Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 750 Ziqiao's New Plan

The group laughed and joked for a while, and only when they saw that Yifei was about to get really upset did they finally quiet down.

Everyone pursed their lips, looked at each other, and trembled with suppressed laughter.

The idea of ​​a doppelganger is so absurd, yet Yifei actually believed it.

It can only be said that she suffered from being too young and naive at the time.

If it were a boy in junior high who confessed to her yesterday and then pretended to be a doppelganger the next day, denying it, Yifei would beat him into a faceless monster!

Yifei's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. She snapped angrily, "Laugh! Laugh! Laugh! Is it that funny?!"

Everyone nodded, then quickly shook their heads.

"It's not funny, not funny at all."

"Oh."

Upon seeing this, Yifei felt a throbbing pain in her trigeminal nerve. Gritting her teeth, she said fiercely, "If I ever have the chance to meet that bastard again, I'll tear him to pieces!"

Yu Mo suppressed a laugh and comforted her, "Yi Fei, kindergarten kids don't understand anything. It's normal for them to act on their own. Don't take it too seriously."

"yes."

Zeng Xiaoxian said cheekily, "Kids have wild imaginations, that's normal."

"And although the doppelganger hypothesis is ridiculous, it can at least explain the Flash and Little Moon's situation, so it can be considered as redemption."

Upon hearing this, Yifei pouted and angrily slapped her thigh.

Nanfeng said, "We can put the lookalike thing aside for now; the most important thing right now is the roommate arrangement."

He looked at Yifei: "We've all been quite busy lately, so this matter will probably have to be handled by you and Teacher Zeng. What are your plans?"

"What else can we do but keep interviewing?"

Yifei sighed, then forced herself to look confident.

"There are still so many days left until the end of the month. If we persevere, even if it's a process of sifting through sand, I should finally find some gold!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xian, who was on his deathbed, sat bolt upright in shock. His eyes widened as he shouted, "An interview?!?"

She looked up at Xiaoxian: "Xian'er, do you have a better idea?"

"Forehead……"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoxian rolled his eyes and went into a standstill again.

Nanfeng suddenly suggested, "Why do we have to find a new couple? Can't we just find another one within the family?"

"Eh..."

After hearing Nanfeng's words, Yu Mo, Zhang Wei, and Zi Qiao all turned their eyes to Yi Fei and Xiao Xian.

Yifei met their strange gazes, looking completely bewildered: "Why are you all staring at me like that?"

"...It's nothing."

The four of them glanced at Zeng Xiaoxian, who was still in a state of malfunction, and unanimously gave up their idea.

Given Teacher Zeng's condition, helping him would be pointless.

Yu Mo thought for a moment, then her eyes suddenly lit up, and she clapped her hands, saying, "That's right, if real couples don't work, what about fake couples?"

Yifei raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: "Fake couple...you mean the kind like Ziqiao and Meijia were before?"

Everyone turned to look at Ziqiao.

Ziqiao pouted: "Don't look at me like that. Last time we pretended to be a couple and it turned out like that. Even if I wanted to now, Meijia wouldn't be happy."

"That's true."

After careful consideration, everyone agreed that this method was flawed.

The main reason is that, apart from Ziqiao and Zhang Wei, although everyone else is either poor or rich, they wouldn't stoop to cheating for a little bit of rent.

We can't just have them pretend to be a couple, can we?

Love Apartment doesn't support homosexuality either.

Yifei sighed: "It seems that we can only continue with the interviews for now."

She paused, then turned to stare at Ziqiao: "Everyone's been busy lately, so it's fine if they can't help."

"But you're always loafing around and doing nothing. We can't all be working while you're the only one slacking off, can we?"

"Starting tomorrow, you'll be coming with us to the interviews!"

"ah?!!"

Upon hearing this, Ziqiao was immediately overcome with grief.

……

Over the next few days, Ziqiao and Xiaoxian were dragged by Yifei to an interview for an odd couple.

Even though the three of them had lowered their standards for sharing an apartment to a very low level, these couples still managed to challenge their already fragile values ​​time and time again.

For several days in a row, Yifei and the other two were in a daze, their eyes glazed over.

With 3601 almost ready to be reopened, the recruitment of new couples still hasn't made any progress. Ziqiao, whose values ​​have been tormented countless times in the past few days, finally couldn't take it anymore.

"No, I can't stand it!"

At the Sunny Day Bar that evening, Ziqiao sat at the bar and slammed the bottle of liquor he was holding onto the table.

He shouted at the top of his lungs, "I will resist! I must resist!"

Across from Ziqiao, Zhang Wei hunched over pathetically, sipping his drink and cautiously asking, "If you're going to resist, then resist. But why did you drag me out for a drink?"

Before Ziqiao could reply, Zhang Wei started folding his nails: "I told you beforehand, you're a smart man."

"I'm not going to be foolish enough to join you in rebelling against Yifei just because you bought me a drink."

Upon hearing this, Ziqiao looked at Zhang Wei with disdain: "You're not that stupid, so why would I be?"

Zhang Wei asked curiously, "Then why did you call me over so late at night? Just to listen to you rant?"

"We're best buddies, can't I even invite you out for a drink?"

As Ziqiao spoke, he refilled Zhang Wei's glass with wine, then picked up his own bottle and clinked glasses with Zhang Wei.

"I argued with you before about where Guan Gu and Youyou were going to move to. That was not very kind of me. I didn't consider your meager salary."

Zhang Wei twitched his lips: "Actually, you don't have to say so many 'few' in one breath."

"That's not important."

Ziqiao raised his glass again and gestured to Zhang Wei, "We're good brothers, no need for formalities. I'll drink this, you can drink as you like."

After he finished speaking, he tilted his head back and took several large gulps, while Zhang Wei cautiously took a small sip.

"Hello!"

Ziqiao complained, "I told you to do whatever you want, and you really do! This is so disrespectful to me!"

"You're acting strange today, I think I'd better drink less."

Zhang Wei took a few sips, his gaze fixed intently on Zi Qiao.

Ziqiao inexplicably offered to drink with me, and even apologized for that little thing that happened before...

At least I have a salary, but he doesn't even have a proper job. Isn't it normal for him to want to lower the rent?

They didn't take this little argument seriously that night, so there's no need to apologize now.

Ziqiao's behavior was so abnormal that it was obvious at a glance that he was full of bad intentions.

Could this guy not want to continue interviewing weird couples with Yifei and want to sabotage himself to solve this problem at its root?

Ziqiao said dismissively, "Was my behavior today strange?"

Zhang Wei silently moved his chair a little further away: "It's not exactly strange... you practically have 'ill intentions' written all over your face."

Ziqiao blinked, then his expression changed instantly as he clutched his chest, feigning deep sorrow: "Zhang Wei, I came here out of kindness to apologize, how could you think of me like this!"

"I'm so sad! I'm so heartbroken!"

"Okay, okay."

Zhang Wei was so annoyed by Zi Qiao that he downed the rest of his drink in one gulp: "I'm done. Is everything alright now?"

Ziqiao gave Zhang Wei a thumbs up: "Great job!"

He paused, then continued, "Actually, there's something else I want to tell you..."

"I knew it."

Before Ziqiao could say anything, Zhang Wei stood up abruptly and turned to leave.

Nanfeng once said that if you encounter a seasoned conman like Ziqiao trying to scam you, the best way to deal with him is to not listen, not think, and just turn around and leave. This can basically help you avoid 98% of Ziqiao's scams.

The remaining two points are if he's determined to rip you off and has designed a scam specifically for you. In that case, no matter what you do, it won't make much difference.

But he had no grudge against Ziqiao, so why would he do this to him?

"Zhang Wei! Zhang Wei!"

Ziqiao quickly grabbed Zhang Wei's arm, holding up three fingers to assure him, "I really didn't mean to trick you, I promise! I swear!"

"If I was trying to trick you this time, I will never, ever, ever... ever go on Kaixin001 again!"

Zhang Wei, who had already stopped walking, immediately shook off Zi Qiao's hand after hearing his "poisonous oath" and strode out of the bar.

Upon seeing this, Ziqiao shouted, "I swear, if I really wanted to screw you over this time, may I never be able to pick up a girl this whole year!"

Zhang Wei turned around and walked back.

Ziqiao's eyes lit up: "You believe me?"

"No, I just came back to get my wine."

While Zhang Wei was back to get the wine, Zi Qiao quickly revealed his true purpose.

"Zhang Wei, I wanted to express my apologies to you, and also help you find a girlfriend!"

Zhang Wei raised an eyebrow: "By the way?"

"...Okay, actually I mainly wanted to help you find a girlfriend, and also to express my apologies."

He moved closer to Zhang Wei, patted him on the shoulder with a grin, and said, "How about it? With a Casanova like me taking the initiative to find you a girlfriend, don't you feel flattered?"

Zhang Wei remained silent, only using his hand to force a smile onto his lips.

Seeing this, Ziqiao said with dissatisfaction, "Seriously, Zhang Wei? I've come all this way to help you, can't you look any more excited or happy?"

"Those who offer unsolicited favors are either treacherous or thieves."

Zhang Wei shook his head and pushed his half-finished drink on the bar towards Zi Qiao: "Zi Qiao, I appreciate your kindness, but I'll go back and drink my milk instead."

"No!"

Ziqiao patted his chest and promised, "This time, I'll definitely set you up with a stunningly beautiful woman who's fair-skinned, has a great temperament, and is incredibly soft and easy to seduce!"

"Come on, you made the same promise to your senior brother before."

"It's been a year and a half, and Senior Brother is still single."

Zhang Wei sighed, "Poor senior brother, his golden cudgel is probably smoking from all that swinging."

"what?"

Ziqiao was speechless upon hearing this.

Zhang Wei paused for a moment, then continued, "...I was talking about Sun Wukong."

"cut."

Zi Qiao scoffed, straightened his back, and said confidently, "My senior brother's single status has nothing to do with me. It's entirely because his baby is still too young and he's too busy to go on dates."

Zhang Wei clasped his hands together and begged for mercy, saying, "I don't have time either. I have to take the bar exam in a few months. If I fail this time, my promotion and salary increase this year will all be for nothing."

Ziqiao tugged at Zhang Wei's sleeve dismissively, pointing a finger at him and saying, "You're just a legal assistant. Even if you get a promotion and a raise, how much will you actually get in a month?"

"If you can find a girlfriend to share an apartment with, you can save at least this much money on rent and utilities every month!"

He patted Zhang Wei on the chest: "Zhang Wei, think it over!"

"Huh?"

Zhang Wei was stunned upon hearing this, and it took him a long time to react: "I understand, you just want to find me a girlfriend to share an apartment with as soon as possible."

"That way I won't compete with you for Guan Gu and You You, and you won't be forced by Yi Fei to interview those weird couples every day, right?"

"You've finally figured it out!"

Ziqiao was filled with excitement.

After these few days of interviews, he finally understood that trying to sift through this bunch of odd couples who had been eliminated by others countless times to find a suitable couple to share an apartment with was less worthwhile than hoping that there was already a couple in their apartment.

Being unrestrained and loving freedom, it's impossible for me to have a long-term roommate.

With Teacher Zeng's personality, who knows how long he'll drag things out before he dares to confess to Yifei.

Even if they get together, they might not be willing to leave the newly renovated 3601 to give everyone a couple's perk.

Curry Sauce is too young. If I were to find her a boyfriend to live with, everyone would absolutely tear me apart.

After much thought, he concluded that Zhang Wei, a single man, was the most suitable person to stay in the apartment.

What?

Did he forget someone?

There's no way I can just assign a dog as a companion to my braised pork knuckle, can I?

"So, isn't my idea better than theirs?"

Zi Qiao raised an eyebrow with a smug look: "When the time comes, with two suites and two couples, that's seven people in total. No matter which side has four or which side has three, everyone will be doing well, right?"

Zhang Wei nodded: "That makes sense."

"So you agree?"

Zhang Wei shook his head.

Ziqiao was dumbfounded; he couldn't fathom Zhang Wei's reason for refusing: "Why? Are you saying you're not interested in dating right now?!"

"It's not that I'm not interested, it's just your opinion..."

Zhang Wei sighed, "So hasty! So incredibly hasty!"

"My former dean taught me that any relationship between a man and a woman that is not aimed at marriage can be classified as 'playing the fool'."

So?

Ziqiao shrugged: "What era are we living in? Are you still afraid of being charged with indecent assault?"

"But……"

"No buts! There are no buts when you're young!"

Ziqiao said loudly, "Zhang Wei, you're a man. A man should be straightforward, direct, and free-spirited."

Zhang Wei muttered weakly, "Simple, crude, and unrestrained—that's not a man, that's Hu Yifei."

"That's not important!"

Ziqiao straightened up and entered his "life mentor" mode: "Zhang Wei, let me ask you this: even if all relationships are aimed at marriage, can you guarantee that getting married won't drain your savings?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei felt as if a sharp, gleaming sword had pierced his chest, and he instinctively clutched his chest.

"Can you guarantee that you won't get divorced after we get married?"

"Can you guarantee that your wife won't have an affair after we get married?"

"Can you guarantee that the child your wife gives birth to will be yours?"

"Can you guarantee...?"

"Stop!"

Zhang Wei quickly stopped Zi Qiao's relentless questioning; if he let him continue, he might have a heart attack on the spot.

Ziqiao shrugged: "You see, even if you're aiming for marriage, you can't guarantee anything."

"But now, if you can find a girlfriend who is willing to share an apartment with you long-term, you can at least guarantee that you will save some money on rent and utilities every month."

As he spoke, he picked up the bottle, tilted his head back, and took a big gulp. Then, wiping his mouth, he continued, "Besides, women these days are very independent."

"You're thinking of marrying them, but they're not willing to marry you. From now on, they'll do your laundry, cook for you, do housework, and be your maids..."

In short, it was the best of times and the worst of times.

Ziqiao opened his arms and said, "In this era, whether you want to be as outstanding as me or stick to your old dean's values ​​from the last century is entirely up to you."

"Besides, who says you can't get married if you find a girlfriend just to share an apartment?"

Seeing that Zhang Wei remained silent, Zi Qiao pursed his lips: "If you're not willing, there's no way I can force you."

"But tomorrow is Saturday, so you have to cover for the job I'm interviewing for. We both caused this mess, so there's no reason for me to suffer alone."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei trembled, his mind replaying the complaints from Yifei and Teacher Zeng over the past few days.

"So what should we do now?"

Zhang Wei asked.

(End of this chapter)