On the second day of the National Day holiday, Bai Ye spent another day with Luo Qingyan before taking her to the hotel and telling her to pack her things, as her brother would be picking her up soon.

Bai Ye went to the gym and worked out for a while, but this time he didn't run into Xia Qingyue again.

Bai Ye felt a slight sense of relief.

I left the gym and rode a blue bike.

Bai Ye leisurely embarked on her journey home.

...

Xia Qingyue was sitting silently at the stall, drinking, with two people beside her.

One man and one woman.

The woman was her best friend from high school, who happened to be in Xianju and invited her out. The man was her best friend's boyfriend.

She had thought it would just be her and her best friend, but unexpectedly, there was a man with them, which made Xia Qingyue fall silent for a moment, drinking alone.

"Qingyue, we've been best friends for so many years. I just want you to help my boyfriend find a job. Look at your family, you have so much wealth and so many companies. Please do me a favor!" The woman revealed her purpose.

Xia Qingyue glanced at the man as she drank her wine.

I immediately labeled him a loser and a gigolo.

"How did you fall for him?" Xia Qingyue asked her best friend.

“He…he’s very outstanding.” Her best friend’s face flushed red.

"So you're living off a woman?"

Xia Qingyue scoffed, saying that outstanding people don't need to live off women.

"Nonsense, why ask so many questions! Just tell me if you'll help or not!" The man wasn't in a good mood either, and his face turned ugly when he heard Xia Qingyue call him a gigolo.

"Ha!" Xia Qingyue sneered, not bothering to pay any attention.

Her best friend quickly pulled her boyfriend back, saying, "Don't be angry, that's just how my best friend is."

"What kind of temper do I have? Tell me!" Xia Qingyue never expected that her best friend, whom she hadn't seen for five years, would defend this gigolo like this.

"No, that's not what I meant!" her best friend quickly said with a smile.

Xia Qingyue felt an endless sense of unfamiliarity; her former best friend had drifted further and further away from her, and she felt irritable for a moment.

Xia Qingyue didn't intend to argue any further and said coldly, "No need to say anything more. I will arrange a job for him, but if he is not good enough and fails to meet the performance targets and gets fired, don't blame me!"

"Get me a high-paying job." The man was overjoyed when Xia Qingyue agreed, and became somewhat smug, taking advantage of her kindness.

Xia Qingyue almost laughed in anger: "You have no ability, yet you want a high salary? Why don't you just dream about it?"

"What did you say! Damn it... Who do you think you are?" The man was already annoyed by the woman's indifferent attitude, and now he was being mocked like this.

Her best friend quickly hugged her boyfriend: "Qingyue, say less! Honey, calm down!"

"Screw you! I quit this job! I just can't stand her arrogant attitude." The man was furious and broke free from his best friend's embrace, reaching out to grab Xia Qingyue.

Xia Qingyue felt a surge of fear and closed her eyes, momentarily regretting what she had said.

But what was expected did not happen.

A familiar voice came through my ear: "Hey, they've already said they'd find you a job, and you're still asking for a high salary. Have you no shame? You get angry over a few words. Do you have any manly qualities?"

Xia Qingyue opened her beautiful eyes, and Bai Ye's figure appeared before her.

Bai Ye grabbed the man's groping hand and shook it off with obvious disgust.

Looking at the man's pot-bellied figure, she felt a surge of disdain.

"Little Night!" Xia Qingyue was surprised.

Bai Ye's face darkened. It was one thing to call him "Little Night Night" in private, but to call him that in public was unacceptable.

"You're asking for it!" The man was furious and was about to throw a punch.

"Be careful! There's a police station nearby. Would you like to go in and sit for a while?" Bai Ye kindly reminded him.

"Who are you trying to fool?" the man asked hesitantly.

At this moment, the store manager rushed over with a bitter expression: "Calm down, please don't fight! Our business is small, we really can't afford your troubles!"

"Yes, yes! Don't be angry, honey. It would be troublesome if you really ended up in jail." The best friend patted the man's shoulder.

The man calmed down somewhat, but his expression was still very displeased: "I'm leaving!"

She shook off her best friend's hand and left.

Xia Qingyue's best friend smiled apologetically and said, "I'm so sorry, Qingyue, I didn't expect him to be so impulsive."

"You should leave too. I won't break my promise!" Xia Qingyue's expression was displeased. She was already disappointed in her high school best friend and didn't want to have any more involvement with her.

Her best friend's face lit up with joy, and she quickly apologized, "Thank you!"

"Hurry up!" Xia Qingyue was quite impatient and in a terrible mood.

Her best friend's expression froze for a moment, and without saying much, she turned and left. She knew that their friendship was over, but she didn't regret it. For love, she was willing to give everything.

Bai Ye breathed a sigh of relief when he saw them leave; he was really afraid they would keep bothering him.

"Thank you, Xiao Yeye!" Xia Qingyue rested her head on her right arm and looked at Bai Ye with a complicated expression.

"You're welcome! Sister Qingyue, drink less! Don't worry about this kind of thing." Bai Ye advised, looking at the three bottles of beer in front of Xia Qingyue.

"Yes, I know!" Xia Qingyue nodded to indicate that she understood.

"Sit down! Talk to me!" Xia Qingyue said without room for argument.

"Uh, I'm in a hurry to get home, Sister Qingyue!" Bai Ye scratched his forehead.

I happened to see Xia Qingyue being harassed on my way home, so I came to help.

Xia Qingyue's tone became more forceful: "Sit down!"

Bai Ye felt that the woman was quite domineering at this moment, and that he would suffer a terrible death if he refused.

Bai Ye could only sit down helplessly.

"Have a drink with me!" Xia Qingyue's face was slightly flushed, clearly indicating that she was already a little drunk.

"No, Sister Qingyue, I don't drink much!" Bai Ye waved his hand in refusal.

Xia Qingyue didn't insist and continued drinking on her own.

Bai Ye wanted to offer some advice, but the woman didn't seem inclined to listen to him.

And so Xia Qingyue drank one cup after another.

After a long pause, he finally spoke: "I never expected her to turn out like this!"

"People always change!" Bai Ye knew she was referring to her best friend.

"She actually humbled herself before me for a man! She's not the same person she used to be. Men really are a menace!"

Xia Qingyue's face was flushed red, clearly indicating that she was drunk.

"Sister Qingyue, you're drunk! Let me take you home!" Bai Ye stood up and tried to support the swaying woman.

But the woman pushed her away, muttering, "I'm not drunk!"

"Men are all the same, all their vows of eternal love are lies..." Xia Qingyue persisted.

Bai Ye's heart stirred.

It's speculated that Xia Qingyue had suffered heartbreak in the past, which is why she belittled men like that.

Bai Ye was also troubled, as the man Xia Qingyue mentioned included him.

He was very dissatisfied with this, as Bai Ye always kept his word.