Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 30 The Scammer's Sincere Heart

"So you're saying that the female boss named Lisa not only didn't blacklist Zeng Xiaoxian, that jerk, but was still willing to give him more interview opportunities?"

Hu Yifei was dumbfounded: "Are you sure this Lisa is Ziqiao's old flame? I have a feeling Zeng Xiaoxian is her creditor from a past life."

In apartment 3602, all the residents except Zeng Xiaoxian gathered together. They listened to Nanfeng and Ziqiao tell this absurd and bizarre interview story. Although everyone's expression was different, the surprise and shock in their eyes were undeniable.

"I was surprised too, but that's just how it is." Nanfeng spread his hands, indicating that he was just relaying the information and was not responsible for analyzing how things developed to this point.

"I know, my mother taught me. According to Chongguo's aunt, Teacher Zeng's situation is called 'good people eat well'." Guan Gu adjusted his glasses, as if he had discovered the truth.

"Full? What do you mean full? I'm starving." Curry Sauce muttered, rubbing her stomach.

"Guan Gu-kun probably meant that good people get good rewards." Mei Jia comforted Curry Sauce while helping Guan Gu translate. "Be good, just bear with it a little longer. All the ingredients and preparations are done. As soon as Teacher Zeng's session is over, we'll go get the fish and make fish soup."

"So what happened next? Did Teacher Zeng's matter ever come to a conclusion?" Zhanbo asked curiously.

"I don't know. They started talking about work and forms afterwards. As an outsider, it wasn't appropriate for me to participate in this assessment, so I could only come to 3602 for now."

Nanfeng listened to the sounds coming from 3601: "Judging from their conversation, Lisa seems to be keeping her mouth shut; she still hasn't made a decision."

Ziqiao figured out a deeper meaning behind Lisa's behavior: "Don't you think that makes sense? Originally, she needed Teacher Zeng's help to keep her past relationship secret, which means that she needed Teacher Zeng and Nanfeng's help at that time."

Even if Teacher Zeng keeps this a secret, he might not get the chance to be a TV host. But no matter what, Lisa will owe Xiaoxian a favor or have something on him.

"Regardless of whether this leverage is useful to Lisa or whether it can cause harm, she cannot give Teacher Zeng the illusion that she can be manipulated at will."

"Perhaps her initial invitation was sincere, but when she realized that Nanfeng was absolutely unwilling, she turned around and used Nanfeng's situation to create a dilemma for Teacher Zeng, putting him in a difficult position between friendship and career. If Teacher Zeng had pretended to be clueless and remained silent, Lisa would have been completely at ease."

"Because people like that, in order to secure their positions, would absolutely keep the leader's secrets to themselves."

"At this point, Lisa went along with it and put Teacher Zeng in the position of host. Both sides had something to hold each other back. If Teacher Zeng dared to tell others about Lisa's infatuation with love today, he would lose all the career he desired tomorrow."

"If Teacher Zeng speaks up for his friends, Lisa only needs to show her professional attitude as she does now, and then put Teacher Zeng in the host's position. What would Teacher Zeng think at that time?"

"He would definitely feel indebted to Lisa. And a nice guy who would give up his career advancement for a friend and feel indebted to his boss would definitely do whatever his boss tells him to do, and keep all the secrets to himself."

"Wait, wait," Hu Yifei said, not understanding. "According to you, what's the difference between her creating such a large network and simply giving the position to Zeng Xiaoxian and asking him to keep it a secret?"

"There's a big difference," Zi Qiao explained succinctly. "No matter what she does, all she gives up is a program host position, or maybe just an audition opportunity. But before, she owed Teacher Zeng a favor; now, we're the ones who owe her one."

Nanfeng concluded: "In other words, through this series of actions, she transformed her behavior from repaying a debt to bestowing a favor, and also took the opportunity to test Teacher Zeng's character."

"If Teacher Zeng's character is average, then their collaboration will be limited to this TV program. If Teacher Zeng's character is good, then he is worth cultivating."

Wanyu sighed, "Now I finally understand what Dad meant when he said the workplace is like a battlefield. Is this what adults have to face in their jobs?"

For the first time, she vaguely perceived the backstabbing and infighting in the workplace.

"Such an amazing woman, how come she's such a hopeless romantic? What a waste of her brains." Meijia didn't understand the intricacies of the conversation, but she roughly understood that Ziqiao and Nanfeng were praising Lisa's excellence.

"Indeed, if she could apply even a little bit of what she knows about the workplace to her love life, she wouldn't be crying her eyes out today," Yifei sneered.

Yifei greatly admires Lisa, a strong woman, and feels that such a person is very much to her liking. That is why she is so indignant about Lisa's love-struck behavior.

These women are clearly beautiful, have great figures, are capable, and intelligent, yet they lost their minds for a man. They're a disgrace to the image of strong women.

I wouldn't do that myself.

Hu Yifei could never have imagined that one day she would be so desperate for a man.

It's not just unimaginable, it's disgusting just thinking about it.

I, Hu Yifei, would never do that.

Yifei glared fiercely at Ziqiao. If she only felt sorry for Lisa's misfortune, then she looked at the culprit, Lu Ziqiao, with the same expression she would give him as if he were a piece of scum.

"Ziqiao Jun... or do you prefer us to call you Lü Xiaobu?" Yifei grinned maliciously. "When Nanfeng was talking about the ultimate guide to picking up girls, I was thinking that if I ever met that scumbag Lü Xiaobu who wrote 'Lüshi Chunqiu,' I would definitely break his legs to rid the people of this scourge."

"Come on, today you can choose for yourself, keep one of the three legs."

Zi Qiaoqian laughed and said, "Yifei, this joke isn't funny."

Zhanbo, who knows Yifei best, added, "Ziqiao, based on my understanding of my older sister, this statement is most likely not a joke."

Seeing the increasingly fierce look in Yifei's eyes, Ziqiao quickly took Meijia's hand and stammered, "Yifei, Yifei, I've reformed... Bah! I've already turned over a new leaf, you can ask Meijia if you don't believe me."

"People say that a prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold, so please spare me..." Ziqiao was so frightened that he started to cry.

He knew, of course, that Yifei wouldn't be so heartless as to break his legs, but this was Hu Yifei!

The ferocity of a martial artist is something most people can't handle, especially since Zi Qiao strongly suspects that Yi Fei is a ruthless person who sacrificed her breasts to gain that ferocity.

When she gets fierce, not only the unruly kids in the apartment, but even the vicious dogs in the neighborhood will lie there obediently, not daring to move, let alone run away.

And just because she doesn't break legs doesn't mean it doesn't hurt when she hits people.

A nurse can stab someone eighteen times, each stab causing only minor injuries. A martial artist is even more ruthless; they can give you a full-body beating with black fists, leaving you with not a single bruise, but still feeling pain all over your body.

Don't ask Ziqiao how he knows; it's just that no one is born a master at picking up girls. Before he mastered the "Lüshi Chunqiu," he had girlfriends who were nurses and martial arts practitioners.

Yifei looked at Meijia: "Meijia, what do you say?"

Meijia then pretended to cover her face and look like she was about to cry: "Sister Yifei, actually..."

"No way, miss, don't mess with me in this life-or-death situation!"

Ziqiao tried his best to signal to Meijia with his eyes, believing that Meijia would understand his meaning based on their mutual understanding.

Meijia covered her face and secretly glanced at Ziqiao beside her, winking at him as well.

【My life is so miserable! I met a boyfriend I fell in love with at first sight, but only today did I find out he's a jerk. He has ex-girlfriends within a ten-mile radius of Shanghai. I can't live like this anymore!】

[Don't cause trouble, Chen Meijia. If you keep this up, I'll expose our fake relationship, and we'll all suffer together.] Ziqiao looked like he was ready to fight to the death.

[Go ahead and expose me, Young Master Lü, Mr. Lü, Lü Xiaobu, your credibility is bankrupt today. As long as I deny it outright and turn the tables, and squeeze out a tiny bit of tears, do you think they'll believe you or me?] Meijia said smugly, even sticking her tongue out at Ziqiao.

Ziqiao glanced at the south wind out of the corner of his eye.

At worst, I'll ask Nanfeng to testify for me; his credibility isn't bankrupt, is it?

Mika spat out a soft "Pah!"

I'll spray you with a mouthful of salt water and kill you! Nanfeng knew perfectly well that we were a fake couple but still helped us hide it and kindly saved us money on rent, and you actually repay kindness with enmity?

You're asking him to testify? What are we all supposed to think? Nanfeng's helped us all fool everyone! Lu Ziqiao, you're a real scumbag! Can't you be a decent human being?

"Fine, fine, then tell me what to do, I accept it." Zi Qiao's lips twitched, his face showing an expression of wanting to cut off his own flesh and bleed.

Mika pouted and made a fish-like lip-reading gesture.

I'm so miserable. It was my boyfriend who caught the fish, but I still have to buy it for 100 yuan per kilogram. The fish was so big, I don't even know how much I'll have to spend.

Sister Yifei, my life is so miserable.

Okay, okay, the fish won't cost you anything.

Meijia immediately smiled and took Ziqiao's arm: "Sister Yifei, actually Ziqiao has not kept any of these things from me. I know he was a bit of a jerk in the past, but I believe Ziqiao has changed."

"He will definitely be a good man who is responsible to his family and his loved ones, just as he promised me."

Yifei sneered, "A scumbag is a scumbag, and he can't be changed so quickly."

Without hesitation, Mika replied, "I can wait."

She looked at Ziqiao, her eyes filled with a look that made him uneasy: "I can wait for him to grow up, wait for him to get better. And he's already changing..."

"Is that right, Ziqiao?"

Ziqiao seemed to wake from a dream, mumbling incoherently, "Yes, yes, yes..."

It was rare for him to feel ashamed when he was lying. Even though he had immediately looked away from Meijia's eyes, those bright, watery eyes were still etched in his mind.

She was adept at deceiving people with her eyes; whether it was joy, sorrow, or coquettishness, she could express all emotions with her eyes.

Perhaps this is the tragedy of those who live in the underworld: if their acting skills are too poor, they can't navigate society; if their acting skills are too good, they can't trust each other.

People who rely on deception for survival will naturally not believe the sincerity of another liar.

Meijia's eyes were something she could never distinguish between truth and falsehood, nor was she able to.

Because whether it's true or false, it will be an unbearable burden in one's life.

(End of this chapter)