They arrived at their destination, a barbecue restaurant, shortly after, where Chang Shen was already sitting outside, eating and looking west.
Chu Fang sat down, casually ordered some barbecue, and said, "It's not easy for you to take the initiative to ask me out for dinner."
"This might be my last meal." Chang Shen slowly withdrew his gaze.
A clear question mark appeared above Chu Fang's head: "???"
Chang Shen said calmly, "I have decided to leave this world."
Chu Fang: "???!!!"
With immense willpower, he calmed himself and asked in a deep voice, "Are you serious?"
“Hmm,” Chang Shen replied, “I really have no attachment to this world; living is quite unpleasant.”
Chu Fang raised his voice: "No!"
Chang Shen frowned slightly: "I thought you would approve of me, which is why I'm willing to tell you all this."
At this moment, Chu Fang felt like he couldn't breathe, and his mind went blank: "I used to feel that way, but I don't feel that way now."
If it were Chu Fang two years ago, he would definitely have agreed.
At the time, he and Chang Shen shared the same attitude: people are destined to die, and living a few more days doesn't seem to make much sense.
But things are different now. He has come to realize the beauty of the world and he wants to live on.
“You’re lucky to have found the person you love,” Chang Shen said. “But I haven’t found one.”
"It doesn't necessarily have to be a loved one; career, ambition, and personal value can all be the meaning of life."
Chang Shen shook his head: "In the face of death, none of this matters."
Chu Fang knew that Chang Shen had a fixed way of thinking, and that he had been the same way before; he knew he couldn't refute it.
He changed the subject: "What about your parents? How much pain will they suffer after you're gone? And what will they do when they're old and have no one to take care of them?"
Chang Shen said calmly, “My life should be in my own hands, not based on how they would view it, just as they didn’t consider how I would view it when they gave birth to me.”
He paused, then continued, "Moreover, I've saved them a large sum of money, enough for them to live on for the rest of their lives."
Chu Fang opened his mouth, but he really didn't know how to refute it.
When the barbecue arrived, Chang Shen took one bite and then stopped eating, while Chu Fang stared westward in silence.
They sat there on the side of the road, neither of them saying a word, watching the pedestrians and cars coming and going.
As night fell, Chang Shen paid the bill and left, while Chu Fang followed him home.
He skillfully found the quilt in the closet, moved the sofa aside, and put them together to make a bed.
Seeing this, Chang Shen smiled and said, "I won't take that path for now. I have many things to deal with, and I'll consider this matter after I've finished dealing with them. So you don't need to follow me and stop me from leaving this world."
"Besides, I can leave even if you're here, if I want to."
Chu Fang slumped onto the sofa: "Shut the hell up! I don't care what you do."
"Whatever you want," Chang Shen said. "This house was originally intended to be a gift to you anyway."
"If you're going to die, then die already! I need to get the house and sell it right away!" Chu Fang said angrily.
The living room light was on, and Chu Fang tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
Just then, Zhong Tingyue sent a message.
[Wang Shu: Why hasn't Mr. Chu come home yet? Did he die in the arms of a beautiful woman?]
[Wang Shu: Good Death.JpG]
[Solo player in a dating game: Please don't say the word "death," it's giving me a headache.]
[Wang Shu: What's wrong?]
He then told Zhong Tingyue everything that had happened that day, and she remained silent.
[Solo Dating Player: Ms. Zhong, what should I do?]
[Wang Shu: I don't know either.]
Or rather, nobody knows what to do.
Chang Shen is a graduate of a prestigious foreign university and a genius in both psychology and plastic surgery.
He was not an ordinary person, and his suicide was not caused by emotions like that of ordinary people. His suicide was essentially an emotional result. Chang Shen's decision to leave was a very rational one, achieved after careful consideration and analysis of various factors.
People like Chang Shen are the hardest to persuade to change their minds.
[Solo player in a dating game: Ms. Zhong, I probably won't be going home for a while, please bear with me.]
[Wang Shu: I will take care of the family.]
[Wang Shu: In the unlikely event—and I mean in the unlikely event—that it really happens, please contact me immediately, Mr. Chu.]
She was afraid that Chu Fang would be psychologically affected by Chang Shen's death.
[Solo player in a dating game: Okay.]
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