The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 470 The Ultimate New Year's Eve Operation Plan (Part 2)
As night deepened, the air gradually filled with the smell of sulfur, and the sounds of firecrackers and fireworks occasionally rang out outside the apartment.

In 2011, Shanghai had not yet fully implemented the regulations banning the setting off of fireworks and firecrackers. In some residential areas, designated areas were usually set off where fireworks and firecrackers could be set off. Of course, in most cases, it was prohibited to set off fireworks and firecrackers on balconies, rooftops, or near buildings.

Wen Sheng had bought some fireworks in advance when he went grocery shopping and put them in the trunk of his car.

While everyone else in the apartment was busy with their own exciting activities, he took the dejected Zhang Wei to move the fireworks.

"Brother Sheng, am I not suited to be a lawyer?"

Wen Sheng, who was carrying a box of fireworks in one hand, turned around after hearing Zhang Wei's words and saw Zhang Wei looking dejected, carrying a bag of sky rockets, sparklers and other fireworks.

Knowing that he was like this because he had just failed to help Guan Gu and the others in their debate, Wen Sheng wanted to laugh whenever he thought about it, but he still held back his laughter and comforted him, "It's okay. You're just an intern lawyer right now. You're burning CDs every day and haven't even officially handled any cases yet. You're not even at the beginning. It's normal to encounter some minor setbacks."

"But I can't even articulate my own defense!"

"..."

Just now, when he was arguing on behalf of Guan Gu and the others on the phone with the police, he was mostly the one reciting legal statutes. The police barely said a word. He just kept arguing and eventually portrayed Guan Gu and Zi Qiao's actions as serious violations of the law...

Well... Wen Sheng now understands how Zhang Wei, as the defendant's lawyer in the original drama, managed to turn a fine into a life sentence.

He's clearly an undercover agent for the other side!
"Don't be discouraged. Failure is the mother of success. Just keep practicing."

Zhang Wei's throat moved, and he really wanted to say that he was an orphan and already had many mothers.

After a long silence, he sighed and said, "My fiancée not only ran off with someone else, but I still haven't passed the bar exam. I don't meet either of the two standards for a successful man: settling down and starting a family."

Hearing this, Wen Sheng glanced at the loser again and laughed, "I doubt we can find a single person in our apartment who meets your standard of success."

"How could that be? Brother Sheng, you just..."

"I'm divorced!"

"..."

Zhang Wei was speechless for a moment, and Wen Sheng continued, "So don't set too many standards for yourself. Marriage and career should be taken one step at a time. Besides, what's the point of getting married so early?"

"But... I can't even find a girlfriend!"

As a young man in his early twenties, Zhang Wei felt that he was quite good-looking. Otherwise, how could he have been introduced to Yi Fei by Lu Ziqiao and even married into his fiancée's family?
If a man's career fails, it can be said to be a matter of time. After all, in society, wealth is something that men generally need to accumulate gradually. Age and ability are often linked, especially in professions like medicine and law.

However, if a man in his twenties cannot find a partner, then that raises questions about his personal integrity.

Moreover, Zhang Wei's problem isn't just about not being able to find a partner...

"I have absolutely no luck with women!"

"..."

Wen Sheng was also helpless. Zhang Wei had probably been feeling frustrated for a long time, and it was just that his failed defense earlier had led him to start doubting himself on New Year's Eve.

But how can Wen Sheng help him with this? He can't just find him a girlfriend, can he?
And even if they were caught, given Zhang Wei's eloquence, his job would probably be ruined in no time.

However, seeing Zhang Wei's dejected appearance, he still comforted him, "Everything will be alright. New year, new beginnings. Maybe it won't be long before you change this situation."

Zhang Wei didn't say anything, just nodded, and then continued carrying the fireworks to the designated location.

……

The empty entrance to the residential area.

On this cold winter's Eve, Qin Yumo wore a black woolen coat over her clothes, but underneath she still wore a skirt and stockings, only the stockings were a little thicker than before.

Whether it was something Wen Sheng had said before or she was someone who couldn't leave the house without stockings, in Wen Sheng's memory, she was almost always wearing stockings when he saw her in the past six months.

Hmm... Wen Sheng personally helped her put on quite a few of them.

In contrast, Nuolan next to her was wearing a light pink down jacket, with a fitted sweater underneath, and a towel wrapped around her neck, keeping herself completely covered up.

Although Nuolan didn't know why she felt like she wasn't afraid of the cold, she still dressed warmly when going out out of habit.

"It's still early before midnight, are we going to set off fireworks now?"

Qin Yumo rubbed his hands together and exhaled a puff of white mist.

"Do you really want to keep listening to the ghosts chanting upstairs in your apartment?"

Nuolan smiled, then looked into the distance: "Look, people over there have started setting off fireworks too."

Qin Yumo looked over and saw several girls playing with fireworks, but they were playing with sparklers.

"It's so good to be young," Qin Yumo couldn't help but sigh.

Nuolan looked at her strangely and laughed, "You make it sound like you're old, but we're the same age."

Qin Yumo shook her head and said, "The age is fine, but I feel that I can't have the mentality of these young girls."

She paused, then looked at Nuolan and smiled, "Besides, although we're the same age, you look younger than them."

Nolan's expression shifted slightly: "You're the same."

"I work at L'Oréal, and I don't know how many skincare products I've used to barely look a little younger," Qin Yumo said calmly.

Nolan nodded, then asked with a smile, "We're both almost thirty, when are you planning to get married? I've already been married once."

"..."

As the saying goes, serving a ruler is like serving a tiger. Although the two women are close sisters, no one knows when or what words might lead them into an extremely delicate and dangerous situation.

A cold wind blew across her face, making Qin Yumo's mind even clearer. She smiled and sighed, "Sigh, I don't have that thought yet. Ever since that incident, I've given up on men."

Nuolan nodded slightly, naturally understanding that the other party was referring to the fiancé incident, and couldn't help but comfort her: "Yumo, this year is almost over, don't dwell too much on the past. You are still young, so beautiful and have your own career, you will definitely find your Mr. Right."

I'm afraid it will be as I wish, but not as you wish.

Qin Yumo smiled and nodded, just as she was about to say something, she caught sight of Ruyi coming over.

"Wen Sheng and the others have arrived."

"I feel like we bought a bit too many fireworks," Wen Sheng said with a smile as he placed two boxes of fireworks on the ground. "There are still some left in the car that we haven't brought over."

"It should be done quickly, and besides, if we don't finish today, we can continue tomorrow!"

Nuolan took some sparklers out of Zhang Wei's bag, handed them to Qin Yumo, and said with a smile, "Here, you should try to be a little girl too."

Qin Yumo took the sparkler, glanced at the girls cheering with their sparklers, and then asked Wen Sheng, "Shall we start setting them off now?"

"Go ahead and set them off. There are plenty of these little gadgets in the bags; they're just for playing around with," Wen Sheng said with a smile after arranging the two boxes of fireworks. "Anyone want to try some?"

"..."

Looking at the two boxes of fireworks, Nuolan and Qin Yumo exchanged a glance and then shook their heads in unison.

"I come!"

At this moment, Zhang Wei spoke up.

Seeing his somewhat timid yet eager expression, Wen Sheng nodded: "Okay, let's each order one, and use it to get rid of all the bad luck you've had this year."

After saying that, Wen Sheng took out a lighter, lit the sparklers in Nuolan and Yu Mo's hands, lit a cigarette for himself, and then tossed the lighter to Zhang Wei.

Upon seeing Wen Sheng smoking, Nuolan merely frowned slightly but said nothing, while Qin Yumo showed absolutely no reaction.

After all, Wen Sheng had only ever smoked cigarettes with her after sex in the past.

In fact, Wen Sheng rarely smoked after arriving in this world. At the very beginning, in the first few days after he transmigrated, he was bothered by the transmigration and by the fact that he had argued and divorced with Nuolan.

Besides, he hadn't bought cigarettes in a long time, since the study automatically refreshed its inventory!

Hmm... After confiscating the cigarettes from his students in class, Mr. Hu kept them in his study, where they became his occasional free snacks.

"Zhang Wei, are you ready?"

It was clear that Zhang Wei had probably never set off fireworks like this before, as he looked slightly nervous.

"Alright... ready!"

After hearing Zhang Wei's confirmation, Wen Sheng immediately lit the fuse with his cigarette. "Damn it, why aren't you counting down!"

Zhang Wei was shocked and quickly lit the fireworks in front of him with a lighter.

Thankfully, Wen Sheng's lighter was just an ordinary one he bought at a store. If it had been like the DuPont that Zhang Wei picked up before, he probably would have burned his eyebrows again.

After lighting the fire, Wen Sheng stepped back to the two women and saw them hopping around like zombies. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's wrong with you two? Did you eat too much and are you digesting your food?"

"..."

The two girls exchanged a glance, their faces flushing slightly, and could only stand there waving their fairy wands.

"Boom~bang!"

As the fireworks exploded, Nuolan stopped what she was doing, stood next to Wensheng, and looked up at the starlight in the night sky.

A wisp of white mist rose from inside her scarf. After a firework exploded, a series of fireworks burst in the night sky, their flashing colors illuminating her face and making her bright eyes sparkle, reflecting the New Year's Eve.

"husband."

"Ok?"

Nuolan suddenly spoke up, and Wensheng turned to look.

"I love you."

Qin Yumo was also looking up at the fireworks when she heard the noise beside her. She turned around and saw Nuolan hugging and kissing Wen Sheng.

"..."

Although she and Wen Sheng had an unspeakable affair a few months ago, she knew at the time that she was the third party who had interfered in their relationship.

But she had never actually seen the two of them kiss so passionately in front of her.

Seeing the two so engrossed in their own world, Qin Yumo felt a pang of sadness. The fireworks blooming in the sky seemed to be merely painting a romantic night for them, while she felt even more alone.

And watching the two kiss, she, the former mistress, couldn't help but sigh.

"They're such a perfect match!"

Zhang Wei sighed.

Qin Yumo: "..."

"Wow! So beautiful! Touya!"

Just then, several exclamations came from the group, but the Chinese pronunciation in these voices was extremely poor, and there were even a few Japanese words mixed in.

Qin Yumo turned around and saw the little girls who had been playing with sparklers running over, pointing at the fireworks in the sky and jumping around.

Unfortunately, we couldn't understand the Japanese they were speaking.

The two, lost in their kiss, gradually came to their senses, and after separating, looked into each other's eyes and smiled.

"Honey, I want to watch fireworks with you every year from now on," Nuolan whispered, linking her arm with his.

"Okay, I'll release it for you every year from now on."

Nuolan smiled; remarriage seemed possible.

Wen Sheng laughed too, saying that setting off fireworks and remarrying were not necessarily related.

Seeing the excited expressions of the Japanese girls watching the fireworks, Wen Sheng raised an eyebrow and instantly realized something.

When he saw Zhang Wei standing there dumbfounded again, he realized that his opportunity had come.

So Wen Sheng smiled and walked towards them.

"Kong Nijiwa..."

The three people behind them watched this scene. Nuolan and Yumo didn't think too much about it except for some curiosity, but Zhang Wei's eyes widened.

This... Nuolan is still here, and he dares to flirt with other women?!
Brother Sheng is truly a role model for us all!

However, Zhang Wei didn't know what Wen Sheng had said to the Japanese girls, but soon he saw them all looking at him and then rushing over to surround him, chattering in Japanese that he couldn't understand.

“This…Konnijiwa…Hi…Watashiwa…Dame…Yamete…Uh…I…Uh…”

Zhang Wei, who had never encountered such a situation before, panicked. In the freezing cold, white mist kept rising from his head. He couldn't understand what they were saying, so he could only rack his brains to say the few Japanese words he knew.

When Wen Sheng saw this, he came over and put his arm around Zhang Wei's shoulders and smiled at them: "Private, dark day, night, street, ideal, pursuit, ambition, youth, youth."

"Wow!!!"

Seeing them suddenly cheer, Zhang Wei was completely bewildered and could only give an awkward smile.

Then Wen Sheng pulled him aside and whispered, "Zhang Wei, don't say I won't help you. I've already paved the way for you. Don't you think you're unlucky with women? New year, new beginnings. Whether you can change your luck in the new year depends on tonight!"

"Huh?" Zhang Weiren was dumbfounded and quickly said, "But I can't understand their language, I can't understand what they're saying!"

"That doesn't matter. The key is what you do, not what you say! I told them that you set off all these fireworks, and that you have other fireworks to show them."

Wen Sheng patted his shoulder and said, "Besides, not being able to speak the language is a good thing for you. If you were good at talking, you wouldn't be so unpopular with women."

"..."

Zhang Wei's lips twitched as he recalled how Lu Ziqiao had taken him to pick up girls, and how, because of his loose tongue, both of their faces had been splashed with red wine.

Seeing that he was still in a daze, Wen Sheng handed him his car keys.

"There are still some fireworks in the car. Now, including my car, it's all yours to do with. I only have one request..." Wen Sheng looked at him and said seriously, "Don't be like Zeng Xiaoxian and ruin the reputation of our Love Apartment!"

"..."

Touching the car keys in his hand, Zhang Wei paused for a few seconds, then nodded heavily.

However, after taking a few steps toward the girls, Zhang Wei turned back and asked, "By the way, Brother Sheng, what did you mean by that Japanese phrase you just said?"

"We are ambitious young people who are taking flight on the streets on New Year's Eve!"

……

"It's just the three of us left."

After returning to suite 3601 in the apartment, Wen Sheng said with a smile.

Feeling somewhat down, Qin Yumo glanced at the two of them and forced a smile, saying, "It's getting late, so I'll go back to sleep."

"No, it's only this early." Nuolan grabbed her hand. Although the deep kiss just now made her want to go back to her room with Wensheng, it was so early now. Wasn't it obvious that she wanted to do something with Wensheng?

It's as if she's so desperate!

This somewhat damages her image.

"Besides, if you go to sleep now, you'll definitely be woken up by the firecrackers outside when the clock strikes midnight," Nuolan added her reasoning.

Qin Yumo looked conflicted upon hearing this, and then Wen Sheng said, "How about we watch the Spring Festival Gala for a while first?"

"Oh? But you're watching the Spring Festival Gala..."

"It doesn't matter. The bagpipes upstairs have stopped, and now they're playing the Spring Festival Gala. We can't just keep listening to it, can we?"

"..."

After hesitating for a while, Qin Yumo nodded and agreed to stay.

Wen Sheng turned on the TV, and the three of them sat on the sofa to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Nuolan sat in the middle, with Wensheng and Yumo on either side of her. There were only three people left in the two suites, and everything seemed very harmonious.

However, Wen Sheng's mind was not on the Spring Festival Gala on the TV in front of him at all.

If there are three people... is it strip poker? Or is it a case of ex-convicts?

(End of this chapter)