Chapter 11: Am I Being PUA’d?

Chapter 11: Chapter 11: Am I Being PUA’d?

A moment later, Jiang Fan appeared in the villa, laden with bags.

Mengmeng hopped joyfully off the sofa and trotted over to Jiang Fan. "Daddy, you’re finally back!"

"Mengmeng thought you were about to leave again."

"Of course not. Daddy promised Mengmeng he would take good care of her from now on."

"Yay! Daddy’s the best!"

"Mengmeng, put your shoes on. The floor tiles are cold."

"You’ve seen your daddy now, Mengmeng. It’s time for you to go wash up with Granny Chen."

"Okay, Mommy! I’ll go wash up now. Later, I want you to tell me a story, Daddy."

"You’d better be ready, Daddy."

Jiang Fan responded with a smile.

After Mengmeng left to wash up, only Jiang Fan and the frosty-faced Yin Ruxue remained in the vast living room.

Jiang Fan felt a menacing aura.

"You’re back too late. I’m docking your pay by one thousand this month."

’What the fuck? A thousand docked just for being a little late?’

’No wonder my eyelid has been twitching all day. It was a sign I was going to lose money.’

"You heard me right. One thousand."

"Of course, if you have a problem with it, you can always just take your things and leave."

Jiang Fan gave an awkward laugh. "Oh, I wouldn’t dream of it."

’In his head, he had already cursed this woman and her ancestors eighteen times over.’

’A thousand it is, then. It looks like living in this villa won’t be so easy after all.’

Yin Ruxue took a square box and a small file from a cabinet in the living room.

"Inside the box are a phone and a diamond ring."

"You gave Mengmeng a phone, so consider this one compensation."

"The diamond ring is for Mengmeng to see, to make her believe you’re her father."

"You can do whatever you want with this ring, except sell it. You can wear it or store it away. In short, whenever Mengmeng needs to see it, this ring must appear."

Jiang Fan took the items and then asked, "And this file?"

Yin Ruxue had already turned and started walking up to the second floor, her voice trailing behind her. "The file is for a job opening at a large company. I found it for you."

"Go apply for it tomorrow."

He skimmed through it. It was for a Sales Manager position.

’This woman really overestimates me.’

’But on second thought, Sales Manager is probably just a title.’

’Everyone is essentially the same. The base salary is just two thousand higher. There’s probably not much substance to the role.’

A beat later, a strange thought flashed through Jiang Fan’s mind. ’Is this woman trying to PUA me?’

’Slap you once, then give you a piece of candy.’

He looked at the phone—it was still in its packaging. The diamond ring also looked brand new.

’Damn it, I really am like a kept man.’

’But damn, it feels good.’

Jiang Fan returned to his room. It had already been cleaned up and was as large as two basements. There were even some cartoon characters painted on the walls, making it seem like someone had lived here before. It had a bit of a cute vibe.

A refreshing fragrance lingered in the air.

He pushed open the window, and his gaze fell upon Yanbo Lake, the largest man-made lake in the area. A gentle breeze blew, making him feel relaxed and refreshed.

’So, this is the life of the rich.’

The room had all the basic amenities: a toilet, a shower, and a sink—nothing was missing.

Jiang Fan brought his many bags into the room and put some of his folded clothes into the closet.

The top drawer caught his attention.

’Looks like clothes.’

Jiang Fan tried opening it, and out tumbled piece after piece of women’s underwear.

Jiang Fan was stunned. ’Amitabha! After all these years of dating, I’ve barely even held a girl’s hand, and now I have to see this?’

Just then, Jiang Fan suddenly felt a murderous aura. Yin Ruxue had entered his room at some point without him noticing.

After going upstairs, Yin Ruxue had remembered that the downstairs room was previously occupied by Su.

Whenever Su came to visit, she would wear Yin Ruxue’s clothes, only bringing her own undergarments.

When Su left, she hadn’t thought to take these things with her, so Yin Ruxue had Nanny Chen pack them away.

She had just come down to retrieve them when she walked in on Jiang Fan pulling out a pile of underwear.

Jiang Fan was at a loss for words. "It’s not— I, I just opened the closet, and this stuff just fell out on its own."

Yin Ruxue didn’t say a word. She bent down, quickly gathered the clothes, and put them away.

"I’m docking your performance bonus by one thousand this month. Control your eyes and your hands."

"..."

’This really isn’t my fault.’

But Yin Ruxue gave him no chance to explain.

’Lust is a bone-scraping blade... and a tool for financial exploitation.’

’Still, judging from the size of that underwear, Yin Ruxue is surprisingly... magnificent.’

The thought vanished as quickly as it came. ’Ahem, I shouldn’t be thinking about that.’

By the time Mengmeng finished washing up, Jiang Fan had also gotten settled.

Jiang Fan took out the diamond ring and dangled it in front of Mengmeng. "Mengmeng, this is Mommy and Daddy’s diamond ring."

"Wow! Is this something really precious in our family?"

"Mhm."

Mengmeng’s eyes sparkled like stars. She was overjoyed. "So Mengmeng’s family has something precious like this too!"

’Kids are so innocent. With Yin Ruxue’s wealth, she could probably buy dozens of rings like this without batting an eye.’

Before long, Mengmeng started to get sleepy.

"Daddy, I want you to tell me a story."

"Okay, Daddy will tell you a story."

"I want to hear about Snow White and the Prince."

"Okay."

Jiang Fan picked up the storybook Nanny Chen had brought and began telling the story to Mengmeng. "Once upon a time, in a very, very big forest..."

After a long while, Mengmeng finally fell asleep.

Jiang Fan took out his new phone and called Yin Ruxue. "Mengmeng’s asleep."

Not long after, Nanny Chen came down and carried the child upstairs.

Nanny Chen didn’t ask many questions about Jiang Fan’s arrival at the villa.

It seemed Nanny Chen had been here for a very long time.

Yin Ruxue was also very respectful towards her. Nanny Chen gave Jiang Fan a very warm and friendly impression; she was excellent in how she treated people and handled things.

’Anyone who can work in this villa must be quite outstanding in their field.’

He had spent the better part of the day moving, been scammed and backstabbed by his ex-girlfriend, and had two thousand docked from his pay. He had suffered a double blow, both to his spirit and his wallet.

Right now, all Jiang Fan wanted was to fall asleep quickly.

The night was deep, dark as ink, and serenely quiet.

A knock on the door startled Jiang Fan from his deep sleep.

He checked the time. Three in the morning.

’My god, what is going on?’

’Who knocks on someone’s door at three in the morning? Are they trying to keep me from sleeping?’ ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

When he opened the door, he was surprised to see Yin Ruxue.

Yin Ruxue was wearing a sheer, silky nightgown.

Her skin was fair, her face beautiful, with no visible trace of makeup.

In her arms, she held Mengmeng.

The moment Mengmeng saw Jiang Fan, she burst into tears.

"Daddy, Mengmeng had a nightmare! I want to sleep with Daddy!"

Jiang Fan looked at Yin Ruxue.

"You can sleep with Daddy tonight," Yin Ruxue said, shooting Jiang Fan a death glare.

"Mengmeng’s father, from now on, remember to check your phone more often."

Yin Ruxue hadn’t wanted to let Mengmeng sleep with Jiang Fan, but the little girl had been fussing all night, pestering her to sleep with Daddy.

Left with no other choice, Yin Ruxue finally gave in to Mengmeng’s request.