Chapter 1 A Morning

The apartment wasn't well-ventilated from north to south.

Morning.

There was a bit of sunlight by the French windows, so the lighting was passable.

The view was broad, overlooking the bay. It was another beautiful day, with seabirds flying across the azure sky.

Su Yehao woke up naturally.

He lazily picked up the watch on his bedside table and saw that it was already seven-ten, his hair a mess.

Getting out of bed, he put on his slippers—men's slippers, two sizes too big, prepared by Yin Liuli.

Su Yehao didn't have time to put on long pants before heading to the bathroom.

Early morning, you know how it is.

Yin Liuli, who was doing yoga with her legs crossed, twitched her eyebrows when she saw Su Yehao's condition, reminding her of an embarrassing scene.

She continued to close her eyes and meditate, deep breath, deep breath...

Soon.

Su Yehao brushed his teeth, leaning against the doorframe.

His voice was muffled as he asked, "Why do you tilt your head when you do yoga? You're up early today; I thought you were going to sleep in again."

To Yin Liuli, these words were like stabbing her with a knife.

Deep breaths were no longer useful. She turned her head to stare at Su Yehao.

She really wanted to ask, "Don't you know why I sleep in? I didn't get to sleep until late at night, how can anyone get up?!"

Unfortunately.

Yin Liuli wasn't that kind of person. If she could be more assertive, she wouldn't have been reduced to such a desperate situation.

She meekly replied, "I have a stiff neck. It hurts a lot."

Su Yehao smiled when he heard that.

He raised his eyebrows, winked, and expressed his understanding.

Too lazy to pay attention to him, Yin Liuli decisively turned her head away and continued her yoga, her mind completely scattered.

With her two beautiful eyebrows furrowed, she suddenly said, "I'm going to buy a blanket today, so you don't come over here again. You stole my blanket at six in the morning and almost kicked me out of bed, and then I woke up. We'll have separate blankets from now on!"

It was just a one-bedroom apartment with a living room.

She wasn't speaking loudly, but Su Yehao could hear her clearly. Instead of being ashamed, he was proud and surprised, saying, "I'm that amazing when I'm asleep?"

???

Was that the point?

...What else could she say?

Yin Liuli gritted her teeth, half to death with anger. As a dependent, she had no rights, so she added, "These next two days, you... I need to rest, understand?"

"No problem. Tomorrow's Saturday, I should be going to Hong Kong. If it's convenient, I'll take you shopping with me, but my mom has some business with me, so I'll ask her first and let you know. It's not certain yet."

Su Yehao finished speaking and rinsed his mouth.

He was going to Hong Kong mainly to collect his matured insurance money.

With the money in hand, he could invest it. Every day he delayed, he lost more than three thousand dollars in interest.

He had talked about it with his mother last time they met. She said she had found a trust fund company that offered an annual interest rate of 12% if he deposited it for three years, and she was planning to add to it, to make up ten million Hong Kong dollars, to open an account for Su Yehao.

In other words, lying at home would earn him 1.2 million Hong Kong dollars in interest a year.

It sounded exaggerated, but for the wealthy, making money was often that easy.

When he was a small supervisor, he always felt that life was full of malice and he was constantly being targeted.

But recently, only a few days had passed since the accident, and Su Yehao had already clearly felt the joy of being welcomed, flattered, and fawned over.

Mansions, famous cars, savings, beauties—he suddenly had it all.

His parents were both successful, so he had nothing to worry about.

It seemed that he didn't need to do anything; he could just enjoy life every day.

No wonder Su Yehao was at ease, not in a hurry to run his own business, happily playing the part of a lazy bum.

And he even wanted to learn to be a sea king, to raise fish with care...

Before leaving, Su Yehao didn't forget to tease her, saying, "Be a good girl and wait for me at home. Your man is going out to make money."

After seeing Su Yehao off.

Yin Liuli breathed a sigh of relief and playfully scoffed with a smile.

She began to consider resting for the morning and going out in the afternoon to buy some pots and pans, rice, oil, and salt.

Actually, she had wanted to make breakfast after getting up, but then she realized that the refrigerator was empty and she hadn't bought anything yet.

Finding something to do, she was in high spirits, noting down the items she needed to buy.

Then she remembered something and went to the room to take off the bedsheets and blankets.

When she held them up to the light, she found dried stains everywhere.

Yin Liuli's face burned hot as she muttered, "I'm going to die..."

&/

"I contacted Golden Fatty this morning and went out without eating breakfast, ready to sign the contract. I heard he'll be giving you two apartments recently?" Third Aunt asked gossiping again.

Next to her.

Second Aunt sneered, thinking that she really was a simpleton, and said, "Xiao Hao is an adult now, and he should take over some assets. You don't have any children, so why bother with that? Anyway, it won't end up in your hands. Don't meddle in what you shouldn't."

As expected of the Second Aunt, who had several old buildings in her family.

She didn't dare to offend Su Yehao's mother, but tearing into the Third Aunt, who had no one to back her up, was a piece of cake.

The Third Aunt, almost exploding, had her scars ripped open and retorted angrily, "I was just asking! Why are you so mean?"

Second Aunt drank her tea, sneering, "How would I know what you're thinking?"

Gossip for breakfast.

The two aunts were arguing back and forth, their tempers running high.

Su Yehao didn't mediate; he went straight upstairs.

Jiang Yu happened to come out of the guest room.

The pretty girl's expression instantly stiffened, probably thinking of some life-ruining scene again.

Jiang Yu pretended not to see him, so embarrassed that she could dig a hole in the second floor with her toes.

Without greeting him, she brushed past Su Yehao and went downstairs, almost forgetting how to walk, her back looking like an emotionless robot.

When he returned to his room to change clothes, Su Yehao thought about how his old man had already gone out to sign the contract and smiled happily.

He had been worried for days, and finally everything was going his way.

Once he sold the Hong Kong properties, he could avoid a big pitfall, which was related to his confidence in being able to lie flat.

Su Yehao then thought that he was indeed an outsider.

No matter how big his family's business was, it was just his family's business. Judging by his old man's strong personality, as long as his health didn't fail, he probably wouldn't let him interfere for the next ten or twenty years.

Even if he joined the company after graduation, he would be suppressed by his old man and unable to take charge.

He had already realized this after a few days of interaction.

His old man was stubborn and not the kind of person who could be easily persuaded. He was like an old fox, smelly and unyielding.

It just so happened that he had some money on hand.

Su Yehao thought that he might as well try to start a business and invest himself when the opportunity arose.

So that he wouldn't be restricted and have to rely on his parents for everything, and in the future, he could only watch his old man miss great opportunities.

It was true that he didn't have to worry about food and drink, but who would complain about having too much money?