Chapter 756 A Shattered Dream

Chapter 755 A Shattered Dream

After much comforting from everyone, Ziqiao and Zhang Wei, this "same-sex couple," finally calmed down.

Although their engagement was witnessed by a priest from the Church of Our Lady of Blessing, the priest's testimony has little authority in this country, and since neither of them are church members, they certainly wouldn't approve of this drunken farce.

The first thing they did after regaining their senses was to tear off the obtrusive ring from their hands and throw it off the balcony.

Thus, Ziqiao and Zhang Wei's engagement lasted less than twenty-four hours before it came to an end.

The two, their relationship shattered, glared at each other fiercely, utterly loathing each other.

"It's all your fault, Lu Ziqiao!"

Zhang Wei roared, "If you hadn't dragged me to find some girlfriend, would we have run into this mess?"

"How can you blame me?"

Ziqiao was filled with grievance and resentment: "If it weren't for Yifei and Teacher Zeng interviewing a bunch of weirdos every day, would I have let you find a girlfriend?"

He snorted and continued, "Besides, I've been drunk many times before, but I've never made such a blunder as this."

"Whose problem is this, really? The answer is obvious, isn't it?"

"you!"

Zhang Wei stared wide-eyed in disbelief upon hearing this.

"alright."

Nanfeng curled her lip: "You two are in the same boat now. Instead of blaming each other, you should think about how to end this."

Ziqiao and Zhang Wei were taken aback by his words, and turned to look at Nanfeng in confusion: "What do you mean? What do you mean by how this should be resolved?"

Nanfeng sighed deeply, then looked up and asked, "Do you remember how you got back, and where you went after you came back?"

They shook their heads blankly.

"Here's what happened—"

Meijia ate popcorn, watching Ziqiao and Zhang Wei's antics with amusement: "After you two got back to the apartment, you stumbled to the residents' committee, crying and making a scene, saying you wanted to enjoy couple benefits too, and that a pastor from the Church of Our Lady of Amitabha would witness your love."

"The staff handling couple benefits said our apartment couldn't reduce rent for same-sex couples, so you guys started yelling things like 'freedom of love' and 'true love conquers all'."

"It's said that the scene was quite a big one, with many onlookers crowding in to watch the spectacle."

"Luckily, you two are somewhat well-known in the apartment complex. Aunt Wang knew you, so she found an office and locked you two drunkards up, which prevented things from escalating further."

"Otherwise, the two of you will probably dominate the front page headlines for the next three months."

"What?!"

Seeing that their embarrassing situation had escalated to the residents' committee, Ziqiao and Zhang Wei were completely dumbfounded upon hearing this.

Nanfeng covered her face and sighed again: "It's only because Aunt Wang knows you that she absolutely refuses to believe that Ziqiao would like a man."

"Aunt Wang knew that we had been busy finding new couples to share the rent. She thought it was a bad idea that we all came up with together, so she called me and gave me a roundabout scolding."

"If it weren't for my consistently good reputation, this matter really wouldn't be easy to explain."

He looked up at Ziqiao and Zhang Wei: "We've managed to calm things down outside for now. Now, tell me how we should wrap this up."

Upon hearing this, Ziqiao and Zhang Wei stared blankly, their faces filled with despair.

Nanfeng spoke lightly, but gossip is like a storm and a wave; it can't be suppressed so easily.

Their lifelong reputations (which don't actually exist) are now completely ruined!

Zi Qiao: / (ToT) / ~~

Zhang Wei: / (ToT) /~~

"Feed".

Nanfeng tapped the coffee table in dissatisfaction: "Stop just standing there in a daze, have you figured out how to solve this?"

'

Ziqiao gave a bitter smile: "One sword!"

Zhang Wei clutched his chest: "Kill him!"

"Let's go!"

The two of them wailed in unison.

Yu Mo teased, half-laughing and half-crying, "Even if you want to die, you can't die together now. Otherwise, if word gets out, it'll look like you two committed suicide for love and went home together as a married couple."

Upon hearing this, Ziqiao and Zhang Wei completely broke down, both letting out desperate cries.

"Aaaaaaah!!!"

No matter how desperate Ziqiao and Zhang Wei are, life has to go on.

The two, who hadn't eaten all day, angrily ate half a refrigerator's worth of sandwiches amidst everyone's teasing. This made Nanfeng feel sorry for them and exclaim that they were reincarnated pig spirits.

The next morning, Nanfeng took the two to the residents' committee and they didn't return until the afternoon.

-

"Nanfeng, you're back?"

In room 3602, Guan Gu saw Zi Qiao and Zhang Wei walk in with their heads down, like walking corpses. He quickly looked at Nan Feng and asked, "How did things go?"

Nanfeng shrugged: "After much persuasion, and considering that these two guys were quite proactive in apologizing, the residents' committee finally classified their behavior as drunken disorderly conduct, rather than maliciously defrauding couples' benefits."

"In the end, the only solution was for them to write a self-criticism of no less than 800 words by hand and then serve as community volunteers for two months. I guess that's a satisfactory resolution."

As Zhang Wei's good friend and Zi Qiao's future uncle-in-law, Guangu finally breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"what!"

Ziqiao leaned back on the sofa and wailed, "Being a volunteer is one thing, but what I hate most in this life is writing self-criticisms."

Nanfeng rolled her eyes at Ziqiao: "I just asked you to write a self-criticism and hand it in, but I didn't say I'd post it on the bulletin board or make you read it aloud several times in front of the whole apartment building to sincerely apologize."

"This has already minimized the impact of the matter, Lu Ziqiao, you should be content."

"It's not that I'm ungrateful, it's that I really don't know how to write a self-criticism."

Ziqiao sighed: "When I was in elementary school, I was punished by the teacher for being too naughty and had to write a self-criticism. But the self-criticism was so bad that the teacher punished me by making me write another one."

"The result was that the self-criticism was still terrible, and I was punished by the teacher to write another one."

"The result was still a terrible self-criticism, and I was punished by the teacher to write another one —"

"Stop!"

Nanfeng reached out and pinched Ziqiao's lips, saying, "To avoid you talking until tomorrow morning, just tell me the result directly."

"result."

Ziqiao blinked and muttered softly, "Later I found out that this teacher's daughter was about my age and quite pretty, and then—"

He coughed a few times and asked weakly, "Does this... count as a result?"

"Pooh!"

Nanfeng, Zhang Wei, and Guangu spat in unison, "Scum!"

This teacher was really unlucky to have met Ziqiao.

and many more!

Was Ziqiao referring to his elementary school days?

"Lu Ziqiao, you deserve to die!"

The three of them spat at Ziqiao again in unison, the flying spittle practically drowning this scum.

Ziqiao wiped his wet cheeks, his eyes full of innocence.

Although the teacher's daughter was indeed quite old at the time, I was younger than her, okay?

Besides, I wasn't intentionally retaliating against the teacher at that time; the two of them were truly in love!

Yes, true love with a three-month time limit.

"Ugh."

Zhang Wei glanced at Zi Qiao and said with a hint of resentment, "At least you wrote a self-criticism. I was a model student every year when I was in elementary school."

"Now you've ruined my reputation, it's all your fault, Ziqiao!"

"Zhang Wei, please stop blaming others and start looking for excuses within yourself, okay?"

Ziqiao said with dissatisfaction, "Your lifelong reputation has long been built on the fact that you and Teacher Zeng are calling each other 'Your Majesty' and 'My Beloved Consort'."

"When it shatters into pieces, my illustrious reputation as Lu Xiaobu will truly be destroyed in an instant."

He sighed, "I'm just thinking that Yifei and Teacher Zeng's approach is unreliable, so I'm planning to find another way."

"I never expected this—sigh."

"Who says we're unreliable?"

Speak of the devil, and he appears! Yifei and Zeng Xiaoxian strode in with an air of arrogance, as if they didn't recognize anyone.

"Everyone, I have some good news to announce."

Yifei raised her head high and said arrogantly, "Zeng Xiaoxian and I interviewed several couples this morning, and one of them was quite good."

"They've passed all the tests in the interview, and we're just waiting to meet tonight so we can chat and give them a good assessment."

She said with increasing smugness, "As long as everyone is satisfied with them, there's a high chance we'll be getting new people on the sixth floor."

"real?"

Nanfeng glanced at Yifei and Xiaoxian, and asked with a half-smile, "The stack of documents Aunt Wang has is full of bizarre couples who have been rejected countless times. You two really managed to find gold in the sand?"

Yifei paused, then her eyes darted around and her limbs stiffened as she said, "Clang, clang, clang—of course."

In her inner world, Yifei clapped her hands and said: Of course—it's not like that.

She lowered her proud head, dejectedly complaining, "After these few days of interviews, I finally understand."

If I were hoping to pick out a normal couple from that bunch of oddballs Aunt Wang introduced, I'd rather hope Wanyu's dad bought the entire Love Apartment and gave it to us.

[This couple was a normal couple that Zeng Xiaoxian and I practically intercepted at the residents' committee. I had to beg them a lot before they agreed to come and take a look at our sixth floor.]

As Yifei spoke, she clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and began to pray silently.

May Marx bless us, may Engels bless us.

Newton, Einstein, Maxwell, Maserati, Ferrari —

Is something wrong?

Never mind, I'll just pray for what I can and can't.

We hope everyone likes this couple and is willing to let them stay.

[Anyway, I will never! Never! Never!]

I never want to interview couples again!!!

The four of them exchanged a silent glance. Seeing Yifei's shifty eyes and Teacher Zeng's sweaty brow, they knew that things were definitely not as simple as Yifei had described.

However, if we can really achieve our goal, it wouldn't hurt to let Yifei and Teacher Zeng show off a bit.

Since that's the case, they can now wait and see if Yifei and the couple that Teacher Zeng recruited can get along.

Take care, see you next time.

Yifei and Xiaoxian saw off the couple who had visited that evening with bright smiles. After closing the door, they turned their backs to the assembled apartment occupants and asked, "How was it?"

"I think it's good."

"Great."

"Fantastic."

"I feel a special connection with both of them."

"It would be really fun to share an apartment with them."

"I'm already starting to imagine what my future life as a roommate will be like."

'

Everyone sat on the sofa, their faces beaming with joy, praising the performance.

The couple gained the high regard of everyone in the apartment in just one night.

Of course, this is also because everyone has heard Yifei and Zeng Xiaoxian complain about the strange couple during the job interview, and their expectations were set very low from the beginning.

As a result, after spending one night together, the couple exceeded everyone's expectations in every aspect—intelligence, emotional intelligence, personality, hobbies, and interpersonal skills.

Sharing an apartment is purely a matter of luck. You're already incredibly lucky if your roommate is a normal person, let alone the couple we met today, who they are particularly satisfied with.

"very good."

Yifei nodded with great satisfaction, finally feeling relieved.

"Since everyone is willing to share the apartment with them, should we just call them and tell them the news?"

"it is good."

Everyone readily agreed, their eyes filled with anticipation and longing for their future shared living together.

Yifei took out her phone and dialed the number of the couple she had just spoken to.

The call was quickly connected, and Yifei immediately pressed the speakerphone button, gesturing for everyone to remain quiet.

Everyone understood and gave an OK sign.

Hello.

"Yes, it's me."

Yifei grinned and said, "I called to say that we all welcome you to move in and are looking forward to sharing the apartment with you."

"When can you move in? We can help you with your luggage."

The person on the other end remained silent upon hearing this.

After a long pause, the girl on the other end of the phone said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, we probably didn't have the 1..."

"Fa is sharing an apartment with you guys."

Why?!

Yifei let out a gasp, and everyone stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief.

"because----"

The girl on the other end of the phone drew out her words, seemingly still trying to come up with a legitimate reason to explain, while her boyfriend, having reached his limit, spoke up.

"Because you're all a bunch of weirdos!"

The person hung up the phone immediately after speaking, and the entire living room was instantly filled with an awkward silence.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, frozen in place.

[In his inner world, Zeng Xiaoxian leisurely munched on a cucumber and said...]

This story teaches us: Don't dislike others, because you might also be disliked by others.

Conversely, don't be discouraged by others' dislike, because you might also—dislike others—at any time.

He straightened his hair and said with a touch of pride, "It's precisely because I've always believed in this that I've survived to this day."

Hahaha, hahahaha————