25: Chapter 25 Taking possession of the house.

"Got it, got it."

Gu Yuqing thought for a moment, then asked with a bit of embarrassment.

"Then Li Luo, do you plan to rent out your property in Yingyuan Residential Area?"

Li Luo looked at her with some surprise through the rearview mirror.

"Why ask that? I didn't plan on renting it out! What's wrong? Is your lease up?"

"It's not that. I'm asking for my Best Friend here. My Best Friend also wants to rent a place over there. She's been transferred to Jiangning, and she doesn't have any friends here, so she wants to live in the same residential area as me."

"Then why doesn't she just live with you? Aren't you Best Friends? It would be livelier if two people lived together."

"I told her to live with me too, but she said she's used to living alone and insists on renting her own place."

Gu Yuqing was silent for a moment.

"Li Luo, that property you mentioned you haven't picked up yet—is it a bare-bones unit or simply furnished?"

"It's simply furnished. Are you implying that I should rent the place to your Best Friend?"

Gu Yuqing said, a bit awkwardly.

"That is the idea, but of course, if that's your marital home, then pretend I never said anything."

Li Luo didn't really care; he didn't plan on living there anyway. It was just that he was planning to save that unit for Pan Xingyue.

Maybe he would rent it to her for now.

If the system dropped more real estate later, he could save that for Pan Xingyue then.

If any other junior high classmate had asked Li Luo about this, he would have refused without hesitation. It had been over ten years; what kind of classmate relationship was even left?

But Gu Yuqing was different. As long as she wasn't married, Li Luo kept her on his list of potential girlfriends, which was why he felt embarrassed to refuse this small request.

"You know me, what kind of 'marital home' would that be? No one is pressuring me, and it's great being free and single."

"From the sound of it, you don't plan on getting married?"

"I don't have that in mind for now. We'll see later!"

Li Luo glanced at Gu Yuqing again.

"What does your Best Friend say?"

Gu Yuqing hurriedly patted Xu Wei.

"Wei Wei, he's asking you?"

"Ah, I'm fine with anything."

"Wei Wei is very clean. She'll only come back to stay for a few days on her days off; she isn't in Jiangning the rest of the time."

In truth, Gu Yuqing had no other choice. She couldn't help much with her Best Friend's difficulties; she could only say she was trying her best to help.

Gu Yuqing continued.

"When you plan to move in later, I'll have my Best Friend find another place."

Li Luo examined the woman who was still wearing sunglasses through the rearview mirror.

"Do you really want to rent it?"

Seeing Li Luo speaking to her, Xu Wei finally took off her glasses.

Beneath the glasses, a pair of lively, somewhat mesmerizing eyes were revealed, with long eyelashes matching her delicate face.

Li Luo thought to himself: Another top-tier beauty. Are beautiful women really so cheap these days?

"I'm fine with anything! If you're renting it out, Handsome Guy, I'll rent it."

"Alright then, it's on the way, so I'll go pick up the property."

The system had already handled everything, so picking up the property should be quick.

Xu Wei said softly at this moment.

"Then, can I transfer the rent to you after I get paid?"

As she spoke, Xu Wei looked a bit embarrassed. Renting first and paying later—it seemed like there wasn't really a precedent for that.

"It's fine, just move in first! Pay me when you have the money. You're my Old Classmate's friend, so just feel free to live there."

Li Luo wasn't short on money now. Of course, he wouldn't refuse to take money just because the other party was pretty; he wasn't a sucker.

Seeing Li Luo being so accommodating, Gu Yuqing happily patted her Best Friend.

"How about that? My Old Classmate is a good person, right!"

"Mm, he really is very good."

"You don't need to butter me up; it's not like I'm not collecting rent."

"Then how much do you plan to charge for rent per month, Handsome Guy?"

Upon hearing this, Li Luo glanced at the rearview mirror.

"I don't really know much about this. Just pay the same amount as the rent for my Old Classmate's place!"

"Okay, I understand. I'll transfer it to you as soon as I get paid."

"Sure, no problem."

Xu Wei gave him a grateful look. The main thing was that she really had no money right now; her father had passed away years ago.

Her mother had raised her and her younger brother single-handedly with great difficulty. Because her mother had done manual labor for many years, she was now getting older and had bad legs and feet.

Last month, after finishing cleaning for an employer, she hadn't been careful while going downstairs and had fallen down the stairs.

She was still in the hospital now. The doctor said there was a blood clot in her brain and she might need surgery, and her leg was also fractured.

Coupled with the follow-up recovery and regular nursing care, such a huge expense pressed down on her alone, and she was on the verge of a breakdown.

The doctor had also told her that if the blood clot in her brain didn't dissipate in the next few days, she would need surgery as soon as possible, as dragging it out would make it more serious.

Her younger brother was taking care of their mother at home now and didn't have a job, so everything relied on her alone.

She actually wanted to live with her Best Friend too, which would have saved on rent.

She had been considering it for a long time recently and planned to agree to that passenger from the flight.

The passenger had said he wanted to keep her as a mistress the first time he saw her, and she had politely refused at the time.

She had met him on a flight again a few days ago, and he told her to think it over carefully and even asked for her contact information.

She had been prepared to refuse at the time, but thinking of the situation at home, she added his contact information anyway.

Because this was the only method she currently knew of, she planned to talk to him in the next few days.

She would ask him to provide 300,000 upfront, counting as the cost of keeping her for a year.

Because that man had previously promised to give her 30,000 every month, but Xu Wei wanted to get it all at once.

There was no other way; the hospital didn't offer payment plans. If it really didn't work out, she could accept a little less.

Calculating it this way, adding her savings from these years, it should be enough.

If the person agreed, he would definitely stay with her, so living with her Best Friend would certainly be inconvenient.

She had already told Gu Yuqing, so when Gu Yuqing just said she wasn't used to living alone, it was also to save her face.

As for Li Luo's rent, if he was in a hurry for it, she would borrow some from her Best Friend and give it to him first; that was all she could do for now.

After thinking it through, Xu Wei felt relieved.

During the rest of the journey, the three of them chatted about various gossip and interesting events, and it was quite harmonious.

Soon they arrived at Yingyuan Residential Area. Li Luo drove directly to the sales department, and the three of them got out of the car and walked toward the sales department together.

A saleswoman must have noticed the three of them and walked over toward them.

Looking at the two beautiful women behind Li Luo, she secretly glanced at the car Li Luo was driving.

She knew what kind of financial strength this person had. She didn't know how these two great beauties had taken a liking to this man.

Out of professional courtesy, she still asked.

"Are you looking at properties, sir?"

"I've reserved a property here; could you help me check?"

Li Luo, who was preparing to take out his ID card, was suddenly a bit embarrassed. He had forgotten that his ID card was still with An Yaxuan.

"Is a photo of my ID card okay? I didn't bring my ID card. I bought it with a full payment, so it should be very easy to find."

The Two Women beside him were also surprised to hear Li Luo say he had bought it with a full payment; they had previously thought Li Luo had bought it with a loan.

Now that he told them it was a full payment—properties here cost at least four million or so—plus that car, didn't that mean Li Luo had at least ten million in assets?

Only Xu Wei stood to the side, looking at Li Luo while lost in thought.

"Then please wait a moment; I'll check it for you here. If it was bought with a full payment, you just need to sign after we verify it."

Li Luo opened his phone's photo album and found the photo of his ID card he had taken earlier.

After the saleswoman took it to the front desk and verified it, she came over and said.

"Sir, we've found here that you reserved unit 702, in building 7, entrance 1. It's a simply furnished property with a total area of 133.33 square meters and a total value of 4.9 million huaxia coin. It has been paid in full, and the procedures have been completed. Please sign here, and I will go get the purchase contract, property deed, and keys for you. You can move in today."

A moment later, the salesperson brought over a document bag and said.

"Mr. Li, everything is inside. You can take a look."

Li Luo looked at the document bag handed over, confirmed it was correct, signed, and took the documents.

He thought to himself: The system is truly thoughtful; everything is arranged perfectly.