When the bald man looked at Chen Shi with a puzzled look, he flicked Chen Yang's forehead with his finger. Chen Yang wasn't Jiang Qing, so he couldn't be expected to coax him like a little girl, could he?

When faced with a burly old man, he couldn't bring himself to say any of those sweet or cloying words, no matter how hard he tried.

After imagining the scene, Shen Shi immediately got goosebumps. He raised his hand and flicked Chen Yang's forehead twice as he sobbed.

These two blows were delivered with real force, and Chen Yang's forehead immediately turned red, and he finally reacted.

"A real man speaks out when he encounters problems, and solves them if he can. What kind of skill is it to always cry?"

"Speak, what is it?"

"She...has a boyfriend..." Under Shen Shi's repeated questioning, Chen Yang finally choked out.

“This…” Shen Shi scratched his head, unsure of how to begin.

What he really wanted to say was that after all these years of pursuing her, she still hadn't agreed to be with him, so it was obvious that he was keeping her as a backup option and it was perfectly normal for her to have a boyfriend.

When Chen Shi fell silent, Chen Yang started talking: "I always thought that man was her brother, since he was buying her cigarettes and giving her alcohol."

"He slipped 500 yuan to the person before leaving, and then ate instant noodles in his dorm room."

"I'm such a big idiot, really."

Shen Shi nodded in agreement with Chen Yang's self-evaluation.

"Dude, you've been following her around for a year or two with no progress. You don't actually think you can win her over just because she's not dating, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang immediately sat up, wiped away his tears, and replied, "Of course not."

This answer was exactly what Shen Shi expected. Chen Yang's goddess was a famous beauty and a flower of the department at University A.

Although he liked to string his suitors along and didn't have a good reputation at school, even his own brother, Shen Shi, had to admit that Chen Yang was neither good-looking nor rich, so it was impossible for him to win the heart of a beauty.

"If that's not the case, then why did you put on this show?" Shen Shi asked, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang immediately perked up: "I can accept her stringing me along, but I can't stand her dating!"

"Now that I have a boyfriend, I can't let her string me along anymore..."

Chen Yang covered his face and kept rambling on, as if not being able to be a sycophant was the greatest injustice imaginable.

Shen Shi, who was standing to the side, repeatedly told himself to hold back, but he still burst out laughing.

Having such a brother is his good fortune.

Hearing Shen Shi's mocking laughter, Chen Yang cried even louder.

The night sky was dotted with stars, bright as glittering jewels. At a barbecue stall in the A University night market, sat a handsome young man.

With his left hand holding the beer tab and his right hand holding a freshly served lamb skewer, Chen Shi enjoyed a sip of beer and a bite of grilled meat, living a carefree and happy life.

It would be even more perfect if it were Jiang Qing instead of the talkative Chen Yang on the other side.

From the dormitory room in the evening to the barbecue stand now, Chen Yang kept talking non-stop.

From the clothes he wore on the day he met his goddess, to the first words they exchanged, to the height of her boyfriend, everything he wanted to know and didn't want to know was forced to be revealed through Chen Yang's narration.

"Dude, sometimes... I'm really envious of you..." Chen Yang had been drinking ever since the two sat down, and his speech was already a bit slurred.

Since arriving at the barbecue stall, Chen Yang has been drinking non-stop. He wasn't just drinking by himself; he also drank quite a bit with Chen Shi. The number of empty bottles at their feet was more than the number of skewers on the table.

At the same time as he was patted on the shoulder, Shen Shi had just finished editing the message and was about to send it to Jiang Qing.

Under the influence of alcohol, the words spoken become exceptionally sentimental; just reading the text feels cheesy, but Chen Shi reads it over and over again, feeling extremely satisfied.

His slender white knuckles were pressed until they turned blue, and he rested his face on his hand, thinking: Qingqing would be happy to see my sincere words!

The moment the green button was clicked, a red exclamation mark appeared prominently in the chat interface.

[The other person has enabled friend verification; you are not yet their friend.]

Jiang Qing blocked him.

He pondered slowly for a moment, then took a large gulp of wine. His Adam's apple bobbed slightly as he swallowed, the liquid sliding down his throat. The burning sensation from the alcohol made his head feel dizzy.

His head ached terribly, but his heart ached even more. He rubbed his temples with his fingers, his brows furrowing slightly.

At this moment, Shen Shi most wanted to find a place to be alone and quiet, but Chen Yang was talking and put his arm around his shoulder again, his words carrying a strong smell of alcohol that sprayed directly onto his face.

"Hiccup... Look at you, so many people like you, Miss Jiang... hiccup, and they're so good to you..."

"What a blessing!"

Sighing and lamenting, Chen Yang, drunk, collapsed into Chen Shi's arms.

I was sitting perfectly still when suddenly a heavy object hit me, and I almost fell to the ground because of the impact.

After staring at the unconscious Chen Yang for a while, Chen Shi finally came to his senses, but his mind was still foggy. He was unsteady on his feet just standing, let alone carrying a man weighing nearly 200 pounds back to the dormitory.

Helpless, Chen could only message his roommate, asking for help to get Chen Yang back.

Okay, I'll be right there.

[You've been drinking too?]

Yang Fan replied quickly, and Shen Shi immediately replied with "[Hmm]".

[I can't handle this by myself! Li You is in the dorm too, should I ask him to come with me?]

Upon seeing the name, Shen Shi's gaze lingered for a moment before he replied: [Okay, thank you.]

Yang Fan asked because Li You and Shen Shi had a minor disagreement. Although it wasn't a big deal, the two roommates had stopped talking to each other because of it.

If it had been Shen Shi instead of Chen Yang who was drunk, Yang Fan definitely wouldn't have made a move on Li You.

The two of them had been so focused on drinking that they barely touched the skewers they ordered. Adhering to the principle of not wasting food, they ate the skewers in a half-hearted manner.

As he ate, his thoughts involuntarily drifted to Jiang Qing. Undeterred, he tried every possible way to contact her.

Then it was discovered that not only phone numbers and WeChat contacts, but even QQ Music friends had been deleted.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Qing was so resolute. Chen Shi panicked for a moment, and then he saw Chen Yang's hand. A brilliant idea formed in his mind.

Chen Yang's phone password was never a secret to Shen Shi.

With nimble fingers tapping on the text message interface, a string of numbers that were all too familiar appeared before Shen Shi.

[Hello, my Chen Yang, Chen Shi's good friend.]

He's drunk and refuses to go back to his dorm. He keeps calling your name. Could you come see him?

After sending the two messages, Chen Shi waited for half a minute, but no message came from the other end.

This is a very normal thing, and only half a minute has passed, but at this moment, the effects of alcohol are so strong that even a minute cannot be waited.