Chapter 12

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“You’re up so early!” Qi Yuying, who was still in her pajamas, opened the door. When she saw Yang Hua, she immediately yawned and said. After a night, she had completely forgotten about the awkwardness that had happened yesterday.

“Sorry to disturb your sleep.” Yang Hua lowered his head in embarrassment.

“It’s nothing.” Qi Yuying seemed to be a little influenced by Yang Hua as well. She actually learned his catchphrase. “I should be getting up soon anyway. Come in and put your things down. That’s your room. Haha, but there are a lot of messy things piled up inside. I’ll have to trouble you to clean them up yourself.”

“It’s alright.” Yang Hua dragged his suitcase into the house under Qi Yuying’s lead.

Qi Yuying led Yang Hua to his room, then yawned loudly and walked into the bathroom to wash up. Meanwhile, Yang Hua began to tidy up his own small room. After Qi Yuying finished washing up, Yang Hua also tidied up his room.

“You’re quite fast!” Qi Yuying looked at the neat bedding and clean floor in Yang Hua’s room and praised him in surprise.

“I’m used to it.” Yang Hua looked at her and said a little embarrassedly, “I often help my classmates clean up at school, so I’ve slowly gotten used to it.”

“Yes! I couldn’t tell that you really have the potential to be a stay-at-home man!” Qi Yuying teased Yang Hua.

“Uh, haha.” Yang Hua smiled awkwardly.

“Actually, I just hired a part-time helper to clean up the house the day before yesterday. There’s nothing much to do now. You can do whatever you want. If you’re really bored, there’s a TV in the living room. However, it’s best to turn down the volume. I’ll be working in my room, and I’ll be affected if it’s too noisy.” Qi Yuying said to Yang Hua, “Make lunch at eleven o’clock. Do you know how to prepare it yourself?”

“A little,” Yang Hua answered carefully.

When he was in high school, he learned how to cook from his mother at home for a while. However, after four years in university, he basically did not have the chance to cook again.

“Oh, there are some ingredients in the fridge. If you know how to cook, then do it. Otherwise, go to the shop I took you to last time and buy something.” Qi Yuying was easy to talk to. Anyway, she did not expect Yang Hua, who had just graduated from university, to cook. However, she could not let Yang Hua do nothing. Otherwise, she would be worried that it would greatly damage his self-esteem.

“Alright.” Yang Hua nodded.

“Meal prep for dinner starts at five o’clock. The situation will still be the same as at noon. I don’t have many friends in City T, so you don’t have to be nervous that there will be many things to do. When you have nothing to do, you can do your own things. Watch TV, go online, it’s up to you. Any other questions?”

“No more,” Yang Hua answered after thinking for a moment.

“Alright, that’s it.” After Qi Yuying finished speaking, she immediately returned to her room and closed the door.

Fortunately, Yang Hua was used to living alone. He also found something to kill time for himself like before as he stayed alone in this house that was not much bigger than his dormitory.

Although Qi Yuying had told Yang Hua that there was a television in the living room, Yang Hua, who had never had the habit of watching television since he was young, did not like to watch television programs other than the news. Furthermore, he had no television to watch when he was in university. Therefore, after four years, he discovered that other than self-cultivation, another good way to kill time was to read books.

In the beginning, Yang Hua borrowed novels from the school library to read, but how could the novels in the school library last him for four years? Therefore, after Yang Hua finished reading the novels that had many volumes in school, he began to frequent a bookstore not far from their school.

It was rare to see girls in that bookstore, so Yang Hua gradually got used to finding books there to kill time. This time, when he left school, his suitcase was filled with many novels that he had brought from the bookstore. After Yang Hua finished the task that Qi Yuying had given him, he took out the novels that he had just borrowed from the box and started reading them with great interest.

However, Yang Hua soon realized that there seemed to be some strange sounds coming from Qi Yuying’s room. One moment, it was a strange laughter, and the next moment, it was a babbling voice. From time to time, it was mixed with rumbles and footsteps. All of these made Yang Hua feel very strange.

What exactly did she do for a living? Yang Hua couldn’t help but think of this question. She didn’t leave home when she was working, and she kept making all kinds of strange sounds… Was she an actress? Was she preparing the actions and lines for a performance?

Yang Hua thought about it and felt that it was very possible. After all, City T was also a city that was slightly famous in the entertainment industry. Many big and small actors settled here. Moreover, Qi Yuying was indeed pretty enough. If someone said that she was an actress, they would definitely believe it. Thinking of this, Yang Hua couldn’t help but feel that he was being a little nosy. He laughed at himself and closed the door, allowing Qi Yuying to make a scene in her room.

However, not long after, a hysterical scream came from Qi Yuying’s room. Just as Yang Hua was bewildered and didn’t know whether he should go in to take a look or just sit back and do nothing, the sound of the door opening suddenly came from outside. Then, Yang Hua heard hurried footsteps. Soon, the door to his room was pulled open. Qi Yuying, who had changed into a refreshing white dress, appeared at Yang Hua’s door with a smile on her face.

“Let’s go shopping!” Qi Yuying smiled happily and ran over to pull Yang Hua’s arm.

Looking at Qi Yuying, who had exposed her snow-white arms and tender skin below her neck, rushing straight at him, Yang Hua did not know if he should quickly find a place to hide. However, before he could dodge, Qi Yuying had already grabbed his arm and dragged him up from his seat.

“Haha, today’s mission was completed very smoothly. It hasn’t even been two hours! It’s actually over.” Qi Yuying smiled happily.

“Ah, congratulations.” Yang Hua quickly took the opportunity to remove his arm from Qi Yuying’s hand and said to her with a smile.

“There’s nothing to congratulate! You also contributed! Haha, I suddenly realized that being with you has its benefits.” Qi Yuying chuckled and grabbed Yang Hua’s arm again.

Yang Hua was afraid of this now. He quickly moved his arm away from Qi Yuying’s hand and said, “Okay, okay, don’t pull me. I’ll go shopping with you.”

“Then let’s hurry up and go out for lunch today! Yay!” Qi Yuying’s excitement had yet to subside.

Yang Hua helplessly threw the book in his hand on the table and prepared to stand up and leave with Qi Yuying. However, when Qi Yuying saw the book that Yang Hua had thrown down, she suddenly stopped.

“You read web novels too?” Qi Yuying’s tone was a little strange.

“To kill time.” Yang Hua smiled awkwardly. He had heard from his friends in the bookstore that girls generally did not like the content of the novels they read.

“Oh? Do you prefer this type?” Qi Yuying’s tone was indeed a little unfriendly.

“Uh… Actually, I also quite like famous works.” Yang Hua quickly said, “I only read these books when there are no books to read.” However, Yang Hua did not expect Qi Yuying to become even more unhappy after his explanation.

“Then do you prefer to read famous works or these?”

“I… I prefer to read these.” Yang Hua looked at Qi Yuying and hesitated for a while before deciding not to lie.

However, Qi Yuying’s reaction was once again beyond Yang Hua’s expectations. Not only was she not angry, but she was even a little interested. “Then what are your favorite web novels that you’ve been reading recently? Tell me!” She forgot to go out and simply moved a stool to sit beside Yang Hua.

Yang Hua did not expect Qi Yuying to be so interested in web novels. He was surprised for a while, but he still did not say the name of the author. Because he never read books online, he never paid attention to who wrote those things.

“Why are you interested in those things? I heard from others that girls generally don’t like to read these things,” Yang Hua asked carefully.

“Oh right, I forgot to tell you. I’m a screenwriter, and I write those long melodramas.” Qi Yuying couldn’t help but laugh. “I know more than half of the actors who live in City T. There are also a few big stars who have acted in the scripts I wrote. Actually, I started writing scripts when I was in university. Later on, the script was picked up by a director, and I made a pretty popular movie. Then, I entered the industry and started writing television dramas. You might have seen that movie before. It’s called ‘Red Rain’.”

“Oh!” Hearing the name Red Rain, Yang Hua remembered. He recalled that during the summer break of his third year in university, his roommates seemed to have discussed this movie.

“Besides, the Internet is so popular now. I occasionally post some articles online.” Qi Yuying smiled at Yang Hua as if she had found a soulmate. “Maybe you’ve seen my works before.”

“Why didn’t you become an actor?” Yang Hua looked at Qi Yuying and asked curiously, “You’re so familiar with those actors and directors. Wouldn’t it be easy for you to become an actress?”

“I don’t want to be an actress! I don’t want to be stared at by reporters every day!” Qi Yuying said proudly to Yang Hua, “Look at how comfortable I am now. I can wake up at any time I want every day. I can even go shopping in slippers. If I become an actress, I would be annoyed to death. The actors I know are all mentally weak.

“Besides, I have a lot of income now. I can do whatever I want. Why do I want to be an actor and have a hard time?”

“That’s true.” Yang Hua thought about it and felt that what Qi Yuying said made sense.

The two of them chatted about web novels for a while. However, when Qi Yuying realized that Yang Hua had never read her work, she quickly lost interest in continuing the conversation. “I’m hungry! Let’s go out and eat something first,” Qi Yuying stood up and said.

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