Song Xi had been deceived.
The person who had shown her the apartment before was not the real landlord, but a sub-lessor!
She prided herself on her intelligence, yet in her haste, she had fallen prey to such a trick.
The sub-lessor had already fled, and was unreachable by phone or WeChat.
By the time Song Xi left the police station, it was already one in the morning.
Now, not only did she have nowhere to live, but she was also penniless.
Thinking back on everything that had happened that day, she was too exhausted even to cry.
She took out her phone, and with it, a set of keys.
The ones Lou Yu Ming had given her, with the building number and apartment number thoughtfully pasted on the back.
Song Xi gazed at them for several seconds before finally convincing herself to take a taxi to Hai Yue Shan Fu.
She didn't want to end up sleeping on the streets.
Half an hour later.
Hai Yue Shan Fu, with its British-style architecture and twenty-four-hour security patrols.
If it hadn't been so late, Song Xi would have admired it properly.
She was a little apprehensive, fearing the security guards wouldn't let her in. To her surprise, after seeing the key, they let her pass without a word.
It seemed people here only cared about the key, not the person.
Finding the apartment was easy. Song Xi took the elevator directly to the seventeenth floor.
Lou Yu Ming had said it was just an unoccupied small apartment, so Song Xi assumed there wouldn't be much inside.
But when she opened the door, she was stunned by what she saw.
The apartment was over a hundred square meters, fully furnished, with a simple yet stylish black, white, and gray decor.
What's more, slippers, towels, a change of clothes, and toiletries were all provided.
With such thorough preparations, who were they for?
Song Xi was a little bewildered and taken aback.
She didn't even dare to lie on the bed and ended up making do on the sofa for the night.
The next morning, Song Xi called the police station. They informed her that the suspect had not yet been apprehended and asked her to wait.
How long would she have to wait?
She was desperate. She didn't have much money left. After scraping together what she could from her bank account, she only managed to gather five hundred yuan.
This meant finding another place to live was impossible!
However, the short drama project she was working on was scheduled to finish soon, and she would receive her payment after half a month.
Looking at the beautiful apartment before her, Song Xi felt a little shameless, but it was her only option for now. She would have to impose here for a while!
She vowed that as soon as she received her payment, she would move out immediately, without a moment's delay!
She carefully typed a message to Lou Yu Ming and sent it, but received no reply, likely because he was busy.
Just then, Ge Bai Tao called, asking if Song Xi had moved in and when they could have their housewarming party at her place.
Song Xi beat around the bush, saying she was a bit busy lately and would get back to her later.
Ge Bai Tao sounded a little disappointed, "Okay. Oh, right, I have something funny to show you!"
She sent a video.
Song Xi opened it and saw it was Zhang Qi!
He was doing push-ups in a hallway.
Was he crazy?
Ge Bai Tao laughed heartily on the phone, "This video has gone viral in the industry. He must be utterly humiliated!"
Song Xi asked, "...Who filmed it?"
"Me!"
Ge Bai Tao explained, "Last night I was on a blind date at the Jin Ji Club, and I saw Uncle Lou there. He seemed to be discussing business. Before I could go over and say hello, Zhang Qi showed up!"
"You don't know his temper. Without a word, he flipped the table. Damn, Uncle Lou's face turned black!"
Song Xi asked nervously, "And then?"
"Then they went outside. I was too far away to hear clearly, but I heard Uncle Lou calling him brainless and mentioning reporting to Grandma. He also seemed to say something about protecting the younger generation..."
It seemed Zhang Qi had found out Lou Yu Ming had helped her yesterday!
"What happened after that?"
"He was punished with ten thousand push-ups, hahahaha. And Uncle Lou told him not to slack off, as there were cameras, hahahaha. I bet his arms can't even straighten now."
"If you spread this video, won't there be trouble?" Song Xi worried.
"Don't worry, Uncle Lou told me to film it and to film it well! With this video, I'll see if Zhang Qi dares to act so arrogant in front of us anymore. Xi Xi, you should save it."
Although a bit underhanded, it was indeed a good idea.
So, Song Xi clicked to save it.