After a shower, Gao Sijin felt much better. At the very least, his hangover had mostly subsided.
Yu Qingxue brought over a Dior suit for Gao Sijin to change into.
“I don’t need your help. I can dress myself,” Gao Sijin said, sounding a bit dissatisfied.
“It is a maid’s duty to help her master dress. Don’t the maids in your books do the same?”
“But this is reality. Where are there maids in real life? Besides, I’m not your master. Stop teasing me.”
Before Gao Sijin could resist, Yu Qingxue’s slender, snow-white hands had already slipped off his bathrobe. Gao Sijin tried to put up a fight, but after Yu Qingxue applied a few joint locks, he quickly surrendered.
“Fine, if you want to play ‘Master and Maid,’ I’ll go along with it.”
“That’s more like it, Master.”
“By the way, when are you going to give me my phone back?”
“After we finish breakfast.”
Yu Qingxue tied Gao Sijin’s necktie for him.
For a brief moment, Gao Sijin actually felt a sense of comfort from being served by a maid. Her movements were gentle and elegant, leaving him somewhat intoxicated.
“There. This outfit finally suits my dear Master.”
“Stop calling me Master. You should change into something else before we go out for breakfast. If someone else sees you like this, I’ll be so ashamed I’ll want to crawl into a hole.”
“Why care so much about what others think? As long as we aren’t embarrassed, they’ll be the ones who feel awkward. Let’s go, Master!”
Wrapping her ivory-white arm around his, she led him slowly toward the hotel’s dining lounge. Although she was a crazy girl, deep down, Gao Sijin really hoped to take things further with her.
Suddenly, Yu Qingxue pulled out Gao Sijin’s Vivo phone.
“Your phone just vibrated. Who is ‘Xiao Ai’s Fiancée’?”
“It’s probably just a reader pressing me for an update. You need to give that back to me as soon as we’re done eating.”
“You write using your phone?”
“How else would I do it?” Gao Sijin feigned annoyance. “I usually use my computer, but since you brought me to this place, I have to use my phone now.”
“Just use a computer then. I expect it will arrive shortly.”
“What will arrive?”
“This morning, I ordered a top-of-the-line, latest-model Alienware laptop for my Master. It shouldn’t lag while you’re writing.”
“If even an Alienware lagged while writing, then nothing would work…”
At this point, Gao Sijin was too exhausted to complain about the way Yu Qingxue threw money around.
Incidentally, a single night at this hotel cost over 4,000 yuan. Then there was the alcohol from last night, which mostly started at 5-digit price tags. Even the suit he was currently wearing was worth more than 30,000 yuan.
Yu Qingxue’s wealth was simply inhuman.
By comparison, Gao Sijin’s monthly salary plus his royalty checks barely reached 5,000 yuan a month.
“We’re at the lounge, Master.”
“Yeah. Let’s just grab a bite.”
The two of them took their trays and went to pick out what they wanted to eat. Gao Sijin took a sip of soy milk, picked up a fried dough stick with his chopsticks, and ate a few pastries. His movements were slow and calm.
“It doesn’t feel like this is your first time staying at a five-star hotel,” Yu Qingxue noted, observing his unfazed demeanor.
“It’s certainly not the first time. My parents are actually quite wealthy.”
“If your parents are rich, why are you still renting an apartment?” Yu Qingxue waved her hand and laughed. “Stop joking.”
“I’m not joking. my father is in real estate, and my mother is in the catering business down south,” Gao Sijin said nonchalantly. “It’s just that they divorced when I was 3 years old. I grew up with my aunt.”
“I see.”
She rested her chin on her hand, gazing at Gao Sijin’s face. Last night, she had read his novel. She had initially thought it was just some otaku’s maid-fantasy story, but after reading it, she could see an insecure child’s longing for love hidden between the lines.
“Don’t look at me with such pity, okay? I don’t think I’m pathetic at all. My aunt is a kind person; I was very happy growing up with her.”
“Sijin.”
“What?”
“I think you’re quite cute.”
Gao Sijin lowered his head to hide his blushing. With that maid uniform on, Yu Qingxue’s charm was far too devastating.
“Don’t call a man cute. Being called cute is practically an insult. I’m not some little animal.”
“You misunderstood me. When I say ‘cute,’ I mean you’re ‘capable of being loved’—shortened to ‘cute.'”
“I really don’t get it. If you want a man, the streets are full of guys who are better than me.”
“Sure, the streets are full of ‘excellent’ men, but only you are special,” Yu Qingxue said with a radiant smile. “Spending time with you isn’t boring. Why don’t you quit your job and come to Tokyo with me?”
“I don’t speak Japanese.”
“You can learn.”
“My cousin has been trying to get me to learn Japanese for 8 years, and I still haven’t picked it up. For me, passing the Level 4 English exam was already my limit.”
“It’s fine if you don’t know the language. There are Chinese characters all over the streets there anyway; you’ll probably understand most of it.”
“And what about a job?”
“I’ll support you. It’s not like I’m short on cash.”
“No thanks.”
“What if I kidnap you and take you abroad?”
“Then I’ll just run back from abroad. I admit I can’t beat you in a fight, but you can’t watch me 24 hours a day, right?”
“Fine. Since you’re so stubborn, I won’t force you. I’ll probably head back to Tokyo next week. You can come find me there whenever you want.”
“I’ll try.”
“You must come find me. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being unkind.”
Looking at Yu Qingxue’s feigned expression of anger, Gao Sijin couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“You’re just a 20-year-old girl. What can you possibly do to a member of the working class like me?”
“There you go again. You’re only a few years older than me, yet you always act like an elder. I really hope you stay this arrogant when we’re in bed later.”
“Just wait until my Optimus Prime makes you pass out.”
“Don’t make me laugh. That thing of yours is probably only good for picking teeth.”
This was a buffet breakfast in a five-star hotel, yet their conversation was becoming increasingly bizarre. Fortunately, they were both speaking softly, so they didn’t disturb anyone else. Otherwise, the staff likely would have asked them to leave long ago.
After they had their fill, Yu Qingxue kept her promise and returned the phone to Gao Sijin. Then, the two of them returned to the hotel room together.
“Oh, right.”
“What is it?”
“I’m actually still a virgin. The next time we meet, I might not be. Do you really have no thoughts on that?”
“I don’t have a virginity complex.” Gao Sijin sat on the sofa, looking at the LCD TV with total indifference.
A short while later, an SF Express courier delivered a large box.
“What’s this?”
“Open it and see.”
Inside was a man’s source of joy—a top-spec Alienware laptop.