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

Chapter 390 Zhang Wei, drunk, is not alone on the eve of New Year's Eve.
The bar counter, bathed in dim yellow light.

Empress Qin boldly launched a direct attack.

"Guess when your sister fell for you. If you guess right, there's a reward!"

Miss Qin's hair cascaded down like a waterfall, exuding a faint fragrance. She leaned over and whispered in Gu Yifan's ear.

The bar was lively, but not noisy.

So she deliberately got so close.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yifan turned his head and met the gaze of Miss Qin, who was tilting her head and looking at him.

Qin Yumo stared intently at him with slightly dazed eyes.

The two are very close.

Gu Yifan was so close that he could see Qin Yumo's long, slender eyelashes trembling slightly.

"When did you fall for him?"

After reminiscing for a moment, Gu Yifan tentatively asked, "That time at the apartment where we played Truth or Dare?"

“Wrong, you’ll be punished with a drink.” Miss Qin shook her head in surprise, her cheeks slightly flushed, and scolded him playfully.

"So you still remember that night? You even lied to your sister and said you blacked out?!"

Gu Yifan: "."

Gu Yifan shrugged and casually poured the remaining amber-colored liquor from the bottom of the glass into his mouth.

The Adam's apple moves up and down rhythmically.

Seeing this, Qin Yumo's lips curled up even more, and her gaze couldn't help but fall on the buttons on Gu Yifan's shirt collar.

Alcohol is the best catalyst for emotions, enough to change a person's initial thoughts.

For example, now.

As Qin Yumo gazed at Gu Yifan's face, an uncontrollable possessiveness began to surge within her.

She subtly brought her beautiful legs together, just as she was about to reveal the secret.

"Actually, my feelings for you started much earlier."

Suddenly, a swaying figure walked over, its target Gu Yifan.

He accidentally bumped into a chair leg, cried out in pain, and stumbled to the side of the bar, a strong smell of alcohol emanating from him.

The sudden appearance of the drunkard abruptly interrupted Miss Qin's words, causing her to instinctively shut up and look behind Gu Yifan.

Gu Yifan turned around hastily, his expression momentarily stunned, and said with a hint of surprise.

"Zhang Wei?! What are you doing here?"

"Hey, Yifan, it's been a long time!"

The "drunkard" raised his flushed face and grinned foolishly at Gu Yifan and Qin Yumo.

With his messy hair and that unassuming, honest face, it was Zhang Wei, whom I hadn't seen for a while.

"Hiccup~"

Zhang Wei couldn't help but let out a long, drunken hiccup.

Immediately, Gu Yifan and Miss Qin both covered their noses. The smell was indescribable; in short, it was very pungent.

"Zhang Wei, how much did you drink?"

Zhang Wei looked embarrassed and apologized repeatedly.

"Sorry, sorry. I only had two drinks."

Gu Yifan asked in surprise, "Two glasses? Wei-ge, your alcohol tolerance isn't that bad, is it?"

Zhang Wei chuckled sheepishly, "There's also a bottle of 58-proof baijiu."

Gu Yifan: No wonder!
"Zhang Wei, why are you at the bar alone? Where did you come from?" Gu Yifan saw Zhang Wei swaying as he tried to sit down, so he reached out to help him.

"Thank you. I came from over there."

Zhang Wei pointed to the toilet.

Gu Yifan: "."

The toilet is truly your respawn point, buddy.

"I mean, where were you drinking just now? With whom? Were you alone?"

Zhang Wei suddenly realized, and slurred, "That's right, it was just me. I drank it at the convenience store, it's warmer there."

This perfectly matches Gu Yifan's stereotype of Zhang Wei as a miser.

"Hey, Wei Ge, why are you at a bar again? You don't need to drink this much just to have fun before the New Year."

If it were someone I didn't know well, Gu Yifan generally wouldn't be too pleased if they drank like this; one needs self-control when drinking.

But who could blame him but Zhang Wei? Gu Yifan had a good impression of Zhang Wei, and besides, Zhang Wei probably didn't drink often in order to save money on alcohol.

This piqued Gu Yifan's curiosity.

Why did Zhang Wei drink so much?
"Hiccup, I came here specifically to find you, Brother Yifan, you were indeed at the bar," Zhang Wei mumbled.

"Find me?"

"That's right."

Gu Yifan was even more puzzled.

Although he had Zhang Wei's QQ account, the two of them basically never chatted.

Zhang Wei's profile picture is also mostly black, and he's using the system's default profile picture.

Why would I think of looking for him?

Could it be that Zhang Wei is in a bad mood?

Standing to the side, Miss Qin looked rather unhappy.

The sudden appearance of an outsider disrupted Qin Yumo's original plan.

Seeing that the two were chatting endlessly, Miss Qin frowned and gritted her teeth.

Where did this drunkard come from?!

"Yifan, is this your friend?"

Qin Yumo decided to take the initiative and speak first.

"You've met Sister Yu Mo before. This is Zhang Wei, a lawyer," Gu Yifan said, remembering the neglected Empress Qin who had been left out in the cold.

"Hello, hello." The drunken Zhang Wei reached out his hand to Qin Yumo, but was ignored by the somewhat angry Miss Qin.

Zhang Wei chuckled awkwardly and withdrew his hand.

Looking at the two of them, he suddenly realized, "Um...did I appear at a slightly inopportune time?"

Qin Yumo: You knew that too!
But then, Zhang Wei rubbed his eyes and looked Miss Qin up and down.

"Hey Yifan, did you fight with your girlfriend too? Why did you change her? I remember it wasn't this one last time."

That man is so despicable, he deserves a beating.

Miss Qin couldn't hold back her fists any longer and wanted to land them on Zhang Wei's silly big face.

Restraint, restraint!
Qin Yumo silently told herself, "It's the New Year, don't get angry."

She gently tugged at Gu Yifan's arm.

Miss Qin wanted Gu Yifan to say something and get rid of this eyesore.

Gu Yifan naturally understood what Miss Qin meant. He gently patted Miss Qin's fair wrist and said, "Wait a moment."

Miss Qin rolled her eyes beautifully.

Gu Yifan focused his attention on the word 'also' that Zhang Wei had just said.

Combined with Zhang Wei's sudden, completely drunk state...

"Brother Wei, did you have a fight with your girlfriend?" Gu Yifan asked tentatively.

Zhang Wei initially refused to admit it.

Oh, no~ How could I have argued with Xiaoli? Brother Yifan, you're really joking.

But laughing and laughing
A few minutes later.

Looking at Zhang Wei, who was sobbing uncontrollably with snot and tears streaming down his face, Gu Yifan's expression was a mixture of disgust and helplessness.

"Brother Wei, be strong, cheer up, don't cry."

"Waaah, what should I do? Xiaoli doesn't love me." Zhang Wei finally managed to explain the whole story in fits and starts.

He's drunk like this; he's definitely troubled by love.

Here's the thing.

Zhang Wei is an orphan who grew up in an orphanage; you could say the orphanage was his home.

Although Zhang Wei started venturing out on his own after starting university, he still goes back to visit his family every year before the Lunar New Year.

While you're at it, let's also make a donation.

As for why I don't go back more often...
My wallet can't handle giving so much charity money!

Seeing that Zhang Wei and Xiao Li were about to get married, he thought that he would take Xiao Li with him when he went back home for the Chinese New Year.

On the one hand, it's to show the dean that he has really grown up and is ready to settle down and start a family.

On the one hand, he wanted to cultivate his relationship with Xiaoli more, since although he was Xiaoli's fiancé, the two of them didn't meet very often.

This can be described as a tragedy of arranged marriage in the new era.

However, Zhang Wei was the 'poor little wife' who was disliked and pleased neither side.

Xiaoli, on the other hand, is a modern woman who, after being influenced by new ideas, wants to break free from arranged marriage.

It's too far off topic.

Zhang Wei originally thought Xiao Li wouldn't refuse, but to his surprise, she not only refused, but also got angry that Zhang Wei didn't accompany her to her parents' house for the Chinese New Year.

Zhang Wei naturally rushed to explain.

They haven't registered their marriage yet, and this is just a one-time thing. He'll accompany Xiaoli to her home for Chinese New Year from now on.

But Xiaoli wouldn't listen at all, or rather, she was just looking for an argument.

Ultimately, this turned into an argument, or rather, Xiaoli venting her dissatisfaction on her own.

Zhang Wei was used to being bullied and didn't dare to argue with Xiao Li.

But Xiaoli's words, telling him to understand his place—that he was just a live-in son-in-law—deeply stung Zhang Wei's heart.

Although he was insecure, he also had self-respect.

Zhang Wei questioned Xiao Li, asking if she had absolutely no feelings for him.

结果
Xiaoli readily admitted that she had never loved Zhang Wei, and that being with him and getting engaged was merely a requirement from her parents.

The two parted unhappily.

Zhang Wei, down on his luck, walked the streets and for the first time considered getting drunk.

He bought the cheapest bottle of baijiu at the convenience store, and as he drank it, he thought of Gu Yifan.

The two can be considered friends.

Zhang Wei wanted to talk to him, so he came looking for him.

After hearing about Zhang Wei's experience, both Gu Yifan and Miss Qin felt a pang of sympathy.

In this relationship, Zhang Wei was arguably the most submissive party; a live-in son-in-law has no rights whatsoever.

Xiaoli's family, while not extremely wealthy, is certainly well-off.

Why would she be interested in a poor student like him, an orphan who failed the bar exam three times?

It's because she thinks he has a clean background and that after they get married, he and Xiaoli can take care of their parents together.

Zhang Wei himself knew this, but since he really liked Xiao Li, he didn't care about all that.

What Zhang Wei found most unacceptable was that Xiao Li didn't like him; she was only with him because her parents wanted her to.

"It feels so much better to have said all this, burp." After venting his emotions, Zhang Wei let go of Gu Yifan's arm and said with a face full of gratitude.

Zhang Wei, who had firmly taken Gu Yifan by his side, kept rambling on and on.

Miss Qin, who felt ignored, felt both sorry for him and angry.

She did it first!

Just when Wanyu was finally gone and Yifei wasn't around either, a man suddenly appeared and tried to steal her man!
The resentment in Miss Qin's eyes was almost tangible.

"So, Wei-ge, what are your plans for the future?" Gu Yifan asked again after Zhang Wei calmed down.

In Gu Yifan's view, this might not be such a bad thing.

As the saying goes, a short pain is worse than a long one.

I don't know if this part was in the original story.

But if Zhang Wei truly accepts that Xiao Li doesn't love him, then their separation might not be such a bad thing.

At least it avoided the humiliation of the bride running away from the wedding in public.

But before Gu Yifan could even offer any words of comfort to Zhang Wei...

Zhang Wei fell silent, his eyes darting around. "I believe Xiaoli; I believe she didn't do it on purpose."

"Huh?" Gu Yifan's mouth dropped open.

“Even if she doesn’t have feelings for me now, after we get married, over time she’ll see my efforts and maybe she’ll start to like me too,” Zhang Wei said, slightly drunk.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Wei was not only not awakened by the scolding, but also hoped that Xiao Li would fall in love with him in the future.

Even Miss Qin couldn't stand hearing that.

She frowned and retorted.

"Your fiancée looks down on you and doesn't like you. How can you be sure you'll be happy together in the future?"

Zhang Wei lowered his head and remained silent.

After a long while, just when Gu Yifan thought Zhang Wei had fallen asleep...

Zhang Wei suddenly straightened up, picked up the half-empty bottle of whiskey next to him, and gulped down several large mouthfuls.

The pungent alcohol irritated Zhang Wei's throat.

“I know that many people will say that I am marrying into her family, becoming a live-in son-in-law, and that I am after her family’s money.”

"But I don't care. I like Xiaoli, I really like her, so I don't care about these things."

"Sometimes I think about it, it's been so long since I graduated, and I still haven't passed the bar exam. All I can do is burn CDs at a law firm, and I haven't accomplished anything yet."

"It's understandable that Xiaoli doesn't like me like this."

Zhang Wei rambled on in a self-deprecating tone.

"Brother Wei, don't underestimate yourself. You've already surpassed many people. Not everyone can start like you and persevere to get this far," Gu Yifan tried to comfort Zhang Wei.

But Zhang Wei clearly knew that Gu Yifan was comforting him, and didn't pay much attention to it.

Brother, you don't understand. I really want a home.

Zhang Wei's dejected tone made Gu Yifan pause.

In some ways, Zhang Wei and Cyndi Wang are quite similar.

Because they are orphans and lack parental love, they value kinship and family even more, to the point of longing for it.

Therefore, Zhang Wei could forgive Xiao Li's words and attribute Xiao Li's lack of love to his own lack of effort.

Unfortunately, they like cockroaches; no matter how hard you try, Zhang Wei, you can't become an American cockroach.

Zhang Wei's voice gradually became indistinct, and his head sank involuntarily.

Gu Yifan could vaguely hear Zhang Wei muttering to himself.

"Xiaoli, I swear, I can definitely make you happy, so please don't leave me."

"Viagra? Viagra?"

Gu Yifan nudged Zhang Wei, who was asleep on the bar counter.

Zhang Wei remained motionless; clearly, those last few large gulps of whiskey had completely overwhelmed him.

Gu Yifan felt that saving Wei Ge would be a long and arduous journey.

Zhang Wei is clearly stubborn and won't admit defeat until he faces dire consequences.

No matter how much you try to persuade them, it probably won't make much of a difference.

Miss Qin breathed a sigh of relief and finally fell asleep.

She felt sorry for Zhang Wei, but that wasn't a reason for him to suddenly appear and ruin her plans!

"What should we do now?" Miss Qin asked Gu Yifan.

With his condition like this, it's probably impossible for him to get home safely. If he goes out and sleeps on the streets, he'll probably be taken straight to the crematorium the next day.

"Let's take it back to the apartment first."

Gu Yifan shook his head and sighed.

With the Lunar New Year just around the corner, why are there so many sad things and sad people?

Suite 3602.

"Hey, you're back! Freshly baked New Orleans chicken wings, wanna have a bite?"

Gu Yifan helped Zhang Wei up as Miss Qin pushed open the door and walked in.

Hearing the noise, Teacher Zeng, Guan Gu, and Zi Qiao, who were all huddled in the kitchen wearing aprons, all turned to look.

Wearing thick gloves, Ziqiao took out perfectly roasted New Orleans chicken wings from the microwave.

No wonder this kid didn't go to the bar; he was eating chicken wings at his apartment.

"Hey, Yifan, why are you carrying someone back? This guy looks familiar."

Ziqiao took off his gloves, carrying a basin of something that looked like cement, and walked over while stirring it.

Gu Yifan helped Zhang Wei, who had fallen into a state of unconsciousness, to the sofa and put him down. He recognized the basin of cement in Ziqiao's hand at a glance and said in surprise.

"Isn't this Yu Mo's face mask formula? Zi Qiao, didn't you develop a psychological aversion to it?"

"Who says you can't eat face masks? Coca-Cola started as a medicine, but it became a beverage later," Ziqiao said nonchalantly and confidently.

"Would you like to try a bite?"

Gu Yifan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Then I'll have a bowl."

"Leave me a bowl too, I'll put on a face mask tonight," Miss Qin said with a smile.

Ziqiao gave Yumo a resentful look, "You clearly didn't use that bowl last time, yet you lied to us."

Miss Qin dismissed it, saying, "Who told you to touch my face mask?"

Qin Yumo's mood improved somewhat.

Although their plans were disrupted, the two walked out of the bar.

Seeing the thin layer of snow covering the stone pavement, which was unusual for them, Ms. Qin became excited again.

"You're back just in time! Try my Northeastern-style cold noodles!"

Teacher Zeng also came over excitedly carrying a large bowl of cold noodles, but then noticed Zhang Wei lying on the sofa.

"Isn't this Yifan, your friend? What's his name again?"

"Zhang Wei, right!" Zi Qiao was deep in thought when Teacher Zeng gave him a hint, and he immediately remembered it, clapping his hands as he spoke.

“That’s right, it’s Zhang Wei.” Gu Yifan nodded.

"Why is this guy sleeping like that?" Ziqiao asked curiously.

"Alright, stop asking so many questions. He's just going through a tough time. He's just asking to borrow your suite's sofa. I'll get him a blanket in a bit." Gu Yifan wasn't about to bring up Zhang Wei's sad story.

"Hey, your suite also has a sofa." Ziqiao said with some disdain for Zhang Wei, who reeked of alcohol.

Coincidentally, Gu Yifan is the same.

He also knew that Zhang Wei seemed to have a sleepwalking problem, but he didn't know if it had always been there or if it had appeared later.

"Stop talking nonsense, two hundred yuan, just take care of him for me, make sure he doesn't die."

“Three hundred. If he throws up, I can help clean up.” Ziqiao immediately held up three fingers.

"You're greedy enough. Fine, three hundred it is." Gu Yifan nodded.

Ziqiao then grinned and said to Teacher Zeng and Guangu, "Let's each get a hundred."

That's why I asked for 300.

Seeing that it was Gu Yifan's friend, Zeng Xiaoxian and Guan Gu had no objections.

"By the way, where's Meijia?" Gu Yifan went to room 3601 to retrieve a blanket, but suddenly realized that Meijia seemed to be missing.

"She went home today," Miss Qin said casually.

"What? She has a home in Shanghai?" Ziqiao was shocked. "How come I didn't know?"

Gu Yifan rolled his eyes. In the plot, it seems that Ziqiao later went with Meijia to steal the household registration book.

"There's a lot you don't know. There are things that are really that strange," Miss Qin replied calmly.

During dinner, Gu Yifan mentioned his plan to throw a New Year's Eve party the next day.

Upon hearing this, Ziqiao immediately raised both hands in agreement.

"Yifan, you understand me too well. How did you know I was brewing a New Year's Eve operation plan?"

Seeing that Ziqiao was about to talk about his grand plan with great enthusiasm, Gu Yifan quickly stopped him.

"Stop! Leave your plans for next year, and plan them properly for another year."

Gu Yifan didn't want to go to the police station with Ziqiao.

Ziqiao thought for a moment, "Okay, then I'll inform the handsome guys and beautiful girls in the apartment!"

Guan Gu said quietly, "I think Zi Qiao, you're planning to collect the money as a gift, aren't you?"

After finishing her meal, Ms. Qin said she would go back and put on a face mask, and then got up to leave.

Before leaving.

Qin Yumo also paid special attention to Gu Yifan.

But seeing his calm expression, Miss Qin secretly pursed her lips.

What are you pretending to be so profound for, you little rascal?

Regardless, Qin Yumo had just given Gu Yifan a secret signal.

She hooked her finger around Gu Yifan's hand.

It's so obvious, he shouldn't be unaware of it.

Miss Qin turned around and left, tossing her beautiful hair behind her.

She was proud, but she was also willing to reach out to a man, but only once.

Qin Yumo has made her choice; now it's up to Gu Yifan to decide.

Gu Yifan remained calm on the surface, and even played a game of Three Kingdoms Kill with Guan Gu and Zi Qiao for a while, talking about the information that the bar downstairs was going to relocate.

Gu Yifan learned more detailed information from Zi Qiao.

It seems the bar owner is looking to make an investment.

It's said to be a very valuable collectible. Since these quiet bars don't make much money anyway, I'm planning to sell the bar and invest in that collectible instead.

Buy a few thousand or a hundred sets, then sit back and wait for the value to appreciate.

Gu Yifan sighed.

Even without Teacher Zeng's deceptive gold-inlaid jade coin, the shop owner would still fall for other people's tricks.

How did this world go from earning money through labor to trying to cheat and swindle money from others?

At least Gu Yifan felt that he had put in the work to receive the reward.

For example, he has always tried his best to meet the emotional needs of women, and, well, their physical needs as well.

Ziqiao and Teacher Zeng didn't ask Gu Yifan what he was thinking.

Although the bar downstairs was where everyone stayed, they didn't want to force Gu Yifan to spend money to buy it or anything like that.

Of course, Gu Yifan wouldn't feel pressured, and he had indeed considered buying it.

But all of this will have to wait until after the New Year.

And now.
Gu Yifan was going to keep his last appointment of the year Dinghai in the lunar calendar.

As Gu Yifan was leaving, he overheard Ziqiao still talking about the bar.

Zeng Xiaoxian asked Ziqiao out of curiosity what the boss was going to invest in, so he could try his luck and maybe make a profit.

Ziqiao thought for a moment, "It seems to be a kind of virtual currency."

Zeng Xiaoxian was taken aback. This thing is just a virtual item, yet it can be collected and sold for money.

"Who knows? Anyway, it seems to be called Bitcoin. It's a pity Zhanbo isn't here. Zhanbo should know about it. The bar owner even bought a lot of computers to mine it."

Zeng Xiaoxian couldn't understand what Ziqiao was saying at all, and Ziqiao didn't really understand either.

Gu Yifan, however, paused at the door.

"Ziqiao, are you talking about Bitcoin?"

"What's wrong?" Ziqiao nodded and responded loudly.

"fine."

Gu Yifan opened the door and went out.

Good grief, he took back what he just said.

This boss really has a knack for investing; no other business makes money as fast as this.

Should he do some too?
Forget it, it's too early to do it now. Let's wait and see.

Thinking about it, Gu Yifan walked to the door of 3601 and was just about to open it.

But then, a soft creaking sound came from the direction of suite 3603 on the right side of the corridor as a door opened.
Gu Yifan turned his head and saw the half-closed door of room 3603.

Without hesitation, he turned and walked toward 3603.

It seems I won't be lonely on the eve of the Lunar New Year.

(End of this chapter)