Chapter 15 Keep the Noise Down (2)

• After Chadwick woke up the next day, he packed his things before Yasmin and Keith got up. In fact, there weren't many things, just a few clothes. When he first came, he only came with one luggage, and his belongings comprised only a few clothes.
• Chadwick went out to work while he carried his luggage.
• Actually, he felt guilty. Even if the two of them didn't say anything, he was also planning to move out. It honestly wouldn't do for him to disturb the couple all the time.
• The reason why he had been staying there was indeed in hopes of getting some news about Emily from Yasmin. However, since Yasmin had clarified the matter last night, there was no point in him staying here to disturb the couple anymore, so he carried his luggage around and was prepared to find a place to rent while delivering the goods, which made it convenient for him.
• After saying that he would move out, he actually did. By that morning, he had already rented out a place and proceeded to move in.
• It wasn't that it was easy to rent a place, but he truly didn't have any requirements about the location of his home. His only requirement was that it was cheap because he had to save money.
• As he said, he already knew where the cheap places to rent were since he walked the streets and alleys daily.
• When he passed by the place the next day, he looked for the landlord right away, then rented the place without much bargaining.
• The room was in a basement, and it probably used to be an underground garage or something of the sort. Later, the boss bought it and connected it to an electricity and water supply before separating it into small rooms.
• The one Chadwick rented was fourteen to fifteen square meters, which was already considered somewhat big.
• The basement was only furnished with a bed, a small, rundown, old-fashioned desk, and a chair.
• For this place, the rent came down to a total of five hundred per month, exclusive of the cost of electricity.
• This was already considered the cheapest place in Millsborough.
• Chadwick was satisfied with everything in it. The only thing he didn't like was that the basement was too dark, and the air circulation was terrible.
• However, the rent was only five hundred a month, and he was pretty satisfied with it. Whatever the case, he was just going to sleep there at night, so he wasn't asking for much.
• After busying himself the entire day, he went to a nearby supermarket when he got off work in the evening, then bought all his daily necessities and an induction cooker and a pot.
• That was all he had.
• When he came back, he found that Keith and his wife were standing at the door of the room he rented.
• Chadwick wasn't surprised that they were here because Keith had already called him earlier, and he had told Keith about the place he rented.
• "Damn, this is the place you rented? Do you have to do this? Is this a place you can live in? Take a look around! The people living around here are all migrant workers!" Keith exclaimed when he saw Chadwick.
• "What's the matter? Are migrant workers not human beings? Don't look down on migrant workers. On the contrary, they are great heroes in urban construction. How could urbanization happen without migrant workers?" Chadwick turned the key and entered while Yasmin helped him carry everything in.
• "I'm being serious. Don't try to steer the topic away. I know you owe money and have to pay your debts, but you don't have to force yourself like this, okay? Look at you. You tried desperately to make money. It's right to earn money, but you have to at least treat yourself once in a while. You could've at least lived in a place for humans. Is this place even fit for living? Why are you torturing yourself so much? Even if you don't feel bad, I feel bad to see you like this." Any one of them could see that Keith was distraught. Eventually, he said, "If you were going to stay here, you might as well continue staying with me."
• "What's the matter? You miss me now that I'm gone?" Chadwick said with a forced smile, then assured, "Bro, I know you're genuinely concerned. But, buddy, I'm alone. I leave early and return late every day, so I'm just spending a few hours here at night. Why should I find such a good place? A man doesn't have to have so many requirements about where he stays. Besides, this place isn't bad. Besides the fact that there's no separate toilet and I have to get water from the public faucet, everything else is available. Look. There's electricity and an Internet connection. There's a bed too. Am I right? If I can pay off the debt early, I'd be relieved. I'm tired just thinking about that debt every day. Okay, bro, we're the successors of socialism. This suffering is nothing. Think about our ancestors who went through everything to get to this point. Yasmin, you don't have to clean up. I'll clean up by myself later. Let's go. I'll treat you two to a big meal tonight as a housewarming celebration. You can order whatever you want to eat. You don't have to hold back. Of course, anything exceeding three thousand will be at your own expense," Chadwick said with a smile, then took Keith and Yasmin out for dinner.
• "Hello!"
• "Hello!"
• "Are you Mr. Chadwick Fullner?"
• "Yes, I am. And you are?" Chadwick answered the phone while riding an electric bike.
• "Hello. I don't know if you remember this, but you saved a girl in a car accident a few days ago. I'm the girl's father. We're very grateful to you. If it weren't for you, my daughter might have blown up together with the car. You're our savior. We found your car by asking the traffic police's help to check the surveillance footage, and then we found out where you work. We just went to your company and got your phone number. Are you free, Mr. Fullner? Our family would like to thank you in person for your great kindness and virtue," said the man on the other end of the line.
• Chadwick thought for a long time before remembering the incident, then asked, "Is your daughter okay?"
• "It's nothing major. She just fainted, but she was discharged from the hospital today after staying in the hospital for two days. Mr. Fullner, are you free? Can you tell us your specific location? I'll send someone to pick you up." The other party was extremely polite.
• "No, no. You're too kind. Sir, let's put it this way. Saving someone is instinctive. In that situation, I don't think anyone would've ignored it. I remember that after I saved your daughter, many people helped too, so you really don't have to thank me. I didn't save your daughter because I wanted a reward. I'm relieved knowing that your daughter is safe and sound."
• "No, no, it may be a trivial matter to you, but to our family, this is tantamount to saving our family. Therefore, we must thank you."
• "Why must you force me? I said I don't need your thanks. If I really wanted your thanks, I wouldn't have left at that time. I would've waited for you to come over and thank me. I don't like the limelight. I… I'm an introvert. You really don't need to thank me. I helped your daughter that day, and others will help me too if I get into an accident next time, too, right? Sir, if you really want to thank me, don't look for me anymore, and don't go to my company or wait for me there. Now that the Internet is very developed, if anyone spreads this on the Internet, I will be really embarrassed. I'm begging you. Let's leave the matter at this. Don't look for me again. Just think of helping me keep my privacy as repayment toward me. Okay, goodbye!" Chadwick hung up immediately after speaking.
• "That was so close. If this went online, then I really won't have a peaceful life anymore." He was genuinely nervous, then he smiled and said, "I'm a real hero. A real unsung hero. I'm really selfless, aren't I? Hahahaha!"
• On Friday night, Chadwick got off work a little late. According to the rules of the courier company, there would be fewer parcels arranged for delivery on Saturday and Sunday because many people weren't home during the weekends, so many people wouldn't be around to accept their packages. That was why the courier company formed the rule. On Saturday and Sunday, employees would get a half-day off. He didn't have to go to work in the morning, but only in the afternoon. He didn't know how the other courier companies were, but this company had this rule.