Love Apartment: The All-Around Comedian

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The father agreed, then added, "However, before investing, we need to complete a procedure and deposit 20,000 yuan as a guarantee. That's a considerable sum."

Without a second thought, Hu Yifei handed the check in her pocket to her father: "Here, I have one."

"I can't accept this. This is on behalf of Ziqiao, how can I take it back?"

Dad refused.

Hu Yifei quickly said, "It's alright, this has nothing to do with Ziqiao's debts. I only have this much money on me, I don't know if it's enough. Please accept it quickly, otherwise it would be... disrespectful to me."

"Oh well."

The old man accepted the check, secretly amused.

Lu Ziqiao finally felt relieved.

With the matter settled, the two began to eat, urging Su Mingyang and the others to eat more.

Hu Yifei, envisioning a bright future, turned to Su Mingyang and said, "Mingyang, such a great investment opportunity, aren't you tempted?"

“No money.”

Su Mingyang shrugged.

"If you have no money, who would believe you?"

Hu Yifei rolled her eyes, then, as if struck by a sudden thought, said to Lin Wanyu, "Wanyu, you heard what Dad said, right? I suggest you contact him and buy Icefire Island. That way, you can make money however you want."

Lin Wanyu said, both amused and exasperated, "Feifei, how could that be? Icefire Island can't be bought. But if I remember correctly, due to the financial crisis, the Icefire Island government now owes my dad's company billions of yuan."

"Several billion yuan!"

Even though they knew Lin Wanyu's family owned a bank.

Hu Yifei was also shocked by this number.

Lu Ziqiao's eyes widened.

Lu Zhanbo swallowed hard.

Lin Wanyu's father, unaware of her background, was so frightened that he dropped his knife and fork.

Billions of dollars—this must be the daughter of a super-rich man. Why would she end up in this prison? His thoughts shifted, and he realized he'd run into a competitor who was exaggerating even more than him! And it seemed everyone believed him, especially Lu Ziqiao, showing his considerable skill in deception.

He glanced over and noticed that Lin Wanyu's necklace, earrings, and even her clothes were all designer brands—undoubtedly a carefully crafted package for deception! When he saw that Su Mingyang next to him hadn't reacted at all to Lin Wanyu's words, he couldn't help but have an even bigger suspicion—could this also be a master con artist? Considering his own abilities as a cook, it was very possible! Could it be that the two of them were a pair of con artists? Thinking of this, he turned his gaze to Lu Ziqiao next to him, who looked utterly shocked.

He shook his head inwardly, thinking that his godson's kung fu skills were still not up to par.

Chapter 237 Words are written all over their faces!

What Dad didn't know was...

Of these people, Su Mingyang knew Lin Wanyu's family situation best.

There was no reaction then.

Lin's International Bank is not only a Fortune Global 500 company, but also a family business that has stood for nearly a century, with a market value of hundreds of billions of US dollars.

It is comparable to the Big Four banks.

Moreover, it is implementing a globalization strategy.

It's perfectly normal for the government of Icefire Island to owe her family's bank billions of yuan.

But then again, Wanyu's acting was brilliant.

Su Mingyang has put on a lot of act, but none of them feel as good as Wan Yu's, which is so casual and indifferent.

The most lethal form of showing off is the subtle kind.

Unfortunately, Lin Wanyu overlooked one thing: there were more than just the cast of Love Apartment here.

If Dad reacted so strongly to Wanyu's words, it will be difficult to investigate Wanyu's identity, and it will inevitably cause some trouble.

One should always be wary of others.

Thinking of this, Su Mingyang had a sudden inspiration and casually said, "Hey Yifei and Wanyu, what idol drama have you two been watching lately that you've been completely immersed in the characters?"

Lin Wanyu was still flustered about blurting out some inside information without noticing the presence of outsiders, and was trying to come up with an excuse to cover it up. Hearing Su Mingyang's words and seeing his subtle wink, she immediately understood. Suppressing her gratitude, she nodded and said, "Yes, Feifei and I recently watched a drama called 'The Little Princess.' The situation just now was somewhat similar to the scene where the female lead was negotiating a business deal, so Feifei and I just acted it out."

After saying that, she turned to look at Hu Yifei and winked at her, "Right, Feifei?"

Hu Yifei was taken aback for a moment, then realized that Lin Wanyu was afraid of revealing her identity, and chuckled awkwardly, "That's right, Wanyu, your acting was really good just now, Dad was so scared that he dropped his knife and fork."

Lin Wanyu laughed and said, "It's all thanks to your good cooperation, Feifei, otherwise we wouldn't have achieved such an effect."

Hu Yifei said, "Not only me, Zhanbo and Ziqiao also cooperated well."

Lu Ziqiao was quick-witted. As soon as Su Mingyang spoke, he knew what he meant. They had agreed not to reveal Lin Wanyu's identity to anyone, and of course he would abide by it. He said, "No way, that was just my true reaction. I was wondering when Wanyu got a rich father. It turns out it was all an act. You guys are really something." Listening to the conversation, Lu Zhanbo also understood. However, he had embarrassed himself twice just now, so he decided it was better to keep quiet.

Lin Wanyu smiled and said apologetically to her father, "I'm sorry, Dad, we were just playing a role-playing game that we often play. Please don't mind."

"Haha, it's nothing. You young people all like to play new and exciting games, I can understand that."

The old man remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was filled with suspicion.

Could he be overthinking things? They're not in the same industry, but those people were just exchanging knowing glances, clearly making up a story; they weren't acting at all! As for Lin Wanyu being a super-rich heiress...

One possibility can be directly ruled out.

What exactly happened? Was he being deliberately teased? For a moment, the conman father was completely bewildered.

Lin Wanyu was naive and assumed her father believed her, so she acted impulsively.

Su Mingyang wasn't sure if his father had... dispelled his doubts, so he changed the subject, saying, "Dad, you've traveled all over the country for so many years, you must have experienced a lot of interesting things, tell us about them."

Hu Yifei and the others were also very interested in this and joined in the commotion.

Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, the old man couldn't refuse, so he put aside his doubts and started telling a few foreign jokes.

He's always been a good talker, and once he got into it, he talked for over an hour.

I have to say, my dad's storytelling skills are truly amazing.

Su Mingyang, Lin Wanyu, and the others listened with great interest, not distracted at all.

Su Mingyang joked that if his father went to perform at senior citizen art shows, they would definitely go every day to support him.

Lin Wanyu, Hu Yifei, and Lu Zhanbo expressed their strong agreement.

They still remember the last time the elderly art performance featured the Calabash Brothers; it was utterly boring. After watching the entire performance, all they could remember were two words—Grandpa! Grandpa! Grandpa! Grandpa! They still get a headache thinking about it.

It would be so much fun if Dad went.

Hearing Su Mingyang's words, the old man pondered for two seconds and said, "There's a saying that goes, 'Having spent half a lifetime away, one returns still a youth.' Do you think I'm old now?"

Everyone waved their hands and said, "No, Dad, you're still very young."

The old man shook his head and chuckled, already having the answer in his heart. He glanced at the time, stood up, and said, "The story is over. Friends, it's time to part ways. Until we meet again."

Everyone stood up.

Su Mingyang: "So urgent?"

Lin Wanyu: "Won't you sit a little longer...?"

Dad laughed and said, "No, I'm in a hurry to catch my flight."

Hu Yifei: "Okay, how about we give you a ride?"

The old man waved his hand and said, "Thank you, but no need to trouble yourself. Just have Ziqiao take me."

Hu Yifei nodded: ".

Oh well."

And so, everyone saw him to the door, and then Lu Ziqiao accompanied his father down the elevator.

As the elevator descended, Dad couldn't help but ask, "Ziqiao, how's your relationship with that couple?"

Lu Ziqiao replied, "You mean Mingyang Wanyu? She's alright, what's wrong, Dad?"

"good"

The old man thought for a moment and asked, "Do you think it's possible they're in the same industry?"

"What's the meaning"

Lu Ziqiao paused for a moment, then frowned and said, "Dad, do you think they're just fooling around like us?"

The father remained silent, which was clearly an admission of consent.

Seeing this, Lü Ziqiao was both amused and exasperated: "Dad, why would you think that?"

As he spoke, he seemed to remember something and continued, "Oh, I know, Dad, you're thinking this because Wanyu said Icefire Island owes her father billions, right?"

The old man nodded and said, "Yes, but I'm not sure anymore since they said it was all an act. Especially the girl's expression when she said she was acting—it practically screamed 'I'm lying.' Zhao Zhao doesn't have the qualities of a con artist. So what's really going on?"

"Dad, you're as smart as ever; nothing can be hidden from you."

Lu Ziqiao smiled and shook his head, then said solemnly, "However, I can't tell you about this matter, so..."

Hearing this, the old man understood and interrupted, "Alright, I know the rules. Since it's a secret, I won't ask any more questions."

"Yes, thank you for your understanding, Dad."

Lu Ziqiao felt a sense of relief, then suddenly asked, "By the way, Dad, where's that check?"

The old man took out the check: "Here it is."