The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 423 A Long Night of Memories (Part 1) Some Simple Things

It's July now, and a month has passed since Qin Yumo left Love Apartment, but she still hasn't returned.

Looking at the empty room, Hu Yifei finally couldn't resist and turned it into a study.

Since Yu Mo didn't come back, the three of them had to split the rent for this month.

Actually, each of the two suites has four bedrooms, one of which is the largest.

The largest room in 3601 is where Yu Mo used to live, which is now the study. The largest room in 3602 is where Guan Gu Shenqi lives, as it serves as both a bedroom and a studio.

Now that it has been converted into a study, the people in the two suites have an extra multifunctional area for reading, studying, holding meetings, playing cards, gaming face-to-face, and so on.

This is a much better and more convenient thing for the people than turning Zhang Wei’s room into a laundry room!
Teacher Hu truly deserves to be called a political and ideological education teacher; his ideological awareness is indeed high.

The only thing that made others wonder was whether this meant Qin Yumo was really not coming back.
As soon as this idea came to mind, some people couldn't help but turn their attention to Wen Sheng.

Wen Sheng remained calm and did not offer any further comment.

However, the gossip surrounding this matter was quickly replaced by another one.

……

July 8th, Thursday, Living Room 3601.

"Everyone, I have three announcements to share. First, I've been accepted into a doctoral program," Hu Yifei said with a smile to the remaining people in the two suites.

The air was silent for two seconds, and then everyone burst into joy.

"so amazing!"

"Sister Yifei, you are my goddess!"

"I'm so happy, I'm so excited I could cry!"

"..."

The performance was a bit over-the-top, but there was nothing that could be done about it, since everyone already knew that Hu Yifei had been admitted to a doctoral program, thanks to the gossip of a certain big mouth.

"Youyou, you don't need to act anymore, do you?" Hu Yifei gritted her teeth and looked at Tang Youyou with a forced smile.

Tang Dazui's expression froze, and he forced a dry laugh, "Actually, I already knew."

After a second of silence, the group started making a mock commotion and complaining.

Hu Yifei, whose blood pressure was rising, clenched her fists. She waited until they stopped before speaking again: "Secondly, my boyfriend Shen Linfeng is on vacation recently, so he plans to stay with us for a few days. Does everyone have any objections?"

As soon as Hu Yifei finished speaking, the study door opened, and her wealthy boyfriend, Shen Linfeng, who owned a chain of restaurants, walked out with a smile.

"Everyone, long time no see."

Wen Sheng smiled and nodded to Shen Linfeng. Speaking of which, the last time they met was not long after he moved into Love Apartment. Shen Linfeng came to see Yi Fei, and the two got along quite well.

It seems that the other party has broken up with Hu Yifei.

Unlike the surprised or friendly expressions of others, Zeng Xiaoxian's face looked as ugly as if he had just licked a cockroach.

Oh, it's worth mentioning that a long time ago, Wen Sheng saw that cockroach-rat with a tail, antennae, and the ability to fly in suite 3602. It looked like a cockroach but also like a rat, and Guan Gu Shenqi named it "Godzilla".

After all, even if he didn't deliberately look for this little thing, he would inevitably be passively aware of it.

It has to be said that the world of "iPartment" is somewhat mysterious, unlike any world he has ever experienced before. He initially thought it was just a lighthearted and joyful urban comedy world, but gradually, he realized that it was not so simple.

Strictly speaking, Wen Sheng experienced three things that made him realize that the world is not simple.

The first time was when he was hypnotized by that psychologist; that brass pocket watch is still in his room.

The second one is Hu Yifei. As we all know, Hu Yifei's fighting skills in the original series are the highest in the entire series. She also has a passive defense ability, which means that if someone touches her body while she is asleep or in a dazed state, it will trigger an unknown danger.

Zeng Xiaoxian and Shen Linfeng, who had both experienced fractures, and even Yifei's younger brother Lu Zhanbo, all deeply understood this point.

Wen Sheng had always thought this was just an exaggerated performance technique in TV dramas, how could anyone be so perverted!
One night when he came home and saw Hu Yifei sleeping on the sofa, he instinctively tried to wake her up and tell her to go back to her room to sleep, but then the accident happened.

A physical reaction even more terrifying than Zhang Wei's sleepwalking occurred to Hu Yifei. The moment Wen Sheng touched her shoulder, her hand, which was hanging by the sofa, suddenly rose up, her fingers gripping Wen Sheng's wrist...

Fortunately, Wen Sheng reacted quickly, turning his hand to dissipate the force before his opponent could flip his wrist and exert force, thus avoiding a situation where one of the two would inevitably dislocate their joints.

It was a very classic grappling and bone-dislocating technique. Wen Sheng was stunned at the time. How could the content in the drama really be reflected in reality!
The third thing was seeing the cockroach rat named "Godzilla" in room 3602. The creature in the show actually exists in real life.

When Wen Sheng saw that thing, he was really startled. It was about the size of a palm and he almost kicked it to death.

Fortunately, I stopped in time; I only kept it because of curiosity.

The little thing would fly away in a flash after he released it, but sometimes he could still hear Guan Gu muttering in the corner, "Where did the cockroach rat go?"

In short, aside from some other minor factors that defy the norms of the urban world, these three events made Wen Sheng increasingly doubt that this life would likely not be as simple as he had previously thought, a time for relaxation and leisure.

……

Getting back to the main point, after announcing the two things, Hu Yifei said, "Thirdly, let Linfeng say it."

"To celebrate Yifei's admission to her doctoral program, I'm treating everyone to dinner this weekend. Let's all celebrate together, everyone come!" Shen Linfeng said with a smile.

"No problem, definitely!"

"We won't leave until we're completely drunk."

"..."

Just as everyone was enthusiastically cheering, Zeng Xiaoxian could only manage an awkward smile and nod along.

His awkward appearance naturally caught Hu Yifei's eye, and she raised an eyebrow and asked, "Zeng Xiaoxian, are you free?"

It was an open secret in the apartment that Zeng Xiaoxian had a crush on Hu Yifei. As soon as Hu Yifei said this, everyone looked at her with knowing glances.

"Hehe... Why wouldn't I go if someone's treating?" Zeng Xiaoxian said, forcing a smile.

Hu Yifei nodded: "That's good."

……

Regarding Hu Yifei's admission to the doctoral program, the people in the apartment were shocked and offered their blessings, but they also felt immense admiration for her, though there was also an invisible pressure.

After all, Hu Yifei already has an overwhelming advantage over everyone in all aspects, and now she can become even stronger.

However, two of them had a mocking and spectator mentality.

One of them is Zeng Xiaoxian, who feels that Hu Yifei's growing strength will put enormous pressure on her current boyfriend, and that she will eventually go further and further down the path of infertility and loneliness.

After all, he was the one who secretly admired her; he couldn't very well just wish Hu Yifei and Shen Linfeng's relationship would get better and better, could he?
Moreover, aside from being able to watch Hu Yifei's dramas in terms of romance, he not only lacks the ability but also the qualifications.

To this end, Zeng Xiaoxian also meticulously analyzed the buffs that Hu Yifei would gain after becoming a female PhD, which would inevitably lead to her being single—a knowledge aura that halves the time spent learning new knowledge, an indifference aura that ignores all mental attacks, and a rationality aura that doubles the damage to men.

Whether this was his own self-amusement with ulterior motives or not, he felt he had something funny to watch.

Another person who watched the show with a detached, spectator's mentality was Lü Ziqiao, who hadn't received much formal education.

Since he didn't have much education, it didn't matter to him whether Hu Yifei passed the female doctoral entrance exam or not, because he was afraid of her anyway.

However, he also understands Zeng Xiaoxian's skepticism about Hu Yifei's relationship the most. It's just that, while both are just watching the drama unfold, Zeng Xiaoxian wants to see Hu Yifei and Shen Linfeng's drama, while Lu Ziqiao wants to see Zeng Xiaoxian and Hu Yifei's drama.

As for Wen Sheng, he originally wanted to watch the excitement, but some unexpected events occurred.

……

Sunday evening, Lonely Corner Bar.

Everyone gathered here to celebrate Hu Yifei's admission to her doctoral program, and also to "celebrate" the stable and happy relationship between Hu Yifei and her boyfriend.

The attendees at the dinner were: Tang Youyou, Hu Yifei, Shen Linfeng, Lü Ziqiao, Guan Gu Shenqi, Zhang Wei, Zeng Xiaoxian, Zeng Xiaoxian's new girlfriend Selena, Wen Sheng, and Zhuge Dali.

Everyone was smiling sweetly and happily, but behind those smiles wasn't as harmonious as everyone imagined.

For example, Guan Gu Shenqi, while cutting his steak, stared at Shen Linfeng and muttered viciously: "A beast in human clothing, a hypocrite, a lecherous scoundrel, a lecherous scoundrel..."

For example, Zeng Xiaoxian, looking flustered, was tearing tissues while drinking, then secretly throwing away the food his girlfriend Selena had picked up for him. Or Zhang Wei, his knife and fork practically sparking, was glaring at Zeng Xiaoxian across the table, gritting his teeth and saying, "Zeng Xiaoxian, I challenge you to a one-on-one fight!"

For example, Tang Youyou, who was stuffing food into her mouth in an attempt to shut it up, said anxiously to Hu Yifei next to her, "I've almost eaten enough for six people, but I still can't help it."

Zhuge Dali, who was writing and drawing in her notebook, tilted her head and said to Wen Sheng, "Uncle, I feel that it won't be long before we reach the critical value of the model."

Sitting at the end of the long dining table, Wen Sheng nodded, picked up a chicken leg from Dali's plate, and said with a smile, "Maybe it's a signal to smash a cup."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Hu Yifei raised her hand and called out, "Waiter, we'd like to order!"

As she lowered her hand, the knife and fork in her hand accidentally bumped into the wine glass next to her.

"Snapped!"

The wine glass fell to the ground with a crisp shattering sound, and the atmosphere at the entire table momentarily froze as the glass broke.

At this moment, everyone is having different thoughts and feelings.

Hu Yifei, the host of the banquet, immediately realized that the situation was about to get out of control.

So she immediately stood up and said, "I'm sorry, I have a date with Lin Feng tonight, so I'll be leaving now."

"Now?" Shen Linfeng was taken aback.

“Yes, take your car, let’s go for a drive.” Hu Yifei smiled and looked at everyone. “I don’t know when I’ll be back tonight, so you don’t need to wait for me.”

At this moment, Zeng Xiaoxian, who was sitting at the far right end of the table, immediately put down his fork, pulled his new girlfriend Sally up, and said, "Honey, let's go too."

Sally asked疑惑地问道：“Where to?”

“Come to my room, I have a lot of… tissues.” Zeng Xiaoxian said with a smile.

Looking at the seemingly affectionate couple next to them and Zhang Wei staring at them with murderous eyes, Zhuge Dali whispered to Wen Sheng, "Uncle, what's wrong with them?"

"They're just bored and have nothing better to do," Wen Sheng said with a chuckle after taking a sip of his drink.

The matter is actually very simple. Zeng Xiaoxian, in order to spite Hu Yifei or to avoid losing face at dinner, agreed to Lu Ziqiao's suggestion to temporarily find a woman to pretend to be his girlfriend.

However, things became slightly complicated because of Zhang Wei's interference.

Lu Ziqiao, wanting to watch the show and help Zeng Xiaoxian get revenge, hired Sally for help. However, Zeng Xiaoxian, who had a selective aversion to hiring prostitutes, initially disagreed with Sally.

Zhang Wei, that horny guy, stared at Sally the moment he saw her. So Zeng Xiaoxian went along with it and said that Sally was someone Lu Ziqiao had found for Zhang Wei, and he happily took her on.

And since Sally's profession is a lawyer, Zhang Wei, the assistant lawyer, was overjoyed. Within half a day, he felt that Sally was also interested in him, so he brought her over for dinner.

However, when Zeng Xiaoxian saw Hu Yifei, dressed in a blue dress, taking her seat arm in arm with Shen Linfeng, he immediately felt both drooling and heartbroken. Provoked by this, he directly pulled Zhang Wei aside and hugged Selena, saying that she was his girlfriend.

So Zhang Wei, whose girlfriend had been snatched away, stared at Zeng Xiaoxian with eyes that looked like he wanted to devour him throughout the entire dinner.

Seeing Zeng Xiaoxian leaving with Selena, Zhang Wei could no longer contain himself and slammed his fist on the table, shouting, "Stop!"

Then, because Lu Ziqiao secretly tied his shoelaces together, he tripped and fell, but he didn't care about anything at the moment and followed after him in a rabbit-hop manner.

At this moment, Hu Yifei said to Shen Linfeng, "Let's go too."

However, Shen Linfeng said, "I have an appointment tonight."

"Who?"

"I know who he met up with!" Guan Gu Shenqi, who had also been in a bad mood throughout the meal, spoke up. "If you're a man, confess what you did at the bar last night."

Seeing this, Shen Linfeng said truthfully, "Okay, I've fallen for a waitress at the bar, her name is Sarah."

"Oh." Hu Yifei nodded.

However, this very attitude instantly stunned Guan Gu Shenqi and Lu Ziqiao.

"oh?!"

Dali, on the other side, asked with a puzzled look, "Uncle, what's wrong with them now?"

"They're just bored and have nothing better to do."

The situation here is even simpler. Hu Yifei and Shen Linfeng had already broken up, but because she was worried about being ridiculed by Zeng Xiaoxian, she asked her ex-boyfriend to continue pretending to be her current boyfriend.

Unaware of the situation, Guan Gu Shenqi noticed Shen Linfeng flirting with a waiter while they were drinking together. He immediately concluded that Yifei's boyfriend was a scumbag and spent the entire meal cursing him.

Unfortunately, things have turned out differently than he expected; Hu Yifei is not angry at all.
Having finally swallowed the food in her cheeks, Tang Youyou eagerly stood up and said, "Can I talk now?"

"Speak." Now that Zeng Xiaoxian had left and things had progressed to this point, Hu Yifei felt there was no need to keep it a secret any longer.

Tang Youyou's face lit up with joy, but just as she was about to speak, Hu Yifei spoke first: "Lin Feng and I actually broke up a long time ago."

"..."

Tang Youyou, feeling as if she had just coughed up blood, was stunned and swayed precariously.

Her situation was even simpler. After overhearing Hu Yifei and Shen Linfeng plotting something, the gossipy girl kept pestering Hu Yifei to find out what the plot was about.

After two days of nagging, Hu Yifei finally couldn't take it anymore and told her about her breakup with Shen Linfeng just before the dinner party started.

Another characteristic of Tang Youyou is her big mouth. Knowing a secret but not being able to tell it makes her feel like she's being scratched by a cat. She's restless throughout the entire dinner, which is why Hu Yifei tells her to eat more to shut her up.

So it turns out she wasn't the one who revealed the secret after all. This feeling...

Besides Tang Youyou and Guan Gu being shocked, Lu Ziqiao's eyes widened in disbelief.

"What do you mean by 'we've already broken up'?"

"Before I took the doctoral entrance exam," Hu Yifei said, spreading her hands. "I broke up with him peacefully."

So Hu Yifei told Shen Linfeng about her breakup. In short, she was really something else.

After the two disagreed on which film was worse, "The Treasure Hunter" or "A Simple Noodle Story," they tried to determine the winner in more than twenty different ways, and Hu Yifei won every single one of them.

Aside from men who want to be kept men or those with a masochistic streak like Zeng Xiaoxian, most men find it hard to accept that their partner is better than them in every way. After all, this isn't a joke; it's a genuine desire to compete with one's partner.

Aside from having more money than Hu Yifei, Shen Linfeng was basically better than Hu Yifei in every other way, and Hu Yifei was not short of money, so he chose to break up with her.

After hearing their reasons for breaking up, Guan Gu and the others found it both absurd and very much in line with Hu Yifei's personality.

However… Lu Ziqiao’s face turned pale, and he stiffly turned to look at the smiling Wen Sheng.

"Ziqiao, my Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms are itching to be used."

Wen Sheng put down his wine glass and twirled his right hand a few times.

"..."

Lu Ziqiao's face turned even paler.

The situation involving the two of them—no, we also have to include Zhang Wei—is quite simple. Tang Youyou had previously suspected that Hu Yifei and Shen Linfeng had some secret, and after telling the three of them, Lu Ziqiao deduced that the two of them had secretly gotten their marriage certificate.

Zhang Wei speculated that everything was normal between the two, while Wen Sheng deduced that they had actually broken up.

Since the three men had three different opinions, they decided to place a bet, with the stake being the legendary "Buddha's Palm" (a powerful martial arts technique).

The loser gets slapped ten times, as hard as they want, and is not allowed to wear a ring.

However, this time, for the sake of friendship, Tang Youyou, a public figure, announced that only one slap would be enough.

Zhang Wei was the unluckiest one, because Hu Yifei tricked Tang Youyou into thinking she had already registered her marriage with Shen Linfeng. As a result, Zhang Wei first got hit by Lu Ziqiao's Xuanming Divine Palm, and then spent the whole morning applying ice packs.

Since Wen Sheng appeared with Hu Yifei, before he could even be slapped, Hu Yifei explained that they hadn't registered their marriage, so he was spared the slap.

But now that Hu Yifei has officially announced her breakup with Shen Linfeng, the only winner of the bet is Wen Sheng.

"Remember to ask the bartender for some ice to put on your face later."

Just as the drama was brewing again at the dinner table, Qin Yumo, who had disappeared for a month, returned on his motorcycle at the entrance of Lonely Corner Bar.

(End of this chapter)