Chapter 123

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Chapter 123: Buying A Villa?

The next morning, when Ye Xiao woke up, she found herself once again lying in that familiar yet unfamiliar big bed—and once again, the other side was empty.

But the lingering scent of a familiar bath gel in the air made it easy for Ye Xiao to deduce who had shared the bed with her last night.

That scent was unmistakably from the brand Su Ruoxue often used.

She got out of bed and checked herself—still tightly wrapped in her pajamas. As expected, if she didn’t take the initiative, Su Ruoxue usually wouldn’t make a move.

That incident in the elevator had just been a warning shot, nothing more.

Ye Xiao left the room and went downstairs, where Su Ruoxue spotted her immediately.

“Xiao Xiao, you’re up! I went out early to get your favorite crab roe soup dumplings from the restaurant.”

The last time they’d been to that place, these seemingly not-filling soup dumplings were the ones Ye Xiao ordered the most.

Each dumpling cost 20 yuan.

They used real crab roe inside, not salted egg yolk—a luxury item meant for people with money.

For most ordinary folks, many probably couldn’t even tell the difference between salted egg yolk and crab roe.

But the price was justified.

After all, not all rich people are idiots—money’s not that easy to make.

“Oh, right, Ye Xiao, I also got you a little gift. I noticed your phone looked pretty old yesterday, so I went ahead and ordered you a new one. It hasn’t arrived yet, though.” Su Ruoxue said this casually.

Ye Xiao blinked in surprise. Her phone was starting to lag, and games weren’t running smoothly anymore. It really was time for an upgrade.

She hadn’t expected Su Ruoxue to notice such a small detail. Ye Xiao felt a bit moved.

That breakfast of soup dumplings left her completely stuffed. As the saying goes, “a full belly leads to idle thoughts”—Ye Xiao’s gaze toward Ruoxue-jie changed slightly.

Still, Su Ruoxue was absolutely not going to let Ye Xiao lay a finger on her.

All those moments of weakness before had been entirely the fault of that damned citrus scent.

Ye Xiao didn’t get her way that whole morning.

By lunchtime, Ye Xiao insisted on eating “Kaifeng Fried Chicken’s Crazy Thursday” meal deal.

Su Ruoxue couldn’t say no to her—just like dealing with a child—so she brought Ye Xiao to the fast-food restaurant, where the girl ordered more than 200 yuan worth of food and ate like a maniac.

But in the end, she couldn’t even finish half of it.

Right then, Su Ruoxue’s phone rang.

“Ye Xiao, your phone just arrived.”

The shipping was via FS Express, and since the warehouse was near Binhai, it only took a day to arrive.

Seeing that the pickup point wasn’t far, Su Ruoxue simply drove Ye Xiao there.

After receiving the package, Su Ruoxue handed it to Ye Xiao without hesitation.

The tall, mature beauty and the petite, adorable girl drew a lot of attention.

Su Ruoxue looked calm and composed. Ye Xiao appeared “obedient” and cute.

They looked exactly like a mother-daughter pair.

Ye Xiao opened the box and pulled out a brand-new, still-sealed phone.

“Holy crap, it’s the newest HUAWEI Mate 60 RS Master Edition—it costs over 10,000 yuan!”

“Is that beautiful lady the little loli’s mom? I want a mom like that too!”

“Get lost! With your broke-ass look? Dream on! Wanting a mom like that—might as well eat sh*t while you’re at it!”

Under the envious and jealous gazes of everyone picking up their packages—Ye Xiao shamelessly accepted the phone Su Ruoxue gave her.

The “Extraordinary Master Edition”—she just looked it up, and it cost 13,000 yuan. No reason not to accept it!

Dual-satellite communication, Xuanwu tempered Kunlun glass, Legendary Star Diamond design… the marketing made it sound like something out of a sci-fi movie.

Ye Xiao didn’t understand most of it. The most expensive phone she’d ever owned in her previous life cost maybe 6,000 yuan.

There was no way she’d ever spend over 10k on a phone with her own money.

But since Ruoxue-jie gifted it, Ye Xiao happily accepted it.

She took a long, satisfied sip from the juice cup in her hand.

Soaking in everyone’s envious stares? Absolutely exhilarating.

Honestly, if Su Ruoxue had given her the phone at home, it wouldn’t have felt half this satisfying.

Everyone around thought she was Su Ruoxue’s daughter—but Ye Xiao didn’t see it that way.

If these people found out that Su Ruoxue was her woman, they’d probably cry themselves to death.

Su Ruoxue was basically a goddess—being gifted something by a goddess? Nothing felt better than that.

“Su Ruoxue Affection +5.”

After accepting the gift, Ye Xiao saw that Su Ruoxue’s affection level had increased by another 5 points—bringing it to 85.

Ye Xiao was a little surprised.

She didn’t realize that accepting a gift could raise affection points—she had thought it only worked when giving them.

For Su Ruoxue, though, ever since finding out Ye Xiao had so many female “friends,” she had been inexplicably irritable.

But now—Ye Xiao’s phone, the one she used every day, was a gift from her.

It felt like a silent declaration of status. After all, who else had given Ye Xiao something she carried everywhere and used constantly?

No one.

Only her, Su Ruoxue.

Ye Xiao would be carrying this gift with her for a long time.

After receiving the phone, Ye Xiao said goodbye to Su Ruoxue.

Su Ruoxue had work to attend to, while Ye Xiao, almost on autopilot, ended up walking onto Binhai University’s campus.

Wandering around, she passed by a music classroom—

“Did you hear? This is Assistant Instructor Jiang’s last class.”

“Huh? Really?”

“Yeah, apparently a talent scout discovered her, and now she’s leaving to become a big star.”

“So jealous! Why can’t a talent scout find me and make me, a celebrity?”

Ye Xiao paused.

Hadn’t Jiang Mengwei already signed with the newly established Yun-Xiao Entertainment? And hadn’t she quit being a TA more than ten days ago?

So why was she still giving classes at Binhai University?

Frowning, Ye Xiao stepped into the music lecture hall, but even after sitting for quite a while, there was still no sign of Jiang Mengwei.

So, she pulled out her new phone, popped in her SIM card, and started transferring data from her old device.

As soon as she logged into WeChat—

Several messages popped up all at once.

Shen Yunchu: “Xiao Xiao, want to go to the movies tonight? I already bought the tickets—it’s a 10 PM show. Afterward, let’s get some late-night snacks, okay?”

If this message were sent to a guy, it would’ve been pretty suggestive.

But sent to Ye Xiao—it didn’t seem like a big deal. After all, they lived together. Even if it was a midnight show, they’d just go home together afterward. Nothing unusual.

They weren’t dorm students anymore—there were no curfews.

A normal college student receiving a message like this? Their imagination would probably run wild.

Ye Xiao replied immediately: “Sure!”

Then she moved on to the next message.

It was from Qin Yunxi.

Qin Yunxi: “Xiao Xiao, how come you haven’t come home in two days? I’m a little scared being here alone…”

Ye Xiao paused for a moment. Leaving Qin Yunxi alone in that single-person apartment really wasn’t the safest.

She started seriously considering something—

Should she just buy a villa?

Then she could have both Qin Yunxi and Shen Yunchu move in.

It would be more convenient, and the security in a wealthy residential area was far superior to that of a regular apartment complex.