The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 438 The Ex-Wife is a Villain (Part 5) Nuolan's First Meeting with Yu Mo, Directly Exposing Her?
"Zeng Xiaoxian, do you still have your camera? Can I borrow it for a moment?"

On Thursday afternoon, Hu Yifei walked from the balcony to suite 3602 and shouted, but Zeng Xiaoxian did not respond.

"Zeng Xiaoxian?!"

Hu Yifei pushed open Zeng Xiaoxian's door but found no one inside, so she had no choice but to leave.

"Strange, where did the person go?"

"Teacher Zeng went to the bar to play pool."

Just then, a voice suddenly rang in Hu Yifei's ears, startling her. She turned around and saw Qin Yumo holding a bowl of Häagen-Dazs ice cream.

"Yu Mo, you scared me to death! What are you doing here?" Hu Yifei patted her chest to calm herself down.

"I live in room 3602, why can't I stay here?"

After replying, Qin Yumo sat down on the sofa with her ice cream and turned on the TV.

"Uh……"

Hu Yifei hesitated for a moment before replying, "I didn't expect you to get off work so early today."

"Is it early? There's nothing to do at the company anyway, so you might as well come back and rest."

Hu Yifei followed and looked at the large bowl of Häagen-Dazs that Yu Mo was holding, and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Yu Mo, didn't you say that ice cream is the enemy of your figure, and that you would feel guilty even if you ate just a tiny bit?"

“That was before.” Qin Yumo licked the cream from her lips. “Now I’ve defeated it and destroyed it.”

She paused for a moment, then added, "And I don't think my figure has changed at all."

Yes, she hasn't changed at all; in fact, she looks even better than before. Her skin is whiter and smoother. Outsiders would only think that she truly deserves to be a beauty consultant and knows a lot about skincare.

As for the underlying reasons, Yu Mo, who has been deeply involved in the beauty and skincare industry, has some guesses in her mind.

Although Qin Yumo was not defeated by the ice cream, her current behavior seemed very abnormal to Hu Yifei.

"Yu Mo, when did you become a homebody? This isn't like you!"

"How come this isn't me?" Qin Yumo fed herself another bite of ice cream. "I think staying at home is pretty good now."

Hearing this, Hu Yifei frowned and sat down next to Qin Yumo cautiously, saying, "Yumo, are you... in a bad mood because of Nuolan's dinner invitation this weekend?"

"Why should I be in a bad mood?" Qin Yumo said calmly. "Isn't it a good thing that new friends are coming over?"

"But she's Wen Sheng's ex-wife, and you and Wen Sheng..."

"What happened between Wensheng and me? We used to be roommates, now we're neighbors, and we're just good friends."

"..."

Hu Yifei raised an eyebrow, then sighed and said, "Yu Mo, there's no one else at home right now, and everyone already knows about your confession."

She paused, then leaned closer and whispered, "Wen Sheng found out too. Didn't anything like that happen between you two after that?"

"..."

Qin Yumo's heart skipped a beat. No wonder they said they were old classmates and good friends; the other party was indeed starting to have doubts.

"What could possibly happen?" Qin Yumo said, forcing herself to remain calm. "If I wanted anything to happen, would I have moved here?"

Before Hu Yifei could speak, she added, "Besides, I was drunk at the time, so it doesn't count."

"Ha, you're talking so casually now, but you were crying your eyes out before."

"Yifei, you..."

After her best friend brought up what had happened before, Qin Yumo immediately lost her composure.

However, Hu Yifei wasn't there specifically to make fun of her. She continued, "Yu Mo, everyone in the apartment knows about your feelings for Wen Sheng. They won't laugh or anything, but now that his ex-wife is coming over, everyone is a little worried about you."

"What are you worried about me for?" Qin Yumo asked, a spoon dangling from her mouth. "She can do whatever she wants, I'll just live mine."

Hearing this, Hu Yifei looked at him strangely, unsure whether he really thought so or was just being stubborn.

“Wen Sheng brought his ex-wife over, and everyone is worried about you…and sad.”

"What's there to be sad about?" Qin Yumo said, feigning indifference. "Isn't this how unrequited love is in this world? You always have to go through these things. Maybe I won't like Wen Sheng anymore after I see them together. Wouldn't that be a good thing?"

"..."

Hu Yifei blinked, bewildered by Yu Mo's words.

The good news is that Yu Mo finally admitted to having a crush on Wen Sheng while she was sober; the bad news is that Yu Mo's words sounded completely fake.

Qin Yumo then said, "It's like if you like a celebrity, but then you find out they're married and have children, are you going to be heartbroken?"

"Well..." Hu Yifei thought for a moment and then shook her head, "It's not that bad."

"So why should I be sad? Don't worry about anything."

Listening to Yu Mo's words, Hu Yifei subconsciously felt that the example he gave was not appropriate, but since he had already said so, she couldn't force him to admit it, could she?
So she could only say, "It's best if you think that way. As the saying goes, there are plenty of fish in the sea, why be hung up on just one? That's what makes you my good sister, Hu Yifei!"

Qin Yumo glanced at her and smiled slightly.

Of course she was sad, she was heartbroken!
Nuolan's sudden arrival shattered the beautiful, isolated bubble she had created with Wensheng, revealing the bloody reality outside the bubble.

Although she knew this kind of thing would happen sooner or later, she thought it was only a long way off in the future. When she was sinking into depravity with Wen Sheng, she made it clear that she only cared about the present and didn't want to consider the future in the present.

But unexpectedly, the future has arrived, and she was never prepared to face it.

So what could she do but eat ice cream to cool down when she was feeling irritable?

Hu Yifei then spoke up, "By the way, I've noticed you haven't spoken to Wen Sheng much lately, is it because..."

"No, I didn't deliberately avoid him." Before Hu Yifei could finish speaking, Qin Yumo immediately denied it, "I work during the day, and he's staying at his ex-wife's place at night. How can you say that?"

The mention of this made Qin Yumo feel a little bitter. Normally, new people are the sweethearts and old people are the stubborn ones. How come it seems that things are completely reversed now?

Hu Yifei, unaware of what she was thinking, nodded upon hearing this.

"That's true. In that case, I don't need to worry about anything."

"You didn't need to worry about anything. We're all grown up now, why should we overthink things like this?"

"..."

Hu Yifei glanced at her twice, thinking to herself, how could she not be worried?
"That makes sense. Okay, I'll go back and cook now."

In any case, at least Yu Mo is normal now. Even if we take what she just said with a lot of skepticism, the fact that she could say those words in a normal emotional state is a good sign.

After saying that, Hu Yifei got up to go back to 3601, but she had only taken two steps when the door to room 3602 was opened.

"This is 3602, which is where Guan Gu, Zeng Xiaoxian and the others live."

Wen Sheng, holding Nuolan's hand, smiled as he introduced his ex-wife.

The air in the suite suddenly fell silent, and the four people looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Hello, sorry to bother you." Nuolan first looked at Hu Yifei, then turned her gaze to Qin Yumo, who was sitting on the sofa holding a bowl of ice cream, with a spoon in her mouth and cream all over her lips. She smiled and nodded in greeting.

Qin Yumo's mind went blank for a moment, while Hu Yifei was the first to react and exclaimed with delight, "Nuolan, what brings you here? No trouble at all, welcome, welcome!"

"I said I wanted to treat everyone to a meal to thank you for taking care of Awen, but these past few days I've been dragging him home, and I felt that wasn't right, so I came over instead."

Nuolan said softly, and Wensheng, who was standing next to her, then helped to explain, "Lanlan will be staying at the apartment for a few days, you don't mind, do you?"

"I don't mind, of course I don't mind!"

Hu Yifei forced a warm smile, trying hard to avoid looking at Yu Mo. Meanwhile, Qin Yu Mo, who had remained silent, naturally attracted Nuolan's attention.

Looking at the stunned Qin Yumo, Wen Sheng smiled and introduced, "This is Qin Yumo, also the tenant of 3602. Yumo, this is Nuolan. It seems this is the first time you've met, right?"

"Hello, Miss Qin, it's a pleasure to meet you." Nuolan looked at Qin Yumo and said with a light smile.

……

Lonely Corner Bar.

"boom!"

With a miraculous powerful shot from Guan Gu, the black eight ball was hit by the cue ball and rolled across most of the table before falling into the pocket.

"Yes! Teacher Zeng, I won this round again."

Guan Gu Shenqi put down his cue and smiled smugly.

Zeng Xiaoxian, who had been standing there in a daze with his cue stick, snapped out of his reverie upon hearing the sound. After looking at the situation on the pool table, he said with annoyance, "Fine, let's set up the balls."

"Come on, Teacher Zeng, you're clearly not in the zone today," Guan Gu Shenqi said, shaking his head and taking a sip of the wine beside him.

"How am I out of form?" Zeng Xiaoxian retorted stubbornly. "I was just adjusting the turntable. I'll definitely win next time."

“But you’ve already lost all the drinks for this month to me. If you keep playing, you’ll have to buy me drinks at the bar next month too.” Guan Gu Shenqi still refused.

"Damn, someone's offering you drinks and you're not happy about it?"

"I just don't want to win unfairly," Guan Gu Shenqi said, pursing his lips. "And I'm afraid you'll renege on your debt if you lose too much."

"Betrayal? Do you think I, Zeng Xiaoxian, am the kind of person who would renege on a debt?"

For some reason, Guan Gu Shenqi's words seemed to immediately provoke Zeng Xiaoxian: "My brother Xian relies on three things to get by in this world—loyalty, trustworthiness, and not betraying his own people!"

"..."

Guan Gu Shenqi was stunned by Zeng Xiaoxian's reaction. Seeing his red face and thick neck, he paused for two and a half seconds before cautiously saying, "I was just saying, Teacher Zeng, what's wrong? Why are you reacting so strongly?"

"I……"

Zeng Xiaoxian paused, realizing that he had indeed gone too far.

Seeing the strange look in Guan Gu's eyes, he calmly said after a few seconds, "It's nothing. I know you're joking, but... I'm Xian-ge, how can you joke about my principles? That's an insult to... a good man."

"..."

Guan Gu Shenqi was stunned by his words, and after a long while, he nodded helplessly: "Okay, Teacher Zeng, I apologize to you. I shouldn't have doubted your credibility."

He paused briefly, glanced at the pool table, and said, "If you still want to play, I'll keep you company."

"Sigh, never mind." Zeng Xiaoxian waved his hand. "I'm tired of playing, let's take a break."

Looking at the ball on the table that Zeng Xiaoxian had only managed to sink one after a long time, Guan Gu Shenqi asked with concern, "Teacher Zeng, what's wrong with you today? You seem... strange. Is there something wrong with your show?"

"No, what's wrong with me? My show is great, and the ratings keep rising."

"That's true. After all, with Nolan here, it's hard for your show's listenership to be low."

"..."

Upon hearing Guan Gu's words, Zeng Xiaoxian, who was drinking, trembled and his crotch became wet again.

"You say it's not strange, but your pants are all wet." Guan Gu Shenqi teased him, but still handed him a tissue.

Zeng Xiaoxian took the tissue and wiped his crotch, saying, "It's just a shake, nothing serious. I probably played too hard while playing billiards and my hands are tired."

"But you didn't even hit many shots, otherwise you wouldn't have bought all my drinks for the month."

"..."

Zeng Xiaoxian, who was wiping his crotch, stopped what he was doing, looked at Guan Gu Shenqi next to him, and couldn't help but sigh and say, "Guan Gu, let me ask you a question—have you seen 'Infernal Affairs'?"

"Of course I've seen it. This Hong Kong film was very popular throughout the East Asian market, and even Hollywood remade it."

"So what's your opinion on the undercover agent inside?"

“It’s a pity he didn’t die.” Guan Gu blurted out first, but quickly added, “Which undercover agent are you talking about? There are police undercover agents and drug lord undercover agents in the three movies. It’s a pity that the police undercover agent died, but the drug lord undercover agent did not.”

"Hehe, I think so too." Zeng Xiaoxian chuckled dryly, somewhat speechless.

Guan Gu then said, "But now that I've been in your country for so long and have a better understanding of your culture, I've gradually come to realize that although that drug lord undercover agent didn't die, his fate was worse than death. It's called... eternal damnation. I've specifically studied this knowledge."

"..."

Zeng Xiaoxian couldn't quite manage a smile. He was now confused about whether he was an undercover agent for the righteous side or the villains.

"Teacher Zeng, what's wrong?" Guan Gu Shenqi nudged him.

"Huh? It's nothing." Zeng Xiaoxian shook his head, then looked at Guan Gu Shenqi tentatively after thinking for a moment, "Guan Gu, what's your opinion on the words 'loyalty' and 'righteousness'?"

"Loyalty and righteousness?"

"In our country, there is a saying that loyalty and righteousness are mutually exclusive. If you are in conflict with your loyalty to your superiors and your loyalty to your relatives and friends, what would you choose?"

"This one……"

Under Zeng Xiaoxian's hopeful gaze, Guan Gu Shenqi fell into deep thought.

After he finished contemplating, he said to Zeng Xiaoxian, "I choose to commit seppuku."

"..."

"Teacher Zeng, I understand your point about the dilemma of loyalty and righteousness. There are similar cases in our country's history and culture. For example, the Kabuki play 'Chushingura,' which symbolizes the highest 'loyalty and righteousness,' is based on a group of samurai who were caught between loyalty to avenge their lord and righteousness to avoid their families being implicated. In the end, they chose to avenge their lord and then committed seppuku together."

Listening to Guan Gu's story, Zeng Xiaoxian clicked his tongue in amazement, and his palms began to sweat.

Then Guan Gu Shenqi continued, "There is also the historical story in the novel 'Yoshitsune'. Minamoto no Yoshitsune helped his elder brother win the Genpei War, but because of his outstanding military achievements, he was suspected by his elder brother, who was his lord, and eventually fled and committed suicide."

"..."

"There was also the Battle of Sekigahara, where Tokugawa Ieyasu and Ishida Mitsunari fought for control of the country. The daimyo faced a choice between sides. Some daimyo were disloyal and chose to betray Ishida Mitsunari, but in the end, Tokugawa Ieyasu won and thus preserved his family. Some daimyo knew they would lose, but they still fought for friendship and eventually committed seppuku after being defeated."

"besides……"

"Enough, stop talking." Zeng Xiaoxian interrupted Guan Gu, then gave a smile that looked more like a grimace. "So you mean no matter which one you choose, there won't be a good ending?"

Guan Gu Shenqi thought for a moment and nodded, "Otherwise, why would it be called 'A Dilemma'?"

Seeing Zeng Xiaoxian's unpleasant expression, Guan Gu sensed something was wrong and asked again, "Teacher Zeng, are you asking these questions today because you've encountered a dilemma between loyalty and righteousness?"

"How could that be? I was just asking."

Zeng Xiaoxian wiped the sweat from his forehead and forced a smile. When he saw Guan Gu Shenqi looking at him suspiciously, he got up as if fleeing and said, "Alright, I've rested enough. Let's continue playing ball."

"Dingling bell~"

Just as the two were about to start a new round of competition, Zeng Xiaoxian's phone rang. Seeing that it was Hu Yifei calling, he answered it immediately.

But to his surprise, the first thing the other person said left him completely bewildered.

"Hey, Yifei, what's up...?"

"Something terrible has happened, Zeng Xiaoxian. Nuolan has come to the apartment, and she knows about Qin Yumo and Wen Sheng."

(End of this chapter)