Xia Yingluo looked at the contract in front of her with a look of utter confusion.

She didn’t remember ever signing any contract!

Ye Chen explained, "If our Hot Pot enterprise wants to develop, we must have brand ambassadors. You and Si Tong are the ambassadors for our Hot Pot Restaurant."

Xia Yingluo asked with a bewildered face, "But this contract... when did I ever sign it?"

"Wasn’t it that day, during the break when you were filming the commercial?"

Only then did Xia Yingluo finally recover her memories of that day.

She had been dragged by Ye Chen to film a commercial.

She was already very nervous, and with the constant flashing of the lights, Xia Yingluo felt dizzy after filming for a whole day.

Xia Yingluo then remembered that Ye Chen had indeed taken out a few pieces of paper for her to sign.

In Xia Yingluo’s heart, she trusted Ye Chen completely.

Therefore, no matter what Ye Chen asked her to sign, she wouldn’t think twice about it.

Tired and dizzy at the time, with her mind preoccupied with lines, Xia Yingluo had simply signed her name on them.

As for the contents on the paper, Xia Yingluo hadn’t looked at them at all.

Who could have imagined that what Ye Chen made her sign was actually a contract?

Xia Yingluo asked with a puzzled face, "Why are you showing me this contract now?"

Ye Chen said seriously, "Because it’s now time to fulfill the contract."

Hearing Ye Chen say it was time to fulfill the contract, Xia Yingluo became a little nervous.

She hadn’t seen the contents of the contract back then; what if this guy had tucked some unfair clauses inside?

Even though Xia Yingluo trusted Ye Chen very much,

Ye Chen’s ’LSP’ nature made Xia Yingluo worry that he might have hidden some personal agenda in there.

And precisely because she knew Ye Chen too well, Xia Yingluo was actually less at ease.

She flipped through the contract back and forth for a long time, and it seemed quite reasonable.

At the very least, there were no unfair clauses like’sleeping with the boss’.

One could even say that this contract didn’t place any restrictions on her.

Even for filming, it depended on Xia Yingluo’s schedule.

But now, wasn’t the commercial already finished?

What contract was there left to fulfill?

Xia Yingluo looked at Ye Chen in confusion.

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Take a look at the ambassador clauses."

Xia Yingluo hadn’t noticed them; just now, she had only looked at the obligations she was supposed to fulfill.

When she saw the ambassador clauses, Xia Yingluo finally discovered the issue.

"Endorsement fee: The ambassador can obtain ten percent of the company’s shares."

Xia Yingluo was a bit dumbfounded.

Which company gives away shares just for hiring a model to film a commercial?

Ye Chen said from the side, "It’s not over yet; there’s more on the next page."

Xia Yingluo was speechless.

She felt her heart grow weary.

There were traps everywhere.

However, Ye Chen’s ’traps’ were desperate attempts to give her money.

"If the endorsement generates revenue exceeding the expectation of thirty thousand, an additional reward of one property in Kyoto will be provided."

Xia Yingluo was stunned when she saw this clause.

She couldn’t stop complaining in her heart.

Is this even a contract?

This was clearly just a way to give her money.

She felt that Ye Chen was sick.

Ye Chen’s illness was a desperate need to spend money on her.

Clearly, Ye Chen’s illness had flared up again.

Especially now, Xia Yingluo found that Ye Chen’s illness had become even more severe, to the point where he would use any means necessary.

"Ye Chen, this contract of yours is unreasonable," Xia Yingluo said.

"Where is it unreasonable?" Ye Chen asked.

"I’m just a freshman; how can you pay me such a high endorsement fee?"

"Is it high? Haven’t you heard that some celebrities’ endorsement fees are over ten million?"

"But I’m not a celebrity."

"But you are more beautiful than a celebrity."

Xia Yingluo felt that when it came to reasoning, she really couldn’t beat Ye Chen.

In the end, Xia Yingluo was still pulled into the sales office by Ye Chen.

When they walked into the sales office, Ye Chen even felt a little excited.

Especially being able to buy a house within the Fifth Ring Road; in his past life, Ye Chen wouldn’t have even dared to dream of it.

However, when Ye Chen looked at Xia Yingluo beside him, his face wore a completely different expression.

The young girl looked at the housing prices with a look of astonishment.

"Ye Chen, I think living in the dormitory is fine. There’s no need to buy a house."

Ye Chen said seriously, "What is the most important thing for a company’s development? It’s integrity. We’ve already signed the contract; how can we go back on our word?"

Xia Yingluo was speechless. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Does this have anything to do with going back on your word?

Your contract clearly has problems.

And was it Xia Yingluo who wanted to go back on her word?

It was Xia Yingluo who *hoped* Ye Chen would go back on his word.

Unfortunately, Ye Chen had become incomparably upright today, without the slightest intention of reneging.

2008 was the era when real estate was just starting to take off.

There were already quite a few people in the sales office.

Xia Yingluo grew more and more alarmed as she looked at the prices of the properties.

The housing prices here were much more expensive than in Jiangzhou.

It reached a point where it made Xia Yingluo click her tongue in amazement.

The property Ye Chen brought Xia Yingluo to was the most expensive complex in Kyoto.

In 2008, Kyoto’s housing prices had already reached seventeen or eighteen thousand.

Of course, compared to the prices in his previous life, it was really too cheap.

Originally, Ye Chen wanted to buy a Villa, but clearly, Xia Yingluo wouldn’t be able to accept that.

So, Ye Chen decided it was better to buy an ordinary residential building.

Even for an ordinary residential building, Ye Chen chose the most expensive one.

After all, with the system’s rebates, it would be a waste not to milk the system for all it was worth.

The neighborhood Ye Chen brought Xia Yingluo to see was located in the city center, and it had everything from school district housing to parks nearby. Most importantly, it was very close to Kyoto University.

At about thirty thousand per square meter, it already exceeded the average price in Kyoto by half, making it a luxury residence.

Xia Yingluo’s current concept of housing prices was still stuck at the three or four thousand in Jiangzhou. Seeing thirty thousand per square meter, she was scared silly.

Xia Yingluo even had an urge to run away right now.

As the two walked into the sales office, they immediately attracted the attention of many people.

After all, both of them were around eighteen years old and were still wearing the Kyoto University uniforms. The people buying houses here were all middle-aged or elderly.

The two of them were clearly out of place among these homebuyers.

Because of this, both of them were directly ignored by the sales ladies.

In their eyes, Ye Chen and Xia Yingluo were just there to join the fun.

At this time, a sales lady saw that Ye Chen and Xia Yingluo had no one attending to them and wanted to go over.

An older saleswoman pulled her back.

"Xiao Li, what are you doing?"

"Ms. Chen, I see those two guests haven’t been attended to, so I..."

"Aren’t you just wasting your time? Do you see them wearing school uniforms? They’re obviously just here to look around!"

Ms. Chen had been working at the sales office for many years and was very experienced.

This neighborhood was close to Kyoto University, and students often came in to browse out of curiosity.

But these students were still in University; where would they get the money to buy a residence worth over thirty thousand per square meter?

Although the sales office wouldn’t kick people out, generally experienced sales ladies wouldn’t go to attend to them.

After all, many students were just there to look around. If they went over, it would only make the students feel awkward.

"Oh..."

Xiao Li had just started the job and had been following Ms. Chen for the past two days.

Hearing Ms. Chen’s words, Xiao Li stopped in her tracks.

However, her eyes still drifted toward Ye Chen and Xia Yingluo.

She was mainly looking at Ye Chen.

Who wouldn’t want to look at such a handsome guy?

Wuwu, I really want to go talk to that little brother!

...Ye Chen and Xia Yingluo were indeed just wandering around.

Because of Xia Yingluo’s resistance, Ye Chen had been leading her around the sales office.

Ye Chen knew that the houses in this area would soar to over a hundred thousand per square meter in the future.

So, even if he bought a house with his eyes closed, he definitely wouldn’t lose money.

Moreover, this neighborhood was right next to Kyoto University, and it was school district housing with great educational resources nearby and a park next door.

It could be said that this location was prime real estate.

The price of thirty thousand, although it seemed expensive now, was actually like picking up money.

The price increase in this area would definitely be even more aggressive in the future.

The most important reason Ye Chen chose this neighborhood was that it was very close to the school.

Furthermore, the surrounding greenery was also very good, making it very comfortable to live in.

The spacing between the buildings in the neighborhood was large, and there was a garden in the center, shaded by green trees.

In the center of the garden, there was even an artificial lake.

In a place like Kyoto where land was at a premium, it would be impossible to find a neighborhood with this kind of environment in this location in the future.

As the two were wandering, a timid voice suddenly rang out.

In the end, Xiao Li couldn’t resist the temptation and came up behind the two.

"Do you two need to learn more about the properties? I can introduce them to you."

Even though Ms. Chen had just said it was unlikely for Ye Chen and the other to buy a house, Xiao Li still wanted to find a chance to speak with this handsome little brother.

Ye Chen turned his head and saw a beautiful young woman in an OL uniform staring at him with wide eyes.

Seeing a sales lady come over to introduce the place, Ye Chen was naturally happy.

"Show us a relatively large apartment."

Hearing Ye Chen’s words, Xiao Li was stunned.

"They aren’t really going to buy a house, are they?"

Before she came over, she hadn’t really thought that Ye Chen wanted to buy a house.

Xiao Li asked somewhat incredulously, "Then, what is your approximate budget?"

Ye Chen said, "About twenty million or so."

Hearing Ye Chen’s words, Xiao Li was instantly dumbfounded.

Xia Yingluo on the side also had her mouth wide open in shock.

They both had the exact same frightened expression.

"Over twenty million?"

Xiao Li felt a little dizzy.

Ye Chen said somewhat apologetically, "Yeah, I just made some investments recently, so cash is a bit tight. It’s about twenty million; is the budget a bit low?"

Actually, Ye Chen felt like a bit of a failure.

After all, having been reborn into this world and with a system at his side, he had only accumulated this much wealth after so long.

It was indeed a bit shameful.

Xiao Li: "Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about the concept of ’a bit low’?"

With over twenty million in hand, he actually had the nerve to say cash was tight?

Ye Chen asked, "Do you have any suitable apartments here?"

Xiao Li nodded. "There are, but maybe only one or two. The apartments in our neighborhood seem a bit cheap for your requirements."

At this moment, Xiao Li had an urge to cry.

She had always felt that the properties she sold were too expensive.

Unexpectedly, one day, she would actually feel that the properties she was selling were cheap.

Ye Chen looked at Xiao Li and asked, "Oh, which floor plan are you talking about?"

"Our neighborhood’s buildings mainly promote units from one hundred to two hundred square meters. However, the top floor area is relatively large; there’s a Duplex Apartment of about four hundred square meters. But there are only two buildings with them. Only this kind would meet your needs."

Ye Chen’s eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Duplex Apartments weren’t really accepted by people in 2008.

But in the future, this kind of Duplex Apartment would be very popular.

Many people would even prefer to buy a Duplex Apartment rather than a Villa.

Ye Chen was delighted. "Then can you take us to see it?"

"No problem."

Only now did Xiao Li snap out of her shock.

However, she still didn’t believe that Ye Chen could have such financial power.

After all, Ye Chen and Xia Yingluo were both wearing school uniforms; could they really buy a house worth over ten million?

And there were only three of these Duplex Apartments in total. Almost all the units in the entire neighborhood had been sold, except for these Duplex Apartments.

Mainly because they were too expensive.

The three of them walked toward the residential area.

Xiao Li actually didn’t hold any hope at all.

After all, expecting two University students to buy a four-hundred-square-meter Duplex Apartment was simply unrealistic.

But out of professional ethics, Xiao Li still introduced the place as they walked.

"Our Duplex Apartments feature a one-unit-per-elevator design. A separate elevator goes directly upstairs, so you don’t have to squeeze into the elevator with other residents."

As the three of them talked, they arrived in front of the building.

After getting on the elevator, they went directly to the Duplex Apartment.

As soon as he entered and saw the structure of the house, Ye Chen’s eyes lit up.

A full four hundred square meters, designed very cleverly.

Upon entering, there was a hundred-square-meter living room with floor-to-ceiling windows.

Through the living room, one could overlook half of Kyoto.

Standing here to watch the night view would definitely be very beautiful.

And most importantly, one could overlook the entire Kyoto University from here; the view was excellent.

The other designs were also quite standard.

Ye Chen asked, "This is the top floor. If one moves in, will it feel a bit hot?"

"Please rest assured, sir. Our designers thought of that long ago. Our rooftop is specially designed as a small garden, which not only allows the owner to rest but also provides ample thermal insulation."

Ye Chen’s eyes lit up. "There’s even a small garden."

The two of them went to the rooftop.

Upon reaching the rooftop, a fresh breeze brushed against their faces.

Xia Yingluo originally didn’t have much of a feeling for the house, mainly because it was too expensive.

She was thinking about how to persuade Ye Chen to give up, but when she saw this small garden, a look of delight appeared on her face as well.

Xia Yingluo even ran to the swing and began to swing happily.

Under the sunlight, her skirt fluttered, and her long hair moved with the wind. Set against the morning light behind her, it was truly beautiful.

Ye Chen couldn’t help but smile too, and said to Xiao Li on the side, "We’ll take this house."

"Ah!" Xiao Li was instantly dumbfounded.

Just like that, after one look, he wanted a house worth over ten million?

Didn’t he need to consider it?

She had heard Ms. Chen explain that generally, if you wanted to sell a house, you had to talk until your lips were worn out.

But she still had so much left to say.

After all, she had practiced in front of the mirror for a long time.

"Sir, don’t you need me to introduce it to you some more?" Xiao Li asked with a blank stare.

Ye Chen shook his head and said, "No need."

"Maybe I should still introduce it to you."

"Really, no need. Let’s just go through the procedures. Oh, right, that other four-hundred-square-meter Duplex Apartment next door, I’ll take that one too."

After all, he had to be fair. Since he gave one to Xia Yingluo, he had to give one to Li Sitong too!

Xiao Li: "..."

Back at the sales office, Xiao Li returned dejectedly.

Ms. Chen looked at Xiao Li and said, "How was it? You didn’t sell it, right? I knew it long ago; those two students were just here to look around. You just wouldn’t listen."

Xiao Li said with a strange expression, "No, I sold that Duplex Apartment. And I sold two of them, both paid in full."

Sold?

Ms. Chen was instantly dumbfounded!

?? Thanks to Black, Ban Cha Ku Cha, Tian Kong Zhong De Xing Chen, and Shen Long for the 100 book coin tips.

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