Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 22 Boss

It's hard to imagine that two adult men, both over 1.8 meters tall, would choose to launch a shameless long-range attack out of fear of a large fish.

Neither Nanfeng nor Ziqiao felt ashamed about it, after all, there are many men who can grow to 1.8 meters tall these days, but there are definitely not many lake fish that can grow to 70 or 80 centimeters.

Showing a little fear is also a way of showing respect for this big fish.

So the two squatted by the lake and started an unconventional shooting competition with pebbles. The final score was that Ziqiao hit the head a total of 18 times, while Nanfeng only hit it 16 times.

It can only be said that Ziqiao is far ahead in terms of insight.

After the two attacked in turn, the big fish was finally knocked unconscious by Zi Qiao's precise headshot.

"Done." Ziqiao stood up and stretched. "That was a truly exhilarating battle."

"Stop joking around," Nanfeng said. "Now that we've caught a fish, let's pack up and go home. You smell yourself."

Ziqiao sniffed his own body, and a strong fishy smell rushed towards him.

"It really...it really does smell a bit bad."

He had just scooped the big fish up by sticking it close to the water, so it was inevitable that it would have some fishy smell, the smell of rotting algae in the lake, and the stench of the mud.

"I really don't want you to ride in my car, it smells awful, and it'll cost me a lot of money to wash it later."

"Why would we, good brothers, be so petty about these things..." Zi Qiao chuckled. "At worst, I'll sell this fish to Mei Jia for whatever price I want, and we'll split it in half."

"One hundred yuan per pound." Ziqiao looked at the big fish on the ground as if it were a mountain of gold.

Even if Nanfeng only gets half of the money from selling the fish, it'll be enough for him to live a carefree and happy life for a while.

I'm so happy, so happy!

"No problem, put the fish in the fish feed bucket and let's go home."

Nanfeng slowly walked towards the car carrying her small fish, while Ziqiao's smile finally disappeared as he looked at the fishing gear scattered all around him.

Ziqiao could only lift the big fish while looking dejected.

"My life is so hard..."

"What a miserable life..." Zeng Xiaoxian slumped on the sofa, not wanting to move an inch.

Ziqiao barged in carrying his precious big fish: "Is anyone home? I'd like to borrow your refrigerator. Your refrigerator in the suite is quite big."

"Teacher Zeng, are you cleaning?"

"Yeah." Xiaoxian still had her eyes closed, but she felt a foul odor coming towards her. "Wow, what's that smell on you? It's so stinky."

"It was a little accident, but it doesn't matter, Teacher Zeng, look..."

"What the hell?"

Zeng Xiaoxian opened his eyes, and a pair of lifeless, ravaged eyes appeared before him, scaring him so much that he rolled off the sofa.

"Such a big fish?!" Zeng Xiaoxian was both angry and shocked. He really didn't expect that when he opened his eyes, he would almost make eye contact with such a big fish, mouth to mouth.

"Yeah, how is it?" Ziqiao's tail was practically wagging in the air. "Have you seen The Old Man and the Sea? This is the result of my three hundred battles."

"Of course, Nanfeng provided a little help in the process... but that still doesn't change my magnificent image of being a brilliant and mighty man who caught the big fish."

"What about the people from Nanfeng?"

He said he would take a shower first, then wash his car, and then take another shower when he came back. I figured he should be done soon.

"He's done so much and it's almost over, and you haven't even put the fish away yet?"

Ziqiao proudly hoisted the fish onto his shoulder: "I've been walking around the apartment several times with my prize. Let me tell you, this big fish is so impressive to take out."

"The fishermen in the apartment blocked my way the whole way, asking me where I caught it and how I caught it."

"Some older women even complimented me on my good health when we met, saying they would introduce me to nice girls if I ever became single."

"This feels so good."

Seeing Ziqiao reveling in the glory of catching the big fish, Zeng Xiaoxian clapped and cheered, "Good, good, good, you're awesome!"

He then changed his expression as if his face had changed completely: "Are you happy now? If you are, hurry up and finish releasing them and leave. I have appointments to make."

"Did you make plans with someone?" Ziqiao smiled knowingly and gave Zeng Xiaoxian a knowing look. "Did you make plans with a beautiful girl? Count me in."

"Don't talk nonsense. This is my boss, a top producer. Whether I can get on TV depends on today."

"Your immediate supervisor..." Ziqiao's eyes lit up, and he leaned down to ask in a low voice, "Which supervisor?"

"You really are..." Zeng Xiaoxian grabbed the air freshener from the coffee table and sprayed it at Ziqiao without thinking, "Would you die if you couldn't make dirty jokes instead of being serious?!"

"Teacher Zeng, I was just kidding. Don't worry, no matter whether you, as her boss, are competent or not, I will do everything in my power to help you get rid of her."

"Still making dirty jokes, still making dirty jokes!" Zeng Xiaoxian gritted his teeth and said, "Still going to make a scene? I think you should first get rid of the smell on your body."

"Please, stop messing things up! Today is really important to me!"

Zeng Xiaoxian sat down on the sofa, looking dejected. "I just wanted to find a chance to be on TV and realize my dreams, but either none of you believed me, or you were all making things worse. What did I do to you guys in my past life?!"

"Teacher Zeng..." Even though Ziqiao was a bit heartless, he wasn't completely devoid of emotion. Seeing Zeng Xiaoxian's dejected appearance, he couldn't bear it and went a little closer to comfort him.

As a result, Zeng Xiaoxian smeared air freshener all over his face again.

"Don't come near me, you stink!" Zeng Xiaoxian said as if facing a formidable enemy. "I'm telling you, stay away from me. My boss is coming soon, and I don't have time to shower and change."

"Okay, okay, I'll go take a shower right after I release the fish, alright?"

Ziqiao first stuffed the fish into the refrigerator, muttering to himself, "Teacher Zeng, trust me, I have a way with female bosses. I can help you defeat her from three levels, five angles, and eight unique techniques!"

Zeng Xiaoxian couldn't take it anymore and shoved him out the door: "Instant kill? If you mess this up today, I'll kill you without saying a word."

"Wouldn't it be great to have someone as handsome, dashing, and charismatic as me to back you up?"

Zeng Xiaoxian sized up Ziqiao, whose face clearly screamed "unreliable!" and said, "What a good brother! Well then, could you please have Nanfeng change into some nicer clothes and come over to support me? As for you..."

He pointed to the door: "Get out and die."

After finally kicking Ziqiao out, Xiaoxian lay helplessly on the sofa.

"To get this opportunity, to realize my dream, and to prove myself to everyone."

"Go for it, Zeng Xiaoxian, you can do it!"

……

"So you mean, Teacher Zeng wants me to change into a nicer outfit and go with you to support him?" Nanfeng looked at Lu Ziqiao, who had a serious expression, with suspicion.

"Why can't I believe it?"

"It's absolutely true, Teacher Zeng needs our help right now."

"Very good." Nanfeng nodded.

"I'm not going."

"Why?" Ziqiao exclaimed in surprise. He had never imagined that Nanfeng would refuse.

"What other reason could I have not to go? If I had to agree to help every single person who asked, I would be far too busy."

"That's a reasonable reason, but it's not enough," Ziqiao said. "I don't believe that's your reason for refusing, because someone like you, even if you put on a cold face, has a warm heart."

Nanfeng frowned and pondered for a while before saying, "This is his job. He needs to demonstrate his abilities. What we can do is either prepare him in advance or help him build good relationships afterward."

"What can we do to help him during this period? If he's not confident in his abilities, then he shouldn't be in that position."

Ziqiao seemed to be deep in thought.

"So that's why you retired from the piano world? You feel your current talent no longer deserves the title of a piano prodigy?"

Upon hearing this, Nanfeng sat up straight and stared at Ziqiao with a dangerous look.

"Don't be nervous, this is how people like me who are in the underworld are."

"Having roamed the martial world for so many years, if I couldn't figure out someone's background immediately, someone like me who loves to cause trouble would have been drowned long ago."

Ziqiao grinned and put his arm around Nanfeng's shoulder: "Besides, you can find all this information online, so there's probably nothing to keep secret."

"If that's what you're saying, then I'll investigate you." Nanfeng sneered.

"No problem, you can search however you want. If you can't find it, you can also ask me."

Ziqiao's rare sincerity: "I dare not say that I will always be honest with my friends, but I will never lie about my past."

"After all, I created my own past, so what's there to be ashamed of?"

Nanfeng pushed Ziqiao's hand away with a look of disgust: "Why haven't you taken a shower for so long? You smell so bad that I have to change my clothes again."

"And what exactly are you trying to say?"

"What I really want to say is that you and Teacher Zeng are two completely different people. From your perspective, you feel that helping others must be substantial, and if a person has enough talent, they can naturally stand in a position that their abilities allow."

"But often things are not like that. Sometimes a person needs your help, but that doesn't necessarily mean they need you to bring them any benefits."

Similarly, this world is not a simple world where the strong rise and the weak fall.

"I don't know what kind of environment would lead you to this perception, but if I were Teacher Zeng, I think I would desperately need everyone's help."

"This kind of help doesn't mean I need to rely on your eloquence to get this opportunity; in fact, I just need you all by my side."

"Because it means that everyone cares about me, believes in me, and supports me."

"And he loves me..."

Nanfeng was somewhat incredulous: "Is that all you need?"

That's all we need.

Ziqiao patted Nanfeng on the shoulder: "You still have time to think it over. Anyway, I'm going to go and help out first."

As he spoke, Ziqiao grinned mischievously, "I want to see if this boss is really up to the task."

(End of this chapter)