In a dimly lit bar.
Chen Zhe, sitting at the bar, picked up a beer and chug it down one glass after another.
It was as if he were drinking water, not wine.
The salesperson walked over, glanced at Chen Zhe, and then looked at the driver.
"Brother Wang, is that your friend?"
Wang De picked up his pack of cheap cigarettes and lit one.
It caught fire with a snap.
"My buddy just broke up with his girlfriend today, so I brought him here for a couple of drinks!"
The salesperson smiled and said, "Would you like me to call a few girls over to keep you company?"
Wang De thought for a moment, then waved his hand.
"Forget it, I can't afford it, and he probably can't either..."
Chen Zhe suddenly shouted drunkenly, took out a bank card from his pocket, and slammed it on the table.
"Who says I can't afford it? Order!! I'll have two, and he'll have two!!"
The salesperson was naturally delighted; "Alright! I'll go arrange it for you right away!"
Wang De stopped him; "My brother was just joking..."
"Who said I was joking? I'm very serious!!"
Chen Zhe let out a burp.
"Go and call them!! Make sure they're pretty girls!!!"
He pointed at the salesperson and said.
"Hehe, yes sir!"
The salesperson left.
Wang De shook his head as he looked at Chen Zhe's condition.
He poured himself a glass; "Brother, let's just have a drink and not do anything that wastes money. The girls here are all fake, and you'll only get angrier if you see them."
"The girls here are hypocritical, aren't the girls outside the same? Here, at least they'll fawn over me if I pay them..."
He suddenly downed another glass of wine; "What makes Xu Weiwei so special? I've been working for so long!! Every penny I've saved is for her to spend? What has she done for me? She's never given me a kind look!! Even sleeping with her feels like I'm talking to an inflatable doll!!"
Wang De patted him on the shoulder; "I came back today because I feel you and I used to be a bit like each other, both equally foolish. Brother, let me give you some advice: think more positively. Making a good life for yourself is more important than anything else. It's not worth putting too much energy into women!"
"But I just can't understand it!!! I gave her my whole heart, why is she treating me like this? Back then, when she couldn't pay her student loans, I had to lie to my parents to give her the money. I scrimped and saved while I was studying just to buy her an expensive phone. She likes designer clothes and brand-name lipsticks, and I never hesitated to buy them for her... But... But the way she smiled so sweetly at that man today, that gentle look on her face, I've never seen her like that in all the time we've been together. I just can't accept it!!!"
"Heh... What can you do if you're not convinced?"
Wang De took a sip of wine and said, "I told you before that I used to own a factory. I was a boss with tens of millions in assets. But after I married my wife, I went bankrupt not long after. Most of my savings were used by her to subsidize her younger brother. When I argued with her, she said I wasn't a man and wanted to divorce me. Compared to what I have, what is yours?"
Chen Zhe was slightly taken aback.
"Brother Wang, why can't you be a little tougher? You can take care of the child yourself!"
"You can tell from what you just said that you've never been married and have no children. There are many things you don't understand. In short, when you don't have money, everything you do is wrong, but when you have money, everything you do is right."
Chen Zhe drank another glass of wine; "I just won't accept it!!"
At this moment, the salesperson brought over four young and beautiful girls.
The two were wearing bikinis and looked incredibly sexy.
Her curvaceous figure stunned Chen Zhe, who couldn't help but swallow hard.
He hasn't seen meat for over three months, and his craving is extremely strong now.
The salesperson arranged for all four girls to sit down.
"Brother Wang, Brother Chen, please enjoy your drink. Call me if you need anything!"
Wang De waved his hand, signaling him to leave.
The four girls were practically glued to them, and they started playing drinking games. They could drink a lot; after a few drinks, their faces wouldn't turn red or their breath wouldn't be out of breath. Their words were also very provocative, often deliberately veer towards that kind of thing, and they would specifically choose some private topics to talk about.
Wang De didn't react much.
But Chen Zhe was different; he had been holding back for a long time and couldn't help but touch the girl next to him.
The girl frowned, then swatted it away in disgust.
Chen Zhe was stunned; "Can't I even touch it?"
The girl gave him a disdainful look; "Sorry, this is a respectable place, we don't offer that kind of service!"
Her look of disgust was exactly the same as his girlfriend Xu Weiwei's, and Chen Zhe immediately stopped, all his desires extinguished.
He lost all interest in playing drinking games, and no matter how the girls tried to persuade him, he couldn't muster the enthusiasm to drink.
The salesperson who had just spoken came over; "Brother Chen, is there anything you're not satisfied with?"
Chen Zhe was too lazy to talk to him.
Wang De waved his hand, signaling him to take the girls away.
After they left, Wang De drank a glass of wine and then said, "Now you know why I stopped you from calling those girls, right?"
Chen Zhe slumped onto the sofa; "I don't understand!"
"What don't you understand?"
Wang De asked.
"I've already paid, haven't I? They're just prostitutes!! Don't they have any service attitude at all?"
Wang De chuckled; "Is this your first time at a bar?"
Chen Zhe nodded. It was indeed his first time here. He would never have dared to spend money in a place like this before.
"It's not your fault. That's how bars are these days. They take money from selling sex and do the work of selling smiles. To put it bluntly, they're like prostitutes trying to maintain a virtuous image. Didn't you see their expressions when they first came? The clothes we were wearing didn't even cost two hundred yuan. The women here aren't very bright, but they have a very sharp eye for brand-name clothes. They knew we were broke, so they just gave us a perfunctory response. The salesman was the same. If we were rich, his apology wouldn't have been so weak!"
Chen Zhe looked at Wang De; "Brother Wang, how do I become rich?"
Wang De chuckled; "You're asking me?"
"Well, you used to be a multi-millionaire, I think I should ask you that."
Wang De pointed to his clothes; "Now that I'm in this state, do you think I'd know how to make a fortune?"
"But...you've had money before, so you should know more than I do."
"Brother, those were all opportunities. If you're in the right place at the right time, even a pig can fly. I was lucky back then, but my luck ran out later, and that's how I went bankrupt."
Chen Zhe picked up his wine glass and took a sip, looking somewhat dejected.
Having experienced betrayal by his girlfriend Xu Weiwei and being looked down upon by others, he now desperately wants to become a rich man.
“You’re still young, there’s no rush. I’m glad you have this idea, at least you won’t jump into the river! I’ve seen plenty of people troubled by love. Just last week, a young man jumped off the Hengjiang Bridge. I was passing by and saw it. I don’t want you to do something so stupid, that’s why I brought you here to cheer you up!”
Chen Zhe was very grateful to Wang De; chatting with Wang De did make him feel a little better.
However, he then thought of something.
"Oh no, Brother Wang, I might be about to let you down?"
"ha???"
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