57 Cosplay must be done in full
"By the way, how are you and Mr. Nurse doing lately?"
Late at night, when all their teammates had left, the two sisters were still not satisfied. Each of them held a half-full bottle of beer, and they occupied two armrests of the sofa, with their four legs crossed, chatting face to face.
Hearing his cousin mention Chen Yuang's name, Ni Yue couldn't help but pout, looking unhappy, "It's been a long time since we last met!"
"A long time?" Zhang Chenling was surprised. She had only been away from Shanghai for seven days.
"Uh, it's been a few days, I didn't count... I don't care!"
"What? Are you having a fight?"
Ni Yue lowered her eyes, and when she raised them again, they were twinkling, as if tears were about to fall. However, she held back her tears the next second and sighed, "Actually, I don't think we are that suitable."
"What's wrong?" Zhang Chenling sat up straight.
Ni Yue shook his head. "Our family backgrounds are so different. Chen Yuang is a real young master, even more so than a young master. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand!" Zhang Chenling chuckled. "I understood when you told me he lived in Huashan Apartments. They were once the top apartments in the world, a favorite of the wealthy. I had always wanted to contract the housekeeping services for those two apartments, but their requirements were very strict, so I couldn't reach an agreement."
Ni Yue curled his lips, "How harsh! Chen Yuang said no one even wiped the dust off the TV!"
Not wanting to veer off topic, she continued her story: "One night a few days ago, I saw Chen Yuang happily walking with a girl. That girl looked like she grew up abroad. She was the type who radiated confidence from head to toe. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand!" Zhang Chenling's smile deepened. "So, are you jealous or are you feeling inferior?"
"I haven't finished yet. That night, I sent a WeChat message to Chen Yuang asking where he was. He said he was in the hospital, but he was clearly with that girl. He lied to me! But what makes me even more sad than the lie is..." Ni Yue's expression was a little broken, "I actually thought he and that girl were a better match!"
"How could you possibly think that?" Zhang Chenling immediately leaned over and said, "First of all, I strongly condemn the nurse's inappropriate behavior! Secondly, although we, the Shanghai migrants, are certainly not as well-off as Mr. Hu in terms of financial conditions, I think you two aren't at the stage of discussing marriage yet, so why are you dwelling on whether we're a good match?"
"Huh?" Ni Yue was stunned. "I thought you would comfort me, saying that I'm a beautiful and kind person, and more than worthy of him!"
"..." Zhang Chenling looked embarrassed. "I'm sorry, I might have drunk too much and didn't express myself clearly. You are such a beautiful and kind person, you are more than enough for him! So there is no need for you to feel inferior! If I were you, I would only think about how to exhaust the nurse's love and care! And, he lied, how to ask him!"
Ni Yue curled his lips and said nothing.
Seeing her cousin was baffled, Zhang Chenling took a sip of her wine and changed her tone, saying, "Okay, let me explain. But let me be clear: I'm not some old lady trying to bully you! I'm definitely a loser when it comes to relationships. I've experienced countless failed relationships and a divorce, but I've also gained a lot of valuable experience. The most important one is: in relationships, women need to find the right anchor, just like men do!"
"Anchor point?" Ni Yue's eyes were blurred.
"That's right, before a man gets married, all he thinks about is sex!" Zhang Chenling paused halfway through her words, and a man's face flashed through her mind.
Her cheeks felt hot, and she coughed before continuing, "After marriage, they're more concerned about how to get women to share more of the family burden, including but not limited to housework, mortgage payments, and childcare responsibilities... In short, no matter what stage a relationship is in, men always find an anchor point and use it to adjust the direction of the relationship."
"..." Ni Yue didn't quite understand, "So is this a compliment or an insult?"
Zhang Chenling smiled. "To put it more simply, the anchor point is what excites you most in this relationship, or what you want most: love, sex, material comforts, emotional value, reproductive value... or perhaps, all of it! Look at men, they always put their own needs first. To achieve their needs, they'll be as persistent as dogs and won't give up until they achieve their goals! They won't be like you, who's so anxious about gains and losses right from the start, giving up the initiative and becoming the one being measured and compared... Well, I see you're confused. To sum it up: you should satisfy yourself first, then talk about other things!"
"...Why do you say it like it's a hookup?"
"...The principle is pretty much the same anyway!"
Ni Yue tilted his head and savored the words carefully. Compared with the easy-to-understand chick literature of the running ball sister, his cousin's words were too profound and needed to be chewed over and over again.
After pondering for a long time, she nodded. "Well, you do have a point. I might be overthinking things. We've just started dating, and I'm already overthinking things. Maybe we're not that close yet! I should learn to have fun instead of just making things difficult for myself!"
"That's right!" Zhang Chenling smiled and reached out to gently rub her head. "You finally got it! When it comes to love, you should relax, enjoy the moment, and don't take it too seriously! But," she changed the subject, "don't be careless either. You must investigate this matter of lying. How dare a young nurse deceive our little Princess Ni Yue?!"
"Little sister, you are in such a good mood, is there anything good?"
Xu Zhiqian asked, staring at Ni Yue in the rearview mirror. He was driving his van to his last client of the day—Young Master.
In addition to Ni Yue, Qian Xiaohu was also sitting in the back seat.
Zhang Chenling and Sister Shuang are resting today. Everyone will take turns on duty before Xiao Ma Ge returns to the team next week.
Ni Yue hissed, her brows furrowed as she stared coldly at the rearview mirror. However, her tone wasn't as forceful as usual, but rather soft. "I've told you a hundred times, don't call me little sister. Call me by my full name, Ni Yue! Or, since you've worked in a large company and have a Westernized style, you can call me by my English name, Nicole."
"Actually, this nickname of little sister is very nice and friendly, hehe!" Qian Xiaohu interjected.
Ni Yue turned around and glared at him.
Qian Xiaohu immediately shut up. Although he had only been working for a few days, he had been trying hard to integrate into the team and change everyone's preconceived notions about him. However, due to his clumsy and ineffective methods, his recent attempts to show goodwill to Ni Yue had been met with awkward indifference.
Ni Yue lowered his head to play with his phone and ignored the two boring men.
The corners of his mouth rose unconsciously. Although Xu Zhiqian hated it, he was right just now, and he was indeed in a good mood.
A few days ago, she had been holding back her energy and hadn't paid much attention to Chen Yuang, and he seemed to be very busy as well. Perhaps he had sensed Ni Yue's cold violence, or perhaps he was in the mood with that girl. In short, his attitude towards Ni Yue had also become cold.
The greetings between the two people unconsciously became brief: How are you today? A little busy! Me too! Good evening! Go to bed early! ... These are the only few sentences they repeat back and forth.
But what her cousin said last night was like a sledgehammer, knocking a crack in the wall of Ni Yue's heart. Sunlight leaked in, and her mood finally turned from cloudy to sunny. She decided to take the initiative to break the deadlock, ask Chen Yuang out, and find out what happened that day.
However, just now, before she could take any action, Chen Yuang suddenly sent her a WeChat message, a belated invitation to a date: Baby, let’s have dinner together tonight, we haven’t seen each other for several days!
She pursed her lips and replied to his message, but was interrupted by the silly Xu Zhiqian.
Now my attention is back on my phone. I'm still feeling happy. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't happy, but I couldn't help but want to say something to him: "Are you not busy today? You said you would meet me, but I'm quite busy!"
Chen Yuang: Baby, are you... mad at me? I'm sorry, I've been so busy lately I almost fainted. Can I treat you to a nice meal tonight to make amends?
Ni Yue reluctantly said: Okay, but I will be late. The last customer today is the young master, and the washing will start at five o'clock.
Chen Yuang: Okay, how about we set 7 o'clock? What do you want to eat? And then we'll go to the movies?
…
"Sister, you look so happy today, is there something good?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as Ni Yue stepped into the young master's house, the smile in her eyes was caught by this sensitive boy.
He asked the same question.
Ni Yue naturally wouldn't be angry with him. He stepped forward and poked his forehead lightly with his fingertips, "Of course I'm happy to see you!"
The young master grinned, his face flushed, but the next second, he put away his smile, and a complex look flashed in his eyes—a complexity that didn't match his age. Ni Yue was a little confused.
While a few people were chatting and laughing, the young master's mother turned and went into the bedroom. When she came out, she had changed her home clothes into a T-shirt and jeans.
Ni Yue looked at her with a puzzled look as she came over and said to herself, "Sorry, I have something urgent to do and I have to go out for a while!"
"Ah?" Ni Yue was stunned.
"I just found out that my sister is seriously ill! It just so happens that you are at home helping the young master take a bath. I will go to the hospital to see how she is and come back. I have prepared some fruits in the kitchen. You can eat the fruits later before leaving. I guess I will be back soon!" She said hurriedly, and finally glanced at the young master, looking a little worried.
Ni Yue nodded in agreement, "No problem, don't worry, this is our last order of the day. We'll stay here with you after we finish washing, and wait for you to come back before leaving!"
After saying that, he picked up his phone and sent a WeChat message to Chen Yuang, telling him that he would be done very late and suggesting that the date be postponed or rescheduled.
Chen Yuang replied immediately: I’ll go to the gym first, we’ll meet up later!
"Mom, don't worry about me! My aunt is so seriously ill, you should stay in the hospital for a while longer!" After hearing the young master's repeated instructions, his mother went out in a hurry.
Ni Yue watched her leave and then turned around, only to see the young master winking at him.
"?" She felt a sense of foreboding.
Sure enough, a smirk appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Sister, can you take me out?"
"What???" Ni Yue's jaw almost dropped to the floor.
Xu Zhiqian and Qian Xiaohu, who were assembling the bathtub nearby, were also stunned.
"What do you want to do outside?" Ni Yue asked, staring into the young master's eyes.
"I want to see someone!" the young master said bluntly.
"You want to meet her secretly without telling your mother, right?" Ni Yue asked, although she already had the answer in her heart.
The young master hesitated for half a second and nodded.
"No!" Xu Zhiqian was the first to deny, "We can't take clients out without permission!"
"I also think it's inappropriate. At least you should say hello to his mother first. It would be better to talk to Mr. Zhang as well," Qian Xiaohu said with a bitter face. "I'm still in my internship. I can't act so recklessly..."
"No, I absolutely cannot let my mother know!" The young master was very emotional, his eyes were red and red, his expression was painful, like a trapped animal, "If you don't help me, I will take a taxi and leave by myself!"
As he said this, he started to push the wheelchair.
"No, no!" Ni Yue quickly leaned over and clasped the young master's wrists tightly with both hands.
Feeling like she was holding two handfuls of dry firewood, her heart softened, "That person is very important to you, you must meet her, right?"
The young master nodded frantically, his chin pressed against his thin chest, his tone extremely firm, "It's extremely important! I must see her! I have something to ask her in person!"
Ni Yue suddenly remembered something, "Is it the person who couldn't come to your birthday party and caused it to be cancelled?"
"Yes..." The young master choked, tears glistening in his eyes.
She understood, stood up and faced the two men behind her, and saw them shaking their heads like rattles at the same time.
She nodded encouragingly.
They still shook their heads.
She nodded vigorously again.
They shook their heads even more.
"Okay," Ni Yue shrugged and said helplessly, "If you don't help, I'll take the young master away in a taxi!"
Ten minutes later, four people and a wheelchair appeared in the small van of Shangshanruoshui.
"You're all crazy!" Xu Zhiqian started the car and muttered as if he was shocked. "You're crazy! You're crazy! You're crazy!"
Qian Xiaohu sat in the passenger seat, his face filled with worry. "...It's over. I won't be able to pass my internship!"
The congress just ended yesterday, and today such a big thing happened.
"That's not the case. You're all older than me, why are you so scared?" The young master said calmly, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone, "Don't worry, as long as we get back home before my mom, it'll be fine! After we get back, just help me wash my hair and then lie to her and say I've already showered!"
"How can this be possible?!" Xu Zhiqian stepped on the accelerator, and the car rushed forward, causing everyone to sway backwards. "Taking a client out without permission and lying to them, our professional ethics are completely shattered!"
The next second, he suddenly remembered something, stared at the rearview mirror, and asked the young master: "Just now your mother said her sister was sick, that was fake news, right?"
The young master smiled crookedly and charmingly, "Half true, half false!"
"What do you mean?" Ni Yue didn't understand.
"My aunt was hospitalized for hemorrhoidectomy, and I asked my cousin to lie to my mom and say she was seriously ill!"
"...You actually teamed up with your cousin to trick your mother away. What a huge game you're playing!" Qian Xiaohu realized that he was just a pawn, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "If your mother finds out that your cousin tricked her, then we'll all be exposed!"
"He's already prepared his story, you don't need to worry about it!" The young master shrugged, "Life is a giant cosplay, so of course we have to do it the whole way!"
The van drove out of the underground parking lot of the community. There was a sunset today, and the sky was pink and purple, like a fairy tale world.
"So where are we going?" Xu Zhiqian asked coldly, his tone no longer containing any emotion.
He just wanted to end it all as soon as possible.
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