My buildings have attributes

Seeing Chen Xiaoqi's surprised expression, Li Ran suddenly felt a little awkward. Just then, Chen Ling smoothed things over, saying, "Let's eat first and try Ningxue's cooking." So they went to eat.

"Wow, sister-in-law, you made so many of my favorite dishes! My brother must have told you. Thank you so much, sister-in-law!" Chen Xiaoqi exclaimed, looking at the table laden with her favorite dishes. She hadn't realized it when the dishes were being served, but now, seeing the table, she was suddenly struck by the sight. Chen Ling, hearing Chen Xiaoqi's words, felt a surge of pride. He thought to himself, "You're the star of the show today, so of course I'll make sure you eat what you love. And this also helps Li Ran remember her tastes." Chen Ling's inner monologue continued. Just then, Li Lili said, "Try it and see if it suits your taste." After saying this, they began to eat.

Throughout the meal, Chen Xiaoqi kept praising Li Lili's cooking skills, saying that Chen Ling was truly lucky to have found a woman like her who was both elegant in public and skilled in the kitchen. Chen Xiaoqi's incessant praise of Li Lili's cooking eventually became too much for Chen Ling to bear, so he said to her, "Why do girls talk so much? Hurry up and eat." Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaoqi pouted and then gave a disappointed "Oh."

However, Li Ran saw all of Chen Xiaoqi's actions. When he saw Chen Xiaoqi pout, he found her even more adorable.

"Hey, Li Ran, when did you become so close to my brother?" Chen Xiaoqi started talking again after pausing for a while. She felt really uncomfortable if she didn't talk for a while.

"We...we..." Li Ran stammered, unable to give a coherent answer. Seeing Li Ran's hesitant manner, Chen Ling coughed, signaling for Li Ran to be more resolute. Li Ran quickly received Chen Ling's signal and continued, "Well, my intentions are not what they seem." As Li Ran said this, his eyes were fixed on Chen Xiaoqi.

Chapter 184 A Sudden Confession

Chen Xiaoqi felt shy under Li Ran's gaze and didn't know how to respond. At that moment, Li Ran pressed her advantage, saying, "Are we disturbing Chen Ling and Ningxue?" Li Ran meant she wanted some time alone with Li Lili, but upon hearing this, Chen Xiaoqi suddenly realized she had talked too much and disturbed Chen Ling and Ningxue. So, she awkwardly said, "Sister-in-law, have I been talking too much? Have I bothered you?"

Li Lili was both amused and exasperated by what she heard. Just as she was about to say "no," Chen Ling interrupted her. He knew Li Lili would say "no," so he quickly said, "It's good that you know. It's not too late to realize it now. Go out." Chen Xiaoqi felt a pang of embarrassment upon hearing this, but also a deep sense of hurt. Her brother wasn't even married yet, and he was already abandoning his sister. A touch of disappointment inevitably crept into Chen Xiaoqi's heart.

"Xiaoqi, have you finished eating? Let me take you for a walk." Li Ran quickly seized the opportunity and invited Chen Xiaoqi. Seeing this, Chen Xiaoqi could only agree. What else could she say? So Chen Xiaoqi and Chen Ling prepared to go out. As they were leaving, Chen Xiaoqi said, "I won't help you clear the table." Li Lili and Chen Ling smiled knowingly and said in unison, "Let's go, you don't need to clean up."

Just then, Chen Xiaoqi and Li Ran went outside. Li Ran asked, "Is there anywhere you want to go?" Li Ran really wanted to take Chen Xiaoqi to see a movie, but was afraid she might have other things to do, so he asked her first. Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaoqi really did have something else to do. At this moment, Chen Xiaoqi said, "I want to go to the arcade." Hearing that Chen Xiaoqi had a place she wanted to go, Li Ran naturally took her there without hesitation.

Not long after, they arrived at the arcade. Chen Xiaoqi remembered that back in school, she and Chen Ling always went to the arcade to play games. So much time had passed, and Chen Xiaoqi, as always, went straight to the claw machine. Normally, she was very skilled, but today the machine seemed to sense her unhappiness and refused to leave.

"Even you can't get it right!" Chen Xiaoqi said, banging on the machine after several failed attempts. This was Li Ran's turn to shine. He inserted coins into the claw machine and asked Chen Xiaoqi which one she liked. Li Ran had never played these games before, but his exceptional intelligence seemed to give him a natural talent, and he immediately grabbed the one Chen Xiaoqi pointed to. And so, every single one Chen Xiaoqi pointed to was won by Li Ran. Enjoying herself immensely, Chen Xiaoqi naturally forgot her worries and dragged Li Ran to play other games.

At this point, they started playing basketball again. After making several shots, she felt it wasn't challenging enough, so she started playing Contra. There wasn't a game in the arcade that Chen Xiaoqi couldn't play, and she played all the games. Just as she was playing the last game, she was suddenly recognized by her fans.

At that moment, Chen Xiaoqi was playing a dance machine. Her excellent dance skills made her so engrossed in the game that she forgot she was in a public place. She then heard onlookers say, "That's Chen Xiaoqi!" "It's Chen Xiaoqi!" Seeing this, Chen Xiaoqi quickly grabbed Li Ran and ran outside. Fortunately, the fans weren't too enthusiastic; they followed them to the door but didn't chase after them any further. However, at that moment, Li Ran was holding Chen Xiaoqi's hand.

Chen Xiaoqi glanced at her hand, which Li Ran was holding, and awkwardly twisted it. Li Ran then removed his hand and said, "Sorry, I was rude." After a while, Li Ran suddenly said to Chen Xiaoqi, "Go wait for me in the car, I'm going to buy something." Chen Xiaoqi nodded in agreement. Li Ran then escorted Chen Xiaoqi back to the car and ran off without stopping. He returned shortly after. There, holding a large bouquet of roses, he opened the car door. Chen Xiaoqi was startled by his gesture and stared at him. At that moment, Li Ran began to confess his feelings, words he had thought about for a long time. "Xiaoqi, I like you, will you be my girlfriend?" Chen Xiaoqi was stunned by Li Ran's appearance and simply stared at him, saying nothing. Seeing this, Li Ran continued, "I want to be your support, to take you out to relax when you're feeling down, to give you medicine when you're sick, and to bring you food when you don't have time to eat. I want to be your safe haven, so that you know I'm here when you're tired."

Hearing this, Chen Xiaoqi was stunned by Li Ran's words. She suddenly realized that everything that had happened today was planned by Chen Ling all along. After recovering from her shock, Chen Xiaoqi said to Li Ran, "Okay, I understand. I'll go back and think about it!" Seeing this, Li Ran didn't say anything more. He knew that he couldn't push things too hard, lest things backfire.

At this moment, Li Ran said, "Then I'll take you home first." Li Ran knew that Chen Xiaoqi needed some quiet time to think about their relationship. Just then, Chen Xiaoqi nodded in agreement. Li Ran then placed the flowers in Chen Xiaoqi's hands and drove her home.

Meanwhile, Chen Ling and Shen Lingxue, after the two left, began clearing the table, and soon they were done. They then started watching a movie in the living room. It was at this moment that Chen Ling glanced at Li Lili sitting beside him, and then other thoughts began to form.

Then Chen Ling hung up the phone and stared intently at Li Lili. Li Lili blushed under Chen Ling's gaze; the atmosphere between them was somewhat amorous, so they began to be intimate. They slowly reached the bedside, and Chen Ling, blushing, said, "I missed you so much." Then they both drifted into a state of blissful oblivion, engaging in pleasurable acts.

Chapter 185 is finished.

The next day, Chen Ling woke up and looked at Li Lili, who was still fast asleep beside him. He felt a deep sense of contentment. This was probably the most beautiful moment of his life. Chen Ling continued to gaze at Li Lili until she woke up. When Li Lili opened her eyes and found Chen Ling staring intently at her, she asked, "What time is it? Why didn't you wake me up?" Chen Ling gently replied, "It's still early, no rush. You can sleep a little longer."

So Li Lili picked up her phone and checked the time. Yes, it was still early. By this time, Li Lili was no longer sleepy, so she said she would get up and make breakfast for Chen Ling. Then she suggested that Chen Ling sleep a little longer. After Li Lili got up, Chen Ling naturally got up as well.

After Chen Ling finished washing up and went to the kitchen, Li Lili was already making breakfast. So Ling secretly hugged Li Lili from behind and said, "Darling, thank you for your hard work." At that moment, Li Lili looked at the gentle Chen Ling before her and felt incredibly happy! It all felt like a dream. She had never dared to imagine that she would have such a happy day.

So Li Lili said gently, "Go outside and wait for a while, it'll be ready soon." Chen Ling was very unhappy to hear this, but he insisted on staying with Li Lili, so Li Lili let him have his way. Not long after, breakfast was ready, and after they ate breakfast, they went to the company together.

As soon as Chen Ling arrived at the company, she saw that Liu Yuyang was already there. She asked him, "Is something wrong again?" Liu Yuyang replied, "Yes, it's finished today." At that moment, Chen Ling followed Liu Yuyang out, and they went to the library. Chen Ling saw that the library was already built. The rest would be handed over to the system.

So Chen Ling activated the system again and said, "System, generate attributes. Memory increased by 30%, pleasure increased by 30%." But this time, the attributes didn't obey. The system announced, "Pleasure increased by 30%, soundproofing increased by 30%."

"Attribute exchange complete." Chen Ling was practically in despair upon hearing this! Everyone knows that quiet is expected in a library, so what's the point of the system providing soundproofing? Frustrated, Chen Ling repeatedly said, "Exchange attributes." Just then, the system announced, "Soundproofing increased by 30%, security increased by 20%. Exchange complete." Chen Ling exchanged attributes many times before finally achieving the desired result. Liu Yuyang thought to himself, "If he doesn't get it right now, Chen Ling will probably break down."

After everything was finished, Chen Ling said, "Tell Director Pan that it's ready to be used." Liu Yuyang said "Okay," then looked at the library in front of him again, thinking about all the effort he had put into it. He wondered if one day this type of library would be phased out, and whether he would feel the same reluctance as Director Pan when that day came. Liu Yuyang thought that if that day ever came, he would indeed feel reluctant to part with it.

Just then, Liu Yuyang dialed Director Pan's number and told him the good news. Upon hearing this, Director Pan exclaimed his delight and then rushed over.

Not long after, Director Pan arrived. His first reaction was one of great satisfaction with the building. He walked briskly forward, taking in the entire library. Then he exclaimed, "Wow, this is wonderful! I never imagined this library would be built so well. When I saw your blueprints, Mr. Chen, I thought it would be amazing if it could even be built to the design. I never expected it to be so beautiful after completion. I'm truly impressed!"

Director Pan was speaking the truth. From Chen Ling's last visit, seeing the completed structure even more perfect than his own designs, he knew this building was destined to be a hit. Chen Ling thought to himself, "This isn't even about the library's function yet. If people knew its purpose, even more people would come to read."

The library was put into use soon after its opening. Many book lovers in the area hadn't had a chance to come and read because the library had been under construction. Now that they heard it was finally open, naturally many people came. So, on the library's first opening day, people came in a steady stream.

Chen Ling listened to people's comments about the library. He was naturally overjoyed. He thought about how his architecture was gaining increasing recognition, and how it was, to a large extent, beneficial to society. Thinking about this, Chen Ling began to feel smug. He figured he was probably the most successful among his classmates. Thinking of this, Chen Ling couldn't help but smile again.

Just then, Liu Yuyang arrived. He began to recount his first meeting with Director Pan, describing how Director Pan's expression was one of utter dismay after seeing the library collapse. Now, having gained Director Pan's approval, he was truly overjoyed.

Originally, Liu Yuyang felt that he had destroyed Director Pan's library. Although Director Pan hadn't built it, he had lived there for forty years, and it represented a lifetime of dedication. But now, as long as Director Pan was happy, then he hadn't done anything wrong.

After hearing Liu Yuyang's words, Chen Ling teased, "When did you become so sentimental, Liu Yuyang?" Chen Ling smiled as he spoke. Liu Yuyang didn't retort; instead, he pondered Chen Ling's question, wondering when he himself had started to change. He couldn't remember.

The library had been open for a long time, and it was time for Chen Ling and his companions to leave. After saying goodbye to the librarian, they turned to leave, and it was at this moment that Chen Ling encountered the woman.

"It's you! I saw you during the construction. I didn't expect you to do such a good job," the woman said excitedly. Chen Ling looked at the woman in front of him and remembered seeing her when he came to check on the progress last time. So he smiled at her and said, "If you like me, just come and read my books often." After saying that, Chen Ling and his companions left.

Chapter 186 Let's Be Together

Chen Ling left the library, carrying with him the people's appreciation for it.

"Boss, when do you think people will discover the library's special properties?" Liu Yuyang asked curiously.

"Who knows..." Chen Ling said calmly.

The two of them strolled leisurely back to the company. Liu Yuyang then showed the colleagues pictures of the library, vividly explaining its layout. He looked absolutely adorable.

"President Chen, Weian Company is having a charity gala tonight. Are you going?" Chen Mengyao asked, showing Chen Ling the charity invitation after he returned.

"A charity gala, Weian's, of course I'll go. I'd like to attend any charity gala, let alone Weian's!" Chen Ling said as he took the invitation. However, at that moment, Chen Ling suddenly walked to Li Lili's side and said to her, "Get ready, you'll come with me to the gala tonight."

Upon hearing this, Li Lili nodded quickly. When Chen Ling said he was going, she knew he must want to take her with him. The company employees, watching the two of them with their uncanny understanding, simultaneously shook their heads and sighed. Such open and frequent displays of affection weren't really appropriate.

After getting off work that evening, Li Lili went into Chen Ling's office and asked what time the banquet was, as she wanted to go home to change her clothes. However, at that moment, Chen Ling looked at his watch and said, "There's still time. Don't go back. Let me take you to buy something. It's been a long time since I've given you a gift."

Li Lili looked at Chen Ling in front of her and gently said, "Okay."

So Chen Ling drove Li Lili to the mall and picked out a black evening gown for her in a store. The gown suited Li Lili's temperament perfectly.

The dress was a gown with a skirt. It had a lace collar that went around the neck, followed by a strapless design, and the skirt was quite large, making it a bit restrictive to walk in. However, Li Lili looked absolutely stunning in it.

Just then, Chen Ling's phone rang. It was Li Ran calling and asking, "Where are you, Chen Ling?" After hearing this, Chen Ling checked the time and realized that choosing clothes had indeed taken up a lot of time. So Chen Ling said, "Coming, coming, ten minutes."

After Chen Ling finished speaking, he pulled Li Lili outside and hurried towards the party venue. They arrived in about ten minutes. As soon as they entered the banquet hall, Chen Ling saw Li Ran, who rushed over and said to him, "The party is about to start, why are you so late?"

"Something came up and I was delayed," Chen Ling explained, without mentioning that he had gone to help Li Lili choose a dress. There was really no need to go into such detail.

Just then, the party began. As usual, the attendees volunteered for an opening dance, a ballroom dance. Li Lili and Chen Ling exchanged a smile and began to dance. Their movements were graceful, earning praise from many present. After the dance, Chen Ling was stopped by many people to drink.

Most of these people wanted to cooperate with Chen Ling, because Chen Ling's architecture was already famous in the architectural world, so they naturally flattered him. At this time, after drinking some wine with them, Chen Ling left under the pretext of having other business to attend to.

Just then, Chen Ling and Li Lili approached Li Ran again. "How are you and my sister doing?" Chen Ling asked first.

"What else can I do? I confessed my feelings to her, and she said she'd think about it. I haven't asked her about it these past few days; we've just been chatting casually," Li Ran began.

After hearing Li Ran's words, Chen Ling nodded and then said, "I'm very satisfied with you. Keep it up." Chen Ling was telling the truth; he couldn't be more satisfied with his brother-in-law, Li Ran. He was at ease entrusting his sister to him.

Meanwhile, Li Lili chimed in, "It's good that Xiaoqi can find someone she knows well to be her boyfriend. It's much more reassuring than finding someone in the entertainment industry. The entertainment industry is too chaotic. If she were to find another actor as her boyfriend, it would really be worrying." From Li Lili's tone, it was clear that she trusted her brother-in-law, Li Ran, very much.

With their support, Li Ran naturally gained a lot of confidence. However, just as they were having a lively conversation, they heard about an important part of the party: the auction.

Throughout the entire auction, Chen Ling only bid on one item: a purple diamond necklace known as "Tears of a Human." He purchased it for two million.

"Hey, Xiaoqi likes this, you can give it to him." When Chen Ling received the necklace, Li Ran and Li Lili were both stunned. Li Lili thought it was a gift from Chen Ling, and Li Ran thought so too. They never expected that Chen Ling had bought it and asked Li Ran to give it to Chen Xiaoqi.

“This…” Li Ran hesitated as she looked at the necklace in Chen Ling’s hand.

"Take it. It's only natural for a brother to give his sister gifts. But before you two are officially a couple, I don't want my sister to accept such an expensive gift from you," Chen Ling said calmly to Li Ran. However, Chen Ling only revealed part of the reason. Another part was that Chen Ling knew Chen Xiaoqi really liked this necklace, but Li Ran had mostly used his money for charity and didn't have much personal wealth. That's why he bought it for Li Ran to give to his sister.

Seeing that Li Ran hesitated to accept the necklace, Chen Ling simply stuffed it into Li Ran's hand and said, "It's not a big deal. After all, it's a member of the Chen family. Why are you being so stubborn? Just take it."

Li Ran had no choice but to accept the necklace. Then she looked at Chen Ling, seemingly about to say something, but hesitated to speak.

The party ended soon after. Chen Ling wanted to go home and rest early, so he said to Li Lili, "Come to my house tonight." Li Lili looked at Chen Ling and nodded.

Li Lili felt a little disappointed. Everyone loves beauty, and she really liked that necklace.

While Li Ran was busy with the aftermath of the party, she suddenly received a call from Chen Xiaoqi, who said on the other end of the line, "Li Ran, let's be together."

Li Ran was surprised to hear this. He thought he must have misheard, so he asked again, "What did you say?" Meanwhile, Chen Xiaoqi said, "Li Ran, I said let's be together."

Chapter 187 Li Ran's First Love

Upon hearing Chen Xiaoqi's voice, Li Ran on the other end of the phone jumped up happily and asked, "Where are you? I'll come find you."

After hearing Li Ran's words, Chen Xiaoqi told Li Ran that she was still filming on set and it would be a while before it ended. How could Li Ran wait at this time? So Li Ran said, "It's okay, I'll wait for you outside. No one will see us."

Li Ran thought that since Chen Xiaoqi was a celebrity, it might be inconvenient to expose too much of her private life, and since they had just started dating, it was better to keep a low profile. Chen Xiaoqi didn't refuse again and just acquiesced.

After a while, Li Ran arrived at the film set and waited in his car, preparing for a long wait. But to his surprise, Chen Xiaoqi came out shortly after. Chen Xiaoqi recognized his car and got in immediately.

"So fast, I thought I'd have to wait a while." The car was quite cramped, and the two of them, who had just started dating, inevitably felt a little awkward teasing each other. So Li Ran tried to ease the tension by finding topics to talk about.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaoqi burst out laughing.

"What's wrong? What are you laughing at?" Li Ran asked, confused. At that moment, Chen Xiaoqi started to say, "Are you a conversation killer? You're killing the conversation with your chatter. How am I supposed to respond? Should I say 'hmm'? Or say I'm done with my work? What else can you say next?" After saying this, Chen Xiaoqi laughed again.

At this moment, Li Ran said with an unnatural expression, "I'm usually quite talkative, and Chen Ling knows that, but I don't know why, whenever I'm with you, my mouth becomes clumsy, and I often don't know what to say."

Looking at Li Ran's innocent face, Chen Xiaoqi couldn't bear to smile anymore, so she said, "It's okay, it'll be fine in time."

Upon hearing Chen Xiaoqi's words, Li Ran didn't know what to say. Suddenly, she remembered that she still had something to give Chen Xiaoqi. So, Li Ran took out the necklace that Chen Ling had given her and gave it to Chen Xiaoqi.

After opening the necklace, Chen Xiaoqi said, "Not bad, you know how to please girls. My brother told you I like this kind of thing."

Li Ran wasn't one to lie, so he told the truth. "Chen Ling asked me to give this to you." After hearing Li Ran's words, Chen Xiaoqi said awkwardly, "Li Ran, could your emotional intelligence be any lower?" Li Ran was at a loss for words after hearing Chen Xiaoqi's comment.

Just then, Chen Xiaoqi said she was hungry. So Li Ran took her to eat.

Although Li Ran was not a talkative person, he genuinely liked Chen Xiaoqi. At that moment, Li Ran took all the tableware in front of Chen Xiaoqi and rinsed it for her again. Then, when ordering, he first asked Chen Xiaoqi if she had any dietary restrictions, ordered a few dishes she liked, and then handed the menu to her, asking if there was anything else she wanted to eat.

"No, but why did you order all my favorite dishes? Is it because of our last meal? Did you remember them all?" Chen Xiaoqi asked Li Ran, looking at the menu. Li Ran's actions had undoubtedly touched her. She remembered their first meal together at Chen Ling's house, and how Li Ran had quietly memorized everything.

"Yes, that's right. Last time, Ningxue made a whole table of your favorite dishes, and I wrote them all down." Li Ran said to Chen Xiaoqi. At this moment, Li Ran had no idea that his actions had touched Chen Xiaoqi deeply.

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​getting together?" Li Ran suddenly asked Chen Xiaoqi while they were eating.

"Then why do you like me?" Chen Xiaoqi retorted after hearing Li Ran's words.

At this moment, Li Ran laughed. Yes, many things happen without reason. Then, Li Ran looked at Chen Xiaoqi with affection and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely treat you well."

Li Ran assured Chen Xiaoqi, and at that moment, Chen Xiaoqi suddenly said to Li Ran seriously, "The most important thing in love is not what expensive gifts the other person gives, but a subconscious thought and care. For example, today you ordered a table full of dishes that I like, which showed me that you like me."

After listening to Chen Xiaoqi's words, Li Ran discovered that the two had remarkably similar views on love. Li Ran also felt that good love wasn't about moving the other person to tears all at once, but about spoiling them gently and steadily over time, meaning there's plenty of time for the future.

Just then, the two of them finished their meal. Li Ran checked the time; it was already quite late. He said to Chen Xiaoqi, "It's getting late. You must be tired after a long day. Let me take you home first." Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaoqi quickly agreed, saying, "Okay."

So Li Ran took Chen Xiaoqi home. As Chen Xiaoqi got out of the car, Li Ran grabbed her shoulder and kissed her on the forehead. After that, Chen Xiaoqi didn't say anything, and ran back home shyly but happily.

Meanwhile, Chen Ling and Li Lili were experiencing something similar.