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

Chapter 374 Is it intuition or jealousy that he's looking for trouble out of nothing?

Originally, everyone planned to give Teacher Zeng a surprise.

Unexpectedly, Teacher Zeng gave them a big surprise.

We found a coffee shop in town.

Sally got up and went to the bathroom.

Ziqiao couldn't wait to sit down next to Zeng Xiaoxian, his eyes still fixed on Sally's departing figure, filled with jealousy.

"Teacher Zeng, tell me, when did you secretly find such a hot girl?"

"Go away, what girl? Sally is my girlfriend! Ziqiao, don't you dare get any funny ideas." Zeng Xiaoxian slapped Ziqiao's arm away in annoyance, warning him.

"Hey, I get it, you can't mess with your brother's wife," Lu Ziqiao said.

But Gu Yifan felt that Ziqiao actually meant to say, "Brother's wife, don't be polite."

But after thinking about it, he realized that although Ziqiao was a womanizer, he always kept his distance from married women, so he felt relieved.

"Teacher Zeng, how did you meet this Sally? How long have you been dating? Where is she from?" Meijia couldn't wait to start gossiping.

Zeng Xiaoxian answered Meijia's questions one by one with a smile.

During these two months, while touring the beautiful landscapes of his motherland, he used the scenery to cleanse his mind and body and rediscover himself.

Sally was also a friend that Zeng Xiaoxian met by chance on the street.

Of course, now she's my girlfriend.

Sally is a lawyer and she's also out relaxing by herself.

The two met in Jiuzhaigou, decided to travel together, and eventually came to Changbai Mountain.

"Do you know what the most coincidental thing is?!"

Before anyone could answer, Zeng Xiaoxian eagerly said, "Selly not only matches my personality, but she's also from Shanghai. Most importantly, she's a fan of my show!"

"Perhaps this is a destiny bestowed upon me by God. I had just gotten over a failed relationship when I met the right person again."

"Wow, so touching!" Miss Lin and Meijia whispered excitedly; they loved hearing love stories like this.

Guan Gu excitedly congratulated Zeng Xiaoxian, "Teacher Zeng, you're amazing! Your destiny has finally arrived."

"Thank you." Zeng Xiaoxian nodded with a smile. "We actually planned to catch a flight back to Shanghai, go to your apartment to surprise you, and celebrate the New Year together."

Guan Gu immediately chimed in, "Now we've given you a surprise, Teacher Zeng, haven't we!"

"Teacher Zeng, did anything happen between you two?"

Meijia, that little slut, wasn't about to let Teacher Zeng off the hook and couldn't wait to ask again.

Her eyes crinkled into crescent shapes as she smiled.

Zeng Xiaoxian blushed and vehemently denied it, "Of course not! Our relationship hasn't progressed to that stage yet."

"Really not? You guys are staying at a couples' hotel, the kind with its own hot spring!" Ziqiao grinned mischievously.

"Really, no, I'm not that kind of person," Zeng Xiaoxian explained, blushing. Finally, he simply made an excuse to pee, quickly getting up and slipping away. "I'm going to the restroom too."

Everyone watched Teacher Zeng leave. The restroom excuse was just that—an excuse. It was obvious he was going to find a new girlfriend.

Once Zeng Xiaoxian left...

Then everyone started chatting away.

"This Sally seems quite good, both in terms of her profession and her appearance, and she's a lawyer too," Miss Qin said, stroking her chin and offering a compliment.

"Zeng Xiaoxian really got lucky," Ms. Hu said with a shrug, unconvinced.

“But don’t you guys think something’s off?” Lu Ziqiao frowned and said in a low voice.

"What's wrong?"

Ms. Hu was puzzled, "I think Zeng Xiaoxian is pretty good."

"He really turned his luck around in the new year, and he's come out of the shadow of heartbreak and isn't suicidal anymore. He's much better than when Laura dumped him last time."

Qin Yumo chuckled at Yifei's rhyme.

"Let me tell you, Zeng Xiaoxian was terrifying back then." Hu Yifei said with a grin, about to recount Zeng Xiaoxian's dark history, when she was interrupted by Lu Ziqiao.

"I meant Sally!"

Lu Ziqiao looked at him with a disappointed expression.

"Selly, what's wrong?" Zhanbo asked curiously.

"Don't you all think it's a bit too much for such a generous, elegant, beautiful woman with a good job to fall in love with Teacher Zeng?" Lu Ziqiao said immediately, observing everyone's expressions.

Everyone tilted their heads and thought for a moment, then shook their heads in unison.

"What's so surprising? Teacher Zeng isn't bad either," Zhanbo said dismissively. "If we're talking about the most unbelievable thing..."

Everyone turned to look at Gu Yifan; he was probably the most unbelievable one.

Wan Yu is the perfect young lady; she's beautiful, has a good personality, and doesn't have the typical spoiled brat attitude.

"Come on, Ziqiao, don't be a sour grapes." Gu Yifan thought that Ziqiao was probably jealous of Teacher Zeng, which was why he was finding fault.

"Yeah, they're really nice, they even prepared souvenirs for everyone." Hu Yifei rolled her eyes at Ziqiao. "Don't spread rumors! Or I'll teach you a lesson!"

"Hey, I'm serious. How could such a perfect woman be interested in Teacher Zeng? I think she must be hiding something." Lu Ziqiao was still sticking to his unfounded guess, but unfortunately, only he himself agreed with that twisted logic.

It's utterly absurd that such a perfect woman would fall for Teacher Zeng; there must be something he doesn't know about it.

Lu Ziqiao: Otherwise, I'm much more handsome than Teacher Zeng, and I have a better temperament than him, so why don't any beauties like me fall for me? There must be something fishy going on!

But Ziqiao's unfounded speculation was simply ignored by everyone.

"Teacher Zeng finally found a girlfriend, Ziqiao, I advise you not to have any ulterior motives, or you'll be targeted by the Naiyi Group." Gu Yifan said to Ziqiao, while taking a sip of his coffee.

"If you ruin their relationship and get hunted down by Teacher Zeng, I won't help you."

Not long after, Zeng Xiaoxian returned with Selena. Selena affectionately linked arms with Zeng Xiaoxian, and the two looked very much in love.

"Come sit here with me~" Meijia quickly gestured for Yumo to move over to Hu Yifei's side, patted the empty seat next to her, and warmly invited Sally to sit down.

Sally's face showed some apology.

"I'm sorry everyone, I may have to go first."

"Ah? Why?"

Zeng Xiaoxian stepped forward to explain, "Sally is actually quite busy, and her vacation is over. She's staying here to keep me company."

"However, she has to meet an important client who is flying back from abroad tonight, and that's why we're going back today."

"Tonight? Client?" Lu Ziqiao's expression gradually turned strange, but Gu Yifan subtly kicked him, urging him to think straight.

"That's right. Now that Xiaoxian's friends are all here, I don't have to worry about him being lonely. Feel free~ Bye, my car is here. I'll be going now. See you all in Shanghai."

Sally exudes a sophisticated and capable air about her.

To survive in a city like Shanghai, where only top performers can thrive, requires a lot of unspoken fatigue and exhaustion behind a glamorous exterior.

"I'll take you there," Zeng Xiaoxian said eagerly.

"It's okay, Xiaoxian, you can spend time with your friends. They flew all the way here to see you, you'll see them when you get back~"

"Then I'll help you with your luggage!"

Seeing Zeng Xiaoxian completely infatuated with Selena, Zhanbo shrugged.

"This Sally is quite nice."

This statement was generally accepted, but in fact, once the group formed its own small circle, some exclusionary behavior would occur.

This is unavoidable. Whether it's abroad or in China, if you want to enter a circle, besides having a guide, you'll also be targeted.

Just like the century-old clubs at Ivy League universities in the US, which prank new students in all sorts of ways, the drinking culture at the University of Tokyo is the same.

But Sally was poised and graceful, and her words were always pleasant and comforting.

"He truly deserves to be called a great lawyer."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yifan suddenly realized how many lawyers had appeared around him.

Zhuge Dasheng, Su Weiwei, Zhang Wei, and many other minor supporting characters who appear in one or two episodes.

Or maybe we should just rename Love Apartment to Lawyer Apartment.

Zeng Xiaoxian ultimately stayed to keep everyone company.

However, he said that when he returned to Shanghai, Celie planned to treat everyone to dinner, which would be considered a formal meeting.

Lu Ziqiao seemed to be deep in thought. He remained stubborn and believed that there must be something hidden beneath Sally's perfect persona, and the opportunity to catch Sally red-handed had just arrived.

Meijia and Wanyu, who hadn't had enough gossip yet, finally let Teacher Zeng off the hook.

Zeng Xiaoxian added, "I dreamt last night that you guys came to find me. I thought it was because I missed you all so much, but I didn't expect it to be true."

"Then why don't you treat us to a meal, Teacher Zeng? We came to see you for New Year's Day to give you a surprise. We've been preparing for a long time!" Miss Lin said to Zeng Xiaoxian with a smile.

"Of course I can't invite you for more than two months. I've almost run out of money, so... could it be next time?" Zeng Xiaoxian rubbed his hands together and said with an embarrassed smile.

"Of course not!" Gu Yifan interrupted Teacher Zeng, then paused for a moment before smiling again. "But I can lend you some money. By the way, where's my car?"

Zeng Xiaoxian quickly said that he had everything arranged and would ship it directly from Jilin Province to Shanghai. The cost was so high that he was a little pained.

In the afternoon, everyone decided to stay at the hotel and go soak in the hot springs.

For some reason, the group didn't seem very interested in climbing the snow-capped mountain; they just watched.

Climbing a snow-capped mountain is nothing compared to soaking in a hot spring at the foot of a snow-capped mountain, even the most playful Meijia says so.

Gu Yifan knew why they didn't want to climb Changbai Mountain again, but he pretended not to know.

"That's right, who said you have to climb it? Soaking in the hot springs is also great, and I heard there's a New Year's Day bonfire performance tonight."

Since that's the case, everyone should separate for the time being.

After Sally left, Teacher Zeng became stingy again. He planned to discuss with Guan Gu Zhanbo about opening a shared room for everyone to sleep together.
The evening of December 31st.

Everyone gathered on the rooftop of the hotel, gazing at the beautiful view of the golden mountains bathed in sunlight, enjoying their drinks and chatting happily.

Gu Yifan sincerely wanted to stay in this moment forever; youth is truly wonderful.

Of course, everyone also took the time to capture the moment when they gathered together under the golden sunset.

As evening fell, tourists somehow gathered on the street, which eventually turned into a snowball fight.

Under the colorful lights, snowballs of all sizes danced in the air.

When everyone was exhausted and quieted down, beautiful fireworks burst in the sky.

Gu Yifan and Lin Wanyu stood together, while Ms. Hu and Qin Yumo leaned against a large tree.

Everyone looked up to admire the beautiful fireworks.
Mika suggested that even though they couldn't see the shooting star, they could still make a wish while watching the fireworks.

Everyone mocked Mika for being naive, but they all fell silent for a while.

After Gu Yifan finished thinking about his 08 wish, he looked up and saw Miss Lin's flickering gaze.

"Gu Yifan, what did you wish for?"

"I hope we can stay together forever in 2008," Gu Yifan said with a smile.

Lin Wanyu blushed instantly, hid in Gu Yifan's arms, and smiled sweetly as she listened to the countdown.

Me too! Happy New Year, Gu Yifan!

Happy New Year, Wanyu.

At the same time, both Ms. Hu's and Ms. Qin's phones vibrated. They instinctively took out their phones and found that they were both receiving congratulatory messages from someone.

Gu Yifan: In the new year, I hope I can successfully achieve a perfect ending by building a harem.
(End of this chapter)