Hao Ren stared blankly at the note in front of him. It was the address of a remote place in the suburbs. He could not be more familiar with the address. That was his house!
"Why are you looking for this place?" Hao Ren did not know why a stranger would have his address. To be honest, he was a little excited at this moment. However, he knew that all his luck in love affairs had been used up before he was in the third grade. So, he looked at the pretty girl in front of him with a little curiosity.
She had a good figure and good looks. Although her height was a little lacking, her cheerful and cheerful demeanor made up for it...
"I'm looking for a place to live!" The pretty girl answered very straightforwardly. "I've been looking for a place for a whole day. I couldn't find it, so I decided to ask someone. But you're the only one left in the park."
Hao Ren felt that the girl in front of him was a little too familiar with him. However, his attention was quickly attracted by the word "looking for a house". His groggy mind from the summer nap cleared up a little, and he suddenly remembered something: Oh, he was a landlord. Two days ago, he had just placed an advertisement in the city tabloids saying that there was a house for rent. So, this girl in front of him was looking for a house to live in?
I haven't been open for a long time, and I can finally get my rent today! "
Hao Ren folded the paper and handed it back to the girl. "Of course, I know this place. I'll take you there."
The pretty girl suddenly looked happy. She stuffed the paper into her bag and patted it. "Thank you! I've been looking for it for a long time... "
Hao Ren stood up and stretched. Just as he was about to walk out of the park, he suddenly realized something was wrong. "Hey, wait! You said you've been looking for this address in the city center for a whole day?! "
The pretty girl nodded vigorously, exuding a sense of innocence and cuteness. "Yes, yes! This place is quite hard to find. "
"Of course it's hard to find!" Hao Ren almost lost control of his tone. He suddenly suspected that the girl in front of him knew him and had a grudge against him. Today, she purposely came to tease him. "Didn't you see that the address on the paper is in the Southern Suburbs?! Southern Suburbs! You spent the whole day looking for a suburban address in the city? "
"But it says it's in the White Stone Tower." The beautiful girl raised her hand and pointed in a certain direction. Hao Ren knew it was the location of a commercial building in the city center. "Isn't the White Stone Tower in the city?"
Hao Ren was stunned for a moment before he reacted, "It's the White Stone Road in the southern suburbs, not the White Stone Tower in the city center!"
There was still half a sentence that he didn't say. "This girl, when you read the name of a place, you only look at the first two words?"
"Aha," the pretty girl hurriedly recalled, and then revealed a slightly embarrassed expression, "I forgot, I'm usually a little careless. Then do you know this Southern Suburbs White Stone Road? Take me there. "
Hao Ren still felt that there was something wrong with the girl in front of him, but he was too lazy to think too much. Besides, the girl was just a tenant looking for him to rent a house. He had been a landlord for the past two years, and he had long gotten used to not minding his tenant's business. So, he raised his hand and pointed to the park entrance, "We have to take the bus. The Southern Suburbs is far from here. When we get there, it should be almost night. Oh, by the way, I'm the landlord you're looking for. The house you're looking for is mine. "
When the pretty girl heard this, she suddenly looked surprised, and her whole body jumped up and down, "Ah!!? Are you serious? "
As soon as Hao Ren nodded, the energetic girl in front of him almost jumped up and said, "Ah, what a coincidence! How can there be such a coincidence in the world? Landlord, we're fated, aren't we?! "
Hao Ren rubbed his forehead. From the beginning, he felt that the girl in front of him was a little jumpy. At this time, he finally could not help but say what he wanted to say, "You … Aren't you afraid of being kidnapped? What if I'm lying to you? "
This was a euphemistic way of putting it. In fact, he really felt that the girl in front of him was a little … No, extremely stupid! Not only did she look for a suburban address in the city center for an entire day, but she also trusted a stranger with just a few words. She was even about to let the stranger lead the way for her and lead her to a deserted suburb. Why were girls so defenseless these days? Was it because she was very lucky, or were human traffickers slacking off recently? Why didn't this girl get kidnapped?
Hao Ren muttered a lot in his mind, but it only took a second or two. Meanwhile, the stupid girl in front of him (Is it okay to put it this way?) seemed to have just realized it. She looked at Hao Ren warily and said, "Kidnapped? Then are you a human trafficker? Are you planning to kidnap me? "
Hao Ren said, "… Of course not!" He felt that he should stay away from this girl. If she was not a 'client', he would definitely not talk to this stupid girl for so long!
The stupid girl nodded with satisfaction, "That's good. I'm afraid that I'll be cheated. Then let's go? "
Hao Ren sighed weakly. When he stepped out of the park, he suddenly felt that his steps were very heavy.
Soon, the two of them boarded the bus from the city to the suburbs. The journey was not boring at all. Hao Ren found out that his new tenant was not only friendly, but also had a lively personality and was suspicious of being an idiot. He also had a glib tongue! On the bus, he listened to the girl chatting with him excitedly, from the current situation of the second-tier stars at home and abroad to the housing prices in second-tier cities everywhere. Hao Ren did not know how these topics started. Anyway, the girl was not embarrassed at all. As long as he nodded slightly, the stupid girl would find the motivation to continue talking … But this was not a big problem. Listening to her talk was just to relieve boredom. Moreover, Hao Ren took the opportunity to get a general understanding of his new tenant. This was a mandatory course for a landlord: he had to get a general understanding of the tenant's situation as soon as possible to avoid some troublesome things.
The stupid girl's surname was Lily Liu, and she was very generous and asked Hao Ren to call her "Lily". She claimed to be a traveling pet doctor and a leisure author (Hao Ren did not know what the occupation of a leisure author was). She just came from another city and planned to live here for a long time. She was not picky about her living place, as long as it was clean and convenient. After all, she was free to work …
Based on this information, Hao Ren judged that his new tenant was a very aggressive person. She did not have a stable job for the time being, but she would not cause him any trouble. He was quite satisfied with this. In fact, such a little girl would not cause much trouble no matter how he looked at her. Although she seemed a little silly … that was her own problem, wasn't it? Hao Ren just needed to be his own landlord.
Just as expected, when the bus stopped at a small bus stop in the southern suburbs, the sky outside was almost completely dark.
Hao Ren led Lily out of the bus. Before he had time to catch his breath, he heard the latter yelling, "Is this Baishi Road?"
"The sign says this is the southern suburbs stop! Baishi Road is an old street, and you have to take small paths. Have you ever seen a bus driving into an alley? "
"Oh … Haha, I tend to get things wrong. Please forgive me, Mr. Landlord," Lily laughed awkwardly. She seemed to have become more familiar with Hao Ren as she blabbered along the way. She turned her head to look around and frowned slightly. "It's pretty quiet here."
The bus stop was located on the side of a road that looked quite old, and all the buildings around it were in the style of twenty or thirty years ago. The road was full of potholes, the shops along the street were closed, and the old five-story apartment buildings behind the shops were old and cramped. Just these alone showed how old and desolate the place was. This street and the surrounding area was the only "urban area" in the Southern Suburbs. Sometimes, Hao Ren himself wondered if this area had been completely forgotten by modern society. But at the end of every month, he would regain his confidence in society. "Don't worry, the water supply bureau won't forget you, the electricity bureau won't forget you, the gas company won't forget you, even the telecommunications company and the insurance company won't forget you. There are so many people who are always thinking about you in the suburbs. What's there to be unhappy about?"
"Let's go," Hao Ren gestured for Lily to catch up. "Although the city's security is good, this place is remote. It's hard to avoid drunkards wandering around at night. Let's go back to my place and help you settle down. By the way, by the way, try not to wander around at night. It will save me the trouble of making sure you're safe. "
Logically speaking, these words should not be said. As a landlord, saying these words could easily scare away tenants or make them suspicious. However, Hao Ren had always been an honest person. Although he was afraid of trouble, he was even more unwilling to lie or take advantage of people. So, he explained the situation clearly. This was also one of the reasons why he had not been able to rent out his house recently. There were finally two people who came to see the house, but they were scared away.
However, Lily, the petite girl, did not take it seriously at all. "Mr. Landlord, don't worry. I'm good at fighting."
Hao Ren felt that he had definitely met an abnormal person today. "I'm not talking about that … Hey, I'll be frank. Aren't you afraid of running into bad people?"
As a half-stranger whom he had just met for a day, Hao Ren knew that he should not be too nosy. But this was the first time in his life that he met such a strange girl. She was so unguarded that she almost looked like an idiot. As a good person, he really could not help but be a good person.
However, Lily just happily and carelessly waved her hand. "Mr. Landlord, you're really a good person. But I'm not afraid of bad people. I'm very strong, and I'm good at fighting. I've beaten away bad people before."
Hao Ren could not help but mutter, "You've really met bad people before … Is that why you're so unrestrained and unguarded now because you've beaten them away?"
Lily saw that Hao Ren did not speak, so she smiled to herself. She reached out and pulled her oversized suitcase to catch up. However, only to hear a "thud, thud" sound, the two rubber wheels on the suitcase fell off and quickly rolled away.
"Ahaha, looks like it's a bit heavy." Lily scratched her hair awkwardly.
"No, the road is a bit potholed …" Hao Ren's eyebrows twitched. Looking at the potholed road, he could not help but sigh. He felt that as a man, he should do something. "Come, I'll help you carry the suitcase … What the hell are you putting in here?!"
As soon as he lifted his hand, he felt that there was something wrong with Lily's suitcase. It was as heavy as cement. A big man like him could not even lift it!
However, Lily did not notice the strange look on Hao Ren's face. She just laughed and picked up her big suitcase with one hand and carried it on her shoulder. The whole process was as easy as carrying a bag of cotton.
Hao Ren's jaw dropped as he watched the skinny girl, who was a head shorter than him, carrying a suitcase of at least a hundred pounds on her shoulder. He almost wondered if there was something wrong with his worldview. It was not until Lily shouted at him to lead the way that he came to his senses. As he walked, he muttered, "It's nothing. I'm just born with great strength. I've watched a lot of variety shows …"
Both of them walked like this. Soon, they left the wide road and turned into a dark path. At the end of this path was the so-called "White Stone Road". Hao Ren's family house was right in front.
The sky had darkened, and one of the two street lamps on the side of the path was broken. Old and dilapidated houses were all around, making the atmosphere even more eerie and creepy. If it were not for the full moon shining in the sky, even a man like Hao Ren, who was familiar with the environment, would have felt creepy walking outside. He could not help but look at Lily who was following him. The girl was still following him unsuspectingly and seemed to be in a good mood.
The dark night, the deserted path, the unfamiliar environment, and a strange man following her. Any of the above four conditions would be enough to make a normal girl vigilant, but this "Lily Liu" was not nervous at all. Was she really stupid or something?
"Flutter — —"
While Hao Ren was worrying about a strange girl, a strange flapping sound suddenly came from the sky.
When the surroundings were quiet, a sudden movement startled him. He immediately looked in the direction of the sound and saw a strange shadow instantly flying across the narrow night sky between the high walls on both sides.
The shadow looked like a bat, but the size … did not seem right?
"Heh … What is this thing in the middle of the night?" Of course, Hao Ren did not want to lose face in front of a girl, so he deliberately shouted to show that he was not scared at all. He then looked up at Lily. He thought he would see the former's frightened face, but …
At that moment, he saw a pair of wolf-like ears suddenly appear on Lily's head!
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