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

[You see, Miss Xiahou of the Xiahou family is exceptionally talented, but she lacks a certain opportunity. Therefore, I have developed a fondness for her talent and intend to take her on as your personal disciple.]

However, it remains to be seen whether Miss Xiahou is willing. Please inquire about her opinion and successfully accept her as your apprentice!

[Task Reward: System balance +10, additional reward for first-time apprentice recruitment]

Xia Xingchen mentioned the hole-in-the-wall restaurant.

It was indeed a tiny, unassuming restaurant, hidden deep in an alley. The shop wasn't big, and all the tables inside were already full, as were the tables outside.

There were students, migrant workers, nearby residents, and office workers.

To attract so many people, it must be not only affordable but also taste pretty good.

"This is it. What do you think, Brother Yifan? You've never been here before, have you?"

Xia Xingchen was in a great mood. If she weren't wearing a dress and couldn't jump around too much, she might have been as excited as a little bunny.

Now that she was leaving the school, she no longer had any reservations and directly took Gu Yifan's arm.

She wasn't in a hurry to expose their relationship; girls her age often like to deceive themselves.

At least now her relationship with Gu Yifan has taken a big step forward, hasn't it?

Xia Xingchen felt she should be content.

"I've never been here before, but it looks pretty good."

"Right? Hey, there's a seat here!"

Just then, a group of guests finished their meal and stood up. Xia Xingchen quickly ran over to grab a seat.

Gu Yifan thought of the small restaurant that Su Weiwei had taken him to before. He hadn't been there in a long time and missed it quite a bit.

"How did you find this place?" Gu Yifan asked curiously.

"Oh, a senior from the student council told me about this place. We've had student council dinners here before," Xia Xingchen said as she waited for the waiter to clear the table.

"I heard this shop has been open for over twenty years. By the way, Yifan, aren't you from Shanghai? How come you didn't know?"

"Who says people from Shanghai have to be very familiar with Shanghai?" Gu Yifan shrugged.

He pondered the task the system had just assigned him.

How should he bring it up?
Asking out of the blue, "Star, would you be willing to become my disciple?" is a bit too awkward.

"Hehe, I think I'll stay in Shanghai to develop my career in the future," Xia Xingchen said with a sigh.

Gu Yifan shrugged. "Didn't we agree that you'd come work for me as my finance manager? I'm short-staffed right now."

"That will be two or three years from now. By then, Brother Yifan's company will be bigger and bigger, and he may not need me anymore," Xia Xingchen said softly.

“Of course, you’re welcome to come anytime you’re willing,” Gu Yifan said.

Xia Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stood up. "I'll go order."

You could vaguely see that her cheeks were slightly flushed.

Although Xingchen might have had some ulterior motives in her words, Gu Yifan wasn't bothered by them.

Not all girls are as completely devoted to him as Cyndi Wang.

However, Xia Xingchen's worries were unnecessary.

As someone with an identity recognized by the system, Gu Yifan was too busy thinking about how to stay, since the system had given him so much.

It didn't take long.

Xia Xingchen returned with two glass bottles of plum juice.

"Na."

Gu Yifan took it. "Thanks."

"No need to thank me, Brother Yifan. You've treated us to so many meals and even helped us enroll in driving school. I should be thanking you."

Before long, the steaming hot food was served.

"You guys eat first, the rest of the dishes will have to wait a while." The person serving the dishes was the owner of this small, hole-in-the-wall restaurant, a very enthusiastic middle-aged woman whose accent suggested she wasn't from Shanghai.

"Okay, thank you." Xia Xingchen took the rice from the wooden bucket and then took Gu Yifan's bowl to serve him rice.

Gu Yifan picked up the bowl and said, "I can do it myself next time."

"It's okay. I've been wanting to serve you rice, Yifan-ge, but Xinling is too fast. Now that Xinling isn't here, it's my turn," Xia Xingchen said shyly.

That sentiment was basically made clear.

Unfortunately, Gu Yifan was not fortunate enough to receive such a beautiful woman's favor.

Nolan had no choice but to accept it, whether she wanted to or not.

As for Xia Xingchen, whose feelings were also obvious, Gu Yifan could only avoid answering.

Sometimes Gu Yifan admits that he is quite selfish. The girl has taken such a initiative, he should have refused her instead of dragging her along.

But Gu Yifan was also quite innocent. He had only appeared at school a few times and had never had any feelings for Xinling's roommate, but his charm was undeniable.

all in all.

Gu Yifan planned to let the girl figure things out on her own, without hurting her feelings as much as possible, so that she would realize that the two of them were not suitable for each other.

"Yes, Xinling is my sister, so it's only right that she helps her brother get some rice."

Xia Xingchen immediately said, "Then Erxi and I are the same, we've been calling him Brother Yifan for so long."

"Yes, yes, I misspoke." Gu Yifan picked up a piece of shredded pork with garlic sauce and gave it to Xia Xingchen, who happily accepted the apology.

The two of them chatted while eating.

Xia Xingchen usually appears very quiet and doesn't talk much.

However, after getting to know her better, Gu Yifan discovered that this girl was exceptionally talkative.

Once they start talking, they can't stop.

From school relationships to embarrassing incidents in the dormitory, and the fact that several vice presidents of the student union don't get along with each other, to the open and covert struggles among other departments.

"And what about you?" Gu Yifan asked curiously as he ate his meal slowly.

"Me? I don't care about their petty squabbles." Xia Xingchen scoffed at these childish workplace power struggles.

She didn't understand either. It was just the school's student council; what was there to fight over? And why were people trying to curry favor with the ministers and the president?

Does it add points or something?

"When I first entered university, I thought the student council would be really powerful. In reality, they're just free laborers for the teachers. They even have to do room checks and stand guard late at night. If it weren't for the fact that quitting requires writing a self-criticism and having to read it aloud in front of everyone at the Monday meeting, I would have quit long ago," Xia Xingchen complained, not even eating her meal.

Especially with an example like Gu Yifan around.

Although Xia Xingchen knew very little about Gu Yifan's career from Xinling, she didn't know much about it.

But precisely because of this, Xinling naturally praised Gu Yifan to the best of her ability and would never say anything bad about him.

In addition, several senior students from the previous year in their department's student union were able to get internships at Gu Yifan's company thanks to Xia Xingchen's help.

No matter how things are at school, once you leave school, you'll still have to work for Yifan's company.

One to two to go.

Xia Xingchen looked down on those childish classmates who were playing house.

"Oh, just like a lotus, rising from the mud unsullied, beautiful on its own," Gu Yifan said with a smile.

Xia Xingchen nodded, but then thought for a moment, "Okay, Brother Yifan, are you saying I'm a white lotus?"

"I didn't say that."

"You have it, you have it!" Xia Xingchen pouted and took the opportunity to put a piece of pork rib on Gu Yifan's plate. "As an apology, eat it quickly."

After watching Gu Yifan finish eating, Xia Xingchen rested her chin on her hand and asked again like a curious child.

"By the way, Yifan, why did you go back to school today?"

"Oh, I originally came here to apply for a leave of absence from school."

"Take a leave of absence from school?!"

Hearing this, Xia Xingchen's heart skipped a beat, and she felt a little uneasy.

Why did you take a break from school?

Gu Yifan explained the whole story: "The company is too busy right now, and there's no one who can help me. I can't even keep up with my work. Besides, I don't even come to school more than a few times a month. I might as well just take a break from school."

“But the department head rejected me,” Gu Yifan shrugged. “So I’m still a college student.”

Xia Xingchen secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Gu Yifan had failed to complete the process.

Even if Gu Yifan drops out of school, with Xinling around, he can still see her in the future.

But there were never any more chances to run into each other like this at school. "Brother Yifan, you're amazing. How did you get to where you are today?" Xia Xingchen exclaimed sincerely.

If it were her, even if she achieved something in the future, she probably wouldn't be half as successful as Yifan.

"It was just good luck, really."

As Gu Yifan spoke, an idea suddenly came to him.

Although it was just a meal.

But Gu Yifan discovered that this girl was very rational, had mature thinking, and also had her own ideas.

If trained properly, they will definitely become key personnel in the company in the future.

Frankly speaking, apart from scientific research and similar jobs, most jobs in the world are just about getting by; 80% of people can do them.

Since you have such insightful views, and Mingliang and the others have gradually grown into qualified managers after their experiences, then Xia Xingchen can naturally do the same.

"Geniuses usually say they're just a little bit smarter than ordinary people, but nobody really knows how much that little bit is," Xia Xingchen said, frequently putting food on Gu Yifan's plate.

“Xingchen, you just lack a little experience,” Gu Yifan said.

"But if you're interested, I can teach you."

"Teach me?" Xia Xingchen blinked.

"Well, become my apprentice, and I'll teach you how to start your own business and become a big boss, how about it?" Gu Yifan said jokingly.

"Pfft." Xia Xingchen was amused.

"Brother Yifan, you're just kidding me. If this could be taught, wouldn't everyone be a Buffett or a Jobs?"

"Oh, so you don't want to?" Gu Yifan shook his head regretfully.

"Hey! Who said I didn't want to?" Xia Xingchen quickly said, "What if I am that one-in-a-million genius girl?"

Gu Yifan gave a thumbs up, "Well said, confidence is the beginning of success."

"whee."

Xia Xingchen didn't care whether Gu Yifan was joking or serious.

She just felt...
If Gu Yifan wasn't just teasing her, then wouldn't there be another layer of relationship between them?
Just that alone makes it impossible for her to refuse.

"If I ask Brother Yifan to be my teacher, do I need to prepare a gift for becoming his student?"

"No need for that, but call me Master."

"You're really screaming?"

Looking at Gu Yifan waiting for her, Xia Xingchen's cheeks flushed red, and she finally called out softly.

"Master~"

Gu Yifan breathed a sigh of relief. Is this alright now?

But then Gu Yifan noticed that the system didn't seem to indicate success.

What the heck? They've already called him Master.

"Speak louder, your voice is too soft, Master can't hear you."

"Master!"

This time, Xia Xingchen shouted louder.

The diners nearby all turned to look.

However, seeing that they were two young people, they assumed they were joking.

"Is this finally okay?" Xia Xingchen asked softly.

[You have successfully accepted your first personal disciple. Mission complete! Rewards have been issued; please check them.]

Seeing the system notification finally appear, Gu Yifan breathed a sigh of relief, "It's okay, it's okay."

"Now that I'm calling you Master, can I ask you to hang out with me from now on?"

"this one"

[Your newly accepted disciple, Miss Xiahou, wishes to request guidance from her master. Completing the guidance will reward her with cultivation points and other rewards.]

[This marks the first time I've mentored a disciple, and I've already earned the achievement reward!]

Gu Yifan: It's not that I don't want to solve it, it's just that the system is giving me too much!

It's just that I occasionally go out to eat with this young girl.

"Great!"

After lunch, Xia Xingchen had classes in the afternoon, so Gu Yifan took her back to school first.

"Then I'll go back first."

Xia Xingchen had the idea of ​​simply skipping class.

However, it was never put into practice in the end.

After all, Gu Yifan had said on the way that if she was willing, she could help out at the company like Xinling when she didn't have classes, and he would give her a salary.

Xia Xingchen didn't care about salary; what she cared about was being able to go to the company legitimately.

Moreover, Yifan seems to think highly of her.

She also said she could be of help in the future and become a key member of the company's management team.
With that in mind, Xia Xingchen secretly made up her mind.

She also needs to work hard like Xinling and become even more outstanding! Only in this way will she not fall behind and will she have a chance to catch up with Yifan.

Watching Gu Yifan drive away.

Xia Xingchen took a deep breath.

"Just wait, I will definitely become better, and when that day comes, I will tell you all my feelings!"

"Drip drip!"

Just then, the cell phone rang.

Xia Xingchen answered the phone, "Hey Erxi? You passed the exam! That's great! You can only take the fourth part of the exam this afternoon? No problem, I'll ask your teacher for leave for you."

Gu Yifan multitasked, quickly checking the system rewards he had received while driving.

An unexpected surprise.

In addition to the system balance and some mall points, the system also provides a special feature as a reward.

It means that the master can share the disciple's cultivation experience, including cultivation level and skill experience!
This is a special feature that teammates don't have.

Gu Yifan's cultivation has now entered a bottleneck period, and according to the calculation, he is stuck at level 69.

Perhaps Xia Xingchen can bring him some surprises.

Time flies, it's Wednesday.

Gu Yifan drove to pick up Ms. Hu and Miss Lin.

Unexpectedly, Miss Qin was also there. It turned out that she had contacted Yifei and the others privately and flew directly to Hong Kong. The three women spent a few days in Hong Kong before returning together.

This was truly a 'big surprise' for Gu Yifan.

Especially Miss Qin's eyes, which were charming yet tinged with a hint of sorrow.

My scalp is tingling.
Inside the apartment.

Everyone had already heard that the two had brought back gifts, so they all gathered together.

"Welcome back!"

Ziqiao was the first to set off the fireworks. With a bang, the confetti flew out and scattered throughout the living room.

Gu Yifan: "."

That bastard, doesn't he know how much trouble it is to clean up all that confetti?

"Ziqiao, you're in charge of cleaning up!"

Wanyu and Yifei took out gifts, and everyone received one, including Youyou.

This made Youyou feel flattered and gave her a new understanding of Miss Lin's generosity.

Before dinner, Ms. Hu's irritable voice rang out again in the suite.

“Zhang Wei, Zeng Xiaoxian, you two not only didn’t help, but you still dared to steal! You’re dead, I’m telling you! Even Jesus couldn’t save you.”

Gu Yifan, who was cooking in the kitchen, smiled.

No matter how time changes, the apartment remains as lively as ever. (End of Chapter)