“Who does Gu Bei think he is? Without his powerful father, he’s nothing! Ugh, seeing that smug attitude of his makes my blood boil!” Su Zhan cursed angrily.
Although Zong Jinghao had told them to head back, Shen Peichuan realized he didn’t have anywhere to hang out now that he was suspended from work.
“How about you come by my place?” Su Zhan wrapped an arm around his neck.
“No, thanks. If you’re that free, how about getting yourself something to do instead of having sex all the time?” Shen Peichuan shot back at him.
Su Zhan clicked his tongue. “I don’t make any less than you do, so what’s wrong with me spending my time however I want? Besides, I’ve found the secret of life!”
“Oh? And what’s that?” Shen Peichuan asked.
“Tell me, why do we work?”
“To live, of course,” Shen Peichuan replied.
“What do we need in life?” Su Zhan asked.
“Water, fire…”
Pffft… Su Zhan nearly spat out his water. “Man, are you an idiot or something? Stuff like water and fire is what we need to survive, not to live. To live a great life, we need a successful career and a soulmate. We only have the former, so it only makes sense for me to look for the latter!”
Shen Peichuan rolled his eyes. “Well, I don’t have either right now, so I’m just going to focus on staying alive.”
He walked out of the office after saying that.
Zong Jinghao had left a while ago, so it was about time for the two of them to leave as well.
“How about I go to the university with you? We can go see your little girlfriend together!” Su Zhan suggested while running after him.
Shen Peichuan felt a sting in his heart upon hearing those words.
“Stop following me. I want some time alone.”
“No way! I have to stick with you in case you get all depressed and kill yourself!” Su Zhan insisted.
“I’ll kill you if you don’t cut it out!” Shen Peichuan walked the other way to put some distance between them, but Su Zhan simply continued following him. “What’s the matter with you? Why are you acting so heartbroken?”
Shen Peichuan shot him a glare and began hailing a taxi by the roadside.
“Hey, where are you going?” Su Zhan felt something was off about him. “Zong Jinghao said he has a plan, so why are you still depressed?”
Shen Peichuan kept his head low. “Sang Yu’s gone.”
Su Zhan was confused. “But she hasn’t even graduated from university! Where could she go?”
“I don’t know,” Shen Peichuan replied.
That made Su Zhan even more confused. “What could possibly make her give up on her education?”
Shen Peichuan told him about what had happened to Sang Yu’s mother, hoping that doing so would make him feel a little better.
Su Zhan eyed him cautiously. “Is that why you’ve been down in the dumps? It’s because she left?”
A taxi pulled up next to them, and Su Zhan followed him into the car. “Hey, I asked you a question!”
“I don’t know,” Shen Peichuan answered impatiently.
All he knew was that he had felt something in his heart when he read her confession in the letter.
However, he wasn’t sure if what he felt was actually love.
Su Zhan turned silent when he finally understood why Shen Peichuan was so depressed.
“Where to?” the taxi driver asked.
Shen Peichuan stayed silent at that question, so Su Zhan gave the driver a location.
I heard from a lawyer that there’s a huge matchmaking party in town today! This is a perfect opportunity for Shen Peichuan to meet some single ladies!
The party was so well-known that even the taxi driver knew about it. “Are you guys single too?”
Su Zhan pointed at Shen Peichuan. “He is.”
Shen Peichuan kept quiet as he wasn’t in the mood to deny that statement.
The taxi driver laughed. “This is the fifth time I’m heading there today.”
Su Zhan was surprised. “Those passengers… Were they male or female?”
“Both, but there were more males than females. From what I’ve heard, the male-to-female ratio is poorly balanced at the moment. My cousin joined the military a few years ago and turned old by the time he got discharged. After many failed matchmaking attempts, he ended up dating a woman who had been married thrice,” the taxi driver replied.
“Your cousin must be ugly because a lot of girls like military men these days,” Su Zhan commented.
The taxi driver chuckled. “You sure are straightforward with your comments, kid. It’s true that my cousin isn’t exactly the brightest banana in the bunch. Heck, he wouldn’t have made it into the military if it weren’t for his connections. He’s short, dark, and… Well… he’s not exactly young anymore. I’d say he’s lucky if he can find himself a woman. One of our neighbors has two kids, and they spent a fortune buying a house and a car to help them with their dating game. Guess what? The car is now an old hunk of junk, and the two brothers are still single!”
Su Zhan’s eyes went wide with shock, and he turned towards Shen Peichuan. “You better seize this opportunity, then! Look at how hard it is for guys to get themselves a girlfriend nowadays! If you find someone you like, go ahead and date her, got it? I don’t wanna see you end up like those guys he just mentioned!”
“Piss off!” Shen Peichuan would’ve gotten out of the car if it weren’t moving.
Su Zhan knew his friend was in a bad mood, so he didn’t take it personally. “Come on, don’t be mad… I’m just concerned about you…”
“Stop the car,” Shen Peichuan told the driver.
The driver pulled over by the side of the road, and Shen Peichuan got off after paying the fare.
Su Zhan followed him out of the car. “Hey, what are you doing? You got a problem with matchmaking or something?”
“You can go if you want.” Shen Peichuan began walking down the sidewalk.
“You’re going a little overboard here!”
Shen Peichuan ignored him and simply continued walking forward. “Fine! I won’t care about you anymore if that’s the case!” Su Zhan hailed himself another taxi, but he was so worried about his friend that he had the driver tail Shen Peichuan from a distance anyway.
Shen Peichuan came across a convenience store and bought a box of cigarettes. As he was paying for it, someone placed a bottle of water on the counter.
“Peichuan?”
Shen Peichuan turned around.
“Oh, wow, it really is you! What are you doing here?” Song Yaxin asked with a smile.
“I…” Shen Peichuan didn’t know why he was there either.
“You must be feeling terrible right now. My dad told me all about what happened. I just want you to know that I believe you,” Song Yaxin stated.
Shen Peichuan kept quiet and handed the money to the cashier, “I’ll pay for her water too.”
The two walked out of the store after that. “Why are you here?” Shen Peichuan asked.
