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

Chapter 359 Departure, setting off for Changbai Mountain!

Time flies, and it's December 30th.

This means that in just one more day, we will bid farewell to 2007 and move on to 2008.

The past six months or so.

It will also become an unforgettable memory in Gu Yifan's heart.

Similarly, everyone is destined not to be alone this New Year's Day.

Hongqiao Airport.

"Hurry up, hurry up! It's all Lu Ziqiao's fault for dawdling. If the plane is late, I'll chop you into mincemeat!"

Ms. Hu's voice was exceptionally loud.

Inside the terminal, people carrying large and small bags rushed to the boarding gate.

"Phew, I finally made it." Seeing the long queue at the boarding gate, Zhanbo breathed a sigh of relief and said thankfully.

They were going to travel far north.

It's a place very, very far north. I went there on New Year's Day.

Destination: Changbai Mountain!

That's right, there's still no word from Teacher Zeng, so everyone decided to go find him.

And give him a surprise.

However, I almost gave myself a 'surprise' first.

boarding gate

"See, I told you we could make it." Lu Ziqiao had been running all day and was now panting heavily, but he was still stubbornly insisting even while holding his knees.

"Actually, we didn't make it. The plane was just delayed by half an hour." Guan Gu, panting heavily, rolled his dead fish eyes and spoke quietly.

He was wearing a beret, looking like a painter going out to sketch.

Lu Ziqiao's expression froze, and he resorted to sophistry.

"This shows that God is helping us."

Meijia, still annoyed, kicked Ziqiao in the shin and sneered, "Don't flatter yourself, Young Master Lü!"

"This proves we were lucky. Hey Lu Ziqiao, when are you going to get rid of this lousy habit of needing to go to the toilet as soon as you step outside!"

"Nonsense, I don't need to go to the toilet every time I go out. This time I'm constipated!"

Wow, you're really at the right time to be constipated!

"Defecation is a basic human instinct; how can one not defecate?"

Meijia and Ziqiao were arguing.

Beside him, Qin Yumo frowned and patted his aching chest.

For some reason, she is not good at running.

Especially running intensely. It hurts a lot.

Qin Yumo looked around but didn't see Gu Yifan. "Where's Gu Yifan?"

"Isn't he following behind?" Ms. Hu was about to join the verbal attack on Lü Ziqiao when she heard this and was taken aback.

After searching for a long time, I couldn't find Gu Yifan.

"Could it be that Gu Yifan has been lost?!"

Ms. Hu was shocked and was about to call Gu Yifan when...

Gu Yifan finally appeared, carrying several large KFC bags.

"Where have you been?"

Gu Yifan shrugged and gestured to the bag in his hand, "I'm buying some food."

Hu Yifei said speechlessly, "I know what time it is, and you still have the mood to buy food."

"Because I received news of the flight delay," Gu Yifan said, shrugging and a smirk playing on his lips.

"It didn't waste any time, Yifei, don't be too anxious."

Gu Yifan could understand that Ms. Hu, as the "head of the family," was under a lot of pressure as it was their first time traveling together.

However, we are all adults, and there's no need to be so nervous when traveling.

"Hmph." Ms. Hu reluctantly took the bag. "I know, enough with the nagging."

"Thank you." Qin Yumo smiled and accepted the paper bag from Gu Yifan.

"Finally a rest, how are you feeling?" Gu Yifan asked Yu Mo.

Ms. Qin has made very few public appearances recently, entirely due to her busy work schedule.

"It's alright, I'm used to it, but I still have to keep working," Qin Yumo said playfully.

"Wow, Lao Gu, how did you know I was hungry? That's so thoughtful of you."

Ziqiao, who was still bickering with Meijia, suddenly brightened up when he saw that Gu Yifan had bought hamburgers.

Forget about arguing with Meijia, he eagerly took the paper bag from her.

"Your share is seventy-eight," Gu Yifan said, glancing sideways at Lu Ziqiao.

Lu Ziqiao's smile froze, but he still said, "Seventy-eight it is. Things at the airport are really expensive."

Fortunately, he made some money selling flowers for Meijia a few days ago, around Christmas.

They can still afford this exorbitantly priced burger.

Gu Yifan knew how outrageous airport prices were—expensive and unpalatable—which is why he bought KFC.

The crowd lined up, waiting to eat after boarding the plane.

Guan Gu was excitedly telling Zhan Bo about his plan to go to the primeval forest to gather inspiration.

He had been looking forward to this day for a long time. The mysterious Changbai Mountain, the Jade Pool and the Queen Mother of the West, he has arrived!
Lu Ziqiao and Meijia ignored each other. Meijia was taking selfies, while Ziqiao couldn't wait and wolfed down his hamburger.

Where is Wanyu?

Hu Yifei and Gu Yifan were at the end. After a moment of silence, she took the initiative to ask.

"Wanyu is flying to the capital and then transferring to another plane." Gu Yifan said, looking at the passenger planes outside the terminal's floor-to-ceiling windows and the planes taking off and landing in the distance.

This place feels so familiar.

Last time, his plane and Wanyu's plane landed on this runway.

Gu Yifan even remembered the corner of the shop where the two of them had hidden.

Before you knew it, that innocent and beautiful girl had become his girlfriend.

"I see." Hu Yifei nodded, nudged Gu Yifan's arm, and gestured for him to stop looking at the scenery outside and take a couple of steps forward.

It's clear that Ms. Hu is feeling somewhat down.

The reasons are self-evident.

With Wanyu away these past few days, Ms. Hu has thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of being in love.

She even accompanied Gu Yifan to the company's annual meeting.

But in retrospect, good times are always fleeting.

With Wan Yu, their official girlfriend, back, the two of them, while not exactly back to a secret relationship, could no longer be together openly.

This made Ms. Hu feel somewhat anxious and uncertain.

Gu Yifan glanced at Yifei, who was in a low mood, and after thinking for a moment, reached out his hand.

"you!"

Hu Yifei was surprised that Gu Yifan would be so bold as to take her hand directly, and looked up in astonishment.

But then she saw Gu Yifan's intense gaze fall on her cheek.

"Cheer up, we're going out to play, aren't we?" Gu Yifan winked at Hu Yifei and gently comforted her.

Hu Yifei felt a warmth in her heart, but she quickly broke free from Gu Yifan's hand and scolded him in a low voice.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed? You're getting bolder and bolder!"

Ahead, Qin Yumo noticed something and turned her head slightly to look.

They saw Gu Yifan and Hu Yifei seemingly flirting.

Miss Qin sighed softly to herself.

Because she was one of the very few people in the know, Yifei didn't try to hide anything from her.

But the more this happened, the more Ms. Qin felt, lamenting that she was all alone.

My best friend has found happiness.

So where does her happiness lie?

Qin Yumo would even think at night whether Yifei next door had sneaked into 3601, or whether Gu Yifan had quietly slipped into 3603.

Are the two of them going all out next door right now?
Thinking about it, Miss Qin suddenly realized she couldn't sleep. The more she thought about it, the more awake she became, so she had no choice but to get up.

She even inexplicably found some movies to watch.

But as she looked at it, all she could picture in her mind was Gu Yifan's face and his muscular physique.
That's why Qin Yumo specifically used a thicker layer of eye cream to cover her dark circles.

"Oh, right." For some reason, Miss Qin suddenly turned around and joined the conversation between the two.

Hu Yifei, who couldn't help but hold hands with Gu Yifan again after turning her head like that, was startled and quickly let go.

Qin Yumo witnessed this scene, and a sense of pleasure even arose in her heart.

'So even you're afraid of being discovered, Yifei?'

"Yifei, you still haven't told me how that Mr. Shen your department head introduced you to is doing. Did you run into him at the Christmas ball?"

Qin Yumo smiled and put her arm around Hu Yifei's arm, asking.

Gu Yifan noticed Qin Yumo's mischievous look.

It's quite similar to that of a certain fox.

Hu Yifei's expression froze; this was like rubbing salt in the wound.

"Well," Hu Yifei glared at Gu Yifan, "don't mention the Christmas ball to me!"

Qin Yumo asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

Upon hearing Miss Qin's question...

Gu Yifan's expression was also somewhat awkward as he recalled the night of the Christmas ball.

Despite her repeated invitations from the department head, Hu Yifei could not refuse.

The two then set off for the school to attend the dance.

Upon arriving at the auditorium, I realized it was more like a social gathering for the school's young teachers.

Most of the participants were single teachers, as well as teachers from other schools or alumni.

The department head was quite surprised to see Gu Yifan, clearly not expecting him to be Hu Yifei's male companion.

He even pulled Hu Yifei aside and worriedly advised her whether a teacher-student relationship was acceptable.

Hu Yifei was secretly laughing out loud, but outwardly explained that Gu Yifan had a girlfriend and they all lived together.

The department head finally breathed a sigh of relief. But that wasn't the worst part.

As expected, Young Master Shen also attended the party.

Just as the department head enthusiastically pulled him aside to introduce the two to Shen Linfeng,

An awkward scene unfolded.

Young Master Shen said that the department head didn't need an introduction, as he knew him, and referred to Gu Yifan as Lu Zhanbo.

The department head was stunned and thought it was a misunderstanding, so he explained that Gu Yifan was an outstanding student in their department, not Lu Zhanbo.

Only then did Young Master Shen realize that he had been deceived.

Finally, Ms. Hu stepped forward and said it was a joke, but that she really didn't have any feelings for Shen Linfeng.

This was considered a way of rejecting Mr. Shen in front of the department head, thus putting an end to a troublesome matter.

Gu Yifan also admitted that he had impersonated Zhanbo and apologized to Young Master Shen.

Young Master Shen was quite surprised, but seeing Gu Yifan and Hu Yifei's intimate actions, he seemed to understand something and then prepared to leave in a gentlemanly manner.

At this moment, Gu Yifan spoke up to Young Master Shen.

Out of politeness, Young Master Shen stayed and patiently listened to Gu Yifan's words for a while.

Unexpectedly, as he listened, Young Master Shen's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

They exclaimed that Gu Yifan's analysis of the current catering industry and his expectations for the future were exactly what they were looking for.

The result.
The two chatted more and more enthusiastically, becoming increasingly excited as they talked.

Hu Yifei couldn't even get a word in edgewise.

Finally, Shen Linfeng suggested that the party was too chaotic and disorganized, and they should find a quiet place on campus to talk.
They hit it off immediately and left the ball to discuss business.

Hu Yifei was shocked to find that she had been abandoned.

Even the department head didn't expect this.
He also remarked that it was no wonder the two men became successful entrepreneurs.

No wonder Hu Yifei doesn't want to bring it up.

That night at the ball was her most humiliating night; her charm was rejected by two men at the same time!
Although Gu Yifan had a very hard night.

Ms. Hu kept pressing him down, biting, scratching, twisting and nibbling at him.

Surprisingly, the franchise agreement was reached smoothly with Shen Linfeng.

Shen Linfeng was even very optimistic about the future of the online-offline combined sales model of food delivery platforms.

They even plan to invest in the company.

Of course, this is also related to Gu Yifan telling Young Master Shen that Eleba was invested in by Lin Wanyu, the eldest princess of Lin's International Bank.

Mr. Shen, a top figure in the catering industry, has been working his way up for over a decade and is a true professional.

Gu Yifan did not reject his investment, and said that it was negotiable.

The key is that by reaching a franchise agreement with Mr. Shen and connecting with him, Ele.me has broken through the implicit blockade of Shanghai's catering industry.

Development will officially enter a fast track.

Just like rolling a snowball, it's hard to roll at first, but it gets bigger and bigger as time goes on.

Gu Yifan: Hey, Wanyu, I've sacrificed so much for you.

After all, the company is nominally Lin Wanyu's.

After learning what had happened, Qin Yumo couldn't help but burst out laughing.

But she still helped comfort Yifei.

Men are most handsome when they're seriously discussing business, aren't they?

We need more understanding and tolerance.

Hu Yifei agreed with this, but the thought that Gu Yifan was serious about Lin's company made her feel unhappy again.

"Yu Mo, let's sit together on the plane later! Let him sit alone!"

"Good~"

Qin Yumo was overjoyed; her goal had finally been achieved.

Gu Yifan shrugged helplessly and handed his ticket to the staff member checking the tickets.

What did he do to deserve this?

The flight was delayed by a total of one hour.

We finally set off.

Carrying more than two hundred passengers, the train slowly glided onto the runway and, after queuing, arrived at the main runway.

Speed ​​up, look up!

The plane lifted off lightly and climbed rapidly upwards.

Within minutes, the buildings on the ground began to shrink rapidly, and eventually the city became rows of grids.

It has transformed into a seemingly endless, awe-inspiring steel jungle.

Everyone's hearts soared into the blue sky.

Only in places unseen by the public.

Apartment 3502 suites.

The thick curtains blocked out all the light in the room, making it very dark.

The ground was littered with all sorts of strangely shaped instruments, as well as cables as thick as half a forearm.

This also made the originally spacious room look very crowded, with almost no room to move.

The room was empty except for the open computer case, from which the buzzing of electricity was clearly audible in the quiet room.

Behind a refrigerator that was half-open, a murmur could be faintly heard.

“They’ve already set off.”

"How dare they not invite us? Although I wasn't planning on going anyway."

"Exactly, that's so unbrotherly."

"Since they're so heartless, don't blame us for being unrighteous."

The voices were all very similar, as if they came from the same person, but also as if they were several people talking.

If a timid person were to overhear this...

They would surely be terrified by the subtle, sinister tone in those words, losing their composure and screaming repeatedly.
Hey, Yanbian!

After more than two hours of flight, when the plane landed at Chuncheng Airport, the word suddenly popped into Gu Yifan's mind.

I took a bus from the airport to the city center.

The first thing I felt when I got out of the car was the cold.

The buildings along the road and the ground were covered in a blanket of white, clearly indicating that a heavy snowfall had occurred not long ago.

It was real heavy snow; the snow piled up on the roadside was half a meter thick.

This also dealt a heavy blow to everyone who had forgotten to buy warm clothes.

They were all shivering from the cold.

I didn't have time to appreciate the unique and beautiful buildings around me.

Even Gu Yifan forgot to bring warm clothes, since he could get through winter in just a thin coat.

I didn't feel cold at all, so why would I think of putting on more clothes?

"Hey, Mr. Gu, how come you don't feel cold at all?"

Lu Ziqiao's teeth chattered involuntarily as he clenched them together, trying to withstand the cold wind.

He was so concerned with saving face that he suffered for it, wearing a thin suit that offered no protection against the wind.

When the northeast wind blows, it feels like a rain of knives is falling on your face!

Among the crowd, only Gu Yifan, Hu Yifei standing next to him, and Qin Yumo did not feel cold.

Ms. Hu and Ms. Qin felt that it was super warm around Gu Yifan, as if the temperature around them was warmed up by his body heat.

"Is it that cold? Lu Ziqiao, do you have kidney deficiency?" Ms. Hu said dismissively, a hint of disdain in her eyes.

"Yifei, you're a pervert." Lu Ziqiao said, trembling, and soon his nose was almost dripping with snot.

Hu Yifei didn't take it seriously and walked over, saying something as she did so.

"Tch, cold? I don't feel that cold at all. We martial artists are all... Ouch!"

As soon as she moved within half a meter of Gu Yifan, Hu Yifei suddenly felt a chill envelop her and sneezed violently.

"How is that possible?" Hu Yifei was shocked.

"See, it's still cold, isn't it?" Lu Ziqiao rubbed his hands together. "I need to find a place to buy some clothes, or my little sparrow will freeze to death!"

"But why isn't Gu Yifan cold?" Hu Yifei asked, puzzled.

Everyone heard this.

Unconvinced, Lu Ziqiao walked up to Gu Yifan and exclaimed, "Damn, it's really not cold!"

"Let me try, let me try!" Meijia quickly walked to Gu Yifan's side, felt it for a moment, and exclaimed in amazement, "How amazing, why is this?"

"Maybe I have a short temper?" Gu Yifan shrugged in response.

"I don't believe it. How could there be such a significant temperature change?" Miss Qin also tested the outside temperature, then immediately returned to Gu Yifan's side, even getting closer.

"Gu Yifan, did you put some kind of hand warmer or something?"

"No, it's not that. I'm hot." Gu Yifan didn't explain and just brushed it off. "Let's go. There will be heating once we get indoors."

Just as Gu Yifan said.

Upon entering the hotel, the feeling immediately changed.

It was freezing cold outside, but the hotel was as warm as summer.

It's just a bit too dry.

This was something that the people who had just come from the coastal areas found somewhat unfamiliar.

Since Gu Yifan wasn't afraid of the cold, the group assigned him to go to the mall and buy several military overcoats.

After putting down their luggage, everyone was eager to go out and see the scenery of Kunming and taste the local delicacies.

I'll set off from Kunming tomorrow to visit Teacher Zeng.

Gu Yifan naturally did not object. In the afternoon, Lin Wanyu arrived and joined the others.

The group visited the Puppet Emperor's Palace Museum, rode a tram, saw ice sculptures, and ate sweet and sour pork.

Everything seemed to be going well, and everyone was enjoying their first trip together.

There's just one problem.

As the group strolled along the street, Gu Yifan frowned and took out his phone.

Why isn't Teacher Zeng replying to my messages?

(End of this chapter)