The King of Urban Mercenaries
Chapter 104 - 104 104 Big Brother Lin is a Good Person

104: Chapter 104: Big Brother Lin is a Good Person 104: Chapter 104: Big Brother Lin is a Good Person After many days, Lin Fei returned to his rental apartment and could hardly believe his own eyes.

If it weren’t for Meng Xue’er, a picture of innocence and charm, following him, Lin Fei would have doubted whether he’d walked into the wrong room.

Lin Fei’s memory of the apartment remained frozen on the day he moved out.

Three words summed up his place back then: Dirty, messy, bad.

Now, the apartment that lay before Lin Fei’s eyes was not immaculate, but it was clean and tidy.

He couldn’t spot a speck of dirt anywhere he looked.

“Xue’er, you really are quite capable.”

Only Lin Fei himself knew how filthy his place had been before.

Yet Meng Xue’er, fragile and delicate as she seemed, had undertaken such a vast cleaning project, which made even Lin Fei involuntarily express his amazement.

“Ah—Lin, Brother Lin, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.

I didn’t mean to, it’s just, it’s just…”

Meng Xue’er, misinterpreting Lin Fei’s sigh, thought he was scolding her for messing up the original arrangement of the room, and began to apologize profusely.

Seeing the nervous state Meng Xue’er was in, Lin Fei could more or less guess what she was thinking.

He quickly reassured her, “Silly girl, I’m praising you.

You’ve cleaned the room so well, even I would be proud in front of guests.

If I’d known you were this capable, I would have asked you to live here with me sooner.”

After listening to Lin Fei’s explanation, Meng Xue’er couldn’t help but steal a glance at his expression.

Only when she saw no hint of displeasure on his face did she let out a quiet sigh of relief.

Looking around, Lin Fei felt a rare sense of home in the rental, thanks mainly to Meng Xue’er’s efforts.

The apartment, once dirty, messy, and bad, had been transformed by Meng Xue’er into a clean, orderly haven that radiated a cozy, feminine warmth.

It was not only pleasing to the eye but also exuded a comfortable feel.

However, this sensation didn’t last long.

The moment Lin Fei opened the door to his bedroom, his mood soured.

“Xue’er, this is where you’ve gone wrong.

You’ve almost cleaned the entire house; how could you neglect to clean my bedroom?”

Compared to the tidiness and warmth of the living room, Lin Fei’s bedroom was as filthy and chaotic as ever.

His “dog kennel” of a bedroom starkly contrasted with the spotless living room.

If someone took separate photos of Lin Fei’s bedroom and the living room and showed them to strangers, no one would believe they were from the same house.

“I’m sorry, Brother Lin.

I—I’ll clean it up right away.”

When Meng Xue’er had cleaned the apartment, she automatically excluded Lin Fei’s bedroom, not out of favoritism, but simply because she had never considered entering a man’s bedroom, especially without his permission.

Simply put, from the day she’d moved into Lin Fei’s rental, Meng Xue’er had never entered his bedroom, so there was no chance for her to clean it.

Now that Lin Fei had pointed it out, Meng Xue’er’s first instinct was to apologize and then hurry to start tidying up.

The thought of making excuses for herself never even crossed her mind.

If it were Shan Peini or Ling Weiwei instead of Meng Xue’er, Lin Fei would have felt no remorse whatsoever.

He would have let them clean while he lounged on the living room sofa, smoking a cigarette.

But faced with Meng Xue’er’s pure, unblemished innocence, Lin Fei didn’t quite sink to such depths.

“Forget it, go rest.

I can clean it up myself.”

Truth be told, Meng Xue’er was Lin Fei’s roommate, not his maid.

Just by making the living room, kitchen, and bathroom spotless, she had done more than her share.

Lin Fei had no right to expect her to tidy his bedroom too.

Earlier, his comment was nothing more than an off-the-cuff remark, prompted by the shock of the visual contrast.

“No, I can’t.

Brother Lin is a good person, and I must help clean up.”

Meng Xue’er’s cheeks were flushed.

It was her first time entering a man’s bedroom, and her shyness wasn’t just evident in her blushing face and downcast eyes.

Had she not been conscious of the trust placed in her by old Wang and his wife, she would’ve run back to her room, covering her flushed face in embarrassment.

Watching Meng Xue’er move hesitantly to tidy up his bedroom, Lin Fei was at a loss for words.

That night, Lin Fei lost count of how many times Meng Xue’er had called him a good person.

Was Lin Fei a good person?

The answer was undeniably no.

If he were, there would be no bad people left in this world.

If his old enemies who had gone to Hell heard Meng Xue’er’s words that evening, they would have probably jumped out of there to give her a lesson in “educational theory.”

Being called a good person repeatedly by Meng Xue’er, pure as a blank sheet, Lin Fei felt a rare and peculiar sensation within.

Since she said he was a good person, it wouldn’t be right for Lin Fei to shirk his responsibilities any longer.

After all, Meng Xue’er was helping him clean his bedroom.

So, Lin Fei had no choice but to roll up his sleeves and help her clean.

If the Judgement Organization or any of Lin Fei’s international adversaries witnessed this scene, their jaws would have dropped in shock.

Even if Mu Shanshan were to see it, the mighty CEO would likely have to reassess her nominal husband.

…

“Xue’er, since you are so capable, you’ll be in charge of the cleaning from now on.

Remember, that includes my bedroom too.”

Over half an hour later, with the joint efforts of Lin Fei and Meng Xue’er, Lin Fei’s bedroom had completely transformed from a dirty mess to sparkling new.

Looking at the “made-over” bedroom, Lin Fei formally entrusted the cleaning responsibilities to Meng Xue’er.

If any other co-tenant were in this situation, they would probably accuse Lin Fei of shamelessness.

After all, they were in a co-tenancy, and neither party had the obligation to clean the entire rental property.

However, innocent Meng Xue’er had no negative thoughts whatsoever; she would not feel oppressed or wronged.

When Lin Fei formally entrusted the cleaning to her, in Meng Xue’er’s eyes, it was a recognition of her abilities.

“Don’t worry, Big Brother Lin, I will definitely do the cleaning well.”

Meng Xue’er clenched her small fists, her little face blushing with excitement, as she assured Lin Fei and also cheered herself on.

“Since the two of us are renting this house together, and since you, Xue’er, have agreed so readily, then Big Brother Lin can’t let you suffer a loss.

How about this, from now on, your rent will be halved, consider it a salary paid by Big Brother Lin, what do you think?”

Lin Fei really started to like the simple and pure Meng Xue’er, of course, his liking was more out of admiration.

Meng Xue’er, untainted by society’s darker side, was as pure as a snow lotus from the Heavenly Mountains; Lin Fei subconsciously wanted to protect her, not wanting her to be corrupted by the pressures of life and society’s filth.

“No, that’s not necessary.

I should be doing this.

Big Brother Lin is a good person; I can’t take advantage of you.”

This sentence from Meng Xue’er nearly made Lin Fei faint.

Lin Fei looked up at the ceiling, covering his face with a hand, confronted with the absurdly pure Meng Xue’er.

He suddenly felt that even doing good deeds wasn’t easy.

“Xue’er, you can’t be so naive, let me tell you…”

Lin Fei calmed the various emotions in his heart and patiently tried to convince Meng Xue’er, bringing up all sorts of reasons.

Eventually, he managed to persuade her to accept his proposal.

Seizing the opportunity while the iron was hot, Lin Fei, after nearly twenty minutes of persuasion, finally convinced Meng Xue’er to only pay for the utilities and property management fees and not have to pay him any extra rent.

In doing so, Lin Fei effectively allowed Meng Xue’er to stay as a way to maintain her dignity while helping the girl as much as he could.

After the conversation, even Lin Fei, with his persuasiveness, felt somewhat exhausted and parched.

Logically, having offered such generous rental conditions, Meng Xue’er should have offered Lin Fei a glass of water or something.

But Lin Fei wisely chose to pour one for himself instead.

Because at that moment, Meng Xue’er was still standing there dumbfounded, clearly not yet recovered from Lin Fei’s lengthy speech.

She remained confused long after he had finished speaking, nodding unconsciously.

To be exact, it wasn’t that Meng Xue’er could see the benefits of Lin Fei’s proposal to her.

Meng Xue’er hadn’t grasped the benefits of Lin Fei’s proposal to her at all.

The reason she agreed was firstly that she believed Lin Fei was a good person, and secondly, most importantly, she simply didn’t know how to refuse people.

…

“Xue’er, I remember Uncle Wang mentioned that you were looking for a job?”

Sitting on the sofa and drinking water, Lin Fei suddenly remembered that he had heard from Old Wang that Meng Xue’er was about to graduate and was troubled by his job search for the girl.

In fact, Lin Fei had heard not just from Old Wang.

While Old Wang was hospitalized, Lin Fei had promised to introduce Meng Xue’er to Mu Group.

However, many things had happened since then, and Lin Fei hadn’t visited Old Wang again in the hospital, so he had forgotten about it.

Although Old Wang still remembered, having already received many favors from Lin Fei, he naturally felt too embarrassed to ask about how the matter was progressing.

And so, the issue had been shelved.

Now, looking at Meng Xue’er sitting opposite him, Lin Fei suddenly remembered.

“Uh.

Ah, no, I haven’t.”

Meng Xue’er wasn’t expecting Lin Fei to ask that suddenly; she subconsciously hummed in acknowledgment, then as if she remembered something, she waved her hands to indicate she hadn’t.

Some people are just naturally bad at lying, and clearly, Meng Xue’er was one of them.

She might say no, but her flushed face told a different story—it might as well have had “I’m lying” written on it.

“Well, it so happens that our company is short staffed.

Prepare your resume, and I’ll help you submit it.

If you’re lucky, we might end up working for the same company.”

Mu Group had recently had a major staff cutback and was indeed in need of people.

Even if they weren’t, Lin Fei, with some brazen cheek, could probably ask Mu Shanshan for a favor to secure a job for Meng Xue’er.

The reason Lin Fei didn’t make any guarantees was due to his character.

Lin Fei didn’t like to make promises; he preferred to speak after acting, or even act without speaking.