It Seems I’m Not The Only One Who Reincarnated

Although Shi Hai only occasionally reveals this side of himself now—so rarely that it only happens around those he is close to—in Tian Shui’s future, this domineering demeanor will become his default.

However, it’s a side he only shows to Tian Shui.

To everyone else, he remains a “regular good guy.”

Instinctively, Tian Shui shrank back. She genuinely couldn’t handle this attitude of his.

Both her body and her heart would involuntarily choose to yield.

But retreating wasn’t an option here!

“Alright, I get it. Let’s not talk about this for now… By the way, junior, why did you suddenly decide to come see me?”

Tian Shui opted for a roundabout approach.

Getting Shi Hai to agree to something he doesn’t want to do is pointless with threats.

The best strategy is to first make him “owe her a favor.” Once he’s in her debt, he’d feel obligated to agree to things he normally wouldn’t.

So Tian Shui thought carefully: why would Shi Hai suddenly seek her out?

If it was just to get information about the future, there was no need to rush over today.

Setting up a meeting for tomorrow would be more his style.

But instead, he took the risk of coming directly to Tian Shui’s house…

In other words, he had another reason for seeking her out!

And that reason might just be the key to making him compromise!

“Actually, I just wanted to catch you off guard, so you wouldn’t have time to prepare, and I could take the chance to ask a few things,” Shi Hai replied.

Tian Shui spoke in a sweet, coquettish tone.

“Oh, junior, you’re so naughty… So, have you finished asking everything you wanted?”

It was only when Tian Shui asked this that Shi Hai remembered he did have another matter to discuss.

He almost forgot he came here to ask her about cars.

“There’s still one thing. Senior, do you know much about cars?”

“Cars? What kind of cars? Are you asking me to repair one with you? Or maybe you want to take me on a little train ride? Hehe~”

Ignoring Tian Shui’s risqué joke, Shi Hai responded earnestly.

“Just an ordinary private car for commuting… I heard from Jian Sichun that you might know a lot about cars, so I thought I’d ask you about what kind of car I should buy.”

Hearing Jian Sichun’s name, Tian Shui was a bit surprised.

Jian Sichun?

What’s her motive in helping me out like this…

Could she be trying to save Shi Hai by pushing him toward the enemy?

As Tian Shui speculated about Jian Sichun’s intentions, she thought it seemed exactly like something that silly woman would do.

This was a perfect example of the “information gap” at play.

Knowing more, Tian Shui could focus on strategizing how to win over Shi Hai.

But Jian Sichun, unaware of these dynamics, would only worry more about her lover’s safety.

Tian Shui smiled like a fox, thinking to herself: Thanks for the assist, sister. I’ll happily take your man off your hands!

“So? Junior, are you planning to buy a car?”

Tian Shui knew Shi Hai wasn’t particularly interested in cars and didn’t even have a driver’s license.

He usually commuted by bicycle.

“I might buy one eventually. Mainly, I have a younger sister in high school now. I don’t want her taking crowded buses to and from school, so I figured I’d drive her. I’m planning to get my driver’s license soon.”

“Oh…”

So it was for his sister.

There was probably some encouragement from Jian Sichun in there too… Nicely done!

Tian Shui knew that at this point in time, Shi Hai’s family wasn’t well off financially.

Suddenly, she realized how she could play this to her advantage.

“In that case, I don’t think you need to ask me about what kind of car to buy. I ‘just so happen’ to have an extra car lying around.”

“You’re not planning to give me a car, are you, senior?”

“I’d love to, but would you dare accept it?”

Shi Hai scratched his head awkwardly, revealing an embarrassed smile.

Of course, he wouldn’t dare take it.

Owing someone that kind of favor was absolutely out of the question.

“So I have a proposal… I could make this car a ‘company car.’ That way, as long as you become the boss, using a company car would be perfectly reasonable, wouldn’t it?”

“I see… As expected of you, senior.”

And just like that, the conversation circled back to getting Shi Hai to agree to be the nominal boss.

Tian Shui chose the method that Shi Hai would find most acceptable:

Equivalent exchange.

This approach was essentially the same as Jian Sichun’s—under the guise of having Shi Hai as their driver, they’d make him accept the arrangement of the car being paid for by them.

It was a strategy only those who fully understood Shi Hai could come up with. A true display of “Shi Hai Management Technique.”

And Shi Hai, for his part, couldn’t find any reason to refuse anymore.

“Alright… I get it, Senior. If it’s just a nominal title, I’ll take the position.”

He. Agreed.

Tian Shui nearly raised her hands in celebration.

The happiness came so suddenly that she could hardly believe it. She quickly asked again to confirm.

“Really?!”

“Really.”

Tian Shui extended her right pinky finger.

“Then let’s pinky swear!”

“Is this necessary…?”

“Of course, it is! Now, give me your pinky!”

“Alright, alright. Let’s do it.”

Shi Hai extended his pinky, hooking it with Tian Shui’s.

“Pinky swear, no going back for a hundred years— Done! From now on, ‘Tianshi’ is yours!”

“Tianshi?”

“Hehe, it’s the company’s name.”

“Oh…”

It sounded like a combination of Tian Shui’s and Shi Hai’s names… Something more fitting for a child of theirs.

And since it followed Tian Shui’s surname, it implied Shi Hai had married into her family.

The name of the company perfectly reflected Senior Tian Shui’s intentions, Shi Hai thought to himself with a silent chuckle.

But in truth, when the company was named “Tianshi,” Tian Shui hadn’t even met Shi Hai yet, so the name had nothing to do with him.

However, after meeting Shi Hai and becoming his pet, Tian Shui couldn’t help but feel that the company name was a sign of destiny.

She felt like she’d met her fated one.

“Tianshi”… Wasn’t this fate signaling that Tian Shui and Shi Hai would “become one”?

Tian Shui nodded in satisfaction, got up from her bed, and took out two keys from the drawer.

“These are for you!”

“Two keys?”

“One is for the car, and the other is for my house.”

Shi Hai accepted the keys and remarked,

“With these, you’ve now given me three keys, Senior.”

“Hehe~~ There will be more keys in the future!”

For instance, the key to handcuffs, the key to a collar, or even the key to a chastity lock…

“The car is parked on Basement Level 2. The license plate is B1107, which is my birthday.”

Tian Shui’s birthday was November 7th.

Shi Hai mentally noted it down.

For someone to share their birthday like that, the implied message was obvious:

He should start preparing a gift, and he already had a good idea of what Tian Shui wanted.

Something to wear around her neck…

A necklace or scarf would be appropriate.

As for a collar… that wasn’t quite suitable yet.

Though, Shi Hai suspected Tian Shui might prefer the collar.

“Once you’ve got your driver’s license, you can just take the car,” Tian Shui said, clearly more excited about giving away the car than Shi Hai was about receiving it.

Watching her enthusiasm, Shi Hai began to feel like he had agreed too casually.

“Why do I feel like I sold myself for a car…”

“Hehehe~ How could that be? I’d never hurt my dear junior~”

Patting Shi Hai on the shoulder, Tian Shui laid back down on her bed, her mood jubilant.

“Well then, junior, could you turn off the lights for me? I’m ready to sleep now.”

“Alright.”

“Oh, and one last thing… Can I have a goodnight kiss?”

“Hmm…”

Shi Hai thought for a moment, then walked over to the bed, bent down, kissed Tian Shui lightly on the ear, and whispered,

“Goodnight. Sweet dreams, my dear senior.”

“……”

Shi Hai left.

Tian Shui, on the other hand, couldn’t sleep at all.

That scoundrel… How am I supposed to sleep now?

Curled up on her side, she bit the edge of her blanket, her heart racing, feeling aroused.

Her first task after waking up tomorrow was already decided:

Washing the bedsheets.