Chapter 27

translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations

“huh?” after hearing yang yongle’s words, the girls were immediately surprised. ning jing was even more anxious. “why? sister lele, uncle has such high damage. he’s super efficient when we level up together. why don’t you let him team up with us?”

lao yao was also a little puzzled. he did not understand why yang yongle would say that.

“mr. landlord!” yang yongle said apologetically to lao yao, “no matter what you think, i have to say this. actually, you should also understand that with such high damage output, it will definitely be faster for you to level up alone than with us. we can’t delay you because of this. you have to know that maintaining the level advantage is the most important part of the game. we can’t selfishly let you slow down the leveling progress…”

“let’s put it this way!” yang yongle gritted his teeth and said, “our studio is not good enough for you…”

as soon as she said this, the group of girls fell silent…

lao yao could not help but smile bitterly. so this was what yang yongle was worried about. sigh, how should he put it? a girl like yang yongle was still a little too kind. if it were anyone else, after knowing that he had such powerful attributes, they would probably want to tie him up tightly. unlike yang yongle, who actually wanted to let lao yao leave the studio to prevent herself from delaying lao yao’s leveling up?

“alright, lele!” lao yao called out yang yongle’s nickname for the first time. he waved his hand and said, “you guys are my tenants. from the moment you moved in, we are considered friends. you’re treating me like an outsider. don’t forget that when joining the studio, if i wasn’t willing, you guys wouldn’t have been able to force me back then. you can say that i joined voluntarily. since we’re colleagues from the same studio, there’s no need to mention such things in the future.”

seeing the grateful look in yang yongle’s eyes, lao yao scratched his head and smiled. then, he continued, “to be honest, i’m a little grateful to you guys. if it weren’t for you guys, i wouldn’t have found such a game that i like. speaking of which, don’t laugh. before i played the game, i stayed in the house all day long. what i thought about the most every day was how to scam the tenants and pay for the maintenance of this house…”

the girls couldn’t help but laugh when they heard this. they also remembered the rent of 5,000 yuan a month. life was really strange. who would have thought that one day, that black-hearted landlord would become a member of the studio and even a friend?

with lao yao’s sincere words, the girls suddenly realized that the distance between them and lao yao had shortened significantly…

“as for the problem of leveling up… how about this!” lao yao paused for a moment before continuing, “we’ll do as you say, lele. i won’t disrupt your original team formation. i’ll train alone. however, if you want to kick me out of the studio, i’m telling you that i won’t leave even if i’m beaten to death! i’m stuck to you!”

“yes! lao yao, thank you!” yang yongle finally smiled happily. even the way she addressed lao yao had changed. she was no longer addressing him as “mr. landlord”.

“alright, since it’s decided, i’ll go offline!” after hearing the system notification, lao yao said, “my online time is almost up. what about you guys?”

“let’s use as much time as possible!” yang yongle looked at the girls and made a decision. “time is precious now. it’s better to make use of it!”

“alright! i’ll go down and eat didi’s night snacks first!” lao yao said with a smile and chose to go offline.

seeing lao yao’s figure disappear in front of him, yang yongle sighed and said, “sigh, i originally thought that he joined our studio for fun, but i didn’t expect that his performance would make me feel a little ashamed…”

the girls did not say anything. in fact, they had only discussed with yang yongle about lao yao joining the studio back then. what the girls meant was that 3,500 yuan was a very low rent. however, they were also worried that lao yao would go back on his word. therefore, they tacitly agreed to yang yongle’s suggestion, hoping to maintain the low rent. moreover, lao yao looked very capable. no one knew his background. if they let him enter the game with them, they could even monitor him and prevent him from sneaking around when the girls were playing games.

but from the looks of it now, lao yao was not the kind of person they had imagined. for an unknown studio like silver maple leaf, lao yao was able to keep his promise and never leave. this made the girls very touched.

“looks like brother lao yao is a good person!” a girl from the studio voiced out everyone’s thoughts.

unknowingly, lao yao’s image had changed in the girls’ hearts. they could now rely on him.

yang yongle also understood the meaning behind the expressions on the girls’ faces. he smiled and said, “since everyone has agreed, i will discuss the treatment with lao yao after we go offline.”

with yang yongle’s words, she had completely acknowledged lao yao’s identity in the studio. naturally, no one objected to this suggestion, even ning jing, who had always been at odds with lao yao…

lao yao, who was offline, did not take off his helmet immediately. instead, he lay on the bed, feeling a little proud of what he had just said.

“it seems that a real man like me is really talented in romance!” lao yao laughed. “those words touched me a little!”

“well, lao yao, you have to work hard!” he said to himself in his heart. “this is a group of good girls. it’s rare to see them in this society now. you can’t miss them. otherwise, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life!”

this could not be said that lao yao harbored evil intentions. if it were any other man, it would be a lie to say that he was not tempted by the group of beautiful girls. furthermore, they were such ambitious girls.

at the very least, be it the gentle and elegant yang yongle, the cheerful and fiery ning jing, the virtuous and introverted meng di, or the calm and elegant wang ke, lao yao had a good impression of them. although he did not know much about the other girls for the time being, the fact that they could gather together meant that their personalities were the same. they were not much worse.

with a happy mood, lao yao walked out of his room and went downstairs to the living room to prepare night snacks. during this period of time, his appetite had already gotten used to meng di’s culinary skills. he didn’t even feel like eating instant noodles anymore!

what nonsense. could instant noodles be compared to meng di’s cooking skills? lao yao slapped himself for his own thoughts but realized that meng di did not place the night snacks on the dining table like usual.

“eh? is it not done yet?” lao yao curiously ran to the kitchen to take a look and realized that meng di was not there either.

lao yao was hungry, but the chef was not around. feeling depressed, he ran to meng di’s room and knocked on the door.

“didi! are you there?”

lao yao knocked on the door, but no one answered. meng di did not seem to be in the room.

“what’s going on? why isn’t the door locked?” lao yao tried the lock handle and realized that it would open with a twist. he immediately frowned.

although they were in a villa area, property management was relatively standardized and safe. however, there were all kinds of birds in the forest. some thieves specialized in targeting the wealthy districts. there were often such reports on the news.

at the thought of this, lao yao became a little nervous. he hurriedly pushed open the door and walked in.

“didi? are you there? answer me!” lao yao asked as he walked in.

unexpectedly, at this moment, the bathroom door on the left suddenly opened. meng di wiped her wet hair with a towel and walked out naked.

when their gazes met, they were both stunned…

“ahhh!!!”

after meng di regained her senses, she suddenly let out an ear-piercing scream. she grabbed the towel and squatted down, holding her chest. he said angrily and anxiously, “you… you… how did you get in?!”

lao yao was also awakened from the beautiful scenery by her scream. he hurriedly explained, “i’m sorry, i’m sorry! i saw that the door was unlocked and knocked on the door, but no one answered. i thought that something had happened, so i pushed the door open and came in to take a look. i… i didn’t know you were… you were…”

meng di’s face was so red that it was about to bleed. her eyes were filled with tears as she said, “you… why aren’t you getting out?!”

“oh, oh! i’ll be right out!” lao yao hurriedly turned around and ran out of meng di’s room, closing the door behind him. when he came out, he couldn’t help but let out a long breath.

“phew! i’m actually being treated as a pervert!?” lao yao was extremely vexed. why was he so rash? could it be that he had gotten carried away by the progress of his relationship with the girls earlier? he really deserved a beating!

“speaking of which, i didn’t expect didi’s figure to be so good! she’s super hot! why didn’t i notice it before?” after lao yao’s vexation, he couldn’t help but let his imagination run wild again. meng di’s smooth skin flashed across his mind, and her cleavage became even more prominent when she squatted down…

then, he suddenly realized that meng di wouldn’t ignore her because of this, right?

oh no! my braised pork! what if didi gets angry in the future? what if she doesn’t cook for me?

lao yao sadly discovered this very serious problem…