Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 188 Xiaoxian is utterly useless

As Nanfeng had predicted, subsequent developments unfolded exactly as he had.

Only after he made his heroic appearance and generously expressed that he would not hold a grudge did the five finally stop criticizing Zeng Xiaoxian.

If Nanfeng had been a little more ruthless and simply stayed indoors, he probably would have been able to wait until Zeng Xiaoxian came to apologize tonight.

However, Xiaoxian is just being sarcastic; there's no need to go to such lengths.

If it really comes to that, even if no one knows the truth, Nanfeng will feel that he has gone too far.

Having already pranked Xiaoxian, Nanfeng continued to tirelessly train Xiaoxian's facial expression management skills.

When he was finally able to maintain his composure with a slice of lemon in his mouth, the transformation of his demeanor and speech officially came to an end.

As Zeng Xiaoxian's way of apologizing to Nanfeng, and also to reward everyone for their hard work throughout the day, tonight's dinner will naturally be paid for in full by Master Zeng.

Target: Little South Country.

Guan Gu had already returned to 3602 before dinner, but this anime enthusiast forum seemed to have given him a whole new inspiration.

He didn't even want to attend parties; instead, he went straight to his bedroom to paint in seclusion.

Seeing this, everyone could only bring him a portion back after dinner.

Curry Sauce was still preparing for her Mandarin exam next week. This foodie couldn't even care less about having a big meal. In the end, Nanfeng and Yumo had to drag her there by force.

In fact, Nanfeng had already tested Curry Sauce's level a few days ago. As long as she performs normally, it's hard to say whether she'll get a top grade, but a bottom grade is almost guaranteed.

However, for Curry Sauce, who has never had a smooth exam journey since childhood, last-minute cramming might be her best psychological comfort.

Since that's the case, Nanfeng just went along with her wishes; it was just a matter of trying for a few more days.

Zhanbo and Wanyu slept until this afternoon after finishing their night shift yesterday. Then they rushed out to prepare the props for tonight's concert.

According to Wanyu, the two of them would probably stay up until the next morning before returning.

Zhang Wei had originally asked to return to his dorm after the "Charm and Demeanor" makeover was completed, but Xiao Xian warmly invited him to have dinner at Xiao Nan Guo.

After everyone had finished dinner, there were still no buses going to Zhang Wei's school at this time.

When Nanfeng heard that this stingy guy was reluctant to take a taxi and planned to walk all the way back, he insisted that he stay at the hotel.

Anyway, this guy had already finished all his tasks for the week in advance in order to go on a date with Xiaoli. He had nothing to do when he got back to the dorm, so he might as well stay in the apartment for the rest of the week and join in the fun with everyone.

Having eaten and drunk their fill and with nothing to do, the seven decided not to undertake the next "virtuous man makeover" that very night, so they gathered together to watch a movie.

As expected, Nanfeng's projector came in handy again.

"Nanfeng, is the friend you invited to give Zeng Xiaoxian professional skills training tomorrow reliable?" Yifei asked while choosing a movie.

Nanfeng said with a half-smile, "Even Teacher Zeng doesn't care about this, why are you so nervous?"

"I... I'm just worried that after all that effort we put into giving Zeng Xiaoxian, that rotten orange, a golden coat, we'll mess it up at the last minute," Yifei said, her words contradicting her true feelings.

Zeng Xiaoxian's expression changed: "Me? Rotten orange?"

Nanfeng thought for a moment and replied, "His resume is much better than Teacher Zeng's, so his professional skills should be reliable... right?"

Zhang Wei glanced at Nanfeng: "Why do you seem a little unsure?"

"Because we're not very familiar with each other, we've only collaborated on a few duo audio dramas before, and had a few meals together after recording them."

"If it weren't for the fact that Teacher Zeng's matter was really important, I wouldn't have felt comfortable troubling her."

Ziqiao chuckled and said, "The friend you're talking about is a woman, right?"

"Um."

Yu Mo looked up alertly: "How did you know?"

If Yu Mo were a rabbit, her two ears would definitely be standing straight up right now.

"A man's intuition."

Ziqiao said mysteriously, "From Nanfeng's hesitation just now, I could clearly sense that she is a woman, and definitely older than Nanfeng."

"Bullshit male intuition."

Nanfeng said dismissively, "Isn't a two-person audio drama about a man and a woman? Or are there two men doing the voice acting together?"

"As for being older than me... I'm 21 this year, and most people in the industry are older than me."

"You can't say that," Mika said, stroking the braised pork knuckle in her arms. "These days, male-centric dramas with two male leads are the mainstream, and they're very popular with girls."

Nanfeng said nonchalantly, "Even if male-dominated dramas are popular with girls, the client won't give me an extra penny."

"How about it? My reasoning ability is much better than Guan Gu's, right?" Zi Qiao said smugly, looking up.

Upon hearing Ziqiao's words, Yifei immediately turned to look at him, asking with a suspicious expression, "You all know that Guan Gu's reasoning ability is very poor?"

Everyone nodded in unison, even Zhang Wei looked like he knew it all.

"Um."

"So... you all knew about Wanyu and Curry Sauce stalking Zhanbo before?"

"Yes." Everyone nodded again.

Yifei stared at Meijia, who looked guilty.

There's no need to ask who spread this information so widely.

"Mika, you're such a blabbermouth!"

Meijia smiled ingratiatingly, "Don't worry, Sister Yifei, I guarantee that this matter has absolutely not reached Zhanbo's ears."

"We all know, but you kept it from Zhanbo?" Yifei's expression became even stranger.

Nanfeng said calmly, "Zhanbo's acting is too bad. If he accidentally lets something slip, it will only embarrass Wanyu."

"That's true." Yifei had already chosen the movie she wanted to watch while she was speaking.

With the appearance of the dragon emblem, everyone fell silent and began watching the movie.

Outside the apartment, the cold wind howled, while inside the dark 3601, light flickered. Everyone was wrapped in thick blankets, sitting closely together on the sofa, huddled for warmth.

Meijia, holding the braised pork knuckle, thought for a moment and then stuck her icy little feet directly into Ziqiao's trouser leg, making Ziqiao grimac from the cold.

Without even glancing at Ziqiao, she casually picked up some snacks from the coffee table and handed them to him: "Eat something first, so you don't get a stomachache halfway through the movie."

Ziqiao was stunned for a moment, then happily accepted the snacks Meijia handed him: "At least you still have some conscience."

Yifei and Yumo, the two best friends, hugged each other tightly, their arms around each other's slender waists, and watched the movie intently.

Nanfeng Xiaoxian and Zhang Wei's trio had their eyes on the only bag of insanely spicy spicy strips on the coffee table, and were silently eating the strips while drinking milk to relieve the spiciness.

In the dark, Zhang Wei couldn't see clearly and ended up grabbing the wrong lemonade from Nanfeng, which was so sour it almost made his teeth fall out.

He jokingly punched Nanfeng on his left, and then punched Zeng Xiaoxian on his right, who was silently mocking him.

Zhang Wei never had the chance to do such a casual yet intimate gesture again after leaving the orphanage.

Seeing the two men collapse onto the sofa with their mouths agape in exaggerated disbelief, as if they had truly been knocked down by his punch, Zhang Wei silently opened his mouth as well.

He was laughing out loud.

The bedroom in room 3602 was brightly lit, with Guan Gu drawing and Curry Sauce preparing for an exam.

They stretched almost simultaneously and looked up at the bright ceiling light.

That dazzling light was like the future they dreamed of.

The two laughed and continued to keep their heads down, heading towards the bright and dazzling road.

Tonight, the apartment was unusually free of all sorts of unexpected events; all that remained was a quiet and warm atmosphere.

……

As each movie ended, it became late at night.

After watching the movie, everyone returned to their respective suites, and Zhang Wei followed Nanfeng to room 3603.

Seeing this, Ziqiao could only temporarily return to his room and keep company with the paint left by his senior brother and the local specialties of XJ.

Yifei and Xiaoxian were cleaning up the mess in the living room and around the coffee table.

Yifei was so tired from cleaning that she almost bent over. She said angrily, "We should have kept Lu Ziqiao here! That jerk eats the most snacks and is the messiest. Look at the wrappers he's left all over the floor!"

"Alright, Ziqiao just got a duodenal ulcer, so eat as much as you like."

"Besides, he didn't lose all of this," Zeng Xiaoxian said calmly.

Yifei snorted coldly: "Yes, and you three musketeers also littered everywhere."

"Can't you guys learn from Yu Mo and put your trash in the trash can?"

"Of course not! The only trash can in the entire living room is right under your and Yu Mo's feet. Of course you two wouldn't litter!"

Zeng Xiaoxian put his hands on his hips and suggested, "If you ask me, we should prepare a few more trash cans in our living room."

"Look at this weather, when it gets cold, everyone sits on the sofa, all huddled under the covers, and nobody wants to come out."

"There's only one trash can in the living room, and it's not convenient to put it anywhere when there are a lot of people, so everyone just throws all their trash on the floor."

"Fine, fine, I'll do whatever you, my butler, say," Yifei rolled her eyes.

Zeng Xiaoxian naturally extended his hand: "Don't just follow my orders, you don't need to pay for being the housekeeper, do you?"

"Zeng Xiaoxian!" Yifei's eyes widened. "Are you even a man? You make a woman pay for a few trash cans?"

"I'm just short on cash."

Zeng Xiaoxian said with a sly smile, "Although Yu Mo's outfit was free at the mall today, Zi Qiao's outfit was really quite expensive."

"Plus, I'm going to have dinner at Xiao Nan Guo today, so I don't have much money left."

He rubbed his hands together pitifully and said, "You can't expect me to go to the bank and withdraw my fixed deposit every time I buy a trash can, can you?"

"Sorry, I'm broke right now too," Yifei said with a smile.

Zeng Xiaoxian was stunned: "It can't be that bad, I haven't seen you spending money recklessly lately."

"It's none of your business if I like to spend money recklessly!" Yifei huffed with a hint of reproach.

She reached for her bag on the coffee table and rummaged through it for a while.

"That's strange, how come the things I just bought are gone?"

Yifei was so anxious that she simply took everything out of her bag one by one.

Zeng Xiaoxian stared in astonishment as he watched Yifei pull out enough items to form a small mountain from such a small bag.

"Your bag isn't the same brand as Zhang Wei's jacket that can hold anything, is it?"

Yifei, who was already frustrated because she couldn't find her things, glared at Zeng Xiaoxian impatiently when she saw him still rambling on.

Zeng Xiaoxian sensibly covered his mouth.

But when he saw Yifei constantly taking things out of her bag, Xiaoxian couldn't suppress his urge to complain.

Zeng Xiaoxian asked excitedly, "Yifei, I can totally understand if you have cosmetics and tissues in your bag, but I'll assume you just put the weighted sandbags and towels in your bag after your morning run."

"I can even use a brick as a stepping stone for you."

"But heroine, what do you mean by putting a kitchen knife in your bag?"

"I put a kitchen knife in my bag so that people will shut up when they see all this random stuff!"

Yifei looked at the kitchen knife in her hand and pretended to chop at Xiaoxian's lower body.

Zeng Xiaoxian quickly covered his groin and retreated.

"Finally found it. It turns out I deliberately hid it under the kitchen knife."

Yifei wiped the fine sweat from her forehead and breathed a sigh of relief. If she lost this thing, she really wouldn't have the money to buy another one.

She took out a delicate little box from her bag and beckoned Zeng Xiaoxian over with her finger.

"...Heroine, why don't you put the kitchen knife away a little further away? I'm scared." Zeng Xiaoxian squeezed his legs together, his whole body twisting and turning like a mudfish.

Yifei glared fiercely at Xiaoxian.

Zeng Xiaoxian could only obediently walk over: "What did you buy that you're so eager to show off to me...?"

"Yao..."

He looked at the small box in Yifei's hand, inside which lay a valuable men's watch.

Zeng Xiaoxian fell silent; as wise as he was, he instantly understood the truth of the matter.

"Yifei, so you were..."

Zeng Xiaoxian spoke in a hoarse voice, his eyes glistening with tears.

"That's right."

Yifei proudly raised her head, revealing her flawless white neck.

"So you already have a boyfriend, and you're even planning to give him such an expensive watch..."

Zeng Xiaoxian took a deep breath and quickly regained his smug look: "Then when are you going to take that boyfriend out for a stroll? And don't forget to treat us to dinner."

He really didn't expect that the facial expression management skills that Nanfeng had specially trained him to have this afternoon would actually come in handy at this moment.

Zhang Wei is right; accidents are always unexpected.

This accident is just too hard to accept.

[Zhang Wei! Zhang Wei!]

【Please don't fall asleep!!】

[Wait for me to come over, then we'll drown our sorrows in milk and drink until we drop!!!]

Yifei's haughty expression froze instantly. She tilted her head and looked at Zeng Xiaoxian with a smile.

"You seem especially happy that I have a boyfriend?"

"Of course, isn't it a great joy that someone finally wants a female devil like you?" Zeng Xiaoxian said with a sly smile.

Thanks to Nanfeng's training in facial expression management, Yifei couldn't see any flaws at first glance.

"Zeng Xiaoxian, you did a great job."

Yifei smiled and closed the box in her hand: "Thank you for your kind words. I'll definitely make it a grand celebration!"

After saying that, she turned and left.

Before Zeng Xiaoxian could even lower his head and start to feel dejected, Yifei came back angrily and shoved the small box into Xiaoxian's arms.

"Keep it safe for yourself, and take it with you when you go to solicit sponsorships."

"The fact that you were able to put on such a respectable act this time is the result of the collective effort of the entire Love Apartment team. Don't let us down."

"Also, whatever you do, don't let Ziqiao see it, otherwise he'll definitely borrow your watch every now and then to pretend to be rich."

Zeng Xiaoxian looked at the box in his hand and was overjoyed.

"Is this watch a gift for me?"

"So...you don't have a boyfriend?!"

Yifei sneered, "I'm very sorry to disappoint you, but don't worry, I'll make sure you get to eat this meal sooner or later."

This time, she didn't hesitate any longer and turned to go back to her room.

"Yifei!"

Zeng Xiaoxian put down the small box in his hand and rushed up to hug Yifei from behind.

"Thanks……"

"Flash!"

"...You, ah!!!"

Zeng Xiaoxian was blasted several meters away and landed on a sofa. He felt like his whole body was falling apart.

Xiao Xian couldn't move a single finger, and he could only pitifully cry out, "Yi Fei, listen to me..."

"Serves you right!"

Yifei spat, covered her burning ears with both hands, and walked into the bedroom without looking back.

"Serves you right!"

3603, Nanfeng, who was squatting on the balcony with Yumo watching the show, also spat at Zeng Xiaoxian.

If Yifei could keep her secret from others, how could she possibly keep it from him?

He had been waiting all night for this good show, but he never expected it to end like this.

Brother Xian, Brother Xian, can you really lose even with a dragon charging right at your face?

You're not even as good as Zhanbo!

Nanfeng turned her head silently, and met Yu Mo's eyes, which were as clear and bright as autumn water.

I'm coming

(End of this chapter)