Heartthrob, Your Image is Crumbling!

Chapter 332: Minmin is Going Crazy with Jealousy

Zhou Yuwen could never bring himself to kick Qu Jing out just to let Tao Tian and Minmin live there.After all, this was the place he had arranged for Qu Jing to live.

He could not possibly play favorites just because he had slept with Tao Tian.

Zhou Yuwen knew that the relationship between Qu Jing and Tao Tian was somewhat stiff. However, since they were both going to be his women in the future, forcing them to act like close sisters might be asking too much, but they shouldn't be hurting each other either.

He wouldn't interfere with petty squabbles, but they needed to know when to stop.

That night, while cuddling Tao Tian as they were sleeping, Zhou Yuwen made this clear to her.

Having learned her lesson the hard way before, Tao Tian was now more well-behaved than anyone.

Nestled in Zhou Yuwen's embrace, she muttered softly, "I'm already thanking my lucky stars that I can be back by your side. How could I dare cause you any more trouble? I'm just afraid that once Qu Jing finds out about us, she will hold a grudge."

"She won't. She is obedient," Zhou Yuwen replied casually, cupping Tao Tian's ample curves.

He spoke with absolute confidence.

This was because the main impression Qu Jing gave him was that she was obedient.

However, Zhou Yuwen's casual remark sparked a pang of jealousy in Tao Tian.

Tao Tian immediately kept her head up and asked, "More obedient than me?"

"Uh, in other aspects, Qu Jing might not compare to you, but when it comes to being obedient..." Pinching Tao Tian's chin, Zhou Yuwen couldn't help but chuckle at the mention of the word.

That laugh made Tao Tian pout. "What about being obedient?! Am I really less obedient than her? Tell me!"

The more Zhou Yuwen refused to answer, the more upset Tao Tian became.

She felt she was already incredibly obedient in front of him.

Yet Zhou Yuwen actually said she couldn't compare to Qu Jing.

She wanted to know exactly how Qu Jing was so obedient.

Since Zhou Yuwen wouldn't say, she decided to act coy and whine.

Turning over, she pressed herself on top of him.

She didn't just lie flat against him.

Instead, she got on all fours, straddling over him.

The lights were already off, leaving the room pitch black, making Tao Tian's snow-white body stand out vividly in the darkness.

Looking down from the ceiling, her pale figure was perfectly proportioned—plump where she needed to be and slim everywhere else, boasting a slender waist one could easily wrap their arms around, and full, round buttocks.

The pale soles of her feet faced the ceiling.

Like a large white cat, she pinned Zhou Yuwen beneath her, playfully pestering him and demanding to know exactly how Qu Jing was more obedient than her.

Rubbed against like this, Zhou Yuwen felt a bit helpless. "Alright, alright, you're the most obedient, okay?"

"Let's not talk about this, be a good girl."

"Hmph, you're just trying to coax me. You and she definitely have some little secrets I don't know about," Tao Tian said, pouting her small lips.

Zhou Yuwen denied it, saying there was no such thing.

"My little Tian Tian, my heart and eyes are completely filled with you right now. How could I possibly lie to you?" Zhou Yuwen said to the Senior Sister who was two years older than him.

Tao Tian was easily mesmerized by his sweet words. Hearing this, she beamed with joy and snuggled back into his embrace, asking in a sickly sweet voice, "Then tell me, am I your cutest little baby?"

"Yes, you are. You're the cutest!"

Only with such coaxing was Tao Tian finally satisfied.

After the night passed, it was January 2nd.

There was a three-day holiday for New Year's Day, but since some students didn't have classes on Tuesday, it could be stretched into a four-day break.

Qu Jing was scheduled to return on the 4th.

Even though there were still two days left.

This was, after all, the place Zhou Yuwen had arranged for Qu Jing. Brazenly bringing Tao Tian back here to fool around already felt like he was doing Qu Jing dirty.

If they were caught red-handed by her...

Even though she might not dare throw a tantrum at Zhou Yuwen...

Just thinking about it, no one would be happy to come home and witness such a scene.

Therefore, he spent the main part of the day taking Tao Tian out to look at houses.

Zhou Yuwen was quite fond of Blue Bay.

It wasn't far from the university and had decent amenities. It was a high-end residential area, primarily featuring garden apartments and villas. The current average price was around fifteen thousand yuan per square meter, but at its peak in 2019, it would soar to seventy thousand. Zhou Yuwen's villa was purchased right there.

While taking Tao Tian to look at houses, he casually gave her a tour of his own villa. Zhou Yuwen mentioned, "Actually, if you want to live in this villa, you can. It's just under renovation right now, so you'd have to wait four or five months."

"So, my idea is to buy an apartment first for you to live in temporarily," Zhou Yuwen explained.

Girls in love can be a bit foolish. Zhou Yuwen's statement was clearly full of holes, yet Tao Tian completely bought it.

Perhaps from the moment she stepped into the villa, Tao Tian was already overwhelmingly surprised, feeling that Zhou Yuwen could give her the unexpected at any given moment.

A villa with a floor area of four or five hundred square meters—in Tao Tian's mind, only the absurdly wealthy could live in such a place.

Yet, unexpectedly, Zhou Yuwen owned one right next to the university.

And he even said he wanted to let her live in it?

Tao Tian didn't even dare to imagine how green with envy her classmates would be if they found out she was living here in four or five months.

So, pulling on Zhou Yuwen's arm, she said, "Then we can just rent a place first, and move in here after four or five months!"

Zhou Yuwen replied that renting a house wasn't as good as buying a house.

"Housing prices are so low right now, and it just so happens I plan on buying a house anyway."

"So if we can buy, we might as well buy."

"Even if you don't live there later, renting it out will be a source of income."

"The property we buy today will be handed over to you to manage, so even if you rent it out, I won't interfere," Zhou Yuwen smiled at Tao Tian.

Hearing this, Tao Tian was on the verge of being moved to tears again.

Because didn't his words mean he was giving her a house?

She was only just starting her internship, and she was already going to have her own place in Jinling?

"Hubby..."

"Alright, save the touching words. Let's hurry up and go look at some apartments," Zhou Yuwen said.

And so, for the rest of the day, several real estate agents took Zhou Yuwen and Tao Tian around to view apartments.

The apartment layouts in Blue Bay were much better than those in Zhonghai Garden. Zhonghai was full of high-rises with limited natural light.

Blue Bay, on the other hand, was positioned as a high-end, low-density community of garden apartments. Its promotional slogan read: 'Open the window to see the mountains, hidden amidst the wind and moon.'

Zhou Yuwen and Tao Tian viewed one apartment after another, looking just like a newlywed couple.

Tao Tian was wearing a black down jacket left unzipped, revealing a sky-blue V-neck light sweater underneath. Perhaps because she had just newly become a woman, Tao Tian's every movement exuded a hint of mature feminine charm, yet she was still a little woman who loved to act coy.

When Zhou Yuwen took her to view the properties, she was exceptionally lively, even while wearing her high heels.

She kept glancing over here and peeking over there.

Opening a window, she exclaimed, "Hubby, you can see our villa from here!"

Zhou Yuwen, who was talking with the property consultant over to the side, smiled and nodded at her words.

The property consultant, a woman in her thirties, couldn't help but ask, "Oh? Mr. Zhou already owns property here?"

"Yes. Because it's still under renovation, we want to buy a place we can move into immediately," Zhou Yuwen replied.

Blue Bay's advantage was its excellent apartment layouts, but its disadvantage was equally obvious: there were very few second-hand apartments available, and they were either bare concrete shells or only had basic water and electricity installed.

Zhou Yuwen stated that this definitely wouldn't work.

"We already have one property undergoing renovations. Right now, we just want to buy another one to live in temporarily, and then we'll rent it out later. So, we can't possibly buy a bare shell," Zhou Yuwen told the saleswoman.

The saleswoman made a round of calls to her colleagues for him, only to conclude that there really weren't any fully furnished apartments available in Blue Bay.

"These are low-density garden apartments to begin with, and they're relatively new builds, so very few people are selling," the saleswoman said apologetically.

Hearing that there were no move-in-ready apartments, Tao Tian felt quite disappointed. She walked over and hugged Zhou Yuwen's arm.

She would start her internship next semester. Although she wanted to decorate her own place, there clearly wouldn't be enough time.

"Mr. Zhou, why don't we go next door to Zhonghai Garden to take a look? The second-hand market over there is much more active."

Zhou Yuwen glanced at Tao Tian. Tao Tian said, "I don't mind either way."

"Then let's go take a look."

The buildings in Zhonghai were completed in 2007, so there were more people selling second-hand units, and they were already fully renovated. According to the saleswoman, many locals bought properties here specifically to rent out to students. The prices were also cheaper than in Blue Bay, ranging from ten thousand to fifteen thousand yuan per square meter.

The apartment layouts were just standard and unremarkable.

They viewed several 120-square-meter three-bedroom apartments, all priced around 1.5 million yuan.

There was even one located in the exact same building as Qu Jing's apartment.

Zhou Yuwen asked Tao Tian which one she liked.

Looking a bit bashful, Tao Tian said she had her eye on the one in the same building as Qu Jing's.

Zhou Yuwen gave her a big eye roll.

He asked if she felt things weren't messy enough already.

Tao Tian just giggled and said, "Not at all!"

"I'm just making it convenient for you. Think about it, Hubby, when the time comes, you can step right out of Qu Jing's apartment and come straight to mine, and I can even help you relax."

"Heh, by the time I walk out of that building, I'd have lost half my life," Zhou Yuwen retorted.

Tao Tian covered her mouth and snickered.

In terms of cost-effectiveness, the one in Qu Jing's building was indeed a bit cheaper. Because the seller was in a rush, it was a hundred thousand yuan cheaper than the other options.

But his only concern was that having Tao Tian in the same building might lead to an accident.

Zhou Yuwen stood there and thought for a moment.

"Do you really want the one in the same building?"

"Mhm!" Tao Tian truly didn't mind. She merely wanted to save Zhou Yuwen some money. As for any other ulterior motives, that wouldn't be very nice.

Zhou Yuwen pondered for a bit and declared, "Tell you what, this unit in Building 8, the one in Building 9, and the one in Building 11—I'll take them all. Contact the landlords directly for the signature. Let's get everything settled before the New Year; we have to go home after the holidays."

"Uh, Mr. Zhou, did I hear that right? You want three apartments?"

"Yes, three apartments. Is there a problem?"

"N-no. I'll go prepare the contracts right now."

It was already 2014. If he didn't buy property this year, the prices would shoot up by next year.

The data for Zhou Yuwen's royalty earnings from last month had already been released.

For the entire month of December, his subscriptions alone brought in three million, plus one million in donations, totaling four million yuan. Since the money was just sitting there doing nothing, he might as well buy real estate.

The saleswoman hurriedly went off to draft the contracts. This deal was so massive that she couldn't handle it alone and had to call over two other people to help.

Closing three deals in a single day meant she was going to have a very lucrative New Year.

Tao Tian asked Zhou Yuwen why he was buying so many apartments.

Zhou Yuwen replied, "Isn't it because I'm afraid you girls might fight if you live together? I bought a few extra so you can rotate where you stay."

Hearing this, Tao Tian shot Zhou Yuwen a reproachful glare and called him annoying.

Wrapping his arms around her slender waist, Zhou Yuwen asked, "How am I annoying?"

"How am I annoying? Explain yourself." Saying this, Zhou Yuwen backed her into a corner and forcefully kissed her.

Tao Tian kept her head up, letting out soft whimpers.

Her heavily endowed figure, paired with the faint blush on her face, truly made it impossible for a man to stop himself.

After finishing her calls, the saleswoman returned excited, only to walk in and see the couple pinning each other against the wall making out. She quickly retreated in embarrassment, laughing as she said, "My apologies, please continue!"

She didn't feel there was anything inappropriate about it, though.

This was a VIP client. Let alone making out right in front of her, even if they asked her to go buy some 'little umbrellas' for them, she wouldn't mind in the slightest.

Once the contracts for the apartments were signed and the deposits paid, they could move in.

Although the apartments were fully furnished, they still had to buy new furniture and such. Fortunately, Zhou Yuwen was experienced and took Tao Tian to buy a lot of new furniture.

In the afternoon, while resting in their new home, the two of them entangled themselves together again.

Today, Tao Tian was wearing her sky-blue V-neck light sweater, with a push-up bra featuring a hollow pattern underneath.

The two of them tossed about until past seven in the evening.

Tao Tian went to take a hot shower and changed into a more conservative hoodie and black leggings.

She told Zhou Yuwen, "I can't keep you company tonight, Hubby. I have to go back to the dormitory."

Zhou Yuwen said, "Oh? Have you stopped loving me so soon?"

"Don't be annoying. If I don't go back soon, Minmin will definitely get suspicious," Tao Tian said as she walked over and placed her hands on Zhou Yuwen's shoulders.

Wrapping his arms around her slender waist, Zhou Yuwen stated, "Let her be suspicious. It doesn't matter even if you tell her."

Hearing this, Tao Tian laughed and said, "If I tell her, what if she goes around running her mouth?"

"Then let her talk. You've never understood one thing: since I've slept with you, I will definitely take responsibility for you. What others say is their business, just don't go causing trouble yourself," Zhou Yuwen told her, pulling her into his embrace.

Tao Tian asked in pleasant surprise, "Does that mean I can tell Minmin about our relationship?"

"Do you want to tell her?" Zhou Yuwen countered.

Feeling a bit guilty, Tao Tian stammered, "Minmin is my best friend..."

"Well, tell her if you want to. This apartment is big enough anyway; I don't mind if you bring her to live here. But let me make this clear—if you and she team up to bully Qu Jing, I'll definitely be spanking your bottom," Zhou Yuwen said, giving Tao Tian's buttocks a hard squeeze.

"Ah~"

Tao Tian let out a cry before chuckling softly. "I know. Jingjing will be family from now on. How could I ever team up with an outsider to bully my own family?"

"That's more like it."

Zhou Yuwen was very gratified that Tao Tian had such a realization.

A little past eight in the evening, he drove Tao Tian back to the dormitory.

During the New Year holiday, the dormitory was mostly empty. Since Tao Tian was entirely glued to Zhou Yuwen during this honeymoon phase, she couldn't bear to part with him at all.

So, the car simply parked downstairs at the dormitory building.

The two of them acted affectionate inside the car for quite a while.

Sitting on Zhou Yuwen's lap, Tao Tian asked if he would miss her.

Zhou Yuwen said he would.

"Then when is the next time we'll see each other?"

"Whenever you want. We can meet anytime."

"Hehe, what if I want to see you in the middle of the night?"

"Then we'll meet in the middle of the night."

Around eight-thirty, Minmin finally finished her tasks and returned to the dormitory alone. It had been another boring day. Usually, her good sisters were with her, but for the past two days, Minmin had been entirely alone.

Minmin felt a bit disappointed and dejected.

She felt that during the holiday, even the streetlights at the dormitory entrance seemed a bit desolate.

Stepping in her tall boots, she arrived at the entrance to the dormitory.

At this moment, she noticed a BMW X7 parked quietly by the dormitory entrance.

'Huh, this car looks a bit like Zhou Yuwen's car,' she thought.

Just as she pondered this, the car door opened.

She then saw Tao Tian stepping out of the passenger seat.

And Zhou Yuwen got out of the driver's seat.

Tao Tian was carrying bags of all sizes, all of which were packaging boxes bearing the logos of Louis Vuitton and Hermes, with the latest Chanel bag slung over her shoulder.

She waved goodbye to Zhou Yuwen, her eyes filled with nothing but reluctance to part.

Seeing this scene, Minmin froze for a moment. She quickly gathered herself and walked up to greet them. "Tian Tian! Zhou Yuwen?"