Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 516 Fei's Innovative Fried Rice

Yifei's surprised murmur startled the five people outside the hall.

What's going on? Things don't seem to be going quite right, do they?

It's worth noting that the three fantasy companions were prepared to fight a boss before going up the mountain, and in their view, waking up Yifei would undoubtedly be a tough battle.

After all, Yifei, who is self-centered and assertive, is not as easy to talk to as Youyou, nor is she like Zeng Xiaoxian, who can wake up by scaring himself.

Based on their understanding of Yifei, if a group of strangers suddenly ran up to her and said that the whole world was just a dream, Yifei might politely ask them to leave at first, but if she got annoyed by what they said, she would definitely put her hands on her hips and start cursing.

Especially in this absurd and ridiculous dream, Yifei's fighting power has been enhanced to the undisputed number one in the world. Under such circumstances, they might accidentally say the wrong thing and get hit by a bullet.

Taking a bullet or a flash is nothing, but if she forces them to eat a bite of the dream-enhanced version of fried rice... they might end up with the same fate as the Xuanwu beast on Wudang Mountain.

It could even be said that the three of them went up the mountain with the idea of ​​sacrificing their own interests for the greater good, and they were determined to wake up Yifei no matter how inhumane they were treated.

No one expected that Yifei would wake up before they could even exchange a single word.

The three fantasy companions felt a sense of helplessness, as if saying, "I haven't even tried, how come you've already collapsed?"

They made such a big decision before going up the mountain, and now they're in an awkward situation.

As for Xiaoxian and Youyou, they felt more frustrated than surprised.

We're all human, so how come Hu Yifei woke up on her own?

Wouldn't that make them look stupid for being so lost in their dreams?

Zeng Xiaoxian, in particular, had already figured out how to use his true feelings to wake up Yifei the moment Youyou pushed open the door.

If Yifei could wake up because of his affectionate calls, he might consider his imaginary partner's opinion and try to confess his feelings to Yifei again.

But how did she wake up on her own?

It's a pity, I wanted to see what Yifei would look like when she was lost in her dreams.

Finally, she tentatively called out, "Yifei?"

"Youyou?" Yifei visibly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Youyou's call: "Thank goodness, I've finally seen you in person."

She put down her fried rice and casually complained, "Do you know how terrified I was when I woke up and everyone looked like you?!"

Youyou felt quite embarrassed upon hearing this. She didn't know why everyone in this dream world had her face. She hadn't noticed anything wrong when she was immersed in the beautiful dream, but now, thinking back on it carefully, it was a little creepy.

She felt the tragedy was most likely caused by her own greed; she wanted to try every kind of role, and then…

Well, strictly speaking, I should have tried out all the roles in ancient times. It's just a pity that this great achievement can't be put on my resume, otherwise people will definitely think I'm crazy.

Wearing a Taoist robe with Tai Chi cloud patterns, Yifei walked towards the group, staring at the two identical Zeng Xiaoxians in front of her with a strange expression.

Although she couldn't tell which one was the real Zeng Xiaoxian at first glance, after observing them for a while, it was easy to spot their distinctly different auras.

Yifei patted Zeng Xiaoxian on the shoulder and teased him with a smile, "Well done, Zeng Xiaoxian. I didn't expect you to wake up so quickly, so... you must have won the whole thing by lying down, right?"

"Oh."

Zeng Xiaoxian retorted stubbornly, "Hu Yifei, don't underestimate me. Can't I wake up on my own like you?"

Yifei turned to look at Youyou: "Is that so?"

Youyou nodded awkwardly.

Although it's more accurate to say that Teacher Zeng was startled awake by his own words, it wouldn't be wrong to insist that he woke up on his own...

After all, it was really thanks to Teacher Zeng's timid and fearful nature that he was able to wake up.

"cut."

When Yifei saw the embarrassed and troubled expression on Youyou's face, she knew that Zeng Xiaoxian's claim that he woke up was somewhat exaggerated.

However, now is not the time to keep teasing Zeng Xiaoxian; she is more concerned about why there are two Zeng Xiaoxians.

"Is this... your twin brother from your dream?"

Yifei turned her head to look at Xiaoxian in the suit, and it was only at this moment that she saw Xiaoze, Mufeng, and Mario standing behind Xiaoxian in the suit.

"Mika? Why are you dressed like this?"

Xiao Ze and Mu Feng originally wanted to wave and greet Yi Fei, but upon hearing this, they only showed a gentle yet helpless smile.

"And this...Mario?"

Yifei was taken aback: "Isn't this dream world set in ancient times? How come there's Mario?"

"Nanfeng's dreams are full of all sorts of weird and wonderful things. I just saw a miniature version of Yanlongxia come to deliver mushrooms and pheasants to me."

"Oh no, that's not it."

Zeng Xiaoxian, looking embarrassed, explained to Yifei, "What do you mean by 'messy stuff'? This is Guan Gu's imaginary partner, Mario. You should remember him, right?"

"You mean that fantasy partner that all you guys have besides Zhanbo, right?" Yifei nodded in realization at first, then asked in confusion, "But isn't this thing just a figment of your imagination? How did it end up in my dream?"

The three fantasy companions were taken aback. Xiao Xian in the suit chuckled coldly, Xiao Ze and Mu Feng were both embarrassed and helpless, while only Mario jumped around and shouted like a child.

"Mario is real, I'm Guan Gu's best friend, I've known him longer than any of you."

"You dare call me a fake? You're the fake one!"

Yifei stared wide-eyed in astonishment, clearly not expecting to be inexplicably pointed at and scolded.

Her first reaction was anger, but she quickly realized that she had just told Mario that he was a figment of his imagination... This was like calling a monk a bald thief, or calling Sun Wukong "the Monkey King" instead of "the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses."

Yifei apologized, looking embarrassed, "I'm sorry, Mario, I was just talking nonsense."

As long as it doesn't involve winning or losing or other matters of principle, Yifei is still very polite in front of outsiders and will lower her head to apologize.

She glanced at Zeng Xiaoxian and Youyou, as if asking what was going on and why Guan Gu's imaginary companions had appeared in her dream.

Youyou and Xiaoxian could only give Yifei a look that said, "Take it easy."

Mario, still dissatisfied with Yifei's apology, snorted, "Are you only going to apologize to me?"

"What do you mean?"

Yifei looked completely bewildered.

Xiao Xian quickly pointed to the man in the suit and explained, "This is my imaginary partner, his name is... his name is..."

He turned to look at Xiao Xian in the suit: "What's your name again?"

Xiao Xian in the suit rolled his eyes at him: "I am you, and you are me. So what's my name?"

"That's true."

Zeng Xiaoxian waved his hand at Yifei, who looked astonished, and said, "Anyway, everyone else calls him Teacher Xian, and you... whatever, you don't call me Teacher Zeng anyway."

With incredibly mixed feelings, Yifei forced a smile: "Hello."

She felt even more confused than when she first woke up, wondering where this imaginary companion had come from.

Zeng Xiaoxian, dressed in a suit, quietly observed Yifei for a while. After Zeng Xiaoxian clasped his hands together and pleaded with her for "please don't cause me any trouble," he simply greeted Yifei politely but awkwardly.

"And this one..."

Zeng Xiaoxian tugged at Yifei's wide sleeves: "Her name is Xiaoze Youmufeng, and she is Ziqiao's fantasy partner."

"what?"

Yifei was initially confused about the matter of imaginary partners, but her eyes lit up when she heard that Xiaoze and Mufeng were Ziqiao's imaginary partners.

[In her inner world, Yifei stood with her hands on her hips, laughing triumphantly to the sky.]

【Lu Ziqiao, oh Lu Ziqiao!】

[You always brag about how you can be a ladies' man without ever getting attached, and yet your fantasy partner has a face like Mika's.]

[Disgusting! So disgusting!]

[You clearly still have feelings for Mika!]

[Let's see what kind of guy you'll be able to say you have no feelings for women and that you're a natural womanizer.]

Hahaha, hahaha...

Yifei felt an overwhelming urge to burst into laughter, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.

Fortunately, Xiaoxian and Youyou kept signaling her with their eyes to stay calm, and Zeng Xiaoxian even took a step forward, completely blocking Xiaoze, Mufeng, and Yifei.

In fact, the things Yifei was thinking about were things that both of them had thought about after they learned about Xiaoze and Mufeng's identities.

Although it's true that Ziqiao's fantasy partner has Meijia's face, this is indeed the biggest news of the year in the apartment. But how can you say such a thing in front of Xiaoze and Mufeng?

Not to mention Zeng Xiaoxian, who is a good man, even the most gossipy Youyou didn't talk to Xiaoze and Mufeng about Meijia after she woke up.

If they bring this up in front of Xiao Ze and Mu Feng now, wouldn't that be tantamount to mocking him as just a substitute for Mei Jia?

Although... that might be the truth, even Xiao Ze and Mu Feng themselves know what her position is, Xiao Xian and You You must give her respect.

They didn't want to discuss whether the imaginary companions in their dreams were actually real, nor did they care what Xiaoze and Mufeng represented in Ziqiao's fantasy.

At least in their eyes, she was a living, breathing person with self-awareness and feelings.

Not only Xiao Ze and Mu Feng, but also Mario and Xiao Xian in a suit.

Not to mention that these three imaginary companions did indeed help Youyou and Xiaoxian a lot. Without their help, they would not have been able to find Xiaonanfeng. One of them would probably still be immersed in the dream of being a great actor, while the other would have been "killed" by the Ice and Fire Twin Sisters and fallen out of the dream.

Receiving a knowing look from Xiaoxian and Youyou, Yifei quickly suppressed her smile and politely greeted Xiaoze and Mufeng.

Although Zeng Xiaoxian stood between the two, how could all of this be kept from the understanding Xiao Ze and Mu Feng?

She didn't say much, but peeked out from behind Zeng Xiaoxian and gave Yifei an incredibly gentle and kind smile.

Such a smile actually made Yifei feel a little uncomfortable.

Seeing this, Youyou quickly took Yifei's arm and tried to smooth things over, saying, "Yifei, it's not right for you to keep us outside the palace gate like this. Let's go inside and talk."

Yifei nodded in realization: "Yes, yes, let's go inside first. I'll treat everyone to the fried rice I just made."

The group's steps toward the main hall suddenly halted.

Unaware of what was happening, Yifei was still excitedly talking about her great discovery: "I just discovered that learning to cook in the dream world is like having divine assistance, because you don't need to worry about whether the ingredients are fresh, the heat, or whether you are used to the kitchen utensils."

"There's no need to worry about whether your own hair, fake nails, or the wire from scrubbing pots will end up in the food you cook."

"This place is almost the perfect simulation training ground, allowing me to unleash my talents without restraint."

She excitedly said, "How about it? Want to try my innovative Fei's fried rice?"

Everyone quickly pulled back their feet, which were hovering in mid-air.

Xiao Xian smiled brightly and said, "Yi Fei~~~, I really want to eat your fried rice, but I just ate a bowl of fried rice and a deluxe hand-pulled pancake, and drank a big bottle of soda. I really can't eat anymore."

"What?"

Yifei's face was full of displeasure, and her tone carried a hint of jealousy: "You actually ate someone else's fried rice?"

Before she could even retaliate, Youyou quickly pulled her arm away from Yifei's and silently backed away, saying, "Yifei, we didn't eat fried rice, but we're all full, right?"

The fantasy companions nodded hastily, afraid that if they nodded too slowly, Yifei would drag them into being guinea pigs.

They could accept being forced to eat fried rice by Yifei in order to wake her up; that could be considered a heroic sacrifice, at least it wouldn't be shameful to talk about it.

But now that Yifei is awake, they still want to eat her fried rice. If they die from the saltiness, it would be a waste of their lives.

It's not worth it at all.

"I'm not worried about you being hungry and wanting you to eat your fill. I just want you to try my Fei's innovative fried rice and give me some feedback."

Yifei crossed her arms, her narrowed eyes filled with murderous intent: "This is the Dream World, you can eat as much as you want without dying. You wouldn't be so disrespectful as to tell me you can't eat a single bite, would you?"

"No, how could that be..."

For once, all five of them managed a similarly awkward smile.

Yifei looked at her fantasy companions and said politely, "Well, I mainly wanted the two of them to eat. If you don't want to..."

"What nonsense! What kind of talk is that!"

Mario protested angrily.

"Huh?" Yifei became even more puzzled.

In Yifei's eyes, this was the first time she had met her fantasy partners, unlike Zeng Xiaoxian and Youyou who had experienced many things with them.

It's perfectly normal for her to be warm, polite, courteous, and respectful to her friends' friends, but it's different in the eyes of her fantasy companions.

They possess the memories of the original body, and to some extent, they also inherit the original body's deep affection for everyone in the apartment.

If they didn't consider everyone a friend, why would they waste their hard-earned free time to help everyone wake up from their sweet dreams?

Everyone knows how Yifei usually treats her own people, and her current behavior clearly shows that she is treating them like outsiders.

It's understandable that Xiao Xian and Xiao Ze are like Mu Feng, but Mario, whose mental age might not even be comparable to Xiao Nanfeng's, is naturally very dissatisfied.

"Yifei, you don't consider us friends at all."

Mario protested sternly, "We're having fried rice today, and nobody can stop us, I said it!"

"We all need to eat! One bowl each!"

Yifei was overjoyed upon hearing this, while Xiaoxian and Youyou turned ashen-faced, and Xiaoxian in a suit and Xiaoze and Mufeng looked on incredulously.

No, Mario, what nonsense are you spouting?!

We don't want to eat Yifei's fried rice at all!!!

I'm coming

(End of this chapter)