Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 593 Ziqiao's Gift and Xiaoxian's Meal Partner

That afternoon, Xiaoxian, Yumo, Guangu and others were hurriedly setting up the birthday venue for Meijia in room 3602.

Yifei stood in the center of the living room, one hand on her hip, holding a walkie-talkie, her eyes scanning the surroundings and her ears listening to commands from all directions.

"Yu Mo, hang the colored lights at the corner a little higher, and make sure to separate each light so they don't get strung together."

"Guan Gu, the banner you hung is obviously higher on the left and lower on the right. Quickly raise it a little higher to the right."

"Youyou, ask Nanfeng and Zhanbo if they've returned from the new company's premises yet?"

"Zeng Xiaoxian, send a message to urge Zhang Wei and Curry Sauce. Why haven't they come back yet after they went to pick up the birthday cake?"

"I know, Zhang Wei is definitely trying to save on taxi fare again. Tell him to call a car back right now, and you'll reimburse him for the fare!"

"what?"

Zeng Xiaoxian, who was inflating balloons, looked up at Yifei in astonishment: "Why am I the one who has to pay for it?"

Yifei rolled her eyes at Xiaoxian: "Who told you to be so reluctant to let Zhang Wei drive your new car over to pick up the cake? Stop talking nonsense, just report it!"

"Oh, and tell them to be careful when they come back, and make sure Mika doesn't see them."

Zeng Xiaoxian, who had been oppressed, pouted and lowered his head in grievance.

Zhang Wei's driving speed was either incredibly slow or frighteningly fast, so how could I possibly let him drive away in my beloved car?

Yifei continued into the walkie-talkie, "According to Wanyu's report from the front, Meijia will be back soon."

"Attention everyone, attention everyone, this is not a drill."

"I'll say it again, this is not a drill!"

Listening to Yifei's orders, Yu Mo couldn't help but mutter, "Why do we always end up in such a mess and rush when we celebrate someone's birthday?"

"And Yifei, we're so close, we don't need walkie-talkies, right?"

"You don't understand. Having a walkie-talkie makes things seem more formal and helps us get into the zone."

As Yifei spoke, she squatted down to help Zeng Xiaoxian inflate the balloons.

"The reason this was so rushed... is mainly because Mika's birthday really didn't really stand out."

"Look at February 12th, it's right after the Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day is right after. When you're busy, it's easy to forget."

Yu Mo adjusted the wiring of the colored lights and casually said, "Actually, I remembered that Meijia's birthday is February 12th, but I didn't realize that today is already the 12th."

Upon hearing this, Yifei rolled her eyes at Yumo: "Then you still haven't remembered to prepare a birthday present for her?"

"Oh dear, I was planning to buy a gift for Meijia online, but it was Chinese New Year a few days ago, and the courier services weren't working, so I thought I'd buy it in a few days."

"and then?"

"And then... I forgot to buy it."

Yifei looked embarrassed and gently patted her mouth.

Knowing full well that Yu Mo has a bad memory, I didn't bother asking that question.

"Oh, right."

While arranging the ribbons, Youyou suddenly asked, "Should we tell Ziqiao to come back for Meijia's birthday?"

"Ziqiao?"

When Yifei heard the name Ziqiao, her eyelids couldn't help but roll upwards.

"I just called his cell phone, but it was always busy. I don't know which girl he's chatting with."

Guan Gu pondered for a moment: "Actually, I don't think it would make much of a difference if we called Zi Qiao back. He never remembers our birthdays, and he never prepares birthday presents for us in advance."

"that is."

Yu Mo's lips twitched slightly: "Last time on my birthday, the gift he wanted to give me was a warm hug... and then I kicked it away."

Yifei and the others nodded silently, clearly indicating that they hadn't received any proper gifts from Ziqiao on their birthdays either.

As Ziqiao's aunt, Youyou felt embarrassed just standing there listening. She could only laugh it off and say, "Maybe Ziqiao will change this year."

"Come on."

Zeng Xiaoxian grinned mischievously: "Last time when he and Meijia were tied together because of the side effects, he did behave himself for a few days. We thought he was turning over a new leaf."

"And the result?"

"Once the side effects disappeared, he went off to have fun for several days."

"He's still the same old guy. I think if you want him to change, you might as well hope that Yifei will become a little gentler."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Yifei clenched her fists, and the cracking sound of her knuckles echoed.

She smiled broadly, though her eyes were filled with murderous intent, she still asked sweetly, "Brother Zeng~ how gentle do you want me to be?"

Xiao Xian trembled on the spot, and he shrank back, weakly saying, "Pretend I didn't say anything."

Youyou was quite protective of her own, and when she heard Xiaoxian say that about Ziqiao, she still replied, "You can't say that. At least I haven't seen Ziqiao spend money extravagantly in the past month or so."

Even if he doesn't spend money extravagantly, he won't save money to buy us gifts.

Xiao Xian watched as Yi Fei busied herself with decorating the birthday party. She had only scared him for a moment, but then he felt a surge of confidence.

He said confidently in front of everyone, "I bet if Ziqiao remembers Meijia's birthday and prepares a gift for her, I will..."

Zeng Xiaoxian's small eyes darted around mischievously, and he pointed at the coffee table, saying, "I'm going to eat this coffee table!"

"Hey, what are you guys doing?"

Just as Zeng Xiaoxian was spouting nonsense, Ziqiao, wearing Bluetooth headphones and carrying a large gift box with super beautiful packaging, rushed in with his legs crossed.

"Perfect timing, I'm going to the restroom first. You guys keep an eye on this gift for me, it's very expensive!"

Ziqiao hurriedly put down the gift box, then covered his buttocks and rushed into the toilet without looking up.

If he had paid a little more attention to the surroundings, or even glanced up at the red banner on the wall that read "Happy Birthday, Meijia," Ziqiao would have been surprised to discover...

The gift box, which he placed on the coffee table by himself, inadvertently became the most central, eye-catching, and meaningful item in the entire living room.

It's like Yifei and the others spent half a day decorating the birthday venue just to highlight Ziqiao, this beautifully packaged big gift box.

Yu Mo and the others were already utterly shocked the moment Zi Qiao walked in carrying the gift box; everyone's mouths were agape.

Their blank stares remained fixed on Ziqiao until he rushed into the bathroom, at which point their minds snapped back to reality.

3602 fell silent instantly.

After a long while, Youyou clutched her chest and began to breathe heavily.

"Oh my god..."

Youyou instinctively covered her mouth; for a moment, she felt as if her heart was about to jump out of her mouth.

She pinched her cheeks, making sure she wasn't dreaming, before muttering to herself, "Ziqiao... has he turned over a new leaf?"

As soon as Youyou said those words, she almost burst into tears of excitement.

Heavens above! Earth below!

Could it be that my only son is finally going to turn over a new leaf and start anew?!

[Great! From this day forward, our Tang and Lü families can truly be considered to have descendants!!!]

Unconvinced, Guan Gu stepped forward and examined the invoice tucked into the pink ribbon bow on the gift box: "Purchaser... Lü Ziqiao?"

Guan Gu rubbed his eyes, looked at it several times before turning to the others and saying, "It really was bought by Zi Qiao himself."

"That's right."

Youyou clapped her hands excitedly: "This is what Ziqiao bought, and he carried it back and put it on the coffee table himself."

"Oh, right, he just said this gift is very expensive, so it's a valuable gift to give away!"

Upon hearing this, the group exchanged glances.

An expensive gift was placed in the very center of the birthday venue by Zi Qiao. It should be obvious who this gift was for, right?

As for whether this gift might be a Valentine's Day present prepared by Zi Qiao... please, this is Zi Qiao!

They didn't think Zi Qiao would be so generous as to prepare such a thoughtful Valentine's Day gift for his casual, fast-food girlfriends whom he changed regularly.

No, has he ever given anyone a proper gift in his entire life?

Yifei patted Zeng Xiaoxian, who was frozen in shock with his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets, with a smug grin: "My dear Xiaoxian~~~, are you going to eat this coffee table before the meal, after the meal, or just eat it with the meal?"

"Hehehe, hehehe..."

Xiao Xian smiled bitterly.

[In his inner world, Zeng Xiaoxian slumped to the ground, clutching a pack of tissues.]

[He said, tears streaming down his face, "This can't be funny! How did Ziqiao suddenly become a different person?"]

[This, this, this... this is a slap in the face that came way too fast!]

I was wrong, I was really wrong, I'll never make bets carelessly again!

[Waaaaah, waaaaah...]

At that moment, Meijia and Wanyu walked out of the elevator on the sixth floor one after the other.

On the way back, Meijia kept complaining to Wanyu that no one remembered her birthday, especially Ziqiao.

During the two or three years that she and Ziqiao went through on and off, he never gave her a proper gift, let alone a birthday present.

Although Wanyu also felt that Ziqiao was unreliable, she still comforted Meijia, saying, "Don't say that. Maybe Ziqiao will change for the better this year."

"He has actually changed quite a bit over the past year or so."

Meijia snorted, "Yes, he has indeed improved, but everyone improves from 80 to 90. What about him?"

How long would it take for a value of negative infinity to improve to zero? And how long would it take to improve to a passing grade?

Wanyu felt that Meijia was too pessimistic about Ziqiao: "Meijia, sometimes people's changes are not necessarily gradual; change can happen in an instant."

"Who knows, maybe one day, Ziqiao will suddenly transform from negative infinity into a perfect man?"

"Him?"

Mika pushed open the door to apartment 3602 with her head down and said without thinking, "If that day ever comes, I'll eat the coffee table in the living room!"

"Another one wanting to eat at the coffee table," Yu Mo said, unable to suppress a laugh. "Teacher Zeng, now you have a dining buddy."

Here it comes!

(End of this chapter)