Si Mo, who had been sitting on the single sofa for a while, raised his eyebrows. "Your fiancé has nothing. I bet he can't even afford a wedding house. Why don't you set this place as your wedding house? You can move in after your wedding."
When mentioning her fiancé, his tone was filled with obvious disdain.
Rong Lan stretched. "Forget it. You can live here. Chu Hengyuan may be short of money, but the Chu family will arrange the wedding house."
Si Mo felt complicated. Living in such a nice place and asking the little fox to teach him the spell of sharing life, even though he would teach the little fox spells in return, it still seemed that he was taking advantage of her.
"Little fox, do you know if there are any jobs around here?"
"You're looking for a job?" Rong Lan was surprised.
Si Mo nodded slightly. "It's okay for me to live in your place, but I can't use your money for food and drinks. If your little fiancé finds out, he might come and beat me up."
"You still need to eat and drink?" Rong Lan was even more surprised.
In her opinion, a great demon like Si Mo, whose strength she couldn't even fathom, should have transcended the desire for food and didn't need to eat.
Si Mo rolled his eyes at the little fox's surprised tone. "Why can't I eat and drink? You little fox can't even walk past a roasted chicken stall. It's perfectly normal for me to eat."
It was just that he ate out of habit. If there was really nothing to eat, he wouldn't die.
Rong Lan, who couldn't resist roasted chickens, coughed lightly. "You don't like to be around humans. A job would mean spending at least eight hours a day with them. Can you bear that?"
Si Mo thought about it according to the little fox's assumption and found it truly torturous.
He regretted not hiding a few gold bars on him when he left.
Gold bars were a universal currency no matter which world he was in. If he had a few with him, he wouldn't have to suffer like this.
"My fortune - telling shop will soon be renovated and ready to open. Why don't you come and work in my shop? I -" Rong Lan paused and secretly calculated how much money she had left. "I'll pay you 3000 yuan a month. When we make more money in the future, I'll give you a share."
Si Mo frowned. "You're opening a fortune - telling shop in this modern - looking world?"
Did the little fox think she had too much money and wanted to waste it all?
Rong Lan nodded, looking proud. "I'm sure I can make money! I have a cheat code!"
Si Mo really wanted to ask where the little fox's blind confidence came from. Could it be an illusion given to her by her unreliable fiancé?
His rationality told him that the little fox's fortune - telling shop was unreliable, but it also told him that he didn't want to have too much contact with humans. Working in the little fox's shop, he could even slack off. After some thought, he finally nodded and agreed to work there when the shop opened.
Rong Lan was happy to have a new employee. She sat on the sofa for a while, then left with the small paper bag containing the ring, leaving Si Mo to get familiar with his future living place.
As soon as she reached the entrance of the community, she saw a familiar face standing there.
She wanted to pretend not to see and just walk by, but the man saw her and greeted her with a smile. "Miss Rong Lan."
Rong Lan had no choice but to stop. She didn't even bother to smile. "Mr. Chu Chuan."
He was really... a persistent nuisance...
Once she regained her cultivation, she would scare Chu Chuan to death. If not, after a few more days in the gym, she would fight him and break his legs so that he wouldn't always appear in front of her.
"What a coincidence, Miss Rong Lan."
"Hehe -" Rong Lan forced a smile. "What a coincidence. What do you want, Mr. Chu Chuan? If you have nothing to say, I'll leave. I'm in a hurry."
"Since I've met Miss Rong Lan so coincidentally, I naturally have something very interesting to share with you." Chu Chuan smiled and handed her five or six photos. "These are taken with a Polaroid. They have a special charm. Would you like to take a look, Miss Rong Lan?"
Rong Lan knew what the photos might show, but she still took them.
After flipping through them one by one, she casually put the photos into the small paper bag in her hand. "The photos are taken very well. Thank you, Mr. Chu Chuan, for this gift. The charm of some of them is worth framing and keeping."
Chu Chuan watched her actions and smiled. There was a disturbing hint of evil in his smile. "I'm glad Miss Rong Lan likes them. The Polaroid photos may not be very clear. If Miss Rong Lan really likes them, I'll have the ones taken with a camera developed and send them to you."
Rong Lan: "..."
Was this guy crazy?
Did he send a bunch of people to follow her? Some with Polaroids, some with cameras, and maybe even some with phones?
She felt like even big - name stars didn't get this kind of treatment.
"Just tell me what you want. I'm tired of playing these games with you. Talking to you is no fun at all."
Chu Chuan still had that smiling face. "A month later, on the day of your wedding with my brother, Miss Rong Lan, please flee the wedding."
Rong Lan: "..."
She now seriously suspected that Chu Chuan wasn't a member of the Chu family.
If she fled the wedding, it would not only disgrace Chu Hengyuan but also the entire Chu family.
Chu Chuan had the Chu surname. Wouldn't the disgrace of the Chu family also affect him?
"I know Miss Rong Lan likes my brother, but not that much, right? Otherwise, Miss Rong Lan wouldn't secretly keep a gigolo."
On the 18th floor, Si Mo, who had finally found a rag and was diligently dusting by hand, suddenly sneezed.
He rubbed his nose, feeling a bit confused.
Were his parents missing him? Why else would he sneeze out of the blue?
It couldn't be a cold, could it?
Was he even prone to getting sick in this strange world?
Rong Lan knew that Chu Chuan would misunderstand Si Mo as her gigolo, and she didn't plan to explain too much. "The most important reason for me to marry into the Chu family is to get the Chu family's investment to make up for a broken capital chain of the Bai family."
"Do you think I would flee the wedding just for this reason?" Currently, the Bai family hadn't done anything wrong to her. If she fled the wedding, it would seem that she had a bad character.
Chu Chuan met Rong Lan's cold eyes. The curve of his lips widened. "Miss Rong Lan isn't really a member of the Bai family. Even if you flee the wedding, you won't be letting the Bai family down."
"However, it seems that Miss Rong Lan won't agree to my request. Then don't blame me if I accidentally send these photos to a group of hundreds of friends." Chu Chuan emphasized the word "accidentally", as if afraid that Rong Lan wouldn't notice the strong threat in his tone.