Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 97 South Wind's Gamble

Hearing Nanfeng's praise, Yifei became even happier: "That's right, my acting skills are much better than those innocent actresses on TV. Just now, that look of extreme disappointment in my eyes is not something an ordinary person can pull off."

Yu Mo rolled her eyes at Fei: "Alright, I just praised you a couple of times and you're really blowing yourself into the sky."

Yifei was still unconvinced and wanted to argue, but Nanfeng whispered a reminder: "Alright, all of you keep your voices down, don't let Ziqiao hear, or we'll all fail."

While peeking through the glass to secretly observe Zi Qiao's movements, Yi Fei whispered to Nan Feng, "Speaking of which, I'm actually very curious, what was the purpose of designing such a series of pranks?"

Nanfeng didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "Let me ask you a question first: did we succeed in the prank we just played on the second floor?"

Curry Sauce honestly replied, "We not only gave Brother Ziqiao a few flicks on the forehead, but we also ruined his girl-chasing plan, so we should consider it a success."

Nanfeng smiled knowingly and remained silent.

"Stop keeping me in suspense, tell me already," Yu Mo nudged Nan Feng and urged.

"The prank we just pulled was only half successful... Do you really think a seasoned hunter would regret missing out on prey once or twice?"

Yifei and Yumo seemed to be deep in thought, while Curry Sauce and Zhang Wei exchanged a glance, each seeing the confusion in the other's eyes.

"Why did Ziqiao dare to brazenly trick Guangu into going upstairs with him to flirt with girls, even though he knew I could hear him?"

"Firstly, of course, it's because he thinks I won't act rashly if I don't have evidence."

"Secondly, even if I did something, it wouldn't have any impact on him."

Nanfeng's face showed displeasure at being looked down upon. Just as Ziqiao understood Nanfeng well, Nanfeng also knew exactly what wicked schemes Ziqiao was plotting.

"He felt that firstly, I would not hit anyone, and secondly, I would act with discretion, so I would never make things too bad for him."

"At most, it just ruined his girl-chasing plan, made him embarrass himself in front of the girls, and showed his true colors as a scumbag."

Yu Mo finally understood: "This kind of embarrassment might be considered a social disaster in the eyes of normal people, but for Zi Qiao, it's nothing at all."

"His reputation is already so bad, why would he care if one or two more girls hold a grudge against him?"

Nanfeng nodded in agreement and added, "A scumbag like Ziqiao only seeks the thrill of picking up girls."

"If we're really talking about beauty, there are plenty of ex-girlfriends of Ziqiao who are even prettier than Yaoyao and Qianqian."

"So for Ziqiao, failing to pick up girls is just that—failing. This failure won't affect his next attempt."

Nanfeng smiled and reminded everyone, "Old hands like Ziqiao, who have been in the underworld for many years, are usually not very bold."

"If one day you find that he is acting recklessly, it is not because he has become bolder, but because he believes that even if he fails, the consequences will be within his acceptable range."

Yifei understood too. She cursed under her breath, "This bastard dares to openly take Guangu to pick up girls because he thinks that if he succeeds, he'll gain something, and if he fails, he won't lose anything."

"Hiss... Can I punch him now?"

Yifei clenched her fists, looking impatient.

Zhang Wei was shocked: "So his performance on the second floor was all an act? That person is terrifying."

Nanfeng explained, "It's not as exaggerated as you think. He's really angry, and he's really been pranked."

"It's just that Ziqiao often uses exaggerated performances to make us feel that we've already made him suffer a lot and that he's pitiful. So most of the time, we won't do anything more to him."

Curry Sauce suddenly realized: "Isn't this just a child faking tears when their parents hit them? When I was little, if my mom hit me, I would cry as if I felt twelve times more pain than three, so that my mom wouldn't want to continue hitting me."

"That's right." Nanfeng gave Curry a thumbs up. "So this kind of harmless prank won't have any effect on Ziqiao at all."

"That's why I was determined to bring Yifei to the cat cafe."

"In fact, it proved that Yifei was very intimidating. He started to be really scared on the second floor because he knew that Yifei was downstairs."

Nanfeng grinned mischievously, "Originally, I just wanted Zhang Wei to teach him a lesson, but on the drive back, I got angrier and angrier. Since he provoked me like this, I'm going to give him a good beating this time."

Looking at Nanfeng's smile, the four of them actually felt a pang of sympathy for Ziqiao.

Ziqiao could be said to have been cunning and calculating, but he underestimated Nanfeng's petty nature.

Why did you have to provoke him of all people?

Should!

Zhang Wei scrutinized Nanfeng closely, then suddenly asked somewhat abruptly, "If that's all, you wouldn't have gone so far as to have Yifei act out a scene to make Ziqiao move out, would you?"

Seeing Nanfeng's surprised look, Zhang Wei said embarrassedly, "I don't think you're the kind of person who would make such a fuss over something like this if it weren't for this reason."

Moreover, although I am not familiar with Ziqiao at all, I can feel that Ziqiao has been in great pain ever since Yifei asked him to move out.

"It's like... it's like a tree that has just taken root, and now someone is digging up the soil with a shovel and cutting off its roots. Its roots are still in the soil, but you insist on dragging its trunk away."

Nanfeng looked at Zhang Wei, who seemed to empathize with Ziqiao, with admiration in her eyes.

He lent money to Zhang Wei so he could act as a cameo actor, drove to pick up Yifei, and even wrote a script on the way. Of course, all this effort wasn't just for pranks.

"Let me ask you another question. Why did Teacher Zeng explode when facing the same group of ex-girlfriends yesterday, but Zi Qiao didn't?"

Is Teacher Zeng braver, stronger, and more responsible than Ziqiao?

I don't think so.

Nanfeng moved her feet, cutting into Ziqiao's blind spot, and looked at him, who looked completely lost: "I've always felt that Teacher Zeng and Ziqiao have similar ways of handling difficult problems."

"Xiaoxian likes to procrastinate when he encounters a problem, hoping that the problem will just keep going on and on."

"Ziqiao likes to run away when he encounters problems. As long as he runs away fast enough, the problems and troubles can't catch up with him."

"But Ziqiao is much smarter than Xiaoxian. Perhaps it is because Ziqiao has been wandering the world for a long time. He always leaves himself room for maneuver and a way out when he does things."

"There's nothing wrong with leaving room for maneuver and a way out, but when combined with Ziqiao's tendency to run away from trouble, it becomes a disaster."

Nanfeng was so angry at Ziqiao that he laughed: "This means that as long as he wants to escape, he will always have a way out. Because he always has a way out, his first reaction to a problem is to run away."

"Ziqiao's life may be full of difficulties, but he will never encounter a dead end."

"But Teacher Zeng is different; his mind is far less agile than Ziqiao's."

"So in yesterday's situation, Ziqiao chose to run away, while Teacher Zeng did nothing, wanting to drag it out until his ex-girlfriends had calmed down before making a long-term plan."

"As a result, Teacher Zeng had nowhere to delay, and the other party had already threatened to insult his reputation and ruin his job."

"So Xiaoxian had no choice but to erupt in desperation."

Yifei finally understood: "You want to create a desperate situation for Ziqiao and see if he can unleash his full potential in that situation."

"But asking him to move out isn't really a desperate situation. He's the sub-landlord of 3602. If he doesn't want to move out, can we force him to?"

Nanfeng said in a deep voice, "The important thing has never been whether he moves away or not, but whether he is willing to completely lose us, his friends."

He turned his head, a warm smile appearing on his lips.

"And don't you guys think this bet is interesting?"

The four were confused: "What kind of betting game?"

"Of course it's a bet about friendship; I've staked all my friendship on it."

I bet...

"For Ziqiao, losing his friends and lover was the most desperate situation in his life."

"I bet he has nowhere to run this time."

"I won't think about running away anymore."

Nanfeng stretched out his hand to the four people: "Want to gamble with me this once?"

Curry Sauce asked timidly, "What if I lose the bet?"

"Lost the bet? Then this time it really was just me playing a prank." Nanfeng's smile was smug and triumphant.

Yifei sneered, "If you win, it's because you're farsighted; if you lose, it's because you're just playing pranks. How dare you say that Ziqiao always leaves himself room for maneuver and a way out?"

Even so, Yifei still placed her hand on Nanfeng's hand.

"I just want to see how important we friends are to Ziqiao. I'll bet with you."

"Me! Me! Me!" Curry Sauce quickly stretched out her hand. "I believe that even if Brother Ziqiao is rotten, he still has a bottom line."

Zhang Wei and Yu Mo exchanged a glance. Although they didn't have much of a relationship with Zi Qiao, they still reached out and placed their hands on top of him without prior arrangement.

"We've already put our hands together, how about we shout out a slogan?" Yu Mo suggested.

Curry Sauce agreed: "Great idea, but what should we shout?"

Yifei said nonchalantly, "Who cares? We'll just shout whatever comes to mind that's appropriate for the occasion."

"You can shout, but keep it down. Don't let Ziqiao find out," Nanfeng reminded him.

"Come on, listen to my countdown," Zhang Wei said in a low voice, "Three, two, one."

The five of them shouted in unison in a low voice.

"Ziqiao, keep it up!"

I'm coming

It's not that the pigeons are being lazy; I just feel that this is the best place for them to stop.

(End of this chapter)