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

Upon learning that Youyou had signed up for three plays on the same day.

Everyone was silent.

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I love plays too much. I thought since it wouldn't work out anyway, I couldn't put all my eggs in one basket."

He sighed and tried to explain, but his voice lacked confidence and grew softer and softer.

"So you chose to hang yourself on three trees at the same time?" Guan Gu sighed silently.

Youyou pouted her lips high.

"I was really unlucky this time, knowing that all three actresses were sick."

"Nephew, what do you think your aunt should do?"

Ziqiao shrugged. "Sorry, if you want me to get the female lead to stop acting, I can help you, but right now, I'm afraid I can't."

"You can't say that," Gu Yifan said, coughing.

“You can’t possibly perform three shows by yourself, so why don’t you just choose one?”

“That’s right, why not turn down Juliet? Anyway, Youyou, you can’t memorize the lines.” Guan Gu agreed.

“But I can’t just return the clothes,” Youyou shook her head.

“Then let’s turn down Zhu Yingtai. What kind of play is that? I’ve never seen it before,” Ziqiao replied.

Gu Yifan: "Ziqiao, you haven't just missed this one, you haven't missed any of the stage plays."

Ziqiao retorted, sticking his neck out, "Who said that!"

"What, which play have you seen? Tell me about it," Gu Yifan asked, spreading his hands.

"I've seen Li Bo's talk show!"

"Cut~!"

"No, and there's a third show. If I turn down the other two, the director will definitely blacklist me," Youyou said dejectedly.

Gu Yifan thought to himself that even if he didn't turn it down, if he messed up the performance, the director would still blacklist him.

Guan Gu pondered deeply, then a brilliant idea struck him.

"By the way, we can go find those leading ladies and ask them to be your substitutes, Youyou!"

"Great idea!" Youyou's eyes lit up, but she quickly lost confidence.

"But I was originally their substitute, how can I let them be my substitute?"

"We have to give it a try," Guan Gu said in a deep voice. "Zi Qiao, we need your help!"

"Me?" Ziqiao pointed to himself in confusion.

"You help me deal with those actresses, persuade them." Guan Gu knew that with his broken Mandarin, he would struggle to even speak, let alone persuade others.

But this isn't because of Ziqiao.

"I have an appointment with a girl this afternoon to go shark hunting, so I'm sorry I don't have time," Ziqiao said, trying to refuse.

"Nephew, your life or death depends entirely on you." Youyou pleaded.

Ziqiao looked conflicted and ultimately gave in.

"Okay, but I can't guarantee I can convince those two actresses."

"Don't worry." Gu Yifan wouldn't stand idly by. He took out his phone and said, "Ziqiao, feel free to try. If it doesn't work, I'll find some substitutes for Youyou."

Three-legged toads are hard to find, but there are plenty of two-legged actors.

There are plenty of actresses who have played Romeo and Juliet; you can just use money to get two of them.

"That's great! How come I didn't think of that!" Youyou said with a delighted expression.

Ziqiao said quietly, "Because Auntie, you don't have any money."

"Yifan, you have such a wide network of connections, you even know actresses." Guan Gu sighed with relief upon hearing Gu Yifan's reliable suggestion.

"Well, I don't know him, but someone definitely does," Gu Yifan said with a mysterious smile.

The crowd split into two groups.

Youyou and Guangu went to the theater to find out what her third performance was all about.

Although Gu Yifan knew it might be a thunderstorm, who knew if fate would change?

It's better to let her ask and find out.

Gu Yifan drove Ziqiao to the hospital to find actresses from two other stage plays.

Poor Zhang Wei was completely ignored and left in the apartment.

"Ziqiao, it all depends on you now, so cheer up!"

"Hey Yifan, you're even more handsome than me, why aren't you going?" Ziqiao said dismissively.

"That's why I'm afraid those female leads will fall in love with me again," Gu Yifan said shamelessly.

"vomit"

After parking the car, Gu Yifan asked Ziqiao about the two female protagonists' hospital rooms. Before going in, Gu Yifan quietly took out a mask and put it on.

"Hey buddy, you don't have to be like that. Do you really think those two girls will fall in love with you at first sight?"

“I heard that both of the leading ladies fell ill with the flu, and I don’t want to get infected.”

"Why didn't you say so earlier? Do you still have any masks? Give me one."

"Sorry, just one."

"You're ruthless!" Ziqiao's expression was stiff, but he was willing to go all out for his aunt.

Come to the door of the ward.

Ziqiao knocked on the door and went in, only to see a beautiful actress in a hospital gown, without any makeup. He immediately forgot about the flu.

"Is this Miss Yoko?"

"Who are you?" The actress turned her head in surprise, looking at Zi Qiao who was holding a bouquet of flowers.

"I'm your fan."

"Fans? I never imagined I'd have such handsome, oh, such loyal fans~"

Miss Yoko secretly glanced at the tall and handsome Ziqiao, her cheeks slightly flushed.

Seeing that Ziqiao was getting into the zone, Gu Yifan remained silent and didn't interrupt.

After Ziqiao's persuasive words...

Whether it was the fans who gave Ms. Yoko motivation, or the fear of being replaced, she rallied her spirits once again.

"Nurse, nurse! I want to be discharged!"

Ziqiao quietly slipped out, exchanged a glance with Gu Yifan, and then went to win over the second female lead.

Whether it's a coincidence or not, a Juliet and a Zhu Yingtai were both admitted to the same hospital.

Gu Yifan didn't go in this time, letting Ziqiao go in by himself.

"Watch closely, it's not that difficult." Ziqiao was full of confidence and prepared to try his best to win over another actress.

As a result, only a few minutes later...

Gu Yifan saw a man carrying a lunchbox walking towards them.

The two looked at each other.

The man looked puzzled when he saw Gu Yifan waiting at the door of the ward.

"Excuse me, are you here to find someone?"

Gu Yifan thought to himself, "Oh no," and asked calmly, "And who are you?"

"I am Junko's boyfriend."

"."

Gu Yifan shook his head decisively, "I'm not here to see your girlfriend, I'm waiting for someone."

"Oh." The man, still somewhat doubtful, prepared to push the door open and go in.

But the problem is, Ziqiao is still inside.

Gu Yifan knew something was wrong; Ziqiao was in trouble. He quickly shouted, "Wait a minute!"

"What is it now?" The man was startled and turned to ask.

"Um... where did you get this meal?" Gu Yifan asked, pointing to the boxed lunch the man had just brought over.

"The hospital cafeteria downstairs?" the man asked, puzzled.

"I'm really hungry right now. Here's a hundred yuan. Sell me your boxed lunch."

"What?" The man was stunned. "You want to sell my boxed lunch for a hundred dollars."

"That's right, are you selling or not?"

"A serving costs eight yuan at the restaurant downstairs. You can buy it yourself. You're not lying to me, are you?"

Gu Yifan didn't waste any words, "Here's the money, you can just go down and buy another one."

The man took the hundred-yuan note with some skepticism, examined it carefully several times, and confirmed that it was genuine.

Are you sure?

Without hesitation, the man handed the boxed lunch to Gu Yifan and turned to leave with a smug look on his face.

He muttered to himself, "People in Shanghai are so stupid and rich. They're willing to spend a hundred yuan on a boxed lunch that costs eight yuan downstairs."

Gu Yifan breathed a sigh of relief after the man had walked away.

Even if a man went in, nothing would probably happen, but you never know what might happen.

Soon, Ziqiao hurriedly pushed open the door and came out, beaming with pride as he spoke to Gu Yifan.

"It's done!"

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Gu Yifan urged Ziqiao.

"What's wrong? Why do you still have a boxed lunch in your hand?" Ziqiao asked curiously.

After leaving the hospital.

As I walked to the door, I saw a man making a phone call.

"Junko, I'm going back right away. Some idiot just bought my lunchbox for 100 yen. Hey, you're being discharged from the hospital? Why?"

Ziqiao suddenly turned to look at Gu Yifan, "Did you do this?"

"It's all because you're in there. I'm worried you might say something to that girl and cause a misunderstanding, and then get beaten up," Gu Yifan said with a shrug.

This is not an exaggeration; there are precedents to prove it.

Later, when Auntie participated in another play, it seemed that Ziqiao flirted with a married woman and almost got beaten up.

Ziqiao gave a thumbs up, "Good brother, I'll call you again next time something like this happens, be my wingman."

When we got back to the apartment...

Not long after, Youyou and Guangu returned.

"So? Did you find out what the third play is about?" Gu Yifan asked curiously.

"I found out. It's thunderstorms." Youyou had a real headache.

If we're talking about Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, she never really memorized the lines.

She hadn't even carefully read the lines for "Thunderstorm."

"What should I do now?"

"It's okay, Youyou, there's still time. The performance isn't until tomorrow, Saturday, so you can continue memorizing it," Guan Gu comforted Youyou.

Gu Yifan's phone rang at that moment.

I went to the balcony to answer the phone.

When I came back, I saw Youyou looking utterly hopeless, holding up a script.

"Youyou, don't worry, I've found you a teacher."

"Teacher?" Youyou asked in surprise.

"Ah."

Gu Yifan sought Gao Jian's help and found an actress who had played the lead role in Thunderstorm to be Youyou's teacher.

"With this intensive training, Youyou should be able to perform smoothly on Saturday."

"Thank you so much, Yifan!"

The ideal was wonderful, but reality was not as beautiful as imagined.
Until evening, in suite 3601.

Gu Yifan and Ziqiao squeezed onto the balcony, watching Youyou standing in the living room of 3602, being scolded.

"How long has it been? All afternoon, hasn't it?"

"It's been at least five or six hours. My aunt was being scolded like a grandson," Ziqiao sighed.
"Ziqiao, how can you talk like that? That's your aunt." Guan Gu quickly said.

Gu Yifan shrugged.

"Who can be blamed for this? It's only Youyou's own fault. She memorized all her lines, yet she dared to be a substitute."

Saturday morning.

"Youyou, are you alright?" Guan Gu asked, putting down his milk glass as Tang Youyou walked in.

After a whole night of intensive training, Youyou had dark circles under her eyes, but she nodded confidently.

"Don't worry, I can definitely give the audience a perfect performance!"

"That's fantastic!" Before Guan Gu could finish his congratulations.

Youyou's expression suddenly changed, and she sneezed violently.

"Ah!"

"Youyou, do you have a cold?"

"I don't know if it's because I caught a chill last night, but I feel dizzy right now," Youyou said, her expression somewhat dazed and her brows furrowed.

He staggered as he walked, and finally collapsed onto the sofa.

Suite 3601.

"What? Youyou got the flu too, and she's sick?" Gu Yifan asked in surprise.

"What about her performance tonight?"

"There's nothing we can do." Zhang Wei shook his head, looking helpless. "Youyou has already gone to get an IV drip. I hope she'll get better."

It seems God played a joke on Youyou.

In the evening, Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center

The flu struck fiercely, and even after taking medicine and receiving an IV drip, Youyou did not recover immediately.

He had no choice but to play despite being ill.

As soon as I stood on the stage, I forgot all the lines I had in my head.

"Say your lines, say your lines!" the male actor beside her urged.

Youyou barely mustered her spirits and, with a heavy nasal voice, managed to hold on until the very end.

Suddenly, the world spun before her eyes, and she eventually fainted on the stage.

This really scared the male actor next to him.

What a farce.
It continued until the afternoon of the following day.

Guan Gu accompanied Youyou after she finished her IV drip and they returned from the hospital.

"Youyou, you're back! How did you get?"

"I'm fine, I'm sorry to have worried everyone," Youyou said, feeling very ashamed.

"It's okay, as long as Youyou is alright, otherwise I'd be the one to blame." Gu Yifan said jokingly, seeing that Youyou looked much better despite her somewhat listless spirit.

"Guan Gu, you're pretty good. You were the first one to rush in and save the damsel in distress last night," Zhang Wei said with a smile.

He thought Tang Youyou's performance was quite good. Although he didn't understand much of the play, the part where Youyou fainted at the end was quite funny, so it was worth the ticket price.

"Not at all," Guan Gu said shyly.

"Hehe, thanks to Guan Gu-kun, thank you." Youyou said generously.

Just then, Youyou's phone rang.

"What should we do? It's the director calling." Youyou looked panicked.

She messed up the play; will the director blacklist her?

Unfortunately, whether you stick your neck out or not, you'll still get stabbed.

With a nervous heart, Youyou answered the phone, "Hello, director. This is Tang Youyou. Yes, I'm fine and have been discharged from the hospital."

After exchanging glances, everyone fell silent, waiting with concern.

A minute passed.

"Okay, director. I'll hang up now."

Tang Youyou hung up the phone.

Guan Gu quickly asked, "What did the director say? Did he blame you?"

Tang Youyou shook her head blankly, "No, the director told me to take good care of myself and even praised me, saying I have professional ethics for going on stage and performing despite being sick."

"That's great!" Zhang Wei said cheerfully. "It seems that Youyou won't be blacklisted by the theater circle."

"Not only that," Youyou's tone gradually brightened, "The director said that once I recover, I can go back and continue performing!"

"I've become the official female lead!"

It seems Youyou was stunned by the unexpected surprise.

Everyone congratulated Youyou.

Gu Yifan breathed a sigh of relief.

Youyou's misfortune turned into a blessing in disguise. Originally, the audience was not very satisfied with her performance, and she basically didn't get her lines right.

But then she collapsed on the stage.

Public opinion reversed immediately, and Youyou became a representative of dedicated actors.

This is a classic case of "a loss may turn out to be a blessing in disguise."

(End of this chapter)