When Luo Wenjie rushed over, Chen Fan and his companions had already started the first round in the box.
There were girls around before, and we couldn’t talk about some topics freely.
Now only our brothers are left, and we are ready to play all night long.
When they saw Brother Jie again, everyone was shocked by his appearance.
This guy wore a black round hat, an apron, small leather shoes and a straight suit. If you didn't know him, you would think he was an aristocrat brought back from England.
"Hello, my friends!"
"I miss you guys so much."
Everyone in the room laughed.
"Damn. Brother Jie, you're dressed really well. You look like a real down-and-out British aristocrat. You look so authentic."
Ma Xiaoshuai complained: "Brother, you've been abroad for so long, haven't you learned any English pronunciation at all?"
Brother Jie rolled his eyes at Ma Xiaoshuai.
"You know what? Man, that's a proper London suburbia accent."
“That’s how foreigners all speak.”
Chen Fan was amused.
"Your home in the London suburbs is in Tieling, right?"
Sun Hao laughed and shouted, "Alright, brother Jie, stop embarrassing yourself and change your clothes quickly. There are no beauties here. Who are you running around to show off your clothes to?"
Brother Jie chuckled.
"Just wait for me, I'm going to get you drunk to death."
After a while, Luo Wenjie came back after changing his clothes, wearing a bathrobe and big slippers. As soon as he entered the room, he shouted that he wanted to drink quickly.
"Dude, I'm all alone abroad and I'm so bored. I miss you guys so much."
Sun Hao asked curiously, "Didn't you find a foreign girlfriend abroad?"
Luo Wenjie laughed as he poured himself a glass of wine.
"The foreign horse bro is already tired of playing, so he switches to another one."
"You know what, foreign women are more open-minded than Chinese women."
"I met a blonde beauty in the bar that time. She was so beautiful. After we had a drink, we went to the hotel."
"It was such a brutal torture, but luckily I managed to hold on and save the dignity of a Chinese man."
"Guess what happened? As soon as the girl left, she actually gave me two hundred dollars."
"Hey, man, this is the first time I've seen a return payment in all these years."
Everyone laughed, and Ma Xiaoshuai scolded, "They're treating you like a duck."
Luo Wenjie curled his lips and said, "Is there such a handsome duck?"
Chen Fan smiled and reminded, "You'd better be careful. Don't fall and get sick."
Wu Di next to him immediately shouted, "Fuck, are you safe? Don't infect us all."
Luo Wenjie immediately became unhappy.
"Looking down on me, huh? Am I that kind of imprudent person, bro?"
"When I'm out playing with girls I don't know, I always have my own way of stopping them."
Everyone clinked their glasses, and Chen Fan asked if Su Qing had arrived.
"We're here. We arrived together. I dropped her off at the hotel before coming here."
Wu Di looked hesitant, but finally asked a question.
"Is she alright?"
"That's good. If you ask me, you've made a big mistake, Digo."
"After these past two years of experience, Su Qing has become more mature and elegant. She looks like a fairy. Her suitors abroad can line up from Wall Street to Hollywood."
Wu Di didn't show much emotional change.
"She just has to live well."
Luo Wenjie suddenly thought of something.
"By the way, there's a party tonight. I heard Li Jiao is coming too?"
Ma Xiaoshuai chuckled.
"What? Are you still thinking about me?"
"How can that be? Man, am I that kind of affectionate person?"
"It's just quite emotional. We haven't seen each other in ages. If I had known earlier, I would have taken yesterday's flight."
"Come on, a bunch of girls are going to criticize you tonight."
"Is this true?"
"Really? Old Chen was the first to criticize."
Brother Jie smiled bitterly, "Brother Fan, isn't it?"
Chen Fan said calmly: "I'm just telling the truth."
Luo Wenjie was not angry, but asked with a smile: "How is Li Jiao doing now?"
"How should I put it? Among all of us, Li Jiao has changed the most, but I feel like she should be living a pretty stable life now."
"What do you mean?"
Chen Fan briefly explained Li Jiao's current situation.
Luo Wenjie nodded after listening.
"That's fine. As long as she meets someone who loves her and lives a good life, that's all."
"If you had followed me back then, who knows what kind of suffering you would have endured."
"You are quite self-aware."
"Alright, enough of the nonsense. It's been ages since we've gotten together. One of us is leaving first..."
"Alright, Ma Xiaoshuai, you're a leader now, you're so arrogant, right? I'll get you drunk to death."
"Come on!"
…
To be honest, this meal was the most enjoyable one Chen Fan had had in recent years.
The brothers wore loose bathrobes, sat in the private room, drank wine and chatted.
Recalling the days in college, and then chatting about life, talking about ideals... I felt more comfortable than ever before.
By the second half of the night, everyone was obviously a little drunk.
In the corner, Wu Di was hugging Sun Hao and imparting his life experience, while Sun Hao was crying about how difficult it had been for him in the past few years.
"What ideals? They're all fucking garbage!"
Sun Hao's eyes were red as he hugged his head with Wu Di, muttering, "Back then, we were idealistic people too. We dreamed of finding a job with a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan after graduation and working our way up to management level in a few years...but what happened?"
"As a result, after a few years, I couldn't even save any money. Sometimes I even had to rely on my girlfriend for rent..."
"Living in Chang'an is not easy. If I had a choice, I would never have gone to Pudong..."
Next to him, Luo Wenjie was hugging Ma Xiaoshuai and talking about his romantic encounter in America. He also encouraged Ma Xiaoshuai to go there alone next time, and insisted on taking him to see what a real ocean horse was.
Ma Xiaoshuai leaned back in his chair, his eyes blurred, a smile on his lips but he remained unmoved.
In the corner, the only two people who were still barely awake were Chen Fan and Han Xu.
Chen Fan learned about Han Xu's emotional experiences over the past two years, then patted him on the shoulder.
"A relationship is a calamity. No one can say what others say. Ultimately, it all depends on your own choice."
"Now that we've taken this step, let's live a good life."
Han Xu stared at Chen Fan curiously and asked, "Old Chen, you've climbed so high over the years and made so much money. You shouldn't be surrounded by a lack of beautiful women, right?"
"Is there ever a confidante who has ever moved you?"
"Or has it never occurred to you?"
Chen Fan glanced at Han Xu and chuckled.
He leaned back comfortably in the chair, looked up and squinted at the lamp on the wall.
"For men, desire cannot be eliminated. It can only be controlled."
"If I say I have no ideas, that's just bullshit. I'm not a saint..."
"But every time I think of something, I remind myself never to make a mistake..."
"My life...is actually just to pay off my debts."
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