13: Chapter 13 Jinmao Mansion Residential Community

With these thoughts, Li Luo drifted off into a hazy sleep.

By the time Li Luo opened his eyes, it was nearly seven in the evening.

Seeing that it was already getting dark outside, Li Luo didn't feel like going out anymore.

He casually ordered a few stir-fried dishes; after all, eating noodles all the time provided no substance.

Of course, if this were in the past, let alone substance, he could have lived on noodles for a month.

But now, he wasn't short on money, not for a little bit like this.

Not to mention the thirty thousand-plus he still had on him, once the system upgraded, Li Luo would be essentially financially free even if he did nothing at all.

Half an hour later, knock, knock, knock...

It must be the food delivery, Li Luo thought, getting up to open the door and reaching out to take it from the delivery rider.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome, enjoy your meal." The delivery rider said this and hurried downstairs, it seemed he had other orders.

Closing the door, he placed the food on the dining table and opened the containers. Li Luo leaned in and sniffed—it smelled really good.

No wonder this place had such high ratings.

Picking up his bowl, Li Luo started digging in, one foot resting casually on the chair—after all, there were no outsiders around.

Li Luo truly enjoyed this kind of unrestrained life.

Looking at the food on the table that he had mostly finished.

Li Luo rubbed his slightly bloated stomach.

He lay back on the sofa and took out his phone to scroll through TikTok; this was arguably Li Luo's greatest joy at the moment.

Aside from driving his ride-hailing car every day, lying in bed scrolling through TikTok was Li Luo's most relaxing time.

He checked the time; it was nine o'clock.

That was about it; time to wash up and go to sleep.

He should continue running for a while tomorrow morning; if he stopped now, his body would just be sore again when he started back up. At worst, he would just drive a bit slower tomorrow.

Besides, the air was better in the morning; it would definitely be more comfortable to run then than at night.

With that, Li Luo went to the sink, washed his face, brushed his teeth, and then headed into his room.

He slept without dreams all night.

The next day, at 7 AM, Li Luo got up on time to exercise.

Arriving downstairs, although this complex was an apartment building, it had been built many years ago, and the exterior walls were peeling in many places.

Li Luo had only rented here because it was cheap, and even then, it still cost 1,200 a month.

Housing in Jiangning was truly not cheap. He needed to strive to complete 100 positive reviews as soon as possible, so that after the system upgrade, he could buy a house of his own.

Huff, puff.

He had only been running for ten-something minutes.

Li Luo was already drenched in sweat. He bent over, hands on his knees, slowly calming his heart, which was racing from the run.

His eyes swept to a stone bench ahead, and Li Luo jogged over slowly, sitting down and panting heavily, waiting to calm down a little.

Li Luo then finished the remaining ten-something minutes of his run.

After jogging in the complex for half an hour, he stopped by the entrance to buy some breakfast to take back.

Back home, he finished his breakfast.

Li Luo took a shower, changed into casual clothes, and then picked up his keys to go downstairs.

Even though he had just finished running today, the soreness in his body was noticeably better than yesterday.

Li Luo reckoned that after a few more days, when his body adapted, it would be fine. He looked at the brand-new NIO parked downstairs; the grey body gleamed blindingly, looking grand and classy at first glance.

After getting in and driving out of the complex, Li Luo started accepting orders, but after waiting a few minutes, he hadn't received any.

It seemed that there were fewer people calling for premium ride-hailing cars; after all, it was still very busy running a ride-hailing car here in Jiangning.

Ding.

To accept a comfort-class ride-hailing order, please proceed to Jinmao Mansion to pick up the passenger.

Jinmao Mansion?

Li Luo knew this complex; it was considered a high-end residential area in Jiangning. At its peak, it went for sixty or seventy thousand per square meter, and even the smallest unit cost seven or eight million.

Li Luo occasionally checked housing prices in various parts of Jiangning when he was free; he had originally planned to buy a house of his own in Jiangning in a few days.

After all, having drifted for so long, if it weren't for the system, Li Luo would likely have spent his whole life living like a beast of burden.

Yesterday, fearing that the new car smell was a bit strong and would make for a bad experience, Li Luo had specially bought a car air freshener on his way back.

Today, there was a faint scent of jasmine inside, very fresh, and Li Luo was very satisfied.

Arriving at Jinmao Mansion.

Li Luo got out and opened the back door. "Are you the passenger for 3264? Please get in."

Li Luo looked at the person before him, who was dressed in a sharp and appropriate professional outfit.

She looked to be about the same age as Li Luo, with a delicate, oval-shaped face wearing light makeup, a touch of crimson on her lips making her complexion look even more radiant.

It was just that she had a stern face, looking cold and aloof, with an 'unapproachable' air that made Li Luo feel uncomfortable.

However, Li Luo noticed that on this beauty's delicate face, her brows were slightly furrowed with a hint of sorrow; she must be troubled by something.

Li Luo hated encountering people like this most; even if you didn't offend them, there was a chance they might end up taking their anger out on you.

People in the service industry found this type of person the most annoying.

Therefore, Li Luo didn't hold out hope for a positive review on this order; he just wanted to get this cold woman to her destination as quickly as possible.

Li Luo didn't say a word for the entire drive, terrified that if he said the wrong thing, he would be like a lighter and set her off.

For the past few days, due to a tight capital chain at her company and endless arguments among the shareholders, Xu Mengjie hadn't slept well for several nights in a row.

Back when she graduated from university, she had partnered with several seniors and juniors to found this clothing company with a registered capital of five million huaxia coin.

Originally, the five of them were to contribute one million each, but halfway through, one senior dropped out because his family arranged a job for him. Among the remaining four, three partners stated that their families could only support a maximum of one million.

Xu Mengjie had no choice but to seek help from her family again. Although her parents supported her entrepreneurship, scraping together the first million had already emptied their savings; now, adding another million was simply unbearable.

She still remembered her father smoking many cigarettes silently in the hallway for the sake of this money. There was also a younger brother in college who would need to start a family in the future; the pressure on her parents was imaginable.

Yet she was unwilling to give up, painting a vision of success for her parents.

Living in a big house, driving luxury cars, having nannies to wait on her...

In the end, her mother made the final decision to support her. Her parents quickly took action, borrowing 500,000 from relatives and mortgaging their house to the bank for another 500,000, managing to scrape the money together.

The speed of it even surprised Xu Mengjie a little.

Her parents were truly afraid of being poor! It was so good.