The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 532 One Night of Passion (Part 8) Address Exposed
"Xinling!"

Downstairs at the Love Apartment building, Wen Sheng parked his car and walked a few steps before spotting Xin Ling standing prettily in front of the apartment lobby.

“Brother Wensheng.” Xinling, carrying a canvas bag, stepped forward and said with a smile, “I thought you were in your apartment, so I came straight here.”

"fine."

Wen Sheng shook his head and smiled, "If you call two minutes later, I'll be at the apartment."

After a pause, Wen Sheng continued, "It's already dark, and there are so many mosquitoes at night. Is there something you need to talk to me about?"

"It's not a big deal."

Xinling smiled and held out both of her hands, saying, "Brother Wensheng, do you see if any mosquitoes have bitten me?"

On a midsummer night, the daytime heat has not completely dissipated, and the night breeze occasionally brings wisps of heat.

Cyndi wore her hair in a bun and a light blue dress with a simple design. A thin belt in the same color was tied around her waist to accentuate her slender waistline. The hem of the dress just passed her knees, revealing her shapely and fair calves.

She raised her two fair arms, and under the streetlights in front of the apartment building, Wen Sheng could see the faint downy hair on her arms.

Of course, the string of beads on her left wrist also caught Wen Sheng's eye.

Wen Sheng shook his head, his gaze fixed on the string of brown beads.

"Brother Wensheng, did you notice?" Xinling smiled with her eyes crinkling. "These are herbal scented beads that I made myself. They can cool you down and repel mosquitoes. I added jasmine flowers, so the fragrance isn't too strong and won't clash with perfume."

"Really? You can make this?"

“I used to be in poor health, so after reading a lot of books, I decided to study it specifically.” Xinling put her hands away and took out a small wooden box from the canvas bag on her shoulder. “Brother Wensheng, I made one for you too.”

After saying that, she opened the small wooden box, took out a string of beads, and looked at Wen Sheng as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Then could you please take this for me?"

Seeing this, Wen Sheng raised an eyebrow slightly and smiled as he extended his hand.

"No trouble, no trouble."

Xinling immediately laughed, took his hand, and helped him put it on.

After finishing, he stretched out his arms and compared them together. It was then that Wen Sheng noticed some patterns on the two strings of beads, and when they were put together, they were clearly a pair.

"Perfectly suited."

Xinling smiled and said, "I don't know if she was referring to the beads."

Then she withdrew her hand, looked at the expression in Wen Sheng's eyes, and slowly took out a small wooden box from the canvas bag.

"This is... for Sister Nuolan, please give it to her."

"..."

Tsk, is this to curry favor with Nuolan, or is it because they're worried she won't wear it?

Looking at the girl in front of him, who seemed like a delicate and refined young lady, Wen Sheng felt as if he were seeing the shadow of an old friend.

Xinling didn't hand the wooden box directly to Wensheng, but put it back in the canvas bag, and then took out a larger plastic box from the canvas bag.

“I also made some pastries. My grandma taught me how to make them when I was little, and I learned to make some myself later. You and Sister Nuolan should try them too.”

At this point, Cindy stuck out her tongue shyly: "I couldn't find suitable packaging, so it's a bit simple. I originally wanted to make more for your friends to try, but the tools at home can only make this much at a time. I'll have to wait a while before I can make more."

"Wow! Xinling, you have so many skills!" Wen Sheng opened the box, took out a pink pastry, and tasted it. "It tastes really good."

"This is lotus flower pastry, and we also have mung bean cake and other flavors."

Xinling smiled as she closed the box and put it back in her canvas bag.

"Brother Wensheng, I came to give you these things."

Xinling handed over the entire canvas bag and looked at Wensheng, who was eating pastries, saying, "You take it, I'll head back now."

"Thanks, you should go home and get some rest. You have to go to work tomorrow!" Wen Sheng said with a smile as he took the canvas bag.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Xinling's face immediately stiffened. How come this is not what she expected?
Normally, shouldn't you just go back to your apartment and sit down?
Moreover... seeing Wen Sheng smiling and not in a hurry to go upstairs, Xin Ling felt even more helpless. How was she supposed to get home with him here?
"It's getting dark. How about I take you home? Come to think of it, I don't even know where you live now!"

After a pause, Wen Sheng smiled and said, "Would it be convenient for me to know?"

"..."

If Wen Sheng's words just now only made Xin Ling feel somewhat helpless, his current words made her panic.

"It's convenient..." Xinling quickly smiled and declined, "It's just a bit late. I'll take you there next time. And... you don't need to see me off. I'll just take a taxi home myself. You should go home and rest early too."

Seeing Xinling's expression, Wensheng found it quite amusing. Once he had amused her enough, he changed the subject and said, "Hey, you've come all this way to give me these things, why don't you come to my apartment and sit for a while?"

"really?"

Feeling a sense of relief, Xinling breathed a sigh of relief, but then asked reservedly, "Is it convenient? Last time I came alone without permission, which caused some misunderstanding with your friends, Brother Wensheng. If I come again this time... will it have a negative impact on you?"

"It's alright, such an impact is nothing to me," Wen Sheng said with a smile.

"Well... then I'll take my leave."

……

"What? This Xinling also likes Wensheng?"

Chen Meijia, who was on the balcony of apartment 3602, was surprised to see the two people below entering the building together.

She had just heard Lu Ziqiao briefly recount what had happened between Xinling and Wensheng.

"Yes, Wen Sheng saved her life, so of course she wants to repay him with her body."

Lu Ziqiao was still a little surprised. He thought Xinling wouldn't make any moves today, but he didn't expect her to come over so quietly.

Sigh! It's a pity that Sister Ling won't let me get involved.

"Sigh! I never thought I'd have another rival in love!"

"..."

Hearing what Chen Meijia said beside him, Lu Ziqiao glanced at her and sneered, "Come on, you? Don't even mention that Wen Sheng isn't blind and wouldn't be interested in you. Of all the women who like Wen Sheng, how can you compare to any of them?"

"Who do you look down on?"

Chen Meijia rolled her eyes at the guy. Although she had just made a joke, she immediately got angry when she heard him look down on her like that.

"Let me tell you, I've made progress since I came back this time, okay?"

"Progress?" Lu Ziqiao looked at him strangely, then nodded and said, "That's right. From what you just said about the things you prepared for Teacher Zeng, it's clear that your intelligence has indeed improved a bit."

"It's not just about IQ!"

Chen Meijia straightened her back, then said with a smug look in her eyes, "Give me a hint, what's the difference between an apple and a pineapple?"

"Uh……"

After looking her up and down a few times, Lu Ziqiao said, "You've gained weight?"

"Blind your dog eyes!"

Chen Meijia was furious. During her time in Northeast China, although she had suffered a lot as a clothing store model, it had not been without its benefits.

There, she felt she was about to achieve a breakthrough from A to B.

It's a pity that bastard Lu Ziqiao became blind when he should have been able to see!

Thinking of this, Chen Meijia became so angry that she tore and scratched at him.

"Crack!"

Just then, the sound of the door opening came from 3601. Lu Ziqiao quickly grabbed her hand and said, "Shh, they're back. Don't make a sound."

Upon hearing this, Chen Meijia paused, and after realizing what was happening, she and the other person crouched down and tiptoed to the balcony of 3601, where they squatted down in the corner to peek.

"Suddenly, I feel that it's a good thing that the balcony door lock was removed."

"Shh! Don't talk!"

Hmm... In order to lock Guan Gu and Youyou, Zeng Xiaoxian and Hu Yifei into the room, the two of them first found a door to experiment on when they were removing the doorknob.

One person is looking for a balcony door for unit 3601, and the other is looking for a balcony door for unit 3602.

However, they were both only good at disassembling but not at reassembling; the locks on both balcony doors were removed.

When the two went out for drinks to celebrate their victory, Meijia even remembered to use a water pipe to prop up the door. However, Lu Ziqiao pulled the water pipe off, and the two were locked on the balcony.

……

"Oh, Brother Wensheng, where are your friends? Haven't they come back yet?" Xinling asked in surprise after following Wensheng into suite 3601.

Lu Ziqiao had called me earlier to say that no one would be in the apartment tonight, and I didn't expect there really wouldn't be a single stranger there!

Looking at the suite where only she and Wen Sheng remained, Xinling felt a sense of satisfaction.

Xiao Qiao is quite capable!
"They... probably haven't come back yet."

Wen Sheng looked at the empty suite with a strange expression.

what's the situation?
I've only been gone for a day, and the apartment has changed so much?

The two people in the study, one is Yifei, and the other... should be Zeng Xiaoxian who just came back.

But the smell of alcohol... They were drinking in the study, so why was it Yifei who got drunk instead of Zeng Xiaoxian this time?
And those two on the balcony, are they peeping or having a secret rendezvous?
It seems like only Guan Gu and Youyou next door are normal in the apartment. I didn't expect that they would be back to normal after I was gone for just one day.

"There are so many gifts here."

At this moment, Xinling looked at the gifts piled up in the middle of the living room and on the sofa and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Wen Sheng had noticed it long ago, and if he guessed correctly, it should have been brought back by Zeng Xiaoxian.

It seems that Zeng Xiaoxian hasn't mentioned the problem with the five million yuan bonus since he came back, otherwise bringing so many gifts would make him look like he's trying to save face.

"I guess someone wants to give a gift?"

After Wen Sheng chuckled, he said to Xin Ling, "Please sit down, I'll go get you a cup of tea."

"Don't!"

Xinling quickly waved her hand: "How can I let you pour me tea?"

Wen Sheng chuckled and said, "Now that you're here, you're a guest. What's the big deal about pouring tea for a guest?"

"It's really not necessary."

Seeing that there was no place to sit on the sofa covered in gifts, Xinling thought for a moment and said, "Brother Wensheng, have you had dinner yet? Let me make you something to eat."

"..."

Hearing this, Wen Sheng felt strange and for a moment wondered who the guest was.

"No need, I already ate at Nuolan's before I came back."

"Oh fine."

Xinling felt a little disappointed. It seemed that even after entering Wensheng's place, things weren't going very smoothly.
I've been observing Lu Ziqiao chatting with those girls at the bar for quite a while now, and it seems to me that what I've seen is different from what Bai looks like.
Am I really so lacking in understanding?
Previously, she served as Zi Qiao's wingman. On the surface, she was there to help Lu Zi Qiao put on a better image and make him act more sophisticated.

But actually, besides using the other party as an inside man, she also had another purpose in doing this: to learn some "useful" knowledge from Lu Ziqiao's interactions with women.

After all, she doesn't have much dating experience, and she wants to date a "girl" as difficult as Wen Sheng. Shouldn't she learn more about dating?
Of course, she couldn't say this reason out loud, so she could only observe more.

But now... Wen Sheng, who started acting unpredictably from downstairs, left her at a loss for what to do.

For a moment, Cyndi felt a little self-doubtful.

I originally wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to the other person, and hopefully even make some progress!

"Brother Wensheng, shall I put the things in your room?"

Xinling smiled and spoke again. Wensheng nodded, but just as he was about to agree, he suddenly realized something and immediately shook his head, saying, "It's okay, I'll go put it away myself later. I'll take you home first!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Xinling was taken aback: "Didn't we just come up?"

"Yes, but as you can see, there's nowhere for you to sit up here, and you don't drink tea anyway, so I'll take you back."

"..."

Before Xinling could react further, Wensheng grabbed her hand and led her outside.

……

In the study.

"Fly me to the moon~"

"and let me play among the stars~"

"..."

As soon as the start button for the washing machine was pressed, a soft and romantic melody instantly began to play.

Then, in Zeng Xiaoxian's eyes, who had finished a whole bottle of Bacardi without getting drunk at all, Hu Yifei, who had just finished her black tea, suddenly started dancing.

The way the other person's skirt fluttered was completely different from the violent maniac she used to be. Zeng Xiaoxian finally understood why she had mocked him when he wanted to participate in "Dancing with the Stars".

Hu Yifei's "Noble but not drunk" is indeed worlds apart from his duck dance.

"Could this wine be so colorless and odorless that it can make me drunk?"

Completely bewildered, Zeng Xiaoxian passively finished the dance with Hu Yifei. Strictly speaking, he just stood there and watched Hu Yifei dance around him.

Finally, she was pushed down onto... Zhang Wei's bed.

"Zeng Xiaoxian, why is your face red too?"

"I... I drank too much too."

"So, you've had too much to drink and you don't have anything to say to me?"

"What...did I say?"

"Weren't you quite the talker when you were drunk? You just ran away after you finished talking, you're not a real man!"

"..."

Zeng Xiaoxian, who was pinned down on the bed by Hu Yifei, felt a tightness in his heart upon hearing these words, and then realized some of the meaning behind them.

Could it really be as Mika said? Shouldn't I have just run away back then?

Thinking of this, Zeng Xiaoxian gritted his teeth and said directly, "Yifei, I...I really...like...cockroaches!"

……

In the hallway outside the apartment, Xinling paused, puzzled, and said, "I think I heard a scream?"

You must have misheard me!

Wen Sheng chuckled. If he still didn't understand what had happened by now, then he had watched the original series for nothing.

Given what these couples in the apartment are going through right now, I'd better not bother them.

"Oh."

Xinling nodded, and as she walked to the elevator, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

I finally got this opportunity, but before I could even sit down properly, it was gone.

"Ding!"

The elevator doors opened, and Xinling looked at Wensheng beside her. Forgetting about saying she didn't need to see him off, she hesitated for a moment before her lips trembled slightly as she said, "Brother Wensheng, do you... hate me?"

"How could that be? Why would I hate you?"

"Then you... don't want me to stay at your place any longer?"

Wen Sheng smiled but did not answer the question. After entering the elevator, he pressed the button for the ninth floor.

"Why did you press that button..."

Xinling's pupils contracted, and she couldn't say anything more.

"It's not convenient for you to stay at my place tonight. I was wondering if it would be convenient for me to stay at your place?"

As the elevator ascended, Wen Sheng turned his head and chuckled, adding, "It would be best if it were all tonight."

"..."

Xinling was shocked. The amount of information in those two short seconds was overwhelming, making her head spin.

"Jingle Bell!"

However, at that moment, Wen Sheng's phone rang, and the elevator stopped on the ninth floor.

The elevator doors opened, and around the corner, it led directly to Cyndi Wang's apartment, 3904.

On Wensheng's phone, the caller ID clearly showed it was from his ex-wife, Nuolan.

(End of this chapter)