Reborn as a landlord in Shanghai

Chapter 114 Self-Indulgence

"Hey, I've seen her again this week."

Just as Mao Xiaoyu was boredly looking at the beautiful women outside...

Suddenly, Mao Xiaoyu saw Yang Ying shopping with several boyfriends and girlfriends. Judging from the direction they were heading, if they passed by this coffee shop and wanted to have coffee, they might run into her if they went in.

Thinking about this, Mao Xiaoyu didn't know how to face the other party next.

As Yang Ying drew closer and closer outside, Mao Xiaoyu sat in the coffee shop, looking at her and couldn't help but sigh at how strange fate could be.

Last week, God brought her right into my life, but because I didn't want to meet her, I missed the chance to interact with her.

Who would have thought that just a week later, God would send her back to him for the second time! It seems that God really does have a special fondness for him!

Yang Ying was busy filming recently, so she finally had a day off today. She and a few colleagues and friends got together and decided to go out and have some fun.

However, the July sun was really too hot. Yang Ying and her friends had been walking around for over an hour, and everyone was thirsty and hot. They had originally planned to go to an ice cream parlor for milk tea, but one of the girls felt that milk tea was outdated and suggested they come over for coffee instead.

So, after some discussion, everyone came here to have coffee.

If you look at the crowd, you can tell that Yang Ying isn't particularly noticeable; she's more of a follower. After all, Yang Ying is from mainland China. Although she's been in Hong Kong for over two years and can speak almost all of Cantonese, she still speaks very little in her circle of friends. She usually appears more obedient, so she just echoes what her friends say. This has resulted in Yang Ying's status in her circle of friends being just so-so.

And so, the group of people arrived at the coffee shop, found seats and sat down, and began to order coffee one after another. After everyone had ordered their coffee, the men and women began to look around the coffee shop.

"Beibei, look, there's a really handsome boy over there," a girl sitting close to Yang Ying whispered to her.

"Where? Where?" Yang Ying asked curiously after ordering her coffee.

"He's over there near the window. This person is so tall, he looks like he's almost 1.8 meters tall. He has such long legs!" Yang Ying's friend pointed in Mao Xiaoyu's direction and couldn't help but complain.

Yang Ying pointed in the direction her friend had indicated, looked over, and was immediately stunned.

Mao Xiaoyu sat in the shop and watched Yang Ying and her friends walk in chattering away. Perhaps because she was sitting in a secluded spot, Yang Ying didn't see her when the group came in.

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Seeing Yang Ying sitting not far away, ordering coffee with her friends, Mao Xiaoyu knew that the two of them had finally met again.

After all, everything in Hong Kong is small, even coffee shops aren't that big. You can see the coffee shop clearly with just a glance. It's impossible for someone as big as me not to see it clearly.

So Mao Xiaoyu was prepared to accept it and was just waiting to see when Yang Ying would see her.

Fortunately, not much time was wasted. After Yang Ying ordered her coffee, she looked at herself at her friend's urging.

Their eyes met without them even realizing it. If there was anything different, it was that Yang Ying looked at Mao Xiaoyu with surprise, while Mao Xiaoyu looked at her with a smile.

"Brother Xiaoyu!" Yang Ying exclaimed in surprise.

"Come here, Beibei," Mao Xiaoyu called softly.

Upon hearing Mao Xiaoyu's greeting, Yang Ying finally realized that the person in front of her was indeed Mao Xiaoyu.

"Beibei, tell me honestly, when did you meet such a handsome man? How come I didn't know anything about it?" Suddenly, Yang Ying felt her arm being grabbed, and then she heard her friend's fierce voice asking her.

"Angela, this is my fellow townsman from Shanghai. It's normal that you don't recognize him. But I didn't expect him to be here in Hong Kong now. Wait here for a moment, I'll go say hello to him." As Yang Ying said this, she prepared to pull her arm out of Angela's embrace and then go to greet Mao Xiaoyu.

But to his surprise, he couldn't pull his arm out. He could still hear Angela say, "When you say hello, take me with you! I'll go say hello with you."

After saying this, Angela pulled Yang Ying and headed towards Mao Xiaoyu.

"What a coincidence! I never expected to see you here in Hong Kong. Beibei, you've lost so much weight." Mao Xiaoyu stood up and greeted Yang Ying and her friend as they approached.

"Wow, handsome guy, you're so tall! My name is Angela, what's your name?" Angela greeted Mao Xiaoyu very familiarly.

"Hello, Angela, my name is Mao Xiaoyu. You're welcome. Let's sit down and talk." Mao Xiaoyu could tell that Angela was probably a model as well. After all, girls in the South are generally not very tall these days, and it's rare to see someone over 1.65 meters tall.

Hearing Mao Xiaoyu's greeting, Angela pulled Yang Ying down to sit.

"Brother Xiaoyu, how did you come all the way from Shanghai to Hong Kong?" Although Mao Xiaoyu had been in front of her for quite some time, Yang Ying still asked uncertainly.

"I came here to apply for a school. I will be studying performing arts in Hong Kong. The school will start in September, and I will be staying in Hong Kong regularly for the next few years." Mao Xiaoyu didn't lie or hesitate and said it directly.

Upon hearing Mao Xiaoyu's words, Yang Ying's heart began to race.

Yang Ying didn't expect that Mao Xiaoyu would actually do it for real.

Thinking back to what Mao Xiaoyu told her two or three weeks ago, saying that he wanted to come to Hong Kong to live, so much time has passed and there has been no sign of it. She thought he was just joking.

Unexpectedly, upon meeting today, the other party said that they would be living in Hong Kong for the next few years.

That means the other party has been busy applying to schools in Hong Kong to study for their own sake during this period of time?

Thinking of this, Yang Ying felt a surge of excitement and a sense of impulse. After all, this was the first time a man had silently done something like this for her.

Seeing Yang Ying's excited expression, Mao Xiaoyu wanted to say that it was all by chance, and that she didn't necessarily come to Hong Kong to study because of her. Of course, Mao Xiaoyu wasn't an idiot to say such a thing.

Since girls tend to overthink, let them overthink a little. It's fine to be self-indulgent, at least it's much cheaper than being moved by someone else.

"Handsome, you mean you're going to study at an acting school? Does that mean you can become a movie star after you graduate?" An Jing, who was standing to the side, saw the two of them like this and guessed that they must have something going on. She rolled her eyes and asked, pretending to be curious.

"Not necessarily. I might work behind the scenes, or I might become a director or a cameraman. It depends on what I study. Going to a performing arts school doesn't necessarily mean you'll become a star," Mao Xiaoyu explained briefly. Of course, the other person might already know, but it was still necessary to explain.

"Oh, that's really impressive," Angela said with a look of admiration.

Seeing that Angela was acting a bit pretentious, Mao Xiaoyu didn't say anything and pretended not to know her. Besides, Angela's appearance was just average, similar to Yang Ying's now.

If Yang Ying hadn't changed so much in the future, Mao Xiaoyu wouldn't have even looked at the current Yang Ying. So, Mao Xiaoyu was completely indifferent to Angela, who looked like the current Yang Ying, and just treated her as an ordinary person.

"Brother Xiaoyu, can you tell me where you live now?" Yang Ying suddenly asked in a low voice.

"I'm staying in a hotel, but it's just a temporary place. Once school starts, I plan to find a place to rent near the school, since I'll be spending most of my time on Hong Kong Island."

"Honestly, I didn't expect to see you here. I was planning to tell you after I settled down and rented a place on Hong Kong Island," Mao Xiaoyu said, referring to her plans.

"Angela, Bebe, this man is a friend of yours."

Just as Mao Xiaoyu was talking to Angela and Yang Ying, a group of people who had come with Yang Ying earlier surrounded her. One of the men looked at Mao Xiaoyu with hostility and asked her a question.

"Kevin, let me introduce you. This is Mao Xiaoyu, a friend of Beibei's from Shanghai. She's about to come to visit us—"

"She goes to school in Hong Kong." Seeing the group of people coming over, Angela quickly stood up and introduced Mao Xiaoyu.

"Kid, I never would have guessed. You're pretty good at chasing girls all the way to Hong Kong. But don't forget, Hong Kong isn't some small place like Shanghai. If you want to go to school here, you'd better have a lot of money ready. Otherwise, you might run out of money halfway through your studies, which would be a real problem," Kevin teased.

"It's okay, I still have enough money for school, so you don't need to worry about that." Sensing Kevin's malice, Mao Xiaoyu retorted calmly.

"You're just putting on an act. Once you actually live in Hong Kong, you'll realize that everything is expensive there. If you don't have money, you can't even afford a char siu bao (barbecued pork bun)," Kevin said with a look of disdain.

"Excuse me, this isn't my first time in Hong Kong. I haven't noticed anything particularly expensive here. In fact, I've been traveling around Hong Kong recently and I feel that it's quite popular. So I recently bought two houses and plan to live here permanently."

"Once the house is ready in a month or two, you'll all be Yang Ying's friends. I'll invite you all to my house for a visit. It's a bit remote, in Sha Tin, but if you don't want to come, that's fine with me," Mao Xiaoyu said with a smile.

Hearing Mao Xiaoyu's words, Yang Ying's friends were stunned. After all, they were all around the same age, teenagers, and all of them were at an age where they had no money.

Now that I've heard Mao Xiaoyu say she bought two houses in Sha Tin, even though I know that two houses in Sha Tin can't compare to houses on Xiangjiang Island, even if they're cheap, they'll still cost several million each, so those two houses might cost several million!

With that kind of money, aside from not buying in Repulse Bay and Deep Water Bay where the wealthy live, you could even buy a house in luxury areas like Causeway Bay and Wan Chai.

Thinking of this, Yang Ying's friends couldn't help but look at Mao Xiaoyu again, feeling that Mao Xiaoyu had suddenly become much more handsome.

Feeling the changes in his friends, Kevin's face turned green with anger. He couldn't help but say sourly, "What's so great about it? You're not that old, and you're still relying on your parents to buy things for you."

"Excuse me, hold on a minute. Since last year, I haven't used my parents' money. I earn all my own money now. I don't like being controlled by others, and I prefer to earn my own money and use it myself. So, if you say I use my parents' money, sorry, I don't have any money from my parents. All my money is earned by myself. If you don't believe me, you can ask Yang Ying, and you'll see. I'm really good at making money," Mao Xiaoyu said casually.

"You're bragging. Can you really earn that much money in a year? To buy two houses? Do you know how much that would cost? I don't believe that the initial capital you had a year ago wasn't your parents'. If you really started from scratch, how could you possibly earn that much money?" Kevin shouted in disbelief.

"That's you, and I'm me. Don't try to drag me down to your level. If you can't make money, that's your problem. If I make money, that's my problem. You have to remember that there's no way to compare a genius with a mediocre person."

"Alright, alright, I'm too lazy to argue with you anymore. By the way, Beibei, you can skip shopping with your friends today. I don't want to spoil your shopping trip. How about this, I'll give you my phone number. If you need anything, just call me. Once my house in Shatin is finished, I'll take you there. It's a beautiful three-story house with a huge garden in the back." Mao Xiaoyu took out her phone, ready to give Yang Ying her number.

Mao Xiaoyu had already made up her mind. After giving her phone number to Yang Ying, she was going to leave. After all, she wasn't prepared to run into Yang Ying's group of friends. They were too young, barely out of their teens, and talking to them would be too much of a hassle. Mao Xiaoyu didn't like coaxing children.

After Mao Xiaoyu and Yang Ying exchanged phone numbers, Mao Xiaoyu secretly told Yang Ying, "I'll probably be in Hong Kong for a while, but I'm very busy lately, so I might not have time to hang out with you. When school starts again, I might have some free time, and then we can meet up for a couple of days."

After saying this, Mao Xiaoyu greeted Yang Ying's friend and then left the coffee shop.