Although Ling Yi liked the characters in the TV Love Apartment," that was all he liked—the characters themselves.
Television is television, and the world of television is the world of television. These are real people, and as such, they have their own joys and sorrows.
Another point Ling Yi could clearly sense was that the people at Love Apartment seemed to be somewhat resistant to him, an outsider.
At the dinner table tonight, Guanhu Shenqi Ling Yi.
The same goes for Lu Zhanbo.
The others, though seemingly enthusiastic, were just making polite, perfunctory remarks.
However, this is normal, since Ling Yi is indeed an outsider to them, and they are not familiar with each other yet.
It's understandable to feel a sense of unfamiliarity or even rejection.
"Don't overthink it. People just don't know you yet. Things will get better once they get to know you better," Hu Yifei explained again.
But he was somewhat annoyed by Lü Ziqiao and Zeng Xiaoxian's behavior today.
Ling Yi was brought back by her. Lü Ziqiao's Yin and Yang and Zeng Xiaoxian's deliberate targeting—what was Ling Yi supposed to think?
This is clearly a disrespect to Hu Yifei.
She's made up her mind; she'll teach those two a lesson tomorrow.
"What are you saying, Teacher Yifei? It's me who's causing you trouble."
"Besides, if it weren't for Teacher Yifei's help, I would be sleeping on the streets tomorrow."
Hearing Ling Yi's words, Hu Yifei rolled her eyes.
"Do you think I'm stupid? Sleeping on the streets? Do you believe that? Earning over ten thousand a day, that's more than my monthly salary. You think you can sleep on the streets?"
Ling Yi coughed lightly and explained, "To be honest, this is the first time I've realized that my Programming skills are actually quite good."
"If I had known I could make money by doing outsourced tasks, I wouldn't have needed to work so hard."
"This is your first time meeting them? I find it hard to believe."
"Of course it's true. You know my past situation. If I had known about such a good way to make money earlier, I wouldn't have needed to work so hard every day."
Hu Yifei nodded, "That's true."
According to Hu Yifei's understanding, Ling Yi used to be either working or on his way to work.
Sometimes when eating in the cafeteria, they don't even serve any vegetables, just rice.
"But things are better now. You won't be short of money anymore, and life will be easier."
Ling Yi nodded and smiled, "That's right!"
After a pause, Ling Yi asked, "By the way, Ms. Yifei, how much is the rent?"
"Forget about the rent. Didn't I already say Zhang Wei won't be back for several months? Anyway, we're just sitting around doing nothing."
" Yifei, you can't say that. It's your business if you have a good relationship with Zhang Wei and the others, but I can't just stay here for free."
"I..."
"Sister Yifei, listen to me, I absolutely have to pay this money, otherwise I'll move out tomorrow."
"Besides, this isn't just a matter for you, Sister Yifei."
Hu Yifei immediately understood Ling Yi's meaning. Ling Yi was thinking of her and didn't want to create a rift between her and Zhang Wei.
Although Hu Yifei felt it was unnecessary, seeing Ling Yi's serious expression, Hu Yifei didn't object anymore.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Alright, give me a thousand, just as a token."
The monthly rent for Love Apartment is around 8,000 yuan, which, when split among everyone, is about 2,000 yuan per person.
Giving Ling Yi a thousand isn't much.
Most importantly, Ling Yi is indeed making money very easily now, so Hu Yifei no longer worries too much.
"By the way, the bathroom door lock is broken. If you need to use the toilet, just flip the little sign on the door over so others will know someone is inside."
"Also, our bathrooms are separated by gender, so please don't go into the wrong one."
Good grief, bathrooms are now divided into men's and women's sections?
We're not even showering together, is it really necessary?
I don't understand!
That's all for now. Get some rest, see you tomorrow!
"See you tomorrow."
Looking at the closed door, Ling Yi shook his head, stopped thinking about it, sat back down at the Computer, and started working again.
I was busy so late last night that I didn't go to sleep until almost 3 a. m. I can't help it, making money really gets me hooked.
Ling Yi didn't get up until around nine o'clock the next morning.
After leaving the room, Ling Yi saw Zeng Xiaoxian leaning against the sofa, holding a piece of paper, his mouth opening and closing, seemingly doing something.
Ling Yi instinctively asked, "Brother Xiaoxian, what are you doing?"
"I'm practicing my facial muscles; it's part of my voice training."
"How late were you up last night? I saw your light was on when I went to the bathroom around 1 a. m.!"
"Yeah, I don't go to sleep until three." Ling Yi nodded.
"Then you must have made at least tens of thousands of yuan that night?" Zeng Xiaoxian exclaimed.
"Not that many," Ling Yi said with a smile.
Although things didn't go too well during dinner last night, Zeng Xiaoxian's attitude now is clearly quite Changes from last night.
Ling Yi wasn't one to take things too seriously, so since the other party had taken the initiative to soften their stance, Ling Yi was more than happy to accept it.
Just then, Zeng Xiaoxian said, " Ling Yi, I'm sorry about last night. I didn't understand the situation. I apologize."
"Hey, what kind of nonsense is that? A relationship without jealousy, can it even be called love? The more you care, the more jealous you'll become."
"What? Me, Zeng Xiaoxian, jealous? Who am I jealous of? You're kidding, a wise man doesn't fall in love." Zeng Xiaoxian was being stubborn again.
Ling Yi glanced at him and said quietly, "Speaking of which, Teacher Yifei and I aren't that far apart in age."
Zeng Xiaoxian was taken aback. "Wait, what do you mean by that?"
"Teacher Yifei is beautiful, has a great figure, and most importantly, she's incredibly supportive and makes you feel safe. Anyone who finds a girlfriend like her would be ecstatic."
"So, so what?" Zeng Xiaoxian stammered.
"Before, I was a poor guy. A man without money lacks confidence, so even if I liked someone, I didn't dare to tell them. Now, I have a way to make money."
Putting everything else aside, becoming a multi-millionaire in the future is definitely not a problem.
Zeng Xiaoxian felt increasingly uncomfortable listening to this. He wanted to refute something, but for a moment he didn't know how. Damn it, he earns more than 100,000 a day. Becoming a millionaire is really not difficult.
What are you trying to say?
"Since we've come to Love Apartment, of course we should have a passionate and dramatic romance!"
"No!" Zeng Xiaoxian instinctively objected. "No, what I mean is, you're still young, you should focus your main energy on your career."
I earn 100,000 a day.
"Hey kid, do you believe I'll duel you?" Zeng Xiaoxian stood up, somewhat agitated.
"Haha!" Ling Yi couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Upon hearing that laugh, Zeng Xiaoxian knew he had been tricked by Ling Yi.
"Xiao Xian, don't worry, Teacher Yifei isn't my type. I like Sister Youyou's type."
As soon as Ling Yi finished speaking, he heard someone behind him shout in broken Mandarin, "Kid, you like Youyou? You're not allowed to like her."
Ling Yi turned around and saw Sekiya Kamiki walking out of the room.
"I said I like the type of girl like Youyou, not that I like Youyou." Ling Yi shrugged and explained when he saw Sekiya Kamiki's extremely serious expression.
Goodness, anyone who didn't know better would think you were about to start a duel!
Ling Yi thought he had explained it very clearly, but he overlooked Sekiya's level of Chinese proficiency.
In the original storyline, Sekiya's Chinese proficiency fluctuated, and he often misused idioms.
In Sekiya's view, Ling Yi's words meant the same thing: liking Tang Youyou and liking Tang Youyou's type.
So he said again seriously, "Absolutely not."
"No, you don't even allow me to like someone like Sister Youyou?" Ling Yi was speechless.
"It's simply not allowed. In your Ancient Country, there's an old saying: 'One should not covet a friend's wife.' Youyou is my fiancée, so it's not permitted."
"Did he misunderstand something?" Ling Yi asked Zeng Xiaoxian.
"He didn't understand." Seeing Sekiya's expression, and recalling what he had done last night, Zeng Xiaoxian felt a pang of embarrassment.
"Oh!" Ling Yi understood.
Turning to Sekiya, he said, "Just because you like duck eggs doesn't mean you can't let others eat them, right? Do you understand my explanation?"
Zeng Xiaoxian shook his head and said, "I guess he doesn't understand."
"No, I understand. You're comparing Youyou to a duck egg; that's very impolite."
"OK, I... don't like Sister Youyou, do you understand?"
"But you just said you like Youyou."
Ling Yi scratched his head, "Damn it, how am I supposed to explain this to me?"
Don't you understand? Why doesn't Ling Yi believe it?
You can see that Sekiya's expression is extremely serious, so it doesn't seem fake.
He simply shrugged and said, "I like Sister Youyou. Sister Youyou is so beautiful, gentle, and cute. Is there a problem with me liking Sister Youyou?"
Furthermore, although everyone knows that the person playing Sekiya Kamiki is not from Radiant Water Country, in this world, Sekiya Kamiki is Radiant Water Country.
Ling Yi had no good feelings towards the people of Radiant Water Country, even though his name was Sekiya Kamiki.
" Youyou is my fiancée."
"A fiancée isn't a wife. Even if she becomes a wife, there's always the possibility of divorce. As the saying goes, if you swing your hoe well enough, you can dig up any wall."
How could you do this? This is unethical.
"A beautiful and graceful lady is sought after by a gentleman. Is it wrong to like someone? If it is wrong to like someone, then I will just go with the flow."
Sekiya Kamiki could say anything more, Zeng Xiaoxian quickly interjected, " Sekiya, Ling Yi is just joking with you. Can't you understand what he's saying?"
"A joke? How could you joke about something like this?" Clearly, Sekiya was taking this very seriously.
"You need to apologize," Sekiya Kamiki said to Ling Yi.
"Apologize? What are you apologizing for? If Youyou were a celebrity, would you stop everyone from liking Youyou?"
Zeng Xiaoxian said, "No need for assumptions, Youyou is a star, although she's still a tiny bit less famous."
At this moment, Sekiya Kamiki suddenly realized and said, "So you like Youyou, but it's the kind of liking a fan has."
"I'm sorry, Ling Yi, I misunderstood you." Sekiya said, giving Ling Yi a ninety-degree bow.
Ling Yi opened his mouth, but suddenly didn't know what to say.
He really wanted to ask, "What if I really wanted to pursue Tang Youyou?"
But after thinking about it, I decided against it. Otherwise, judging from Sekiya's attitude, a duel might very well break out.