Chapter 59: Owner

The feeling that Xu Feng was having was quite complicated.

On the one hand, he was glad to have rented a room in this great skyscraper, but on the other hand, he was suspicious of the owner.

The employees who assisted him in obtaining the rent mentioned the reason it was available was due to the owner having financial difficulty.

However, upon inspecting and analyzing the interior, it was hard to say they were experiencing any financial difficulty.

Even if they were struggling, the cost of the rent wasn't that high either, so it didn't really make sense since the rent was within his budget as well.

'I should just stop overthinking things and just ask the owner straightforwardly. Since I'm going to be living here for a while, I need to know what kind of person they are.' He thought to himself, exiting the room and walking toward the living room.

From afar, he could see a slender woman's figure gracefully moving about the living room. Her long, curly brown hair cascaded down her back, adding to her mature appearance and commanding presence, which left him somewhat astonished.

"Hi, you must be the owner, right?" Xu Feng waved his hand and asked.

The woman turned around and nodded her head as she stared at Xu Feng.

"Indeed, you can call me Erica. I've got your data from the agency that listed my room, but I still want to know your name from you directly." The woman, introducing herself as Erica, responded in a stoic tone.

"Nice to meet you, Erica. I'm Xu Feng." Xu Feng gave a bland introduction of himself without revealing anything aside from his real name.

Since he needed to list real information to rent the room, he couldn't give out a fake name or use someone else.

Meanwhile, Erica herself was watching every move of Xu Feng when she asked her question. She was checking and scrutinizing him, most likely to ensure he wasn't some horny man in heat.

Not to brag upon herself, but she could be considered a beauty, so to rent it for a man was already quite bold of her. Of course, that was because she knew how to defend herself, having learned how to fight.

"I'm just repaying you tit for tat, Father. I don't care about the blind date or who you think is best for me. My romantic life is decided by me."

"Aiyah, my precious daughter. Your mother back then also reacted in such a manner, but who am I? I'm James Winston, and I managed to charm your mother through effort. So why can't you give your blind date one chance?" Erica's father, James Winston asked in an aggrieved tone.

"I'm different from my mother."

"Just how are you two different? Your appearance is nearly alike and even your demeanor is identical. The two of you are always bullying me."

"Shall I call Mother about what you just said?

"... Forget it, I'll give you back your allowance so just kick that new tenant out. My precious daughter is living with a stranger— a man on top of that? Fat Chance!"

"Well, too bad because we signed a contract already," Erica responded flatly and disconnected the call without giving James a chance to respond.

Meanwhile, on the other side, James, who was seated in the presidential room, was rendered speechless.

"This daughter of mine is just a carbon copy of Claire." James smiled bitterly. In his life, there are only two people who would dare to disconnect him on the spot, and that was his wife and daughter.

No one else would dare to attempt such a thing toward him other than them.

"Sigh, my daughter is stubborn as a cow, so there's no way she'll cancel the tenant contract. But that doesn't mean I'll just stay put." James clenched his fist as he pressed a button on the desk.

"Yes, Mr. James."

"My daughter rented a room to a stranger, and I want you to unravel every last bit of details about that stranger. Remember, be discreet and ensure my daughter doesn't know about it."

"Understood, Mr. James."

'I swear if there's something unclean about that man, then I'll rip them to shreds.' James vowed silently, knitting his brows with his finger.