The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 497 Cupid's Heart Is About to Turn
"Honey, I have a question for you."

Late at night, after finishing hosting the program, Nuolan went home and hugged Wensheng, saying...

Wen Sheng, who was closing his eyes to drift off to sleep, said without even opening them, "I loved you."

"..."

Nuolan was stunned for a moment, then reacted and punched the scoundrel in the chest.

That's not what I asked.

"Then what are you asking?"

Have you met Cyndi Wang?

Upon hearing this, Wen Sheng opened his eyes, looked down at her, and smiled, "I've met you before, just a few days ago at the bar downstairs from the apartment."

"You've seen him before?!"

Nolan was instantly flustered.

After propping herself up and sitting on the dog-man's stomach, she looked down into his eyes and said in a low voice, "And then?"

She hadn't forgotten what Xinling had said about giving her first time to Wensheng. Even after all this time, she still felt angry whenever she thought about what happened at the hospital.

His ex-wife's soft hair fell down onto Wen Sheng's face, making his face and heart itch.

"And then that was it."

Wen Sheng put his arm around her waist and laughed, "We just chatted briefly. I asked her how she was doing. She said she wanted to treat me to dinner, but we haven't set a time yet."

"that's it?"

Ms. Nuo squinted, placed one hand on the other person's chest, and grasped the other person's handcuffs with the other hand.

"However, I seem to remember that she was going to repay you with her virginity back then."

Without the slightest hesitation, Nuolan said it directly.

"Let her talk if she wants to."

Wen Sheng snorted, "She's having her first time, but I'm not?"

"..."

Nolan was stunned for a moment, then immediately said in an annoyed tone, "Have you no shame? Did you refresh the page by the day the first time?"

Startled by this shameless man's words, Nuolan, who had originally wanted to find out if he was telling the truth, couldn't hold back anymore and didn't care about anything else.

Wen Sheng chuckled and began unbuttoning his beautiful ex-wife's pajamas, saying, "It doesn't matter whether I update daily or not. Anyway, we didn't talk about these things back then. We chatted briefly for a few days and then parted ways."

"Really?"

Nolan looked somewhat suspicious.

"Of course it's true, why don't you go ask her?"

"I can't be bothered to ask!"

Ms. Nuo, feeling a bit cool on her chest, swatted away the dog-like man's paw and snorted, "It's as if I'm some kind of narrow-minded person."

“Nonsense,” Wen Sheng retorted, looking at the scenery before him. “You’re not narrow-minded at all.”

"of course."

Nuolan smiled sweetly at first, but after seeing her ex-husband's eyes, she understood what he meant and immediately punched him again.

Wen Sheng pretended to wince in pain, but still put his hand where it should be. This time, Nuolan didn't open it again.

"If Xinling really invites me to dinner later, can I go?"

Nuolan, her eyes half-closed and her breathing becoming increasingly rapid, turned to look at him after hearing the voice beside her. She snorted and said, "Go ahead, what's the big deal? After all, you saved her. If you don't go to her dinner invitation, she'll probably come up with some other excuses."

"How can that be called an excuse?"

"Alright, alright, it's not an excuse. Anyway, after she's eaten, she has no reason to repay the favor in any other way."

Wen Sheng's eyes were a little strange when he heard this. He had said something similar before, but Xin Ling said that her life could not be repaid with just one meal.

After thinking for a moment, Wen Sheng grinned and said, "If it's really going to be a meal, will you come with me?"

"I'm not going."

Nuolan opened her eyes a crack and said in a calm voice, "Why would I go with her if she didn't invite me?"

Then, before Wen Sheng could speak, she added, "Of course, if you dare to do anything while we're eating... hmph!"

Her tone was chilling as she held Wen Sheng's weakness in her grasp.

……

The next day, Love Apartment, 3602.

"Auntie's period!"

The suite door was pushed open, and Guan Gu Shenqi and Tang Youyou, who had gone out on their honeymoon, returned.

Upon hearing Guan Gu's shout, Tang Youyou asked curiously, "Who's on their period?"

"I mean, I'm back," Guan Gu Shenqi explained with a smile.

"There's no one here, who are you going to talk to?"

"It's a habit. My dad has always been like this."

Hearing this, Tang Youyou raised an eyebrow: "Oh, are you imagining that at this moment a woman in a kimono comes out with a washbasin and says to you, 'Ah, Auntie,' the food is ready and the bath water is hot. Are you going to eat first or take a bath first?"

"Uh, this..."

Guan Gu Shenqi, who is very much a chauvinist, thought about it seriously and finally gave his answer: "Let's go together."

"Keep dreaming." Tang Youyou, a girl from Sichuan, rolled her eyes at him.

After the two rested on the sofa, Lu Ziqiao, who had heard the noise, came out of the room.

"You're back! Did you bring me any gifts?"

"Of course."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ziqiao eagerly helped the two carry their suitcases, only to discover that his aunt's suitcase was much heavier than Guan Gu's.

Then he saw his aunt take an electric iron out of her suitcase, because she wanted to prevent the clothes in the suitcase from getting wrinkled.

Just as Lü Ziqiao walked away speechlessly to get milk from the refrigerator, Zhang Wei, who had also heard the noise, walked in from outside.

"Hey, you're back! How was your trip?"

"You had a great time," Tang Youyou said with a smile. "Oh, and we brought you a gift too."

"is it?"

Zhang Wei, equally eager, had already found his favorite gift before the two even took out the gift box.

"An electric iron?!"

Tang Youyou, who was holding an electric iron in one hand, was stunned for a moment, and then saw Zhang Wei happily say, "You bought this especially for me? I love it so much!"

"..."

After exchanging a glance with Guangu, Youyou said casually, "Well, if you like it, you can have it."

"Thank you."

From now on, Zhang Wei will probably need to carry an electric iron with him.

Well... nobody knows where Zhang Wei bought his jeans. The pocket is like Doraemon's pocket, containing his phone, keys, watch, wallet, razor, hair dryer, and so on.

He doesn't feel tired either.

"Hey, Zhang Wei, you seem to be in a good mood." At this moment, Lü Ziqiao walked over with a carton of milk and said.

"That's right!" Zhang Wei said with a beaming smile. "Let me tell you, I've finally found my—dream girl!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, the three looked at him and then laughed.

"Hehe, you always say that to girls."

Guan Gu's words were very apt, because every time Zhang Wei met a beautiful girl, he felt as if he had traveled to Lugu Lake and Jiuzhaigou.

“To be precise, this time it’s not a girl, but a woman.” Zhang Wei emphasized the last two words, which made the three of them sigh and start to imagine.

Zhang Wei, unaware of what they were thinking, chuckled again and said, "She is a thoroughly mature woman, beautiful and intelligent, well-educated, gentle and graceful, and she is also an archaeologist!"

"archaeologist?!"

This time, the three of them were no longer just sighing; they were exclaiming in amazement.

Zhang Wei was very satisfied with their reaction, as it demonstrated just how outstanding his dream girl was. "She spent ten years doing archaeology in South America, and another five years publishing three monographs. Many newspapers have interviewed her."

"You mean she spent ten years digging the hole and then five years posting about it?"

Lu Ziqiao offered a sharp analysis, and finally asked, "May I ask how old this woman is?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei frowned; he hadn't asked Jian Ning about this.

"A woman's age cannot be revealed, but according to analysis, she should be a little older than me."

"A bit bigger?" Lu Ziqiao laughed. "Are you sure she's gentle and refined, not kind and amiable?"

"..."

When Lu Ziqiao expressed his disapproval of Zhang Wei's relationship with his older sister, the young couple Guan Gu and Tang Youyou directly scolded him on Zhang Wei's behalf.

After all, they've now tied the knot and are immersed in a sweet romance, so people feel that love doesn't have so many restrictions.

"What's wrong with a relationship between an older woman and a younger man? Just because Zhang Wei is charming doesn't mean he can't be a heartthrob for housewives."

Hearing Tang Youyou's support, Zhang Wei rubbed himself with an electric iron and then said embarrassedly, "I'm only a few years older, not quite at the level of a housewife."

After being scolded, Lu Ziqiao pouted and left immediately, intending to go to a bar and pick up a girl.

After he left, Tang Youyou pressed him for details, saying, "Zhang Wei, tell us the details."

"Yes, where did you two meet?"

"Oh, it all started with a divorce case."

"Divorce?!" Tang Youyou and Guan Gu were immediately taken aback.

But Tang Youyou quickly added, "It's okay, we don't discriminate against divorced women."

After all, her mentor, Nuolan, was also a divorced woman.

"It's not what you think. Actually, it's quite interesting. Let me tell you slowly."

Zhang Wei, who was full of enthusiasm, subconsciously checked how much time he had left to tell the story, but he was stunned after seeing the time.

"Uh, but I don't have time. I made plans to see a movie with her, and I need to take a shower before I go."

After saying that, he picked up the iron and was about to leave from the balcony: "I'm in a hurry, I'll talk to you later."

After Zhang Wei left, Tang Youyou and Guan Gu Shenqi exchanged a glance, shrugged, and said, "Let's pack our things first."

The two of them brought a lot of things on this trip, and it took them a long time to pack.

While tidying up, they were still discussing Zhang Wei finding a girlfriend.

Guan Gu asked, "Do you think Zhang Wei can succeed?"

Among the guys in the apartment, Wen Sheng is no stranger to women. He not only has his ex-wife Nuolan, but also Yu Mo who has a crush on him, and not long ago, Xin Ling also appeared.

Zeng Xiaoxian's crush on Hu Yifei is an open secret. Lu Ziqiao is a scumbag with countless ex-girlfriends. The website "Zhang Wei is a bastard" already has thousands of signatures from victims.

Guan Gu Shenqi can be considered to be officially out of single life and has a girlfriend.

Looking at it this way, only Zhang Wei, who has repeatedly failed in his relationships with girls, is worth worrying about.

Tang Youyou shook her head and said, "It's hard to say. We don't know how much older Zhang Wei's girlfriend is than him this time."

She paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "But I think as long as there is love, age is not a problem."

As Tang Youyou finished speaking, there was a knock on the open door of room 3602.

They turned around and saw an old woman with gray hair standing at the door.

"Hello." Tang Youyou nodded in greeting.

"Hello, does Zhang Wei live here?" Jian Ning's mother, Ms. Lu, also known as Louise, asked with a kind smile.

……

Just as Grandma Louise arrived at the Love Apartment, another woman also arrived at the apartment.

No, not a woman, a girl.

Wearing a denim jacket and a high ponytail, Xinling walked into the apartment lobby humming a song. Although her conversation with Wensheng yesterday seemed to have gone a bit off-topic, they still had a pleasant chat when they talked about the history of the Ming Dynasty.

Furthermore, the new job was unexpectedly secured at Wensheng's company.

This is clearly fate!
How could I not be in a good mood?
Today, Xinling came to the apartment to invite Wensheng to dinner. Actually, she would prefer to cook a meal for him at the apartment, because that would feel more meaningful!

I'll invite Wensheng's friends to come and eat with me then, and also correct the "sharp" impression I left on them when I came last time.

Now that we've made a name for ourselves, we need to gradually correct that impression to create a positive one, which will be more beneficial for long-term development!

However, Cyndi stopped when she reached the notice board in the apartment lobby.

At that moment, her attention was drawn to a man who was about her height and was posting advertisements on the bulletin board.

"Tearfully subletting?"

Hearing the voice behind her, the man who was putting up advertisements turned around and asked with a smile, "Miss, are you interested in renting a room?"

"what?"

Xinling had a sudden inspiration, but after hesitating for a moment, she shook her head and said, "No, I'll just take a look first."

The man keenly noticed the change in her expression and smiled, "Miss, if you'd like to rent for a short period, you can contact me."

He paused, then pointed to the advertisement on the notice board: "My surname is He, and I am a teacher. My contact information is here."

"oh oh."

Xinling nodded, then looked at the advertisement and asked curiously, "Mr. He...Mr. He, aren't the apartments in Love Apartment not for short-term rentals?"

"Here's the thing, my girlfriend really likes penguins. In a few days, we're planning to go to Africa to see penguins and kangaroos. We'll treat this trip as a few months of overseas travel. The house has been empty, and we've already paid the rent, so we were thinking of subletting it during this time to save some money."

"..."

Upon hearing the other party's reason, Xinling raised her eyebrows, her expression somewhat strange.

Are there kangaroos in Africa?

"Aren't you a teacher? How can you travel abroad for several months?"

"Hey, I just quit my job. My girlfriend is rich and has wanted me to go see the penguins with her for a long time."

The sub-landlord, Mr. He, added, "If you don't want to rent it, you can recommend it to your friends. My house is really nice, it's well-ventilated from north to south, and it's warm in winter and cool in summer!"

"is it?"

But after thinking for a moment, Xinling said, "Aren't all the houses here like this? What's so special about it?"

"No, no, no, my room is different." Teacher He suddenly lowered her voice mysteriously, "My room is especially haunted!"

“Haunted?!”

Xinling, who had just been somewhat tempted, calmed down considerably. She was already afraid of these things, not to mention that she had a heart condition.

"No, no, no!" Teacher He quickly denied, "It's not haunted, it's just that the feng shui is particularly effective."

"what?"

"A fortune teller once told me that the position directly above my room is aligned with the trajectory of the Star of Cupid, so its love fortune is exceptionally strong!" In order to sublet the house, Teacher He promoted it like a madman, "Boys who move in will have all their wishes fulfilled, and girls who move in will get whatever they want."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Xinling's eyelids twitched: "Really?"

“I have firsthand experience with this! I’ve known my girlfriend for three years. I pursued her but she ignored me. I moved here less than a month ago, and now she’s clinging to me and insisting on marrying me. Otherwise, why would she ask me to quit my job and go see penguins with her? This trip will last for several months. I’m worried that she’ll suddenly propose to me while we’re in a hot air balloon on the African savanna.”

"..."

Xinling carefully examined the man in front of her who was lost in thought, and said in disbelief, "Is it really that accurate?"

"Really!" Teacher He pressed on, "If you have friends who are having relationship problems and want to turn things around, or if you're looking for a partner and want to find someone, you can contact me. I think you're a good match, and I can give you a 'fate price'!"

fate……

At this moment, the thought in Xinling's mind was starting to pop up uncontrollably, and she even forgot about going upstairs to invite her to dinner.

You can eat anytime, the important thing is whether you eat one meal or many meals, and how you eat many meals?

Furthermore, although she didn't really believe what the man in front of her had just said, whether she believed it or not was secondary; his words had struck a chord with her.

This is similar to how, when choosing a floor in a house, a license plate number, or other numbers, Chinese people tend to avoid "6" and "8" and shun "4".

It's all about that vague and unpredictable good fortune.

However, despite being tempted, Cyndi, being a girl working hard alone in Shanghai, knew that she couldn't rush things. She was also quite skilled at bargaining.

"I have no friends and my love life is going badly..."

(End of this chapter)