Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 742 Life is a mix of light and shadow, but the world is full of brilliance.

3604.

"Very good, absolutely perfect."

Looking at the bright and cheerful Xinling in front of him, Yu Mo smiled faintly.

She looked down and rummaged through her makeup bag for a while, then took out a small mirror and handed it to Xinling.

"Come on, see for yourself how it goes."

"As I said before, I don't accept negative reviews here."

Upon hearing this, Xinling pursed her lips, took the mirror with a complicated expression, and examined herself.

Since Xinling's features and temperament are not suitable for heavy makeup, Yu Mo simply added a layer of natural blush on top of her bare face to compensate for the paleness of her face caused by congenital blood deficiency.

Under Yu Mo's superb makeup skills, Xin Ling's face was as delicate and radiant as a lily blooming after the rain. The melancholy in her eyes was also removed as her long eyelashes swept across her eyelids.

Her once thin and chapped lips now shone with a warm luster, and her slightly upturned smile remained gentle, yet now possessed a more radiant and bright quality.

"How is it? Pretty good, right?"

Yu Mo got up and re-tied Xin Ling's hair into a bun.

Even though the hairstyle may seem the same before and after, the difference between a bun made by someone who knows how to tie their hair and someone who doesn't is like night and day.

Yu Mo simply tied her hair up casually, and Xin Ling's previously messy hairstyle looked full of energy.

Xinling sat there stunned for a long time before awkwardly replying, "Very good, very beautiful."

"Right? I told you it was perfect."

Upon hearing this, Yu Mo's lips curled into a smug smile. She continued, "Actually, the makeup that suits you best is that of a sickly beauty, but that's too unlucky."

"Girls should wear bright makeup and live a bright and cheerful life."

"Mika, aren't you right?"

"That's right."

Meijia nodded emphatically.

"A bright and beautiful life..."

Xinling seemed lost in thought. She looked at Yu Mo and asked with genuine doubt, "Yu Mo, what kind of life do you consider bright and promising?"

Yu Mo thought about it carefully: "I think this standard is quite broad, but if you were to ask me, I think... it should be the kind of life that makes you actively move towards tomorrow, rather than waiting for tomorrow to arrive."

Xinling blinked, pondering the difference between the two.

"Okay, life is a difficult problem. You have to think about it slowly and figure it out gradually."

Yu Mo laughed and took Xin Ling's arm: "Let's go, let's go and stun them."

"Um."

Xinling nodded.

……

The three returned to 3602. At this time, the other residents of the apartment were still thinking about how they should treat Xinling after listening to Nanfeng's words.

"Here comes the beauty!"

Meijia skipped and hopped towards Xinling, reaching out her hand: "How was it? Did I blow everyone away?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and couldn't help but gasp in surprise at Xinling's bright and cheerful smile.

"Wow..."

Xinling at this moment is completely different from when she arrived this morning; she's practically a different person.

Ziqiao stared at the beautiful woman in front of him, then suddenly turned his head to look at Guangu.

If this guy weren't his future uncle-in-law, he would have already started teasing Guan Gu.

[Such a beautiful girl, and you're not going for her? Guangu, you're wasting your time!]

Ziqiao shook his head with great regret, but didn't have any other thoughts.

"Don't just say 'wow'."

Yu Mo laughed and said, "How about you give me some real compliments?"

"Great, fantastic!"

Zhanbo gave a silly thumbs up: "It's just that the clothes aren't very nice. It would be better if you could change them."

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged awkward glances.

Although Zhanbo is right, it's not appropriate to say that directly to Xinling.

Everyone knows that Zhanbo is simple-minded and speaks the truth, but Xinling doesn't know that.

Anyone with a sensitive mind would have a hard time understanding what to think after hearing this.

They secretly observed Xinling's expression and, seeing that she looked normal, knew she wasn't the kind of person who wouldn't know what was good for her.

"Yes, clothes!"

Meijia's eyes lit up immediately after hearing Zhanbo's words.

She clapped her hands and said, "Xinling and I are about the same size. I'll go and see if there are any suitable clothes for her to change into."

"Need not……"

Xinling had only spoken halfway when Meijia rushed into her bedroom.

Yu Mo said with a grin, "It's alright, we'll do as the hosts say. Just listen to us today."

Xinling smiled faintly upon hearing this.

Suddenly, Mika let out a gasp from inside the room.

"What's that flashing so brightly?"

"Hey! Braised Pork Knuckle, when did you put Ocean Star in the cage?!"

"What?!?!"

Youyou and Wanyu froze on the spot.

The two women stared at each other in astonishment, feeling as if a bolt of lightning had struck them, turning them into two charred corpses.

They searched the bedroom, living room, and bathroom, their backs aching and their eyes nearly blinded, only to find the Ocean Star inside the braised pork knuckle's dog cage!

Youyou and Wanyu were so angry that they trembled on the spot, their eyes blazing with fury, wishing they could immediately turn the braised pork knuckle into a dog meat hot pot.

They suspected the diamond ring had run away, they suspected they were blind and hadn't found it, they suspected everyone, they suspected Cyndi, but they didn't suspect you!

Soy sauce! Pork knuckle!

brute!

You beast!

Braised pork knuckle, you're a real dog!!!

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Mo was completely stunned. She looked at Youyou in astonishment and asked incredulously, "What happened? How did my Ocean Star end up in the braised pork knuckle's cage?"

"this……"

Youyou put on a fawning smile: "Yu Mo, let me explain."

"This matter..."

She lowered her head silently: "Okay, I accidentally lost the Ocean Star. I guess the diamond ring was first discovered by Jiang Zhouzi, who took it into Meijia's bedroom, which is why Wanyu and I have been looking for it but haven't been able to find it."

"ah!!!"

"My enormous diamond ring!!!"

Yu Mo collapsed and rushed into Mei Jia's bedroom. As soon as she opened the door, the culprit, braised pork knuckle, slipped out and went into Guan Gu's bedroom.

In his inner world, Ziqiao wears a white lab coat and simple black-rimmed glasses.

He shrugged helplessly, bent down, and picked up the braised pork knuckle.

[As is widely known, one of the sixteen things women and birds have in common is that they are both attracted to luminous objects.]

[It now appears that another creature attracted to glowing objects is a little teddy bear.]

"call……"

A few seconds later, Yu Mo's voice, full of relief, came from Mei Jia's bedroom: "Thank goodness, the diamond wasn't scratched."

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged a glance, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

If diamonds are so easily scratched, would they still be called diamonds?

"That scared me to death."

When Youyou heard that Ocean Star was completely unharmed, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed onto the sofa.

"What happened?"

The only one among everyone present who couldn't understand the current situation was Xinling.

When she arrived, she clearly saw the diamond ring they were talking about on Youyou's ring finger. Now that the diamond ring was almost lost, it was Yu Mo who was devastated.

Xinling felt dizzy: "Youyou's diamond ring actually belongs to Yumo, so Youyou, you and Guangu aren't a couple?"

Everyone nodded, and Youyou said awkwardly, "Things are indeed as you think. Actually, Guan Gu and I..."

"Oh my God."

Xinling clutched her chest in disbelief, her breath coming in short gasps as she murmured, "So... Guan Gu's wife is actually Yu Mo?"

"She's been hiding her identity and secretly monitoring me?!"

"What?!?!"

Everyone was stunned.

It's clear that after spending the entire day in the apartment, Cyndi's thought process inevitably became more abstract.

Is it the feng shui of this awful place that's the problem, or is it that these people are too good at assimilating people?

Just as Guan Gu was about to explain, Jiang Zhouzi, with a "ball" sticking out of his bedroom, popped out.

The uneven "ball" rolled all the way to Cyndi's feet. When Cyndi looked down and looked closely, the back of a baby's head immediately came into her view.

Everyone stared in disbelief, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

……

……

……

In an instant, the entire 3602 fell silent, except for the deafening sound of Xinling's heartbeat.

Thump, thump, thump...

Xinling rolled her eyes and collapsed onto the sofa uncontrollably.

"Cyndi!"

"Cyndi Wang!!"

"Cyndi!!!"

Everyone was so frightened that they all crowded around. Nanfeng found the acupoint and pressed down hard.

Guan Gu said frantically, "Xinling, hold on! Don't faint! Don't faint!"

"Baby is just a toy doll, a prop! I shouldn't have lied to you, none of this is real!"

Xinling gripped Guangu's hand tightly, and with all her might, she said, "What? What did you say?"

Guan Gu nervously explained, "The truth, the truth is like this."

"I was afraid you'd be sad, so I had Youyou pretend to be my wife, including this doll."

"I'm sorry, I just hope you won't give up hope. Even without me, there is still warmth in this world."

He shouted, "Xinling, you're so young, you still have your own path in life!"

"You can't live for others; you have to live for yourself!"

"No, it's nothing..."

Xinling gasped for breath for a long time, but eventually pulled through.

She forced a smile at everyone: "I'm sorry to have worried you all, but after staying at the apartment for a day, it seems like my heart's resilience has improved a lot."

"call……"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Xinling was alright, and their legs went weak as they slumped to the ground.

……

Ten minutes later, everyone had confessed everything to Cyndi.

"Oh, I see."

Xinling nodded, then looked up suspiciously and asked, "You're not lying to me this time, are you? Yu Mo really isn't Guan Gu's wife?"

Nanfeng raised an eyebrow and, in front of everyone, took a bite out of Yu Mo's mouth.

He shrugged at Xinling: "Now you believe me, right?"

"oops."

Yu Mo patted Nan Feng in embarrassment and annoyance.

"I see……"

Xinling smiled and looked at Youyou: "Youyou, so what was the strange thing about you and Wanyu this afternoon? You were actually looking for a diamond ring?"

Youyou nodded awkwardly.

Xinling's smile grew even brighter: "You didn't tell everyone about the lost diamond ring, and instead had everyone look for it together. Was it to protect my pride, or to prevent me from overthinking?"

"no."

Youyou said hesitantly, "Actually, Wanyu and I just wanted to..."

She patted her head: "Okay, Xinling, I'm not lying to you. I was really worried that you would think we were targeting you or framing you."

"I hope that you won't encounter too many unpleasant things on your first visit."

A flicker of emotion crossed Xinling's eyes. She continued, "You've been searching for the diamond ring for so long without finding it. Didn't you suspect me at all?"

"no."

This time, Youyou answered with unwavering conviction. She stammered, "Although... your purpose in coming here is indeed not pure, I know you wouldn't do such a thing."

"Thank you, Youyou."

Xinling suddenly stood up, lifted her backpack onto the sofa, and smiled brightly, like the first rays of spring sunshine.

"Thank you everyone, I should be going now."

"Xinling".

Guan Gu stood up, scratched his head, and said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have lied to you."

"I'm the one who should apologize; I've caused everyone trouble."

Cyndi bowed to everyone and apologized: "Because of my selfishness and willfulness, everyone has been revolving around me all day."

"I am truly, truly sorry."

Her eyes were filled with tears, but her lips curved into a smile, like a tree full of pear blossoms after the rain.

"Guan Gu, I should also thank you. All that you've done for me shows that you still care about me."

Guan Gu protested, "I'm not."

"I see."

Xinling smiled gently: "In the two hours we reunited, I realized you didn't like me, and today I spent the whole day realizing that I probably don't like you that much either."

"Perhaps, perhaps I just want to find a reason to keep living in this lonely world."

"But Guan Gu, you and everyone else care so much about a casual remark I made. Maybe I'm not as superfluous as I thought."

"Of course you're not superfluous."

Yu Mo and Mei Jia put their arms around Xin Ling's shoulders and said, "Xin Ling, we really consider you a friend."

"Yes, if you really need a reason to live, Meijia and I can be with you, and we'll help you find a new life for yourself."

Xinling held Yu Mo and Mei Jia's hands with emotion: "Yu Mo, Mei Jia, thank you for treating me as a friend. I know you are genuinely good to me."

"Thank you. You made me realize that besides love, friendship can also bring warmth to people in this world."

"And Youyou, thank you so much too."

"I...I didn't do anything."

Xinling's sincere apology and gratitude left Youyou somewhat at a loss.

"Thank you for being considerate of my feelings, even though you knew I didn't have ulterior motives for coming here."

Compared to you, I'm really awful, really terrible.

She winked at Youyou: "Youyou, you are a very good and kind girl, and Guangu is also a very good and kind boy."

"Kind people should be with kind people. I wish you a long and happy life together, growing old together."

Xinling stepped forward and hugged Youyou tightly.

Youyou's body tensed instantly, her arms hanging stiffly in mid-air.

After a long while, she finally hugged Xinling tightly.

After a while, Xinling released her grip on Youyou and said with a smile, "Okay, now I really should go."

Youyou asked, "But Xinling, haven't you found a house yet?"

"If you can't find a house, there are always ways to live."

Cyndi smiled playfully, a rare occurrence for her: "I just have a heart condition, but please don't doubt my ability to live in this city."

The group exchanged complicated glances.

Guan Gu said, "Let Youyou and I see you off."

"Need not."

Xin Ling said calmly, "I came alone, and I'll leave alone. It's fine."

Before Guan Gu and Youyou could say anything more, she picked up her bag and walked straight out the door.

As she reached the door, Cyndi turned around and waved goodbye to everyone.

"Goodbye, next time we meet I'll be wearing bright makeup and living a bright and beautiful life."

As Cyndi turned and left 3602, a heavy silence fell over everyone.

Nanfeng clapped his hands and said, "Alright, Xinling's matter has been resolved smoothly now."

"Everyone performed quite well overall; I think I'd give them at least an 80."

Zhanbo asked instinctively, "Then how should we get a perfect score?"

Nanfeng shook his head and didn't say anything.

"What do you mean?"

Zhanbo was completely bewildered: "You don't know about Nanfeng either?"

"It's not that I 'don't know,' it's that I'm telling you not to ask me."

Nanfeng shrugged and said, "I'm just a patriarch at best, not a real parent."

"It's not me telling you what you *should* do; it's you *thinking* what you *should* do."

"It's not about what should be done, but what we want to do..."

Guan Gu lowered his head and thought for a moment, then looked up at Youyou: "Youyou, I think..."

"Let's go."

Youyou held Guangu's hand tightly: "The encounter between people is a wonderful fate. It would be too sad to just end it here with a period."

"Guan Gu, I'll go with you."

The two smiled at each other and ran out of 3602 with their fingers intertwined.

Ziqiao was dumbfounded: "What are they going to do?"

Yu Mo smiled knowingly: "Perhaps... Guan Gu and Youyou are just following Lei Feng's example, doing good deeds is not necessarily true?"

"Doing good deeds?"

Ziqiao curled his lip: "There are plenty of people worse off than Xinling these days. Do you think they can help them all?"

"We are just ordinary people; we don't have that kind of ability, nor do we have that high moral standard."

"We just..."

Nanfeng and Yumo reached out to each other as if by telepathy, and the two walked hand in hand toward the door.

"There's no way to ignore what's happening right in front of us."

The remaining people exchanged glances and suddenly burst out laughing.

"Let's go, let's go."

"Together, together."

"Young Master Lü is kind-hearted and cannot bear to see all living beings suffer."

"I'll spray you to death with a mouthful of salt soda!"

"..."

The crowd left 3602 in large numbers.

……

Night fell, and the stars twinkled.

As rows of streetlights lit up one after another, Xinling, carrying her heavy luggage, bent down and stepped on the long shadows cast by the streetlights.

The weather in early spring is unpredictable, sometimes warm and sometimes cold, and tonight, for some reason, it feels even chillier.

Xinling rubbed her pale hands together, looking down at the light shining on her pinkish-orange short nails, which reflected a unique glow.

She smiled knowingly and looked up at the road ahead, where light and shadow intertwined.

She had thought that Guan Gu would be a ray of light shining on her, and indeed he had brought her light and hope at some point in the past.

But they overlooked the fact that the road keeps extending forward.

Guan Gu's light may be like a street lamp, destined to accompany him only for a part of his journey.

But don't be sad. Perhaps as long as she gets through all the ups and downs, she will eventually see her own sunrise.

Xinling walked forward, her small, slender figure carrying a backpack, its silhouette flickering in and out of place under the streetlights.

Gradually, hurried footsteps came from behind.

"Cyndi!"

Xinling paused abruptly as she stepped into the dark area. She stood silently in the darkness for a very long time before awkwardly turning around.

The night sky is beautiful tonight, with stars clustered around it and constellations arrayed in the sky.

Nanfeng and her group stood under the streetlights, bathed in light, with their arms outstretched towards her.

The next second, Cyndi stumbled and ran towards everyone, leaping forward with a limp—

Amidst the bright and splendid light.

(End of this chapter)