"I never took you for such a smooth businessman!" Fu Hongli said coldly.
Lin Yang couldn't quite tell whether she was praising him or mocking him.
Still, judging by her expression, she didn't seem angry.
Lin Yang smiled and said, "Actually, this idea came from my roommates. They knew I was short on money and wanted to help me out."
Fu Hongli arched an eyebrow. "What? Are you saying I didn't give you enough?"
Damn it.
Lin Yang wouldn't dare complain even if he had ten lives.
He hurriedly explained, "No, not at all! How could I possibly dare? I wouldn't complain even if I had ten sets of guts. Besides, you've already given me plenty."
"Hmph, you'd better!"
Seeing that Fu Hongli wasn't going to dwell on the topic, Lin Yang breathed a sigh of relief.
He smiled and said, "Sugar daddy, don't worry, I'll definitely put on a good performance and make sure you feel you got more than your money's worth!"
"You'd better!" Fu Hongli said coldly.
To be honest, Fu Hongli somewhat detested the sycophantic vibe radiating from Lin Yang.
His attitude made her feel like some kind of heinous villain, forcing him to grovel and walk on eggshells around her.
Lin Yang nodded with a smile and asked, "Sugar daddy, which room am I sleeping in tonight?"
"The couch!" Fu Hongli said coldly.
Good grief.
He had known this high-maintenance aristocrat wouldn't be easy to deal with, but he hadn't expected her to be *this* difficult.
Lin Yang hadn't expected to sleep in her master bedroom, but surely he didn't need to sleep on the couch, did he?
With an apartment this big and so many rooms, couldn't she at least let him use the guest room?
Yet Lin Yang dared not object.
Who asked him to be broke? Who asked the person standing before him to be his sugar daddy?
As it turned out, Lin Yang had somewhat misunderstood Fu Hongli on this; she wasn't actually that stingy.
The apartment was over two hundred square meters, but there was only one bedroom—Fu Hongli had converted all the other rooms for other purposes.
One had been turned into her office, and another into a storage room.
"Fine, the couch it is. That way, if anything happens, I can respond at the first moment," Lin Yang said with a smile.
Having been battered and bruised by life for over two years, Lin Yang's mental resilience had long since become ironclad.
Let alone the couch, he could sleep on the floor if he had to.
Seeing that Lin Yang didn't offer a single complaint, Fu Hongli's impression of him improved ever so slightly.
"You can use the guest bathroom to shower, but there are no toiletries provided for you. If you want to wash up, you'll have to buy your own supplies," Fu Hongli said coldly.
Lin Yang acknowledged this with a smile.
"No need, I showered this afternoon. I'll wash up somewhere else tomorrow, I won't add to your trouble!"
"Whatever!"
Dropping that single word, Fu Hongli turned and walked back into her bedroom.
However, Fu Hongli deliberately left her door unlocked.
Yes, she was testing Lin Yang.
Though their brief encounter had left her with a decent impression of him, appearances can be deceiving, and some people are natural-born actors.
After all, Lin Yang would be staying here for a few days, and Fu Hongli had to keep her guard up.
Yes, she was putting his character to the test.
Lin Yang didn't have any convoluted schemes on his mind; right now, he was simply lying on the couch chatting with Ding Baocheng.
"Dog son, call me daddy. Make your old man feel good, and I'll tell you how many people are already willing to pay to hear you lecture!"
"Get lost, say it if you want or shut up!" Lin Yang refused to spoil him.
"Damn it, not calling me that, huh? Fine, then don't bother finding out how much money I've made you!"
"Heh, I'll quit the group chat right now and let's see how you explain it to them," Lin Yang replied with a cold chuckle.
Ding Baocheng was instantly rendered speechless.
"Daddy, I was wrong! You're my dad, my biological dad!"
"Good son, Daddy forgives you!" Lin Yang replied with a smile.
"Damn it, three hundred and seven people have paid so far."
Lin Yang was suddenly startled.
That many people had actually paid?
That was terrifyingly high.
Wait, were there really that many people who couldn't find girlfriends?
Or were there really that many people eager to hear about his romantic history with Fu Hongli?
Regardless of the reason, Lin Yang was stimulated by these numbers.
For the first time, he felt how easy it was to make money.
No, this was the second time.
The first time was when Fu Hongli tossed him one hundred thousand yuan at noon.
"Dog son, online lecturing clearly isn't realistic anymore. I discussed it with those two other mutts—tomorrow we'll secure Building Number Two's auditorium, and we'll hold the lectures inside the auditorium so we can rake in even more cash."
Holy crap.
Going that big?
Building Number Two's auditorium could hold over two thousand people at once!
Besides, was a matter like this really worth taking to an auditorium?
Lin Yang voiced his doubt.
"What do you know? You gotta make a big spectacle out of it. Besides, you're practically doing a public service!"
Lin Yang was speechless.
"Anyway, don't worry about it, your daddy here will handle it for you. Just show up when the time comes!" Ding Baocheng sent another message.
Lin Yang's eyes suddenly grew a little moist.
Because he had been busy working part-time over the years, he hadn't spent much time sleeping in the dorm, but those three mutts had never distanced themselves from him because of it.
Having experienced the warmth and coldness of human relationships so many times, Lin Yang's heart was usually very difficult to move.
Yet at this moment, he was once again touched by the actions of his three dormitory brothers.
Lin Yang knew that although he was chatting with Ding Baocheng right now, Liu Dayong and Zhao Libo must have been in on it too.
While the two of them were chatting, Lin Yang's phone rang.
The call was from Ruan Mi.
Seeing her name flash on the screen, Lin Yang slapped his own forehead.
Oh no, he had completely forgotten his appointment with Ruan Mi.
When he left the club this afternoon, Ruan Mi had mentioned treating him to late-night snacks, and he had agreed.
Yet with all the chaos at Fu Hongli's place, it had slipped his mind entirely.
Damn it all.
Fraught with guilt, Lin Yang hurriedly answered the call.
"Hello, Sister Mi, good evening!" Lin Yang smiled somewhat guiltily.
"Good my ass! We agreed on late-night snacks tonight, do you have any idea what time it is? If I hadn't called you, were you planning to never call me again?!" Ruan Mi's fierce voice came through the phone.
Yet Lin Yang knew she wasn't genuinely angry.
Having worked at her club for over a year, he understood her personality quite well.
"Sister Mi, I am so sorry. A friend had an emergency and it completely slipped my mind. How about this—I'll treat you to lunch tomorrow, okay?" Lin Yang pleaded in a soft voice.
What choice did he have? She was another sugar daddy he couldn't afford to offend.
Ruan Mi had been slightly annoyed, but hearing that Lin Yang was going to treat her to lunch tomorrow instantly soothed her irritation.
"Fine, little troublemaker, you said it yourself. If you stand me up again, see how I deal with you!" Ruan Mi's charming voice came over the line.
Lin Yang smiled and said, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare!"
"Hmph, you'd better not." Ruan Mi giggled.
The two chatted idly for a moment before hanging up.
Just as Lin Yang prepared to resume his chat with Ding Baocheng, Fu Hongli suddenly walked out of her room with a cold expression.
"Sugar daddy, what's up?" Lin Yang asked.
Fu Hongli said coldly, "There's something I need to warn you about!"