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

Inside the bar downstairs.

Meijia and Youyou returned carrying large and small bags, saying they were gifts for everyone. Although they didn't bring any souvenirs, the gifts were still a token of their affection.

"Meijia, it's good that you're back, why go to all this trouble?" Zhang Wei happily picked up the leather jacket Meijia had given him and tried it on; it was indeed very nice.

Wearing a leather jacket in this season is a bit inappropriate, isn't it?

"Wait, what does 'spend money' mean?" Although Guan Gu had been there for a long time, there were still some things he didn't quite understand. "Why haven't I heard this word before?"

"I feel bad that I spent too much money," Ms. Hu said, picking up the necklace Meijia had given her, trying it on happily, and rolling her eyes.

Guan Gu still didn't quite understand.

Gu Yifan said, "If you give us gifts that are too expensive, people will say you're spending too much money."

Guan Gu suddenly realized, "Oh, I see. So you can say 'inviting someone to dinner' like that?"

"Of course, Guan Gu, you're really smart!"

Meijia said with a smile that she and Youyou had bought the same pink tutu dresses and looked just like two sisters.

"You two got along so well in just one afternoon?" Zeng Xiaoxian said, quite surprised.

"Of course, it's always been easy for girls to become friends," Youyou said with a grin, hugging Meijia.

"I think it's not that it's easy for girls to become friends, it's just that it's easy for you guys."

Gu Yifan shrugged and said, still holding a bottle of men's cologne in his hand.

He has absolutely no use for this thing.

But it was Mika's kind gesture.

"Thank you, Meijia. I really like the scent of this perfume," Gu Yifan said to Meijia.

"Hehe, Youyou and I like it too." Meijia smiled and said, "It's just that we couldn't figure out which perfume you were wearing before. We were originally planning to give you the same one."

Gu Yifan shrugged and didn't say anything.

Just then, Mika's phone rang, and she took it out to look at it.

"Hey! Aped's at the door!"

As she spoke, Meijia stood up and ran to the second-floor railing to look down.

"Aiped, over here!"

Everyone's curiosity was immediately piqued. Was the previously mysterious Aped finally going to make an appearance?

Several people exchanged glances.

Level 1 alert!
Gu Yifan also stood up curiously and went downstairs to look down.
Well, just as I expected.

"What's the Apede Station like?" Ms. Hu asked Gu Yifan.

"You'll see when you get there. Anyway, it's quite amazing." Gu Yifan hesitated before continuing.

Hu Yifei had just rolled her eyes and was about to speak when she suddenly saw Aped coming up from the second floor, and she froze.

Including Zhang Wei, Zeng Xiaoxian, and Youyou who were standing nearby.
"like."

"They're exactly the same!"

"Meijia, are you kidding us?"

"W-what? I'm completely confused."

"Oh dear, don't be so surprised!" Meijia quickly said upon seeing everyone's reaction, "This really isn't Ziqiao!"

Despite this, most people were still skeptical.

"Zeng Xiaoxian, go!"

Ms. Hu waved her hand and said.

"Yes!" Teacher Zeng immediately jumped up and walked to the side of Aiped who had just stepped forward.

“Meijia, I’m here.” As soon as Aiped spoke, everyone exclaimed in disbelief once again.

Youyou even rubbed her eyes, looked at Guan Gu next to her, and then at this Ai Paide.

"seriously?"

“Of course it’s true!” Meijia happily stepped forward and pulled Ai Paide, who looked just as reserved as when Guan Gu first came to the apartment, over.

"Aiped, let me introduce you, these are my good friends!"

Ms. Hu, however, was somewhat skeptical. "Wait! You...you're really not Ziqiao?"

"Ziqiao, who is he?" Aped asked in broken Mandarin.

"Damn, this is too weird!" Hu Yifei exclaimed.

Youyou rubbed her eyes and whispered, "My intuition tells me that this is Ziqiao!"

"Impossible." Gu Yifan interrupted the whispers of the crowd. Aiped stood there, looking at the crowd's comments about him, feeling somewhat embarrassed and at a loss.

"Have you all forgotten about the lookalike monster?"

"So, Meijia also found a lookalike of Ziqiao?!" Miss Qin, who hadn't said much until now, said thoughtfully.

"These two really think alike."

"Pfft, it really is." Gu Yifan thought about it and laughed. It seems that subconsciously, Ziqiao and Meijia still regard each other as the best other half, so when looking for other people, they will also regard each other as the standard?
"Hey! That's enough, what are you talking about? I can't understand a word you're saying." Meijia's face also showed a bit of embarrassment.

"Although Aped resembles Ziqiao, he is definitely not Ziqiao."

"Aiped, show them your passport!"

"Oh, oh." A blank look on his face, Aped quickly took out his passport.

After seeing the passport and the photo on it, everyone finally believed that such a wonderful thing could exist in this world.

"So, when I first came to this apartment, I was just as dull?" Guan Gu looked at Aped and sighed softly.

“But Guan Gu, you’ve completely integrated into the group now,” Gu Yifan said cheerfully.

"Ahem, hello, hello." Guan Gu felt that he had been through it all, and also because of his idol worship.

Welcome forward
"My name is Guan Gu, and I'm also a foreigner from Hengping."

"Oh! So you're a foreigner too."

Watching the beggar version of Zi Qiao earnestly chatting with Guan Gu in his broken Mandarin, everyone felt a sense of bewilderment once again.
“I saw your drawing in a magazine before; it was the gold medal winner at last year’s Taranto Comics Festival! It’s one of my favorite works! I never expected to meet my idol.”

Guan Gu was very excited, but this made Ai Paid somewhat awkward, who said, "I also really like this painting. We can exchange ideas more often in the future."

Guan Gu exclaimed excitedly, "Great! This will definitely improve my comic drawing skills. By the way, I've drawn some comics in the same style before. Please, Mr. Aiped, give me some pointers!"

"Alright then." Faced with Guan Gu's enthusiasm, Aiped could only nod.

"Then I'll go back and get it now!" Guan Gu said, and ran off, completely forgetting that everyone's original plan was to strike at Aped and make him give up and leave Meijia's side.

"Guan Gu is such an unreliable guy!" Ms. Hu said indignantly. At this moment, Aiped stood up and asked, "Meijia, where is the restroom? I need to use the restroom."

"The restroom?" Meijia blinked. The bar had become unrecognizable to her, and she didn't know where the restroom was.

“I’ll take you there,” Qin Yumo said, stepping forward.

After the three of them went downstairs.

Youyou stroked her chin, squinted her eyes, and asked the crowd.

"Why do I feel there's something strange about this apple?"

Hu Yifei nodded immediately, "I also feel that something is a little strange, but I can't quite put my finger on it."

“It’s normal for things to be strange,” Gu Yifan said with a smile. “Don’t you guys think that this Aped is a combination of Ziqiao and Guangu’s two sides?”

"What! Meijia is so terrifying that she used genes to clone Ziqiao and Guangu?" Zeng Xiaoxian exclaimed dramatically upon hearing this.

"What?" Gu Yifan rolled his eyes.

"It's a combination! Think about it, this Aped has both Ziqiao's good looks and that handsome face."

Zhang Wei: "Regarding the fact that Ziqiao is handsome, I think we need to hear more opinions from others."

"Don't bother me." Gu Yifan gestured to Zhang Wei to stop being narcissistic. Even if Ziqiao isn't handsome, you won't be considered handsome either, you have an average face.

"At the same time, Aped also has the same immature, chuunibyou (delusional) temperament as Guan Gu, and his accent is exactly the same as Guan Gu's!"

“That’s right!” Yifei clapped her hands. “I knew it! And that guy seems to be taller than Ziqiao too.”

"I see. So this Aped is a freak that's a combination of all the good qualities of Ziqiao and Guangu!" Youyou concluded.

"That's a bit much, being a freak. But it really does look like one," Gu Yifan remarked. "Perhaps this is Meijia's ideal type."

"Wait a minute." Zeng Xiaoxian stood up seriously, and everyone looked at him.

Then, Teacher Zeng immediately switched to a playful smile and asked with a grin, "So, do you think this Aped might have some of my strengths too?"

"Get lost!" Everyone simultaneously gave the shameless Teacher Zeng the middle finger.

"In short, we need to find Ziqiao first. Otherwise, this guy who has the advantages of both Ziqiao and Guangu will kidnap Meijia!" Ms. Hu made the final decision.

The current situation is beyond everyone's control, except for Gu Yifan.

But when faced with someone who resembled Ziqiao, the group could no longer continue their planned attack.

"Only the original character can defeat a clone!" Zhang Wei said after thinking for a moment.

"Wow, Zhang Wei, you can actually say something so philosophical?" Yi Fei glanced at Zhang Wei. "You've really impressed me."

Gu Yifan thought about it and felt that Ziqiao's chances of defeating Aped were rather small.

"You guys hold off Mika and that Aped here, I'll be right back!"

"What, are you going to ask the Jade Emperor for help, Wukong?" Yifei asked with a half-smile.

Gu Yifan shrugged. "I need to dress Ziqiao up beforehand to make sure that even if Meijia has this substitute by her side, her eyes will still be on Ziqiao!"

After saying that, Gu Yifan left in a hurry.

When I went downstairs, I ran into Mika, who was coming back.

"Yifan, where are you going?" Meijia asked curiously.

"I'll go pick up Wanyu," Gu Yifan said casually.

“That’s great, go quickly.” Mika nodded without hesitation.

As for why Wanyu didn't appear...

Of course, it's because of everyone's plan!
Gu Yifan quietly arrived at a barbershop at the end of the commercial street!
Pushing open the door and walking in, I saw Xiao Hei and Wan Yu there, along with Zi Qiao, who was getting her hair and makeup done.
"Yifan, you're here. Where's Aped? Has he arrived yet?" As the image consultant for this operation to retain Meijia, Miss Lin specially created a look for Ziqiao last night, tailored to his current temperament.

"He's already here. When you see him, you'll definitely find it unbelievable." Gu Yifan said, looking at Ziqiao, "Ziqiao, how are your preparations going? Hmm!"

Seeing Gu Yifan's somewhat surprised expression, Miss Lin smiled and boasted, "How about it? Isn't my design pretty good?"

Gu Yifan nodded subconsciously.

Because Ziqiao has been busy taking care of Meidi lately, he hasn't had time to take care of himself, so his hair has grown long and he's started to have stubble.

Originally looking somewhat sloppy, Zi Qiao's appearance was transformed by the designer, giving him a melancholic and stylish look.
Although the clothes were still hidden under the white apron, Zi Qiao's drastically changed demeanor was already very eye-catching.

At least Gu Yifan thought that the current Zi Qiao was more handsome than the previous Zi Qiao.

"Old Gu, you're here." Zi Qiao was silent for a while, but managed a forced smile when he saw Gu Yifan.

He had originally planned to let things take their course yesterday, but Gu Yifan and Wan Yu came looking for him and insisted on changing his image.

Ziqiao's pretense was shattered by Gu Yifan's question, "Are you really comfortable letting Meijia go with a strange man like this?"

He agreed.

However, Ziqiao still looks a little dejected and frustrated.

He wasn't sure if what he was doing was the right thing to do, or if he could really win Mika back.

"Don't worry, just keep this attitude, and I guarantee Meijia will be obsessed." Gu Yifan nodded immediately.

Soon, the stylist finished fixing Zi Qiao's hair.

Although Ziqiao was still wearing a suit, it was no longer the brightly colored suit he wore before.

He wore a light gray suit with a black shirt, but instead of a tie, he left the top two rows of buttons undone.

It further accentuates Zi Qiao's melancholic and handsome temperament.

"Alright, let's hurry up and go." Wan Yu excitedly grabbed Gu Yifan's hand. She couldn't wait to see what kind of expression Mei Jia would have when Zi Qiao appeared in front of her like this.

Soon, back inside the bar
Ziqiao stood at the top of the stairs and could hear Meijia's cheerful laughter from the second floor. He put his foot down again, a hint of hesitation on his face.

"Old Gu"

"Old Lu, you weren't like this before. You would create opportunities even when there were difficulties. Why did you chicken out at such a crucial moment?" Gu Yifan deliberately encouraged Ziqiao.

"Does that mean you don't even have the courage to face off against that Aped?"

Upon hearing this, Ziqiao's competitive spirit immediately ignited, and his expression turned serious. "How could that be? I can kill such a small fry in five ways and from eight angles!"

"Alright then, let's go, Pikachu!" Gu Yifan patted Ziqiao on the shoulder, and Ziqiao took a deep breath and finally went up to the second floor.

Mika was facing away from the stairs, saying something.

Suddenly, Yifei and Youyou, who were having a pleasant conversation with her, stopped talking, and Meijia turned her head curiously.

Who's here?

Seeing Ziqiao walking ahead, Meijia's eyes glazed over for a moment, and she found herself unable to utter a word.
Is this still the same unrestrained Lu Ziqiao from before?

Zi Qiao now looks more composed and mature, especially with the melancholy on his face, the stubble on his lips and chin, and the open collar.

And that look in his eyes
Mika felt her heart begin to pound again. (End of Chapter)