"Not renting!" Jiang Xingye said flatly, as he patted Qing Xiao's head, which elicited a howl tinged with impatience.
Xu Hongtu dared to speak up, "Comrade, it's not your house we're renting; why wouldn't you rent it to us?"
Nearby, Qiao Xinyu finally seized the opportunity to speak, "Unfortunately, this house indeed belongs to Comrade Jiang. See? He doesn't want to rent it to you."
Jiang Xingye gently said to Xu Qinghuan, "I'll return the rent to you later."
Xu Qinghuan chuckled, "Why give it back to me? I don't want it."
He smiled, his eyes filled with affection, and said no more, "Just feel like returning it to you!"
Jiang Chengxu felt himself suffocating, wondering since when Xu Qinghuan had stopped smiling in front of him. Even in the past, without Xu Manman being involved, Xu Qinghuan was never this close to him, with his treatment of him only slightly better than that of unfamiliar classmates.
