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

Chapter 263: Career on the Right Track, the Result of Empress Qin's Prank.
Besides.

Gu Yifan also reached a second cooperation agreement with Zhuge Dasheng to rent more offices.

Zhuge Dasheng refused to accept rent and instead chose to invest in Gu Yifan's company with a three-year rent of an entire office floor, totaling 20 million yuan.

In exchange for 20% equity and no involvement in the company's operation and management, Gu Yifan agreed to invest an additional 200 million within two years.

Sometimes, Gu Yifan really felt guilty towards Sister Dasheng.

After listening, Zhuge Dasheng smiled gently and said, "In that case, come visit Dali and me at the villa more often."

Looking at Gu Yifan, who was focused on his career, Zhuge Dasheng felt that he was more attractive to her than before.

Gu Yifan: "Definitely, definitely."

At the game company, Gu Yifan presented the game's design proposal, "Three Kingdoms Kill".

The planning department staff didn't initially take this too seriously.

There's a lot of concern that the boss is too young and a newcomer to the industry; he might make a rash decision and ruin the company.

But Gu Yifan is the boss after all, and he directly said that if there aren't enough people, we'll hire more; it's not a big deal if we don't have the money.

However, if you disobey the boss's orders, you can leave directly. Then it was announced that the basic salary of everyone in the company would increase by 30% to 50%.

A two-pronged approach.

Now, employees who were originally considering resigning are all deciding to stay and wait and see.

After the planning department staff, especially the lead planner, read Gu Yifan's proposal.

My thoughts changed.

This proposal is incredibly detailed.

A game goes through many steps from initial planning and design to development and testing.

But what Gu Yifan presented was a proposal that was almost a final product.

Along with the game design philosophy, the specific rules of the game, and a whole host of other things that would have required a long discussion and refinement, they are presented directly.

It's practically like saying, "I've already taken care of your planning department's work; all that's left is to follow the instructions."

Moreover, after heated discussions, they felt that this game, 'Sanguosha', had great potential.

This is where Zeng's—or rather, Gao Jian's—wisdom becomes apparent.

Although he was not an industry insider, he was very effective in coordinating various departments.

They helped Gu Yifan stabilize the company's internal situation and fully supported the new boss from the beginning.

This clearly shows they really want to improve.

Gu Yifan was very satisfied with Gao Jian's high emotional intelligence.

In return, he promoted Gao Jian to general manager, who also became the person in charge of the Three Kingdoms Kill project.

Many things don't necessarily require professionals to do. It's already quite good that Gao Jian can carry out Gu Yifan's instructions well and coordinate with various departments.

Leave the professional tasks to the professional R&D personnel.

And so, a week passed, and Gu Yifan was basically busy non-stop.

Ms. Hu saw all of this and felt a little sorry for the family, but even more so, she admired them.

In Hu Yifei's view, men should strive and carve out their own niche.

Only the weak choose comfort!
Hu Yifei wasn't targeting Teacher Zeng; she was also targeting Lu Ziqiao, who was always up to no good.

Friday night, at the bar downstairs in the apartment building.

The people in the apartment weren't always idle.

People like Yifei, Zhanbo, and Qin Yumo all have jobs.

I only have free time on weekends.

Guan Gu's job is euphemistically called freelancing, but to put it bluntly, it means working year-round without a break.

Only Lu Ziqiao has nothing better to do all day long, and now he's started flirting with another girl.

Just then, Ziqiao blew a kiss goodbye to the brightly dressed girl in front of the bathroom.

Then he walked over here triumphantly.

"Ahem, doesn't it seem like the girl Ziqiao hooked up with this time is like a feather duster studded with sparkling diamonds?"

Ms. Hu, who couldn't stand Lu Ziqiao's scumbag behavior the most, spoke first, lowering her voice and chuckling maliciously.

"Pfft, Yifei, your mouth is still so sharp."

Ms. Qin, elegantly holding a cocktail, chuckled, put down her glass, pondered for a moment, and then nodded.

"But it does look quite similar. Ziqiao has a rather unique taste."

The girl was adorned with jewels and looked very attractive.

However, judging from Qin Yumo's fashionable perspective, it can only be described as a haphazard mix-and-match, simply to show off the jewelry.

On the contrary, it seems rustic and vulgar.

"Ahem, stop talking, Ziqiao is here." Gu Yifan crossed his legs, interrupting the two women's gossiping behind his back.

With things at the company back on track, he can finally relax and enjoy some leisure time today.

What Gu Yifan found somewhat regrettable was...

I didn't get to see how Yu Mo and Yi Fei tricked Teacher Zeng, Zi Qiao, and Guangu.

Well, although Zhang Wei's iconic moment, "Your Extra gum," is gone.

But Guan Gu was unlucky.

He had only been dating Xiaoxue for less than a month when they broke up due to personality clashes, and he was still heartbroken.

Miss Qin has really messed things up for me again.

Guan Gu also posted a notice downstairs in his apartment building: looking for the catgirl who got lost from his comics.

Now it has become a dark history that everyone laughs at.

Does that sound confusing?

The story has to start from the beginning.

Since Qin Yumo officially moved into the apartment over the weekend, she has conspired with Hu Yifei to prank everyone.

That day, Miss Qin secretly slipped into Guan Gu's art studio.

She originally planned to secretly hide Guan Gu's painting and then frame Zi Qiao for it.

But I saw that Guan Gu's studio was in a mess.

Qin Yumo was worried that Guan Gu wouldn't notice, and being a bit of a tidy-up person, she simply tidied up for Guan Gu.

The original intention was to make the painting that Guan Gu lost more eye-catching.

结果
However, Guan Gu did not follow Ms. Qin and Ms. Hu's ideas.

When Guan Gu returned from the supermarket, he found that his painting was missing and the room was spotless, which puzzled him.

He asked Mika.

Meijia said she did not go to Guangu's studio to clean, and Teacher Zeng and Ziqiao also denied going to Guangu's studio.

Guan Gu was still sitting on the empty easel.

A strand of Miss Qin's flaxen hair was discovered, along with a cat hair she inadvertently brought back from a cat cafe after afternoon tea.

Don't ask Guan Gu why he has such sharp eyes; he just stares at paintings every day, which has given him a keen eye.

After much deliberation, Guan Gu finally understood.

They deduced a conclusion that sounded absurd, yet very much in line with Guan Gu's logic.

"The catgirl he drew has come true!"

When Gu Yifan found out, he burst out laughing.

So, the Conch Girl didn't appear, but a catgirl girl appeared beforehand?
Guan Gu truly lives up to his reputation as a comic artist; his imagination is truly rich.

Guan Gu, however, was unfazed by the ridicule and vowed to find the 'repaying cat girl'.

He couldn't eat or drink because of this, and thought about it day and night.
They even went downstairs and posted notices to look for the lost catgirl.

And that's not even the most outrageous part.

The most outrageous thing is that Ziqiao also came over and said that he knew who Guan Gu's Miss Cat was.

When Guan Gu heard that it was Qin Yumo, he didn't believe it at first.

Later, Ziqiao took out a lock of Qin Yumo's hair and compared it with the 'catgirl hair' that Guangu had carefully preserved.

They're pretty much the same.

Ziqiao made a solemn vow.

Qin Yumo is actually a former lover whom he had hurt, and all of this is just her taking revenge on Ziqiao.

Hmm, revenge (chuckle)
Gu Yifan: I was absolutely not laughing, no.

Guan Gu naturally could not accept this.

She couldn't just let the sacred 'catgirl' in her heart be desecrated by Ziqiao like this, and she almost got into a fight with Ziqiao.

Zeng Xiaoxian also jumped out.

This indicates that Qin Yumo actually likes him, otherwise she wouldn't have borrowed his razor.

The three of them couldn't win the argument, and in the end, they all had to come to the point of a duel.

Finally, Ms. Hu, who had been hiding in the shadows, witnessed and recorded the three fighting amongst themselves.

He then laughed heartily and walked out with Miss Qin, announcing that they had all been tricked by her prank.

And they were told the truth.

After this incident, the Defenders League was disbanded.

Terrified by Ms. Hu's cunning schemes, Zeng Xiaoxian and his two companions gave up resistance and surrendered.

Ms. Hu has finally unified the entire Love Apartment!

The whole book... cough cough, it's not over yet.

Hu Yifei later admitted that her comprehensive plan was a bit harsh.

They proposed a compromise and introduced a code of conduct for apartment residents, supposedly to protect the privacy and safety of the residents.

But only 3601 and 3602 were signed, so the matter was dropped.

After this incident...

Teacher Zeng and the others' idealized view of Miss Qin was shattered, and they began to feel fear towards her.

Qin Yumo: I'm also helpless. I don't know why they're so afraid of me.

Gu Yifan: A scourge to the country and its people! A scourge to the country and its people!

Empress Qin: Bah! Nonsense. Gu Yifan heard this from Hu Yifei later, and it was quite interesting.

After a week, Qin Yumo also settled into the apartment.

Everyone was nice, spoke pleasantly, and it was lively.

She loves Love Apartment so much.

Lu Ziqiao quickened his pace and walked over, plopped down, and said smugly.

"I can see you're all looking at me. What do you think, Elinda? Pretty good, right?"

"Who is Elinda?" Gu Yifan asked innocently.

"It's the girl next to me," Ziqiao said cheerfully.

"Was there a girl next to you just now?" Gu Yifan's eyes widened suddenly.

"Yifei, Yumo, did you see it?"

"No," Qin Yumo said, also somewhat suspicious. "Ziqiao, haven't you always been alone?"

“Exactly, maybe what you saw wasn’t a person, but a ghost,” Ms. Hu said with a smirk.

Lu Ziqiao shuddered, his face filled with horror, "No, that's impossible!"

Upon seeing Gu Yifan's smile, Lu Ziqiao finally realized what was happening, "Yifan! You've tricked me again!"

"Hahaha."

Gu Yifan couldn't help but laugh.

"Tch, aren't you afraid of that disease? That woman looks like a KFC sandwich." Ms. Hu dropped the pretense, her words becoming somewhat vulgar.
But the words are rough and the reasoning is not rough.

“Exactly, Ziqiao, with your messy relationships with men, I suggest you go for regular checkups at the hospital.” Qin Yumo nodded in agreement.

"Nonsense, I'm perfectly healthy!" Lu Ziqiao immediately retorted. "Besides, who goes to the hospital if they're a decent person? And I have protection."

"I don't think this guy is hopeless," Qin Yumo sighed, and Hu Yifei and Gu Yifan nodded in agreement.

"By the way, where are Guan Gu and Mei Jia?"

Ziqiao was not ashamed, but rather proud, which directly exposed his true nature.

Although Lu Ziqiao was initially amazed by Qin Yumo, he soon realized that Miss Qin was extremely sophisticated.

He knew he couldn't afford to mess with them, so he immediately dropped his ulterior motives.

Although Qin Yumo also disliked Ziqiao's scumbag behavior, she felt that being ordinary friends with him was acceptable.

Gu Yifan replied, "Giving Xiao Shiwan a bath."

Little Ten Thousand is too smart and hates taking baths, but it's time for her to take a bath again.

Just then, Mika volunteered.

Gu Yifan was afraid that forcing Xiao Shiwan would damage their 'father-daughter' relationship, so the two hit it off immediately.

Meijia gave Xiao Shiwan a bath, and Gu Yifan allowed her to sleep with Xiao Shiwan for one night after the bath.

"I see." Ziqiao nodded in understanding.

"Speaking of which, Xiao Shiwan has really changed a lot since he was born. I almost forgot what he looked like when you first found him."

"He looks so cool with that long golden fur now."

Lu Ziqiao was very envious. He didn't really like pets or any kind of 'burden' that might hold him back, but Xiao Shiwan was different!
It's so smart. Smart like a child, not like a dog.

It can do more than just go to the toilet; it can also spin around and shake hands.

They'll even help Ms. Hu, who's going to be late for work, find her keys, and wake up Zhanbo, who's sleep-deprived, so he can just open the door and go straight to work.

She would also open the door for Gu Yifan when he came home from get off work, and carefully bring him slippers, then pick up Gu Yifan's socks and throw them into the bathroom sink.

So Ziqiao was envious.

If he had such a clever little dog as a wingman, how many more girls' hearts could he win?

Oh, by the way, Xiao Shiwan has also become the mascot of Gu Yifan's company.

To make up for the absence from the apartment.

Gu Yifan took Xiao Shiwan with him everywhere he went this week. Anyway, it was a small thing, so it didn't matter.

However, the growth rate of nearly 100,000 is even faster than Gu Yifan expected.

When I first came back, I was less than the size of a palm, but in just one week I grew to the length of my forearm and palm combined.

Its fur also changed from yellowish-brown to golden, making it look exactly like a 'little lion'.

It looks amazing, even Mika is incredibly envious.

Gu Yifan suspected that the reason why Xiao Shiwan grew so fast was largely due to the fantasy world version of 'dog food' (a term used to describe romantic relationships or romantic relationships).

Who knows, it might really grow into a majestic and awe-inspiring dog someday.

"He's getting more and more mischievous," Gu Yifan thought, and his father couldn't help but sigh.

Xiao Shiwan is at the age when he grinds his teeth and loses his baby teeth.

Although it doesn't chew on Gu Yifan's things, it's an 'invincible destroyer' in 3602.

The teething snacks that Gu Yifan bought for Xiao Shiwan don't seem to be very effective.

Keep it up like this.

He could lose money on all the furniture in 3602.

The system store didn't offer any fantasy world version of the teething stick.

Gu Yifan, however, bought several more buckets of 'Spirit Beast Pills'.

It really doesn't work.

Gu Yifan could only temporarily restrict its freedom, keeping it confined to its room.

"Ziqiao, what do you want with Guangu?" Gu Yifan asked.

"Hehe. I'm a little short on cash lately." Ziqiao was clearly up to no good, rubbing his hands together and glancing tentatively at Gu Yifan.

"Yifan, can I borrow some money?"

"No way, get lost." Gu Yifan knew that.

Lu Ziqiao's face fell immediately, and he pleaded, "No, brother, just lend me a thousand yuan, and I can win that girl over tonight and ride off into the sunset!"

Gu Yifan sneered, "Did you get your pleasure from taking my money?"

"Five hundred, just five hundred, I'll pay you back tomorrow." Lu Ziqiao persisted in his pestering.

"I can lend you five hundred, but you have to call Teacher Zeng out first," Gu Yifan said after thinking for a moment.

"Teacher Zeng, why are you looking for him?" Ziqiao asked, puzzled.

Since losing to Ms. Hu, Zeng Xiaoxian has been devastated and has locked himself in his room, watching those long and tedious mother-in-law and daughter-in-law dramas every day.

"Let him out for some fresh air." Gu Yifan smiled mysteriously. "Teacher Zeng hasn't participated in any group activities for a week, I miss him."

Lu Ziqiao thought for a moment and said.

"As far as I know, Teacher Zeng has already watched all 40 episodes of the melodrama 'Where is My Mother?' and the 80 episodes of 'Don't Cry After a Divorce.'"

"I'm currently watching 160 episodes of 'From Daughter-in-Law to Mother-in-Law,' wow, this is quite a challenge."

"Could it be that Zeng Xiaoxian plans to completely master those palace intrigue and domestic power struggle techniques, and then turn you, Yifei, into his mother-in-law?" Qin Yumo's eyes lit up, and she said with a grin, while turning her head to look at Yifei.

But they found Hu Yifei resting her chin on her hand, staring at a certain spot with a leisurely gaze.

He was so focused that he didn't hear her speak.

Qin Yumo turned her head, and Gu Yifan's face came into view.
Yes, no matter how many times you see him, he's still so handsome. Miss Qin is a little infatuated with him.

She shook her head.

"Yifei?"

"Oh, whatever. Pfft, Zeng Xiaoxian is such a loser. Even if he watches another 320 episodes of melodramatic dramas, he's still no match for me and Yu Mo!"

"Yes!" Qin Yumo clinked glasses with Hu Yifei.

Lu Ziqiao shrugged, then said, "What I mean is, we need to pay more."

“In that case, if we don’t have to pay it back, I guarantee I can pull Teacher Zeng out of his predicament of being a daughter-in-law and then a mother-in-law.”

As he spoke, Lü Ziqiao looked at Gu Yifan with great anticipation.

"Deal." Gu Yifan was too lazy to pay attention to this guy and nodded in agreement. "But I need to see the person first, and within ten minutes."

"Don't worry, I've got it covered!" Ziqiao's smile widened, he raised an eyebrow, and got up to leave.

"Hey, where are you going?" Qin Yumo asked.

"Back to the apartment, and without stopping, bring Teacher Zeng here." Lu Ziqiao stopped and said, then grinned mischievously, "After that... set sail!"

"Oh, the vast horizon is my love, at the foot of the rolling green hills."

Ziqiao hummed the song and walked away, while Hu Yifei rolled her eyes at Gu Yifan.

"If it were me, I wouldn't lend him a single penny. If he keeps going like this, one day some extreme girl will kill him!"

“I bet Ziqiao won’t get to home base. That girl is obviously the type who won’t act until he sees the benefit. At most, he can only play a game of Ludo with her for one night,” Gu Yifan said with a shrug, considering it tuition for Ziqiao.

Zi Qiao's "Lüshi Chunqiu" also helped him a lot, and as Lü Zi Qiao 'hunted', his experience was gradually increasing.

Just then, Zhanbo rushed into the bar.

He was still wearing a suit and carrying a laptop bag; he hadn't even had time to change his clothes.

"Sis! Sis, guess what I saw!"

"Let me guess! Let me guess!" Miss Qin said with a grin before Yifei could speak.

"You see a man who looks like Hu Ge outside, walk over and realize that he is Hu Ge, so you ask him for an autograph. When he sees you, he whispers, 'Yan Zu, what are you doing in the mainland?'"

Zhanbo: "."

He paused for a few seconds, then shook his head violently.

"What?! I saw Teacher Zeng!"

Everyone: "."

"Are you out of your mind?"

Hu Yifei had a strange expression and pressed the back of her hand against Zhanbo's forehead. "You don't have a fever. Why are you so surprised to see Zeng Xiaoxian?"

"No," Zhanbo tried to explain.

"He looks exactly like Teacher Zeng, but he's definitely not Teacher Zeng! Absolutely not!"

"Zhanbo, are you tired from work? Why don't you go home and rest?" Qin Yumo said considerately.

Zhanbo was anxiously searching for adjectives when he caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye, and his eyes widened.

"It's him, it's him! The one who looks exactly like Teacher Zeng!"

(End of this chapter)