think I'm an idiot?"Yue Zitong stopped talking and kicking the door. Li Nanfang looked towards the window cautiously. Sure enough, a moment later, Yue Zitong appeared outside the window, pulled open the screen window, jumped onto the windowsill, and was holding a baseball bat. It seemed like she was going to commit murder. Li Nanfang, of course, wouldn't let her have her way. He opened the door and ran out.By the time Yue Zitong rushed out of the guest room, Li Nanfang had already hopped up the window and jumped back into the guest room. This went on several times until Yue Zitong finally got tired. She leaned on the door frame with her left hand, pointed at Li Nanfang standing at the living room door with her right hand, and panted, "You, you scum, if you have the guts, don't run."Li Nanfang said shamelessly, "If you have the guts, don't chase.""Fine, let's see how long you can hide," Yue Zitong said, ignoring his taunt. She pointed at him a few more times and then walked towards the stairs.After watching her go into her bedroom and close the door firmly, Li Nanfang smirked and returned to the guest room. Yue Zitong went into her bedroom, washed her face, and sat in front of the dressing table to check her forehead in the mirror.Her forehead was a bit swollen and bruised, but it was not serious She believed it would go down by tomorrow morning. However, the anger in her heart was still burning fiercely. She couldn't sleep tonight without getting back at that scum and beating him to the ground.She changed into a neat and agile tracksuit, tightened her shoelaces, and did a set of warm-up exercises in front of the window, stretching her arms and kicking her legs. She walked to the door, slowly opened a crack to observe, and made sure there was no movement downstairs before she picked up the baseball bat behind the door and tiptoed out, like a cat.She pushed the guest room door gently, but of course, it was firmly locked.Yue Zitong smiled silently: Scum, do you think locking the door will stop me? Don't forget, this is my house, and I have keys to every room.She took out the spare key and slowly inserted it into the lock, turning it clockwise gently—but it didn't budge. It seemed that the scum had anticipated her midnight attack and tampered with the lock in advance.If she used brute force to kick the door open, it would make a lot of noise, and that guy would definitely jump out of the window and escape.Yue Zitong felt a bit discouraged, but then her eyes lit up. She turned and walked out of the living room.It was early June, and the night was cloudy. She didn't believe that Li Nanfang could bear the heat in the guest room without air conditioning or a fan and still keep the windows locked.Sure enough, the window was half open, with only the screen window closed. Yue Zitong thought that it would be best to make a few small holes in the screen window so that mosquitoes could get in and drink his blood.I don't believe that I, a top special agent of the National Security, can't deal with you, a scum who gets beaten up by a woman!Yue Zitong, acting like a thief, crouched under the windowsill and listened for a while. She quietly stood up and slowly opened the screen window.The room was dark, and she couldn't see anything, but she could hear the annoying snoring coming from inside.It seemed that he was exhausted after being severely beaten by that tigress at the bureau and had fallen asleep quickly.When Yue Zitong stepped onto the windowsill, her right leg seemed to be blocked by something like a shoelace. But before she could react, she felt something falling from above. Instinctively, she raised her hand to block it.Splash—clang!Yue Zitong's right hand hit the falling object, which was an iron washbasin filled with half a basin of water. It flipped over when she blocked it, dousing her and landing on the ground with a loud noise that was quite piercing in the dark night.He had anticipated that I would climb in through the window, so he had placed a basin of water on top in advance!Yue Zitong, being extremely intelligent, quickly figured out what had happened the moment she was drenched.The key problem was that the basin of water that had poured down on her also had a strong smell of stinky feet.It was wash water!"Li—Nanfang!"Yue Zitong screamed while Li Nanfang's voice came from the darkness in a startled manner: "Ah, who, who is it? Is it a burglar?"Good, as long as you're still in the room, I have a chance to get back at you with interest!Yue Zitong, grinding her teeth in anger, rushed to the bed in one step and reached for the light switch on the wall.This was her house, and of course, she knew where the switch was.As the light came on, Yue Zitong had already raised her baseball bat high, ready to smash down with all her might. But then she froze.Li Nanfang was indeed lying on the bed.However, this despicable, shameless, and utterly detestable scum was now completely naked, lying on his back with his legs spread wide. The "T" in the middle of his body, with that one unmentionable part, stood proudly like a ferocious green dragon, looking down on a certain girl who was stunned.Yue Zitong really wanted to knock herself out at that moment. She didn't know how she managed to rush out of the guest room and back to her own bedroom. All she knew was that when she threw herself onto the bed and covered her head with a blanket, that ugly thing was still flickering in front of her eyes.She had had that kind of relationship with him before, but it was in the water at that time, and she hadn't seen how disgusting it really was.Chapter 33: Today, I'm the BossWhen Yue Zitong woke up the next day, she felt dizzy, brain-fogged, and weak all over. These were the aftereffects of severe sleep deprivation. She stared at the ceiling with her lifeless eyes for a long time before coming to a conclusion: Li Nanfang was a scoundrel. When it came to those despicable street tactics, she, a privileged lady who had grown up in high society, was no match for him. It was like competing with a pig in eating; no matter how good you are at eating, you can't compare with a pig.Zeng Guofan once said: A scholar has three things not to fight for: not to fight with a gentleman over fame, not to fight with a petty person over profit, and not to fight with nature over cleverness. Li Nanfang was undoubtedly a complete and utter petty person. Yue Zitong must have been out of her mind to put herself through such humiliation last night.Of course, this matter couldn't just be let go. Even now, when Yue Zitong raised her arm and smelled it, she could still detect the disgusting smell of stinky feet. She had almost scrubbed her skin off in the shower last night. There would definitely be opportunities in the future, and Yue Zitong, with her intelligence, was confident that she could outsmart a scoundrel.Li Nanfang, one day I will make you realize how formidable I am. Hmph, hmph!After some self-consolation, Yue Zitong felt a bit better and sat up. After washing up and deliberately applying eyeshadow to cover her dark circles, she walked out of her bedroom with an air of grace and elegance, exuding the charm of a refined lady.The scoundrel wasn't in the living room, but there was a clattering sound coming from the kitchen, along with the aroma of food that made Yue Zitong's nose twitch and her appetite grow. Many girls who appear cold and elegant or innocent and pure on the surface are actually quite messy when it comes to cooking and cleaning at home, especially someone like Yue Zitong, who had been living alone in this villa for over two years. The most skillful dish she could make was boiling noodles in water. Oh, and of course, she had to add a bit of salt.She had never smelled such an enticing aroma in her own home before. The scoundrel was cooking? Could the scoundrel cook? Where did the scoundrel get the ingredients from? She remembered very clearly that the kitchen fridge was empty enough to run rats through it. Yue Zitong was both surprised and a bit curious, and she couldn't help but quicken her pace down the stairs and to the kitchen door.Li Nanfang was wearing an apron, and on his head was a hat made of magazine paper. The amusing part was that there was a very tempting picture of a woman's buttocks on the back of the hat, which wiggled with every shake of his head as he hummed a tune.He was stir-frying tomatoes and eggs. With his right hand holding a ladle and his left hand holding the wok, amidst the sizzling sound of the oil, he flicked his wrist, causing the vegetables in the wok to flip gracefully and land back in place with perfect accuracy.Watching Li Nanfang's back, Yue Zitong suddenly thought of a saying: A man is most adorable when he is working diligently. Li Nanfang, who was cooking now, could be considered as working diligently, right? Especially the way he flipped the wok, which looked incredibly fluid and beautiful, as if he was creating a piece of art rather than just cooking.Unconsciously, Yue Zitong became so engrossed that she looked as serene as the Virgin Mary in a cathedral.After stir-frying the tomatoes and eggs, Li Nanfang didn't use a ladle. With a flick of his left hand, the beautifully cooked dish flew out of the wok and landed perfectly on the plate on the cabinet without spilling a single drop of sauce. "Awesome," Li Nanfang snapped his fingers, praised himself, and then turned around, smiling, "You're up?""Hmm, I'm up," Yue Zitong nodded, then realized how gentle her tone was. She should have put on a cold face, narrowed her eyes, raised her chin, and walked away, making the scoundrel clearly feel her disdain and arrogance."Wait a moment, I still have a plate of stir-fried Chinese yam to make. You go outside and breathe some fresh air first. It's best to smile at the sun for a few minutes. That way, you'll feel good all day. This is a conclusion I've drawn after years of experience. I don't tell this to just anyone," Li Nanfang babbled, picked up the lid of the rice cooker, and checked the porridge simmering inside on low heat.Cut, who cares about your experience? Yue Zitong wanted to roll her eyes and say that, but she didn't. Even she was puzzled why she could follow his words, walked out of the living room, stood in the courtyard, closed her eyes, took a few deep breaths, and then smiled at the sun, showing eight teeth.There is a saying that girls who like to smile generally have good luck. But shouldn't Yue Zitong look bright and charming when smiling at the sun? How come it was described as a silly smile by him? If it weren't for the fact that the guy could actually cook, Yue Zitong would definitely pounce on him and give him a good beating to show the formidable style of a top special agent! He was deliberately trying to please her, hoping that she would go easy on him and let him off the hook. Well, well, well, considering that he was somewhat useful, Yue Zitong decided not to compete with a petty person over profit. After all, she was always magnanimous, wasn't she?Yue Zitong, standing in the courtyard and smiling at the sun, was feeling virtuous about her magnanimity when Li Nanfang's voice came from the living room: "Baby, it's time for breakfast!" This word "baby," which should sound warm to a girl's ears, wiped out the little bit of good will Yue Zitong had just developed towards him. When she turned to look at him again, her pretty face was all stern, as if she had stood in the open air for a whole night."Little aunt, come and eat," Li Nanfang, feeling the chill from Yue Zitong, chuckled awkwardly, shrank his neck, and ran into the kitchen.Three dishes: tomato and scrambled eggs, stir-fried Chinese yam, and cold mixed lettuce, with red like rosy clouds, white like pure fat, green like jade, and the golden scrambled eggs. The four colors complemented each other beautifully. Even someone with the worst appetite would feel their mouth watering. Not to mention the fragrant millet porridge and more than twenty bright red boiled eggs on the plate."Little aunt, please," Li Nanfang doggedly pulled out a chair for Yue Zitong and made a "please" gesture with his hand. Now he called Yue Zitong "little aunt" quite naturally.Yue Zitong glanced at him, gracefully sat down, frowned, and asked, "Why did you boil so many eggs?""Of course, to eat them," Li Nanfang picked up his chopsticks, paused over the dining table, and replied."So many, can you eat them all?" "Do you think others are like you, eating not for the sake of eating, but for feeding birds——Little aunt, don't be angry. Being angry in the morning will bring bad luck for the whole day.""Humph." Yue Zitong lightly hummed, picked up her chopsticks, and was about to put a piece of Chinese yam into her mouth when she suddenly asked, "Did you spit in the dishes?"Li Nanfang frowned, then smiled, "Little aunt, you're really smart. You can even guess that."In fact, as soon as Yue Zitong said it, she regretted it a bit. She felt that her words had disrespected the effort he had put into cooking in the morning. Especially when she saw him frown, she even felt a bit guilty. However, she would never apologize. As an elder, even if she said something wrong, in order to maintain her dignity, she couldn't apologize to the younger generation. As long as she could eat the food he cooked, that was the greatest reward for him.The scoundrel's cooking skills were really good, much better than those fat chefs in the company cafeteria. However, his eating speed was like that of a starving ghost, or rather, a pig. Could a normal person really eat seventeen or eighteen boiled eggs in one breakfast? Fortunately, he still had some self-awareness. He only touched half of each dish and didn't throw food around with his chopsticks like a chick, or Yue Zitong's good mood would definitely be ruined.Yue Zitong drank a bowl of porridge, ate one boiled egg, and had more than ten mouthfuls of vegetables. Compared with her usual breakfast, this was already a big appetite. Many times, she didn't eat breakfast at all.After putting down her chopsticks, Yue Zitong picked up a napkin and elegantly wiped her mouth. She saw Li Nanfang scrape the remaining dishes into his bowl, scoop up a spoonful of porridge, and start eating noisily."You, you're eating my leftovers?" Yue Zitong was a bit surprised."When I was hungry, I even competed for food with dogs," Li Nanfang replied without looking up."You dare to imply that I'm——" Yue Zitong got angry again.After putting the last mouthful of vegetables into his mouth, Li Nanfang put down his bowl, shook his head, and said indifferently, "I didn't mean that. I was just stating the fact."Yue Zitong didn't say anything. She could see from Li Nanfang's eyes that he really didn't mean to insult her. He was just stating the fact, or rather, he didn't want to waste any food."Cough, I'm sorry. I misunderstood you," Yue Zitong coughed and apologized magnanimously."No problem," Li Nanfang smiled and took out a coin, placing it in the palm of his hand and extending it in front of her. "What do you mean?" Yue Zitong frowned and asked, "Is this asking for money for the groceries?"Her kitchen fridge was empty enough to run rats through it. Of course, the ingredients Li Nanfang used to make breakfast were bought from outside. If you buy something, you have to pay for it."Ah, such a small amount of thirty or fifty bucks, I don't even care about it. Besides, you've let me live in your house and given me a set of clothes you used to wear. How could I ask you for money for groceries?" Hearing what Li Nanfang said, Yue Zitong really wanted to jump up and ask him whose worn-out clothes they were. The brand tags were still on! But in order to maintain a good mood, Yue Zitong restrained herself: "So why are you showing me this one dollar coin?""To gamble," Li Nanfang explained simply and clearly."To gamble? What for?" "Following the principle of ladies first, you can choose heads or tails, or you can flip the coin. The loser will do the dishes and the winner can sit on the sofa with legs up, acting like a boss."Li Nanfang's explanation was straightforward and easy to understand.Yue Zitong bit her lip. She didn't expect that he would even use a coin toss to decide who would do the dishes, something that he should do. What a scoundrel! Seeing Yue Zitong's face changing from dark to light, ready to flip out at any moment, Li Nanfang chuckled, "Hehe, if you don't agree, it's okay. It's not a big deal to do the dishes. I'll take the loss——"Yue Zitong grabbed the coin and said coldly, "Do you think I'll take advantage of you?" Li Nanfang didn't say anything and made a "please" gesture with his hand."I'll take heads," Yue Zitong said, pinched the coin between her thumb and flipped it. The coin spun and jumped into the air. Under the close watch of both pairs of eyes, it landed on the dining table with a clang, wobbled a few times, and then stopped.Li Nanfang let out a long sigh of relief, stood up with a smile, "Today, I'm the boss."
