Chapter 59: President Wang Becomes Xiao Wang
Chapter 59: Chapter 59: President Wang Becomes Xiao Wang
As they neared Bihu Twin Seals, Zhao Hui realized the route was wrong. "Did you take a wrong turn? Your place isn’t in this direction!"
"I moved!"
"Moved?" Zhao Hui was taken aback. He had just visited her not long ago, and she was still at Hai Run Mansion.
While he was still stunned, the car was automatically identified and granted entry through the community gates. Zhao Hui felt like the sight was enough to blind a man.
If you were to compare Bihu Twin Seals to his own resettlement community, the difference in value was at least ten Hu Hai Manors.
And what if you compared it to Hu Hai Manor? That turned into a math problem: ignoring his resettlement community, you were still short by nine Hu Hai Manors.
"The... the rent for a place here must be expensive, right?"
"I don’t know!" Zhao Xiangjun answered truthfully. She really didn’t know if any units here were for rent, or what the price would be.
Zhao Hui misunderstood, thinking she was angry and pretending not to know. ’How could you not know the rent for your own apartment?’
Upon entering the underground parking garage, they found it bright, spacious, clean, and tidy—clearly on a completely different level from Hu Hai Manor’s.
"Damn, even the parking garage is this fancy!"
He had never seen such a magnificent parking garage and was truly awestruck.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhao were like Granny Liu stepping into the Grand View Garden. If their impression of Hu Hai Manor was "nice," then Bihu Twin Seals was overwhelmingly, suffocatingly opulent.
Zhao Xiangjun led them to the elevator and took them upstairs. Looking at this elevator and then remembering how he had praised the one at Hu Hai Manor for being high-end, Zhao Hui felt mortified.
But the real shock came after they stepped inside Zhao Xiangjun’s apartment.
"My god, is this a palace?"
Mr. and Mrs. Zhao were so stunned they didn’t know what to do. They stood at the entrance, afraid to go in for fear of dirtying the place.
Zhao Xiangjun brought out a few pairs of new slippers for them. "Mom, Dad, come on in. What are you standing there for?"
Zhao Hui entered, wishing he had more than two eyes to take it all in. Everywhere he looked was pure luxury. He thought to himself, ’No wonder she looked down on Wang Hao’s place. After seeing this, his apartment looks like a chicken coop!’
Without waiting for Zhao Xiangjun’s permission, he started heading further inside to explore. Zhao Xiangjun quickly got up and told him the bedroom was off-limits because it had personal items in it.
The main reason was that Chen Xiao’s pajamas were lying around in the bedroom.
After seeing the secondary bedroom and the study, Zhao Hui came out speechless. Only one thought remained in his mind: ’If I could just spend one night in a house like this, I could die happy!’
The decor was just too luxurious. He didn’t recognize many of the brands, but he could tell from the appearance and texture alone that they were incredibly expensive. Thinking back to Wang Hao’s apartment, even he was starting to look down on it!
Just then, his phone rang. He picked it up and saw it was Wang Hao. Only then did he remember that Wang Hao had been following them. He’d been so preoccupied with looking at the apartment that he had completely forgotten about him.
"Brother Hui, I can’t get in! The guards won’t let me through. I told them I was with the car in front, but they said if I’m a visitor, the owner needs to call them!"
"Ah, Haozi, why don’t you go take care of your own business for now? We can talk later..."
Wang Hao: "..."
Little did he know that Zhao Hui, having now seen "the world," had suddenly started to look down on him.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhao also took a tour of the apartment. When they came out, they asked worriedly, "Xiangjun, a place this nice... how much is the rent?"
Zhao Hui was also curious how his sister could afford to rent such a nice place.
"There’s no rent. This is my own place!"
"..." The three of them froze, staring at her for a full thirty seconds before asking in unison, "How is that possible?"
As a sales guide, it would be difficult for her to even rent a place like this. How could it possibly be her own?
Zhao Xiangjun decided to lay her cards on the table. "I have a boyfriend. He bought this apartment!"
Mr. and Mrs. Zhao looked at her in disbelief. Gifting his girlfriend an apartment? They weren’t even married yet.
For the first time, Zhao Hui regretted that he wasn’t a woman. Why couldn’t something this good happen to him?
He didn’t realize that with his personality, even if he were a woman, Chen Xiao probably wouldn’t have given him a second glance.
After a few minutes, the three of them finally recovered from their shock. Mr. Zhao asked, "This place wasn’t cheap, was it? Did he make the down payment, and you two are paying the mortgage together?"
In their minds, the man making the down payment and then them paying the mortgage together was already an incredible scenario, especially for a place this luxurious.
"No, he bought the apartment outright."
Then, the three of them were rendered speechless again... If you looked closely, Zhao Hui’s mouth was trembling.
"How much did this place cost? He bought it in full? Is it just for you to live in, or did he put your name on it too?"
"9.3 million. He used my ID to buy it, so it’s in my name. I didn’t know when he bought it, otherwise I wouldn’t have let him!"
Her real meaning was that one apartment was enough for Chen Xiao to live in; buying a second one was a complete waste.
But to her family, her words meant something else entirely.
’Good heavens,’ Zhao Hui thought resentfully, ’thank god you didn’t know back then, or you would’ve screwed up big time! Someone wants to give you an apartment and you’d refuse? If you don’t want it, give it to me!’
Zhao Hui was filled with bitterness.
He thought, ’9.3 million! If they put both their names on it, then Zhao Xiangjun’s share would be 4.65 million. How much money is that? You could buy four apartments in my resettlement community with that!’
Even now, he didn’t dare to imagine that it belonged to Zhao Xiangjun alone.
Just then, his phone rang again. Seeing it was still Wang Hao, he walked over to the study to answer it, saying impatiently, "What is it now?"
"Brother Hui, am I getting in or not? Didn’t you say I should come over and meet with Xiangjun again?"
Zhao Hui’s tone was dismissive. "Xiao Wang, you should just head back for now. My sister, well... you two probably aren’t a good match. That’s all. We’re busy here!"
He hung up. Outside, Wang Hao was left completely bewildered. In the span of a single day, his name had gone from President Wang Jr. to Haozi, and now to Xiao Wang.
Zhao Hui’s attitude had gone from solicitous to cold. Wang Hao felt his heart break. His happiness seemed so far out of reach.
But Zhao Hui had no time for him now. He came out and asked Zhao Xiangjun, "Xiangjun, does my brother-in-law come over often?"
He had seen no male belongings in the rooms and figured his sister was living here alone.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhao also wanted to meet their daughter’s boyfriend.
Zhao Xiangjun thought for a moment. Chen Xiao wasn’t mentally prepared for this today; meeting now would be too sudden. "It’s so late," she said. "He’s definitely not coming!"
She didn’t want her family to know how far along she and Chen Xiao were, mainly because it was embarrassing.
Zhao Hui said, "Then you should find some time to bring my brother-in-law over to our house so he knows the way!"
Zhao Xiangjun replied, "Can you stop calling him ’brother-in-law’? We’re not even close to that point yet."
Zhao Hui scoffed. "You don’t get it. Let me tell you, lots of men talk about being willing to spend money, but few are actually willing to open their wallets."
"People like Wang Hao’s family, they’re the type who won’t release the hawk until they see the rabbit. They’d only give you a betrothal gift and a house after you’re married, and the house would still be in Wang Hao’s name!"
"Before anything was settled, he wouldn’t even treat me to a meal. How can you compare that to my brother-in-law? Nothing is set in stone, and he’s already given you half of this apartment!"