I'm in Love Apartment, and the system is making me cultivate immortality.

Chapter 123 Gu Yifan accomplished what Lu Ziqiao had always dreamed of.

Nuolan looked at the sleeping Su Weiwei, her beautiful eyes filled with envy and a little bit of grievance.

Why.

She was soaked, cold, and had a headache, but Gu Yifan didn't care about her at all.

Gu Yifan looked up and noticed Nuolan's resentful gaze.

Nolan was no longer the elegant and sweet woman she was in the morning. She was now hugging herself, curled up in her chair, her hair disheveled and draped over her shoulders, looking like a lonely woman abandoned by the world.

Even a fool would know that Nuolan would be unhappy.

"Xiao Fan is really good to your sister Weiwei."

Sure enough, Nuolan couldn't help but complain, "Gu Yifan has never been this good to me!"
As she spoke, Nuolan's nose tingled, and she almost shed tears, but she just didn't want Gu Yifan to see her lose her composure.

"Since your sister Weiwei is sick, you should take good care of her and don't worry about me."

Nuolan continued talking to herself, her resentment almost materializing.

Gu Yifan was speechless. I haven't even said anything yet, you clumsy Onii-chan!

They're all grown up, yet they act like little kids.

"Come over here too, there's just enough space."

Gu Yifan sighed and patted the chair next to him.

Although it was a bit crowded, there was still enough room for two girls to squeeze in.

"I'm not going. I'm quite comfortable here." Although Nolan was already somewhat tempted, she was still being stubborn.

“Come here and let me wipe you down too. One person has already collapsed, so don’t collapse too. It’ll be warmer over here,” Gu Yifan said, ignoring Nuolan’s refusal.

In the end, Nuolan couldn't resist the temptation of Gu Yifan wiping her hair, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

She gave a muffled reply and climbed over the chair.

Gu Yifan tried his best to pull Nuolan to his side without disturbing Su Weiwei.

Indeed, sitting like this does feel a bit cramped.

People were packed so tightly they couldn't even stretch their elbows out.

Unless he's like Su Weiwei, but then Gu Yifan would truly be surrounded by women on both sides.

Gu Yifan carefully peeled the short-sleeved shirt off Su Weiwei's fair forehead. Su Weiwei's head twitched slightly, but she didn't lift it up, so she must still be asleep.

"Here, wipe it off."

Gu Yifan handed the slightly warm short-sleeved shirt to Nuolan.

But Nuolan didn't take it; instead, she turned her head away and refused to look at him.

Gu Yifan understood what was going on; it was simply a matter of whether he was the one wiping it or Nuolan was wiping it herself.

"I don't have my hands free."

Nolan remained silent, her indifferent face fixed on the window.

Finally, when Gu Yifan awkwardly covered Nuolan's head with his short-sleeved shirt with one hand...

Nolan couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Humph!"

With the air conditioning blowing warm air and the three of them huddled together, they finally managed to dry their clothes.

Nolan tried several times to find a more comfortable position, but failed because it was too crowded. Just when she felt awkward no matter what she did...

"Sleep on my shoulder."

Gu Yifan couldn't stand seeing Nuolan like this, so he simply made a suggestion.

Nuolan hesitated for a long time, just waiting for these words. If Su Weiwei could use it as a pillow, why couldn't she?

She turned to her side, and her head naturally rested on Gu Yifan's shoulder.

Nolan rediscovered a long-lost sense of familiarity.

Finally, things have settled down.

Gu Yifan has achieved something that Lu Ziqiao had always longed for but never reached.

For example, the blessing of having multiple wives?

Listening to the slightly subsided sound of the downpour pounding on the car roof, Nuolan gradually felt a little sleepy.

He yawned heavily.

Gu Yifan originally thought she would fall asleep soon, but after a while...

Nuolan suddenly spoke in a low voice.

"Xiao Fan, do you secretly dislike me?"

Gu Yifan turned his head to look, but Nuolan's face was covered by her hair, so he couldn't see her expression.

Gu Yifan countered, "Why are you suddenly saying that?"

Nuolan raised her pretty face, and wisps of hair slipped down her delicate cheeks, making her look charming and touching. She spoke urgently.

"So that means it exists, right?"

Gu Yifan sighed helplessly, "I'm asking you why you said that, don't overthink it, okay?"

Nuolan pouted at him, her eyes filled with a hint of grievance. "You never used to talk to me like this before, so I knew you still hated me."

Gu Yifan silently repeated to himself twice that he should treat Nuolan like a child before resolutely denying it.

"I do not have."

He had nothing to hate about Norlan.

Although she's a bit childish now, although she still stuffs all the things she doesn't finish into his head, and although she scolds him like an older sister.

However, Gu Yifan felt that it was all alright, not to the point of being unacceptable.

Besides, she's Nolan, you know.

A rising star on Shanghai TV, she is adored as a sweet goddess, and her soft, alluring voice alone has captivated countless people.

Now she's nestled in the cramped car, leaning against his shoulder.

What is he dissatisfied with?

If you consider Nuolan as a twenty-year-old girl, her little temper tantrums seem much more reasonable, since she looks only twenty-three or twenty-four now.

Therefore, Gu Yifan answered very confidently.

But Nolan seemed not to hear her and continued talking to herself.

"Compared to that, you probably like Vivi more and would prefer her to be your older sister."

"After all, she's so gentle, intellectual, and charming."

"Alright, what do you want to say?" Gu Yifan had a headache. Why did women always like this self-pitying act? Wouldn't it be better if everyone were just honest with each other?

"In my heart, you are all pretty much the same, there's not much difference between you."

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope flashed in Nolan's eyes. "You really think so?"

Gu Yifan nodded. "So, why do you think I hate you?"

After hearing this, Nuolan said in a soft, aggrieved voice, "Because you're distancing yourself from me now!"

"You're not only distancing yourself from me, but you're also clearly getting closer to Weiwei!"

"But you used to always be by my side."

Mentioning this incident only intensified Nuolan's feeling that her precious child had been taken away.

Nuolan can share everything else with Su Weiwei, but not with Gu Yifan.

In the end, is it all just about this?

Just as Gu Yifan was about to answer.

Nolan continued talking to herself.

"And I know you still remember that I targeted you when I was little because I felt you took away my mother's love."

"I admit I do have a bad temper, but... but that was only for a short time. Later, I really cared about you and truly treated you like a younger brother."

Gu Yifan remained silent.

He mainly wanted to hear about the past. Although neither Nuolan nor Su Weiwei seemed suspicious now, he was worried that if they talked about the past and he couldn't say anything, he'd be in big trouble. Nuolan shifted her head, leaning closer, like a jealous child who felt Su Weiwei was taking up too much space that should have been hers.

Yes, Gu Yifan should have belonged to her, but in just a few years, everything changed.

"I was too proud before and didn't know how to show you how good I was to you. I was too proud to admit it and I was always being unreasonable. But that was because I knew you would comfort me and that you would trust me unconditionally."

Nuolan seemed to have opened her heart, rambling on and on, as if she were confessing something.

"Later, because of Uncle Gu's matter, he was going to America to pursue his dreams, and you wanted to go with him. I didn't want you to leave and wanted you to stay, so we had a big fight."

"You didn't leave. But you went to boarding school and never came back."

"I regretted it at the time. I knew there was a rift between us. I really wanted to mend it but couldn't find a way to make amends. Or maybe I was just too proud to apologize to you."

"When I learned that Uncle Gu was gone, I really wanted to buy a plane ticket to the United States right away. But in the end, I didn't."

"I admit I regret it, I really regret it."

Nolan's voice gradually became pained and trembled slightly.

Gu Yifan listened and sighed inwardly.

He had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Nuolan was pampered like a little princess from a young age, which fostered her proud, or rather, arrogant, personality.

Being proud and stubborn, refusing to back down, being outwardly defiant but inwardly soft-hearted, and saying one thing but meaning another—it's all perfectly reasonable.

To deal with a tsundere, you have to use ruthless methods.

But at that time, Gu Yifan doted on Nuolan and indulged her every whim, which was why he spoiled her.

This also foreshadowed the later argument between the two of them because of their respective parents, which led to the escalation of the conflict.

Nuolan has a proud and arrogant personality; she refuses to be the first to admit her mistakes, even if she knows she is wrong.

That's why she felt regret.

If Gu Yifan had remained a person of this world, he would probably have really hated her, disliked her, and avoided contacting or associating with her, just as Nuolan said.

To be honest, it seems that all of this is Nolan's own fault.

After all, being arrogant is basically synonymous with being a loser.

But then again.

It's because Gu Yifan isn't from this world. It seems that even if you're from a parallel world, you can't fully empathize with him.

Objectively speaking, Nuolan actually cares a lot about Gu Yifan, which is why a series of things happened.

Today, Nuolan nestled on his shoulder, her voice filled with fear and trepidation, as she recounted these events and begged for his forgiveness.

Gu Yifan felt that he wouldn't be angry with Nuolan because her intention was to keep him, but she just used the wrong method.

Just like Lin Wanyu, a good beating on the butt and they'll obey.

"It's in the past."

Gu Yifan used a declarative sentence: it's all in the past, time to move on.

But Nuolan felt that Gu Yifan was still unwilling to forgive her.

"Xiao Fan."

Gu Yifan suddenly felt something wet on his chest, and then he realized that it was tears.

"I'm sorry, it may be a little late, but please forgive me."

Nuolan raised her face, her eyes red and swollen with tears.

No, not really.

"No, why are you crying? I never said I wouldn't forgive you." Gu Yifan said, both amused and exasperated.

"I think you're just placating me." Nuolan bit her lip lightly, her tearful and haggard appearance truly making one feel pity for her.

But Gu Yifan didn't follow the usual path; he narrowed his eyes.

"I told you I don't blame you and I've forgiven you, but you still say I'm being perfunctory. So what do you want to do?"

Hearing Gu Yifan's slightly harsh tone, Nuolan was momentarily stunned, staring blankly at Gu Yifan's dark face.

My nose stung, and I was just about to cry even louder.

"Stop crying. I'll get angry and hate you if you cry. Since you know where you went wrong, don't make the same mistake again."

Gu Yifan admitted that Lu Ziqiao's methods were indeed damn effective.

After saying this...

As expected, Nuolan immediately stopped crying.

She was somewhat bewildered by Gu Yifan's change, not understanding why he had suddenly become so assertive, but she stammered and dared not speak.

This is right.

Gu Yifan thought for a moment, then sighed, "Besides, even if we're not related by blood, I still consider you family, so I won't be too angry with you."

So...you only see me as...your older sister?

Nuolan stared at Gu Yifan for a moment, then lowered her head and said softly.

To be honest, Gu Yifan felt a chill run down his spine.

Seeing Gu Yifan's surprised expression, Nuolan quickly lowered her head and remained silent.

Until now, an unknown amount of time has passed.

Nuolan's very soft and low voice suddenly rang out.

"If I told you that Uncle Gu actually never married Mom back then."

"We were never really siblings; you were just staying at my house."

"ah?!!!"

Gu Yifan was shocked.

Is there a reversal?

Nuolan closed her eyes, her cheeks slightly flushed, and explained softly.

"Actually, my mom told me about this recently when Uncle Gu left."

“I advised her to go to New York to see Uncle Gu, since they had a relationship. But my mother told me that she and Uncle Gu didn’t fall in love at first sight, and they never got married.”

"It's all fake."

Gu Yifan was completely at a loss for words.

So he called Nuolan "sister" all day, only to find out she wasn't even his god-sister.

At most, she's like the older sister next door who's on the same level as Su Weiwei?
Nuolan spoke in one breath, as if she had unloaded a burden from her heart, and then quickly said something, as if she was afraid that Gu Yifan would be angry at her for not saying it sooner.

“I was actually quite surprised, but this is something between Uncle Gu and my mother, and that’s all my mother told me.”

“I originally wanted to tell you, but I was worried that once you knew about this, you would completely cut off contact with me and stop talking to me.”

As she spoke, Nuolan quickly looked up at Gu Yifan, who was staring blankly, and asked, "Can you... do it?"

Gu Yifan mechanically shook his head. "No."

Nolan breathed a sigh of relief. "I felt I shouldn't have kept it from you, so... but... but you can't deny me!"

"Also, please don't tell Weiwei about this yet, okay?"

"Okay," Gu Yifan said mechanically again.

He was questioning, he was thinking, he was reflecting.
Why hasn't he seen Nuolan for so long?

Nuolan nodded, her cheeks slightly flushed, seemingly lost in thought but remaining silent.

In reality, Nuolan was thinking that if the two of them lost this relationship, they would be completely normal men and women.

Now that she's resting her head on Gu Yifan's shoulder, and can vaguely hear his breathing and heartbeat from his chest, isn't that a bit too intimate?

Moreover, Nuolan was actually quite happy about this, because it meant she no longer needed to be bound by her status as the older sister, and could instead dream of many more possibilities.

She and Su Weiwei are now on the same starting line!
This time.

Nolan vowed that she would definitely learn from her previous failures.

She will definitely win!
(End of this chapter)