Chapter 8: This House Feels Dirty
Shen Xi and Su Kexin spent over an hour cleaning up before the place was finally decent enough to walk around in.
The two of them collapsed onto the couch together.
“Sorry, Keke. I asked you to come over and hang out, but you ended up helping me clean.”
Su Kexin smiled sweetly, feeling warm inside. If this were the old Shen Xi, she would’ve taken all this for granted. But now, she could tell Shen Xi genuinely saw her as a good friend, a real bestie. Keke shook her head gently.
“I’m just an ordinary person. Being able to help you makes me happy.”
“Nonsense. I’m not some kind of goddess. We’re all just regular people. No one is more important than anyone else.”
Shen Xi suddenly felt like hugging this gentle and adorable girl. She thought, if her “little brother” were still around, she’d definitely go after Keke and become her boyfriend.
Since we’re both girls, a little hug shouldn’t count as taking advantage, right?
Just as Shen Xi was about to push aside her moral hesitations and go in for a hug, her phone buzzed. It was a message from Butler Wang.
"Madam, it seems like you got yourself into some trouble outside. Sir has already taken care of it for you. However, since it interrupted his work, he’s deducting 10,000 from your contract."
Even Butler Wang was surprised. This rule wasn’t actually written in the contract. He had no idea why his boss suddenly wanted to say this.
On the other side, Shen Xi felt a wave of relief. She let out a breath and thought, ‘So this cheap husband of mine is at least somewhat merciful. A deduction of 10,000? No big deal, whatever.’
Then, a realization hit her. Something felt off. Considering how stingy and calculative her “No.1 Big Brother” was…
And the amount of 10,000 also sounds strange because since she was isekai'd here today, the smallest amount of money she's heard of was a million.
“Wait… 10 million yuan?”
"Yes, Madam."
Damn it! I knew it! Greedy capitalists are never generous!
Su Kexin noticed Shen Xi grinding her teeth at her phone and asked worriedly, “What’s wrong, Xixi?”
“Huh? Oh… nothing, just something about my husband. I was just thinking about him.”
Shen Xi forced a smile. Thinking about him? Yeah right! Thinking about beating that jerk to death!
Su Kexin looked at her hesitant expression and felt a bit sorry for her. Earlier, they had even planned to go buy a birthday gift for Shi Jingyan together. But now, Shen Xi was saying things that completely contradicted her feelings. She loved him for so long… how could she just stop loving him all of a sudden?
The two of them chatted for a long time. Shen Xi asked about the Shen family and her “past self,” using the excuse that her head was still foggy from nearly drowning this morning.
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Late at Night.
Shen Xi lazily finished her shower, eyes half-closed. She had expected to be so mesmerized by her own gorgeous body that she’d get a nosebleed.
Turns out, touching herself didn’t stir up any feelings. Well, except for certain places. But she wasn’t that kind of pervert.
“Mm~”
She let out a comfortable sigh as she sank into her huge, soft bed. The silk sheets wrapped around her body, making her hum in satisfaction.
But the sound of her own voice made her pause. It was… oddly seductive. She found herself strangely enjoying the way it sounded, but at the same time, it felt weird. I mean, it’s my own voice…
Su Kexin didn’t sleep with her. If Keke had wanted to, Shen Xi wouldn’t have refused.
But Keke was worried about disturbing her and had gone to rest in the guest room instead.
“Mm~ Mm… Brother…”
Just as Shen Xi was about to fall asleep, exhausted from the long day, she suddenly heard a woman’s soft moans.
And this time, it wasn’t her.
Curious, she sat up and pressed her ear against the wall. The sounds became even clearer.
"Brother Jing, you’re really amazing today."
"Slow down… Yueyue, you’re going to break me… it hurts…"
Shen Xi’s beautiful eyes widened in shock.
In her mind, she instantly pictured Lin Yueyue. The girl in the white dress she had seen in the hallway earlier. She had looked so pure and delicate, like a white lotus.
Who would’ve thought… she had this side to her?
Shen Xi swallowed hard. As a guy who had been single for over twenty years, this was way too much stimulation for her to handle.
Her heart raced, her body burned with frustration, and the sweet and adorable Su Kexin was right in her house, but she had no "tools" to do anything about it.
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Meanwhile, in the Next Room.
Shi Jingyan had eaten something special tonight, making him unusually energetic. The thought that Shen Xi was just on the other side of the wall made him even more excited. He deliberately made his movements more exaggerated, wanting her to feel jealous.
Lin Yueyue, for once, was being extra cooperative. Even things she used to refuse. Tonight, she was eagerly taking the initiative...
Shi Jingyan’s gaze toward Shen Xi carried a heavy sense of dominance, and she could feel the immense threat. She knew that back in college, they had never actually taken things all the way.
So now, Lin Yueyue was going all out, pulling off all sorts of high-difficulty moves just to please her man. She couldn't let Shi Jingyan be tempted by that fake "pure and untouchable" act of Shen Xi’s.
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The Next Morning.
Shen Xi groggily sat up from the living room couch, her hair a complete mess, her eyes bloodshot. She had spent the entire night tormented by frustration, with images of Lin Yueyue’s various poses replaying in her mind.
"This house is filthy... I need to move out!!"
She also needed funds to start her design company, so selling this place at a slight discount, eight or nine million, should be quick enough. More importantly, she simply couldn’t bear to endure another night of this. She might actually suffocate to death.
Su Kexin had already left for work early in the morning.
Shen Xi, as someone always on standby for her job, she barely tidied herself up and, as usual, didn’t bother with makeup, mainly because she didn’t know how.
Shen Xi dug out her property ownership certificate from the bedroom, planning to grab some breakfast before heading out to find a real estate agent. The sooner she sold the place, the sooner she could move.
Just as She stepped outside…
What were the chances? She ran straight into the "main couple" again.
Shi Jingyan and Lin Yueyue both looked utterly drained, their faces pale from last night’s excess.
This damn plot karma… I’m behaving myself! Can I catch a break, please?!
Shen Xi couldn’t help but complain internally. Her gaze briefly landed on Lin Yueyue’s neck, where a dozen hickey marks stood out glaringly.
She quickly looked away, not daring to stare too long. Otherwise, those sickening noises from last night would start replaying in her head all over again.
Shi Jingyan, on the other hand, noticed Shen Xi’s sleep-deprived, bloodshot eyes. His lips curled into a smirk. Hah, she must’ve been driven mad with jealousy last night. Bet she cried herself to sleep.
Lin Yueyue pretended to show concern.
“Xixi, you don’t look well. Didn’t sleep well? Oh no, did we keep you up last night?”
Hmph, with how loud I was last night, she definitely listened the entire time. Probably cried her eyes out too. Just look at those bloodshot eyes, what does she have to compete with me?
Lin Yueyue was in a great mood. Shen Xi had chased after Shi Jingyan so aggressively before, even trying to mess with her. But in the end, the man was still hers.
Shen Xi rubbed her aching temples.
“Yeah, that’s why I’m moving out soon. I’ll be going back to live with my husband. I was only gone for one night, and Mr. Gu is already saying he misses me.”
The moving part was true. The rest? Completely made-up. Just for show, right in front of this pair.
“Oh? Is that so? Then why isn’t he here to pick you up?”
“He’s busy. I have legs. I can walk.”
In Lin Yueyue’s eyes, Shi Jingyan was one of the rare, high-quality young men in the world, young, successful, the whole package.
The Gu family, on the other hand, was an old-money family. But since there wasn’t much public information about them online, Lin Yueyue assumed they were only slightly wealthier than the Shi family.
Plus, Shen Xi had never introduced her husband to anyone. So in Lin Yueyue’s mind, he was probably some short, fat, balding old man, too embarrassing to bring out in public.
Naturally, she took her own assumptions as fact and spread them everywhere, using it as proof of how great her own taste in men was.
“We’ll keep it down tonight, so… you don’t have to move out.”
Shi Jingyan suddenly spoke up, his tone carrying a hint of urgency he couldn’t quite hide.
Hearing those words, Lin Yueyue felt like she had just been slapped really hard in the face.