The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 442 The Last Supper (Part 1): Arrival at the Battlefield

Saturday afternoon, less than an hour before the dinner was to begin.

Lonely Corner Bar.

"You mean, you plan to have Youyou pretend to like Wensheng, and then test Nuolan's reaction?"

Zhang Wei stood beside the pool table, rubbing his chin as he spoke.

Lu Ziqiao nodded, holding the golf club: "Yes, since Yu Mo doesn't dare to face Nuo Lan, then let Auntie set an example for her."

"But what's the point? Yu Mo still has to face it herself!"

"You don't understand, do you? By knowing the enemy's attack route in advance, Yu Mo can counter each move and even turn the tide of battle!"

At this moment, Guan Gu Shenqi interrupted after taking a shot, saying, "But have you ever thought that as Wen Sang's lover, Nuolan is already in an invincible position?"

“Yeah, Ziqiao, you’re using your aunt as a shield for Yu Mo, it’s like sending her to her death for nothing,” Zhang Wei chimed in.

"Foolish!" Lu Ziqiao judged them.

"I'm asking you, what is the relationship between Nuolan and Wensheng?"

Zhang Wei and Guan Gu Shenqi exchanged a glance.

"Ex-husband and ex-wife." *2
"I've never heard of a divorced couple remaining emotionally undefeated," Lu Ziqiao sneered. "If they hadn't divorced, Yu Mo could have gone to sleep, but the problem is they're divorced now."

"So what if they're divorced? They have a great relationship now, it's..." Guan Gu Shenqi was about to retort, but he didn't know how to describe it.

“They’re boyfriend and girlfriend now…” Zhang Wei said, his tone not quite firm.

"Do you think so?" Lu Ziqiao asked in return.

"Doesn't it count?"

"Does it count?"

"..."

Seeing that the two were about to argue about this, Guan Gu Shenqi frowned and said, "No matter what, Wen Sang and Nuolan have a good relationship, and they are doing well even after their divorce. Why do you have to try to ruin it?"

"How is this considered sabotage?" Lu Ziqiao shrugged. "I just wanted to leave a glimmer of hope for someone who has a crush on me."

He paused, then added, "Besides, if Yu Mo is going to like Wen Sheng, you either help her keep her hope alive, or you watch her heartbroken. Guan Gu, which do you choose?"

"I...still feel..."

“This is the 21st century. When it comes to relationships, it’s always a 'it’ or the 'it’ situation,” Lu Ziqiao interrupted Guan Gu and continued. “You can’t expect Wen Sheng to have both, can you? If that were to succeed, I wouldn’t be being chased by my ex-girlfriends every day.”

"..."

Guan Gu fell silent. As a believer in pure love, he had previously really hoped that Wen Sheng and Nuolan could get back together, but now he was speechless.

But Zhang Wei remained firm, saying, "Anyway, I support Yu Mo."

He glanced at the time and chuckled, "It's getting late, I have to go pick up my girlfriend, she's coming to dinner tonight too."

"Girlfriend?" Lu Ziqiao was taken aback. "When did you get a girlfriend?"

"Molan!"

"Mo Lan? That traffic cop?!" Lu Ziqiao exclaimed in surprise upon hearing the name. "She still hasn't shaken you off?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Who dumped me?!"

Zhang Wei said irritably, "Ever since my date with Moran last weekend, she's been deeply attracted to my cool and elegant charm. We're doing great now!"

"You? Kuya?" Guan Gu Shenqi looked at Zhang Wei with the eyes of someone looking at a gorilla, everything was understood without words.

Zhang Wei himself felt a little guilty, but he still forced a smile and said, "What's wrong? Don't I have the charisma?"

Guan Gu Shenqi and Lü Ziqiao smiled at each other with the same look in their eyes, and as always, everything was understood without words.

"Zhang Wei, how many dates did you go on with that Mo Lan?" Lu Ziqiao asked curiously.

“Oh, this is the first time. We were supposed to have a date this weekend, but there’s a dinner party here today, which saves us a lot of money.” Zhang Wei’s face showed a smile of getting a good deal. “I told Wen Sheng before I came that just adding a chair would be fine.”

"..."

Guan Gu Shenqi shook his head: "How dare someone like you get involved with 'Kuya'?"

"What's wrong with that? Isn't it normal to introduce your partner to your friends? It's bound to happen sooner or later anyway," Zhang Wei retorted.

"Then you really should bring that Moran over to see her. It would be best if you also toasted Yu Mo, who helped you create that cool and elegant persona, so that people know who got her and who actually got her," Lu Ziqiao mocked.

"What's it to you?" Zhang Wei retorted. "The persona that Yu Mo created for me is just my software; Mo Lan likes me mainly because of my physical attributes."

“Lewd and lewd?” Guan Gu Shenqi looked at him strangely. “I thought that was a word that Teacher Zeng used to describe himself.”

Seeing Zhang Wei's murderous glare, he waved his hand sheepishly and smiled.

Then Lu Ziqiao asked, "You only went on one date with her, how can you be so sure she really likes you?"

“So let’s have a second meal to solidify our relationship!” Zhang Wei said matter-of-factly.

Lu Ziqiao felt he was about to be defeated by Zhang Wei's naivety. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "By the way, have you gone to the intersection where she is on duty recently to have her copy traffic tickets?"

“I’d be stupid to ask her to copy a parking ticket after we’ve already gone on a date.” Zhang Wei first sneered, then said with an unnatural expression, “Besides, I didn’t borrow Wen Sheng and Yu Mo’s car this week because Nuolan came.”

"Ah!"

Lu Ziqiao was speechless, but Guan Gu Shenqi asked at this moment, "If you continue to be cool and aloof, how are you going to pick up your girlfriend later?"

"Oh, it's Saturday today. Yu Mo doesn't need a car, so I'll borrow her car to pick up Mo Lan."

"..."

Guan Gu Shenqi was speechless for a long time before he smiled and said, "Now I know why you support Yu Mo so firmly."

"Yu Mo helped me find a girlfriend, and I'm helping him pursue true love. Is there a problem with that?" Zhang Wei thought there was absolutely no problem.

"Wait!"

At this moment, Lu Ziqiao spoke up again. He looked at Zhang Wei and smiled, "The word 'help' is a bit hasty. Apart from verbal support, it seems you haven't helped Yu Mo much so far, have you?"

"..."

Lu Ziqiao's words made Zhang Wei's expression freeze, and he instantly recalled what had happened in the study a few days ago.

"I...I just haven't thought of that yet." Zhang Wei's momentum weakened, and he began to stammer.

"Humph!"

Lu Ziqiao sneered: "The banquet will start soon, you can take your time to think about it."

He paused for a moment, then raised his right hand and chuckled softly, "I just wonder if having ice on your face will affect your demeanor when you see Moran next time after tonight, Zhang Kuya?"

……

Originally, Nuolan planned to treat everyone to dinner at Lonely Corner Bar, but after considering it, Wensheng arranged for them to eat at the Little South Country Restaurant next door instead.

After all, Hu Yifei and Shen Linfeng had already treated everyone to dinner at the bar two months ago. People come here so often that even Wen Sheng himself is getting a little tired of it.

Moreover, a lot of complicated things happened at the last dinner party, and Wen Sheng felt it was a bit unlucky. He didn't want to cause so much trouble again while having a nice meal, so he changed the venue.

Considering that there would be a lot of people, we booked a private room at Xiao Nan Guo.

As the appointed time approached, the residents of the apartment began to arrive one after another.

"I hope nothing bad happens today."

Everyone in the apartment, including Wen Sheng, had this thought when they set off.

……

Inside the private room at Xiao Nan Guo, Hu Yifei and Zeng Xiaoxian had already entered.

"Damn, they're not even interested in eating, they must be out of their minds. Why haven't these people arrived yet?" Hu Yifei shook her head after looking around the private room.

“They…maybe they’re not very hungry…hehe.” Zeng Xiaoxian, who had been somewhat anxious all day, replied with a smile.

"Zeng Xiaoxian, are you very hungry right now?"

"I...I'm fine, not very hungry."

"Then why did you come so early?"

"..."

Zeng Xiaoxian didn't know how to respond. Seeing this, Hu Yifei hummed twice, then asked curiously, "What's wrong with you today? You seem completely out of sorts."

"I……"

Looking into Hu Yifei's big, beautiful eyes, Zeng Xiaoxian almost blurted out that he was a double agent.

Fortunately, he was still rational and managed to suppress the urge to complain. He forced a smile and said, "No, maybe my prickly heat hasn't cleared up yet. Haha, we've run out of prickly heat powder at home."

"Really?" Hu Yifei looked suspicious, but didn't ask any more questions. She just smiled and said, "Then you should find some time to go to the hospital for a check-up, just in case your hemorrhoids have spread."

"..."

If it were before, Zeng Xiaoxian would definitely have argued with Hu Yifei for a while longer, until he was thoroughly insulted by her before he would stop. But now, he really didn't have the energy for that.

"Boring," Hu Yifei complained.

Just then, the door to the private room was pushed open, and Guan Gu Shenqi and Lu Ziqiao walked in.

"Yifei, Teacher Zeng, you're here so early!" Guan Gu Shenqi greeted them with a smile.

"Zeng Xiaoxian's hemorrhoids flared up, so I helped him come over early. I was afraid that if we came late, he wouldn't be able to eat and would have to go to the hospital for surgery," Hu Yifei said casually with a smile.

Zeng Xiaoxian's lips twitched, but before he could speak, Lu Ziqiao patted his shoulder sympathetically and said, "Teacher Zeng, as a man who loves sports, I sincerely suggest that you don't be too lazy to move your butt from your chair in the future."

"Lu Ziqiao, what are you doing getting involved in this mess? You think you're a sports enthusiast?" Zeng Xiaoxian glanced at him and said.

"Why isn't picking up girls a sport?"

Lu Ziqiao sat down next to him, then a smug smile appeared on his face as he said, "The first half is a mental exercise, the second half will be a physical exercise."

"You'd better keep quiet, Ziqiao. Don't lower the standards of our suite in front of the guests later," Guan Gu Shenqi said after sitting down next to him.

"Guests?" Hu Yifei was taken aback. "Are you referring to us, or to Nuolan?"

"Oh, Zhang Wei's girlfriend, Mo Lan, is coming over later too. He just drove Yu Mo's car to pick her up." Guan Gu checked the time. "She should be here soon."

"Zhang Wei is bringing his girlfriend?" Hu Yifei asked in surprise, as she knew that Zhang Wei did indeed have a girlfriend.

Well... actually, it can't really be called talking. It's just that these past few days she's seen Zhang Wei sitting on the sofa with his phone in his hand, seemingly lost in thought. When she asked him, she found out he was looking at his chat history with that Mo Lan.

It was called a record, but in reality, Zhang Wei just sat there saying some pretentious things based on the content of "Cool and Elegant Guide" that Qin Yumo had given him before.

"Yes, he said that since they're treating us to dinner anyway, it'll save us some money."

"Hehe, I hope Zhang Wei can stick to his cool and elegant style." Hu Yifei sighed, not very optimistic about Zhang Wei's relationship.

"He had no other choice but to stick with Kuya," Guan Gu Shenqi said casually, fiddling with his cutlery. "Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so steadfast in supporting Yu Mo, hoping she would continue to fuel his romantic escapades..."

"It's adding bricks and tiles," Zeng Xiaoxian corrected.

Upon hearing Guan Gu say that Zhang Wei also supports Yu Mo, Hu Yifei's expression shifted slightly, and she asked, "Zhang Wei also supports Yu Mo? What does he want to do?"

"What's the use of his words? Aside from offering verbal support, he can't take any concrete action." Lu Ziqiao sneered disdainfully.

So Hu Yifei shifted her gaze to him, her eyes narrowing slightly as she said, "Don't tell me you're still thinking about using that stupid method you mentioned before?"

"Hey? How is it a broken method? How will you know if you don't try it?"

"Try what? You don't actually want to..."

Just as Teacher Hu was preparing to give Lü Ziqiao a moral education lesson, the door to the private room was pushed open again, and Nuolan walked in arm in arm with Wensheng.

"Hi, you're here." Nolan greeted everyone with a gentle smile.

"Hi!" *4
After the two sat down at the head of the table, Hu Yifei said with a smile, "I didn't expect you to treat everyone to dinner at Xiao Nan Guo. Actually, it doesn't have to be so complicated. We can have dinner at the bar next door."

"It's alright, I'm just happy." Nuolan smiled. "I heard from Awen that he also treated everyone to a meal here when he first moved here, so it's like my husband and I are doing the same."

"..."

The smiles on the four faces froze slightly. After glancing at each other out of the corner of their eyes, a thought simultaneously popped into their minds.

Fortunately, Yu Mo hasn't arrived yet.

"By the way, where are they? Youyou, Yumo, and Zhang Wei, aren't they with you?" Wen Sheng asked at this moment.

“My aunt said she’ll be here soon. Zhang Wei went to pick up his girlfriend. Yu Mo…” At this point, Lu Ziqiao turned his gaze to Hu Yifei.

Hu Yifei immediately replied, "Yu Mo will be here soon. She was just putting on makeup in her room."

"It's alright, no rush," Nuolan said with a smile. "Everyone can take a look at the menu first and decide what to order."

After glancing at Zeng Xiaoxian, who was meditating with the old monk, Nuolan looked at Lu Ziqiao and said with a smile, "By the way, Lu Ziqiao, I heard that your aunt started acting a long time ago and has been in the industry for almost ten years."

"Huh?" Lu Ziqiao was taken aback when he didn't expect Nuolan to suddenly talk to him. Then he forced a smile and said, "Uh...yes, but actually she just plays minor roles. She was interviewed by a TV station by accident when she was in school, and that's how Auntie started her connection with the screen."

"I see." Nuolan nodded slowly, then smiled and said, "Then Youyou can be considered a child star."

"Hehe, does that count...?"

As a playboy who has dated many women, Lu Ziqiao always warned himself to keep his distance from certain women. He had learned his lesson the hard way, so in the future, he would only pick women who seemed to have problems with their brains.

Ever since Nuolan first came to Lonely Corner Bar, he knew that Wen Sheng's ex-wife was also a formidable character.

So he initially disagreed with his aunt's offer to help Yu Mo directly. If it weren't for the opportunity that came up later and Zhang Wei's provocation, he would definitely be waiting for his meal obediently right now.

Now, hearing the other person ask about his aunt, he suddenly had a bad feeling and regretted his plan.

However, Nuolan only asked that one question and then didn't ask any more, which made Lu Ziqiao secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Just two seconds after the atmosphere in the private room became quiet, the door was pushed open again.

Everyone turned to look and saw Qin Yumo walk in with a smile on her face.

"Why does it seem like Yu Mo's condition hasn't been affected at all?" Guan Gu Shenqi whispered.

"This is just the beginning," Lu Ziqiao said knowingly. "They must have mentally prepared themselves beforehand."

"Then how long do you think Yu Mo can hold out?"

"It will take at least a hundred rounds of fighting with Nuolan before a winner can be decided," Lu Ziqiao analyzed.

Just as Qin Yumo was smiling and greeting everyone in the private room as she walked to the dining table, Nuolan suddenly asked with a smile, "By the way, Yumo, didn't you bring your boyfriend with you?"

"..."

Guan Gu Shenqi turned his head away and said in a voice barely above a whisper, "Why do I feel like it only takes one round?"

The atmosphere in the private room froze instantly. Qin Yumo's forced smile froze. Only then did she remember that Nuolan had overheard outside the restroom that, besides Youyou liking Wensheng, she also knew that Youyou had a boyfriend.

But I can't explain why the other party misunderstood me!
You can't exactly say, "My boyfriend is sitting right next to you," can you?
"Uh, this..."

"Am I late?"

Just then, a voice came from the door of the private room, and Tang Youyou arrived at the scene with a bright smile.

Everyone turned to look again, but their gazes quickly swept past her and landed on the face of a man behind her—or rather, a handsome man.

Hu Yifei's eyes widened: "Youyou, this is..."

"Yu Mo, you really need to get rid of this forgetful habit. How could you forget your boyfriend like that?" Tang Youyou said to Qin Yu Mo in a reproachful tone. "Luckily, I ran into him when I came here."

Immediately afterward, to everyone's astonishment, the handsome man behind Tang Youyou, who looked like he was about to summon armor, stepped forward, smiled, and nodded, saying, "Hello, I'm Neo."

(End of this chapter)