Western universities celebrate graduation in various ways, with the grandest being the graduation party.

On this day, graduating students dress up in their most dazzling form, leaving behind a most spectacular image before leaving the campus.

Regardless of gender.

Some even started preparing for their graduation parties months in advance.

Wei Haoran got up early in the morning, first went outside to get his hair and makeup done, then went to pick up his custom-made suit. The brand-new, custom-made suit made him look handsome.

In comparison, Chu Zhiye's work appeared much more sloppy.

As usual, he was dressed casually, with little change in his appearance.

"Damn it!" Wei Haoran looked his roommate up and down and couldn't help but swear. "Comparison is the thief of joy. You're so handsome without even dressing up. Don't you have any shame?"

Chu Zhi shrugged: "Is it my fault?"

According to scientific research, parents' appearance is related to their children's appearance.

Chu Fang and Zhong Tingyue are both top-notch in appearance. The combination of their genes results in good looks. Whether it's Chu Jin or Chu Zhiye, they are both very good-looking.

Chu Jin preferred Zhong Tingyue's appearance, while Chu Zhi was more drawn to Chu Fang's temperament; each had their own reasons for liking her.

... ...

As night fell, the two headed to the graduation party venue.

Many graduating students have already arrived here; everyone is special tonight.

Soft music filled the graduation party, and everyone started dancing to the music.

Wei Haoran had already set his sights on a Middle Eastern woman with bronze skin. He fawned over her like a lackey, and after saying something to her, the two began to dance.

Chu Zhiye sat in a corner on the edge, not dancing with any of the girls.

"Hey handsome, wanna dance?"

"Sorry." Chu Zhi also smiled.

He doesn't want to jump, and he won't jump.

I'm just attending the graduation party to give my studies a proper ending.

Chu Zhi was sitting in the corner, but his good looks made him stand out in the center of the stage. Foreign women are very open-minded and don't hesitate to take advantage of handsome men.

One by one, the girls came up to him and asked him to dance, but he refused them all. This even aroused the girls' competitive spirit, and many of them discussed who could get Chu Zhiye to dance.

Chu Zhi also sensed the gazes directed at him from the surroundings, and with no other choice, he had to leave.

I came outside the dance hall, leaned against a pillar, and looked up at the night sky.

"What exactly are you thinking?" Wei Haoran walked out, holding a glass of wine.

"What do you mean, what are you thinking?"

“Women,” Wei Haoran said, “So many women have invited you to dance, and you’ve refused them all. In all these years of university, no girl has ever come near you. What are you thinking? Do you really not like women?”

Wei Haoran couldn't understand his roommate.

Having such a handsome appearance, it's truly remarkable that he remains single in such an open foreign country.

Chu Zhiye said, "What I'm thinking is, in this vast world, is there a woman whose soul resonates with mine waiting for me?"

"Like you, sexually frigid?"

"It's not sex that's cold, but affection."

Wei Haoran rolled his eyes: "Always spouting such profound and mysterious phrases, who can understand them? There are billions of people in the world, and you think you can find your soulmate? Dream on!"

Chu Zhi smiled but did not reply.

Without examples, he might have doubted, but with his parents as such a perfect example in front of him, he was confident in pursuing something ethereal.

As night deepened, the graduation party came to an end, or rather, for Chu Zhiye it was the end, but for others it was just the beginning.

At this moment of parting, a lone man and woman, their passion ignited, will likely lead to a sleepless night.

Chu Zhi also left and went back to his dormitory to sleep.

... ...

The graduation party ended, and the moment of parting arrived.

Chu Zhi wasn't that sad. He spent the last few days wandering around New York, buying gifts for his family.

As I turned a corner, quite by chance, I ran into Mike, a black man, with several burly men by his side. The one in the lead was wearing sunglasses and exuded an imposing aura.

“Hey, Chu,” Mike, the black man, shouted, “Let me introduce you, this is my boss.”

Chu Zhi smiled and nodded at the burly man wearing sunglasses.

"I'm leaving tomorrow." As Chu Zhiye spoke, he took off the jade Buddha pendant from his neck and hung it around the neck of the black man, Mike. "This is the Buddha of China. May he bless you with peace and safety."

Upon receiving the jade pendant, Mike, the Black man, beamed with joy: "Thank you, Chu, you're my best friend."

"Stop dawdling, we're in a hurry," the leader, wearing sunglasses, said in a deep voice.

The group left immediately, and the black man, Mike, waved and said, "Chu, you're leaving tomorrow, I'll definitely go to the airport to see you off."

Chu Zhiye watched the departing figures of the group and smiled.

... ...

But to his utter surprise, the Black man, Mike, ultimately did not go to the airport to see him off.

Upon returning to school, I saw the news video:

Today, a shooting occurred on xx street, resulting in five deaths and seven injuries...