Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 348 Drink and be merry while you can

Zhanbo was completely confused: "Teacher Zeng, if you have a crush on my sister, why didn't you stop her just now?"

Zeng Xiaoxian glanced at Zhanbo helplessly: "I didn't... never mind."

He waved his hand, knowing that since Yifei wasn't around, there was no need for him to be stubborn.

"Yifei is single now, and it's her freedom to go out on dates with whomever she wants. I think I need a reason to stop her."

"Oh……"

Zhanbo nodded.

"Did you understand?"

"I don't understand at all."

Zhanbo shook his head: "Why don't you just confess to her?"

"Great idea!"

Zeng Xiaoxian first clapped his hands in exaggerated praise, then asked expressionlessly, "Then why don't you just confess to Wanyu?"

Zhanbo nervously looked around, only relaxing when he confirmed that Wanyu was not at the bar.

"Teacher Zeng, just pretend I didn't ask."

He now completely understands why Teacher Zeng didn't confess his feelings to his older sister.

Ziqiao leaned back on the sofa, sipping his drink from the coffee table through an extremely long straw, letting out a long burp that was no less than Zeng Xiaoxian's.

"Teacher Zeng, I've said it before: life is short, so enjoying it while you can is the best policy."

He said leisurely, "You are different from Zhanbo. Zhanbo has a congenital defect, while you think too much later in life."

"If you ask me, you should have just told Yifei directly: 'Yifei, I love you!' My brain, my heart, every organ in my body is saying, 'I love you!'"

Guan Gu pushed away Zi Qiao, who was hugging him tightly: "Just say your lines, why are you hugging me like that?"

"I'm setting an example for Teacher Zeng."

Ziqiao looked at Xiaoxian: "Did you remember it?"

Xiaoxian forced a stiff smile.

Would anyone actually use such a ridiculous line to confess their feelings?

"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a sign you've remembered."

He then took out his phone from his coat and dialed Yifei's number while saying, "Then it's decided. I'll call Yifei back now, and you can confess to her right here."

"We'll just clap and cheer casually, and then we'll throw flowers and set off firecrackers to celebrate when you've accomplished your mission."

"If this method works, we'll prepare for Zhanbo and Wanyu's confession ceremony tomorrow."

Zhanbo hugged the pillow, his eyes wide, a hint of anticipation mixed with his bewilderment.

Ziqiao dialed the number, getting happier and happier as he thought about it: "If things continue like this, we'll be able to wrap up filming very soon."

"Finished filming my foot! Do you think we're filming a TV drama?"

Zeng Xiaoxian swiftly snatched the knock-off phone from Ziqiao's hand, but by then Yifei had already answered the call.

"Hey, Lu Ziqiao, what do you want?"

"Damn, this knock-off phone is so loud!"

Zeng Xiaoxian stared in astonishment at his phone, which was still in earpiece mode but was ringing loudly.

Ziqiao shrugged: "Phelps' knock-off waterproof smartphone is just one word: garbage!"

"Grass?" Xiaoxian asked curiously, "Shouldn't it be cow?"

"Because it was so awesome, now there's only grass left."

"Lu Ziqiao, Zeng Xiaoxian, did you two call specifically just to give me a stand-up comedy routine?"

Ziqiao craned his neck and called out, "Yifei, actually..."

Zeng Xiaoxian quickly put the phone to his ear and covered the receiver to prevent Ziqiao from making a sound. He even gestured for everyone to be quiet.

"Yifei, we actually wanted to tell you that it might rain later, so remember to bring an umbrella when you go out."

"...Thank you."

Yifei hung up the phone casually: "That's ridiculous."

"Teacher Zeng, you're just a coward!"

Ziqiao snatched his phone and stuffed it into his coat pocket: "I thought Zhanbo was already one in a million, but I didn't expect you to be even more exceptional."

Zhanbo retorted, "What does this have to do with me?"

"Should I call Wanyu now and ask her to come over?"

"Never mind what I said." Zhanbo immediately fell silent.

Mika sighed: "Xian~, I think you're overthinking it. If you like someone, you should just confess."

"Who said I like it..."

Xiao Xian paused for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about whether I like Yi Fei or not. I beg you guys to use your brains."

"I was still having an ambiguous relationship with Laura not long ago, and now you want me to confess to Yifei?"

"Do you want me dead?"

Yu Mo comforted Xiao Xian: "You were sick at the time, so it's understandable that you were a little confused."

"I only have a mental illness, not a psychotic disorder. How can I blame all my behaviors on being sick?"

Zeng Xiaoxian honestly said, "No matter what, I was the one who said those scumbag things. The reason why my relationship with Laura was unclear at the beginning was because I still had expectations for Laura and our eight-year relationship."

"Even if I don't admit it, you all know these things in your hearts, let alone Yifei."

"Even though I've completely let go of it now, this matter is still relatively recent, and it would be really inappropriate for me to start a relationship now."

"If... I mean, if, in case, maybe, if..."

Youyou interrupted directly, "Teacher Zeng, why don't you just get to the point?"

Seeing everyone looking at him impatiently, Zeng Xiaoxian decided to lay his cards on the table and said, "No matter what, we should wait until Laura's matter has faded away before we talk about it."

Guan Gu asked the question everyone wanted to know: "Teacher Zeng, how long do you think it will take for Yi Fei to finish this matter?"

Zeng Xiaoxian made a peace sign.

Everyone nodded. If it were another two months or so, a total of three months would indeed be enough for Yifei to forget about this matter.

"At the earliest, I'd estimate... two years."

Two years?!

Everyone was so shocked by Zeng Xiaoxian's astonishing words that they coughed repeatedly.

Youyou looked at Xiaoxian in disbelief: "Teacher Zeng, did you know that in ancient times, the mourning period only lasted three years?"

If we include the year or so since their breakup, then Teacher Zeng is truly observing mourning for love.

For Ziqiao, who treats chasing girls like eating and drinking, and whose single period never lasts more than three days, Zeng Xiaoxian amused him: "Teacher Zeng, I've seen plenty of brave warriors who charge for love, but I've never seen a filial son and grandson like you who remains faithful to love."

Ziqiao grumbled, "Do you even know that in two years, the number of Laura's ex-boyfriends combined could circle the Earth? And you're still stuck in the same place, making stupid mistakes!"

Xiaoxian pouted: "Even if it doesn't take two years, it can't be as hasty as you guys say. Nobody confesses their feelings so casually."

"At least... at least we need a good day, right?"

Ziqiao sneered, "What a coincidence, tomorrow is an auspicious day, suitable for all things."

"This, this life isn't good enough."

Zhanbo exclaimed, "An auspicious day according to the Chinese calendar isn't good enough? What kind of auspicious day do you want?"

"Forehead……"

While Zeng Xiaoxian was still thinking, the others had already given their answers one after another.

"Halley's Comet, a once-in-sixty-year event?"

"The Pegasus meteor shower, a once-in-two-thousand-years event?"

"A alignment of seven stars?"

"Two moons in the same sky?"

"Forehead……"

Meijia shook her head and said, "Teacher Zeng, you should just give up thinking about it!"

She looked around and said, "Everyone, I believe you can all see that all these reasons this guy gave are just that he's a coward, loves to overthink, and has an especially outrageous procrastination problem!"

"We now have only one way to deal with these procrastinators who evade the facts and refuse to cooperate."

Apart from Zhanbo and Xiaoxian, everyone else understood immediately.

They called out to the bartender, "Bing, Bang, bring us some drinks! Your new vodka, let's have a case to try!"

As the saying goes, "In vino veritas" (or "in vino veritas"), and now it's time to put that saying to the test.

"No way, are you guys crazy?!" Zeng Xiaoxian exclaimed repeatedly.

You know, even though they are regulars at bars, when have they ever drunk such strong liquor, let alone a whole case of it?

This is like drinking yourself to death!

Zeng Xiaoxian got up to leave, but was firmly held down by Ziqiao and Meijia, the couple from The Return of the Condor Heroes.

Ziqiao advised, "Teacher Zeng, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Now is the best opportunity for you to completely give up thinking."

Have you ever heard the saying, "Follow your heart"?

"You've spent the last twenty-odd years of your life thinking rationally; it's time to heed the call of your emotions."

Zeng Xiaoxian refused, saying, "I was born with a brain that is good at thinking; it's a gift."

"Would I be stupid not to make good use of my talent?"

Ziqiao pointed at Zeng Xiaoxian's pig brain with exasperation: "Your brain is deceiving you. You think too much, so you always hesitate when facing Laura."

"You're overthinking things, so you don't even have the courage to take a bold step towards Yifei."

"So I suggest you give your malfunctioning pig brain a complete rest before it issues you another wrong instruction!"

"Ziqiao".

Zeng Xiaoxian gestured for Ziqiao to come closer, then he roared angrily, "I think you've got something wrong with your head."

"Zeng Xiaoxian!"

Ziqiao was really annoyed by Zeng Xiaoxian's hesitant and indecisive personality tonight. If he had just asked for two more months, he would have tolerated it, but he actually had the nerve to say two years.

If you didn't have enough courage two years ago, do you think you'll suddenly have the courage to confess your feelings two years from now?

And even if you want to wait two years to talk about it, they may not be willing to wait with you.

Two years from now, not only will Laura's ex-boyfriends be able to circle the earth, but Yifei's child might even be old enough to have a full-month celebration.

So Ziqiao angrily said, "Zeng Xiaoxian, I don't want to hear you talk about what I want, I want to hear you talk about what I drink!"

Meijia agreed, saying, "Ziqiao is right, this can stimulate your subconscious."

Zeng Xiaoxian still refused: "You guys are so boring."

Yu Mo appeared calm and collected, but her words were piercing and cutting.

"Teacher Zeng, have you ever thought that two years can change a lot of things?"

"We don't even need to talk about two years, let's just talk about tonight."

"If Yifei really falls in love at first sight with the person Xiaobo introduced to her tonight, and the two eventually get married, have children, and live a happy life together."

"Are you sure you'll never regret that phone call just now, since Ziqiao didn't manage to get Yifei back?"

Yu Mo's words were like a slender sword, piercing Xiao Xian's chest with precision and elegance.

Xiao Xian immediately fell silent.

If such a situation really happens, will I regret it?

The image of that bright, proud, resolute, and spirited girl kept resurfacing in his mind.

I'll definitely regret it.

Just then, bartenders Bing and Bang brought over a case of vodka, which Yu Mo generously placed on the coffee table.

"Zeng Xiaoxian, don't say that so many of us forced you to drink."

"I'll drink as much as you drink tonight, I'll drink as much as you drink, I'm going to risk my life to keep this bear company!"

The group exchanged glances, then burst into applause and chanted, "Drink! Drink! Drink!"

Zeng Xiaoxian looked at the vodka on the table and felt a surge of heat rushing from his heart to his brain.

"Little Lü, pour the wine!"

Zeng Xiaoxian shouted, "I'm telling you, tonight it's not just Yu Mo, none of you are getting away! You're all coming to have a drink with me!"

"Okay!"

Lu Ziqiao poured wine for Xiaoxian with great care.

"Cheers!"

Time and memories froze at the moment everyone raised their glasses.

I'm coming

(End of this chapter)