To escape an arranged marriage, Zhao Yibai runs away from home to the provincial capital of Guangdong and decides to start a business and make it on his own.
But while looking for a rental, a shady agent swindles him out of all his cash.
Penniless, he sits in front of a building, brooding miserably.
An electric scooter suddenly stops in front of him. A foot in a pair of flip-flops plants itself on the concrete.
A young woman's calm, clear voice flows into his heart like a babbling spring.
"Looking to rent? There's a single room on the eighth floor of an urban village, no elevator, one month's deposit and one month's rent. Hop on and I'll show you."
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Chen Qingxu is an utterly ordinary person.
Except that, thanks to the advantages of being reborn, her family owns ten apartment buildings, an office tower, and more than forty scattered storefronts.
One day, she goes to a tenant's home to help her uncle fix a water pipe and witnesses the entire process of some pretty boy being swindled and bullied.
Out of kindness, she gives him a hand.
Out of habit, she activates [Landlord's Protection]: "Message me if anything comes up. I'll be there whenever you need me."
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Sweet Dummy: Miss Chen, I can't get the gas stove to light...
Qing Jixu: 1
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Sweet Dummy: Miss Chen, do you know of any jobs around here...
Qing Jixu: ?
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Sweet Dummy: Qingxu, I got paid! Let me treat you to dinner!
Qing Jixu: 1
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Sweet Dummy: Qingqing, I've got a surprise for you. Be sure to come home early!
Qing Jixu: [Image] [Image]
Qing Jixu: Never mind the flip-flops, where did you dig up this purplish-red electric scooter?
Sweet Dummy: Proud Cat.jpg
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One day, after finishing a business meeting, Zhao Yibai climbs up to the eighth floor and opens his front door.
He sees Chen Qingxu fixing the air conditioner with a fan blowing on her.
The stifling heat has turned her cheeks red, and sweat has soaked through her collar.
Her tied-up ponytail sways gently behind her, a few strands clinging to her forehead.
She seems not to notice at all, focused intently on repairing the old air conditioner.
Zhao Yibai clenches his fist, hurries into the bathroom, and shuts the door.
Wiping away tears, he secretly vows to give his wife a good life.
He won't spend a penny he earns from now on. He'll save it all to buy his wife a Panamera.
Outside the door, Chen Qingxu frowns.
What a piece of junk this air conditioner is. I'll call Uncle later and tell him to replace all of them with new ones.
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News of Zhao Yibai becoming a rising star in tech reaches the Zhao family in the capital.
The eldest Zhao son, who is on a business trip in Guangzhou, receives orders to go capture his brother.
While he's at it, he's to talk some sense into the woman who's got Zhao Yibai completely under her spell and make him come home and get married obediently.
Mr. Zhao, impeccably dressed in a suit, rarely ventures into the common streets. Seeing his younger brother's cramped, cluttered living conditions, he frowns deeply and agrees even more with what the elders said.
He knocks on the door.
Amid the delicious aroma of food, his good-for-nothing younger brother appears in an apron, grinning happily. He looks nothing like the composed, elegant, handsome figure in the news photos.
"Big Brother?"
Mr. Zhao says coldly, "Come with me..."
Just then, someone walks out of the room.
Dressed in a white T-shirt and loose shorts, her hair pinned up with a claw clip, she eats watermelon and glances over without much interest.
Mr. Zhao is stunned.
Isn't this the wicked landlord who was talking about raising my rent just yesterday?!
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A lovesick and "sweet dummy" young master from the capital's elite circle, fallen on hard times, x a levelheaded, all-capable landlady
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