Cohabitation 2

 Chapter 2: Awkward

Jiang Wan followed the address given by He Yingtong.

When she called, nobody answered. When she knocked, nobody came to the door.

So she simply squatted down by the entrance and waited. An hour later, the door finally clicked open, revealing an exceptionally tall man standing on the other side.

He was wearing a pure white T-shirt paired with light khaki cropped pants, revealing sturdy, powerful calves covered in dense leg hair. His skin was on the paler side, his eyebrows slanted upward, and his pupils were very dark. He wore a blank, expressionless look, though underneath his eyes were distinct, gorgeous aegyo sal (under-eye fat pads) that made his striking eyes look mesmerizingly charming.

"The housekeeper?" He raised his gaze to look her up and down, his voice completely contrasting with his appearance.

It was a deep bass.

Low-pitched with a slight rasp.

Unbelievably... attractive.

Jiang Wan answered immediately, "Yes, He Yingtong recommended me. Hello, nice to meet you, my name is—"

Before she could finish, the man cut her off. "There's a room inside, clean it yourself. If you can live with it, stay; if you can't, go find somewhere else. The contract is on the table—read it and sign it if there are no issues. If you have any questions, send a message; the number is on the table."

"……Got it," Jiang Wan smiled.

The man had already turned around and walked back inside.

Jiang Wan followed, carefully closing and locking the door behind her before changing into her indoor slippers.

The living room and bedrooms weren't particularly messy, but there were puddles of spilled juice dried onto the wooden flooring, forming sticky, grimed-over stains.

She first walked over to check the contract. Indeed, there were no problems. She picked up the pen lying nearby to sign her name, set the paperwork back down on the coffee table, and put on her cleaning gloves and cap to get to work.

She was fast and efficient. After spending two hours scrubbing the rooms spotless, she grabbed a set of keys hanging off a little deer figurine by the entryway and headed downstairs to buy groceries, storing them neatly in the fridge.

She took a short break before starting to cook.

By the time she finished, it was already 1:30 PM, but the man hadn’t stepped foot out of his room once since walking in.

Not wanting to disturb him, Jiang Wan served the meal, ate a little bit herself, and then went to set up the room she would be staying in tonight.

It was slightly smaller than the master bedroom, decorated in a neutral design meant to be a guest room, though it clearly hadn't been lived in for a while and was covered in a thick layer of dust.

Jiang Wan opened the windows to air the space out, then went out to buy a few potted spider plants to place around the room.

Once everything was properly arranged, she finished up the last bits of her cleaning duties, packed all the trash into a bag to leave by the front door, and wiped down the floors one final time.

With everything done, she saved the man's number in her phone and texted him:

[I'm heading back to get my luggage. Lunch is ready and sitting on the table.]

Her belongings were minimal, but she owned a computer and a set of recording equipment that were quite valuable. Fearing they might get crushed or damaged on a crowded bus, she splurged on a taxi.

When she returned, the food on the dining table had been touched. It was obvious he was a picky eater who only went for the meat and completely ignored the vegetables.

Jiang Wan silently noted down the few dishes he actually ate, cleared the table, and brought her luggage into her new room.

This bedroom felt a bit larger than her previous living arrangements. She set her computer and recording setup on the desk, stripped the bed sheets to toss them in the wash, and finally headed into the bathroom to take a shower.

She had worked up quite a sweat over the course of the day.

Fresh out of the shower, she walked back to her room, grabbed her personal towel and toothbrush to put them in the bathroom—only to push the door open and find the man standing right in front of the toilet, pissing.

Jiang Wan was about to pretend she hadn't seen anything and close the door when she saw the man pull up his pants and walk right toward her with a deadpan expression.

His brows were furrowed, and that deep bass voice of his sounded incredibly sexy.

"To avoid awkwardness when we run into each other in the future, go pee right now."

Jiang Wan: "……"