CH 5

Unfortunately, things did not go the way he wanted.

Just as he felt the softness of her lips, she pushed him away.

“No! No! You are still a little kid!” Guo Zhi was in a daze and said while slurring. “Faster… grow up faster! I want to sleep with you!”

As she mumbled her desire to sleep with Alex, the sound of her voice became fainter, and she closed her eyes, falling asleep once again.

Alex was speechless for a moment and sighed. So, it was just a drunk episode from sister Guo?

But… Turns out she wants to sleep with me huh…

Alex could not stop the corners of his mouth from rising.

He lowered his head and carefully observed her. It was the first time he was this close to her; he discovered that her facial features were very defined and beautiful. The shape of her lips was very feminine, her nose bridge was high, and she had thick eyebrows. When her eyes were shut, a trace of gentleness could be felt. When she opens her eyes… Alex thought about her serious and mighty appearance while working. During that time, people would unconsciously forget about her gender.

Really, while working, no one cared about whether she was a man or a woman. People would only think, ‘Crap! This is Guo Zhi! Be careful, work properly, else you’ll be scolded!’

Yes, just like that. When working, she was a woman whom everybody paid respects to.

In addition, the way she dressed in androgynous clothes added the finishing touch to cover her gender. Whenever somebody thought about her, they would think ‘Guo Zhi, this person…’, and not ‘Guo Zhi, this woman…’.

Alex let out a breath. He did not leave immediately, and of course, he did not do anything to a drunk woman. As a model, he had a slightly different focus from that of ordinary men.

The light from the entrance was not very bright, and he also feared that the light in the living room would be too bright. He moved closer to Guo Zhi and carefully looked at her. Sure enough… even though light, Guo Zhi had makeup on.

In this era, if women did not wear make up, how would they dare to go out?

Alex went to the bathroom in the master bedroom and found Guo Zhi’s cleansing oil, facial cleanser, and cotton pads. He filled a basin of water and brought everything to the living room.

A big, tall boy squatted down and knelt with one knee on the floor. He poured the cleansing oil on the cotton pad and gently removed the makeup on Guo Zhi’s face. He dabbed some water on the face-washing sponge and wiped off the cleansing oil. He squeezed a bean-sized amount of facial cleanser, made foam with some water, and, with his long and sleek fingers, gently slathered the foam on Guo Zhi’s face, forehead, and chin. After rubbing for a moment, he washed it off.

He took the water back to the bathroom, poured it out, and rinsed the basin. He placed the face cleanser and the rest of the items in their original place, and found a toner, face cream and eye cream. He helped Guo Zhi apply the toner, eye cream, and finally the face cream. On the tips of his fingertips, he could feel the smoothness and elasticity of the skin.

He heard that Guo Zhi was 28 years old, older than him by eight years. That old? It’s not noticeable.

She’s only four years younger than Liu Chan Yue, but she looks like she’s younger than Liu Chan Yue by a lot, at least for about ten years. It’s probably because she is slim? When women are slim, they look younger, but when they become fat, they immediately look like aunties.

Alex helped Guo Zhi take care of the most important thing, her face, and returned everything to their original places. When he came back to the living room, he took off her shoes and carried her princess style.

So light.

Slender and soft.

He put her on her own bed and looked at her in the darkness. She was a very beautiful woman, just that she had an air of a tomboy. But when she was silently sleeping with her eyes closed, she would be shrouded with the vibe of a woman.

Alex believed that he may have seen the other side of Guo Zhi that other people did not see. Of course, other people may know about it… but at least her coworkers did not have the opportunity to see this gentle and quiet side of her.

He helped her brush the messy hair on her forehead and got up to leave.

Guo Zhi’s apartment door was the type that had to be locked with the key from the outside. Because of that, he could only find a paper and leave a note for her.

He did not turn off the light in the entrance hallway. He believed that in an apartment, leaving on a light would make it comfier. A feeling of yearning. Before closing the door, he took a final look at the whole apartment.

This was Guo Zhi’s apartment, Guo Zhi’s home. This lady had managed to settle down with a home in the capital by herself.

He thought that she was great.

He locked the door and put the key under the floor mat.

Guo Zhi’s apartment was some distance away from where he lived. Since it was past twelve, buses and the subway had already stopped service. After thinking about it, he could only call a taxi.

Alex took out his wallet and looked at it. Just now, when he sent Guo Zhi home, he paid for the ride, and now, the remaining money in his wallet was… he only hoped Liu Chan Yue did not forget about him and paid him fast. He worked very hard to make her feel comfortable.

He sighed, called an unofficial taxi, negotiated the price, and got into it. The price for an unofficial taxi was cheaper than an official one. He was a very big and tall person, so the driver felt afraid of him instead and placed his own wallet under his butt…

After returning to his rented bedroom, he showered and slept.

Da Wei played late into the night before returning. The rustle in the deep night woke him up.

“Where did you go to play?” He asked while rubbing his eyes.

“Hey, you came back early?” Da Wei laughed, “I thought that you were going to return late again.”

Yesterday, Alex returned very late into the night and woke up very early, so they had not conversed. Da Wei had been holding off his curiosity for a whole day already.

“Hey, hey! Don’t sleep, it’s Friday! Talk with me, did you… with Liu Chan Yue… uh… do that?” He wriggled his brows.

Alex let out an ‘mm’ sound and yawned: “Yes…”

Da Wei laughed ambiguously. He sat on the side of the bed and pushed him:  “Don’t sleep, don’t sleep, tell me fast, how was it?”

“What do you mean?” Alex was very sleepy. Yesterday, he tired himself till midnight and in the day, he worked for a whole day, he wanted to sleep.

“Liu Chan Yue, how was she?”

“Didn’t Bin Zi and the others already tell you?” Alex kept his eyes closed.

“It’s different for everybody. I need to hear from everyone to analyze the difference.” Da Wei laughed cunningly.

“Then, isn’t it better for you to sleep with her once?” Alex kicked him, “Go away, stop pushing me. Sleep!”

“Even though Liu Chan Yue is a little fat and kind of old, I don’t mind sleeping with her.” Da Wei climbed up the ladder, “she doesn’t like me though.” He regrettably said.

Da Wei’s figure, muscles, and physique were all on point, but he was disadvantaged because he was not good looking enough, causing him to not be able to earn a better living. Speaking of it, he was doing worse than Alex, who had not even been in the capital for two years.

After all, this was a world that looked at the face.

In the darkness, Alex recalled that the cold and serious Guo Zhi was, in fact, a beauty lover, and he could not stop the corners of his mouth from rising.

He also recalled that she usually treated him the same as everyone else, without exception, but that in her heart she wanted to sleep with him… the corner of his lips rose even more…

When Guo Zhi woke up on Saturday morning, she had a splitting headache as the aftermath of a hangover.

She struggled for a long time and finally opened her eyes. She noticed that she was laying on top of her bed. Seems like I didn’t drink a lot yesterday huh… since I was able to safely bring myself back to home?

No… not right… she rubbed her temples and finally remembered, seems like someone sent me back? Who? The face was very handsome… Oh… Alex.

She sat up with difficulty on the side of her bed, rubbed her temples for a long time, and stretched herself. She suddenly remembered that she had not removed her makeup!

Sleeping with makeup on, that is a big taboo! She panickily touched her face… Huh… why does it seem like… it’s very clean?

She went to the bathroom, carefully looked at herself in the mirror and confirmed that she had removed her makeup before sleeping. She felt confused… Yesterday I… was still… that conscious? That’s weird!

Going to the living room, she saw the little note in the dining table.

[Sister Guo: The door must be locked from the outside, so I took the key. I left it below the doormat, please retrieve it in time. PS, I removed your makeup already, so don’t worry. –Alex]

‘I removed your makeup…’

Guo Zhi’s mouth was open for a long time before closing it.

This rascal, he’s interesting!

She opened the door and retrieved her key.

She completely forgot that last night, she had forcefully kissed that rascal and revealed her secret…

Alex was running out of money. He still owed Da Wei five thousand, so he did not dare to open his mouth to ask him to lend him money again. During the weekend, he did not go anywhere. Going anywhere would require money, so he stayed at home.

After two days, he finally received a call from K company, telling him to go get his payment.

In the afternoon, he happily went to K company to get the money, directly found an ATM in the bank that was downstairs and deposited it in his card. Da Wei had told him that the underground basement where they lived in had many kinds of people. Cash could not be left there since people losing their money was a normal occurrence.

With the money deposited in his card, Alex used his phone to make a transfer to Da Wei and repaid his debt. Da Wei’s situation was not better than him, but he was able to lend him five thousand readily. He did not say anything at the time, but he was grateful to him. Because of that, once he got the money, the first thing he did was to repay Da Wei.

Following that, he transferred a month’s rent pay to the landlord.

Apart from being cheap, the underground basement he lived in right now had another benefit, the rent was paid monthly. Compared to the type that required pay per season or half a year, this allowed people to let out a big breath of relief.

Of course, they also could not relax entirely. The landlord gave a grace period of three days. Whoever did not pay within the three days would find the door to their bedroom locked with chains. They would have to call the landlord to open the lock. If they were able to pay the rent at that moment, the landlord would give way; if they did not, the landlord would also give way, but they would have to pack their belongings and scram.

The landlord was cool too, he would not ask for the rent of the three days, and only ask them to leave.

“My underground basement can be said to be the cheapest one out there. Where would you be able to find one with the same price? If you can’t even pay up this rent, then, as early as possible, leave the capital. Staying here for longer won’t make anything better!” That was what the landlord said.

It was an old building. In the past, during the housing reforms, everyone was asked to buy an apartment, changing the rented public house to their own house. The landlord was cunning and had insight. He bought the entire underground basement. After that, he remodelled it, building a storage, a bathroom, and a shower room. The rest of it was divided into small rooms to be rented out one by one.

These years, housing price in the capital rose like a rocket. The apartments that could be bought with tens of thousand yuan were now worth about three million yuan. This underground basement worth, for example, became double its price. Even if it was not sold, the rent had since risen.

This was an important source of income for the landlord’s family. He would never waste time with people who could not even pay the rent. The small bedrooms he had did not lack customers. After the people who could not pay up left, a new tenant would check-in.

This underground basement had a continuous flow of people coming and going. Some people became successful and left to live in a better place; others were not successful and left the capital.