Hu Yifei, holding Zhao Tianhao's large hand, walked up to them, exclaiming in surprise.
This startled the two of them.
After speaking, Hu Yifei turned to look at Zhao Tianhao, as if asking, "See, does what I said make sense?"
At this moment, Hu Yifei was completely unaware that she was still holding Zhao Tianhao's hand.
She didn't let go.
Zhao Tianhao smiled and nodded.
Seeing Zhao Tianhao nod, Hu Yifei smiled even more happily.
"Should we call Zhanbo and your girlfriend?" Zeng Xiaoxian also said to Zhao Tianhao.
"Who called me? Who called me?"
The two rooms were already close together. Plus, neither room's door was closed. Lu Zhanbo, in the living room of room 3601, heard someone calling him and quickly ran over to answer.
"Hey, your ears are so sharp!"
Hu Yifei looked at her younger brother and teased.
"Hehe, I smell a feast!"
Looking at so many people, Lü Ziqiao's heart was bleeding.
"We haven't eaten yet," Lü Ziqiao said irritably.
"Huh? So can my nose predict the future?" Lu Zhanbo said blankly.
"How about..." Zeng Xiaoxian hadn't finished speaking. He wanted to suggest splitting the bill.
"How about mala tang?" Lü Ziqiao interjected.
"Huh? Isn't that Xiao Nan Guo?"
Hu Yifei had eaten at Xiao Nan Guo with Zhao Tianhao last time and thought the food was pretty good. Zeng Xiaoxian also looked at Lü Ziqiao blankly, wondering why he had changed his mind.
"Mala tang is very plentiful, and there's one downstairs. It's economical and has everything. You guys wait, I'll go buy some now."
Lü Ziqiao finished speaking and rushed out.
"Lu Ziqiao, Lu Ziqiao."
Zeng Xiaoxian called out to Lu Ziqiao.
"Don't call him, spicy hot pot is fine. It's better than nothing."
Hu Yifei said to Zeng Xiaoxian.
"Oh dear, no, he didn't bring his wallet or phone."
Zeng Xiaoxian pointed to the wallet and phone on the table. Everyone was speechless. Zhao Tianhao said to Hu Yifei beside him.
"Let's go. I'll treat everyone to dinner."
"Great! Brother Hao is so generous." Zeng Xiaoxian flattered cheekily.
Zhao Tianhao kept looking at Hu Yifei.
Hu Yifei seemed to understand Zhao Tianhao's meaning. He was treating everyone to dinner because she was disappointed that she hadn't gone to Xiao Nan Guo.
Although she didn't want to admit it, she was still very happy that Zhao Tianhao was only doing this for her, and the others were just incidentally showing her this kind of pampering.
"Let's go then."
Hu Yifei released Zhao Tianhao's hand, which she had lingered over, and casually greeted everyone.
Zhao Tianhao went to call Lin Wanyu. Seeing that she had dried her hair and changed her clothes, the group went downstairs towards Xiao Nan Guo.
Zeng Xiaoxian, having helped Lu Ziqiao and Chen Meijia check in, had Chen Meijia's contact information.
He called her, and at Zhao Tianhao's suggestion, Zeng Xiaoxian invited her over for dinner.
As for Lu Ziqiao, there was nothing he could do.
Zeng Xiaoxian sent him a WeChat message, hoping he would see it soon.
He hadn't brought his phone.
Chen Meijia, seeing Zhao Tianhao again, couldn't help but swoon once more.
Zeng Xiaoxian and Lu Zhanbo didn't react, focusing on their food.
Lin Wanyu also didn't react much, but smiled, thinking her man was quite charming.
Hu Yifei, on the contrary, felt uneasy, thinking Chen Meijia was too infatuated.
She had no sense of propriety whatsoever; even though she had a boyfriend, she didn't know how to restrain herself.
Even the delicious food she was enjoying tasted bland.
…
The next morning.
Zhao Tianhao was lying on the living room sofa, cuddling a fox, playing games.
As for Lin Wanyu, she had recently been rendered unconscious by Zhao Tianhao and was still fast asleep.
Next door, Lü Ziqiao and Chen Meijia started arguing about money.
Chen Meijia didn't have money to pay the rent and asked Lü Ziqiao to pay it for her.
Lü Ziqiao, of course, refused.
The two argued and started throwing things.
Zeng Xiaoxian came up from downstairs and was about to enter 3601 when he suddenly heard the commotion from 3602 next door.
He opened the door, and a flying pillow hit him on the head.
He was still slammed against the door, swaying unsteadily.
He had no idea what had happened.
Lu Ziqiao and Chen Meijia saw that someone had been hit. They exchanged a glance and instantly began their act. When Zeng Xiaoxian came back in, he saw the two of them face to face, exchanging cheesy compliments.
"Ah, Ziqiao-jun, you are truly strong and powerful, with incredible strength! You are a man among men, Lu Bu among Lu Bu!"
"Ah, Meijia-mei, even if the sea dries up, the rocks crumble, the sky collapses, and the earth cracks, I will..."
Lu Ziqiao was about to continue. Zeng Xiaoxian, standing at the door, couldn't stand it anymore and coughed twice, indicating that there was another person present. The two of them then sat up straight, feigning seriousness. Lu Ziqiao casually turned around and saw Zeng Xiaoxian, saying, "Ah, it's Teacher Zeng."
"Sorry, I knocked earlier, you might not have heard me. Maybe I came at the wrong time."
Zeng Xiaoxian said awkwardly, rubbing his hands together.
"No, no, just kidding. Make yourself at home," Lu Ziqiao said with a smile.
"Really not bothering us?"
Zeng Xiaoxian walked to the sofa and asked again to confirm.
"It's okay, not bothering us," they both said in unison.
"Oh, I just wanted to tell you that pork prices downstairs have gone up, and the restaurants downstairs have raised their prices by 10%. If you have time, you can go down to the lobby to take a look."
"Okay, thank you, we understand,"
Lu Ziqiao and Zeng Xiaoxian repeated like robots.
"Were you arguing just now?" Zeng Xiaoxian asked.
"No, we weren't," Lu Ziqiao said with a smile.
Zeng Xiaoxian gave an awkward smile. "You guys continue."
He then left.
After greeting Zhao Tianhao in the living room, Zeng Xiaoxian went back to his bedroom.
A while later, Hu Yifei pushed open the door and came in.
Her face was full of displeasure.
"What's wrong, Yifei?"
Zhao Tianhao asked curiously, looking at the angry Hu Yifei.
"The price of pork downstairs has gone up,"
Hu Yifei explained.
A very convincing reason.
The real reason was that Hu Yifei felt she was thinking about a man, even though they had only met recently.
She didn't know what was wrong with her; she kept thinking about him unconsciously.
The pork price increase was just the trigger; she just wanted to vent her unhappiness. Zhao Tianhao saw this and smiled.
"Come here, have some popcorn chicken, it'll cheer you up."
This was the KFC breakfast that Da Mao had bought that morning. Lin Wanyu had never eaten this kind of thing before, so she really enjoyed it.
"What?" Hu Yifei said gruffly, reluctantly walking over to Zhao Tianhao.
Zhao Tianhao took a popcorn chicken from the box and handed it to Hu Yifei. Hu Yifei's face flushed slightly, but she stubbornly said, "Eating this won't change my good mood."
Zhao Tianhao held it to Hu Yifei's lips, and after she opened her mouth to eat it, he deliberately stuck his finger inside.
Hu Yifei instantly realized Zhao Tianhao's ill intentions and playfully slapped him.
Zhao Tianhao smiled mischievously.
Hu Yifei glared at Zhao Tianhao, pretending to be angry, and went back to her room.
Actually, she was just embarrassed.
Zhao Tianhao saw through her but didn't say anything.
He lay down on the sofa and continued playing games.
Meanwhile, a Japanese man arrived in room 3602.
At noon, when Zhao Tianhao and Lin Wanyu returned from lunch, Guan Gu Shenqi had already checked in.
The people in the two rooms got to know each other.
However, unlike in the drama, Lu Ziqiao and Chen Meijia didn't manage to swindle much money from Guan Gu Shenqi.
Lu Ziqiao's share was enough.
But Chen Meijia's wasn't enough.
So, in the afternoon, Chen Meijia was very restless in her room, unsure of what to do.
She didn't enthusiastically enter Guan Gu Shenqi's room like in the drama, swooning over him.
Having seen Zhao Tianhao's good looks so many times, Chen Meijia no longer found Guan Gu Shenqi's disheveled appearance handsome.
Although Lu Ziqiao had raised the money, he still went to donate sperm.
So Guan Gu Shenqi was tidying up his room.
Chen Meijia lay on her bed, wondering where the rent would come from.
Frustrated, Chen Meijia opened her phone, looking at the few contacts on WeChat, mostly people who had added her after joining the iPartment community.
She didn't have many friends to begin with.
Suddenly, Chen Meijia saw Zhao Tianhao's WeChat.
Her eyes lit up; she thought she could borrow money from Zhao Tianhao.
But why would he lend her money?