The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 530 A Night of Passion (Part 6) - Gradually Taking Place
It was evening when Nuolan, a resident of JA District, lived in her apartment complex.

"Honey, are you going back to the apartment tonight?"

After dinner, Nuolan took Wensheng out for a walk.

"Let's not go back, it's nothing serious," Wen Sheng said, putting his arm around his beautiful ex-wife's waist.

Nolan leaned half of her body against him, resting her head directly on his shoulder, and walked with her head tilted back like that.

"Honestly, you woke me up in the middle of the night—no, it was almost dawn," Nuolan snorted, then muttered, "I almost thought it was a prank!"

“Something came up last night, and I didn’t want to bother you.”

"We're not afraid of being carried off by wild foxes."

Hearing this, Wen Sheng's expression turned strange, and he laughed, "If you hadn't opened the door for me last night, I really would have been carried off by a wild fox."

"you dare!"

Nolan bumped his head against him: "I'll cut it off for you, go be sisters with the fox!"

"..."

Wen Sheng raised an eyebrow. Why did it seem like every lifetime had a woman saying these things to him?
"Ding dong~"

Just then, Wen Sheng's phone rang. He took it out and looked at it, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"what happened?"

Nuolan, who was tilting her head back, noticed the change in his expression.

Wen Sheng put away his phone and said, "Lu Ziqiao sent me a message saying that Zeng Xiaoxian is back and wants to give us gifts."

"Zeng Xiaoxian is back?"

Nolan looked surprised upon hearing this, then thought for a moment and said, "It seems I heard Lisa Rong mention it a couple of days ago, and..."

At this point, Nuolan paused slightly, and then her expression became strange.

"And what happened?"

“And it seems there’s a problem with Zeng Xiaoxian’s bonus,” Nuolan recalled. “Lisa Rong mentioned it on the phone in the office, but I didn’t hear it clearly, so I didn’t ask any further questions.”

"There's a problem with the bonus..."

Wen Sheng sighed inwardly; as expected, this had happened.

Nuolan asked, somewhat puzzled, "Does that mean Zeng Xiaoxian won't get that five million?"

"That's hard to say." Wen Sheng recalled the details of the original drama carefully. "It's just that the amount and timing of the payment might change."

Whether Zeng Xiaoxian actually received the five million yuan prize in the original series has always been a mystery. Although the original series clearly stated that the prize money was frozen, some subsequent events and details seem to have given the audience different guesses.

That five million, to be precise, is a four million bonus, because one million has to be deducted for taxes.

In the original drama, Zeng Xiaoxian broke his contract because he staged a photo shoot of "Lucky Bouncy Bouncy," which resulted in his prize money being frozen. However, in reality, that photo shoot cannot be considered a complete breach of contract.

This can be seen from the fact that Huang Baoqiang approached Zeng Xiaoxian later to ask for a change of program. Although Huang Baoqiang took Zeng Xiaoxian's "I Choose You in Representing the Moon", he wanted to host "Lucky Bouncy Bouncy" more, so his superiors asked him to approach Zeng Xiaoxian to ask for his permission.

This shows that the show is still in Zeng Xiaoxian's hands and the contract is still being fulfilled.

The word "freeze" is actually quite interesting and has a lot of connotations, but it's important to know that "freeze" is not the same as "cancel".

Therefore, based on the original drama, it is highly likely that Zeng Xiaoxian's disobedience led to the "freezing" of the bonus, causing a delay in its distribution.

Zeng Xiaoxian did not host either of those programs afterward, but returned to the radio, presumably because the TV program ratings were not ideal, and then it was delayed again.

However, the bonus was probably still given to Zeng Xiaoxian later, but most likely some money was deducted, and it was distributed in batches.

As Zeng Xiaoxian's wallet grew noticeably later on, for example, in the fourth season, it was mentioned that Zeng Xiaoxian's leisure activities included playing golf, riding horses, and watching lingerie shows, and he even had tickets to Victoria's Secret shows. Putting aside the price, normally these kinds of tickets are very difficult to get. So how did Zeng Xiaoxian get three of them?
Buying them at a high price? Zeng Xiaoxian wouldn't be that wasteful. It means someone gave them to him as a gift. And in that case, the only person who could give Zeng Xiaoxian three Victoria's Secret inner circle tickets is probably a bank!
As a true old-timer, Wen Sheng was all too familiar with the situation and could even directly connect the dots. Golf membership cards and Victoria's Secret inner circle tickets could be given away as bank benefits or as invitations to social gatherings for customers.

In the original series, there was an episode where Zeng Xiaoxian went to the bank to withdraw 80,000 yuan. Although that episode showcased Zhang Wei's wealth, a closer look reveals that it actually reflected Zeng Xiaoxian's social class.

The fact that Zeng Xiaoxian was received privately as a VIP at the bank is enough to show that his net worth is far more than 80,000 yuan.

Actually, the VIP standard of banks is a very interesting concept. Many people think that you can become a VIP by depositing money, but that is not the case. This is because banks value assets more, specifically daily average financial assets.

Simply put, it refers to the average amount of money a customer's account has over a certain period. These assets include not only deposits but also bank wealth management products, funds, government bonds, insurance, and other financial products.

To put it simply, Zeng Xiaoxian couldn't become a bank VIP with his radio station salary, at least not back then.

Moreover, VIPs are also divided into levels. If we look at it in terms of savings, the lowest level is the level of ordinary VIPs, with savings of several hundred thousand, roughly between three hundred thousand and five hundred thousand.

However, it's difficult to enjoy many benefits at this level; at least, tickets to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show are basically out of the question.

At the time, Zeng Xiaoxian was tricked into upgrading his VIP level when he tried to withdraw money, but he still couldn't withdraw it after the upgrade. If you ignore the comedic effect, you can tell that Zeng Xiaoxian's bank account was not a regular VIP level account.

Moreover, when they were trying to fool him, they told him to transfer money from other banks. Upgrading to VIP level wasn't just about transferring a little money; the amount transferred had to be equivalent to his savings, or at least have an extra zero added.

Add to that the subsequent purchase of a house, and it's quite obvious that Zeng Xiaoxian's net worth is at least in the millions.

Therefore, in conclusion, it's highly likely that Zeng Xiaoxian's bonus was still given to him.

However... well, it's not that we won't release anything, it's that we'll release things slowly, gradually, and in a planned and orderly manner.

"Now that Zeng Xiaoxian is back, are you going back to your apartment?"

Seeing Wen Sheng deep in thought, Nuolan couldn't help but ask.

"Hmm... I think I'll go back and take a look."

Wen Sheng nodded, then smiled and said, "Why don't you come over too and stay at the apartment tonight?"

"I am coming too?"

Hearing this, Nuolan was somewhat tempted, but after thinking about it, she shook her head and said, "Forget it, if I go there, Zeng Xiaoxian, who just came back, will probably feel uncomfortable."

Regardless of whether there was a real problem with Zeng Xiaoxian's bonus, what if the other party begged him to ask the leader for help? With so many people in the apartment, should he agree to help or not?

Having become a leader, Ms. Nuo thought about it for a moment and then decided not to go to the apartment for the time being.

……

A little earlier, in Love Apartment 3602.

"Dong dong!"

A knock sounded at the door, and Guan Gu, who was drawing Mario on his easel, casually said, "Come in, the door's open!"

"Crench!"

The door opened, and a soft footstep sound came from inside. Guan Gu didn't turn his head, but after not hearing anyone speak for a while, he couldn't help but turn around to look.

"Youyou?" Guan Gu was taken aback, then laughed, "Why didn't you say anything when you came in? And why did you knock before coming in? You used to just come in directly."

"I'm afraid of bothering you."

Tang Youyou smiled, looked around the room, and then suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's bothering you? You..." Guan Gu noticed her eyes darting around and couldn't help but ask, "What are you looking for?"

"I wasn't looking for anything. Ziqiao said you were in a bad mood and wanted to commit seppuku, so I came to check on you."

Tang Youyou said this with a bright smile: "Now that I see you're alright, I'm relieved."

"..."

Upon hearing this reason, Guan Gu Shenqi was speechless for a moment, and retorted, "Don't listen to Lu Ziqiao, he always talks nonsense. I only became like this because I listened to him..."

Guan Gu paused, realizing something, and stopped talking.

Tang Youyou smiled and nodded, saying, "I know, and I don't believe you're going to commit seppuku. I just wanted to come and see you."

Guan Gu's eyes darted away, then he saw Tang Youyou take a deep breath and smile, "Alright, now that you've seen it all, I won't bother you anymore, I'm leaving now."

As soon as she finished speaking, Tang Youyou turned to leave.

Seeing this, Guan Gu Shenqi hesitated for a few moments before finally speaking just as the other person was about to turn the doorknob.

"Youyou, wait a minute!"

Tang Youyou stopped what she was doing, and then heard Guan Gu Shenqi say from behind her, "I have something to tell you."

Upon hearing this, Tang Youyou slowly turned around and looked at him, saying, "Guan Gu, actually, I also have something to say to you."

"Then you go first."

"No, you should speak first."

"You speak first."

"You speak first."

"..."

After a few rounds of refusing, the two of them suddenly shut up.

After looking at each other for a moment, they both said in unison, "I'm sorry!"

"Huh?" The two were taken aback again and asked, "What are you sorry for?"

"..."

After a few seconds of silence, Guan Gu spoke first: "Youyou, I didn't mean to ignore you these past few days. I just... didn't know how to face you."

"Huh?" Tang Youyou was taken aback. "You don't know how to face me? It's me who doesn't know how to face you."

"How could that be? If I hadn't lost control of my emotions, I wouldn't have broken that painting..."

"That's all in the past."

“I haven’t been there yet, Youyou.” Guan Gu Shenqi said with a long face, “I always thought I was a mature and reliable boyfriend. Even in Shanghai, I could make you happy. But last time, I realized that I’m actually… not as good as I said I am.”

"..."

Hearing Guan Gu say such a thing, Tang Youyou was a little confused. After a while, she stepped forward and said, "Is this why you've been unhappy these past few days?"

"Really? What else could it be?"

"I thought you were like this because you lost tens of thousands of yuan."

"How could that be?!" Guan Gu raised his voice, "A mere tens of thousands of yuan, for me... well, it's a little upsetting, but it has nothing to do with you, it's because of myself and Lu Ziqiao!"

Tang Youyou pouted and hugged Guan Gu, saying, "I'm sorry, Guan Guan. I was also involved in what happened last time. Besides, I'm Zi Qiao's aunt. Many times, it's because of me that you haven't held a grudge against Zi Qiao so much."

After being hugged by his girlfriend, Guan Gu Shenqi suddenly felt that the frustration of the past few days had vanished, and even felt that they were actually just some insignificant emotions.

"It's okay, Ziqiao and I are friends too!"

Once he felt better, Guan Gu Shenqi hugged his girlfriend and comforted her in this way.

But Tang Youyou still said, "Guan Guan, don't worry, I will never make things difficult for you in the future. If Zi Qiao causes trouble again, I will not stop you from hitting or scolding him, after all... you are also his uncle."

"hiss!"

Upon hearing what Youyou said, Guangu couldn't help but inhale, feeling as if every pore on his body was about to open up.

As a chauvinistic man, his girlfriend's words made him incredibly happy.

Hearing the noise, Tang Youyou looked up in surprise: "What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing."

Guan Gu smiled, then said in a very sophisticated manner, "Zi Qiao is just a little mischievous as a child. How could I, as an elder, hold it against him?"

"Hehe, Guan Guan, you're so nice."

This young couple has always been like this in their relationship. Whether it's saving a record during an explosive argument or breaking the ice when things are getting cold, as long as one person explains, the other will listen; if one person offers a way out, the other will take it.

Ultimately, they still loved each other.

After cuddling together for a while, Tang Youyou released Guan Gu and said, "Guan Guan, I'll call Zi Qiao over right now and have him serve you tea as an apology to your uncle!"

"Reconnaissance? Reconnaissance of what?" Guan Gu asked, puzzled.

Tang Youyou explained with a smile, "It means he has to pour tea and then present it to you with both hands, and then apologize to you, his uncle."

"Really?"

Guan Gu's face lit up with joy, and he quickly dragged over a chair and sat down with an air of nonchalance: "If there's no tea, coffee will do too, I'm not picky."

"Hehe, just wait and see."

Tang Youyou smiled, turned around, and was about to open the door and leave.

But when she grasped the doorknob and opened the door—"Click!"

The doorknob came off with a click.

"ah!"

"what happened?"

"The handle is broken!"

"Nani?"

Guan Gu Shenqi quickly got up and came over. He was surprised to see that the door handle had come loose. After fiddling with it for a few moments, he pounded on the door and shouted, "Hey! Is anyone home? Open the door!"

At that moment, Lu Ziqiao, who was outside the door, unscrewed the door and stood up with a sly grin on his face.

Stop knocking, there's no one outside!

"..."

After a moment of silence, Guan Gu Shenqi shouted, "Ziqiao, let us out!"

"Aren't you two having a falling out? This is a good opportunity to clear up any misunderstandings!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Youyou angrily said, "What misunderstanding?! We've all decided it's all your fault. Quickly open the door and apologize to your aunt and uncle!"

"Really?" Lu Ziqiao said indifferently, "Then I can't open the door for you even more. You don't live together, so how can Guan Gu be my uncle-in-law?"

"..."

“I do bear some responsibility for what happened before, but the problem of your cold war these past few days is not my fault. You two haven’t found the problem yourself. As your nephew, I feel obligated to help you resolve this issue properly and prevent it from happening again in the future. This is also my way of atoning for my previous mistakes.”

"..."

"There's one more thing. Recently, you two have been shamelessly kissing and cuddling in the apartment, which has damaged the apartment's ecosystem. If Meijia hadn't come back, this matter would have been put on the agenda long ago. It's time for you two to move in together and enter the next stage of your lives!"

"What?!" The two people inside the room were shocked, but Youyou suddenly remembered that Wen Sheng seemed to have made a similar suggestion to her yesterday.

"Of course, more importantly, Auntie, the sooner you move in and enjoy the benefits of half-price rent and free utilities, the more you can help us share the rent." Lu Ziqiao revealed his true intentions.

……

"Ding dong!"

The elevator on the sixth floor of the apartment building rang, and Chen Meijia, who had been waiting for a long time, perked up and immediately stared at the elevator door.

After the elevator doors opened, Zeng Xiaoxian walked out with a nostalgic look on his face.

"Finally... Mika?"

Before Zeng Xiaoxian could even express his feelings, Chen Meijia rushed over.

"Teacher Zeng, Teacher Zeng, you're finally back!"

"What's wrong? Didn't I send you the time?" Zeng Xiaoxian asked, puzzled.

"No, I was doing laundry in the study when the washing machine suddenly started malfunctioning, like it was about to explode!"

Chen Meijia spoke and gestured, leaving Zeng Xiaoxian completely bewildered. Then she added, "Yifei keeps urging you to hurry up and help as soon as you get back. Hurry up and go!"

"Huh?" Zeng Xiaoxian asked, half-believing. "Isn't there another man in the apartment? Why is Yifei asking me for help? And why did the washing machine suddenly..."

"Hey, stop asking so many questions!" Chen Meijia interrupted him. "You should go now. Besides, for Yifei, are any of the other guys in the apartment as reliable and...close as you? When she needs help, who else can she think of besides you?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Xiaoxian, who had been hesitant, straightened his back.

"it is good!"

"Wait!" Mika stopped him again, then asked seriously, "Where's the gift you brought back?"

"..."

Zeng Xiaoxian waved his hand speechlessly: "It will be delivered in a bit, go get it yourself."

……

In the study of room 3601.

Zeng Xiaoxian, feeling slightly nervous and excited, rubbed his hands together as he walked in.

Hearing the commotion, Hu Yifei said, "Meijia, go get me a wrench."

"Yifei."

Zeng Xiaoxian looked at Hu Yifei, whose head was sticking out of the washing machine, and shouted emotionally.

Hu Yifei, who was fiddling with the washing machine, stopped what she was doing, and looked at Zeng Xiaoxian with a surprised expression after pulling her head out of the washing machine.

"Zeng Xiaoxian? Why did you suddenly come back?"

"..."

Zeng Xiaoxian's face stiffened; he sensed something else in the words.

"You...didn't know I was coming back?"

(End of this chapter)