Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 498 You're right, Teacher Zeng?

After saying what he wanted to say, Alexandre Dumas let out a long sigh.

I have said what I should say and done what I should do.

As for what fate awaits these little ones, that's up to them.

He turned to look at Elizabeth, his smile now showing relief and understanding.

"Elizabeth, let's go."

Elizabeth stood up and said, "Honey, our car is waiting outside."

"Need not."

Alexandre Dumas smiled nonchalantly: "Marriage is an execution ground; I'd rather walk there."

He straightened his back and walked out of 3602, gently patting Wanyu's shoulder as he passed by.

"You yearn for freedom, like a caged bird, your body bound."

"Wanting to spread my wings and fly, yet silently unsure where the sky lies."

"You yearn for freedom, like a fish in a pond, which imprisons your mind."

"I long to travel to distant places, but in vain I don't know which way to go."

Alexandre Dumas paused slightly at the door, finished reciting his last poem, and then left the apartment without looking back.

"You crave freedom, but you don't realize that freedom is simply a choice."

"Only happiness and contentment are the proper endings for life."

Wan Yu's eyes flickered, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

Elizabeth watched Alexandre Dumas's dashing departure, cupping her hands to her heart, and said with a lovesick expression, "He's so charming from every angle."

She turned and walked towards the dining table, saying to Ziqiao, who was still looking confused, "Ziqiao, your godfather's return to China this time was rather rushed, and your godmother's arrival was also rushed. To be honest, I didn't expect your godfather to agree so quickly, so I didn't prepare any invitations for you."

"Okay, my drivers will pick you and your friends up at the apartment building tomorrow morning."

"If you'd like, come with us to Shangri-La to witness a simple wedding ceremony."

"How about I invite you to our estate in Moscow to witness our formal wedding next time, once my godmother has everything ready?"

Before the group could reply, Elizabeth had already turned and left, looking as if she didn't want to be separated from Dumas for even a second longer.

With Elizabeth gone, 3602 fell into silence once more, as if the night would be spent in silence.

But no one can remain silent forever.

Gradually, pairs of bewildered and empty eyes slowly turned to Ziqiao.

Nanfeng, who was the first to come to her senses, spoke unclearly for the first time in her life, even confusing retroflex and alveolar consonants: "Zhiqiao, you...really liked Yifei?"

It's no wonder Nanfeng was so shocked; the fact that Ziqiao liked Yifei was too impactful and the possibility of it being true was too low.

What does it mean for Ziqiao to fall in love with Yifei?

This is equivalent to Pleasant Goat falling in love with Big Bad Wolf, Pan Jinlian beating up Wu Erlang, and Nong Pi shouting "Genshin Impact activated!"

Wait, what's "farm wholesale"? And what's "Genshin Impact"?

Never mind, it's not important.

Nanfeng stared at Ziqiao suspiciously. To be honest, he would never believe that Ziqiao would like Yifei.

After all, with his hearing that was practically a bug, he hadn't heard a single clue about Ziqiao falling for Yifei all year.

Under normal circumstances, Zi Qiao's heartbeat only changes slightly when he sees Mei Jia; all the other beauties are just fluff.

So here's the question: Surely Dumas wouldn't be so bored as to deliberately make up nonsense to mess with Zi Qiao, would he?

At this moment, Ziqiao still felt dazed and couldn't come to his senses for a long time.

He turned to look at Yifei with a blank expression, their two lifeless gazes meeting.

For some reason, Ziqiao suddenly recalled the scene of them watching the stars and the moon together, talking about poetry and life ideals, him holding Yifei's waist on the mountaintop and making a romantic vow: "Until the mountains crumble and the heavens and earth unite, I will never part from you," and finally, a deep kiss.

Depend on!

How did this strange fantasy suddenly appear out of nowhere?!

Startled, Ziqiao snapped awake, wiping the sweat from his brow and repeatedly denying, "I didn't! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!"

"Why don't you take your hands off each other before you say that?" Nanfeng pointed to the two people's hands, which were still clasped together.

Yifei and Ziqiao looked down at their clasped hands, and they could even feel each other's rising body temperature.

"Alas……"

Without a second thought, the two withdrew their hands and shook them off in disgust.

When Yifei heard that Ziqiao actually had the nerve to look down on her, her eyebrows shot up instantly.

Almost instantly, everyone who had been silent became lively. Except for Zeng Xiaoxian, whose face was ashen, everyone stared intently at Ziqiao, their eyes filled with shock and excitement.

Zhanbo spoke first: "Ziqiao, you want to be my brother-in-law too?"

"No, absolutely not!"

Ziqiao repeatedly denied it: "You know me, how could I possibly be interested in Yifei?"

"Indeed." Zhang Wei nodded in a serious tone. "One is a playboy who toys with people's feelings, and the other is a ruthless female demon who hates evil. Their personalities are completely incompatible, and they have no chemistry at all."

Ziqiao nodded in agreement.

So...

Zhang Wei's expression suddenly changed, revealing a smug look: "Maybe Ziqiao, you like this kind of masochistic pleasure, don't you think, Teacher Zeng?"

Everyone laughed.

Zi Qiao: Σ(っ°Д°っ!!!

Xiaoxian: (⊙﹏⊙).

"Zhang Wei, don't talk nonsense, I'm not a masochist!"

Ziqiao slammed his fist on the table and said angrily, "No, if I liked Yifei, why would I always go against her?"

Upon hearing this, Guan Gu rubbed his chin and said, "If that's the case... then it makes even more sense that you like Yi Fei."

He adjusted his glasses and began to reason, "Back in school, those boys always went against the girls they liked. To put it bluntly, it was a way to get the girls' attention."

"And this usually happens because the boy is too insecure; he's too afraid to confess to the girl he likes, yet he hopes she'll have emotional reactions to him. Don't you agree, Teacher Zeng?"

Everyone burst into laughter again, and they all started clapping and cheering.

Zi Qiao: Σ(っ°Д°っ!!!

Xiaoxian: (⊙﹏⊙).

Ziqiao gritted his teeth and said, "No, how come it's still not clear?"

Yu Mo covered her mouth and chuckled, "Hey Zi Qiao, there's nothing shameful about liking Yi Fei. If you like someone, you should express it boldly, right, Teacher Zeng?"

Zi Qiao smiled dejectedly. He realized that these guys didn't really believe he liked Yi Fei.

They were just making fun of themselves, and incidentally teasing Zeng Xiaoxian, whose face was now as green as jade.

Meijia even started teasing Ziqiao: "Oh dear, Lu Ziqiao, you're not saying anything now, so it seems you've tacitly agreed."

"So it seems Sister Yifei really is charming, don't you think, Teacher Zeng?"

Compared to Zeng Xiaoxian, whose face was bright green, Meijia didn't react much unusually when she heard this shocking and explosive gossip.

Firstly, she thought it was absurd that Ziqiao would like Yifei, and secondly, it didn't really matter to her who Lu Ziqiao liked.

After all, a scumbag who changes girlfriends every day has a cheap affection, so who would care who he actually likes?

Zeng Xiaoxian, his face flushed with green, finally snapped out of his daze amidst everyone's teasing.

"No way, are you all crazy?!"

Zeng Xiaoxian, breaking down in tears, shouted, "What, what, what does this have to do with me? You guys just keep yelling at me!"

"Oh~~~"

The group exchanged glances and simultaneously uttered a profound, thoughtful sigh.

"That's enough!"

Yifei, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up: "What are you guys making such a fuss about?"

Everyone wisely kept quiet, waiting to see what would happen.

Yifei turned to look at Ziqiao, her eyes filled with an indescribable complexity: "Ziqiao, you... like me?"

"No, absolutely not!"

Ziqiao firmly denied it, saying, "How could I possibly like you?"

Yifei raised an eyebrow, her tone quite unfriendly: "Why do you sound like liking me is something shameful?"

Seeing Yifei's fierce gaze, which seemed to say "If you dare to nod, I'll twist your head off," Ziqiao forced a smile onto his pained face.

"No, no, how could liking you be something shameful? It's practically a testament to your excellent taste, don't you think, Teacher Zeng?"

Zeng Xiaoxian: (╯▔ dishes▔)╯! ! !

"Oh..." Yifei nodded thoughtfully, "So you still like me?"

"No, really not!"

Feeling wronged and unjustly attacked, Ziqiao said, "Yifei, you know me. How could a fickle person like me possibly find someone I like?"

Yifei nodded: "Now I understand."

Ziqiao nodded, touched.

[In his inner world, Ziqiao knelt on both knees, looked up at the sky, and shouted.]

She understands! She finally understands!

[Damn it, she finally understands!!!]

"So it really is as my godfather said. You've always liked me, but you kept it to yourself because you were afraid you couldn't give me happiness, right?"

Ziqiao and Xiaoxian froze instantly.

Except for Wan Yu, who was in a bad mood, everyone covered their mouths and chuckled.

"No! I didn't!"

A distraught Ziqiao was forced to raise three fingers and swear, "I swear in the name of my dearest aunt, I really don't like you."

"Then why did my godfather say that?"

Yifei sneered, "He can't possibly be trying to frame you with nonsense before he leaves, can he?"

"How am I supposed to know why he said that!"

Ziqiao's face was contorted, and he looked like he was about to cry.

Yifei patted Ziqiao's shoulder understandingly: "I understand. After all, there are very few people as beautiful and outstanding as me. We live so close to each other, it's normal for you to develop feelings for me over time."

Ziqiao was struck dumb upon hearing this.

At this moment, Curry Sauce, who was next to Xiaoxian, muttered softly, "Love grows over time? How long has that been?"

Xiaoxian's face gradually turned from green to black.

I'm coming

(End of this chapter)