193: Chapter 193: From Today Onwards, I Will Start Anew 193: Chapter 193: From Today Onwards, I Will Start Anew “I want to stay in a hotel!
A five-star luxury hotel!”
Li Ya was resolute in being inhuman whenever she could avoid being human.
Had it been a future era, her personality would have been termed “princess syndrome,” and indeed at an advanced stage.
Mu Yuming had tolerated her for so many years, a little longer wouldn’t hurt.
To be fair, the living quarters Qiao Hongyi found for him were indeed well located.
Tianmen City, post-war reconstruction booming, the real estate industry was thriving.
Nowadays, there were Western-style decorated apartment buildings entering the market that were in high demand.
Without connections, one couldn’t even dream of renting such a place.
Even though rental information was posted in the newspapers, those were exclusive to the Special Service Bureau, unmatchable to the version available outside.
Mu Yuming was well aware that this was a setup, tailored just for him.
The landlord was easy to talk to; upon seeing Mu Yuming, he praised his good looks, noting he resembled his grandson.
Hearing he had returned from overseas, the landlord even generously offered a discount on the rent.
The apartment building had three floors; they resided in Unit 301, which had two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom, roughly around 120 to 130 square meters.
The room was furnished with beds and bedding, and also equipped with electric lights, a telephone, and a ceiling fan.
While those amenities were already quite good, Li Ya was still not satisfied and insisted on staying in a large hotel.
“I’m pregnant now, and you want me to stay in such a place?”
“Not yet.”
“I said I’m pregnant, so I am!”
Mu Yuming did not distrust Li Ya, but her claim of pregnancy was counted from conception, only a month old.
No genius doctor could detect such early signs, and looking for nannies as a pregnancy precaution seemed prematurely rushed.
Yet, Li Ya indeed needed a nanny; her approach to life was that of a massive infant.
“Let’s settle down first, and we’ll talk about the rest later.”
Mu Yuming certainly had ways to manage this woman, but he hesitated to be too free in handling when younger people were around.
“Wendy, you and Mumu sleep in that room, is that okay?”
“That’s fine with me, but…”
Wendy tilted her head, fixating on Mu Yuming, and said, “Mr.
Mu, please let me confirm once more.
In your eyes, I am an actual individual with a life, not a split personality conjured up by Li Mumu, right?”
Mu Yuming was momentarily stunned and instinctively looked towards Li Ya, immediately understanding something, he couldn’t help but sigh, “Of course, I’m sure.”
Wendy then turned her gaze towards Li Ya.
Li Ya’s eyes flickered evasively.
“Ms.
Li?”
“You’re real, okay!”
“Thank you.”
Wendy picked up the corner of her skirt and elegantly curtsied.
“Staying continuously at your home and being seen as a freeloader isn’t very nice, let me take the responsibility of hiring the household staff.”
Upon hearing this, Li Ya suddenly perked up: “Then I want a chef, a nanny, a butler, and a…”
Mu Yuming quickly covered her mouth.
“Alright, alright, don’t listen to her nonsense.
You guys don’t need to worry about this; I’ll handle it later.
You should go downstairs for a walk and buy some snacks.
I’ll cook dinner tonight.”
With one hand over the struggling Li Ya’s mouth and the other reaching into his pocket for his wallet, he pulled out three ten-yuan bills and handed them to Li Mumu, “US Dollars probably won’t be useful here, so you and Wendy take this money to spend for now, and see if there’s a bank nearby.
I’ll exchange more when I have time.”
Her father was as meticulous as ever, which was reassuring.
Her mother…
let’s just pretend I don’t have one.
Although Li Ya’s character was almost as bad as the villainous idiotic side characters in some obscure online novels in Li Mumu’s eyes, she had to admit that some men actually liked that type.
“Don’t be so sad, my mom’s character is even worse.”
Wendy kindly comforted her, “The Witch Sisterhood is just a cesspool.
At least your mom does serious research and has published academic papers, stays at home all day without messing around, and even if you take a big step back, at least she has a good relationship with your dad and has never thought about divorce.”
If someone else had said this, Li Mumu might have thought it was sarcasm.
But coming from Wendy, it really held weight.
Li Ya was only occasionally unbearable, while Wendy’s mom…
let’s just say she had been human once.
On their way to the bank to withdraw money, Wendy whispered to Li Mumu, “What did that man with the fake smile tell you?”
Li Mumu paused for two seconds before she realized who she was talking about.
“Mr.
Qiao?
He gave me two options, either join the Special Service Bureau or continue with the isolation and examination.
Didn’t he say the same to you?”
“Same, but he added one more thing, to deport me back to my country.”
Wendy gritted her teeth, “Actually, there wasn’t really a choice, right?
I really want to strangle him!”
“I’m not sure I could beat him…”
“I’m just saying, don’t take everything so seriously.
I told him I have money, I want to travel and explore, but he won’t let me leave Tianmen and insists I go to school…
even my dad has never been this controlling.
Is this the mysterious Eastern adventure you promised me?”
“Don’t worry, it’s nothing.”
Li Mumu confidently reassured, “Don’t mind his serious talk.
People like him are always busy with countless things every day; they won’t pay much attention to us.
Just bear with it for a couple of days, we’ll go to school as he wants, and in less than a week, he’ll have forgotten who we are.”
After thinking it over, Wendy bitingly replied, “Makes sense, but you better not cause any more trouble for me this week.”
“What do you mean by ‘I cause trouble’?”
Li Mumu widened her eyes, her face full of innocence.
“How can you just tarnish my reputation…
Didn’t I tell you I was going to change?
I’m not the old me anymore!
I, Li Mumu, from today onwards, am the perfect lady, the rich heiress!
I’m going to fully enjoy my campus life and stay away from all that messy stuff!”
“Heh…”
Wendy laughed without saying a word.
Li Mumu looked around cautiously, everything was calm and stable around her, with no signs of anything that could jeopardize her resolve.
Just like that, Tianmen wasn’t Saifu.
Xingguo Bank wasn’t hard to find and wasn’t far either.
When Wendy pulled out the cheque, the bank manager immediately welcomed them into the VIP room, eagerly treating them as if they were his own family.
A good attitude doesn’t prove anything.
Being able to maintain the warmest demeanor with clients is the basic expectation for anyone sitting in the bank manager’s position.
It’s like friends at a dinner table who, when drunk, might swear to become sworn brothers, but this doesn’t mean they truly care about you; what matters is how much affection remains after sobering up.
Li Mumu and Wendy had already been burned by this at Pacific Bank before.