least six figures.

Lu Yunque took the pajamas into the bathroom, ready to wash away the dust and fatigue from his journey.

Many of the tenants at Jade Lake knew that Yun Zijin was the landlord of the entire complex.

The sight of Yun Zijin getting out of a car with Lu Yunque and entering the elevator was witnessed by someone, and the news spread like wildfire through the Jade Lake tenants’ group chat.

The person who recorded the video had some legal awareness, however; they didn’t capture Yun Zijin or Lu Yunque’s faces, only their backs, and the clip was only five seconds long.

However, while others didn’t recognize the man, Xia Jiajiao, who was deeply infatuated with Lu Yunque, identified him the instant she saw the video in the group chat.

She wasn’t about to tell anyone in the group chat Lu Yunque’s identity, though. Instead, she posted a series of ambiguous and misleading comments in an attempt to slander Yun Zijin’s reputation.

However, many people in the group knew who Yun Zijin was, so very few believed Xia Jiajiao’s statements.

’Who gives their mistress an entire residential complex? Just think about it, it’s impossible!’

Watching her messages get scrolled away, completely ignored by everyone, Xia Jiajiao was so angry she almost smashed her phone.

But then she remembered how strapped for cash she was—she’d even started selling her designer bags and jewelry. The thought of her phone’s price tag made her stop.

"Yun Zijin! Why?! Why are you so damn lucky?! You’re just a hick who grew up in an orphanage! On what grounds did you get to suddenly become a major landlord, while I’m stuck in this tiny apartment, forced to pinch every last penny?!"

By the time she was done, Xia Jiajiao’s expression had become so contorted with rage that she was almost unrecognizable.

Unaware of Xia Jiajiao’s meltdown, Yun Zijin came out after giving Lu Yunque his clothes. In order to calm herself down, she made a serving of hair-strengthening ginger tea and downed it in one gulp.

’That flavor was definitely potent enough to calm anyone’s nerves.’

After finishing her ginger tea, Yun Zijin went to her apothecary room and started preparing Rose Essential Oil.

The last batch of Rose Essential Oil she made for Su Mengyao, which had been used as the shop’s "crown jewel," had sold out long ago.

But Su Mengyao hadn’t asked Yun Zijin to make more Rose Essential Oil for her.

In any case, the other products in the shop were enough to keep the customers satisfied. After all, most skincare products on the market couldn’t compare to the effects of a single bottle of Rose Essential Oil.

Anyone who used the Rose Essential Oil inevitably became a repeat customer.

After finishing a bottle of Rose Essential Oil, Yun Zijin stretched, and at that moment, her phone rang.

The caller ID read: Situ Wenze.

Yun Zijin raised an eyebrow at the name but answered the call.

"Hello... Mr. Situ..."

After the initial pleasantries, Yun Zijin fell silent.

"I heard you’ve been after the Xia family’s company. I have acquired all the shares held by the father and son."

At this, Situ Wenze paused, not continuing his thought.

Yun Zijin raised an eyebrow at Situ Wenze’s words.

She knew the Situ family had made a move, but she hadn’t expected them to get results so quickly.

’As expected of someone from a prominent family,’ she thought. ’To get his hands on all the Xia family’s shares in such a short time...’

What made Yun Zijin more curious, however, was how exactly Situ Wenze had managed to get his hands on the Xia father and son’s shares in such a short period.

"You’re mistaken. What I want is for the Xia family to go bankrupt, not to own their company."

Yun Zijin was very clear in her own mind about what she wanted.

On the other end of the line, Situ Wenze was a bit taken aback by her words.

His expression then turned troubled. He had acquired the Xia family’s shares on behalf of his younger aunt, whose intention was to give the company to Yun Zijin as a gift.

But now it seemed Yun Zijin had no interest in the company whatsoever.

So what was the point of him even having these shares?

He certainly had no interest in those two good-for-nothings from the Xia family.