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As the Landlord came downstairs, he happened to witness the scene and shouted joyfully, "The World Cup is about to start again! I'm going to make a fortune!"
Seeing the Landlord so happy, I couldn't share in his excitement at all.
Because during the World Cup, business in the shop would surely be booming...
That meant I would be overwhelmed with work...
Sigh...
Here comes the Landlord again.
This time, he arrived half a month early, and his purpose was to collect next month's rent.
"Hey, Xiaolin, the World Cup is coming up next month. You know that business will be thriving during that time!"
"So, I’m raising next month's rent by 200 yuan. No problem, right?"
"You’re raising the price again!" I said with dissatisfaction. "You've already raised it three times in six months!"
"Oh come on, you have to understand my situation! I have no choice!"
"By the way, where's your boyfriend? I haven't seen him for a long time."
"Is he not planning to rent anymore?"
"Are you two still renting or not? If you're not, let me know early so I can rent it to someone else!"
The Landlord's barrage of questions caught me off guard.
"Are you renting or not?" the Landlord asked again.
"Yes, we are!" I quickly replied, "But we don't have any money right now. Please come back in a few days to collect the rent."
"No money?" the Landlord laughed. "You’re not trying to fool me, are you?"
"I'm not lying!" I insisted, growing anxious. "I really don’t have any money. Please come back in a few days!"
"No way!" the Landlord suddenly grabbed my shirt. "If you don’t have money, then you need to vacate this place!"
"You already owe me a month's rent. If you don’t pay up, I’ll kick you out!"
The Landlord held onto my shirt tightly, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't shake him off.
Just then, Xu Qian arrived!
He grabbed the Landlord's hand and twisted it forcefully!
With a crack, the Landlord's hand was twisted down!
"Ah—!" the Landlord screamed in pain, clutching his hand as he fell to the ground.
I was terrified.
Because my work ID and identification card had fallen out of my pocket!
The Landlord picked them up and froze: "Xiao Lin? Your name is Lin Shufan?"
"Did you say your name is Li Li?"
"Do you work at Four Seas Foot Spa?"
I hurriedly picked up my work ID and identification card, stuffing them into my pocket.
"No! Please let me explain..."
"Alright, I'll go withdraw some money tonight and bring the rent to you."
The Landlord looked at me with a puzzled expression, then glanced at Xu Qian.
"Okay," he said, "I'll wait for you tonight."
The Landlord left.
Before he walked away, he turned back to glance at me and Xu Qian a few times.
Xu Qian coldly asked, "Why does he call you Xiao Lin?"
"He mumbles; what he actually meant was Xiao Liu," I explained.
"Li Li, if you can't pay the rent, you can come to me," Xu Qian said.
"Really?" My eyes brightened.
"Of course," Xu Qian replied nonchalantly, "but you can only borrow once."
"If you can't pay back the money, then forget it."
I looked at Xu Qian, a warm feeling swelling in my heart.
In that moment, I felt as if I had found a support.
"Xu Qian..." I said.
"What is it?"
"Can I move in with you?"
I decided to move in with Xu Qian.
This way, I could save on rent and also have someone to rely on.
To be honest, I didn't have any feelings for Xu Qian, but he didn't dislike me and was willing to help.
Since he didn't mind me, sharing a bed with him seemed acceptable.
After all, there’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world; if he was willing to help me, I had to offer something in return.
For me, this was a very worthwhile arrangement.
I packed my belongings and left the place where I had lived for a few months.
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