Chapter 45

On the way to Jiang Zi’s home, the two of them chatted sporadically.

By the time they entered Ya Garden where she lived, Tang Feng had learned the basics about her.

Jiang Zi was currently working at a securities company nearby, so she rented an apartment in the area.

As the two of them just entered her building, an elderly lady around sixty years old came out.

“Oh, Jiang, is this your boyfriend?” the old lady asked, glancing at Tang Feng perceptively.

“Ah, no, no, he… He’s not,” Jiang Zi frantically waved her hands, at a loss for how to introduce him.

After all, it was already past eight in the evening.

She was bringing a man home.

To say there was nothing between them, probably even a fool wouldn’t believe it.

“Hahaha, I understand, I understand,” the old lady immediately revealed a knowing smile unique to those who have been around, and shuffled out.

Jiang Zi held her forehead in despair, “Now it’s over, jumping into the Yellow River wouldn’t clean this up.”

Tang Feng leaned over with a smile and asked, “Class leader, why would you need to jump into the river?”

Jiang Zi, slightly headache-ridden, said, “Mrs. Fang, although she means well, is quite the gossip. Whatever she knows, it’s as if the whole building knows. I’m afraid by tomorrow, everyone will know that I brought a man home at night.”

Tang Feng, however, appeared unconcerned, “So they know, what’s the big deal? I don’t care.”

“Of course, you don’t care, but I’m a girl,” Jiang Zi retorted with an annoyed glare.

“Should I leave?”

Not wanting to make her uncomfortable, Tang Feng turned to leave.

“No, never mind, she saw it already, let her be,” Jiang Zi said in resignation and pulled him into the building.

The apartment building had six floors, and Jiang Zi lived on the fifth.

There was no elevator, and they had climbed up.

The weather was already hot, and after climbing several floors, they were both sweating profusely.

“Class leader, can’t you rent a place with an elevator? Climbing up and down every day is too tiring,” Tang Feng couldn’t help but complain.

He was actually fine because his body had been enhanced by the system, and climbing five floors was not a big deal for him.

But Jiang Zi was gasping for breath, leaning against the wall to catch her breath for a long while, her pretty face pale.

“You think I don’t want to rent a place with an elevator? For the same area, an apartment with an elevator costs half as much more as one without,” Jiang Zi replied while taking out her keys to open the door.

“Aren’t you working at a securities company? You should be earning quite a bit, right? Do you still care about this little rent?” Tang Feng followed Jiang into her room.

Her room was not very large, but it had a separate bathroom.

Entering the room, he could smell a fragrance unique to girls, something that one would definitely not encounter in a man’s room.

Inside the room, everything from the tables and chairs to a decorative item was filled with the aura of a young girl.

“You think working at a securities company means making a lot of money? I’m just an employee who has been there for less than a year; after spending on food and cosmetics, there isn’t much left each month,” Jiang Zi explained as she took off her white sneakers, revealing white socks underneath.

Her feet were small, just enough to fit in one’s hand.

She then put on a pair of pink slippers and apologetically looked at Tang Feng, “I’m sorry, I only have one pair of slippers, you…”

“It’s okay, I can go barefoot,” Tang Feng thought with a hint of joy. Was she implying something?

Was she hinting at her single status? Encouraging him to make a move?

Wasn’t that a bit too eager?

He thought smugly to himself while taking off his shoes and walking in barefoot.

However, the odor from his feet was quite strong, instantly permeating the room.

This left him feeling somewhat embarrassed.

He had first gone to the antique street today, then went to Ya Garden, and in the afternoon he spent the whole time boxing at the sports ground, never changing his shoes.

Only now, as he took them off, did he realize how deadly the smell was.

It was his first time visiting a girl’s house, and it was embarrassingly shameful.

“Why don’t you go take a shower first?” Jiang Zi didn’t show any sign of disgust, but spoke to him with understanding.

“That’s okay then.” Tang Feng didn’t refuse any further and turned to rush into the bathroom.

“Ah, wait a second.”

Just as the bathroom door closed, Jiang Zi suddenly remembered something and hurriedly pushed the door open with force.

By that time, Tang Feng had already taken off his T-shirt.

If it had been before yesterday, the sight of his flesh would have been quite pitiable.

Lacking exercise, his flesh was loose, and together with his regular beer-drinking, he even had a bit of a beer belly.

There was no aesthetic appeal at all.

But, after last night’s system transformation, his muscles had become tight, and his chest and abdominal muscles had gained some definition.

Seeing Jiang Zi suddenly barge in, he even intentionally flexed his muscles, actually having something to show off.

Jiang Zi hurriedly covered her eyes with her hand and, flustered, walked past him, grabbing something hanging from a string in the corner of the bathroom and quickly stuffed it into her pocket.

Tang Feng didn’t have time to see clearly what it was, only noticed it was black.

“Turn to the right for hot water.”

She gave him another reminder, hastily walking out.

Because the bathroom was quite narrow, she had to turn sideways to get by.

In her haste, a certain more prominent part of her brushed against him.

“Bang!”

The bathroom door was slammed shut with force.

Tang Feng touched his chest where the warmth still lingered and a smile crept onto his lips.

What’s all the panic?

Are you afraid I’ll do something to you?

His shower was quick; he just roughly rinsed himself off and that was that.

But he was immediately faced with a problem, he had no clothes.

It wasn’t like he could put those dirty clothes back on, right? What was the point of the shower then?

After hesitating for a moment, he had no choice but to call out to Jiang Zi outside, “Class leader, do you have clothes that a man can wear at home?”

Soon, Jiang Zi’s embarrassed and annoyed voice came from outside, “There’s no man in my house, so how could there be men’s clothing?”

Tang Feng immediately felt helpless, “Then what should I wear? I can’t just go out naked, can I? I don’t mind, but I’m afraid you’d be too shy to look.”

“You…”

Jiang Zi was clearly annoyed by his comment and didn’t speak for a long while.

Tang Feng waited for a moment but still received no response, he was about to speak again.

At that moment, the bathroom door was suddenly cracked open and a small hand reached in.

In that hand, there were two articles of clothing.

From their style, they were women’s clothes.

Tang Feng was immediately stunned, “You’re not thinking of making me wear women’s clothes, are you?”