In the novel "Joy of Life," the protagonist wakes up at Li Chengze's residence.

Seeing Tao Jingyang's reaction, Li Chengze subtly curled the corners of his mouth.

Without saying a word, he led his men through a maze of turns to the highest point of the restaurant.

"Do all your princes...like to have a side job?"

Tao Jingyang was puzzled. As a prince, he was rich enough. Why would he work so hard to earn such meager sums?

Right? This "hard-earned money" should be earned by someone like me.

Tao Jingyang was thinking to himself that he needed to start some kind of business as soon as possible and "launder" his 10,000 taels of gold.

The main problem right now is that there's not much money to spend.

The stairs spiraled upwards, layer upon layer, and there were countless small rooms, but tonight they were all quiet.

"Hey, business isn't doing too well in your area. Need me to give you some advice?"

Tao Jingyang looked at the brightly lit building, but there wasn't a single person in sight.

"Who says they can't do business? We specifically posted a notice about renovations in the building today."

[Li Chengze]: I posted this especially for you, hehe, praise me!

Unfortunately, Mr. Tao was oblivious to the charm and continued to marvel at the decorations he saw.

The highest point is a large platform with no windows, only screens and sheer curtains.

Now that the screens and gauze curtains have been placed on both sides, the room is bright even without candles.

Coincidentally, the full moon was also hanging in the southwest at that moment.

A gentle breeze blew by, and Li Chengze beside him raised his hand to shield his face from the wind.

But the wind is not a person, and the wind has no morals; it will not stop, and will still blow his bangs slightly.

Tao Jingyang stood there, somewhat stunned, staring at the person before him. Only two words echoed repeatedly in his mind: "It was worth it, my life was worth it."

No, this doesn't seem to be two words.

Li Chengze also turned his head to look at her. Seeing that she was staring at him, he thought for a while and then moved the hand that was covering his forehead to Tao Jingyang's forehead.

Not yet, he tidied up her stray hairs again.

"I've prepared something for you."

"What?" Tao Jingyang stared blankly at Li Chengze's face.

[Tao Jingyang]: What are those pretty lips saying as they open and close...?

Li Chengze pulled the dazed "idiot" to the table and pushed the wooden box on the table toward Tao Jingyang.

Inside the wooden box was a thick stack of papers.

It was stamped with an official seal, and the name written below the seal was "Tao Jingyang".

!! ?

[Tao Jingyang]: Wait a minute, this whole stack of deeds is land deeds!? I've become a landlord?

She flipped through each one in shock, then looked at Li Chengze, who was calmly sipping his tea to the side.

He looks every bit the big shot.

"You...you've already stamped the official seal? No, I don't think I even went there in person..."

As Tao Jingyang spoke, his eyes never left the stack of land deeds.

"From Kyoto, Danzhou, Jiangnan... what's with this Northern Qi? And why is there Dongyi City too?"

"Further down, I found land deeds, business deeds, personal deeds..."

"You...you're going to bestow a title upon me? And give me so many things."

Tao Jingyang held it in both hands, turning it over and over, speechless with astonishment.

The latter remained silent, smiling as he watched her reaction.

Before Li Chengze could even make his "domineering CEO declaration," Tao Jingyang's words left everyone speechless:

"Brother Ze, are these things legitimately obtained?"

As he spoke, he approached Li Chengze, holding the contract up to his chest with both hands to show it to Li Chengze.

It's like that elementary school student standing on the podium, receiving a "Three Good Student" certificate from his homeroom teacher.

[Li Chengze]: So this is how you call me Brother Ze, right?

How come I never realized he was such a penny-pincher? If only I had known...

I'll take it out for you as soon as possible.