All Chapters of But I'm the Landlord: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

The voices from the other side of the door continued."Anyway, the contract for this quarter is expiring in three days. We don't need to continue the lease with her.""Serves her right. That's what she gets for bossing us around all the time. She makes it seem as if she owns the place.""And she even said it was her relative's apartment, that it was rented to us cheaply, so we should be grateful. Who the hell would believe that?""I already contacted the landlord. He said he'd still rent it to us next quarter at the same price."The three of them quickly made their decision.But they seemed to have forgotten something.When we had just graduated from university, they had no money to rent a place close to our workplace, so they had crammed themselves into a remote suburb.Every morning, they had to get up at four o'clock, transferring between buses and the subway, with a three-hour commute.I couldn't bear to watch them suffer anymore, so I lied and said one of my relatives had

Chapter 2

A short while later, there was a knock on my bedroom door.I opened it, and the three of them stood outside, glaring at me angrily.Helen shoved me hard. "You were the one who contacted the landlord to increase the rent, weren't you?"My back slammed into the corner of the table, and the pain made me gasp.Wendy's eyes were red. "How about this? If you go talk to your relative and have him keep the rent at 800 for us, and you give up the master bedroom, we are still willing to continue sharing the apartment with you."I crossed my arms and looked at her coldly. "Then where would I live?""You can just sleep on the sofa," said Sharon.She sounded like there was nothing wrong with what she said."I pay rent, and I still have to sleep on the sofa?""Let's get this straight. You're the one who shamelessly insisted on living with us. Letting you sleep on the sofa is already us being generous."Wendy wrapped her arms around mine. "We're best friends. How could I not let you have a

Chapter 3

After getting off work the next day, it was already eleven at night.When I reached my front door, I froze.My luggage had been piled in the hallway like trash.After entering the password several times in a row, I still couldn't open the door. It was obvious they had changed it.My blood boiled instantly, and I dialed my dad's number. "Dad, call a courier and have something delivered for me..."After hanging up, I began pounding hard on the door.The noise echoed piercingly through the quiet night.The noise annoyed the neighbors, who came out one after another to question why I was disturbing everyone, and someone even called security.As more and more people gathered, there was finally movement inside the apartment.With a click, the door opened.Helen stood there in her pajamas with a face mask on, frowning. "It's the middle of the night, what are you wailing about? You're ruining my beauty sleep."Forcing myself to remain calm, I pointed at the luggage on the floor. "On

Chapter 4

I turned around and saw a punk with blond hair and a sleazy air all over him swaggering over."I'm the landlord. You were looking for me?"He squinted his eyes and sized me up from head to toe."Where's Mr. Lawson?" I frowned.My apartment had always been managed by Mr. Lawson from the agency, and he had been very responsible."Looks like you've done your homework and know my uncle's surname," he said smugly. "I'll be honest with you, my uncle's on a business trip. This place is my turf now!"He jabbed a finger at my nose. "I've already heard all about you from these beauties. I won't rent my place to someone like you! If you've got any sense, grab your junk and get the hell out!"I looked at him coldly. "Do you know whose name is on the property deed before you tell me to get lost?""It's my uncle's place, of course, the deed should be in his name! What, are you saying your name's on the deed?"The blond punk had a disdainful look on his face.Wendy tried to persuade me. "St

Chaper 5

The blond punk snatched the property deed in one grab, flipped through it, and a mocking look appeared on his face."A fake certificate? This is really fucking interesting!" He sneered, tore the deed into pieces, crumpled them into a ball, and threw them straight into my face. "You think you can fool me with a fake document?"He let out an exaggerated yawn. "It's the middle of the night. I don't have time to play games with you here. Pay up! 40 grand, not a penny less! Otherwise, you can forget about being able to walk out of here alive!"The surrounding neighbors whispered among themselves. A few showed flickers of doubt in their eyes, but most were intimidated by the punk's arrogance and didn't dare step forward.Wendy, Helen, and Sharon clearly relaxed, smug smiles returning to their faces.Wendy stepped forward, squatted in front of me, and said softly, "If you kneel down right now and admit your mistakes to us, I'll talk nicely to this man and get him to ask for a little less

Chapter 6

Inside the police station, the lights were bright, leaving the fear and dishevelment on everyone's faces nowhere to hide.The police retrieved the surveillance footage from the camera at my door, and everything that had happened in the hallway was captured clearly.After watching the footage, the investigating officer's expression darkened."Now, do you have anything left to say?""Officer, it was all a misunderstanding!!"The blond punk was the first to cave.He pointed at Wendy, impatiently pushing all the blame onto her."It was Wendy! She came to me and said there was a roommate who was easy to bully, whose contract had expired, but refused to move out. She said she had money and could be shaken down for a big sum! She also said she had no background and that even if something happened, no one would stand up for her! The Lego thing was something she made up, too! I was just momentarily led astray..."Helen and Sharon were also terrified out of their wits and hurried to poin

Chapter 7

After the detention ended, they moved all their luggage out of my apartment.When they were about to leave, Helen craned her neck and shouted at me, "Don't be so full of yourself, Jessica! We can live just fine without you! We can still find a cheap, good place to live. Who cares about staying in your lousy dump!"Sharon also muttered under her breath, "Exactly, it's not like we can't live without her..."I only found it ridiculous and replied, "Suit yourselves."I thought the matter had ended there, but I still underestimated the malice of human nature.My supervisor secretly called me in and handed me a thick stack of documents.When I opened it, it vividly described how I had bullied three roommates throughout my university years."Jessica, there have been a lot of rumors about you in the company lately, and the impact isn't very good. Some of it has even reached our clients and damaged the company's image. How about you go home and rest for a while first, and come back to wo

Chapter 8

I didn't choose to argue with them online right away.In an emotional arena of public opinion, one-sided accusations were the easiest to dominate, while rational rebuttals often appeared pale and powerless.If I was going to strike back, I had to produce irrefutable evidence and deliver a fatal blow.I returned to my alma mater and found our university class advisor.After hearing my explanation, she was furious."This is complete nonsense! You were a warm-hearted child. You studied hard yourself and often took the initiative to help classmates who were struggling. When Wendy was having financial difficulties, it was you who suggested helping her secretly and not making her family situation public, so as not to hurt her pride. How could someone as kind as you possibly bully others?"The class advisor's statement was like the first stone thrown into a lake, sending ripples outward.Soon after, more and more former classmates stepped forward and posted real-name testimonies on soc

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