"Um... I was just saying that casually, just kidding."

She pressed down on Li Chengyuan's hand again, afraid that he would actually do it.

Upon hearing this, Li Chengyuan leaned over and turned on the nightlight on the bedside table. In the dim light, he saw that the girl beneath him had a flushed face, her steady breathing was disordered, and her forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat.

He frowned slightly, his eyes filled with a hint of inquiry.

"What's wrong with you today?"

Lin Zhixia felt a little guilty. She couldn't let Li Chengyuan doubt her. Once the seed of doubt was planted, he would investigate her, and if that triggered his memory to return, she would be finished.

Fortunately, she was quick-witted.

"Look at this bed, it'll collapse if you move it even slightly. If the landlord doesn't return our deposit, we'll have to wait until we move out."

Li Chengyuan stared at her for a while before rolling off her, his voice returning to normal.

"Okay, then go to bed early."

Lin Zhixia quickly got up and turned off the light, tightly covering her chest with both hands. After a while, she heard Li Chengyuan's steady and shallow breathing, and then she breathed a sigh of relief and slowly fell asleep.

The next morning, the sunlight streamed in through the window, easing the dampness in the room and making it feel warm and cozy.

The room still smelled of porridge and eggs. She sat up from the bed and saw that Li Chengyuan had already put the breakfast he had prepared on the table.

He was born a chosen one, always waited on by others since childhood. After meeting the original owner of this body, the original owner was too lazy and often complained about him.

In order to get by, Li Chengyuan learned to cook on Douyin (TikTok).

Lin Zhixia sighed and shook her head. What a tragedy!

Just as Li Chengyuan was about to turn around to get chopsticks, Lin Zhixia hurriedly ran in front of him.

"You sit down, I'll go get the bowls and chopsticks."

Li Chengyuan stopped walking, but didn't say anything.

The two sat on small stools around a small table, eating breakfast. Lin Zhixia, who was over 1.8 meters tall, was huddled in this small chair, and it looked uncomfortable just to look at her.

She looked around the room and realized that there wasn't even a normal chair. The original owner usually sat on the edge of the bed when putting on makeup.

"Let's go to the secondhand market in a couple of days and buy two chairs. These chairs are too uncomfortable to sit in."

Li Chengyuan had just taken a bite out of an egg when he heard Lin Zhixia's words and his expression froze.

Lin Zhixia suddenly remembered that the original owner never cared about this house. She divided the area very clearly, only taking care of her own dressing and grooming area. She only bought new things, so how could she possibly go to any second-hand market?

She quickly changed her tune, saying, "What I meant was, this chair makes my stomach uncomfortable, and if we buy a new chair, it will look out of place and even uglier in this house."

"Let's wait until you make money and then buy a bigger house before buying a new one."

Hearing this, Li Chengyuan's slightly furrowed brows relaxed a little.

"Okay, I'll go after I have a day off in a couple of days."

After finishing the meal, Li Chengyuan took the initiative to clean up and wash the dishes in the kitchen. When he came out, he said to Lin Zhixia, who was still staring at her phone.

"It's a holiday today, and I might have to work overtime tonight. Just buy whatever you want to eat, don't worry about me."

"Hmm." Lin Zhixia nodded casually, still looking at the calculator on her phone, doing the math.

Seeing that she wasn't listening to him at all, Li Chengyuan was already used to it. He lowered his eyelashes slightly, turned around, closed the door, and left.

Lin Zhixia was still making plans in her mind.

The rent is now 1,500 a month. Li Chengyuan cooks when he comes home in the evening, but most of the time he orders takeout.

Water, electricity, and gas will cost another two hundred, and it will cost at least four or five hundred a month.

Li Chengyuan earns five to six thousand yuan a month from car wash commissions, base salary, evening driving assignments, and weekend part-time work. If business is good, he can earn seven to eight thousand yuan during holidays.

The original owner could barely make ends meet with a normal life, but not only did she not have a job, she also shopped online and overspent on her credit cards and Alipay every month.

This house is cold in winter and as hot as a sauna in summer; we can't even afford an air conditioner.

All in all, she even felt like dying.

Let's put aside the idea of ​​moving to a new house for now and focus on making money first.

She quickly tidied up the house, then timed her departure and headed to the employer's house with another nanny from the agency.

When she heard about the salary on the way, she was overjoyed. Is the salary of a nanny really that high?

"It's 10,000 a month! If you do well, you can get a raise, and room and board are included."

Her colleague, Li Xiulan, told her.

"Don't be fooled by the high salary; the work is tough. Other families have one or two nannies, but they have three or four because their children are very difficult to manage. I heard they've gone through several rounds of nannies already."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhixia hesitated. She only knew how to run a social media account and write copy, but she didn't know how to take care of children.

Never mind, let's go check out the situation first.

But when she got to the front door, Lin Zhixia was completely stunned.

She pointed incredulously at the familiar door in front of her: "You mean this one?"

Li Xiulan nodded: "Yes, it's the Li family, one of the wealthiest families in Beijing. Otherwise, how could they offer such a high salary?"

Lin Zhixia swayed, her legs felt weak, and she rubbed her forehead. Had the original owner gone mad?

Go ahead to dangers.

Knowing full well that this was Li Chengyuan's home, they still dared to loiter right under his nose. But given the original owner's personality, it's unlikely they would do something so dangerous.

A bad feeling suddenly welled up in my heart. Could it be that she forgot something?

Seeing that Lin Zhixia was not in a good mood, Li Xiulan thought she was unwell and went over to ask her.

"Zhixia, what's wrong? You look so pale. Do you know the Li family?"

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