The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 514 The Big Winner (10) The Millionaire
Sunday, Love Apartment.

"Oh, Ms. Wen, you're back from your business trip?"

In the afternoon, Wen Sheng pushed open the door and saw Tang Youyou and Guan Gu Shenqi cuddling on the sofa.

"Yes, I came back last night and stayed at Nuolan's place for one night."

Wen Sheng nodded, then asked with a smile, "Didn't you two argue before I left? You've made up already?"

"This one……"

Tang Youyou and Guan Gu Shenqi exchanged a glance and then smiled knowingly, "It's our little secret."

Seeing this, Wen Sheng raised an eyebrow slightly, but didn't ask any more questions. It was probably similar to the original drama.

Guan Gu was right to put "Love Triangle Cat" in the time capsule. After all, as he said, what's the point of putting a keepsake of the two of them in there if he's not with Youyou in fifty years?
He once had a friend named Shen Lei, who, when he was dating Xie Meilan, even got a love lock on a mountain. After their divorce, he even took a pair of pliers and traveled a long distance to climb the mountain to cut the lock, but unfortunately, the lock frame had already been dismantled by then.

Therefore, a moment of romance may very well become a problem later on.

"Wen-san, Teacher Zeng is going to participate in the final round of the Millionaire program tonight. Will you stay and watch it with us?"

"of course."

Wen Sheng thought for a moment and then said, "Nuo Lan will be coming over later too."

"Really? That's great!"

Seeing the excitement on Guan Gu Shenqi's face, Tang Youyou looked at him strangely: "Teacher Nuolan, come here, what's so exciting about you?"

"..."

Guan Gu Shenqi was stunned for a moment. When he noticed that Wen Sheng's gaze was also a little strange, he quickly leaned close to Tang Youyou's ear and whispered something.

Then Tang Youyou's expression brightened.

But Wen Sheng, who possessed extraordinary hearing, began to feel his eyelids twitching.

Soon, the young couple, who had reached an agreement, stood up and bowed solemnly to Wen Sheng.

The next second, the two started clapping along to the beat.

"Three, two, one! Couples' weekend, come try some sushi! Starting next week, welcome!"

"..."

Looking at Guan Gu and Youyou, who were smiling broadly, dressed in matching outfits, and posing like giant warriors, Wen Sheng felt a headache coming on.

He never expected that these two would actually manage to create this thing.

Seeing that Wen Sheng was speechless with surprise at their performance, Tang Youyou, still in a heart-shaped pose, said with a smile, "How about it, Teacher Wen? In order to enhance the relationship between couples and the friendship between friends, Guan Gu and I specially came up with this couples' weekend activity."

"However, besides Youyou and me, there don't seem to be any other couples in the apartment. But even though Nuolan doesn't live in the apartment, you two were married before, so... you're still a couple!"

"Therefore, Guangu and I have decided to invite you and Teacher Nuolan to the first annual Couples' Weekend!"

"..."

Perhaps because it was the first time this event was being held, the young couple were somewhat reserved, knowing that the participants had to be couples.

So even if there are still some people in the apartment who are in ambiguous relationships, since they haven't actually become a couple, they won't be invited by the two of them.

Watching Tang Youyou and Guan Gu Shenqi singing and dancing in front of him, Wen Sheng felt a trigeminal neuralgia flare up again.

"Well..." Wen Sheng wanted to refuse, "Why would you invite me and Nuolan? Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

"Why is it inappropriate?"

"Yes, it's perfect!"

"..."

Seeing that the two of them seemed reluctant to give up, Wen Sheng thought for a moment and then looked troubled: "But Nuolan isn't someone from the apartment, so... isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"It's okay, we're not that closed off."

"Yes, and it might even strengthen your relationship!"

Haha, I don't know if it's good or not, but Nuolan will definitely think I'm out of my mind.

Seeing that Wen Sheng did not agree for a long time, Guan Gu Shenqi's expression began to show disappointment: "Wen Sang, we are all good friends. This is just a kind gesture from Youyou and me."

“Yes, Teacher Wen…” Tang Youyou said, then a thought suddenly struck her, and she said, “Or, we could replace Teacher Nuolan with… Yu Mo?”

……

In another bar near the Love Apartment.

The monk Lu Ziqiao was smiling as he discussed Buddhist philosophy and Zen principles with several girls in short skirts at a booth.

"Master, doesn't your Buddhist teaching say 'form is emptiness, emptiness is form'? You monk, coming to a bar to drink and flirt, aren't you breaking your vows?"

When one of the girls asked the question, Lu Ziqiao calmly put his hands together and said, "Amitabha. The Heart Sutra says, 'Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.' I didn't understand it before, but seeing you all today, I seem to understand a little."

Another girl asked curiously, "Master, what do you mean by that?"

Lu Ziqiao continued to clasp his hands together, glanced to the side, and then slowly said, "Look, all these men and women in red and green, and the noisy music, are 'empty' in my eyes. But as soon as you benefactors appeared, this 'emptiness' immediately gained meaning and became a vivid 'form' surrounding you."

Upon hearing this, the girls exchanged glances. Although they didn't quite understand what the handsome bald guy was saying, they found it quite interesting.

After thinking for a moment, another girl laughed and said, "Master, are you breaking your vow by striking up a conversation with us like this?"

“The Diamond Sutra says, ‘All forms are illusory.’ This humble monk was talking to your ‘wisdom’ rather than your ‘appearance.’ How can this be considered breaking a precept?” Lu Ziqiao looked at the distance before slowly answering.

"What the master said is very true. We'd like to raise a glass to you."

Regardless of whether everyone believed Lu Ziqiao's nonsense, at least what the handsome monk said was quite pleasant to listen to, and the atmosphere in the booth quickly became lively.

Not far away, Xinling glanced at the scene, then pursed her lips and continued drinking her wine.

……

night.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the live broadcast of Millionaire. Tonight will be a night we'll never forget..."

When the TV program "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" started playing, everyone remaining in the two apartment suites gathered in 3601, along with Nolan, who came to witness this historic moment with everyone.

In the past, the people in the apartment would have focused their attention on Nuolan, who was holding hands with Qin Yumo like a best friend. But tonight, the main character was Zeng Xiaoxian on the TV, so apart from being a little surprised at first, everyone quickly became glued to the TV.

Wearing a pink cardigan, Nuolan sat with Wensheng on her left and Yumo on her right. The three of them occupied one side of the sofa and seemed to be in a very harmonious relationship.

While the other people in the apartment were also focused on the television, their gazes would occasionally wander.

Well... apart from Zhang Wei, he was probably the most focused person watching whether Zeng Xiaoxian could win five million right now.

As Hu Yifei watched Zeng Xiaoxian on the show, she couldn't help but recall her conversation with Zeng Xiaoxian from yesterday.

Zeng Xiaoxian's attitude when he called her in front of her to say he wanted to participate in the show was something that rarely caught her off guard in all the time they had known each other.

The subtle yet present tacit understanding and harmony that once lingered between the two seemed to be gradually dissipating.

This made her, who prided herself on being able to control everything, feel somewhat flustered and confused.

Lu Ziqiao, who was standing next to him, was also focused on the TV, but his eyes occasionally glanced at Wen Sheng and the other two.

Then he reached into his jacket and started blind typing on his knock-off Phelps waterproof phone.

Lu Ziqiao: Sister Ling, Nuolan is at the apartment. As for Tang Youyou and Guan Gu Shenqi, they started planning the specific activities for the first annual Couples' Weekend.

Qin Yumo, who was sitting hand in hand with Nuolan, also had mixed feelings at this moment.

Although she knew perfectly well that her so-called good friendship with Nuolan was something Nuolan had proposed on the spur of the moment for some purpose, and that it was just a superficial friendship, at least on the surface they were friends.

It’s just that it seems now…

I wonder how long this fragile friendship will last?
"Yu Mo, I've asked you so many times, why don't you come out?" Nuolan asked Yu Mo while peeling an orange.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yumo snapped out of her reverie and smiled, saying, "I'd like to too, but I've been too busy with work lately."

She paused, as if to confirm the credibility of her words, and then said, "The company is going to set up a new store in another city in a while, and they may have to transfer me there. I've been busy with that lately."

"You're being transferred?" Nuolan asked in surprise, her tone unreadable for a moment, whether she was happy or reluctant.

Wen Sheng glanced at Yu Mo, and their eyes met.

"It's not certain yet," Qin Yumo said with a faint smile. "It depends on how headquarters arranges it."

"Oh."

Nuolan nodded, then hugged Yumo tightly, saying with reluctance, "Yumo, I'll be so bored if you leave. I don't want you to go."

"..."

Those who witnessed this scene raised an eyebrow; even though it wasn't the first time they'd seen it, it still had a profound impact on them.

In a television program.

"Zeng Xiaoxian, I will only ask you this question once: do you choose to give up or continue?"

"continue."

When Zeng Xiaoxian calmly uttered those two words, the people in the apartment immediately snapped out of their thoughts.

In any case, tonight might be Zeng Xiaoxian's night of miracles. Everyone is gathered in front of the TV, waiting for that moment.

"As we all know, The Beatles are the greatest, most influential, and most successful band in the history of pop music. In what year was their famous single 'Help' released?"

When the question concerning the five million prize was raised, the people in the apartment frowned, while Zeng Xiaoxian on the show smiled.

When the host asked Zeng Xiaoxian if he knew the answer, Zeng Xiaoxian shook his head and chose to call someone for help.

The call lasted only seventy seconds.

After Zeng Xiaoxian made this choice, the people in the apartment immediately took out their phones, ready to answer the call at any moment.

Besides Hu Yifei and Wen Sheng, there's also Nuolan.

"Do you know the answer?" Hu Yifei asked.

The people who were about to answer the phone all shook their heads.

Nuolan glanced at Wensheng, who was deep in thought beside her, and leaned close to his ear to ask, "Honey, what are you thinking about? Do you know the answer?"

Wen Sheng snapped out of his reverie, shook his head with a smile, and whispered, "I was wondering why you agreed to Youyou and her boyfriend's weekend plans?"

Hearing this, Nuolan was taken aback, then asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Is it not allowed?"

Just after she arrived at the apartment, Tang Youyou and Guan Gu Shenqi suddenly rushed out from the corner, then struck a few strange poses in front of her, saying they wanted to invite her and her ex-husband to a couples' weekend activity.

Although she found it a bit strange, she felt that the name "Couples' Weekend" sounded like an activity that could enhance the relationship between couples.

Moreover, seeing how warmly Youyou and Guangu invited her, she couldn't think of a way to refuse, so she agreed.

"It's not that it's impossible, it's just... I'm a little worried that the activities they come up with might not meet expectations," Wen Sheng said tactfully in a low voice.

Those two have an unusual way of thinking. Just watching the couple in the original show having weekends together makes him cringe so badly he wants to pick his toes. And now he has to participate in it himself... Sigh!

"It shouldn't be that bad, right?" Hearing him say that, Nuolan suddenly realized that she had agreed a bit hastily.

Wen Sheng sighed, knowing he would have to find time to seek a turning point later.

“, ……

When the ringtone of "Full House" played in the suite, everyone looked at their phones, and finally their eyes fell on Hu Yifei.

Hu Yifei took out her phone from her pocket, stared blankly at the incoming call, and was momentarily lost in thought.

At this crucial moment, it's not surprising that Zeng Xiaoxian called her.

Seeing Hu Yifei answer the phone, Wen Sheng looked thoughtful. In the original series, the part about Zeng Xiaoxian participating in the millionaire game should have been the last episode of the second season. According to the timeline, the third season should be coming soon.

However... Wen Sheng feels that quite a few things have been omitted in the second season.

Did I miss it by accident?

"Who am I? I'm Zeng, you scoundrel!"

Zeng Xiaoxian's words on TV brought Wen Sheng back to reality, and then he saw Hu Yifei rush to the study to look for the CD "Help".

Wen Sheng's eyes flickered slightly. Of course he knew the answer to the question, but since Zeng Xiaoxian in the original drama could guess it correctly, there was no need for him to do it. The young couple was flirting on the phone and realizing their true feelings, so why should he interfere?
Besides asking Hu Yifei for answers, Zeng Xiaoxian probably wanted to know even more whether she had watched his show.

Isn't this awkward, twisted feeling exactly what this Xianfei relationship is all about?
However, Wen Sheng did not stand idly by. After returning today, he specially replayed the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" in front of Zeng Xiaoxian.

In the study, Hu Yifei finally found the CD after frantically searching, but unfortunately, because of that one second of hesitation when she realized her own feelings, she didn't have time to say the answer.

The people in the apartment who had been watching the program sighed with regret, and soon after, a dejected Hu Yifei returned with the CD of "Help".

In the show, Zeng Xiaoxian took another chance to ask for help, eliminating the two incorrect options A and C, leaving only options B and D.

One option will bring him five million, another will bring him back to square one.

At this tense and exciting moment, the production team was very considerate and immediately started inserting commercials.

Taking advantage of this time, Zeng Xiaoxian, whose heart was pounding with nervousness, went to the restroom to calm down.

However, at that moment, another figure walked into the restroom that was guarded by security personnel.

"Young man, what are you sighing about? No one has ever answered so many questions correctly on this show before. You are making history."

Hearing what the visitor said, Zeng Xiaoxian shook his head: "I will not become a millionaire because I really don't know the right answer."

"No, you know."

After relieving himself, the person shook himself off and finally laughed, "I've hosted this show for so long, and the highest prize money I've ever received from a participant is only 500,000 yuan. Zeng Xiaoxian, I hope you can create a miracle this time and follow your heart."

"..."

After saying this, the red-haired host washed his hands at the sink and turned to leave.

When Zeng Xiaoxian went to wash his hands at the sink, he was surprised to see a watermark with the letter "D" on the glass of the sink.

……

"B, 1965; D, 1961; Zeng Xiaoxian, please decide your answer."

When Zeng Xiaoxian returned to the stage after the intermission, everyone in the audience and those watching the show on television held their breath.

One letter determined who owned five million.

"I choose..." Looking at the smiling host in front of him, Zeng Xiaoxian remained silent for two and a half seconds before softly saying, "B."

(End of this chapter)