The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 416 Confusion and Chaos (Part 5): The Mistress Was Actually Me

As night fell, the Lonely Corner Bar, which had been rather quiet during the day, gradually became a little more lively.

Tonight, however, this bar is a little more unusual.

Just like the story is about to reach its climax, and the game is about to face the boss, all those characters who usually just play minor roles and look for their mothers are gathering here.

"Let me go! Let me go!"

Zeng Xiaoxian, who was being pulled over by Hu Yifei, complained, "Why did you drag me here? I have to host a show later!"

"Nonsense, you caused this trouble, you don't need to clean it up!" Hu Yifei said irritably after putting Zeng Xiaoxian down. "Anyway, your show doesn't start until late at night, and it's a good opportunity for you to see the problems in front of you, so you won't keep making sarcastic remarks on the show every day!"

"I..." Zeng Xiaoxian looked helpless. He had already been scolded by Hu Yifei several times today because of this. "Yu Mo is negotiating with someone. How am I supposed to handle this?"

"We're here as bodyguards. If they get angry and start fighting, Yu Mo will have someone to help him!"

Hearing Hu Yifei's violent words, Zeng Xiaoxian curled his lip and said, "Isn't it enough that you're here?"

"So you're saying I have to clean up your mess? Have you no shame?!"

"Dude, it would be shameless for a grown man like me to go and strangle that mistress, okay?"

"Look at you, so pathetic..."

Before Hu Yifei could finish her rant, two suspicious-looking people emerged from behind the bar counter.

Zeng Xiaoxian turned around and was startled: "Guan Gu, Zi Qiao?"

"What are you two doing here?" Hu Yifei asked.

The two, who had been looking around, turned their gaze away, and Lu Ziqiao whispered, "We came to see the finale!"

"Ha, why are you all joining in this? Aren't you good at deduction?" Hu Yifei sneered. "One says Richard is going to get a vasectomy, and the other says Richard is proposing marriage."

When this is mentioned, Sekiya Saki, who transformed from Edogawa Saki into Sekiya Kogoro, is speechless.

"Can we not even mention it? My reputation has been ruined by Yu Mo."

"You call yourself a hero? You're just a name." Lu Ziqiao scoffed, then added, "It's all Yu Mo's and Richard's fault for not playing by the rules, otherwise how could I have guessed wrong!"

Hearing their sophistry, Hu Yifei sneered, "Come on, you two are both ridiculous."

"Hmph! We may be outrageous, but we're not as outrageous as Teacher Zeng's psychological counseling."

After saying that, Lu Ziqiao flattered Zeng Xiaoxian, saying, "Teacher Zeng, could you also give some advice to my girlfriends one by one and let them know what tolerance and open-mindedness are? That way, I won't have to make up excuses to avoid being chased all the time."

"If I were to counsel them, I would definitely make them send you to the hospital for a tubal ligation!"

"you……"

"Shut up!" Hu Yifei interrupted them, saying irritably, "We don't even know what will happen tonight, and you're still in the mood to make sarcastic remarks!"

At this moment, Guan Gu spoke up: "I came here specifically to support Yu Mo, and I've even prepared the props."

Then Guan Gu pulled out two small flags from behind the bar, one of which read "Down with the mistress" and the other "Give me back my true feelings".

"..."

Upon seeing this, the three were speechless.

Just then, Tang Youyou and Zhang Wei arrived.

"How is it? How is it? Have they started fighting yet?" Tang Youyou's voice preceded her arrival, her tone filled with the excitement of watching a spectacle unfold.

Zhang Wei, however, appeared reserved. Upon seeing the two small flags in Guan Gu's hand, he exclaimed in surprise, "Guan Gu, wow, you're so well-prepared!"

"That's right, I firmly believe that Yu Mo will win this battle to protect her marriage."

When the two arrived in front of her, Hu Yifei sighed and said, "We're here to help Yu Mo keep things under control, not to watch the show. Can you be a little more serious?"

"OK, OK!" Tang Youyou nodded, then looked around and asked, "So where are they? What's the situation?"

"The talent just arrived, why are they already fighting?" Hu Yifei gestured with her chin towards the outdoor tables outside the bar, where Qin Yumo and Tina politely sat down.

Judging from this, these two don't seem like rivals about to start a fight at all.

At this moment, Hu Yifei looked around and asked again, "By the way, where's Wen Sheng? Why didn't he come?"

“Oh, it seems that Teacher Wen went to see his ex-wife,” Tang Youyou answered, raising her hand.

……

"Honey, what made you decide to come over today?"

"Didn't you say before that you'd come to find me if you missed me?"

When Wen Sheng entered his ex-wife's house, he saw Nuolan preparing food in the kitchen.

Ms. Nuo's cooking skills have improved significantly compared to two months ago. After all, she's not really stupid. Now that her relationship with her ex-husband has stabilized, she naturally won't pretend that she can't cook anymore.

She felt excited when she saw that she could cook a meal herself, even if the taste wasn't as good as her ex-husband's.

A sense of joy arises from recognizing that I have grown compared to the past.

Upon seeing Wen Sheng enter, Nuolan, who was cooking while wearing a loose-fitting short-sleeved shirt, smiled and said, "Then you've come at the perfect time. Try my cooking today."

"Okay."

Wen Sheng stepped forward and kissed his ex-wife, who had turned around. After tidying up her slightly loose long hair, he smiled and said, "I'll also take this opportunity to check if my beloved disciple has made any progress."

Hehe, one more kiss~

……

Lonely Corner Bar.

At a table on the terrace, Qin Yumo, the central figure in tonight's storm that will attract the attention of onlookers nearby, is currently having a pleasant conversation with "the other woman," Tina.

Before their true intentions were revealed, the two women chatted at length about beauty, occasionally covering their mouths and giggling, clinking glasses and drinking. To some people in the bar, this was incredibly boring.

"I never expected your company to provide such excellent service, including one-on-one consultations!" After laughing, Tina looked at the beauty consultant Qin Yumo in front of her and said with admiration.

Qin Yumo took a sip of wine, feeling that the time was right, and began to get down to business.

"Tina, I'd be very happy to be your beauty consultant. Actually, the best beauty product for women isn't anything else, but having a healthy and stable relationship. Being able to be open and honest every day will naturally improve your mood, improve your blood circulation, and make your cells more vibrant."

"That's absolutely right." Tina smiled and raised her glass to clink with Qin Yumo's.

Seeing that Tina didn't react, Qin Yumo decided to escalate the situation. She smiled and said, "Tina, I think you're quite attractive. You can't always be sneaking around like this!"

Tina's expression changed slightly, but she didn't think much of it, assuming that the other party had found out about her advanced technology. She had no choice but to admit, "How did you know? Let me tell you, I had three facelifts and two breast augmentations for him, and he didn't know. He thought I was going through puberty again!"

"Hehe, it seems you've put in quite a bit of effort!" Qin Yumo felt a little frustrated after both attempts to probe failed.

Then Tina asked, "Miss Qin, you're so beautiful, your boyfriend must be very clingy, right?"

"Hmm..." Qin Yumo felt even more annoyed that her feelings had been sorely touched upon, but she still said against her will, "Yes!"

"So, what are your beauty secrets? Share them with me!"

Before meeting this "other woman," Qin Yumo humbly sought her advice, and she suddenly realized that a new opportunity had arrived.

"I use traditional Chinese medicine therapy."

"Traditional Chinese medicine? I've heard it's very effective. What do you usually eat?"

"It's not for me, it's for my boyfriend... Angelica!" Qin Yumo said with a smile, emphasizing the name of the herb in an odd tone, "so that he'll remember to come back that night."

"..."

Tina's face stiffened slightly. Was this still her beauty secret?
Giving your man angelica root?

Tina felt strange, but considering her husband's character, she felt that eating like this wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

So she smiled and nodded, saying, "Interesting, interesting. I'll try it sometime."

“I suggest you eat some… Angelica pubescens!” Qin Yumo added.

"Angelica pubescens?" Tina was taken aback. "I know Angelica pubescens, isn't it used to treat rheumatism?"

"Living alone!" Qin Yumo's eyes held a smile, finally revealing her true intentions. "A woman's virtue lies in being content and self-disciplined; never harm yourself or others!"

"..."

Tina's smile faded; if she couldn't detect the barbed edge in the other person's words, she would have lived in vain.

But she couldn't understand why.
Wait a minute! Looking at the beautiful beauty consultant in front of me, and recalling what she just said about a stable relationship—open and aboveboard, telling her man to take angelica root and angelica pubescens...

Tina narrowed her eyes slightly, her mind racing, and finally she vaguely understood.

“Miss Qin’s traditional Chinese medicine treatments are quite unique. Come, let me toast you.” Tina smiled and raised her glass to clink with Qin Yumo’s.

At that moment, at the gap in the wall next to the terrace, Guan Gu Shenqi, holding a "Down with the Mistress" flag, looked completely bewildered: "What are they saying? I don't understand a word they're saying!"

"When masters clash, every move can be fatal!" exclaimed Lü Ziqiao, who was watching from the sidelines.

Holding up the "Give Me Back My True Feelings" flag, Zeng Xiaoxian asked in surprise, "Did you understand?"

"Didn't understand? But it sounds really impressive!"

"..."

At the dinner table, Qin Yumo, having finished her drink, laughed and said, "Actually, being a good person and taking care of yourself are the same. The key is harmony. When there is harmony, everything is fine. If this harmony is broken, you will be condemned by the whole society."

At this point, Qin Yumo had finished her combo attack, and most of the pent-up frustration in her heart had been released, not only regarding Richard's infidelity, but also regarding that scoundrel Wen Sheng.

Upon hearing this, Tina smiled and said, "As expected of a senior beauty consultant, your words are indeed of a different level. You can even use traditional Chinese medicine to regulate one's character and relationships. I'm sure Miss Qin can manage these things very well herself, right?"

“Of course.” Qin Yumo blinked. “I’m a professional.”

"That's good." Tina nodded with a smile. "My husband always says that beauty treatments are superficial. I should really let him hear that."

"You...you have a husband?" Qin Yumo was shocked.

“Yes, didn’t I tell you?” Tina held her wine glass and looked at her with a smile. “I’ve been married for five years, but my husband is very busy, and I don’t have to work. So I just get myself some facials and cosmetic procedures when I’m free.”

"You've been married for five years? Your husband is... "

Qin Yumo, who had just finished venting her anger, was stunned by her words, and the pent-up frustration seemed to be flowing back.

Just then, Tina glanced at her watch and said, "Oh, he's coming to pick me up soon. I'll introduce him to you later."

As soon as she finished speaking, she looked towards the entrance to the terrace and suddenly waved with a smile: "Hi, Richard! I'm here!"

When Qin Yumo heard the name, her heart skipped a beat. Before she could react, a figure walked up to her.

Qin Yumo turned her head mechanically, and when she saw who it was, she felt dizzy.

The air on the bar's rooftop terrace froze the moment Richard appeared. Not only did Qin Yumo's brain freeze and she fall into a daze, but the support group from the apartment behind the wall were also stunned.

Looking at the man in front of them, Yu Mo's fiancé whom they had just sat down to eat with a few days ago, and who they had just learned was Tina's husband of five years, everyone was filled with disbelief.

What's surprising isn't Richard's appearance, since everyone knows Richard betrayed Qin Yumo and had an affair with Tina. What's surprising is that Richard had already married Tina, which means betrayal and infidelity to Yumo...

Guan Gu Shenqi slowly turned his head and looked at the "Down with the Mistress" flag in his hand.

"Let me introduce you. This is my friend Qin Yumo, and this is my husband, you can call him Richard," Tina said with a smile, taking Richard's hand in hers.

Richard was also taken aback when he saw Qin Yumo, but his good composure allowed him to quickly regain his composure and give his former fiancée a polite nod.

Qin Yumo looked at the two people in front of her, her eyes filled with confusion and helplessness. The advantage she had previously felt she had gained had now vanished.

Normally, she should be furious, angry, and should throw the drinks on the table in Richard's face and yell, "You're a thousand times worse! You piece of trash!"

But she wasn't angry at the moment; she just felt it was absurd, as if she herself—now, just now, and even in the past—was a clown.

The mistress she despised, resisted, and didn't want to be had already become her own identity card.

Suddenly, she thought of Wen Sheng, and how she had felt like a clown in front of him before.

After all the twists and turns, I'm still the other woman!

……

Meanwhile, at Ms. Nuo's home.

After finishing her meal, Nuolan glanced at Wensheng washing dishes in the kitchen before returning to her bedroom to change clothes and touch up her makeup.

She was naturally happy that her ex-husband came to keep her company, but the timing of his visit tonight was... a little bit inappropriate.

She was going to the radio station soon; tonight was her first time hosting "Your Moon, My Heart," and she had originally planned to give her ex-husband a surprise.

Actually, she took on this show not only for her ex-husband, but also because she felt she should move up in the ranks.

Although her original program consistently ranked in the top three or even number one in radio listenership, she wasn't really in management. In three years, she'll be thirty, and without being able to guarantee the stability of her hosting performance, she needs to make plans early.

Whether the show "Your Moon, My Heart" is good or bad is not very important; what matters is the relationship with the channel to which the show belongs, as it can at least give Nuolan a little more leverage.

Of course, Nuolan isn't in a hurry right now. What's really bothering her is... it seems Wen Sheng isn't planning on leaving tonight!

"Honey, when are you... leaving?"

After touching up her makeup and changing her clothes, Nuolan leaned against the kitchen doorway and hesitated for a while before finally asking.

When Wen Sheng, who was deliberately washing the dishes slowly, saw that she had finally asked, he turned around and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Are you trying to get rid of me?"

"Oh no!"

Nuolan stepped forward and hugged his back, saying in a sweet voice, "I was just asking casually. Who told you to come so suddenly today? I... wasn't prepared."

"Getting ready? Isn't today your period day?"

Wen Sheng suppressed a laugh, washed his hands, turned around and cupped Ms. Nuo's face in his hands. After looking her up and down, he frowned and pretended to be suspicious, saying, "You're putting on makeup and changing clothes so late at night. Are you going out on a date with someone?"

"..."

Nolan, whose eyes had been darting away, was stunned when she heard this, and then she got so angry that she banged her head against the bastard's chin.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Who's going on a date?!"

"Then what are you doing?"

"I..." Nuolan paused, her eyes darting around before she said, "I still have to go to work at the station."

"Come on, your show airs in the morning, you only have day shifts, it's already dark now, what work could you possibly be doing?"

The scoundrel immediately rejected her answer, then widened his eyes, took two steps back, and said in a trembling voice, "You really... Fine, I'm leaving!"

"..."

Seeing Wen Sheng's cuckolded attitude, Nuolan was so angry she felt like vomiting blood. She immediately grabbed the scoundrel and said angrily, "I told you not to think nonsense, I really am going to host a program at the station!"

"What program? Your program has been moved to the evening? But I listened to your program this morning!"

Nolan hadn't expected that her ex-husband's visit tonight would make it impossible for her to keep it a secret any longer.

Seeing that things had come to this, she had no choice but to say, "Honey, I was going to tell you before the show started that it's my new show, but it's the show you're more familiar with now."

"I'm very familiar with your show."

Hearing this, Nuolan felt a little strange. Didn't Zeng Xiaoxian say that Wen Sheng was a fan of his show?

"Honey, can we keep you in suspense? You'll find out soon enough," Nuolan pleaded, hooking her arms around his neck.

Seeing this, Wen Sheng hesitated for a moment and then nodded: "Okay, but now you're doing it both at night and in the morning, can your body handle it?"

"Don't worry, it's only temporary," Nolan said with a sigh of relief. "And my afternoons will be completely free after that."

She paused, then said with a hint of grievance, "It's because you only come to keep me company occasionally now. I'm scared to be home alone at night, so I added an evening slot."

Nuolan countered with a swift move, leaving Wen Sheng speechless. Looking into her eyes, he could only change the subject, asking, "So when are you going over later?"

Seeing that the scoundrel didn't respond, Nuolan snorted inwardly and then checked the time.

"No rush. We already went over the script for tonight this morning. I'll just arrive half an hour early."

"I see." Wen Sheng nodded and smiled, reaching out to put his hand on Ms. Nuo's waist. "It's still early. What will I do tonight if you get off work late?"

As an old married couple, Nuolan understood his meaning the moment the man reached out his hand, her face slightly flushed as she asked, "Are you going back to the apartment later?"

Wen Sheng smiled but did not answer. He simply loosened her belt. Nuolan sighed inwardly, knowing that she would have to re-dress later.

"Don't wrinkle the clothes."

……

As night deepened, when Wen Sheng left his ex-wife's house, he received a message on his phone from Nuolan, who had already left.

Lanlan: Remember to listen to "Your Moon, My Heart".

(End of this chapter)