Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 657 Keeping a Secret - Tang Youyou

Just as Youyou was shocked that she had been so easily tricked by Meijia and Curry Sauce, they began whispering among themselves about what had happened on the 15th.

The two tried to deduce what kind of secret Guan Gu and Youyou were hiding by looking at the possible clues.

Curry Sauce muttered, "On the 15th, we were all doing a thorough cleaning of 3601. Everyone was exhausted, but it seems like nothing really happened."

She turned to look at Yu Mo: "Sister Yu Mo, did you notice anything unusual that day?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Mo's heart tightened, and she immediately shook her head vigorously: "No, I haven't noticed anything wrong."

Seeing that Yu Mo's reaction seemed a bit excessive, Curry Sauce was about to ask something when Mei Jia casually said, "With Yu Mo's memory, she probably forgot what happened on the 15th a long time ago."

"You're right, aren't you, Yu Mo?"

"Yes, yes, that's right, that's exactly it," Yu Mo echoed.

Seeing that no one could guess what was wrong on the 15th, Mika stroked her chin and fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, Meijia's eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands excitedly, asking, "Is it possible that this secret has nothing to do with the sixth floor, but is related to someone close to us?"

"For example, the black guy and Sadako downstairs, the white guy upstairs, Lisa and the senior brother?"

"Um."

Curry Sauce nodded thoughtfully: "I also think it's very possible."

[In his inner world, Curry Sauce maintained that thoughtful expression as he spoke.]

Actually... with my intelligence and brain, I can't figure it out at all, and I'm too lazy to think about what this secret is, but I don't want everyone to think I'm an idiot.

Fortunately, I recently learned a trick: when someone asks you a question, just pretend to think about it carefully for a while, and then nod in agreement with their idea.

This not only makes you appear highly engaged, but also makes the other person think you're just as smart as them.

Seeing that Meijia and Curry Sauce were talking to themselves again, completely ignoring her, Youyou couldn't help but say something.

"Please, I'm right here! What are you guys guessing?"

"Ask me! Ask me!"

Youyou tearfully complained, "This is a secret activity, meant to train my ability to keep secrets. It's not a guessing game where you have to guess the secret!"

Guan Gu couldn't help but say, "Meijia, I don't think you can guess it just by guessing, and even if you do guess it, no one will admit it."

"You still need to find a way to get information out of Youyou, so as not to dampen her enthusiasm."

Curry Sauce nodded thoughtfully, "Hmm, that makes sense."

Meijia thought about it and agreed. So she smiled sweetly at Youyou and said, "Well, dear Youyou, we're best friends, you wouldn't hesitate to share your secrets with me, would you?"

When Youyou saw that someone had finally come to ask her, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

She wasn't afraid of failing; if she did fail, she could simply plead guilty and accept punishment.

But if all that mental preparation and internal struggle she's put in turns to be completely useless and she's just ignored, she'll feel incredibly frustrated!

Faced with Meijia's questioning, Youyou gritted her teeth and put on a righteous and aloof appearance, keeping her mouth shut.

"No, this time I want to prove to everyone that I, Tang Youyou, can also be very reliable."

"So Mika, please don't ask me anymore. I absolutely will not tell you this secret!"

"oh."

Meijia said "Oh," and then called to everyone, "It's alright, let's continue eating."

Youyou had just begun to feel a little sense of accomplishment from keeping the secret when Meijia started to slack off again.

She opened her eyes wide and asked, "Wait, Mika, why did you suddenly stop asking?"

Meijia looked at Youyou with a puzzled expression: "Didn't you tell me not to ask anymore, that you would never tell me this secret? Then of course I won't ask anymore."

Youyou immediately said anxiously, "I was just saying that. Isn't that how those tight-lipped secret agents in TV dramas are portrayed?"

"But if someone says that, the interrogators will just start torturing him, okay?"

Mika muttered, "We can't hold a knife to your throat, and you're gritting your teeth and refusing to tell us, so why should I ask?"

"Who says I won't tell? If you asked me more, I might just tell you."

Meijia scoffed, "Do you think I'm stupid? You definitely won't tell me if I ask."

"Who said that? I'll tell you if you ask!"

Hearing this, Mika was secretly delighted. She raised an eyebrow, feigning displeasure, and gave Youyou no time to think: "You'll answer just because I asked?"

Youyou retorted angrily, "I'll tell you if you ask!"

"Well then, I'll ask you, so tell me."

"I'll tell you, the secret is..."

Youyou was about to blurt out the truth when she caught a glimpse of Guan Gu sighing silently out of the corner of her eye.

She paused for a moment, then instantly realized that she seemed to have fallen into Mika's trap again.

In an instant, a vague idea flashed through Youyou's mind.

Or... she could just pretend that she hadn't thought things through at all, and that she had accidentally fallen into Mika's trap and revealed the secret?

This way, she could not only shift all the blame for her big mouth onto Meijia's "insidious cunning," but also give an explanation to Guangu, Nanfeng, and Yumo, and finally free herself.

No longer do I have to keep a secret that I want to tell but dare not, or have no one to discuss it with. I can also see the joyful smiles on Mika and Curry Sauce's faces after they learn the truth.

Is it okay? No problem, right?

This isn't exactly cheating; it's more like... going with the flow?

At worst, she can plead guilty and accept the punishment, whatever the cost or punishment, she can bear it herself!

That's right, let's do it!

As Youyou thought to herself, she quickly grabbed Guan Gu's arm and bit his forearm hard!

"ah!!!"

Guan Gu let out a series of miserable screams, so shrill that Yu Mo, Mei Jia, and Curry Sauce couldn't bear to watch and closed their eyes.

"Phew... I feel refreshed."

Youyou shook off Guangu's arm, took several deep breaths, and then said to Meijia with righteous indignation, "Meijia, I won't tell!"

[In her inner world, the battered and bruised Youyou finds herself in a dark prison cell, her hands and feet tightly bound by thick iron chains.]

She tidied her disheveled hair, revealing fine bloodstains on her face.

Please don't misunderstand, my final decision to keep it a secret wasn't because I didn't want to disappoint Guan Gu, or because I couldn't betray Nan Feng and Yu Mo.

I chose to keep it a secret simply because... I'm a professional actor!

As the saying goes, life is like a play, and it all depends on acting skills.

Now that I've decided to play the role of someone who keeps their mouth shut and is righteously upright, I absolutely cannot let this play fall apart.

This is my professional ethics; I'm a professional!

[The Down Syndrome Performance Rules, Show Time!]

"Fine, I won't tell you then. Why are you making me sound like a bad guy?"

Meijia wasn't too disappointed that Youyou wasn't fooled. Anyway, Youyou was just like Ziqiao, only interested in things for a short time. She would eventually blurt it out in three days at most.

Meijia turned to Yu Mo and Curry Sauce and asked, "Do you think he would answer me if I asked Nanfeng if he heard anything unusual on the 15th?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Mo chuckled dryly and said, "I think... probably not."

Meijia wants Nanfeng to help investigate the secrets that Guangu and Youyou are hiding. Isn't that just like ordinary people asking companies to conduct their own food safety inspections?

"That's true, Nanfeng is the most tight-lipped."

Meijia looked around as she spoke, then belatedly realized, "By the way, why didn't Nanfeng come for lunch today?"

"have no idea."

Upon hearing this, Yu Mo's ears turned slightly red, and she lowered her head and let out a barely audible hum.

I even rushed back from the company for lunch, but when this guy saw me, he acted like a mouse seeing a cat, mumbling something about preparing things to take to the Maldives, and then he disappeared.

Pshaw, what does a grown man like him need to prepare for a two-day trip to the Maldives?

Yu Mo guessed that Nan Feng was just too embarrassed to have dinner with her today, afraid that she would find a time to settle scores with him.

Shouldn't I confront him myself to settle the score?

Physiological reaction? Other physiological reactions are one thing, but putting your hand inside your clothes is also a physiological reaction?

Pah! Does she really think she's some clueless little girl?

Why doesn't this bastard say that he went to the Dream World yesterday, which is why he experienced side effects this morning?

If I had known this would happen, I should have kicked him back to his room to sleep last night!

As Yu Mo was thinking, Nan Feng's voice suddenly came from behind her.

I'm coming

Tomorrow we'll be moving on to the Maldives storyline. There are probably still about ten chapters left before this arc ends. There's so much to wrap up, and so much I want to write. With a timeline spanning several days and over a dozen characters to consider, this arc feels rather bloated.

However, I can guarantee that there is absolutely no filler content in it, and I will try my best to make every point interesting.

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(End of this chapter)