The candle beside burned gently. The house was clean and tidy. The orange light illuminated the woman's profile as she read, making her look serene and beautiful.
A look of tranquility and calmness appeared on her face.
Her slender fingers flipped the pages. The rustling of the pages mixed with the sound of the rain outside the window.
The shabby little house made of cement and red bricks behind them actually seemed like a home. And he felt like a stray dog that had accidentally wandered into someone else's home.
His eyes darkened.
This man, who had long been numb to the outside world, suddenly felt a sense of awkward embarrassment at this moment.
When Li Chuchu suddenly looked up, her beautiful face and extremely pure and innocent eyes were completely exposed in front of Shen Yanshan.
He seemed to have been burned. He immediately shifted his gaze elsewhere, looking extremely uncomfortable.
Why was this happening?
When had Li Chuchu become so good-looking?
Li Chuchu had been completely absorbed in her reading. At the same time as she heard the sound of the door opening, there was a "ding" in her mind.
[Mission Target: The Villain Soaked in the Rain]
[Mission: Give Gentle Care to the Lost Villain in the Rain]
[Mission Reward: Lickdog Points +2, Money Points +100]
Li Chuchu really didn't understand why the system would use such cute emoticons.
A trademark smile appeared on her face. "You're back so late today. Did everything go smoothly?"
When she saw the slap mark on his face, she suddenly fell silent. Then she said, "Why are you so wet? Did you forget to take an umbrella when you went out? Go and change your clothes quickly. Don't catch a cold."
"By the way, I prepared some mung bean soup for you. Try it later."
Li Chuchu took out an enamel jar from the cabinet. The mung bean soup inside had already cooled down, and it smelled sweet.
Shen Yanshan only glanced at it and then turned around and went back to his room.
He left so quickly?
At least he had replied to her yesterday.
Today, he didn't even bother to say a single word to her?
Was she doomed to fail before she even started? Would she not be able to complete her first mission?
Just when Li Chuchu thought that her mission of currying favor with the big shot was doomed to fail, the door creaked open again, and Shen Yanshan walked out.
He had changed into a dry set of clothes.
His wet hair had been roughly wiped with a towel. His hair was messy, but it added a bit of liveliness.
So he had just gone to change his clothes.
Shen Yanshan sat down at the table.
He looked at the bowl of mung bean soup and suddenly asked, "Is this specially prepared for me?" His tone was a bit cautious.
He was like a stray dog picked up from the street, afraid to eat the food given to him.
Li Chuchu quickly reacted and said, "Yes, it's specially prepared for you. Try it quickly. It's very sweet. I added a lot of sugar."
Shen Yanshan didn't say a word. He lowered his head and took small sips with a ceramic spoon printed with small green flowers, which didn't quite match his temperament.
It was really sweet.
After drinking two bottles of Erguotou in the evening, he felt like his whole body was on fire. After being caught in the rain all the way, his body was cold, and his stomach was burning with pain.
The sweet mung bean soup bit by bit soothed his churning stomach.
Today's mung bean soup was especially delicious. This was the first time Shen Yanshan had ever drunk mung bean soup that was specially left for him.
When he was halfway through the soup,
Shen Yanshan took out a thousand yuan from his pocket and put it on the table. "This is the living expenses for this month."
In addition, there were also a bunch of scattered food stamps, cloth stamps, oil stamps, and even soap stamps and bean product stamps. There were half a jin, two liang, and one jin ones.
He didn't say where these stamps came from, but Shen Yanshan used to be involved in the black market. It should not be difficult for him to get these things.
Li Chuchu was stunned.
Why did he suddenly start giving her money?
And she remembered that he used to only give her twenty or thirty yuan. Why was there so much this time? Had he struck it rich?
Li Chuchu suddenly remembered that Shen Yanshan did seem to have struck it rich at this time.
The original book mentioned that after Shen Yanshan sold the first batch of electronic watches, he earned his first pot of gold.
Who said this villain was bad? This villain was so good!
She got up again and silently took out two big meat buns from the cabinet.
The meat buns were only slightly warm. She heated them up a bit and brought them to the table. She said earnestly, "I was worried that you didn't eat dinner, so I specially prepared something for you."
Shen Yanshan had not moved his spoon. It was not until Li Chuchu walked back to his side that he seemed to relax and continue drinking the soup.
He was scared.
Li Chuchu was not stupid. She knew that the money from those watches must be more than this, but he couldn't give her all the money. Once the money got into her hands, it would surely be gone forever.
He couldn't give her all his money,
but he couldn't bear to see this momentary warmth shatter.
His back was slightly hunched. His slightly long, broken hair drooped in front of his eyes. The shadow covered his eyes.
Li Chuchu suddenly remembered the wound on Shen Yanshan's face when he came in and the strong smell of alcohol on him. A strange feeling suddenly welled up in her heart.
Shen Yanshan looked quite pitiful while eating. His body was curled up, making him look much smaller than his actual size. He was like a stray dog that no one wanted.
This posture was also a form of self - protection.
He was afraid that his food would be snatched away, and he was afraid of getting hurt.
Such an adjective might not seem very appropriate for the future Mr. Shen, who could shake the business world with a stomp of his foot. But at this moment, Li Chuchu seemed to see the description of Shen Yanshan in the original text: "An orphan who was forced to leave his parents and had to fight with the stray dogs on the street for food when he was hungry and cold."
The big villain used to be a poor little thing.
After Shen Yanshan finished eating, he put the bowl and plate in the sink and washed them clean. Then he turned around and went back to his room.
He was very quiet. Two buns and a bowl of mung bean soup could satisfy him.
When Li Chuchu saw the light in his room go out, she also lay down.
After a while, there was another "ding" in her mind.
[Mission Completed, Lickdog Points +2. Current Lickdog Points: 2]
[Money Points +100. Please check.]
Li Chuchu found that the money points at the bottom of the page had become 100.
There was a cash - out button next to it. Li Chuchu clicked on the button out of curiosity.
The next second, ten 100 - yuan bills suddenly appeared in her hand.
Who said it was bad to be a lickdog? Being a lickdog was great!
Li Chuchu put the money away and then lay back down to sleep.
She hadn't been able to fall asleep just now not entirely because she was absorbed in her reading.
There were always rustling sounds at night here, like mice burrowing. She wasn't quite used to it. It was the first time she had lived in such a house, and she was very scared being alone.
She would feel a bit more at ease when Shen Yanshan came back.
...
At night,
Li Chuchu's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.
There was a look of helplessness in her eyes.
She couldn't fall asleep. She really wanted to go to the toilet.
It was pitch - black outside. There was no light in the yard.
There was only a public toilet here, and it was outside the yard. She had to pass through a small grove to get there. She really didn't dare to go alone.
Li Chuchu thought about it for a long time. She gritted her teeth and decided to hold it in.
She turned over and faced the wall, closing her eyes again.
Early the next morning,
After Li Chuchu finished washing and was about to go out, she took a look into the room. The door was ajar. She didn't know if the person inside had left.
It was her first day at work, and she couldn't be late.
She stretched and then went out after packing up her things.
The announcer needed to arrive earlier than the workers. When Li Chuchu got there, Mu Wan was already in the broadcasting room. She didn't have any work in the morning, but because Li Chuchu was a newbie and it was her first day at work, Mu Wan was a bit worried, so she came to take a look.
The elderly woman was wearing a brown cheongsam and sitting in the back, reading the news manuscript.
"Good morning, Teacher Xie. Good morning, Senior Sister."
"Good morning!"
Mu Wan responded to Li Chuchu enthusiastically. Her ponytail was tied up high. She was wearing a well - fitting white shirt. She looked actively and vividly beautiful when she smiled.
Li Chuchu politely greeted the two of them and then started to prepare today's manuscript.
She was in charge of the morning broadcast today. Senior Sister Mu Wan said that they would work half - day shifts from now on, taking turns. They could arrange their own time for the rest of the day.