Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 596 Joint Trial

Receiving Zhanbo's praise, Meijia's smile grew even brighter.

At this moment, Xiaoxian and Yifei pulled Meijia over and began to praise her coat, making Meijia laugh so hard she was shaking with joy.

Zhanbo nudged Nanfeng and whispered, "Nanfeng, what should we do now?"

Nanfeng glanced at Zhanbo: "This is your money, the coat you bought. You shouldn't ask me what to do, you should ask yourself."

Upon hearing this, Zhanbo hesitated. He glanced at Meijia, who was beaming with joy, and Wanyu, who was standing next to her, and finally sighed deeply: "Never mind, let's ask Ziqiao after Meijia's birthday party is over."

Although Zi Qiao's morality is negligible and his character is questionable, neither Nan Feng nor Zhan Bo believed that Zi Qiao had done this intentionally; there must be some misunderstanding.

Regardless, we should wait until they find out more about Ziqiao before making a decision.

Right now, of course, Mika's birthday is more important.

At this moment, Zhang Wei and Curry Sauce also returned carrying the cake.

Although Zhang Wei couldn't understand how the Valentine's Day gift Zhanbo bought for Wanyu had become Meijia's birthday gift, he wasn't stupid. Since even Zhanbo, the person in question, remained silent, he certainly didn't need to expose the truth.

As the commander-in-chief, Yifei clapped her hands: "Alright, now everyone is finally here."

"I hereby announce that Mika's birthday party will officially begin in half an hour."

"The ingredients and drinks are all ready, let's quickly set up the big table by the elevator."

"Nanfeng, Zhanbo, go downstairs and call Xiaohei and Zhenzi up. Tonight we're having hot pot!"

"good!!!"

Everyone clapped and cheered, and in an instant, the cheers were deafening.

Zhanbo looked at Nanfeng with a puzzled expression: "And who is this Sadako?"

Nanfeng said in a low voice, "Zhenzi is Meijia and Youyou's best friend, and also Xiaohei's new girlfriend."

Zhanbo was taken aback: "Even Xiao Hei is in a relationship?"

"Why can't Xiao Hei date?"

Nanfeng smiled and patted Zhanbo on the shoulder: "You should know that even the strangest person will always have another strange person who likes you."

"So Zhanbo, you need to relax and confidently and boldly pursue your feelings."

Zhanbo nodded thoughtfully.

……

After Nanfeng and Zhanbo came downstairs and called Xiaohei and Zhenzi, Meijia's birthday party finally began.

And so, everyone enjoyed a wonderful dinner, eating hotpot, singing songs, and chatting happily.

Meijia hadn't even had a chance to eat cake or receive gifts and participate in the entertainment activities afterward; she was already three-tenths drunk just from eating hot pot and drinking.

For Mika, tonight is definitely the most unforgettable birthday she has had in all these years.

After all, she grew up with her mother, and a single mother with limited education but overly worldly experience was expected to raise a child alone in the expensive city of Shanghai. This meant that Meijia's mother would have to spend most of her time earning money.

She didn't have much time to spend with Meijia, let alone time to organize a birthday party for her.

Moreover, Mika's birthday is indeed not very memorable, and it's understandable that Mika's mother would forget about it in her busy schedule.

Perhaps it is for these reasons that Mika has always attached more importance to her birthday than others.

Today, she finally had a birthday that was memorable for her, so Mika was overjoyed.

With the added effect of alcohol, Mika had an absolutely blast during the ensuing entertainment activities.

Although everyone found this both funny and exasperating, they were incredibly forgiving of Meijia because it was her birthday that night.

It's fine if she argues, makes a scene, or even acts like a lovesick fool; just bear with it as long as she's happy today.

As the clock struck midnight, Mika's birthday officially came to a happy end, and it also signaled that there were less than 24 hours left until Valentine's Day.

After a night of fun, everyone returned to their suites to wash up and rest. Only Ziqiao consciously followed Nanfeng, Zhanbo, and Zhang Wei to the door of 3603.

There's nothing we can do; what's meant to happen will happen.

Even if he could escape the monks, he couldn't escape the abbot in this kind of situation.

Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well die with some dignity.

As the Lüshi Chunqiu says: Don't underestimate Lü Bu!

Zi Qiao strode into 3603 with his head held high and chest out, displaying a spirit of heroic sacrifice. His appearance stunned Nan Feng and the other two.

Why do they feel like Ziqiao is now the one who's a good guy, while they themselves have become the villains?

The four of them arrived at room 3603 and sat down on either side of the dining table.

To be precise, it was the south wind. Zhanbo and Zhang Wei sat on one side, while Ziqiao, the person being interrogated, sat on the other side, quietly waiting for the next questioning.

Snapped!

Zhanbo, standing in the very center, slammed his hand on the table and shouted in an utterly timid voice, "Court is in session!"

"Majestic!"

Nanfeng and Zhang Wei each held two chopsticks and began rhythmically tapping the table.

I must say, with Nanfeng, a professional voice actor, there's a real sense of ancient county court hearings just by listening to the voices, if you don't watch the visuals.

Ziqiao was immediately speechless. What were these three guys up to?

Are they really interrogating me like a criminal?!

Zhanbo slammed his hand on the table again: "Hey, suspect Lü Ziqiao, this is a three-way interrogation. You'd better confess the truth!"

Before he finished speaking, he whispered to Zhang Wei, "Zhang Wei, go find something to use as a gavel. Slamming your hand on the table hurts too much."

Upon hearing this, Nanfeng and Zhang Wei both put their hands to their foreheads. Did Zhanbo really think that as long as he spoke softly, Ziqiao on the other side wouldn't be able to hear or see him?

Zhanbo completely destroyed the momentum the two of them had just built!

However, since things had come to this point, Zhang Wei had no choice but to run to room 3604 and get a bag of instant noodles that Guan Gu had crushed for Zhanbo to reuse.

Zhanbo grabbed the bag of instant noodles and slammed it onto the table, making a loud cracking sound.

"Suspect Lu Ziqiao, why don't you confess the truth right now!"

"Wasn't that coat a Valentine's Day gift I was going to give Wanyu? How did it become a birthday present for Meijia?!"

"Zhanbo..."

"How dare you!"

Zhang Wei put on airs and said, "We're in court now, you should address me respectfully as Lord Zhanbo!"

"Courtroom?"

Ziqiao looked around at the modern environment. The four of them were sitting at the dining table, almost ready to order barbecue and beer, eat skewers and have a late-night snack. This didn't look like a courtroom at all.

He asked irritably, "So, do I have to kneel down before these three upright officials?"

Upon hearing this, Zhanbo excitedly asked, "Is that okay?"

"Get lost~~~"

Ziqiao said irritably, "I also have pride and dignity, you know."

"Oh?"

Nanfeng and Zhang Wei immediately rolled up their sleeves and showed off their muscles, like two door gods.

Nanfeng's eyes widened, and he slammed his hand heavily on the bag of instant noodles that had long since crumbled to pieces: "Ziqiao, from this evening until now, we have given you as much face as possible in front of everyone, especially in front of Meijia."

"Now that we're in a joint trial, you should know who should give whom face, right?"

"Don't be ungrateful!"

"Okay, okay."

Ziqiao thought Nanfeng made sense, and he was indeed grateful that the three guys hadn't punctured his tires all night.

He raised his hands and slapped the table three times in a pretentious manner: "Greetings to the three upright officials."

"That's more like it."

The three of them immediately felt much better.

You know, it was Meijia's birthday party tonight, and they were listening to everyone praising Ziqiao. They almost injured themselves trying to hold back their laughter.

Not to mention that the three of them had to reluctantly join the praise group for Zi Qiao under the prompting of everyone's eyes, which really made them suffer.

"I confess, I'll tell you the truth."

Zi Qiao could briefly explain: "Yi Fei and the others were setting up the birthday party at the time, so I just put this gift on the coffee table and then rushed to the bathroom."

"When I came out, Meijia had already opened the gift box, and everyone thought it was a birthday present I was going to give to Meijia."

"That's how it is. Have I made myself clear enough?"

Zhanbo nodded: "Clear, easy to understand."

"But what's the use of that!"

He stood up angrily, grabbed Ziqiao by the neck, and shook him back and forth: "That's my gift! It's a gift I'm going to give to Wanyu!"

"I've lost my coat, what am I going to do for Valentine's Day?!"

Ziqiao rolled his eyes, stuck out his tongue, and shouted, "Zhanbo, we can have a court hearing, but don't actually torture me!"

"Nanfeng, Zhang Wei, help me!"

Nanfeng and Zhang Wei could tell from seeing that Ziqiao could still speak fluently that Zhanbo hadn't actually used force to choke him.

So the two of them turned their heads and whistled, clearly showing their indifference and detachment.

Seeing that Nanfeng and Zhang Wei wouldn't help, Ziqiao could only try to appease Zhanbo himself.

"Zhanbo, calm down, calm down!"

He grinned shamelessly and said, "I promise you, I'll sell everything I own to pay you back."

Upon hearing this, Zhanbo became even more indignant: "Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, what would I do with money?"

"I want my coat! I want my coat back!"

"Forehead……"

After Zhanbo said this, Ziqiao, Nanfeng, and Zhang Wei all fell silent.

After a long pause, Nanfeng reminded him, "Zhanbo, this situation is no longer something that can be solved by simply explaining things to Meijia and getting the coat back."

"Think about it, given Wanyu and Meijia's relationship, if she knew that Meijia was only happy for nothing because of this coat, would she still be happy after getting the coat?"

"What should we do then?!"

Upon hearing this, Zhanbo's eyebrows furrowed immediately: "Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, even if I had the money to buy another coat now, it would definitely be too late!"

Zhang Wei was dumbfounded: "No, Zhanbo, what are you thinking? Ziqiao has already given Meijia a coat. Even if you have money to buy another gift, you can't buy another coat."

"Haven't you heard the idiom 'Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi'? Wan Yu will think you're not sincere and are just trying to fool her."

Zhanbo was struck dumb: "Then am I doomed?!"

Nanfeng and Zhang Wei pondered for a moment, and then...

"Zhanbo, you really seem to be dead."

Nanfeng drew a direct conclusion.

Zhanbo let out a screech like a groundhog: "Ah!!!"

He began shaking Ziqiao more forcefully: "It's all your fault! Lu Ziqiao! You've ruined my Valentine's Day plans!"

"Why did you put the gift on the coffee table! Why didn't you prepare a birthday present for Mika!"

"Injustice! Injustice!"

Seeing Zhanbo becoming increasingly frantic, and the hand gripping his neck tightening considerably, Ziqiao panicked and cried out, "I prepared a birthday present for Meijia this year! It's both Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day, and the delivery service is so unreliable—it still hasn't arrived!"

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Zhanbo instantly calmed down, and Nanfeng and Zhang Wei also became interested.

Seeing this, Ziqiao quickly slapped Zhanbo's hand away. He braced himself on the table and took a few deep breaths before pulling out his phone from his pocket and handing it to Zhanbo, feeling guilty and frustrated.

"Check your Taobao orders yourselves, the unlock code is 0212."

I'm coming

(End of this chapter)