Chapter 16 Employment Relationships

tle knowledge she had picked up, it was sufficient to deal with her many jealous rivals—Li An’s group of delicate flowers.There were so many times that Li An irritated her that she would run off and b...Chapter 16 Employment Relations

Yan Luoxi shamefully threw the empty candy bag into the trash can and muttered softly without much backbone: "Why do you keep staring at me instead of using your hired caregiver I owe you nothing, so why should I take care of you here and stick around like a shadow!"

"Little dead pup, are you throwing a tantrum because of money You're envious that the caregiver is earning money!" Li An sneered at Yan Luoxi with disdain.

Would you hit me if I said it was because I don't want to see you!

Yan Luoxi didn't dare to provoke Li An's limits and nodded vigorously. Since she couldn't leave, making some money wasn't a bad idea either. In this world, nothing could be relied upon except for two things: one was money, and the other required her to partner with a man.

"Relax, I'll pay you!" Li An proudly raised his head like a bossy young master. "As the little master, I'm not short of anything. As long as you take care of me well, I won't lose out on your service."

"Don't make exaggerated promises. Just tell me clearly how much money you'll give me each day and when!" Yan Luoxi was an extremely practical person.

"Haha, from the way you talk, it sounds like you want to settle accounts every day! Alright then, I'll pay you daily but once you accept my payment, your entire day is bought out by me. You're not allowed to go anywhere."

Li An took this opportunity to negotiate with Yan Luoxi.

"Fine." Yan Luoxi readily agreed since Zhou Guangtao had already been appeased and she didn't have another place to go anyway.

Seeing how easily she was talking, Li An took advantage of the situation to lower his offer. "I'll give you eighty yuan a day, starting from when you wake up."

"Eighty Are you joking That's too cheap! Have you learned labor law or something Eighty yuan for twenty-four hours means over three yuan an hour!"

"A hundred!"

"No, a hundred is too little." Yan Luoxi knew how much an extra-special nurse would cost.

"Then a hundred and twenty!"

"No, it's still too little."

"How about a hundred and fifty"

"That won't do either."

...

After much haggling, Li An finally set the price at two hundred and fifty. Yan Luoxi grumbled a little, thinking Li An was being stingy. Li An casually tried to reassure her, "It's not bad, don't compare it to that one outside. He is a professional after all. Besides, he does all the dirty work and hard labor, while you just keep me company."

Yan Luoxi thought about it, even if Li An didn’t pay her, she couldn’t leave since she was already earning over seven thousand a month. It could be considered an unexpected windfall. She smiled secretly to herself for quite some time.

But soon enough, Yan Luoxi realized that this master of hers wasn't easy to please at all.

Li An was confined by his leg injury and each day seemed interminably long without others visiting him. When no one else came to see him, Yan Luoxi became the focus of his attention. Especially after he hired her, he acted like a big shot, giving orders in an imperious tone, often bossing her around.

Fruits must be washed at least five times before eating and peeled before consumption; all indoor facilities, from floors to coffee tables, bedside tables... need to be wiped clean at least three times, with the cleaning cloth thoroughly disinfected beforehand; fresh flowers should have their water changed four times a day; he needs to wipe his body three times daily for hygiene purposes; fearing pain in his injured arm when exposed to air conditioning, he insists that Yan Loxi sits by his bedside fanning him...

Li An even instructed Yan Loxi to set up a small kitchen in his suite病房, and requested her to prepare meals personally for him.

"I won't stoop to your level as a disabled person!" Mostly, Yan Loxi remained calm and rational, but there were moments when she clenched her fists out of frustration. She reminded herself not to lose her temper or get worked up; after all, she was being paid to take care of him, and now Li An's mental state wasn't stable, so it wouldn't help to argue with him.

Fortunately for Yan Loxi, Li An was popular, with many people visiting him daily under various pretexts. When he was busy attending to these visitors or chatting up women who came by, he didn't have time to summon the young man hired at a rate of 250 yuan per day.

No wonder those women were drawn to him even when he wore oversized hospital gowns that suited him remarkably well, exuding an aura of nonchalance and ease.

Yan Loxi was helpless about this situation; she reckoned Li An would still look strikingly handsome even if he wrapped himself in a burlap sack.

When Li An was busy with visitors, he wouldn't summon the young man hired at 250 yuan per day to assist him.

Yan Loxi had learned her lesson and only worked when she was under direct supervision. If not, she would take naps while chatting with Li An. She also happily noted that during her nap times, Li An never called for her; he preferred the special nurse to assist him.

As long as Yan Loxi didn't wander off and wasn't causing trouble, even if she was sleeping in the room, Li An could tolerate it.

In good moods, Li An would be more accommodating. If Yan Loxi prepared pork bone soup for him, he'd drink that; if she fed him pig's trotter soup, he'd drink that instead. He drank these soups three times a day and eventually got so used to it that each burp reminded him of the taste of pork.

Seeing Yan Loxi returning with another bowl of milky white pig's trotter soup, Li An surrendered completely, his handsome face twisted into an unhappy expression. "I'm not breastfeeding, so why do you keep forcing me to drink this stuff all day long"

"This concoction will help, drinking it will make your arms and legs heal faster." Yan Luoxi sincerely wished Li An would be discharged from the hospital soon.

"But I feel like vomiting after drinking it," Li An pleaded with pleading eyes.

"I'm only responsible for treating your external injuries, whether you want to vomit or not is none of my concern." Yan Luoxi replied dutifully.

"How can you not care If you don't take care of me, who will" Li An clung onto her arm and shook her.

Yan Luoxi had no choice but to decide that she would make pork bone porridge for him next time.

In terms of wanting Li An to recover quickly, Yan Luoxi really went out of her way!

She found on the internet that incense could soothe one's emotions, calm them down after a fright, and even help with wound healing.

How wonderful, it would not only help Li An get discharged soon but also make him less irritable. So she decided to buy an incense burner online; however, the stingy Li An refused to pay for it. This meticulous person argued that since she benefited from the incense too, he'd only agree to pay half.

Half was fine as long as he could recover quickly, so Yan Luoxi agreed.

Li An complained about having lain in bed until his body turned green. Yan Luoxi and the special nurse carefully moved him onto a wheelchair and wheeled him to the large window to bask in the sun. The lazy afternoon sunlight filtered through the bright windows with elegance, shining upon both of them.

When they weren't arguing, the atmosphere between Li An and Yan Luoxi could be tranquil and warm as well..“What are you laughing about Are you also making fun of me” Li An turned around, seeing Yan Luoxi’s teasing smile that had just reached her eyes before she averted it; he gritted his teeth and growle...