The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 439 The Ex-Wife, the Villain (Part Six): A Bizarre Encounter

A little earlier, Tang Youyou returned to Love Apartment from the film crew and happened to run into her eldest nephew who was returning home at the elevator entrance.

"Auntie, why are you back so late today? Weren't there no night shoots?"

Lu Ziqiao instinctively greeted him.

However, Tang Youyou's expression was not good: "It's all because of you."

"Me?" Lu Ziqiao looked surprised. "What does this have to do with me? It's not like I asked you to work overtime on set."

"That's because I asked you to find someone to pretend to be Yu Mo's boyfriend, and what kind of scumbags did you find? I can only see if the production team has any suitable candidates." Tang Youyou snorted coldly.

"How can you blame me? Where am I supposed to find suitable candidates for you in such a short time?" Lu Ziqiao said helplessly. "Besides, what's wrong with those other people? You rejected them as soon as you saw their information."

"Hey nephew, the fake boyfriend you found for Yu Mo, even if he's outstanding in other ways, at least his looks... should be passable, right?"

"Why is it that their appearance is so unacceptable?"

"That depends on who you're comparing them to. Those guys are about the same as Teacher Zeng, but can they compare to Teacher Wen?"

"..."

Lu Ziqiao was speechless and sighed, "Auntie, do you think this is some kind of male model? It's not like you really need to find Yu Mo a boyfriend!"

"Even if it's fake, you can't be this perfunctory, can you?" Tang Youyou argued. "How can someone who's just average-looking convince Nuolan that he's Yu Mo's boyfriend? How can you make Teacher Wen jealous and expose their relationship?"

"Auntie, Yu Mo hasn't even agreed to you doing this yet!"

"When you found that Sally for Teacher Zeng, didn't Teacher Zeng initially disagree as well?"

Tang Youyou continued, "Also, why is it that when you're finding a girlfriend for Teacher Zeng, you can find a beauty like Sally, who's also a lawyer, but when it comes to finding men, the quality is so low?"

"Nonsense, because I'm a guy, I only date women, and Sally was someone I met on the Love Apartment website, not the kind of woman who'll pay you to cry, eat, and chat with me."

"Then find another guy on the apartment website."

"Do you think there's any man in this apartment who's more handsome than the two of us in this 'top-tier good-looking' suite?"

"..."

Tang Youyou rolled her eyes: "How would you know if you didn't even look for them?"

“Auntie, I’ve already said this method won’t work. Yu Mo’s situation is different from Teacher Zeng’s situation back then.”

"you……"

Tang Youyou glared at him, about to retort, but she had already said these words many times, and she was too lazy to continue arguing. Instead, she sneered, "Then what brilliant idea do you have?"

"I haven't decided yet," Lu Ziqiao said sincerely.

"I knew it. You even made that bet with Zhang Wei so confidently. I bet you're going to get slapped by him again this time," Tang Youyou snorted.

"I haven't figured it out yet, but that doesn't mean Zhang Wei has any solutions."

"Anyway, you're all just talking, and I can't count on you. Since you can't do it either, then we'll have to do it my way," Tang Youyou added. "Besides, today is already Thursday, there are only two days left, how can you have time to think it over slowly?"

"There's always a way out. Don't worry, I'm sure I can think of a solution," Lu Ziqiao said earnestly.

The elevator fell silent, and the aunt and nephew remained silent for a while before realizing that the elevator hadn't moved at all.

"I'm pressing the elevator button!"

……

After the elevator went upstairs, Lu Ziqiao opened the door to 3602, and Tang Youyou opened the door to 3601.

"what!"

Lu Ziqiao was startled when he inserted the key into the lock.

"Auntie, what are you yelling about? The key almost broke in the lock," Lu Ziqiao said irritably as he turned around.

"No...Nolan?"

Tang Youyou stammered as she looked at the scene inside room 3601. Hearing this, Lu Ziqiao came over to take a look.

"Huh?! It really is Nolan?"

"What are you two standing there like idiots at the door? It's lunchtime, come and eat." Seeing Tang Youyou and Lu Ziqiao, Hu Yifei breathed a sigh of relief as if she had seen a savior, and immediately got up from the sofa to greet them.

"Yifei, what's going on? Why is Nuolan here?"

As soon as she got closer, Tang Youyou asked in a low voice, her eyes occasionally glancing at Nuolan, who had stood up on the other side of the sofa.

"It's a long story. I'm so glad you came, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to hold on."

"Where's Yu Mo?" Lu Ziqiao asked hurriedly.

"Yu Mo has been changing clothes in her room for more than half an hour. I wonder if she's avoiding Nuolan."

After briefly explaining what had just happened, Hu Yifei led the two of them in and smiled at Nuolan, saying, "We all know each other already, so there's no need for further introductions. Nuolan will be staying at the apartment for the next few days."

"Sorry to bother you," Nolan said with a smile.

"Don't disturb me, welcome."

"Yes, we're all on the same side, welcome, welcome."

That's why Tang Youyou is a professional actress. Even though she was thinking about how to help Qin Yumo deal with the villain Nuolan, she was all smiles now and even went over for a hug.

"Alright, everyone, stop standing there and come over to get ready for dinner."

At this moment, Wen Sheng, who was cooking in the kitchen, placed two plates of food on the table and called out.

Tang Youyou put down her bag, took a few steps over, and then suddenly said, "Oh, I'll go next door and call Yu Mo."

Without waiting for their reaction, he immediately turned around and headed from the balcony to 3602.

Just as she moved, she saw Qin Yumo walk in from the balcony with a smile on his face.

"No need, I'm already here."

"..."

Tang Youyou, who had intended to discuss a plan with Qin Yumo first, suddenly felt helpless: "Yumo, you change your clothes so quickly."

"Otherwise what? How long does it take to change clothes?"

"..."

Hu Yifei, who had just sat down at the dining table, looked at him strangely. Who had disappeared for so long?

Moreover… looking at Qin Yumo in front of her, who had changed into a red off-shoulder dress, had her hair styled with a curling iron, and wore exquisite makeup, she couldn’t help but exclaim, “Are you sure you just changed your clothes?”

Where did that girl go, the one who used to wear a short-sleeved shirt and baggy pants, with her hair casually tied up, eating an ice cream?

"Really? What's wrong?" Qin Yumo asked with a faint smile.

"No, it's nothing." Hu Yifei's lips twitched slightly. "Come and eat."

Qin Yumo nodded to Nuolan: "Sorry to keep you waiting."

"It's nothing." Nuolan's eyes flickered slightly, and she shook her head with a smile.

Everyone sat down at the dining table, and Tang Youyou gave Lu Ziqiao a wink.

And as expected of aunt and nephew, and in this world of "iPartment," they immediately set up a private channel.

Tang Youyou: What's going on? Is Yu Mo going to confront Nuolan directly?
Lu Ziqiao: That shouldn't be the case. She's the one who secretly loves Wen Sheng, and she hasn't even seriously confessed to him yet!
Tang Youyou: Didn't you see Yu Mo dressed like this? She's practically bursting with aggressiveness!

Lu Ziqiao: Shouldn't this be a staple of our weekend dinners?

Tang Youyou: Who told Nuolan to come to the apartment for dinner now? This is Yumo's territory.

Lu Ziqiao: Does that mean we don't need to think of any other solutions?

Tang Youyou: Well... I didn't expect Yu Mo to be so bold as to not avoid Nuolan's sharp edge. Let's see how things go first.

"The last soup is ready too."

At this moment, Wen Sheng brought over the soup and sat down next to Nuolan. His gaze was undisguised as he looked at Qin Yumo across from him and smiled, "Why are you dressed up so beautifully just to have a meal?"

"I..." Qin Yumo opened her mouth, but the words got stuck in her throat and she didn't know what to say.

What should I say? Should I say this is my own stress response?
This was the only way I could think of to express my feelings when my mind went blank. Did I really have to sit with my rival looking disheveled?

As for anything else, what else can I do?

"Oh, girls all love to look good. What's wrong with putting on makeup before a meal? I sometimes even put on makeup just to go to the bathroom!" Hu Yifei immediately came to Qin Yumo's rescue.

"That's right. I thought Miss Qin was very beautiful when I first met her, but she's even more stunning now."

To everyone's surprise, Nolan echoed the same sentiment.

Qin Yumo glanced at Wen Sheng, then shifted her gaze to Nuolan's face, a strange pang of sadness welling up inside her. The couple looked so harmonious together, but she...

"No, Miss Nuolan is the real beauty, hehe."

Upon hearing Qin Yumo's words, Wen Sheng raised an eyebrow and said, "Do you have to be so polite with your address?"

"Hmm...that's true." Nuolan, who had ladled out a bowl of soup, smiled and said, "You can just call me Nuolan. I'll just call you Yumo, like the others, okay?"

Qin Yumo's eyes flickered slightly, then she nodded: "Of course."

Tang Youyou, who was eating with her head down, turned her head and exchanged a glance with Lu Ziqiao.

Tang Youyou: What's going on? Why are they being so polite?

Lu Ziqiao: No, they've already exchanged blows, and Yu Mo is on the verge of defeat! Tang Youyou: Really? They haven't even exchanged a few words yet! And they're both so polite, Nuolan's attitude is so amiable, how can you tell Yu Mo is on the verge of defeat?

Lu Ziqiao: These are all superficial phenomena. Didn't you notice that Nuolan has been taking the initiative throughout the conversation? And don't be fooled by Nuolan's good attitude; she's a typical hypocrite. When she praised Yu Mo for being even more stunning after dressing up, wasn't she implying that Yu Mo is just so-so without dressing up?

Tang Youyou: Isn't that a bit much? You're overinterpreting it.

Lu Ziqiao: Hmph, if your nephew didn't have this much ability, he would have been torn to shreds by his ex-girlfriends long ago.

Hu Yifei: What time is it? You guys still have the interest to give this commentary?
Tang Youyou and Lu Ziqiao: Yifei?! How did you get connected?

Hu Yifei: Nonsense, we're the only three outsiders here who are on the same wavelength. Your features are practically flying off, and with your meager mental strength, how could I not connect?
Tang Youyou: Yifei, Ziqiao said that Yumo is suffering defeat after defeat, is that true?
Hu Yifei: How should I know? Yu Mo said she didn't care about these things before, but then she turned around and dressed up so formally.

Lu Ziqiao: Why don't you try again, Yifei?
After swallowing the food in her mouth, Hu Yifei looked at Nuolan and asked with a smile, "By the way, Nuolan, when you came here earlier you said you finally saw Yu Mo, what does 'finally' mean?"

The people around the table subconsciously slowed down their hand and mouth movements, their hearts pounding. At this moment, this question concerned whether they could continue eating.

Nuolan, who seemed oblivious to all of this, put down her chopsticks and smiled, "Didn't Yu Mo consult me ​​about relationships before?"

"Emotional counseling?" the three outsiders exclaimed in unison, and Qin Yumo, who was eating with her head down, was also taken aback.

Seeing their reaction, Nuolan explained, "Yes, that was the first time I hosted 'Your Moon, My Heart.' Yu Mo happened to call the audience hotline to ask about relationship problems. Zeng Xiaoxian even told me about Yu Mo and her fiancé and asked me to give her some advice."

At this point, Nuolan paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "So I've only ever heard of Yu Mo, but never actually met her. Today I finally met her."

"..."

As soon as Nuolan finished speaking, the atmosphere at the table suddenly became complicated. Some people breathed a sigh of relief, some gasped, and some... dared not breathe.

Soon, memories from a few months ago resurfaced, and everyone instantly remembered that it was on that very night that Yu Mo forcibly kissed Wen Sheng.

Holding her breath, Qin Yumo looked up at Wen Sheng and found that he was also looking at her.

Couples often find it hard to forget the scene of their first intimate encounter, and after Nuolan's reminder, Qin Yumo had an even deeper memory of how she felt at that time.

Just like back then, she listened to Nuolan's advice and then found it hard to suppress the surging emotions in her heart after seeing Wensheng.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have ended up kissing someone else's man while listening to their radio broadcast.

"By the way, Yu Mo, have you made any progress in your love life?" Nuolan suddenly asked again.

"Huh?" Qin Yumo, who was reminiscing about the past, was pulled back by her words. Her heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously denied it, "Nothing happened between him and me!"

"..."

The expressions on everyone's faces changed again.

Hu Yifei: Oh no, Yu Mo's formation is in disarray.

Lu Ziqiao: The matter from before has been brought up by the person in charge, and Yu Mo's inner world is collapsing.

Tang Youyou: If we chat any longer, I feel like things are about to get out of control.

Lu Ziqiao: If Yu Mo can't handle the psychological pressure and tells everyone about her and Wen Sheng... will Nuolan start fighting with her right now?

Hu Yifei: If you dare say you're still looking forward to this kind of thing, I guarantee I'll beat you up first.

Lu Ziqiao: I was just... expressing my concerns. What should I do now?
Hu Yifei: We need to let Yu Mo calm down first.

Tang Youyou: I'll do it.

"Uh... what do you mean... nothing happened?" Nolan asked, puzzled.

Qin Yumo paused, unsure how to respond.

Seeing this, Wen Sheng said, "This is their secret, why are you asking so many questions?"

“I…” Nuolan glanced at him, wrinkled her nose and said, “I just wanted to get to know everyone better before dinner this weekend.”

"Isn't it unnecessary to pry into other people's relationship secrets?"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Wen Sheng's words, but Nuolan's lips trembled slightly. Then he leaned down and whispered in Nuolan's ear:
"Don't think I don't know what you're planning."

"..."

Nuolan's expression became slightly unnatural. She nudged the other person under the table and then said nothing more.

Qin Yumo looked at the scene before her and wondered if Wen Sheng was trying to help her out of a predicament. Just as she opened her mouth to say something, Tang Youyou suddenly knocked over the bowl, and the soup splashed onto her clothes.

"Oh dear, my clothes are dirty, Yu Mo, can you help me wipe them? You guys keep eating."

"what?"

Qin Yumo was stunned for a moment, and Tang Youyou, who had stood up, pulled Yumo towards the bathroom before anyone could react, leaving the others looking at each other blankly at the dining table.

"Hehe, that's just how Youyou is, always clumsy, she even needs Yu Mo's help to wipe clothes."

Seeing Tang Youyou begin to act, Hu Yifei didn't forget to help cover for her.

Nolan nodded, feeling that something was not quite right.

……

In the bathroom.

The two women both breathed a sigh of relief as they entered.

"Yu Mo, you scared me to death."

"Isn't it Nolan who's scary? How am I scary?"

"Damn it, it's all because of your reaction just now. I almost thought you were going to confront Nuolan!"

"showdown……"

Qin Yumo looked somewhat bewildered. At this moment, she couldn't care less about being stubborn in front of Tang Youyou, since she had already admitted it to Hu Yifei before. So she directly asked, "Is it feasible to come clean?"

"Of course not!"

Tang Youyou directly denied it, saying, "You're still the one secretly in love. If you confront them now, you have no chance of winning."

"Unrequited love?" Qin Yumo only reacted after hearing these two words, then pursed her lips and said, "Then what should I do?"

"Of course, we should hide ourselves and conserve our strength!"

"..."

Qin Yumo's eyes were strange. If this continued to build up, it would either overflow or be born...

Seeing that Yu Mo didn't speak, Tang Youyou thought that she didn't agree with her method, so she continued, "Yu Mo, I know that unrequited love is the most exciting stage of a relationship. If you're not careful, you can lose control of your feelings, just like that time. But the situation is different now, and you have to control yourself."

"restraint?"

"Yes, otherwise, like the previous two times, something uncontrollable will happen."

Tang Youyou paused for a moment, noticing Yu Mo's occasional absent-minded expression, and then raised her voice slightly, saying, "Are you going to tell Nuolan with righteous indignation, 'I like Wen Sheng, I've kissed him, I've confessed to him, it's love, I can't deny it, you decide what to do!'"

"Shh!"

Qin Yumo quickly covered her mouth: "Keep your voice down, how can you say such things?"

Seeing Yu Mo's serious expression, Tang Youyou smiled and pried her hand away, saying, "That's why you have to hide yourself."

"hide?"

“Yes.” Tang Youyou thought for a moment and then chuckled, “And I happen to have a perfect way to help you hide it.”

"what way?"

"Hehe, if Nuolan sees you taking a boyfriend out to dinner this weekend, wouldn't you just hide it?"

"I'm taking my boyfriend out to dinner?!" Qin Yumo exclaimed in surprise, then lowered her voice and said, "Are you crazy? Where would I get a boyfriend?"

“You don’t have a real boyfriend, but you can find a fake one. That way you can hide yourself from Nuolan and also test whether Teacher Wen likes you and see if he gets jealous.” Tang Youyou revealed a witty smile.

Qin Yumo felt a throbbing pain in her temples: "Are you crazy? I would never do such a thing."

"So, given your situation just now, are you really going to confront Nuolan directly, like I just said, and then tell Wensheng, 'I have a crush on you, but now I don't want to have a crush anymore. I want to compete with Nuolan. I know you might reject me, but you can't stop me from having these feelings for you!'"

Tang Youyou's voice grew louder and louder, forcing Qin Yumo to cover her mouth again.

After the other person calmed down, Qin Yumo rubbed his head and sighed, "Youyou, are you crazy? Is this something a normal person would say?"

"What's wrong with that? That's exactly what the male and female leads said when I was on set," Tang Youyou said with a smug smile.

Qin Yumo felt a headache coming on after hearing this.

"You know it's all acting, not real." Qin Yumo shook her head. "This isn't just unrequited love, it's just pathetic behavior. Don't you think it's disgusting to say things like that?"

"I……"

"Stop!" Qin Yumo interrupted Tang Youyou and said, "Listen, Youyou, everyone has a different view on feelings. Whether it's unrequited love or open love, right now Nuolan is sitting next to Wensheng. Saying these things will only disgust everyone."

She paused, then said softly, "Don't cause trouble. Bringing your boyfriend or having a showdown are both unacceptable."

"But……"

"I disagree with your ideas!"

"Don't……"

"I know what I'm doing." Qin Yumo patted Tang Youyou's shoulder, sighed softly, and turned to leave the bathroom.

However, she froze as soon as she opened the bathroom door.

At the doorway, Nuolan stood there calmly, but the look in her eyes was anything but.

(End of this chapter)