I'm in Love Apartment, and the system is making me cultivate immortality.

Chapter 345 Christmas Ball, the Department Head Introduces Young Master Shen?

inside the car.

Xu Hongdou's heart skipped a beat, thinking that she could ask Gu Yifan to take a look at the bead later.
"I see. Then I'd like to ask if Nanxing has any better treatment options?"

Xu Hongdou believed Gu Yifan's words without any doubt.

This surprised Gu Yifan somewhat.

Do you not have any doubts at all?
This girl is usually quite shrewd, why is she suddenly acting so silly?

"I'm afraid I can't help with this treatment," Gu Yifan shook his head and refused outright.

His ability to diagnose terminal illnesses is already somewhat alarming, but at least it can be explained.

If Gu Yifan were to cure Chen Nanxing, wouldn't that be a bit too shocking?

Besides, the two had only met twice. It was already good enough that Gu Yifan reminded her; there was no need for him to help her further.

"I just happened to figure it out by chance; it might just be a coincidence."

"I think we should trust the doctors. Ms. Chen is not in the early stages, so her chances of recovery are still very high."

Gu Yifan comforted Xu Hongdou, who was somewhat disappointed.

Xu Hongdou nodded, accepting the situation.

She knew that Gu Yifan might have just guessed correctly, and she also knew that she shouldn't place her hopes on him instead of the doctor.

But Xu Hongdou has a magical sense of trust in Gu Yifan.

It was this trust that prompted her to urge Chen Nanxing to come to the hospital for a check-up.

"Alright then, I still want to thank you. You saved Nanxing's life, which is equivalent to saving mine!" Xu Hongdou said earnestly to Gu Yifan.

"Hey, we're all friends, right?"

"Yeah, that's right."

Xu Hongdou nodded, but with a hint of bitterness. They were just friends, after all.
Well, it's good enough that we can be friends.

Nanxing is still lying in a hospital bed; how could she possibly be thinking about dating?

[You have gained +7 points of favorability with Zhao Ling'er, a descendant of Nuwa]

[You have gained +10 points of favorability with Zhao Ling'er, a descendant of Nuwa]

[Currently, Zhao Ling'er's favorability rating is 55]

[You have completed the mission, saving Zhao Ling'er's grandmother, and have gained +5 Favorability, +3 Charm, +1 Constitution, and +100000 System Balance]

When your favorability rating reaches 80, you may trigger the event where Zhao Ling'er gives you a spirit pearl. Please continue your efforts. However, accepting the spirit pearl also means you have to take responsibility for Ling'er. The choice is entirely yours!

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Gu Yifan took Zhao Ling'er—or rather, Xu Hongdou—to the hospital, but didn't go upstairs to visit Chen Nanxing, since the girl had just been diagnosed.

He would go to visit, but he would probably be unhappy, as he would still be in shock and unwilling to believe it.

So he said he would come to visit again next time.

He told Xu Hongdou to contact him if she needed anything.

After leaving the hospital, Gu Yifan received a system notification, which left him somewhat speechless.

How did Chen Nanxing become Xu Hongdou's grandmother?

System, you're going too far!

Putting all that aside, what exactly is this so-called "spiritual pearl"? Is it the Five Elements Spiritual Pearl or the Holy Spirit Pearl?

Regardless, Gu Yifan was tempted. Judging from the system's message, it seemed that this thing was still in Xu Hongdou's hands. He would ask her about it later.

Just like Master Huang's peach wood sword blank.

They might not possess extraordinary power if they held it; only if Gu Yifan obtained it would the system recognize it.

If all else fails, you can always buy it; you need to broaden your thinking.

next day
When Lin Wanyu woke up and came out of her room, she found Gu Yifan making breakfast in the living room.

"Gu Yifan, where did you go last night? I didn't even know when you got back."

Lin Wanyu was overjoyed and ran down the stairs.

"Be careful, don't fall." Gu Yifan thought Miss Lin was too careless about safety. Even though the stairs weren't high, it was still possible to break her neck if she fell.

Lin Wanyu didn't care. She jumped up and hugged Gu Yifan from behind, hanging on him like an octopus, burying her face in the back of his neck and rubbing against him.

"Hmm, it doesn't taste strange."

Gu Yifan found it amusing. "What kind of taste could it possibly have?"

"For example, the scent of other women!" Miss Lin wrinkled her delicate nose and said playfully.

Gu Yifan: "."

Why do you seem a little guilty?

Gu Yifan lightly patted Miss Lin's bottom.

"Come down."

"You still haven't told me where you went last night," Lin Wanyu pressed on relentlessly.

Gu Yifan replied, "I went to the hospital."

"Hospital!!!"

Suddenly, Lin Wanyu raised her voice eight octaves as she jumped off Gu Yifan's back, speaking as quickly as a submachine gun.

"Why do we need to go to the hospital? What's wrong? Are you sick?"

Gu Yifan turned around and saw Miss Lin looking very nervous, and chuckled.

"What are you laughing at? Tell me!" Lin Wanyu playfully shook Gu Yifan's arm, her concern in her eyes genuine.

"It wasn't me. Do you remember that Manager Xu?" Gu Yifan explained the whole story.

Of course, anything related to Cyndi Wang was omitted.

When Lin Wanyu learned that Chen Nanxing had a terminal illness, her face immediately showed more pity.

She still remembers that warm and cheerful older sister.

Why suddenly...
"He's a pitiful person too," Gu Yifan sighed, shaking his head.

Lin Wanyu felt the same way and nodded, showing some pity. "How about I go with you to see her?"

"Forget it." Gu Yifan shook his head.

No one would feel good after something like this. Visiting her would not only fail to alleviate her suffering, but might actually make her more depressed.

Why did such misfortune befall me?
So, let's not go for now and give her some time.

After listening, Lin Wanyu felt that Gu Yifan was right, "Then how about I donate some money to her?"

Miss Lin is a kind-hearted person.

But the sea of ​​suffering is boundless; you can save one or two, but you can't save everyone.

"Alright, you don't need to worry about these things. I've already spoken to Manager Xu. Just let me know if you need any help," Gu Yifan said with a smile.

Lin Wanyu nodded in agreement.

They didn't press Gu Yifan further about his staying out all night.

Yifei arrived while we were having breakfast.
The very first question was also about where Gu Yifan had gone yesterday.

At this moment, Miss Lin stepped forward and provided an answer for Gu Yifan.

"Breast cancer?!"

Ms. Hu was amazed.

On the one hand, I feel sorry for that young girl named Nanxing, and on the other hand, I lament why girls have to worry about breast cancer and cervical cancer, which is unfair.

"Men can get breast cancer too, and prostate cancer too. Stop creating conflict," Gu Yifan retorted directly to Ms. Hu.

Gu Yifan was probably in a bad mood because he thought Chen Nanxing was his friend.

Instead of being angry, Hu Yifei comforted him, telling him not to worry and that everything would be alright.

Gu Yifan was both amused and exasperated.

"Where's Yu Mo? I haven't seen her for the past few days. Where did she go?" Gu Yifan changed the subject and brought up Miss Qin.

She used to come over for meals with Ms. Hu, but I haven't seen her these past few days.

"She's busy, that's why. The closer the holiday gets, the busier she gets," Hu Yifei replied dismissively.

As for Meijia, her daily routine is now also chaotic.

The reason was that the board game store was open until 4 a.m., so Meijia's schedule changed to going to bed at 5 or 6 a.m. and sleeping until 1 or 2 p.m.

The three of them shared their interesting stories, and they got along very well, without any sense of awkwardness.

Even when Hu Yifei fed Gu Yifan porridge, Lin Wanyu wasn't angry, because she also eagerly opened her mouth to feed him.

After breakfast is finished.

Lin Wanyu was getting ready to go to work, and Hu Yifei was getting ready to go to school.

The time for Gu Yifan to make a choice has come.

He had class today, so he went with Ms. Hu.

Hu Yifei was very happy, and even raised an eyebrow to show off to Lin Wanyu, while casually putting her arm around Gu Yifan's arm.

Some things are just strange like that. When Hu Yifei and Gu Yifan were being intimate, Lin Wanyu didn't feel that anything was wrong.

Miss Lin stomped her foot and shouted that she wanted to take a driving test too.

Gu Yifan said that was fine, Xinling's driving school was pretty good, and he told Lin Wanyu to talk to Xinling herself.

Lin Wanyu was just saying it out of anger at first, but when she learned that Xinling had already passed the second part of the driving test and was preparing to take the third part to get her driver's license, she was also tempted.

That way she can buy those pretty and nice cars herself; Gu Yifan's car is so tacky!

As Lin Wanyu walked to take the subway, she sent a message to Xinling.

On the way to school with Ms. Hu.

Hu Yifei was clearly in a good mood, after all, Gu Yifan's car had been taking turns to come to her house today.

Although she and Wanyu are good friends, she wouldn't be Hu Yifei if she didn't have a competitive spirit.

Then, as if nothing had happened, she brought up another matter.

"What are your plans for Christmas?"

"How can we arrange it?" Gu Yifan rested one hand on the window and the other on the steering wheel, looking like a seasoned driver.

Su Weiwei had already booked a movie date for Christmas Eve with Gu Yifan. Ms. Hu had finished hers, and Xinling was satisfied; only Su Weiwei, that wretched vixen, remained.

Gu Yifan thought to himself, it's time to eat her up.

He even thought he would take advantage of Su Weiwei first. Given Su Weiwei's selfless attitude back then, if there had been any unexpected event, the two of them would have become a couple.

But while Su Weiwei appears to be a seductive woman, she is actually a bit conservative.

This conservative approach has continued until now, but it hasn't been that long, only about half a year.

But if it's not her turn soon, she'll probably turn into a whiny, persistent whiner again.

It has to be said that Gu Yifan gradually got used to walking on tightropes, and even became bolder, daring to walk with his eyes closed.

"The school is planning a teachers' dance for Christmas. I'm not saying you're the only one I can do it for, but I don't have a dance partner yet."

"Just see for yourself!"

Ms. Hu changed the subject.

But the meaning is clear: she is extending an invitation to Gu Yifan to be her dance partner and attend the ball.

Gu Yifan muttered, "Why are they celebrating some kind of Western holiday, with a dance party?"

"Are you going or not?!" Hu Yifei was furious.

"Go, of course I'll go. If anyone dares to hit on you, I'll chop off their claws," Gu Yifan said domineeringly.

Because Hu Yifei falls for this kind of thing.

Sure enough, she was satisfied, so when they stopped at a traffic light, she unbuckled her seatbelt and planted a kiss on Gu Yifan's cheek.

"Then it's settled. You'll come with me to the ball," Ms. Hu said happily.

"What, is there something else?" Gu Yifan asked curiously.

"Hey, I'm not the department head yet." Hu Yifei hesitated for a moment, but still didn't hide it from Gu Yifan.

"Department head? He has feelings for you?" Gu Yifan's eyes widened. The department head's child is almost ready for college, isn't he?

"Pah! He wouldn't dare, I'd spit in his face!" Ms. Hu laughed angrily. Was she so worthless that only old men could be interested in her?
"Maybe some perverts would even find it amusing," Gu Yifan said casually.

Hu Yifei was taken aback, and asked suspiciously, "You wouldn't happen to be one of these perverts, would you?"

"What do you think?" Gu Yifan chuckled.

For some reason, Ms. Hu turned her face away, spat out a blushing retort, and said, "Go to the back. You're no better than me!"

Gu Yifan: "."

"What's going on?" Gu Yifan trusted Ms. Hu the most. She was the one who took advantage of others, but no one would dare to take advantage of her.

Moreover, given her personality, she's well-known throughout the school.

Gu Yifan really didn't expect anyone to come over.

"Who told you to interrupt me? I was just about to say it."

"Well, yesterday was a day when alumni came back to visit. The department head, who seemed to have nothing better to do, asked me if I was single, and of course I answered yes. So he was planning to introduce me to someone."

"A blind date?" Gu Yifan was taken aback, his expression strange. "Didn't you ask if the director has a grudge against that person?"

"What do you mean?"

When Hu Yifei finally realized what was happening, she almost jumped up and punched Gu Yifan.

Fortunately, she still retained a shred of rationality, which prevented a traffic accident.

"You're dead! Don't leave yet, come with me to the clubroom!" Ms. Hu roared.

Just go.

Gu Yifan didn't care anymore.

But clearly, Ms. Hu was still furious. She glared at Gu Yifan and demanded, "Someone introduced me to a blind date, and you're not angry?!"

"I'm just trusting you."

If this had happened to Nuolan or Su Weiwei, Gu Yifan would have been furious.

But Hu Yifei.
forget it.

Aside from him, or someone like Zeng Xiaoxian who is used to being submissive, no one else could accept Hu Yifei.

Besides, Gu Yifan didn't think Hu Yifei would be interested in other men.

This is confidence.

"What happens after that?"

As we were speaking, we arrived at the gate of Tongji University.

"That was it. The department head introduced me to a successful alumnus, who was also an older man," Ms. Hu said with obvious disdain.

But Gu Yifan frowned. "A successful alumnus?"

"Hmm, his name seems to be Shen... Shen something-or-other." Hu Yifei waved her hand dismissively. "Hey, that Shen something-or-other seems to like me quite a bit, I'm just afraid he'll use this opportunity to invite me again."

While speaking, Hu Yifei secretly observed Gu Yifan's expression and noticed that his expression suddenly became serious.

"Yes, that kind of old man is not good enough for you at all. You must reject him firmly!" Gu Yifan changed his tone and nodded fiercely.

How could he have forgotten Young Master Shen?

"Hey, someone wasn't paying attention just now, why the sudden change of expression?"

Hu Yifei glanced at Gu Yifan and was delighted to see that he was finally getting nervous.

Hmph, you think you can take me for granted? I may be with you, but it's not like I'm unwanted!
“Who said I don’t care? I care a lot!” Gu Yifan retorted immediately.

To everyone's surprise, Ms. Hu blinked and said, "Really? But speaking of which, it seems that this Mr. Shen is quite wealthy."

Although I know Yifei was just joking.

But Gu Yifan was still a little jealous.

Without saying a word, he drove the car to the foot of the teaching building.

"What, are you jealous?" Hu Yifei was secretly overjoyed; she wouldn't even look at that kind of old man.

Although she spoke politely, she still looked down on him and rejected the department head on the spot.

"Let's go to the club room!"

Gu Yifan remained silent. He got out of the car and pulled Hu Yifei toward the teaching building.

Hu Yifei was startled by his audacious behavior and quickly shook him off, saying, "Are you crazy? What if someone sees us?"

Seeing that Gu Yifan seemed genuinely jealous, Hu Yifei softened her tone.

"Stop it. I would never be interested in another man. Don't you know me?"

We made our way to the clubroom.

Ms. Hu's heart began to pound. What was Gu Yifan up to?
Could he be...?
"Come in." Gu Yifan pushed open the door and walked in, seeing Hu Yifei still standing outside.

"What, are you scared?"

Ms. Hu is most susceptible to being provoked, and she glared at him with her fierce eyes, saying, "You're the one who's scared!"

after an hour.

Ms. Hu, who suffered a crushing defeat, never mentioned the incident again.

Even the way she looked at Gu Yifan softened.

The two remained silent as they walked to her office.

"You're such a little madman."

Ms. Hu finally spoke, her cheeks slightly flushed, and gave Gu Yifan a reproachful glare.

"What if someone goes in?"

"There's no one here so early in the morning," Gu Yifan said dismissively, feeling much more refreshed.

"What happens after that?"

"What after?" Ms. Hu was stunned, then realized, "Oh, so you're just jealous, aren't you?"

Gu Yifan did not deny it.

Seeing this, Hu Yifei was actually happy. She giggled several times before stepping forward and whispering, "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"Of course it's the truth."

"The truth is, I completely ignored him and didn't even add him on social media. Don't worry, once I, Hu Yifei, fall in love with someone, it will never change unless he dies or I die!"

As Hu Yifei spoke, her gaze lingered tenderly on Gu Yifan's face.

"Satisfied now, you little man?"

"I'm small?" Gu Yifan was indeed satisfied.

Hu Yifei blushed and stopped talking. She kicked him in annoyance, "If you have nothing to say, get up and get out of here. Go back to your dorm and don't stay here."

"An eyesore!"

Gu Yifan stood up with a smile, but just as he was about to leave, he remembered something and asked, "Will he come to the Christmas ball?"

"How would I know? What's wrong with participating? Don't you trust me?" Hu Yifei roared angrily.

"That's not true."

Gu Yifan was indeed on guard when he first heard that Young Master Shen had appeared.

It's better to be safe than sorry.

But then I thought about it again, and realized that Shen Linfeng and Hu Yifei actually broke up peacefully not long after the story started.

Young Master Shen prefers Western women, like blonde girls with dyed yellow hair who are considered delinquents in bars.

It doesn't seem like a big threat.

On another note, Gu Yifan suddenly remembered that Young Master Shen seemed to be in the catering industry, right?

He is also a restaurant tycoon with more than 100 chain stores under his control.

This seems like an opportunity.

"Alright, I'm leaving now." Gu Yifan waved and left without saying what he was thinking.

After he walked away, Ms. Hu's cheeks flushed again in the office. She bit her lip, her expression changing several times.

In the end, it turned into a snicker.

"Hmph, this little man is quite something."

Ms. Hu stretched lazily, having long since forgotten about Shen.

Her assessment was that none of those men were as good as Yifan!
(End of this chapter)