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

Chapter 378 The Great Joys and Sorrows of Teacher Zeng's Life! On the Expenses of Raising Spirit Beasts

downstairs bar
The crowd began to thin out, and several lights were turned off.

The entire bar was dimly lit, creating an ambiguous and alluring atmosphere for the slightly tipsy urban youths.

bar counter

Ziqiao was sipping a cocktail by himself, his gaze deep and unassuming, his movements and posture exuding an air of nonchalance as he unbuttoned his shirt.

This attracted the attention of several girls in a group nearby, who frequently glanced at them furtively.

It has to be said that clothes make the man and a saddle makes the horse.

Ziqiao always maintains a presentable appearance, and coupled with his good looks, he is still very attractive to young girls.

Several girls, their cheeks slightly flushed in the dim light, chattered amongst themselves for a while.

One of the girls stood up, picked up her wine glass, and mustered her courage to walk towards Ziqiao.

The bar door opened.

A slender figure appeared at the door.
She stood at the door, looked around the bar, tucked a stray hair behind her ear with her slender hand carrying a bag, and finally fixed her gaze on Ziqiao.

She strode over to Ziqiao.

The crisp sound of high heels clicking on the floor gradually drew closer.

The two girls walked towards Ziqiao at the same time.

The courageous little girl arrived first.

Hello, handsome.

The young girl secretly examined Lu Ziqiao's features, while her friends behind her chattered and teased her, making her cheeks blush even more.

But before she could muster the courage to ask Lu Ziqiao for his contact information...

Lu Ziqiao's gaze passed over the girl, his eyes lit up, and he stood up to straighten his clothes.

"Excuse me, miss, the person I'm waiting for has arrived."

The girl was startled and turned her head to look, only to see a woman with a graceful figure and elegant posture walking towards her.

The two looked at each other.

The girl was immediately caught off guard and embarrassed. She quickly apologized, then turned around, covered her face, and ran back to her friends.

Although Lu Ziqiao felt a little regretful, he did not show it on the surface.

His face was already smiling, but when he saw the woman who had actually come to keep the appointment, he became even more charming and pointed to the seat next to him.

"You're here. Have a seat. What would you like to drink?"

The next day, early in the morning.

Gu Yifan was making breakfast in the kitchen when he told Yifei and Yumo, who had come over to freeload, how Sally had taken care of the drunk Teacher Zeng the night before.

"Tsk, that bitch doesn't deserve to find such a good girlfriend. God must be blind," Ms. Hu said disdainfully after hearing this.

"It seems that Teacher Zeng has truly found love this time," Qin Yumo said with a smile as she took the milk and jam out of the refrigerator.

Miss Lin was on the balcony on the other side of the living room.

She was wearing an apron and woolen gloves, sitting obediently on a small stool.

I combed the fur of my equally well-behaved little 100,000 who was shedding its downy coat.

The dog's golden fur looked like golden dandelions dancing in the sunlight, Lin Wanyu said with a smile.

"Then we should wish Teacher Zeng all the best. Guess when Sally will move in?"

Ms. Hu thought for a moment, "Based on my understanding of that scumbag, he should be the one who moves out."

The three women burst into laughter.

Gu Yifan also agreed with Yifei's opinion.

Lin Wanyu thought for a moment, then called out regretfully.

"Does that mean we might lose Teacher Zeng? Teacher Zeng finally came back, and I don't want him to move away."

"Why don't you just ask him?" Gu Yifan pointed to the door.

Zeng Xiaoxian just happened to open the door and walk in.

He was still covering his forehead and staggering, probably still suffering from a hangover.

"Teacher Zeng!" Miss Lin greeted Zeng Xiaoxian through the balcony door, "Good morning!"

As she spoke, Xiao Shiwan, who was forced to work, tried to sneak away from Lin Wanyu.

But Miss Lin quickly stopped her, grabbed Xiao Shiwan's pretty tail, and gave him a serious lecture.

"No! Don't leave, I haven't finished combing my hair yet."

Little Ten Thousand let out two mournful groans.

Others might not understand what it meant, but Gu Yifan understood perfectly.

Xiao Shiwan questioned Lin Wanyu, "Can you even comb your hair like that? No wonder it's falling out all the time!"

Gu Yifan suppressed a laugh.

Xiao Shiwan's intelligence is definitely no less than that of a normal person, and his size is growing rapidly, already about the same size as an adult medium-sized dog.

With its short, golden fur gleaming in the sunlight, imposing physique, and intelligent eyes, this animal is undoubtedly of the highest quality.

Occasionally, when a few girls take turns leading Xiao Shiwan out for a walk, they are surrounded by a group of elderly men and women who praise them for being beautiful.

But as it grew older, Xiao Shiwan became disdainful of its fellow cats and dogs, preferring to play with people.

And Xiao Shiwan still refuses to admit that he is a dog.

Of course, it didn't consider itself a human; it saw itself as a unique spirit beast in this world.
Don't be fooled by how well-behaved Xiao Shiwan is when Gu Yifan is around.

When Gu Yifan isn't home, Xiao Shiwan's energy will be unleashed. Although he won't destroy the house, he will tear apart all kinds of packaging boxes.

Do all female animals enjoy shopping or taking things apart?

But the girls all doted on it, neither hitting nor scolding it, only giving it verbal reprimands. It can only be said that one was willing to hit and the other was willing to be hit.

"Hey, isn't this Zeng Xiaoxian? Why are you up so early? Do you remember what happened last night?"

Ms. Hu said to Zeng Xiaoxian in a teasing tone.

Zeng Xiaoxian, smelling the aroma of freshly baked bread, walked over. "Last night? I don't remember anything. Hmm, my last memory is of going to the bar."

"Is there any food? I'm starving! I feel like I could eat a whole cow!"

After saying that, Zeng Xiaoxian suddenly realized what he had done and asked nervously, "Could it be that I did something out of line?"

"Of course, Teacher Zeng!"

Lin Wanyu's eyes darted around, and she said with a serious expression, "You really don't remember anything?"

Upon hearing this, Zeng Xiaoxian, who was still suffering from a hangover, frowned painfully and thought for a long time before shaking his head and asking even more anxiously.

"What about Sally? Did she go back in the end? Was she unhappy? Tell me quickly!"

The three women exchanged a glance, then burst into laughter, their bodies trembling with mirth.

Miss Qin shook her head and handed the toast spread with jam to Teacher Zeng. "Teacher Zeng, it seems you've really fallen for her."

"Don't worry, you didn't do anything outrageous," Miss Lin comforted Zeng Xiaoxian with a smile.

“Teacher Zeng, you drank too much last night. Sally took care of you the whole time and even canceled her 10 o’clock meeting for you.”

Gu Yifan omitted his and Zhanbo's contributions, highlighting Selena's efforts.

After hearing this, Zeng Xiaoxian breathed a sigh of relief, but was also deeply moved and stammered in disbelief, asking a question.

"You mean, Sally isn't angry with me, and she even takes care of me?"

"Of course not." Gu Yifan shook his head and smiled. "On the contrary, she repeatedly told Zhanbo and me to take good care of you."

"I don't know how you got so lucky, don't let them down." Ms. Hu patted Zeng Xiaoxian on the shoulder.

"If you dare to wrong her, I'll beat you into eight pieces!"

"Don't worry!" Zeng Xiaoxian immediately assured him, with a hint of smugness in his voice.

Sally gave him a lot of face, which made Teacher Zeng very happy and feel flattered.

Laura goes without saying; she bossed Zeng Xiaoxian around in every way. Later, after moving into the Love Apartment, she encountered Hu Yifei, who became her "nightmare"!
Zeng Xiaoxian has almost forgotten what it feels like to have a gentle and considerate girlfriend.

"Oh right, Teacher Zeng, you haven't called Sally yet, have you? Hurry up and thank her," Miss Qin reminded Zeng Xiaoxian.

"Right, right, right!" Zeng Xiaoxian suddenly realized, beaming with joy. "I'll start right now."

When Zeng Xiaoxian reached into his pocket, he realized he hadn't taken his phone, so he quickly turned around and walked back.

"Then I'll go back first."

After saying that, Zeng Xiaoxian, with a piece of bread in his mouth, dashed out of 3601.

Seeing that Teacher Zeng looked much more energetic, Gu Yifan smiled and shook his head.

"People are in high spirits when they have good news."

"Dinner's ready!" Gu Yifan clapped his hands and said.

Lin Wanyu then let go of the despondent Xiao Shiwan and went to the bathroom to wash her hands.

Then look at Little Ten Thousand. It scrambled to its feet and rushed to Gu Yifan's feet, sitting up straight with its adorable big eyes staring at him.

"Go back to your room to eat," Gu Yifan said, patting Xiao Shiwan's head.

The little guy nodded in a humane manner, but then made two whimpering noises towards the dining table.

"You still want bacon and eggs? Don't worry, I've prepared them for you." Gu Yifan nodded after hearing this.

Little Ten Thousand then wagged its tail excitedly, stood tall and proud, and trotted back to Yifan's room.

The door opened and closed in one smooth motion.

Miss Qin witnessed this scene and sighed.

"If I hadn't seen Xiao Shiwan with my own eyes, I would never have imagined that a dog could be this smart."

Ms. Hu rolled her eyes and joked, "Are you talking about Gu Yifan or Xiao Shiwan?"

"Maybe dogs take after their owners," Miss Qin said to her best friend, her eyes crinkling with laughter. "Well, we just don't have the ability to understand what dogs are saying."

Gu Yifan went to the kitchen to wash his hands and said dismissively, "That's because you guys don't understand. Besides, otherwise I wouldn't have such a connection with Xiao Shiwan."

"Yes, yes, yes, Little Ten Thousand is absolutely loyal to you, no one can take him away~"

Gu Yifan smiled wryly at Ms. Hu's sour tone.

Yifei tried more than once to secretly get Xiao Shiwan to be closer to her, but Xiao Shiwan always firmly chose Gu Yifan.

This made Ms. Hu like Xiao Shiwan even more, and also made her even more jealous of Gu Yifan.

But if she knew how much Gu Yifan had spent raising a pet worth 100,000 yuan, she would definitely be shocked.

That's no small sum!

Gu Yifan originally thought that the two large buckets of spirit beast pills given by the system would last a long time.

But Xiao Shiwan's appetite was getting bigger and bigger, so Gu Yifan simply exchanged for ten more buckets.

To put it another way, that's 500,000 per barrel, so 5 million is gone.

This is only part of the expenses.

In addition, there are spirit beasts and magical treasures that are refreshed in the system's shop.

The white mutton fat jade pendant around Xiao Shiwan's neck is meant to increase the distance between the pendant and the owner's soul; it's priced at three million.

There are also pills that increase the potential of spirit beasts.

Converted, a net worth of less than 100,000 yuan has now reached a terrifying level of tens of millions.

Even the Corgi owned by that British magnate wasn't this expensive.

All these efforts are meaningful.

Little Ten Thousand has transitioned from its juvenile stage to its growth stage, activating its passive ability to foresee danger.

Gu Yifan can also share this skill, which is equivalent to adding an absolute guarantee to his personal safety.

Furthermore, the spiritual energy within Xiao Shiwan's body can now circulate on its own and will no longer dissipate.

This means that it has become the second extraordinary being in this world, besides Gu Yifan, to master spiritual power!

Gu Yifan was really looking forward to it.

What will it be like when the growth experience bar of 100,000 is filled and the user enters the mature stage?

He must be incredibly brave and powerful.

The four finished breakfast and were about to leave for work when they heard a commotion next door.

Zhanbo rushed into 3601, panting heavily, shouting, "Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

"What's so fast? Zhanbo, can you stop making such a fuss?" Ms. Hu, who was changing into her boots, frowned.

Zhanbo ignored his older sister, his expression terrified, "Quick, go to 3602! Something's happened to Teacher Zeng!"

Upon hearing this, Miss Qin was stunned. "Something happened? But he was perfectly fine just now. Explain yourself clearly."

Zhanbo shook his head. "I just woke up too. You guys go and take a look first."

Lin Wanyu and Gu Yifan exchanged a glance and rushed out of 3601.

I went to 3602 and opened the door.

"Teacher Zeng, Teacher Zeng, you have to hold on!" Guan Gu was pushing Teacher Zeng's shoulder and shouting anxiously.

Gu Yifan looked and saw that Teacher Zeng's eyes were closed and she was lying helplessly on the ground.

"Teacher Zeng? What happened to him? He was fine just now."

Guan Gu shook his head and said quickly, "I don't know either. Teacher Zeng just made a phone call and then fainted."

"Pinch the philtrum, pinch the philtrum first!" Miss Qin said hurriedly.

As a result, Guan Gu was pushed away by Ms. Hu, who said, "Why are you pinching my philtrum? Watch me!"

She helped Zeng Xiaoxian up and then slapped him twice across the face.

This series of smooth and effortless maneuvers made Gu Yifan's body stiffen.

Zhanbo and Guangu were dumbfounded, and seeing several conspicuous red finger marks appear on Teacher Zeng's face, they both shut their mouths.

Gu Yifan felt that he definitely couldn't faint again and give Yifei a chance to slap him.

But even if you don't say it, it still has an effect.

The pain caused Zeng Xiaoxian, whose eyes were tightly closed, to suddenly open them and sit up in terror.

"Hiss! Who hit me?"

"Teacher Zeng, you're awake!" Lin Wanyu gave Yifei a thumbs up when she saw that Teacher Zeng was really awake. "Sister Yifei, your method is really effective."

"That's right." Ms. Hu clapped her hands proudly. "Learn from her."

After saying that, Yifei glanced down at Zeng Xiaoxian and asked in confusion, "Hey, you jerk, why did you suddenly faint?"

Zeng Xiaoxian gradually regained consciousness, his expression somber and heartbroken, under the watchful eyes of everyone.

He managed to speak with difficulty, uttering a piece of news that left everyone speechless.

"It was Selby who said she wanted to be with me."

"What?" Gu Yifan suddenly had a bad feeling and urged Zeng Xiaoxian, who was hesitant to speak.

Zeng Xiaoxian's eyes were dull and lifeless. He opened his mouth with difficulty and remained silent for a moment before speaking.

She said she needs to separate from me for a while. She wants to break up with me!

"What?!"

Everyone was stunned.

Lin Wanyu exclaimed in disbelief, "How could this be!"

Gu Yifan was also stunned.

She was perfectly fine last night, so why did Sally suddenly change her mind overnight?

Could it be that Ziqiao was right?

It was because Teacher Zeng drank too much that Sally was unhappy, but she didn't want to get angry directly, so she broke up with him by phone the next morning.

"If it's not Teacher Zeng, then why?" Zhanbo asked, bewildered.

Zeng Xiaoxian, who was originally full of energy, now looks like a wilted eggplant with lifeless eyes.

"How should I know? She didn't tell me. I was stunned and couldn't say a word. Do you think it might be because I drank too much? What should I do?"

"Why don't you call again, Teacher Zeng? A sincere apology might still leave room for reconciliation," Guan Gu suggested.

Zhanbo agreed, "Selly doesn't seem like an unreasonable woman. She took such good care of you, Teacher Zeng. She was probably just angry for a moment."

Zeng Xiaoxian nodded repeatedly as if grasping at a lifeline, "Yes, yes, she must have just been angry for a moment. Apologizing is something I'm good at."

As he spoke, Zeng Xiaoxian grabbed his phone and ran to the balcony, trying to salvage this relationship that was suddenly on the verge of collapse.

The people left inside looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Do you think that if Sally really breaks up with Teacher Zeng, he might become even more depressed, or run away from home again?" Lin Wanyu asked worriedly in a low voice.

"Probably."

Everyone looked grave and nodded in unison.

"I hope Teacher Zeng can pull through," Zhanbo said with a look of sympathy.

Teacher Zeng had just emerged from the shadow of her previous failed relationship when she was suddenly struck by another blow.

Tsk. It's hard to say whether he can handle it.

My sudden fainting spell is proof of that!

Even Ms. Hu curled her lip, "What a tragedy."

Gu Yifan felt that something was amiss.

Did Sally really break up with Mr. Zeng because he was drunk? Then she should have left in anger yesterday.

Or perhaps it's the lawyer's thought process that he can't understand.

While everyone was waiting for news about Zeng Xiaoxian.

Ziqiao, wearing a tank top and shorts, yawned as he walked out of the room. "What are you all shouting about so early in the morning?"

"Ziqiao, wake up! Something terrible has happened!" Zhanbo exclaimed dramatically.

"What could possibly happen?" Lu Ziqiao said dismissively.

At this moment, Wanyu suddenly noticed something and pointed at Ziqiao's face, asking curiously, "Ziqiao, why is there a handprint on your face?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Ziqiao's profile.

Indeed, there was a clear handprint on Ziqiao's face, still red.

Ziqiao froze. "Really?"

“Of course, it’s obvious.” Zhanbo nodded.

"Could it be that someone went to a bar to harass young girls again and got slapped hard?" Ms. Hu rolled her eyes and said irritably.

Ziqiao paused for a moment, then shrugged. "Yifei, you're right, it's all just a small matter."

Seeing Zi Qiao's attitude of "It's just a slap mark, I'm used to it," everyone was shocked by his thick skin, which was comparable to a city wall.

Gu Yifan heard Ziqiao turn around and mutter, "He really went all out, even going to get some concealer to pat it on."

"Wait a minute, Joe!"

Gu Yifan narrowed his eyes and called out to Ziqiao.

Upon seeing Lü Ziqiao, Gu Yifan realized where that strange feeling came from.

Did Ziqiao really give up so easily?
"What?" Lu Ziqiao turned around reluctantly.

"What did you do last night?" Gu Yifan asked, his eyes fixed on Ziqiao.

Sure enough, an unnatural look flashed across Ziqiao's face.

"Of course, a bar! Where else would we go?"

Just then, Zeng Xiaoxian returned from the balcony with a gloomy expression.

Upon seeing Zeng Xiaoxian, Ziqiao immediately changed the subject, "Oh, Teacher Zeng, you're awake?"

As he spoke, Ziqiao walked over and patted Zeng Xiaoxian on the shoulder, "Although I'm a little jealous, don't worry, Sally is sincere towards you. I wish you happiness."

No sooner had Ziqiao finished speaking than Zeng Xiaoxian shook off his arm.

"Ziqiao, are you deliberately mocking me?!" With that, Zeng Xiaoxian didn't tell anyone what Sally had said and rushed back to his room.

Ziqiao looked bewildered. "Did Teacher Zeng take some gunpowder this morning?"

"Don't say anything, Ziqiao, Teacher Zeng got dumped by Selena over the phone," Wanyu said with a worried expression.

"What? You broke up!" Lu Ziqiao's eyes widened, and he blurted out, "How is that possible? Wouldn't that just mean I'd slap you?"

Ziqiao stopped speaking halfway through his sentence, his expression turning gloomy and uncertain.

"What do you mean?" Ms. Hu asked, puzzled.

"No, it's nothing. I'll go check on Teacher Zeng," Ziqiao said guiltily, shaking his head.

He had just turned around when he was startled by Gu Yifan, who had silently circled around behind him.

"You just said you took that slap for nothing, was it Sally who did it?" Gu Yifan asked coldly.

"How could that be?" Lu Ziqiao was sweating slightly. "You must have misheard."

But Gu Yifan didn't believe Ziqiao's nonsense.

Judging from Zi Qiao's surprised expression, it seems that Teacher Zeng's breakup has nothing to do with him.

But Gu Yifan was certain that the whole thing was definitely related to Ziqiao!

"Tell me, what exactly did you do last night? Confess honestly, or you'll be punished severely, or you'll be treated leniently." Gu Yifan gave Zhan Bo and Guan Gu a meaningful look.

Zhanbo and Guangu exchanged a glance and blocked Ziqiao's way.

"It's Ziqiao! Yifan told us last night that you actually tried to ruin Teacher Zeng's relationship because of your bet with Meijia!"

"What?" Hu Yifei exclaimed in surprise. "Lu Ziqiao, I thought you were incorrigible, but at least you had toned it down a bit. I never expected you to be so shameless."

Even Miss Lin and Miss Qin were shocked.

"Really? Ziqiao, I never expected you to be this kind of person."

Seeing that he was being made the culprit, Ziqiao panicked and quickly denied it.

"No, it wasn't me, I didn't know it would turn out like this. Listen to my excuses, ptooey, listen to my explanation!"

Gu Yifan then led Ziqiao to sit down on the sofa.

"Confess honestly and explain everything clearly, or I'll hand you over to Teacher Zeng!"

“That’s right, Teacher Zeng can kill people now.” Zhanbo lowered his tone and echoed Gu Yifan.

Ziqiao shuddered and realized the seriousness of the situation. He said with a mournful face.

"It really wasn't me. I... Okay, I admit it, I did meet up with Sally again last night."

"I didn't want to lose to Mika, so I wanted to test her one last time. But, but Sally's feelings for Teacher Zeng are genuine! She even slapped me, and I apologized to her!"

The group exchanged glances and spoke in unison.

"What did you say to Selena?"

Lu Ziqiao dared not hide anything and told everything that had happened last night.

The story begins when Sally left the apartment.

Lu Ziqiao actually believed it too; Sally was sincere towards Teacher Zeng, but she was unwilling to accept defeat.

In addition, Meijia specifically sought out Ziqiao to proudly boast that she was about to obtain ten strikes of the Tathagata Palm.

Ziqiao panicked and, in a fit of drunkenness, sent a message to Sally, asking her to meet him at a bar. He planned to use his good looks to seduce her and test her one last time.

Ziqiao admitted that he had acted without thinking, and that he had been blinded by alcohol.

But at that moment, without saying a word, Sally slapped Ziqiao hard across the face, waking him up.

She said that because Zi Qiao was Xiao Xian's friend and she had drunk too much, she wouldn't tell Zeng Xiao Xian about it.

Please ask him not to push her limits any further.

At this moment, Ziqiao suddenly realized his mistake and quickly apologized to Sally, admitting his error and asking for her forgiveness.

"And then what?" everyone pressed.

Ziqiao wanted to cry but had no tears.

“I wished her and Teacher Zeng a long and happy life together, and she has forgiven me.”

"I'm innocent! I really didn't do anything!"

(End of this chapter)