"Oh, by the way, a girl will be coming over soon. She's my property manager, so please let her in."
Ye Chen drove to the entrance of Villa 8 and parked the car. As expected, the password lock on the gate was out of power.
He had anticipated this and took a power bank from his car, connected it with a data cable, and plugged it into the lock.
After entering the last four digits of his ID number, the gate opened. Ye Chen put away the cable, got back into his car, and drove into the villa courtyard.
Before Xiao Chen and the property management arrived, Ye Chen had already inspected the entire villa.
This villa occupied a total area of 21,000 square meters, with the building itself taking up 800 square meters and a total construction area of 2,100 square meters. It was quite a large villa.
Regardless of size, villas like this in the city are rare and often more valuable than courtyard houses in the second ring. While those courtyard houses may seem less practical, they are just as hard to come by despite having the money.
A villa in the city center is an extraordinary asset. Contrary to the saying that money can buy anything, this villa proved otherwise.
The villa's decoration style was similar to his previous ones, even down to the same items like clothes, shoes, watches, and brooches in the master bedroom.
Ye Chen packed these into his car. On the coffee table were familiar items: property certificates, villa keys, and car keys.
He also checked the cars—three sports cars: a Bugatti, a Shelby, and a Spyker.
All three were among the world's top ten supercars, especially the Shelby, which is considered the world's top supercar.
"Ding dong..."
As Ye Chen waited for Xiao Chen, the doorbell rang. He quickly went to check and saw two property management staff members.
"Hello, Mr. Ye."
"Hello."
"Is there anything you need help with, Mr. Ye?"
"No, thank you."
The staff hesitated, wanting to bring up the matter of overdue property fees but not knowing how to broach the subject.
Ye Chen saw their dilemma and said, "Oh, is there a property fee due here?"
"Yes, Mr. Ye, the property fee for this villa has been overdue for a year."
"Alright, I'll go with you to pay it now and also arrange for a pass."
"Okay, thank you."
Ye Chen didn't need a pass himself—his face was his pass, or rather, his ID card was. But Xiao Chen needed one, so he had to arrange it for her.
Once at the property management office, Ye Chen not only paid the overdue fees but also paid for another year in advance.
Just as he finished, Xiao Chen called. He quickly asked her to come to the property office.
It turned out that Xiao Chen needed to be present to get the pass because they required a photo. Most other villa communities didn't have such requirements.
Things went smoothly after that. Xiao Chen came over, had her photo taken, and the pass was issued. Before it was ready, Ye Chen showed her around the villa.
Before they finished the tour, the property management delivered the pass. Ye Chen handed the villa keys to Xiao Chen, and they both left the villa area.
However, they didn't leave completely but went to a nearby high-end residential area where Ye Chen owned twenty apartments.
The residential area Ye Chen was heading to was called Jinxiu Shan Shui, the most upscale community in Chaoyang. Ye Chen knew about it from the internet.
Arriving at the entrance, Ye Chen was stunned by the scene: the place was swarming with photographers and journalists.
Of course, these "long guns and short cannons" weren't real guns and cannons but cameras and camcorders. The crowd almost blocked the entrance.
Seeing Ye Chen's car, they immediately pointed their cameras at him. This startled Ye Chen, making him almost turn the car around and leave.
However, he quickly realized they mistook him for someone else. He lowered the sunshade to block their view and drove forward.
The crowd, considerate enough, didn't block his way or swarm his car, which relieved Ye Chen.
At the guard post, Ye Chen stopped his car, and a security guard came out, saluting him.
Ye Chen rolled down the window and handed over his ID, saying, "I am the owner of Unit 201 in Building One."
"Please wait a moment."
"Alright."