45: Chapter 45 Jiang Bai's Attack

Nine o'clock in the evening, night descended upon the earth, and the city was illuminated by lights of all colors as Su Ye and Jiang Bai slowly walked out of the entrance of Edir Fitness Club.

"Ugh, ah!"

Su Ye stretched his back. Having soaked in the swimming pool for over half an hour, he felt that the skin bruised black and blue from Wan Zhenguo's beating earlier felt much better.

Jiang Bai, on the other hand, was blushing a little. Not for any other reason, but because when she got into the water earlier, she realized she only knew how to do the doggy paddle. Su Ye couldn't bear to watch, so he volunteered to teach her swimming techniques.

When teaching swimming techniques, some physical contact is natural. Although Su Ye intended to let things take their course, that didn't mean he wouldn't take advantage of the situation if the opportunity arose. Consequently, Su Ye had basically touched Jiang Bai all over.

"Are we going back now?"

Jiang Bai asked softly.

"Back? Back to what? After such intense exercise, can you even sleep at night without eating something good?"

Su Ye glanced at Jiang Bai and then walked towards a nearby barbecue stall on his own. The owner of this stall was a fellow townsman of Su Ye's. His excellent skills successfully allowed Su Ye to taste the flavors of his hometown, so Su Ye often came here to replenish his energy after working out.

Jiang Bai quickly caught up.

"We just finished working out, and you're eating something with such high calories here? Wouldn't that make the workout pointless?"

Su Ye glanced at Jiang Bai.

"Who says that? We're storing energy for an even better workout next time. Aren't you hungry?"

Jiang Bai rubbed her flat abdomen. The aroma of barbecued grease lingered at the tip of her nose, and she swallowed her saliva uncontrollably.

"I think you make a good point."

Walking into the barbecue stall, Su Ye shouted directly:

"Old Li, the usual, double portions, and bring a case of 8+1."

Old Li lifted his ruddy, greasy face from the grill. Seeing Su Ye and Jiang Bai, he chuckled:

"Ye-zi, bringing your girlfriend to eat?"

Su Ye waved his hand without speaking and found a seat to sit down on his own. He didn't care at all about the chair and table, which were glistening with grease and had dark stains, while his eyes were unobtrusively observing Jiang Bai's expression.

Jiang Bai didn't hesitate at all and sat down naturally. She only pulled out two napkins from the stack nearby to place on the table before putting her phone and bag down.

This behavior surprised Su Ye a little. Based on Jiang Bai's looks and figure, Su Ye was certain that if she wanted to, she would definitely be a regular at various high-end venues. Moreover, Su Ye had observed Jiang Bai; her clothes and jewelry, while not overly expensive, were certainly not cheap, proving that her family background was quite good. He hadn't expected her to not care at all about the dirty table and chairs.

"By the way, Jiang Bai, how did you suddenly end up at Edir Gym?"

Jiang Bai gathered her pinned-up hair.

"My internship started these past two days, so I moved out of the school. Anan and Qingqing are both over in Wuhou, and my internship placement is here in Gaoxin District. It's too far away, so I didn't live with them. Yesterday, while I was getting familiar with the area, I happened to see Edir Gym, so I just got a membership card. This is my first time coming here, and I didn't expect to run into you."

Su Ye chuckled.

"That's quite a coincidence. If I'm not mistaken, you must live on Financial Island, right?"

"I can't compare to Young Master Su. I just rented a small two-bedroom apartment. Why is the rent on Financial Island so expensive? A two-bedroom place of less than eighty square meters actually costs me 3,500 a month. My little wallet is almost empty."

Hearing Jiang Bai's complaint, Su Ye was speechless. He didn't believe she couldn't find a cheaper place. As far as he knew, there were several residential complexes in Gaoxin District where small two-bedroom apartments cost around two thousand, it's just that the community environment, supporting facilities, and housing conditions were a big step down from Financial Island.

Is this really just about the rent being expensive?

Seeing that Su Ye didn't speak, Jiang Bai blinked her large eyes, a flash of craftiness passing through them. In an instant, she made a bitter face and said:

"Sigh, I finally managed to negotiate with the landlord to pay a one-month deposit and one month's rent. My internship salary isn't even as high as the rent right now."

Looking at the pitiful-looking Jiang Bai, Su Ye had a bad premonition.

"How about I share a rental with you, Su Ye? I only need one room, and I can help you clean every day. Plus, I'm really good at cooking."

Looking at the advancing Jiang Bai, Su Ye only felt a tingling sensation shoot straight from his tailbone to the top of his head. He wailed in his heart.

It's over, I'm going to fall for it. A beautiful, fit, mature-style young lady like this is making a pitiful face in front of you, offering to live with you, clean for you, and cook for you—how do you deal with this?

As for Jiang Bai saying she had no money for rent, Su Ye just wanted to say, who are you trying to fool? If you don't have money for rent, why did you get a membership card at Edir Gym? Don't you know how much it costs a month?

To be honest, Su Ye was tempted, but he calmed down in an instant. If Jiang Bai lived with him, how could he continue to roam among the flowers? Now he had money, good looks, a good body, and status.

This was exactly the time to boldly venture into the sea of flowers. How could he hang himself on one tree at such a critical moment? Even if this tree was quite fragrant.

Just as Su Ye didn't know how to respond, Old Li brought up a small brazier.

"Coming, coming, be careful, it's hot."

The grill with the alcohol lamp was placed between Su Ye and Jiang Bai, separating the two as if it were the Chu-Han boundary, and it also gave Su Ye a chance to catch his breath.

Su Ye quickly grabbed a skewer and handed it to Jiang Bai.

"Come, come, the taste here at Old Li's is really good. You should try it."

Jiang Bai cast a resentful look at Su Ye and then said:

"Have you ever seen a girl eat grilled kidneys?"

Su Ye looked closely and realized it was indeed a skewer of sizzling, greasy large kidneys. He hurriedly put it down and swapped it for a skewer of grilled beef tendon to hand to Jiang Bai.

"Hahahaha. Sorry, sorry, I didn't see clearly and grabbed the wrong one. This grilled beef tendon is also very good. It's all fresh yellow beef, and the taste is just amazing."

Jiang Bai took the beef tendon from Su Ye's hand, glared at Su Ye, and took a fierce bite. Her little white teeth glittered under the energy-saving light as she chewed the texture of the beef tendon into bits.

Seeing this, Su Ye felt a chill in his crotch: Those teeth look a bit sharp. It seems I'll have to be careful about my little brother in the future, otherwise, if I'm not careful and get decapitated, that would be a disaster.

A bit cowardly, Su Ye hurriedly shoved a mouthful of kidney into his own mouth to calm his nerves and, at the same time, give his little brother a boost.

Just as the two were eating happily, a slightly sharp voice came from the entrance of the shop.

"Oh my, isn't this our school beauty Jiang? Why are you eating barbecue at this street stall? Look at this grease, oh my, oh my, the chairs are all covered in grime. It's really unhygienic."