Chapter 83: Like an Old Friend Returning (Part 3) Like a dream, like dewdrops, like a dream, like a bubble...
Zhang Deng really felt sorry. He really thought Tong Ying was a good man and treated Hu Ningning very well. Hu Ningning was much more stable emotionally when she was with him.
Why is this happening? Zhang Deng feels a sense of dread: if one's lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. Could this be the retribution for true love?
Will Wei Yuanye be like this too?
After all, Tong Ying, as a lover, looks very similar to Wei Yuanye, with that gentle but assertive temperament. She stands silently behind Hu Ningning, not stealing the limelight too much, but also not lacking a sense of presence.
Zhang Deng always felt that the two of them would be together for a long time.
This was also a kind of selfishness. He thought that he and Wei Yuanye could be together for a very long time.
Hu Ningning broke up, and Zhang Deng was genuinely sad.
He knew that Hu Ningning must like this boyfriend very much, and this breakup was really painful.
Chi Xiaoxia said, "Let's go, let's go have some fun."
"Where can I go to have fun?" Hu Ningning said, feeling tired. "I've been drinking for two weeks."
"Everyone heard I broke up and wanted to drink with me. I actually drank until I vomited."
Chi Xiaoxia said, "But I know this news, and I haven't vented it yet. You are relieved."
Hu Ningning: “?”
Hu Ningning looked at the other two people for help: "Is he speaking human language?"
Zhang Deng asked, "Then what do you want to do?"
Hu Ningning said: "I don't want to go out and play at all. I just want to stay at home. Please stay at home with me for a day."
Chi Xiaoxia asked, "Drinking at home?"
Hu Ningning: "Brother, you've never drunk alcohol?"
Chi Xiaoxia: "Yes."
Everyone: “…”
"Where are you from?" Hu Ningning looked at Chi Xiaoxiang again. "Why are you so abnormal?"
Zhang Deng was also surprised: "You've never drunk alcohol?"
Chi Xiaoxia: "Yeah, I haven't been on many missions. I'm at work most of the time, so I don't have the chance to drink."
Zhang Deng asked Wei Yuanye, "So what's the deal with your alcohol tolerance?"
Wei Yuanye wasn't sure either: "I think I've drunk it many times."
"He has a lot of tasks," Chi Xiaoxia said. "It's inevitable that he has to drink a little. What does it feel like to drink?"
Hu Ningning was tired: "Hurry up and give him some wine, and tell him to stop wasting time with me."
"Let's drink together," Chi Xiaoxia said. "I see everyone is drinking together."
Zhang Deng opened the takeaway app and ordered some beer for him, as well as some side dishes, fried chicken, hamburgers and snacks.
Chi Xiaoxia was a little too knowledgeable. It seemed that apart from the World Tree, he had only heard of things and had never seen them, let alone experienced them. Zhang Deng felt a little sorry. He had two precious days of vacation, which he had originally planned to spend playing, but he had to waste one day in the room.
However, Chi Xiaoxia himself didn't feel anything about it. He went to get the takeout by himself, and he was very excited about the fact that so many new things happened together, such as getting takeout, drinking, and eating junk food.
Zhang Deng opened a can of beer and handed it to Chi Xiaoxia. Chi Xiaoxia took a sip and frowned.
Zhang Deng laughed at him, and Chi Xiaoxia said, "Can you drink this?"
"Of course." Zhang Deng took a sip and found it extremely bitter. He tried his best to control his expression.
Wei Yuanye also opened a bottle, and the three of them clinked glasses. Wei Yuanye tilted his head back to drink, his Adam's apple rolling. Zhang Deng guessed that it was because of the big gulp. He felt it was novel. In fact, he rarely saw Wei Yuanye drinking. Wei Yuanye didn't even smoke. He had no bad habits, but Zhang Deng knew that he should be able to drink, but he was not keen on it and not addicted.
Zhang Deng felt that men like Wei Yuanye were extremely cool. He had very strict control over himself, was not lustful, and was not bloodthirsty. He just lived coherently, calmly, and consistently.
Hu Ningning felt itchy watching them drinking, and finally couldn't help but said, "Fuck, give me a bottle too."
The four of them started drinking, and Hu Ningning asked, "When are you guys coming back? Aren't you done yet?"
Zhang Deng had been feeling uneasy lately, and this question made him anxious again. He stroked the kitten and said, "I don't know."
Hu Ningning asked, "Why do you always not know?"
Zhang Deng hated this feeling of uncertainty more than anyone else, but there was nothing he could do. He said, "There's just no certainty in so many things right now."
Wei Yuanye suddenly said, "It's almost there."
Several people looked at him, but Wei Yuanye stopped talking.
Chi Xiaoxia was also surprised and asked, "What's coming soon?"
"Oh," Chi Xiaoxia said, "Are you saying that your transfer application has been approved, so you can come back often from now on?"
Wei Yuanye nodded vaguely and just took a sip of wine.
He quickly finished his bottle of beer, crushed it with his hands, and threw it into the trash can. He picked up another bottle, held the bottle body with his thumb and middle finger, and opened the bottle cap with his index finger.
Hu Ningning said, "Your masculinity is a bit too strong. Drink less in the future."
Wei Yuanye said: "I haven't started drinking yet."
Hu Ningning: “…”
Zhang Deng knew that Wei Yuanye was a heavy drinker, but he didn't know why he always had this idea.
Zhang Deng has now adapted to coexisting with this strange intuition in his brain. He knows that he must have experienced things in the past that were more exciting and rich than he could have imagined. Although he has lost those memories now, that feeling still remains in his body.
Zhang Deng also caught up with Wei Yuanye's speed and opened another bottle. Chi Xiaoxia found this unreasonable: "You like to drink this too?"
Zhang Deng said, "You don't understand this. This is the taste of an adult."
But in fact, Zhang Deng doesn't like the taste of alcohol. He doesn't even understand why humans invented alcohol. Is it because it tastes good or because it can paralyze the nerves?
In Zhang Deng's opinion, using alcohol to numb the nerves and escape from life is no more economical than taking a good night's sleep, and it won't make you fat.
But if I can accompany Wei Yuanye, then life doesn't have to be so calculating.
But when Wei Yuanye really started drinking, he was so strong that he drank a bottle of beer in one gulp and then smiled at Zhang Deng.
Zhang Deng was so anxious that he couldn't drink anymore.
Hu Ningning said, "You all have no drinking manners. Who are you drinking with? Who broke up?"
Chi Xiaoxia said: "You broke up, but we are also very stressed when we heard about this."
Hu Ningning put the wine in front of his mouth and said, "If you feel stressed, drink it."
Chi Xiaoxia was forced to take a large gulp, which was so spicy that it made him unrecognizable. He quickly took a large mouthful of fried chicken. After one bite, his outlook on life changed. He exclaimed in surprise, "How can this be so delicious?"
Zhang Deng said, "Is that so?"
This was Zhang Deng’s favorite fried chicken restaurant in the past. Because the calories were too high, he didn’t dare to eat too much. Sometimes he would order a portion of fried chicken and put it in the refrigerator for a week. Every time he wanted to eat it, he would take it out and only dare to eat a few bites to satisfy his craving.
Now that he has escaped the curse of weight loss, he doesn't feel like eating as much. Having said that, he still picked up a chicken leg and took a bite. The fat burst in his mouth, and it was still so fragrant.
Zhang Deng was also surprised and asked, "Why is this so delicious?"
Hu Ningning also took a bite and said, "I gained eight kilograms in the two weeks since we broke up."
"Why?" Zhang Deng asked, "You're also overeating."
Hu Ningning asked: "Who else?"
Zhang Deng was stunned for a moment. Yes, who else?
Zhang Deng said, "Maybe it's me."
Hu Ningning said disdainfully: "You are almost dying of weight."
"Honestly, you're still thin even if you gain weight," Hu Ningning said. "Your image has changed so much now. When I first met you, I thought you were the kind of person who would give weight-gaining pills to colleagues you didn't get along with in the office."
Hu Ningning exaggeratedly said, "You look really bad."
Zhang Deng said: "It doesn't matter. I allow the world to give me many interpretations."
"Just forget it," Hu Ningning said, "You just can't help it. You actually wish they all loved you."
Zhang Deng: “…”
"How come you understand me so well now?" Zhang Deng found a word to describe it.
Hu Ningning said: "I've been taking psychological counseling classes for a year, and I'm really impressed. After I started dating, Tong Ying kept finding various counselors for me to talk to. I would just sit there and listen to their analysis. Now I can even go out and get counseling."
Gradually, everyone got a little drunk, and everyone showed varying degrees of drunkenness.
Zhang Deng's drunken behavior led to his speech becoming uncontrollable and unrestrained. Chi Xiaoxia started listening to various DJs and dancing and singing. Hu Ningning hugged Zhang Deng and expressed her feelings, saying, "Idol, I really love you."
Zhang Deng said: "Do you love me or your ex-boyfriend?"
Hu Ningning thought for a long time and said, "How can we compare this?"
Zhang Deng said: "You just love him more!"
"That's human nature," Hu Ningning said in a hoarse voice, "I'm dating him. Don't you love your husband the most?"
"That's true." Zhang Deng said.
Chi Xiaoxia said, "Wow, Hu Ningning, you still treat him as your husband."
Hu Ningning said: "Your husband."
Chi Xiaoxia: "Your husband."
Hu Ningning: "Your husband."
Chi Xiaoxia: "Your husband."
Zhang Deng said, "Stop talking, stop arguing, it's really annoying."
Chi Xiaoxia and Hu Ningning said together: "Your husband."
Wei Yuanye said: "Why?"
Everyone burst into laughter, tears streaming down their cheeks. Zhang Deng said, "But actually, he's a pretty good guy, even though I don't know him well."
Hu Ningning leaned on the sofa, looking as weak as a novel heroine, but her words were extremely rebellious: "I am strong in all aspects, you know."
Zhang Deng: “…”
Chi Xiaoxia: "A vulgar girl like you really isn't worthy of him. No wonder he dumped you."
Hu Ningning sat up suddenly and spoke her true feelings: "I really don't understand. Am I the first day to be vulgar?"
"Am I without substance on the first day?" Hu Ningning sincerely asked. She lifted her hair to reveal her delicate makeup and pretty face. "I've grown up like this, isn't it normal for me to be without substance?"
Zhang Deng said, "If you don't look like this, it's obvious that you have no substance."
Hu Ningning said: "Yes!"
"He clearly knows who I am," Hu Ningning said. "How could he dump me all of a sudden? If he didn't like me, he shouldn't have been with me in the first place."
Zhang Deng asked, "How did you two get together?"
Hu Ningning said: "A friend introduced it to me."
This is a very surprising answer. Zhang Deng always thought that they were in a free love relationship, but when he thought about it carefully, with Hu Ningning's own connections, it would be difficult for her to meet such a normal man.
Zhang Deng said, "Okay, let me introduce you to this friend. He's a good guy."
Hu Ningning said: "I bought her a bag worth 20,000 yuan."
Hu Ningning asked sincerely, "Can I have it back?"
Chi Xiaoxia: "You want to die."
Hu Ningning collapsed and said in self-deprecation, "I really want to die. I didn't tell you that I kept calling him and harassing him for the first week after we broke up."
Chi Xiaoxia: "...you really are."
Hu Ningning's tears flowed down the corners of her eyes. She wiped them away quickly, not taking it seriously, and said, "But he ignored me completely. Later he blocked me."
Zhang Deng said: "I think it's okay. It's really hard to get over a sudden breakup."
Hu Ningning finally found someone who agreed with her. She said, "Yeah, you think so too."
Zhang Deng looked at her suspiciously: "You are not still harassing him now?"
"No more." Hu Ningning said firmly.
Zhang Deng was about to praise her when Hu Ningning said, "I don't have a new number anymore. I've used up all the numbers of my friends."
Zhang Deng: "There is no cure."
"Take it away," Chi Xiaoxia said, "next one."
Hu Ningning suddenly asked Wei Yuanye: "Did you add his contact information?"
Wei Yuanye was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and said, "No."
Hu Ningning snorted in disappointment. "I thought you two were so close that you must have left your contact information."
Wei Yuanye was puzzled and asked, "Why do I get along with him?"
"Don't you two get along?" the three asked together.
Wei Yuanye took a sip of wine before answering, "No."
Everyone expressed disbelief, and Wei Yuanye said, "I'm just good at socializing."
"Hurry up and poop." Hu Ningning was about to vomit, "Are you drunk too?"
Hu Ningning had a game in the evening, and Zhang Deng and the others had no plans to stay in this world overnight. After bidding farewell to Xiao Mi in tears, Zhang Deng and Chi Xiaoxia and the others set out on their journey, but everyone overlooked one problem - Chi Xiaoxia was drunk.
At first everyone thought there was nothing wrong. Although he was drunk, he was still conscious and could walk on his own. His speech was incoherent, but overall he could still communicate.
Everyone naturally thought that Chi Xiaoxia still had some rationality.
Then it was time to turn on the communicator, and the three of them looked at each other.
Zhang Deng and Wei Yuanye looked at Chi Xiaoxia. Chi Xiaoxia looked at them and burped.
Zhang Deng went to feel around him and asked, "Where's your communicator?"
Chi Xiaoxia said, "Hmm?"
"Stop joking," Zhang Deng said, thinking he was joking with her, "I'll take you home to rest."
Chi Xiaoxia said, "My home is at 2452C, branch 23, No. 142."
Zhang Deng asked, "What's your bank card password?"
Chi Xiaoxia fell silent. Zhang Deng caught him by surprise: "See, I knew you were pretending to be drunk!"
Chi Xiaoxia said a string of numbers: "981145."
Zhang Deng: “…”
Zhang Deng somehow learned of Chi Xiaoxia's huge secret, and also knew that Chi Xiaoxia was really drunk.
"What should we do?" Zhang Deng asked Wei Yuanye, "How are we going to get back?"
Wei Yuanye reached out to search Chi Xiaoxie's pocket, then retracted his hand and said, "Look for it."
Zhang Deng said: "You can't be——"
Zhang Deng said in disbelief, "Are you afraid I might mind?"
Wei Yuanye touched his nose, looking so embarrassed for the first time. He said, "Go look for it."
No matter how Zhang Deng thought about it, he found this was very funny, but the funny point was a little dead. He found the communicator in Chi Xiaoxia's pocket. It was a detector with a different style and appearance from the ones they used. It had a Tai Chi diagram on the outside. Zhang Deng didn't pay much attention to how Chi Xiaoxia used it at the time. In the dark, he could only see that the black and white dots on the Tai Chi diagram were pressable.
Zhang Deng said, "Press that one?"
"I don't know." Wei Yuanye said.
Zhang Deng: “…”
The two looked at each other in bewilderment. Zhang Deng suddenly remembered that Chi Xiaoxia could still answer questions, so he quickly slapped him awake: "Which one should I press?"
Chi Xiaoxia squinted her eyes and carefully identified it. She could only see a Bagua diagram in front of her. Chi Xiaoxia said, "Why is it outside? Hush—don't let anyone see it."
Chi Xiaoxia said: "This is an important secret."
Zhang Deng asked, "So which one should I press?"
Chi Xiaoxia snatched the communicator, holding it in his arms, and looked at them in confusion. After a moment's reaction, he finally realized where he was. He said, "We are going back!? Right?"
Zhang Deng said, "Thank God."
Wei Yuanye said, "Which one should I press to go back?"
Chi Xiaoxia said: "It needs to be driven."
Before the two of them could react, Chi Xiaoxia had already pressed the communicator and said, "It's very simple, let's go."
Zhang Deng felt dizzy and felt that the time of travel was extremely long. It was so long that his internal organs felt uncomfortable and he wanted to vomit but couldn't.
When Zhang Deng was about to collapse, his feet finally touched the ground.
Zhang Deng realized that humans couldn't leave the ground with their feet. The sense of security on the ground made him lie on the ground and retch. Wei Yuanye helped him up and said, "Just bear with it for a while."
Zhang Deng: "I can't stand it anymore."
Zhang Deng cursed Wei Yuanye in his heart for being so unkind, but when he looked up, he was dumbfounded.
They seemed to be standing on the Milky Way, with stars shining brightly in the sky. The entire space was vast and boundless, as if dyed with a thick dark purple. Zhang Deng reached out to grab it, and actually felt as if he had touched it, but missed it.
Zhang Deng said, "What is this?"
He looked at Wei Yuanye, but found that Wei Yuanye seemed to have changed in his eyes. In his eyes, Wei Yuanye seemed to be no longer the same as before, but more like a container for organs. This feeling was diluted a lot after Wei Yuanye said: "Chi Xiaoxia brought us to the wrong place."
Zhang Deng asked, "Where's Chi Xiaoxiang?"
Chi Xiaoxia fell to the ground drunkenly, drool oozing from the corners of his mouth. Zhang Deng picked him up, but the touch felt different. It was as if he was holding countless Chi Xiaoxias at the same time.
At that moment, he saw Chi Xiaoxia in countless states: drunk, sober, calm, and crazy.
In his panic, Zhang Deng naturally wanted to grab something. He held Chi Xiaoxia's shoulders tightly. As if possessed by a ghost, he reached out to Chi Xiaoxia's stomach. He seemed to see the layers of clothes wrapped around Chi Xiaoxia's body gradually peeling off. It was as if he had an eraser that could erase everything on Chi Xiaoxia's body. Zhang Deng pinched Chi Xiaoxia's stomach, and Chi Xiaoxia bent over violently and vomited freely.
Zhang Deng looked at his hand and found warm liquid on it.
Chi Xiaoxia was much more awake after vomiting, and he woke up even more when he saw the scene before him. He said, "It's over, I'm in the wrong place."
The sound was not clear and seemed to come from far away.
Chi Xiaoxia took out the Bagua map and pressed the white button. His figure split into countless shadows. Chi Xiaoxia didn't care about anything else and said, "Hurry up and leave! If we get caught, we're doomed!"
Zhang Deng was still immersed in the touch. It seemed that at that moment, he had realized something very dangerous.
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