Chapter 496


    Derek had bad days in the past few days.


    He was not good at housework, but yesterday he messed up his room because of fighting with the


    ck cat, which made the whole apartment into a garbage dump.


    Early in the morning, a retireddy from the neighborhood knocked on the door of his house angrily.


    "I hate those young people who are not self-disciplined. They spent all their money on eating, drinking,


    and buying luxuries. As for utilities bills, however, they were unwilling to pay that I have toe to their


    house to ask for money..."


    There are many hospitable retired volunteers in the old district of Crescent Garden. They are happy to


    help maintain the good running of themunity, especially teaching those disobedient new residents


    lessons.


    Bang, bang, the thick alloy door was mmed by thedy violently. She urged angrily.


    "Open the door immediately. I know you''re inside. You haven''t paid utilities for three months. It''s less


    than a hundred dollors in total. It''s too irresponsible to repudiate such small amount of money!"


    Thedy was energetic with her loud voice. "Thest two times I came, you weren''t at home. Today, I


    asked Mr. Capener next door to keep an eye on you specially. I know you''re in the house. Open the


    door! A hundred dors is not a big deal. Don''t be so irresponsible. Since you live here, you have to


    follow the rules. You have to promise not to repudiate utilities in the future. Don''t expect us toe


    here all day to teach you..."


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    Derek opened the door in a daze with his short, messy hair.


    Thedy continued to criticize, "Finally open the door, you..." But when she looked inside, she was


    shocked and screamed, "What''s wrong with your house?!"


    It was even more terrifying than a home invasion robbery. The sofa and chairs were in a mess, the


    curtains were torn to pieces, and there were pieces of cups and tes on the floor.


    Compared to the frightened expression of her, Derek was still in a daze. He said in a deep voice slowly,


    "Don''t pat on my door."


    Until now, thedy turned to look at the tall and thin young man in front of her.


    Because Derek didn''t sleep enough, he was sleepy and spoke with his head half lowered. It seemed


    that he was woke up by the noise, and reluctantly got up for he couldn''t stand the noise anymore. His


    shirt and pants were all crooked. He lookedzy, but wasn''t sloppy. The first impression to him was that


    this young man had a good temperament, who should be a well-educated and civilized man.


    Although he is a good-looking young boy with a lovely voice and a good temperament, she had to


    criticize him for he had done something wrong.


    Thedy showed him the bills in her hand and said with a lower voice. "It''s been three months since


    you paid the utilities. I came here to inform you that if you don''t pay it, the security guards would cut off


    your electricity and water directly."


    She continued toin that, "The sun has upped for a long time, and you were still sleeping, young


    people nowadays are all like this. I came to inform you kindly but youined so much."


    Derek hadn''t paid the utilities.


    It was 98.2 dors in total.


    He took the bills and tried to close the door.


    However, the olddy was such an experienced dunner. Just as Derek wanted to close the door, she


    angrily pped the door with a big palm and stopped him.


    "It''s only 100 dors. When can you pay it off? Do you really want your water and power supply to be


    cut off? It''ll bring you a lot of trouble, have you ever thought about the consequences?" Although the


    "I don''t have money."


    Derek looked up and said this. His voice was low,zy, and slow.


    What a shameless man! How could he just admitted that he had no money!


    The olddy was so angry that she was about to continue scolding him. But when she saw Derek''s


    face, she suddenly stopped talking, as if she had forgotten what to say.


    He caught a glimpse of the ck cat in the rooming over to watch the show, then he quickly went


    over and caught it.


    With his long, white hand, he was steadily holding a ck cat. Derek asked seriously with a low and


    deep voice, "Can I use this cat to pay for it?"


    The olddy was dumbfounded, gibbering with astonishment. She quickly waved her hand, "No, no!"


    She looked at the ck cat, which was struggling with its teeth and ws in the air. Then she looked


    up at Derek''s handsome face and looked into his clear blue eyes.


    This young man is really pretty. The thought popped into her mind.


    She had said so many harsh words just now as if she was a bully, but the young man did not show any


    anger on his face. He was really well-educated. No wonder he was so handsome.


    As for her, who ran into his house to make a big noise for merely a hundred dors utilities. The more


    she thought about it, the more ashamed she became. How could this young man deliberately owe such


    a small amount of money? He must be in trouble. I''m really old and confused.


    In the end, Derek did not say anything. But the olddy who came to urge the money was thinking


    nonsense and did not press for it anymore. She lowered her head and felt ashamed. "Mr. Fisher,


    forgive me for being rude today..."


    Derek still maintained the gesture he carried the cat. His face was fair and handsome, with a hint of


    confusion in his blue eyes. He did not say anything.


    Thedy praised him from the bottom of her heart. It was the first time she had met such a handsome


    man in her life. Moreover, he had such a good temper that he was not mad at all.


    She instantly became warm and kind. She smiled with fine wrinkles around her eyes," Derek, do you


    usually live here alone? When did you move here? I''ve lived here for 40 years. The houses in this area


    are a little older, but the neighbors nearby are very kind and contented. Life here does not move as fast


    as the life in the east. It''s rare for young people like you to stay here..."


    Looking at Derek''s appearance, thedy associated all the good characters with him subconsciously.


    Seeing thedy suddenly became so enthusiastic. Derek felt a little awkward. He wanted to close the


    door directly, but the door was tightly held by her. He was still holding the cat and listened to her


    without any emotion.


    Suddenly, thedy got close to him excitedly. "Derek, I wonder if you would mind me introducing a girl


    to you. My niece is really good and filial..."


    Without changing his expression, Derek took a step back. He didn''t like to get too close to others, nor


    did he like to be socially intimate with them.


    But he forgot to refuse, and hepletely underestimated the enthusiasm of those hospitable people.


    Soon, a rumor gradually spread over the Crescent Garden district.


    It said that a handsome man had recently moved into their neighborhood. The retired square dancing


    aunties said even more exaggeratedly that the young man was a descendant of a reclusive aristocrat.


    This man was very mysterious. He lived alone with a ck cat. Even the cat''s squatting posture was


    very noble.


    Now, Derek''s apartment was bustling every day, withdies deliberately passing by his door. Rumors of


    various versions were endless.


    Friday afternoon was so close to the weekend. Both the office workers and the students were excited.


    Christina and Crystal agreed to meet and go shopping at this time.


    "Shh!"


    "Wait a minute, I''ll answer the phone."


    Christina had just received a call from Derek. It was quite rare for him to call. Usually, this guy didn''t


    say anything to her even when she went to his house. So Christina was a little nervous when she saw


    his calling.


    She made a silent gesture to Crystal, lest she would miss any words. Derek would not repeat the same


    sentence.


    "What?" Chritina frowned, suspecting that she had misheard.


    As expected, Derek did not repeat. Soon, the call was cut off.


    Staring at her ck screen, she was angry and felt confused at the same time.


    "What the hell? Why don''t you make it clear? What bill?" Christina called back as she nagged to


    herself.


    But Derek had turned off his phone, and it was useless for her to call.


    Christina was furious and speechless.


    "What''s wrong?" Crystal saw her looking at the phone furiously and asked.


    "It''s Derek, I just want to punch him now." Christina stared at the screen of her phone and spoke


    quickly.


    After hearing about this, Crystalughed aloud.


    Derek, who was so-called the lonely prince charming, only had a few phone numbers on his phone list,


    and only a few people could get close to him.


    "Derek is blessed by god with his face. No matter how angry you are, you can''t do anything bad to him


    when seeing his face... Ha ha... He is really suitable for earning his living by his face."


    Crystal teased Derek with a smile. It was rare for her to bring up the topic about him. No matter how


    curious she was about Derek, she could only imagine about it. But with Christina here, she could hear


    more interesting things.


    Christina immediately scolded that, "If he could be smarter, he would cheat for money, not like now,


    calling me for paying his 100 dors utilities."


    "100 dors utilities?" Crystal looked at her in surprise.


    Christina sighed speechlessly.


    The original quote about Derek''s words was, "Bae, the utilities bill is 98.2 dors. I couldn''t afford it."


    Then, he didn''t even say a word more and cut off the call.


    Christina was annoyed. "He lives alone and rarely uses water and electricity, and it''s impossible for him


    to cook. It might take months for him to spend 100 dors for utilities. When the property management


    staff see that he haven''t pay for a few months, they might go to urge him."


    Derek must have been annoyed by them to call her for help.


    "Doesn''t Derek have 100 dors?"


    ording to her estimation, the market price of his shirt and pants alone would cover all the living


    expenses of an ordinary family for three months.


    "He''s out of money."


    Christina said expressionlessly, "Thest time he went to awyer and said transferred to me all his


    assets directly, without much thinking. If Uncle Larry hasn''t fed him regrly, this guy would have


    starved to death."


    Crystalughed after hearing this.


    Neither Derek nor Christina had a clear concept of money. Now that it was her turn to help him, Derek


    didn''t seem to feel ashamed. He just wanted to solve the problem as soon as possible so that the


    hospitabledy wouldn''te knocking on his door again.


    "After we are out of the pet store, I''ll go to his ce to see what he''s doing." Christina said to herself.


    Christina used her little knowledge of pregnancy to remind Crystal, "It''s better not to keep pets when


    you''re pregnant, especially those with furs. I don''t know if you''re allergic."


    "Those pet has been vinated. It shouldn''t be a matter if I don''t get in touch with it often." Crystal said


    in a gentle voice. "In Geoffrey''s school, they have a course this semester, which the teacher asked the


    student to feed the small animals themselves, saying that it could cultivate the their sense of


    responsibility since young."


    Christina felt it unreliable when hearing this course.


    Then sheined, "Who said that raising an animal can develop a sense of responsibility? Some


    people can''t even take good care of themselves. Maybe they have to fight for food with their pets."


    Derek, who was far away in his apartment in Crescent Garden district, suddenly sneezed. "Achoo ..."