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

Chapter 383 I have a friend who wants to ask you something.

I accompanied two girls shopping.

Gu Yifan once again demonstrated his formidable "money power," buying everything that Xinling set her sights on or liked.

Xinling initially tried to stop him, but Gu Yifan swiped his card too quickly.

In addition, since she had to give her man face in public, Xinling reluctantly gave up.

Xinling watched anxiously counting on her fingers, pouting as she calculated how much money she had spent in one night, enough to cover her living expenses for a long time.

That adorable look on her face—feeling sorry for him but not daring to say anything, afraid of upsetting Gu Yifan.

Gu Yifan found it amusing; it hadn't actually cost much money.

Cyndi probably anticipated this would happen, and she keeps her distance from all luxury stores.

It was only when I was strolling around the nearby commercial street that I dared to go in.

Although Xinling, the little busybody, complained about it afterward and said in a coquettish tone that if it happened again, she would never go shopping with Gu Yifan again.

But it's clear that Cyndi was still very happy.

What made her happy wasn't that Gu Yifan spent money on her, but rather the undisguised, heartfelt doting he showed her.

That's why Xinling felt she had to work hard, starting by finding herself a few more sisters-in-law!
Only in this way can we better continue my brother's perfect genes!

That's right, Cyndi encouraged Gu Yifan to start a harem.

It's because she felt that her congenitally disabled body was unworthy of inheriting Gu Yifan's excellent genes.

Those more outstanding women should be allowed to have a child with Gu Yifan to carry on the family line.
It has to be said that Cyndi Wang's ideas were far ahead of their time.

The scene of Gu Yifan doting on Xinling made Xia Xingchen secretly envious.

Although Gu Yifan bought Xinling a car last time, perhaps because girls aren't particularly interested in cars, it wasn't as impressive as the large bags and packages she was carrying now.

Xia Xingchen, standing beside him, felt like a third wheel, interfering in someone else's relationship.

This left her feeling somewhat uneasy.

Until Gu Yifan handed over a beautiful bracelet, smiling and saying it was a belated Christmas gift.

Xia Xingchen froze, frantically trying to refuse.

But Cyndi persuaded him to stop.

Xinling, on the contrary, generously offered Xia Xingchen some advice.

He argued that Xingchen had been holding his arm for so long that night, so he was lucky to get away with it and that it was only right for him to accept it.

Xia Xingchen's face immediately turned red.

It was clearly Cyndi who asked me to hug her, so how did it become that I hugged her on my own initiative?

She was so confused by what Xinling said that she ended up not accepting it, and it was actually her fault that she reluctantly accepted it.

At this moment, Xinling stepped forward again and asked Gu Yifan to put the ribbon on Xia Xingchen's finger.

It can only be said that Xia Xingchen, this new team member, was a complete fluke, entirely thanks to Xinling's assistance.

When Xia Xingchen shyly extended her wrist, she watched as her long-time crush, Senior Brother Gu, put the bracelet on her wrist.

Her slight disappointment had long since vanished.

All that remained was an indescribable joy.

He kept looking down at the platinum openwork bracelet on his hand the whole way, clearly treasuring it dearly.

The Givenchy women's bracelet complemented Xia Xingchen's slender, fair wrist perfectly.

The three of them ate hot pot, went shopping, played video games, and tried their luck at the claw machine.

Two beautiful girls, each with their own unique charm, went to play the dance machine again.

Xinling, who had never played before, seemed a bit flustered and stiff, clearly unable to relax.

Xia Xingchen, who had studied dance, danced just as well as those girl groups, exuding confidence and youth, which attracted many onlookers.

Watch as Xia Xingchen patiently teaches Xinling how to use the keyboard.

Gu Yifan suddenly felt a sense of relief, as if his child had grown up and had his own good friends.

The relief didn't last long.

Xinling and Xia Xingchen ran over at the same time and pulled and dragged Gu Yifan onto the dance machine.

Gu Yifan: Don't come any closer!!!
As a result, Gu Yifan is good at everything else, but he's not good at dancing.

His movements were even more stiff than Cyndi Wang's.

Even Xia Xingchen couldn't stand it anymore and jokingly said that Gu Yifan's robotic dance was pretty good.

The combination of two women and one man attracted countless curious and envious glances.

They must be siblings with such a harmonious relationship!

This is the envious blessing that most men send.

It wasn't until the mall closed at 10 p.m. that Gu Yifan finally took the two girls, who had been having a blast all afternoon and evening, back to school.

"Oh dear, I forgot to bring Erxi some food. Xingchen, you go back first, I'll head back by myself later~"

At the school gate, when it was time to get off the bus, this is what Xinling said to Xia Xingchen.

"Alright then, Xinling, hurry back!" Still immersed in joy, Xia Xingchen didn't doubt Xinling and gave a soft reply.

Xia Xingchen got out of the car and watched the SUV drive away before turning around and walking into the school.

His pace quickened.

Finally, it turned into jumping and skipping, as if releasing the joy that hadn't yet dissipated in their hearts.

What happened today happened too fast for Xia Xingchen; she still feels like she's in a dream.

She actually hugged Yifan's arm and even received a gift from him personally.

It's safe to say that today is the happiest day of Xia Xingchen's year.

the other side.

Gu Yifan found a place to park, and Xinling got back into the passenger seat.

Inside the dimly lit car, only the warm light from the streetlights outside could barely make out each other's faces.

Neither of them spoke; the car was so quiet you could almost hear each other's heartbeats.

Their eyes met.

Xinling's beautiful eyes were dark and bright. Before Gu Yifan could speak, she wrapped her arms around him and cupped his face.

The blush on the girl's face was more beautiful than any confession.

As Gu Yifan's figure drew closer, Xinling slowly closed her eyes, her thin, cicada-wing-like eyelashes trembling slightly as she looked in Gu Yifan's direction.

The car fell silent, with only the faint sound of saliva being exchanged.

Their lips finally parted after touching.

"Come to my place tonight?" Xinling asked softly, her breath slightly ruffled, her face flushed and her eyes filled with affection. She pressed her forehead against Gu Yifan's.

Clearly, her sending Xia Xingchen away wasn't simply because she remembered she hadn't brought food for Erxi.

Gu Yifan was somewhat surprised.

I never expected that Cyndi Wang, this shy little girl, would become so proactive now.

Indeed, boys and girls are different.

When a boy doesn't get what he wants, he feels an itch in his heart, like being scratched by a cat.

Girls, on the other hand, are incredibly shy before taking things to the next level, but once they've actually gone through that final step, they gradually become more proactive.

But by then, the boys had become reserved and conservative.

Gu Yifan shook his head and refused Xinling.

Before Xinling could even react in surprise, he gave an explanation.

"You've already finished your exams, and we'll see each other every day at the company from now on, so there's no rush."

Gu Yifan affectionately stroked Xinling's hair and smiled.

Xinling thought about it and agreed. She pouted, pressed her face against Gu Yifan's chest, and mumbled.

"Brother Yifan, you're just trying to coax me. You're not coming to my place because of Sister Wanyu, right? Are you afraid she'll get angry?"

Gu Yifan didn't refute, and continued to gently stroke Xinling's hair, "Jealous?"

"A little bit," Xinling said very softly, but then she looked up and smiled slightly at Gu Yifan, her bright eyes staring at him without blinking.

"It's okay, I'll be fine soon. Sister Wanyu is more important."

Gu Yifan looked into Xinling's eyes; she wasn't being sarcastic, she genuinely believed it.

"If you're jealous, why are you pushing Xingchen towards me?" Gu Yifan asked with a sigh.

He originally didn't plan to add more teammates; the few girls around him were already a problem.

Not counting Yu Mo, there are also Xu Hongdou and Mingliang, making a total of six female confidantes.

What, you really want him to form a football team and play a match, right?

"Hehe, it was Xingchen's own choice. I just helped her out. Besides, brother, aren't you really tempted?" Xinling didn't answer the question directly, but instead said coquettishly.

Her bright, intelligent eyes were fixed on Gu Yifan.

Gu Yifan coughed strategically, "No!"

Cyndi covered her mouth and chuckled.

She doesn't believe it.

However, Xinling never intended to have Gu Yifan all to herself.

What's that saying again? A wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a stolen one, and a stolen one is not as good as one you can't steal.

Boys like novelty.

Xinling, of course, was 100% on Gu Yifan's side and was considering his best interests.

This is what makes Cyndi Wang different from other girls.

Other girls are like this: if he's good, I'm good too.

Cyndi's attitude is, "As long as he's okay, I'm okay."

Just as Gu Yifan was about to give Xinling another lecture, telling her that such thinking was too dangerous...
"Oh right, we still have some time before the dorm room is locked," Xinling suddenly said, pushing Gu Yifan's chest to straighten up.

"What, where do you want to go?" Gu Yifan thought Xinling wanted to go somewhere for a stroll.

Unexpectedly, Cyndi smiled shyly.

Blushing, she took off the rubber band from her wrist and tied her previously loose hair up high.

She revealed a small, palm-sized face and a fair, white neck, and winked at Gu Yifan.

Recently, Cyndi Wang felt that she had gotten a bit tanned and needed to take better care of herself.

Gu Yifan: "???"

What are you doing! Don't come any closer!
Two more days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Gu Yifan was still racking his brains over who to visit for the New Year.

Ms. Hu has temporarily given up on the idea, and will add Cyndi Wang to the list.

Gu Yifan advised Xinling to go back to the hospital for the New Year to see the director and the others, and that he would pick her up on the third or fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

I'll also bring some gifts for the children.

Although Cyndi was a little disappointed, she still obediently agreed.

Gu Yifan also promised Xinling that he would spend the next few days with her, as a way of making up for what he felt he owed her.

Now only Zhuge Dasheng's side, Nuolan, and Su Weiwei remain.

It seems difficult to refuse either of them.
If it's too difficult, then don't do it!
Gu Yifan really wanted to be possessed by Brother Crow and flip the table, so he just refused outright.

But when it comes to actually taking action...

Gu Yifan couldn't bring himself to refuse Madam Zhuge's expectations, not only from her but also from the little girl Dali. Not to mention Nuolan and Su Weiwei's expectations.

Nuolan has given a strict order: if Gu Yifan doesn't spend the New Year with them, the two of them will join forces to arrest him!

To resolve this matter.

Gu Yifan had been racking his brains for two days without finding a good solution, so he had no choice but to seek help from outside the venue.
"Ziqiao, you're here. I have something to ask you."

In suite 3602, Gu Yifan pushed open the door and walked in, only to find Zi Qiao sitting furtively at the dining table with his back to the door, fiddling with something.

"Who is it? Yifan? You scared me!"

Ziqiao almost fell off his chair, looking guilty; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so frightened by Gu Yifan.

However, before Gu Yifan could ask Guan Gu or whether Teacher Zeng and the others were there, he noticed the porcelain bowl that Zi Qiao was holding.

There was also some grayish, thick substance inside, like cement.

"Ziqiao, what are you doing? What's this?" Gu Yifan walked over and asked curiously, "Mixing cement?"

"No, I found this in the refrigerator, it looks like food." Ziqiao turned around, rubbing his hands together as he examined the unidentified object in the bowl.

He sniffed it and muttered to himself, "It doesn't smell like anything."

"Seems like?" Gu Yifan's expression was strange.

"You mean you didn't even know if this thing was edible, but you were already planning to eat it? Ziqiao, aren't you afraid of poisoning yourself?"

Ziqiao said nonchalantly, "Whether it's edible or not, we'll know once we try it. At least I won't starve to death before I'm poisoned!"

He then shared his personal motto.

As if to prove something, Ziqiao couldn't wait to pick up a spoon, scoop out a spoonful, and promptly stuff it into his mouth.

The next second, Ziqiao's eyes lit up, "Mmm~!!! It tastes really good, Yifan, do you want to try some?"

Gu Yifan opened his mouth to the side.

Wait, are you serious?

He had just realized that this thing might be Miss Qin's face mask.

Before he could even offer a word of warning, Ziqiao had already finished eating it.

Gu Yifan had to admire his magnanimity.

Faced with Ziqiao's invitation, Gu Yifan hesitated for a moment, then withdrew the truth he was about to tell, and waved his hand with an awkward laugh, "Forget it, I'm not worthy of it, you can eat it yourself."

Ziqiao gave Gu Yifan a strange look, then picked up a spoonful and stuffed it into his mouth. "Look at you people, you're all so strange. You can always uncover the mystery and get the answer if you're willing to try!"

"But most people would rather daydream than take the first step. I'm different. Only by daring to try can I achieve something better."

After saying that, Ziqiao took another delicious bite. "I must say, this bowl of cement is really good! How is this stuff made? It looks so rough, but it tastes so good."

"Hehe." Gu Yifan rolled his eyes, hoping that Ziqiao would still say those words when he found out that it was Yu Mo's face mask.

"Stop eating yet, no one's going to take it from you. I have something I want to ask you."

Gu Yifan sought out Ziqiao for a reason: firstly, he was experienced, and secondly, Ziqiao was the only one in the apartment who noticed something was off about his relationship with Yifei.

However, Ziqiao was very sensible and didn't tell anyone, lest Gu Yifan kill him to silence him.

Ziqiao: Is it possible that I'm afraid of being silenced, which is why I don't dare to say anything?

Yifan alone is enough to give me trouble, not to mention Yifei, and Wanyu, who is backed by a major financier.

What kind of good people are financiers?
He thought Gu Yifan was incredibly brave, daring to straddle two aircraft carriers!
Gu Yifan: You don't even know how brave you are.

"What is it?" Ziqiao asked, glancing sideways at Gu Yifan.

"Even Boss Gu has times when he needs to ask for help?"

Ziqiao told a lame joke.

"Stop talking nonsense," Gu Yifan replied irritably, pulled out a chair and sat down, then thought for a moment before speaking.

"Suppose, I mean, suppose, two girls both ask you to go home with them for Chinese New Year, and you can't refuse one of them, what would you do?"

Upon hearing this, Ziqiao's smile faded, and he blinked. "What, Yifei?"

"A friend of mine asked me to ask," Gu Yifan interrupted Zi Qiao expressionlessly.

Ziqiao scoffed, "Tch, making friends out of thin air, huh?"

But Ziqiao was also very excited to suddenly hear about this.

Is a chaotic scene about to unfold in the apartment?
It's really strange. Before, he was always the one who was caught in the eye of the storm and barely escaped death. This time, it's finally his turn to be a spectator.

"Of course I'll invite them all together. It's more fun with more people," Ziqiao replied maliciously.

"Speak like a human being," Gu Yifan said irritably.

Ziqiao, I advise you to be kind. Do you really think the boss's gossip is so delicious? How about I send you to Tanzania to play with hippos?

Seeing Gu Yifan narrow his eyes, revealing a dangerous glint in them, Zi Qiao shuddered and immediately sat up straight.

"Ahem, I was just joking. In this situation, you can just spend time with one person during the day and the other at night."

"It's Chinese New Year, bro. What reason could you possibly have to leave on New Year's Eve?" Gu Yifan rolled his eyes and said.

"This is a bit difficult," Ziqiao said, looking troubled.

According to his assumption, perhaps Wan Yu asked Gu Yifan to go to New York to meet her parents, and Yi Fei also asked him to come along.

One is in the far south and the other in the far north; it's truly impossible to have the best of both worlds.

"So even you, Young Master Lü, can't do anything about it?" Gu Yifan waited for a long time, and seeing that Zi Qiao still looked troubled, he deliberately said.

"Forget it, I'll just ask Gao Yi; he's more experienced."

"Wait a minute!"

As expected, Zi Qiao was furious when he heard that Gu Yifan planned to seek Gao Jian's help.

A strange sense of pride arises in men.

Gu Yifan abandoned him to go find Gao Jian, doesn't that mean he thinks he's inferior to Gao Jian when it comes to picking up girls!

"If it's that difficult, why not retreat to advance?" Ziqiao said lazily.

"Retreat to advance." Gu Yifan pondered Qiao's words for a moment, and a flash of inspiration crossed his mind, but he couldn't quite grasp the point.

Gu Yifan sat down again and gestured to Ziqiao, "Go on, tell me how you used the strategy of retreating to advance."

Ziqiao scooped up a spoonful of cement and happily stuffed it into his mouth. "This stuff is really good. Yifan, you really don't want a bite?"

"Stop talking nonsense." Seeing that Ziqiao was still keeping him in suspense, Gu Yifan had no choice but to use his trump card.

"If you can help my friend solve his problem, I'll consider sending you on a business trip to Japan during the Chinese New Year, with full reimbursement."

Gu Yifan really went all out.

He'll use both carrot and stick tactics, but of course, Ziqiao has to be able to handle the trouble for him.

Ziqiao's eyes lit up. "Really! It's a deal!"

"Since you've asked me, then I'll..."

Ziqiao originally wanted to say he would reluctantly agree, but seeing Gu Yifan's murderous gaze, he swallowed his words and gave an awkward smile.

"Then I'll help answer your questions."

"Since we can't afford to offend either side, why not just not go to either side, find an irresistible reason, and cut the Gordian knot?"

Ziqiao spoke, but it was as if he hadn't said anything at all.

Seeing that Gu Yifan was still frowning, Ziqiao blinked and said, "Dude, you still don't understand something this simple?"

"When you want to open a window in a house and the people inside don't agree, just smash down a wall and they'll let you open the window."

"If you have something more important than the New Year, that's enough to get you out of trouble."

Gu Yifan seized upon a sudden flash of inspiration, looked up, and asked, "You mean..."

"Pretend to be sick, or stage an accident. You don't even need to actually do it. Just go to the hospital and get a cast. That's your excuse," Ziqiao said in a relaxed tone.

He faked his death to escape from a girl's clutches, or to gain her pity, or to get rid of a girl.

This is something he's an expert at.

"I've used this trick before. To save a little girl, I unfortunately lost my third leg," Ziqiao sighed, looking out the window.

“I told them about it, and they were all very sympathetic and said they would not leave me.”

"But guess what happened?"

Seeing Ziqiao shrug and grin, Gu Yifan couldn't hold back any longer.

Ruthless man, Ziqiao truly lives up to his reputation as a ruthless man.

"Later you went to the palace to become a eunuch."

Ziqiao scoffed, "What? There are no eunuchs around now. Oh right, there's a bunch of eunuch authors too."

"Later, they said they loved me and wouldn't abandon me, but none of them came to see me! They all blocked me. I even went out of my way to get a plaster cast of underwear."

Gu Yifan didn't bother with Ziqiao, but Ziqiao's suggestion was a good idea.

Why didn't he think of that before?

Just pretend to be sick and say you need to recuperate in your apartment, that's all.

This way, I can reasonably refuse Nuolan and Sister Dasheng.

As for whether they will come knocking on our door.

Nuolan and Su Weiwei are possible, but Zhuge Dasheng probably won't; at most, he'll visit.

The more Gu Yifan thought about it, the more he felt there was potential.

"Alright, Ziqiao, you're really something. I thank you on behalf of my friend."

Upon hearing this, Ziqiao chuckled and said, "But it's best not to make it too serious, like saying you've passed away, otherwise they might still come to mourn."

"Believe me, it wouldn't look good if they bumped into each other."

Gu Yifan: "???"

Gu Yifan's mouth dropped open. "Don't tell me you actually did this."

Ziqiao shrugged and continued eating his cement.

Just then, Teacher Zeng came out yawning, "I'm so hungry, is there anything I can eat?"

"Hey, Yifan, what are you doing here? Oh right, you're on vacation? It's so nice to be on vacation."

"Teacher Zeng, you haven't adjusted your sleep schedule yet," Gu Yifan shrugged.

Although Teacher Zeng has become a new program host, the old program "Your Moon, Your Heart" will naturally not be discontinued unless he finds a stable new program.

This caused Zeng Xiaoxian's sleep schedule, which he had finally managed to adjust to after a two-month trip, to be disrupted again.

"Don't even mention it, Ziqiao, what are you going to eat?"

Zeng Xiaoxian saw Ziqiao silently eating the 'cement' faster and was curious, so he came over.

Thinking that he could save as many people as possible, Gu Yifan quickly reminded Teacher Zeng, "This is an unidentified object that Ziqiao found in the refrigerator. I advise you to be careful."

Ziqiao was displeased upon hearing this, "What unidentified object? This bowl of cement is quite good, okay?"

Teacher Zeng was shocked. "Ziqiao, you've evolved to the point where you can eat cement?"

"Teacher Zeng, you'll know once you try it." Without saying another word, Ziqiao prepared to let Zeng Xiaoxian try it out.

"Teacher Zeng, be careful," Gu Yifan reminded her next time.

Seeing this, Zeng Xiaoxian shook his head, "I'd better go find some food that normal humans can eat."

Just then, taking advantage of Zeng Xiaoxian's inattention, Ziqiao scooped up a spoonful and stuffed it into Zeng Xiaoxian's mouth.

"Hey, what are you doing? Hmm... Hiss, this seems pretty good!"

Zeng Xiaoxian was initially shocked, but then his eyes lit up and he gave a thumbs up.

"Isn't that right? I told you this stuff was pretty good. Yifan, you should have a bite!"

"No! You'll regret this!"

(End of this chapter)