Cang Ming

Chapter 343 Outsourcing

He stared at her without blinking for a moment, then took the iPad away calmly. "How long are you going to dawdle? If you're lazy, I'll dock your pay."

Song Xi immediately sat up straight and glared at him coldly. "You stingy old landlord!"

Lou Yuming curved his lips, his eyes on the screen, but his attention was already a thousand miles away.

Her flawless skin, her large, bright eyes, and her rosy, small lips.

The faint, lingering fragrance in the air stimulated his nerves again and again.

His mind suddenly became a mess, and all sorts of images flooded in.

Lou Yuming's throat tightened. He grabbed the saline solution beside him and drank it down in one gulp, then stated, "I'm going outside for a smoke," and got up to leave the room.

"What?"

Song Xi hadn't heard him clearly from inside the room.

She pouted, tidying up the books on the bookshelf one by one, recalling the scene from earlier, and felt a knot of tension in her heart.

That distance was too dangerous.

For a moment, she had even narcissistically thought he might kiss her!

Bah, she had no dignity at all!

Song Xi went to the bathroom to wash her face. Looking at herself in the mirror, she cursed inwardly, "Song Xi, you're not a little girl anymore. Don't be fooled by superficial appearances! Wake up!"

After scolding herself, Song Xi regained her rationality. Looking at the messy room, she felt she should call for backup! Most importantly, she felt unsafe staying in the same place as Lou Yuming.

Lou Yuming returned after smoking in the stairwell and found that someone had suddenly appeared in the living room.

It was Xiao Mo.

His expression immediately soured. He frowned and looked at Song Xi, his eyes seeming to say, "I need an explanation."

Song Xi said, "It's too slow for me to clean alone."

Lou Yuming, with a stern face, reminded her, "I paid you."

Song Xi retorted righteously, "You didn't say I couldn't hire an outsourced worker."

"..." She was simply being unreasonable.

Lou Yuming sat in a chair, his fingers tapping impatiently on the tabletop. Then, using his authority as the boss, he commanded Xiao Mo, "Go back."

Song Xi immediately blocked Xiao Mo. "You want to work me to death."

"I don't do business at a loss."

"Then just pay me half, I don't mind," Song Xi said, faking a threat by taking off her gloves. "If it's really not possible, I can just quit."

Lou Yuming's face turned extremely ugly. He coldly kicked the trash near his feet away.

A moment later, seeing Song Xi and the others standing still, he became angry. "What are you waiting for? You took the money, so get to work!"

Song Xi smiled obsequiously, "We were waiting for the boss to give the order."

Lou Yuming didn't even look at her, his gaze fixed on Song Xi on the screen. He wondered how this woman had become so cunning in such a short time, and what she had learned outside.

Xiao Mo was trembling all over. Looking at the dirty and messy apartment, her face was even more shocked. "Sister Song Xi, did a thief break in?"

Song Xi chuckled, "Surprised? The Lou Zong who always looks so polished and elegant is actually so unhygienic in private."

Xiao Mo dared not react, but in her heart, she tacitly agreed with Song Xi's words and her impression of Lou Yuming plummeted.

After the two girls cleaned for half an hour, they were already breathless from exhaustion.

Especially Song Xi, who had already finished cleaning the bathroom and study by herself before Xiao Mo arrived, and was now completely out of energy.

Xiao Mo quickly helped her to the dining table to rest.

Seeing two cups of water on the table, Song Xi reached out to take one, but Xiao Mo snatched it away first and poured it into the sink.

Lou Yuming: "..."

Xiao Mo said, "Sister, this water looks very dirty, there's even white sediment at the bottom. I'll get you a new one, coming right up."

Lou Yuming's mouth twitched: "..."

Seeing the man's expression, Song Xi wanted to laugh but didn't have the strength.

When Xiao Mo brought back a new cup of water, Song Xi said with a wry smile, "That water had salt in it, that's why there was white sediment at the bottom."

Xiao Mo suddenly understood, "Ah, sorry Sister, I didn't know."

Song Xi waved her hand, took a sip of water, and said, "You don't need to apologize to me. You should apologize to Lou Zong, because he poured that water."

Xiao Mo froze.

"Lou... Lou Zong..."

Her expression was one of utter despair, on the verge of tears.

Lou Yuming, however, was stubborn and denied it outright, "Don't flatter yourself. I was preparing that water for myself."

Xiao Mo reacted quickly and immediately turned around, "I'll get you another cup!"

Song Xi watched Xiao Mo's hurried retreating figure and smiled, "See, having one more person around is quite interesting."

To this, Lou Yuming merely stared at the screen and let out a cold "Heh."