âYou wish that I will buy it straight out?â Her reaction didnât seem to bother the boss. It had, in fact, prompted him with new ideas. âI didnât do that previously because I worry that that would take more time. Buying a house, after all, entails more than just renting. But thatâs fine. I trust that the owner wouldnât mind expanding his business.â
He still looked very casual, as though all he needed to do was just to say the words to buy a place like this.
Yan Shuyu, on the other hand, was startled. Shaking her hands frantically, she said, âNo, thatâs not what I am saying at all!â
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After a short awkward silence, she finally asked another key question, âHow much rent have you paid already?â
The boss had already mentioned remodeling and picking out furniture, so she skipped the stupid question of whether rent had been paid.
Zhou Qinhe, his hands still resting on the steering wheel, replied nonchalantly. âI think a year in advance.â
âA whole year?â Yan Shuyu was stunned all over again. She felt deeply pained by the bossâs wastefulness. A whole yearâs rent came out to be close to one million yuan. And he just spent it silently the way that he did. Did money grow on trees for him?
Granted, with the bossâs assets, a million yuan probably wasnât a lot of money to him. But it still bothered her. She couldnât just sit around and watch her boyfriend being taken for an idiot and just let the landlord make the money. She asked quickly, âCan you still get a refund from the landlord.â
The boss replied nonchalantly, âThe contract has been signed. That will be considered a breach of contract.â
âIf we donât stay there, the landlord could very well find a different renter. Push comes to shove, we can always pay for a month of rent or two. Why would he refuse to refund us the remaining amount?â Yan Shuyu felt that it was unjust and suggested, âIf the landlord is being so unreasonable, we can always sue.â
The way she looked at it, all CEOs have a team of lawyers that followed them around all the time. Naturally, this boss would have one of his own as well. Any lawyer on this team would be able to complete this assignment. All the boss needed to do was to say the word.
Her idea might be sound but the boss remained silent except for looking at her with a smile that wasnât a smile. Being looked at like that, Yan Shuyu slowly gave up on her thought. She got it now. It might be an easy task as far as the boss was concerned, but it wasnât his style to take someone to court for a measly one million yuan. That would just be bad for his reputation.
Now Yan Shuyu felt helpless. âThen what should we do?â
âAre you sure that you donât want to stay there?â Zhou Qinhe was particularly agreeable today. It seemed heâd go with whatever she wanted to do. He even comforted her gently. âItâs okay if you donât want to stay here. Thatâs not a problem at all.â
Any other time, Yan Shuyu would find his mannerism very suspicious. But she was now blinded by the 1 million yuan. She thought to herself painfully; the rent had already been paid. If she refused to live there and the boss refused to ask for a refund, thatâs just money under the bridge. How could that be?
The more she thought about it, the more unjust she felt. Finally, she blurted out, âNo way! If rent has already been paid, we have to at least stay there for the year.â
Only she could take advantage of the boss. She couldnât possibly let anyone else take advantage of him. Once Yan Shuyu had it all figured out, her confidence had returned.
Boss Zhou, too, gave her a look of approval and smiled reassured. âAlright.â
Yan Shuyu felt even better with his approval. She even added, âYouâve already paid for the rent. For sure I will not be able to repay you.â
80,000 yuan a month. There was no way she could come up with that. She might as well be straight forward up front.
Boss Zhouâs reaction was to pat her on her head helplessly and chuckled. âIâve arranged this. All you need to worry about is to move in and nothing else.â