Gu Xiaoer moving back home from school meant the start of a cohabitating life.
The small three-bedroom apartment had always been hers alone, but its equilibrium was now disrupted by an unexpected additional living creature.
Especially since this living creature was a man, a handsome man who was infuriatingly attractive as a tenant!
Life received a colorful stroke, but Gu Xiaoer didn't seem too thrilled about the man's arrival, feeling, instead, endangered!
Yes, endangered.
The danger of her unchanging life being disrupted and the danger of the man pouncing on her from time to time.
She was never a casual woman, or more accurately, she harbored conservative and traditional thoughts at her core. But now, cohabitating with a man brought her constant frustration and annoyance.
Right then, the man's somewhat complaining voice rang out, "It's so late, go to sleep already."
"Oh…" came the weak reply, her body busy with design not moving an inch.
"Baby, go take a bath and sleep." Han Luoli called her a second time, feeling a bit gloomy for being ignored.
When it came to the third call, Han Luoli had no choice but to go to the study and personally "invite" the disobedient Little Monster.
"Ah, I still haven't figured out the design draft yet, this competition is tight on time and heavy on workload; I have to work late into the night!" She wasn't used to having someone set boundaries for her.
"Then postpone the competition's deadline!" Han Luoli, with hair half-dry and droplets that seemed ready to fall, stood with arms crossed beside the desk, his long legs crossed, both casual and elegant.
Gu Xiaoer managed to steal a moment to roll her eyes at him, "Do you think the competition is run by your family, to be held whenever you fancy?"
Han Luoli was left speechless, his hand carrying the hot milk stiffened mid-air. Many women pleaded for his attention, yet this little woman not only did not appreciate it but also always found him irritating.
Shaking his head quite helplessly, Han Luoli failed to realize that, despite his dissatisfaction, he was still willingly getting absorbed in a whirlpool named Gu Xiaoer, and finding contentment in it.
"Alright, stop talking about useless things; when the President of Shenghan gives an order, who dares to disobey? We common folk should obediently listen and better focus on studying the architectural preferences of his highness!"
Gu Xiaoer kept busy with her design, carelessly waving her hand without looking, bringing the cup to her lips while her eyes drifted over the rough sketch on the desk. In her distraction, she spilled the milk on her clothes, soaking the front of her shirt just right.
Han Luoli watched the visibly wet patch with a darkened gaze.
Gu Xiaoer's thoughts were entirely on the draft, and by the time she realized what happened, she covered her face and ran to the bathroom to take a shower.
She felt incredibly frustrated, wondering just how unreserved she was at heart for this man's mere glance to make her heart race and face flush?
Regrettably, he was but a tenant; all of this was fake.
Sighing softly, Gu Xiaoer couldn't help but fantasize, if Han Luoli wasn't of that status, just a regular man, could there have been a chance between them?