Chapter 8: The Little Shop Owner
At that moment, faint sounds came from the second floor. They were very quiet, but Cheng Fei heard them clearly.
An idea suddenly came to her.
Smiling sweetly, Cheng Fei picked up a cup and walked over. She grabbed the towel around Gao Ming’s neck and gently wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Just by looking at Cheng Fei’s expression, Gao Ming immediately understood what was happening. He instantly put on a face full of enjoyment and satisfaction.
He took the cup and drank the milk in one gulp. Then he wrapped an arm around Cheng Fei’s slim waist, his eyes locking onto her lips.
Cheng Fei and Gao Ming both froze at such close distance.
Damn it, this was a man!
Did they really have to go this far?
Even real married couples did not necessarily kiss sweetly every single morning, especially with the parents only one wall away!
In that split second, a decision was made.
While Cheng Fei was still hesitating, Gao Ming suddenly leaned forward and kissed her on the lips as if risking everything.
Cheng Fei’s eyes widened completely, her hands frozen in panic.
Her brain completely shut down.
By the time she realized she had actually been kissed by another man, something shocking enough to make her spit out three liters of blood from anger, Gao Ming had already stepped away.
“Why didn’t you sleep a little longer? You woke up so early just to make breakfast.”
Not only did Gao Ming say this with a satisfied expression, he also carefully tucked the loose strand of hair near Cheng Fei’s ear behind it.
The sweet affection of newlyweds was fully written across his face.
Meanwhile, Cheng Fei felt like a life-or-death war had already begun between her upper and lower eyelids from rage.
At that moment, if she had a knife in her hand, there was honestly a chance she might stab Gao Ming in the chest.
“Heh... hehe! I couldn’t sleep...”
Her forced smile could not hide the screaming collapse happening inside her heart.
Cheng Fei snatched the cup back and gripped it tightly. The veins on the back of her hand bulged clearly. With how angry she was, nobody knew whether she might actually crush the glass cup in her hand.
After that, Gao Ming went upstairs to shower.
Cheng Fei finished setting the breakfast table, then went downstairs to the bathroom.
The faucet had a special switch that let the water spray upward when turned backward. Cheng Fei desperately rinsed her mouth, scrubbing away the “contamination” from the kiss.
Supporting herself against the sink with both hands, she silently vented all the frustration in her heart.
The kind of scream where the mouth opened wide but no sound came out...
Only after calming herself down with great effort did she finally walk back out.
The three members of the Gao family were already sitting neatly at the dining table, waiting only for her.
The light breakfast perfectly matched everyone’s taste.
After finishing the meal, the inspection was basically complete, and the older couple prepared to return to the family home.
When they reached downstairs, Gao Ming’s parents refused Cheng Fei’s offer to drive them home.
“You woke up so early today. Go back and take another nap later. Don’t tire yourself out.”
Oh wow, there was definitely hidden meaning in those words.
The first part clearly referred to them “not sleeping well” last night and waking up early today. The second part was obviously testing whether she was the type of woman who stopped working and stayed lazy at home after finding a rich husband.
Luckily, after years of working in society, Cheng Fei understood these little social tricks well enough. Otherwise, she definitely would have ruined the act.
“It’s okay, I’m not tired. We usually wake up around this time anyway, so we’re already used to it. Besides, I still need to open my shop later, so I shouldn’t go back to sleep.”
Cheng Fei smiled lightly.
“Compared to him, my income is basically nothing, but it’s still better than staying idle at home.”
“Mmm.” Guo Rui smiled warmly. “It’s good for women to be independent, but don’t ignore your health either. Make sure to rest properly.”
Another hidden meaning.
If Guo Rui had not glanced at her stomach while speaking, Cheng Fei might actually have believed it was purely concern for her health.
Tsk.
Sorry to disappoint, but this stomach of hers was never planning to produce children in this lifetime. Heck, she was not even planning to give any rooster the chance to climb on top of her!
Cheng Fei silently complained in her heart.
“Thank you, Mom.”
Things were warm and cheerful on Cheng Fei’s side, but much more serious on Gao Ming’s side.
Maybe because he had been used to it since childhood, Gao Ming did not show much annoyance.
“We’re leaving now. You two head back upstairs.”
The older couple ignored their car and instead each unlocked a shared bicycle by the roadside. Waving happily at Cheng Fei and Gao Ming, they slowly rode away along the bicycle lane.
One second earlier, Cheng Fei had still been smiling.
The next second, her face instantly went stiff.
“You—”
“It was necessary for the situation!”
Cheng Fei stormed angrily back into the apartment, ready to question him, but Gao Ming immediately shut her down.
Instead of exploding, Cheng Fei laughed angrily while standing with her hands on her waist and shaking her head.
Seeing this, Gao Ming calmly picked up his phone and typed something.
A notification immediately appeared on Cheng Fei’s phone.
“Compensation: 20,000 yuan.”
That was equal to almost two months of salary plus bonuses for her!
This rich bastard really had no humanity at all!
By the time Cheng Fei finished sighing over the money, she had already completely forgotten about being forcefully kissed earlier.
She got kissed… but who got kissed?
Was it her?
If a single kiss could earn that much money, she was willing to put on lip balm and let her lips get rubbed flat!
“Sigh…”
Seeing her greedy little expression, Gao Ming held his forehead speechlessly.
No matter what, you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do.
After checking through the phone for two days, she still had not found much savings belonging to the original owner of this body. Judging from the clothes Cheng Fei had brought to Gao Ming’s place, her spending level was just that of an ordinary single girl.
Even a tea drink shop with average business should make pretty good profit, so where had all her money gone?
Could it be that her ex-boyfriend not only cheated on her but also ran away with her money?
At this point, nobody could answer that anymore.
Still, traveling required money. Without enough savings, she would not be able to run far enough to escape Gao Ming’s reach.
And if she kept staying beside him…
Judging from today’s situation, she might even end up giving birth to a whole bed full of children!
One child running around wildly on the floor.
One being carried in her arms.
One knocking over a teacup.
One climbing on her back.
Meanwhile Gao Ming would hold one child in each hand. One needing a diaper change, another crying loudly for milk.
That scene…
Ugh!
Cheng Fei quickly shook her head, throwing the horrifying image out of her mind.
Behind her, the tall manager in a suit appeared again. Seeing Cheng Fei staring blankly at the dressing table, Gao Ming curled his lips slightly.
Cheng Fei lowered her head and searched through all the little bottles and jars, desperately trying to figure out which one should be used first.
After staring for a long time, the only thing she recognized was lip balm.
Looking at the person in the mirror and thinking about what she was doing, Cheng Fei suddenly questioned herself.
What exactly was she doing?
Putting on makeup?!
What the hell? Was this really still the same straight man she used to be?
No, impossible. She was definitely not turning gay.
This had to be caused by the body’s memories!
The brain carried memories from this person’s life, and the body also carried habits stored in the muscles. It was just instinctive habit, completely outside her conscious control.
Seeing Cheng Fei sitting there foolishly, Gao Ming simply pulled over a chair and sat beside her.
“You still plan to go to that shop?”
“Of course,” Cheng Fei replied while rolling her eyes at him.
“Sooner or later I’m divorcing you. If I don’t save up some money, am I supposed to starve to death later?”
Seeing that she had already made up her mind, Gao Ming stopped trying to persuade her.
“Can’t do the makeup properly?” he asked casually. “I could help you do light makeup again like yesterday.”
“Really? Great, great!”
Cheng Fei was thrilled someone else could solve this problem for her.
“However, there’s a fee.”
“…How much?”
“Twenty-five thousand.”
Cheng Fei swallowed hard.
So this guy planned to earn back every yuan he spent since yesterday at once!
Sure enough, a businessman was truly shameless. His greedy businessman face was finally showing itself.
“Is this a one-time fee or permanent service?”
“You really think the two of us are going to spend our whole lives together?”
Fair point.
Cheng Fei silently nodded to herself.
Still… charging twenty-five thousand yuan for one makeup session…
She gave him a huge eye roll.
“Thanks, but I still have hands and feet. I’ll do it myself!”
Gao Ming chuckled softly and tossed her a car key.
“Drive this to work later. Basement level one, parking spot nineteen.”
After saying that, he strode out the door quickly. Just remembering Cheng Fei’s expression made him secretly laugh inside.
Cheng Fei picked up the key and examined it.
With Gao Ming’s wealth, what kind of car would it be?
At this point, makeup was hopeless anyway. With her terrible skills, she might accidentally turn herself into some monster’s relative.
Honestly, this face already looked pretty good without makeup. Using a little skin cream naturally would be enough.
However…
Out of all these damn bottles and jars, which one was actually skin cream?!
After finally finding it while resisting the urge to flip the table, Cheng Fei felt like an explorer returning from an ancient adventure with treasure.
After changing into casual clothes, putting her phone in her pocket, and grabbing the keys, Cheng Fei went downstairs.
Following the parking numbers, she found the car and instantly her eyes lit up.
Whoa!
This was a newly released model!
It was a mid-range brand, not extremely expensive, but it still cost more than three times the value of her old second-hand car.
Like a curious child, she carefully examined everything before finally getting inside.
It felt like an old-fashioned country rich man riding in a sedan chair for the first time.
After the excitement faded, worry returned.
Yesterday’s car already had enough buttons to confuse her. Now this one had another whole set of new controls.
Still, as long as she remembered the important ones, it should be fine.
She stepped on the brake and started the engine.
Vroom!
Hearing the engine roar made her heart feel incredibly satisfied.
Carefully controlling the car, she slowly drove forward. Only after leaving the residential area did she dare raise the speed to forty kilometers per hour while gradually getting used to it.
Xinmin Road.
Beside the street stood a small shop decorated in a warm countryside style.
“Mimi.”
Even the signboard looked sweet.
After locking the car, Cheng Fei unlocked the U-shaped lock and pushed open the glass door.
A refreshing sweet smell immediately drifted toward her.
Mm!
Milk tea powder.
Back when she first graduated, she had worked part-time at a once-famous milk tea chain store. Since most drinks used ready-made ingredients, the work was actually not difficult for her at all.