The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 444 The Last Supper (Part 3) Danger!
Inside the private room, a lively banquet was underway.

"Everyone, let's toast to Lanlan's promotion!"

"cheers!"

After putting down his wine glass, Lu Ziqiao coughed a few times at Tang Youyou, but she was engrossed in her meal and didn't respond.

After coughing a few more times and seeing that she still didn't respond, he had no choice but to ask Guan Gu Shenqi to help him poke his aunt.

Tang Youyou's attention shifted from the dishes in front of her, and she saw her nephew's facial features begin to twitch wildly.

So, the team voice chat was set up again.

Lu Ziqiao: Auntie, what are you doing? You've surrendered so quickly?

Tang Youyou: Surrender? I didn't.

Lu Ziqiao: You still say you didn't? You're practically surrendering to Nuolan. My plan has just failed!
Tang Youyou: Your plan wasn't very good to begin with. My plan is the most feasible one.

Lu Ziqiao: Really? Take a look at Yu Mo's side.

Tang Youyou then looked at Qin Yumo across from her and saw that every time Neo put food on Yumo's plate, Yumo would throw it on the ground when he wasn't looking.

Tang Youyou: Why do I feel like I've seen this scene somewhere before?

Lu Ziqiao: Nonsense, Teacher Zeng had the same reaction when he faced Selena.

Tang Youyou: This... I only had time to tell him to pretend to be Yu Mo's boyfriend before, I haven't thought about the other scenes yet.

Lu Ziqiao: Yu Mo has to cooperate for every scene. Do you think Wen Sheng can't see what's going on? And you even said he'd be jealous.

Tang Youyou: Then let Nuolan...

Lu Ziqiao: Nuolan isn't blind either.

Tang Youyou: But at least so far, Nuolan hasn't suspected anything!

Ding Dong!

Hu Yifei: Youyou, is that handsome guy named Neo single?
Tang Youyou and Lu Ziqiao: Yifei?! Why did you bring her in again?
Hu Yifei: I saw you guys twitching your faces for a while, and I was worried you were having cramps, so I came in to check on you. Answer my questions first.

Tang Youyou: You mean that Neo? He is indeed single.

Hu Yifei: That's great!

Lu Ziqiao: Yifei, he's Yumo's boyfriend now.

Hu Yifei: He's just a fake boyfriend. It'll be fine after the dinner, right? Besides, what time is it and you're still thinking about your plans? Don't waste your energy.

Lu Ziqiao: If my aunt hadn't been so wavering, how could my plan have failed?
Tang Youyou: Anyway, my plan is going smoothly so far.

Hu Yifei: Can you guys behave yourselves? You've turned a simple meal into a spy thriller. Stop causing trouble.

After saying that, Hu Yifei left the team voice chat and turned to Yu Mo in a low voice, "Yu Mo, can you ask Neo for me if he can design me as a big star too?"

Qin Yumo, who was feeling restless, glanced at Neo after hearing this, and then said to Hu Yifei, "Yifei, how about we switch seats and you ask him yourself?"

"No way, Yu Mo, you don't have to be this nervous, do you?" Hu Yifei exclaimed.

"It's not that I'm nervous." Qin Yumo looked at Nuolan, who was peeling shrimp for Wen Sheng across from her, and said in a low voice, "I'm just a little unaccustomed to it."

"What's so hard about it? Just think of it as a handsome guy to look at." Hu Yifei smiled.

But seeing Qin Yumo's somewhat somber look as she gazed at the two people in the main seat, she couldn't help but soften her tone and say, "Yumo, I didn't want to advise you on these matters, after all, you finally managed to get rid of the shadow of what happened with Richard."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "They say the way to get over a past relationship is to start a new one, so I didn't say anything when you kissed and confessed to Wensheng. And strictly speaking, Wensheng is indeed single. But you should be aware of the current situation. Don't get too involved, otherwise, if Wensheng and Nuolan remarry, you might... repeat the same mistake."

"..."

Qin Yumo lowered her eyes slightly. What should she say?

It's too late for you to tell me all this now. Wen Sheng and I have already ruined two sheets. If you try to back out now, it'll seem like you're trying to deny everything.

Forget about the shadow of my previous relationship, I was already thinking about cheating on Richard even before we had a complete falling out.

I'm not worried about getting too deeply involved; I just feel like this is only the beginning.

"I know Yifei, I understand," Qin Yumo replied in a low voice.

"It's good that you know." Hu Yifei nodded, then changed her expression and chuckled, "Then quickly ask Neo for me."

"..."

Qin Yumo rolled her eyes, but still turned to ask for her.

“Of course, but I have to design different styles based on each person’s characteristics.” Neo, the minor supporting character, smiled and looked at Hu Yifei.

"That's great! After dinner, let's go to a bar." Hu Yifei extended an invitation.

"Hey, that's Yu Mo's boyfriend. Can't you have a little more distance?"

Zeng Xiaoxian, who was standing to the side, couldn't sit still any longer and immediately spoke in a tone that was both disdainful and admonishing.

Hearing this, Hu Yifei glanced at him disdainfully and sneered, "Oh, so Grandpa Zeng is still living in the 21st century. I thought you were going to strictly abide by the principle of not speaking while eating or sleeping, and you weren't planning to say a word throughout the entire meal."

"..."

Zeng Xiaoxian felt both embarrassed and somewhat relieved as soon as he opened his mouth to a familiar barrage of sarcasm.

"I was just too hungry to talk earlier, but now that I've replenished my energy, of course I should talk."

Of course, the main reason was that he sensed that the atmosphere at the dinner party wasn't as... unpredictable and strange as he had expected.

Nuolan's few words before serving the dishes were enough to make Tang Youyou bow down in submission, which also meant that the other party's original plan to have him lead the group was no longer necessary.

This finally put his mind at ease, which had been hanging in suspense ever since he entered the private room.

Plans have changed, so eat well!
"Okay, so what do you want to say?" Hu Yifei blinked.

"I..." Seeing that look, Zeng Xiaoxian stammered again, and after stammering for a while, he pointed to the dishes in front of him and said, "This dish tastes good."

"Hmph." Hu Yifei raised her head and snorted disdainfully, "If it tastes good, then stuff more into your mouth. Once you're full, you won't bother talking nonsense."

"How am I being nosy? I was just advising you... to be a good role model as a teacher, and not to try to get close to every handsome guy you see, especially since he's her boyfriend. This is... a friend's dish, don't touch it!"

Zeng Xiaoxian's tone was somewhat sour, and he glanced at Qin Yumo as he spoke, with a hint of sarcasm in his words.

Hu Yifei just smiled and said, "He's just a fake boyfriend. Yu Mo even wanted to switch seats with me just now!"

"Does a fake boyfriend not count as a boyfriend? Does a rotten egg not count as an egg?"

"Zeng Xiaoxian, if you feel your mouth is too empty, believe me, I'll shove a whole chicken butt into your mouth!" Hu Yifei said through gritted teeth.

"you……"

"By the way, Yifei, there's something I need to apologize to you about." Just as Xianfei and Yifei were exchanging words, Nuolan, who had finished peeling shrimp for Wensheng, suddenly spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Hu Yifei ignored Zeng Xiaoxian and looked at Nuolan with a smile, asking, "What do you have to apologize to me for?"

Nuolan glanced at Zeng Xiaoxian, a look of hesitation flashing across her face before she said, "You called Zeng Xiaoxian to confess your feelings before, but he didn't have his phone with him. I answered the phone and found it so touching that I couldn't help but agree on his behalf. As a result... it caused you trouble."

"..."

As Nuolan finished speaking, the private room fell silent instantly.

Apart from Neo and Moran, who seemed somewhat confused, everyone else stopped what they were doing.

Hu Yifei's face froze. She glanced at Qin Yumo subconsciously and then forced a laugh, "This..."

"I didn't expect Zeng Xiaoxian's evaluation period for you to be so long. Maybe it's because he's a relationship talk show host, so he's much more cautious about these kinds of things."

"He's testing me?!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Yifei couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, her voice cracking slightly.

"Isn't that what he told you?" Nolan asked, her expression puzzled.

"When did he..."

"Uh, it was two months ago, Yifei, have you forgotten?" Zeng Xiaoxian felt as if his heart didn't belong to him anymore. He didn't expect Nuolan to bring this up.

After Qin Yumo dialed the wrong number, Nuolan asked him about the follow-up. In order to cover up the lie and because of his subconscious habit of embellishing his own image, he said without thinking that he was still observing Hu Yifei.

After all, he's not the kind of man who would agree to be with a girl just because she confessed her feelings to him.

I thought Nuolan would have forgotten about it after so long, but unexpectedly, a follow-up has emerged.

He asked it in front of Hu Yifei.

Seeing Hu Yifei's murderous gaze, Zeng Xiaoxian's face contorted in pain, hoping she would understand his implication.

At the same time, he quickly forced a smile and said to Nuolan, "Nuolan, how can you talk about such a private matter now? Yifei is shy... you know~"

"..."

Guan Gu Shenqi seemed to have witnessed something utterly unbelievable. He murmured, "I can't believe that Teacher Zeng could come up with such an excuse."

"I can't believe it either," Lu Ziqiao echoed. "He actually has the nerve to say he's scouting Yifei?"

"No, I mean he actually dared to use such an excuse to stop me when Yifei was angry."

Even Zhang Wei, who had a piece of meat in his mouth, forgot to continue chewing and couldn't help but sigh as he looked at Zeng Xiaoxian:
Is Teacher Zeng really that brave?

Although Mo Lan, who was sitting next to Zhang Wei, also felt that the atmosphere on the field was not right, she was not very interested in these things, after all, they were none of her business.

Her focus was on the dishes in front of her!
Before I came, my older brother repeatedly told me to be careful about my table manners and not to forget my persona just because I was busy filling my stomach.

The price she had to pay to maintain her persona was to eat meat and drink soup in tiny bites... which was practically torture for her!

Watching Zhang Wei eat so heartily next to her, and having to pretend to be modest and say that there was too much food for her to finish every time he put food on her plate... she felt an urge to strangle herself!

However, what puzzled her was that Zhang Wei, this cool and wealthy second-generation heir... seemed to have never eaten anything good before.

the other side.

Unlike the others, Wen Sheng's gaze was fixed on Nuolan; her actions were somewhat unconventional.

With a thought in mind, Wen Sheng smiled and said, "Lanlan, did you hear that? Don't gossip about your colleagues' love lives like that in the future. They'll get shy."

"I'm just sorry for what happened before," Nolan said, sticking out her tongue shyly. "That confession over the phone was the most touching I've ever heard in all my years working at the radio station."

"..."

"What's wrong with you?" Neo asked, looking at Qin Yumo, who suddenly blushed.

"N-nothing..." Qin Yumo chuckled dryly. The thought that she had told Nuolan what she had said while drunk made her want to crawl into a hole and disappear.

Seeing that Hu Yifei, who had taken the blame for her, was also blushing, she knew that the other woman was not embarrassed, but angry.

So Qin Yumo quickly reached out and grabbed Hu Yifei's arm, who was about to explode, and looked at her with pleading eyes.

Hu Yifei took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the impulse in her heart.

She wasn't angry that the confession was pinned on her, but rather that Zeng Xiaoxian dared to use such a reason, which was utterly outrageous.

That wretched woman is truly a scoundrel who will climb onto the roof and tear off the tiles if she isn't disciplined for

"Honey, I've discovered something really interesting."

Just when the other people in the apartment thought it was just a false alarm and everything was over, Nuolan suddenly leaned close to Wensheng's ear and whispered something.

"What is it?" Wen Sheng asked, looking at the shrimp in the bowl.

"Did Yu Mo and her boyfriend have a fight? They haven't been talking much, and Yu Mo hasn't eaten any of the food her boyfriend put on her plate."

As Nuolan spoke, her gaze kept glancing at Qin Yumo across from her.

When Qin Yumo saw her looking over, he subconsciously lowered his head, but after a second he realized that it was not good, so he raised his head and gave Nuolan a fake smile.

Ugh, why is this woman staring at me for no reason?!
Qin Yumo lowered her head and poked at the food in her bowl with her chopsticks, inwardly grumbling to herself.

When she looked up as if nothing had happened, she suddenly saw Nuolan, who had been whispering to Wensheng, pick up her wine glass, stand up, and walk towards her.

As a result, the people in the apartment who had just breathed a sigh of relief suddenly found themselves in a precarious situation again.

Lu Ziqiao: Alarm! Alarm! Nuolan has gone to find Yu Mo!

Tang Youyou: Has she figured something out?
Lu Ziqiao: I hope your plan can last!

"Yu Mo, you didn't look too well just now, what's wrong?" Nuolan walked over to Qin Yu Mo and leaned down to ask with concern.

"Huh? No." Qin Yumo, flustered, touched her face. "It's probably because I drank some alcohol earlier, it's a little red."

"I see." Nuolan nodded, then looked at Neo next to Qin Yumo and said, "I thought you and your boyfriend had a fight, since you two haven't been talking much."

"I... this..." Qin Yumo's palms started to sweat. After glancing at Neo, she forced a smile and said, "It's mainly because Neo isn't used to it. He's socially awkward."

Seeing the pot being thrown at him, Neo looked somewhat helpless and bowed his head in compliance.

Seeing this, Nuolan raised an eyebrow and smiled at Qin Yumo, "Yumo, it seems like we haven't spoken much these past few days, have we?"

"Uh...yes, I've been quite busy with work."

Nonsense, what's the point of talking to a love rival? Like right now, I don't want to talk to you!
"Isn't it because of Wen Sheng that you haven't been talking to me?" Nuolan suddenly spoke again with a smile, and Qin Yumo's heart stopped for a moment.

(End of this chapter)