Han Yixian and his friends drank, ate, and chatted. Such a quiet and pleasant time was rare, and they were all very relaxed.
Han Yixian then told Gu Qishen about having Zhou Zhengye come and stay.
Gu Qishen welcomed Zhou Zhengye to stay with him. He often had to go to the countryside and sometimes had to go on business trips. When he was not at home, he could let Zhou Zhengye take care of the two houses, which would put his mind at ease.
And I'll have a companion in the future, and someone to talk to when I go home, which is great.
Gu Qishen laughed and said, "I'm a true bachelor, while Zheng Ye is practically single. We'd be good companions. I'd very much welcome Zheng Ye to come and stay. But what if Wang Guixiang comes to Qianyuan County again?"
Zhou Zhengye said, "Don't worry, she won't come again. Even if she did, I wouldn't let her stay here."
Gu Qishen nodded and said, "That's good."
Zhou Zhengye said, "It seems you also dislike Wang Guixiang."
Gu Qishen said, "I don't want to deal with her. It's fine as it is now. We can get together and chat whenever we have the chance. It's very nice."
"Yixian, I think you shouldn't go back tonight. Stay in the city for the night; I have a lot to tell you."
Han Yi shook his head and said, "That won't do. I told Yuhan I'd be back tonight no matter how late it is, otherwise she'll worry. Besides, I have to help take care of the child tonight. Yuhan is too tired to be alone."
Zhou Zhengye took a sip of wine and laughed, "Qi Shen, don't let him stay. He won't feel at ease staying here anyway, and he won't get enough rest. It's better to let him go back. He can ride a bicycle fast, he can go back later. You have so much to say, an afternoon isn't enough time for you to talk."
They chatted and laughed and drank quite a bit, and everyone became much more relaxed in their speech. Plus, there was no one else at home, just the four of them, so they spoke much more casually.
The bottle of wine that Zhou Zhengye brought was quickly finished, so Gu Qishen took out the wine he had stored at home and poured it for everyone to continue drinking.
He Zhenhua took a sip of wine, shook his head, and said, "My sister is so charming. Even the hardest steel would melt into tenderness when it comes to my sister."
Upon hearing He Zhenhua's words, Zhou Zhengye downed a glass of wine and said, "What a pity, Yi Xian was the first one to trick us into going home."
Han Yi took a bite of his food, glanced at Zhou Zhengye, and said, "How can you say it's a lie? I won Yuhan over with my sincerity. Besides, I have a lot of personal charm, okay? Yuhan liked me even when I was still in a wheelchair."
Looking at Han Yixian's smug expression, Zhou Zhengye couldn't help but say, "It's all because Yuhan said she could cure your leg, and you've been eyeing her ever since. You even sent me interference signals, afraid I'd try to take it from you."
I regret it so much. How could I have let you fool me? If I hadn't backed down, who knows what the outcome would have been.
Gu Qishen and He Zhenhua were surprised to hear that these two had a past.
Gu Qishen said, "Zhengye also pursued Yuhan before, how come we never heard about it?"
Zhou Zhengye had drunk too much and his mind was a bit hazy. He couldn't help but blurt out a lot of things that had been building up in his heart.
He took another sip of wine, his eyes slightly red, and said, "Let me tell you, when I first arrived in Luancheng, I often dreamed of Yuhan. At that time, I had hardly ever met Yuhan, but I kept dreaming about her. I think it was our destiny."
As he spoke, he pointed at Han Yixian and said, "Before I even started anything, this guy told me that Yuhan was dating him and that I shouldn't get involved. But that's not true at all. I was fooled by this guy, and out of brotherhood, I didn't pursue Yuhan anymore."
Although I've given up on pursuing Yuhan, I still dream about her frequently. In my dreams, she's my wife, and we're husband and wife. Even in my dreams, it's Yi Xian who introduced us. If I had acted sooner, perhaps the scenes in my dreams would have become reality.
Upon hearing this, Han Yixian narrowed his eyes and said, "How could I possibly set you up? From the very beginning, I've decided that Yuhan is mine. How could I possibly let her go to someone else? Dreams are just that—dreams. Don't confuse reality with fiction."
Gu Qishen saw that Zhou Zhengye was already quite drunk, and what he was saying was just drunken ramblings. It could be nonsense, or it could be the truth coming out when drunk.
So that means Zhou Zhengye also likes He Yuhan? He couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Zhou Zhengye.
Zhou Zhengye had known He Yuhan for a long time, not much later than Han Yixian, and at the time she was single, giving her a significant advantage. Yet, out of consideration for their brotherhood, he didn't make a move, allowing Han Yixian to win the heart of the beauty.
But Zhou Zhengye ended up marrying Wang Guixiang, who was far inferior to He Yuhan. No wonder Zhou Zhengye regrets it now.
This shows that when faced with a situation, you should act decisively, lest you regret it later.
In the end, Zhou Zhengye passed out drunk at the dinner table. Han Yixian and Gu Qishen worked together to help him into his room, and they let him stay at Gu Qishen's house for the night.
Gu Qishen said to Han Yixian, "Zhengye drank too much today, don't take what he said to heart."
Han Yixian shook his head and said, "I won't hold it against you. I admit that I had some ulterior motives when I was pursuing Yuhan. Zhengye didn't compete with me because I was in a wheelchair at the time and because of our brotherhood."
At that time, Yuhan was an independent individual, and everyone had the right to like her. It's just that Yuhan was soft-hearted and loyal, and in the end, I moved her.
When my aunt brought her to Luancheng, she was actually meant to be my wife. But my aunt was afraid I would object, so she didn't tell me beforehand. She even told Yuhan that if I didn't like her, the marriage would be called off.
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