475: Why is there still a slight regret?

After drying Li Mengyao's hair without any incidents, the two walked over to the bed in tacit agreement.

Li Mengyao lay face down on the bed with practiced ease, even comfortably propping herself up with a pillow:

“Come on.”

“Alright, Miss Li.”

Seeing that it was already past nine o'clock, Ye Su didn't waste any more time. He sat down on the edge of the bed and opened the system at the same time.

[[hidden task - Insomnia Terminator] Completion Progress: 78%!]

Surprisingly, the progress didn't drop. It seemed her insomnia really wasn't that severe.

After glancing at the task progress, Ye Su activated the [Hand of God] skill, skillfully placing his hands on Li Mengyao's temples and gently massaging them.

“Mmh...”

Perhaps because she had half-reluctantly kissed him twice under his coercion, Li Mengyao was no longer so stiff and let out a cozy moan.

Anyone seeing this scene wouldn't consider the two of them 'ordinary' friends, and that probably included the two involved.

Massaging while chatting, the two enjoyed a rare moment of harmony.

About ten minutes later, Li Mengyao's eyelids began to fight to stay open.

Sensing that Li Mengyao's voice was growing weaker, Ye Su timely activated the [Sleep Aid Service] on her.

[Ding!]

A few minutes later, while Ye Su was massaging Li Mengyao's back, he suddenly heard the system prompt.

[Congratulations to the Host for completing the [hidden task - Insomnia Terminator]. The task rewards will now be distributed!]

[Task Rewards: 660,000 cash, 5 points of [Charm] attribute, 5 points of [Charm] attribute, 5 points of [Physique] attribute!]

“Oh, the task is completed?”

Seeing the system prompt, Ye Su gently nudged Li Mengyao. Sure enough, there was no response.

“Sigh—”

The task had been completed so smoothly, but for some reason, Ye Su felt a bit disappointed.

“That's it, then. Wrapping up and heading home.”

He considerately flipped Li Mengyao over, tucked her in, and then left the room.

When he returned to the living room, Li Shanhai and Wang Lijuan were still huddled together, whispering about something.

Hearing the sound of Ye Su coming downstairs, the two of them turned around in unison.

“Uncle, Auntie,” Ye Su didn't linger and said directly to them, “It's getting late, so I'll head back first.”

“You're leaving already?”

Wang Lijuan looked behind Ye Su. Seeing no sign of Li Mengyao, she asked curiously,

“Where's Mengyao? Why didn't she come down to see you off?”

“Mengyao fell asleep. I can head back on my own.”

Hearing this, Wang Lijuan was a bit surprised. “Did the sun rise from the west today? She fell asleep before ten o'clock?”

Then, Wang Lijuan exchanged a knowing look with Li Shanhai, instantly understanding what was going on.

Looking at the time, they had only been in the room for barely over half an hour. She was already so tired that she fell asleep?

“Maybe she had a lot of work during the day and was too tired, so she went to sleep early.”

Feeling like any explanation would only make things worse, Ye Su didn't dare to stay any longer. After saying goodbye, he left the villa, leaving behind only the couple in the living room, who were eager for a grandchild.

Leaving the Zijing Villa District, by the time Ye Su drove back to the Apartment Complex, it was almost ten o'clock.

When he opened the door, he only saw Chen Xinyi alone in the living room, wearing a facial mask and watching a drama on the 100-inch TV.

“You're back?”

“Yeah.” Ye Su looked around and asked curiously, “Why are you the only one here? Where's Sister Ran?”

Chen Xinyi said jealously, “Coming back so late, and the first thing you do is look for Sister Ran?”

“Nonsense. There are only three people in this house. Since you're right here, of course I'd ask where Sister Ran went.”

“Oh.” Chen Xinyi also felt there was nothing wrong with Ye Su's logic, so she replied, “She's taking a shower.”

“Oh.”

Ye Su had no interest in the TV drama Chen Xinyi was watching, so he didn't linger and walked further into the apartment.

“Then I'm going to take a shower too.”

“Suit yourself.”

Chen Xinyi gave a perfunctory reply and put her attention back on the TV. The close-up kiss scene of the male and female leads made her eyes sparkle.

After grabbing his change of clothes, Ye Su didn't look for an excuse to open Yan Ran's bathroom door like he usually did.

Going into another bathroom alone, he locked the door, turned on the shower, and took out the Lucky Dice from the system space.

He had serious business to attend to after his shower, and he was worried that if he wasn't careful, it would pass midnight.

So he could only take the opportunity while showering to use today's Lucky Dice roll in the bathroom.

[Host's total intelligence earnings today: 529,112 yuan]

There were no unexpected gains; today's intelligence earnings were only a few tens of thousands of yuan off from yesterday's.

Ye Su guessed a two based on the last digit of his earnings, then threw the dice onto the floor.

Rattle, rattle—

The dice rolled a few times on the floor, finally stopping on [5].

“As expected, luck won't always be this good.”

Thinking back to yesterday, he had activated several hidden tasks and even guessed the correct roll of the Lucky Dice.

Today, apart from completing two hidden tasks, there wasn't a single surprise.

Ye Su began to wonder if he had really used up all his luck yesterday.

“I hope next Monday at midnight, I'll have some good luck and refresh a few high-level pieces of intelligence.”

After putting the dice back into the system space, Ye Su walked into the shower and quickly washed up.

At this speed, the time Li Mengyao took for one shower was enough for Ye Su to shower three or four times.

By the time Ye Su finished his shower and returned to the living room, Yan Ran had already showered as well. She had changed into a loose silk loungewear dress and was watching the idol drama with Chen Xinyi.

However, it wasn't hard to tell from Yan Ran's expression that she had no interest in these idol dramas.

Seeing Ye Su walk into the living room, Yan Ran seemed to find something to do and teased him with a smile:

“Young Master is back. Where did you go to enjoy yourself tonight?”

“Where could I go? I was running around and socializing for the sake of this family.”

“Oh my,” Yan Ran said in a sarcastic tone, “Young Master has worked hard.”

Ye Su pretended not to hear Yan Ran's sarcasm and brazenly admitted it:

“Of course. Seeing how hard I've worked, how do you plan to reward me?”

Yan Ran curled her finger at Ye Su. “Then what kind of reward do you want?”

“Do you even need to ask?”

Ye Su squeezed onto the sofa and began to demand his 'reward'.

Without any surprise, a few minutes later, the battlefield shifted from the sofa to the bedroom, starting their daily routine.

...

On Thursday morning, Chen Xinyi, who had finally rid herself of her corporate slave status, was still lazing in bed past eight o'clock for once.

Ye Su, who had his final exam during the third and fourth periods, got up at eight o'clock as usual.

By the time he finished brushing his teeth, washing his face, and was having breakfast with Yan Ran, Chen Xinyi finally stepped out of her room with messy hair, rubbing her eyes.

Seeing her get up, Ye Su assigned her a task:

“A few days ago, I rented an office for the self-media company. Yingxuan is currently busy with the interior decoration and purchasing office supplies. Since you don't have to work, go over and help keep an eye on things if you have time.”