Go See the Villa

Lu Yun struggled symbolically in Su Yang's arms.

Su Yang thought to himself, "I've been wanting to try a bathroom scene for a while—today's the day!"

He carried Lu Yun into the bathroom and repeated last night's move, using his heel to hook the door shut.

The same action, just a different setting.

Su Yang set Lu Yun down and walked to the bathtub with a smile, turning on the water.

Lu Yun stood awkwardly by the door, momentarily at a loss.

Soon, the tub was filled with warm water. Su Yang glanced at Lu Yun, who was still tense by the door, and raised an eyebrow teasingly. "Why are you so nervous? It's not like I'm going to eat you."

......

The next morning, Lu Yun left early for an errand.

Su Yang lay in bed with a grin, checking in on his phone as usual before getting up to shower.

"Nothing much on the agenda today. I’ll ask Old Meng if he’s free—maybe go check out that villa."

Around ten, Su Yang sent Meng Wenzhou a message.

"Old Meng, I’m back in Haicheng. Free today?"

A few minutes later, Meng Wenzhou replied, "I’m out right now, but I’ll be free after noon. Want to go see the property?"

"Yep, nothing else planned today, so might as well."

"Alright, I’ll send you a location. Head out around noon, and I’ll meet you there."

Su Yang: "Sounds good!"

After wrapping up with Meng Wenzhou, Su Yang opened Pan Ning’s chat.

"Hey, beautiful. What’s up?"

Pan Ning: "[fist emoji]"

Su Yang: "You into boxing now?"

Pan Ning: "Yeah, trained just to punch you."

Su Yang: "Haha, seriously though, I’m back. Where are you?"

Pan Ning: "Home."

Su Yang: "I’m heading out later to look at a villa. Wanna tag along?"

Pan Ning: "Come pick me up. Don’t feel like driving today."

Su Yang: "You, the car enthusiast, don’t want to drive? Unbelievable."

Pan Ning: "Got a problem with that?"

Su Yang: "Nope, nope. Send me your location—I’ll swing by."

Pan Ning: "Ok."

Closing his phone, Su Yang reheated the leftover lamb leg from last night and devoured it.

By 10:30, he changed clothes, grabbed his McLaren key, and headed out.

Pan Ning’s location was the Qianshan Peninsula Villa District.

Su Yang checked the details—8.1 km from Senhai Manor, nestled by Qianshan Lake in Yonghe District.

"Prime location—a lakeside villa."

With that thought, he drove out of the parking lot.

Just as he hit the main road, he spotted Gu Xiaoman on the sidewalk, talking on the phone.

Su Yang honked.

Beep beep.

Gu Xiaoman turned, and the sight of the McLaren Senna told her exactly who it was.

She walked over, leaning down to peer inside with a smirk. "What a coincidence. Off again?"

"Yep, going to check out a place."

"A place??!" Gu Xiaoman blinked.

Su Yang grinned. "Yeah, a villa."

"A vi—lla?!" Her expression twisted in mock outrage. "How much money do you even have?! Can’t you spare some for me? How can you let a delicate woman like me slave away like this?"

Su Yang thought, ‘Delicate? With those curves?’

But he kept that to himself—unless he wanted her chasing him down the street.

He laughed. "Quit your job then. I’ll take care of you."

"Seriously?"

"Dead serious. Just hope you can handle it~" He winked.

Gu Xiaoman brandished a fist. "Don’t get cocky!"

"Oh, by the way," she added, eyes gleaming, "who was that beauty with you yesterday?"

Su Yang: "......"

"You—you didn’t plant cameras in my apartment, did you?"

Gu Xiaoman batted her lashes. "I’m not that creepy."

"Then how’d you know someone came home with me?"

"Obviously I saw her. I was showing a client a property yesterday and spotted a hottie following you upstairs in the parking lot." She grinned.

Su Yang rubbed his temples, chuckling awkwardly. "What if I said she was my sister?"

"You expect me to buy that?"

"Heh, anyway—gotta run. Dinner’s on me another day. Bye!"

Before she could retort, Su Yang floored the accelerator. The Senna roared to life and sped off.

Gu Xiaoman crossed her arms, watching it go with a smile. ‘Figures a guy like him wouldn’t be short on women. Glad I didn’t fall for him... But my naive Meng Rou jie—wonder if she’s hooked?’

Twenty minutes later, Su Yang pulled up to the grand gates of Qianshan Peninsula.

A circular fountain adorned the entrance, surrounded by lush greenery.

Beyond the gates, a winding path led inward, flanked by dense foliage.

To the right lay Qianshan Lake. Su Yang stepped out to admire the shimmering water, where middle-aged couples strolled along the shore.

He dialed Pan Ning.

She picked up after two rings.

"Yeah?"

"I’m at your gate."

"Come in. My place is deep inside—it’d take me ten minutes to walk out."

"Then give me the damn address."

"Lan District, 601."

"Lan District?" Su Yang frowned.

Pan Ning sighed audibly. "Just ask the guard. From the gate, drive a few hundred meters, take a right at the T-junction, then follow the road to the end."

Su Yang nodded. "Fine. Start walking out—I’m coming in."

Hanging up, he slid back into the car.

At the gate, a guard emerged from the booth.

His eyes flicked to the supercar before he smiled at Su Yang. "Here to visit, sir?"

"Picking up a friend," Su Yang replied flatly.

"Right this way." The guard raised the barrier.

......