A beautiful summer night

Whether he was drunk and infatuated last night or asleep, the man kept calling out the same name.

Gardenia.

Summer Evening Gardenia.

Sun Lingzhi clenched her fingers, feeling the man in her arms hugging her tighter and tighter. She reached out and placed her hand on his chest in response, "I'm here, I won't leave."

She knew that the person Zhou Yu was calling out to wasn't her.

The reason she received preferential treatment from Zhou Yu was entirely because her name contained the same character as his fiancée's.

That's why she was able to climb into his bed and become his first woman when he was heartbroken, drunk, and confused.

Zhou Yu is surrounded by friends who are all very flamboyant, but within the circle of the wealthy, he is a gentleman.

He frequented various such places with his friends, and even when people let others into his room, he remained unmoved by the blatant temptation.

People in the industry say that he remained chaste for love.

He remained celibate for his fiancée.

He remained chaste for Xia Wanzhi.

Sun Lingzhi, her eyes red, tilted her head back to look at the man who was holding her tightly.

What good is it if he loves Xia Wanzhi so much?

She was the one who sought pleasure with him several times, she was the one who had intimate conversations with him, and she was the one he held in his arms.

It was Sun Lingzhi.

So what if she's a substitute? As long as he can't have Xia Wanzhi, there will always be her as a substitute by his side.

After a while, perhaps awakened by the sound of rain outside the window, Zhou Yu sat up abruptly after seeing Sun Lingzhi's face clearly, enduring the intense headache as he slowly regained his senses.

Clothes were scattered all over the floor under the bed, and the blanket slipped off. Feeling a slight light and coolness, Zhou Yu turned to the shy and charming woman beside him and scolded, "Get off!"

Zhou Yu clutched his throbbing head, and after recovering, he threw off the covers, got up, and picked up the clothes scattered on the floor.

“Young Master Zhou…” Sun Lingzhi called out to him with a sob in her voice, kneeling up and pulling his hand to beg him, “Please don’t send me away, I will stay by your side and never cause trouble.”

"You dare to challenge me?" Zhou Yu was so drunk he had forgotten what he had said to this woman the night before.

“But you need me, don’t you?” Sun Lingzhi made a desperate attempt, looking firmly into Zhou Yu’s eyes. “Whatever you like about Miss Xia, I can learn it, I can learn it…”

In the blink of an eye, the moment she uttered the surname "Xia," Zhou Yu turned back and grabbed her by the neck. His hangover eyes cleared in that instant, and a trace of red blood rose in his eye sockets.

He humiliated her, saying, "Learn from her? What are you to be worthy of learning from her? With your despicable posture, where is there even a trace of her?"

Only when Sun Lingzhi struggled fiercely, unable to breathe, did Zhou Yu release her and shove her away: "She never lowers her stance in front of me, she never begs me, and she never cries in front of me."

After saying that, he sneered, grabbed Sun Lingzhi's hand and pressed it against his face: "Do you know what she'll do right now?"

Sun Lingzhi looked up shakily: "What..."

"Slap me." Zhou Yu grinned wickedly, his eyes fixed on Sun Lingzhi. "She'll slap me hard."

"You want to learn from her? Go ahead and learn, do you dare?"

"Snapped--"

The laughter ended with a resounding slap from Sun Lingzhi across his face.

The air seemed to freeze instantly. Sun Lingzhi could no longer feel the pain in her palm. She watched Zhou Yu's reaction with trepidation.

Zhou Yu has gone mad.

She's crazy too.

Just a moment later, Zhou Yu turned his head back from his astonishment, glanced at Sun Lingzhi a few times, and then suddenly burst into uncontrollable laughter. He stepped forward, grabbed Sun Lingzhi's hand, and pressed it against his face again: "That's it, that's it, come on, slap me again!"

"One more slap! Hahaha—"

-

The rain finally stopped in the afternoon, the gloomy rain curtain dissipated, and the sky instantly turned a clear blue.

Living in the studio is only temporary; Xia Wanzhi needs to find a place to live as soon as possible.

At this moment, three advisors were sitting at the table in the reception room, offering various suggestions to Xia Wanzhi. Each of them had different ideas and chattered on and on, but after a long time, they still hadn't decided on a house.

Xie Tan pointed to one of the sets with a confident air: "This one is great, it's luxurious and grand, Sister Wanzi will definitely like it!"

Yunli snorted and swiped the tablet two pages to the left: "Your sister Wanzi lives alone, it's not like we're buying a wedding house, why would she need such a big house? Listen to me, this small duplex is enough."

Zhu Zi said coolly, "She probably can't afford to rent this location."

Xie Tanhao shouted arrogantly, "I'll rent this one for Sister Wanzi, it has floor-to-ceiling windows!"

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

Everyone present knew that Xia Wanzhi only loved floor-to-ceiling windows.

Floor-to-ceiling windows are her destiny.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Xia Wanzhi received the same gaze from the three of them, shrugged, and gave up, not wanting to think.

Yunli picked up the candy on the table and threw it at him: "If you don't look at us, who should you look at? We're not the ones renting the place."

Bamboo laughed and said, "Tell me, which one appealed to you?"

Xia Wanzhi flipped through the bamboo leaves several times, looking left and right, and was about to answer when the bamboo hummed twice—

"Just say it, say it so you can give up on yourself."

Xia Wanzhi's expression changed instantly, turning gloomy: "..."

Xie Tan coughed lightly, like a little adult, to clear his throat, then jumped off the chair, went around behind Xia Wanzhi, hugged her, and said affectionately, "These houses are so expensive, Sister Wanzhi, why don't you use your reliable connections? Find a big house in a good location and ask them to give you a discount."

Yunli crossed her arms and teased, "Wow, Little Sister has connections too."

Xie Tan raised his thumb and ran it across his nose, replying proudly, "Of course."

Xia Wanzhi chuckled, pulling Xie Tan's hand that was draped around her neck: "Where do you get these connections?"

"What kind of discount?" Bamboo was more concerned about this key point.

Xie Tan patted his chest: "Broken bones!"

The question was evaded, and Xia Wanzhi keenly sensed it, turning around to look at Xie Tan meaningfully.

The girl showed up uninvited, saying she wanted to help her find a house; she must have some ulterior motive.

"Cough cough..." Xie Tan didn't dare to look Xia Wanzhi in the eye, scratched his neck and said, "Grandpa said that either he will take you home to live, or you will have to accept the house he found for you."

Xie Tan closed her eyes and said in one breath, "Sister Wanzi, don't worry, it's not free. Don't feel embarrassed, just stay here without worry!"

Xia Wanzhi was intrigued by Xie Tan's vivid and engaging speech.

Her resolve was already weak, and with two advisors beside her already swayed and encouraging her along with Xie Tan, she agreed.

With a sigh, Xia Wanzhi relented: "Where is the house? How much is the rent? Take me to see the house when you have time."

Xie Tan jumped up and down, making a victory sign: "Yay, I'll ask right away."

Under the watchful eyes of the three, Xie Tan swiped the smartwatch on his wrist a few times, and just as he was about to dial a number, he suddenly realized something and chuckled, "I'd better go back and ask."

Yunli took a sip of water, suppressing a laugh, and as if she had guessed something, waved her hand: "Then go ahead, don't bother seeing me out."

Xia Wanzhi felt uneasy under Yun Li's gaze: "What are you looking at me for?"

Yunli pretended to be profound: "I've done some calculations, and your benefactor is coming to rescue you on auspicious seven-colored clouds."

The noble person's surname is Xie, and he is called Noble Person Xie.

Xia Wanzhi: "..."