Chapter 0576: Wit

Some say love can be discarded, but elegance must be maintained.

In other words, each of us lives alone and strong; only we ourselves know how bitter it is.

Whether it was Zhao Fusheng or Tan Kaixuan, both had unspeakable unhappiness in their hearts, but some things couldn't be told to others; they could only swallow their pride and bear it.

As they drank more, their tongues loosened. Tan Kaixuan pulled Zhao Fusheng to complain, complaining about his ex-girlfriend Hu Xia, his current girlfriend Cui Ying, and Wang Zhen's parents.

Zhao Fusheng just listened, quiet and silent, because in his previous life, Tan Kaixuan had treated him the same way.

The role of a friend is not to help you solve many problems, but to have someone to confide in when you're in a bad mood.

"Old Zhao, tell me, in this day and age, will people do anything for money?" Tan Kaixuan said to Zhao Fusheng, his breath reeking of alcohol.

Just now, he had told Zhao Fusheng that the reason Cui Ying agreed to be with him was because he bought her a designer bag.

Zhao Fusheng shrugged and smiled. "It depends on how you see it."

"What do you mean?" Tan Kaixuan was a bit puzzled; obviously Zhao Fusheng hadn't finished speaking, and he was curious.

Zhao Fusheng certainly wouldn't tell him that as the times developed along the current trajectory, not only could you find a girlfriend with a designer bag, but even driving a luxury car to a university campus to ask for directions, placing a bottle of water on the car roof, could get a girl to get in the car and develop a relationship that transcended friendship, wasn't love, but pure carnal physical relations.

Society was getting better and better, and people's ideas were changing more and more; perhaps this was the price.

Of course, nothing becomes better, whether in the worst times or the best times; to put it bluntly, things just become different.

And if a person knows why they live, they can endure any kind of life. This was an insight Zhao Fusheng had summed up over decades.

"It's nothing. Whether it's Cui Ying or anyone else, they're just reasonably using their advantages. You pursued her, wasn't it because she was pretty?" Zhao Fusheng said flatly. "Don't talk about fate or other excuses; those words can fool naive young girls, but how many people with real brains would be fooled by you?"

Tan Kaixuan fell silent. He understood what Zhao Fusheng said, but men are always like this: they like to persuade prostitutes to be virtuous and seduce virtuous women to cheat. If Cui Ying were a good girl, Tan Kaixuan might treat her like Hu Xia, but she happened to be a materialistic girl, which gave Tan Kaixuan a particularly uncomfortable feeling.

Zhao Fusheng could actually understand Tan Kaixuan's heart. He was the kind of person who, once he found out someone had deceived him, would never trust that person again. In other words, if Cui Ying had made her intentions clear earlier, perhaps Tan Kaixuan wouldn't have been so disappointed, but she had disguised herself well, and in the end, both her actions and her performance in certain aspects betrayed her.

"Forget it, don't think too much." Seeing Tan Kaixuan a bit down, Zhao Fusheng smiled and said, "No matter what, just live your own life well. It's not like you can't live without a woman."

"What do you know? A man's romance is to be passionate but not promiscuous..." Tan Kaixuan said with conviction.

Zhao Fusheng was too lazy to refute his shameless logic. He curled his lip. "Your shamelessness hasn't diminished over the years."

"Hehe, same to you. I'm not like you, with a celebrity girlfriend. You're a well-fed man who doesn't know the hunger of a starving one." Tan Kaixuan had even learned to counterattack.

Zhao Fusheng glared at him and decided not to stoop to his level.

He couldn't exactly tell this guy that in this life, he was still a virgin.

"Alright, it's getting late. I have things to do tomorrow, so let's call it a night." Zhao Fusheng checked the time and said to Tan Kaixuan.

Tan Kaixuan nodded, and they paid the bill and left the restaurant.

"Oh, by the way, don't tell my parents about me going to the bar." Tan Kaixuan seemed to remember something and said to Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng nodded and gave a mysterious smile. "Don't worry. What kind of relationship do we have? Don't you know me?"

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On the morning road, students hurried toward the classrooms on both sides, in groups of two or three, mostly by dormitory, chatting and laughing.

It was a little past eight in the morning. The sun hung high in the sky, casting golden rays.

Zhao Fusheng and Tan Kaixuan walked along the road. The sunlight fell on them, making Tan Kaixuan, who rarely got up this early, squint with displeasure...

That's right, he had been dragged out of bed early in the morning by Zhao Fusheng while still dreaming.

Anyone in his shoes would probably be in a bad mood right now.

"I say, Old Zhao, are you that impatient?" Tan Kaixuan said helplessly. "Besides, it's not like you don't know Aunt Li. Speaking of which, she's your future mother-in-law. If you want discount coupons, go ask her."

He really didn't understand why Zhao Fusheng insisted on dragging him out.

Without turning his head, Zhao Fusheng replied, "First, you should exercise more and not stay cooped up in the dorm all day. I'm thinking of your health. Second, if Aunt Li finds out I took leave, my parents will know too. Do you think if your parents found out you spend your nights at bars and clubs picking up girls, how would they treat you?"

"This..." Tan Kaixuan hesitated. Though he didn't answer Zhao Fusheng's question, his mind had already imagined the consequences if his parents found out about that.

Zhao Fusheng couldn't be bothered with him. Taking leave from the internship was a spur-of-the-moment decision he hadn't told his parents. Knowing his mother's personality, if she found out, she'd likely want to 'communicate' feelings with him.

Zhao Fusheng politely declined that.

So, he decided to tell a white lie.

"Oh, by the way, does your girlfriend know?" Tan Kaixuan remembered something else and asked curiously.

Zhao Fusheng stopped and turned around, looking at Tan Kaixuan speechlessly. "Tell me, are you sure you weren't a monk in your past life?"

"Huh?"

Tan Kaixuan looked completely baffled, clearly not understanding what Zhao Fusheng meant.

Zhao Fusheng sneered. "I feel like you're the reincarnation of Tang Sanzang..."

Tan Kaixuan was at a loss for words. He really wanted to grab Zhao Fusheng by the neck and tell him fiercely, 'You're the Tang Sanzang! Your whole family are Tang Sanzang!'

But unfortunately, comparing their heights and fighting abilities, Tan Kaixuan decisively abandoned this unrealistic idea.

A real man can bend and stretch anytime, anywhere.