"By the way, honey, how about coming with me to meet a friend tonight?"

In the cafeteria, Ye Qingfeng stuffed a mouthful of rice into his mouth and smiled at Ouyang Liluo.

"A friend?" Ouyang Liluo's big eyes swiveled as she felt a bit puzzled.

Ye Qingfeng was always caring and gentle with her, but she knew that Ye Qingfeng was ambitious, proud as if soaring to the heavens, and hardly took any peer seriously. She didn't expect that Ye Qingfeng would actually have friends.

"Could it be some old guy?"

Ouyang Liluo couldn't help but wonder.

Ye Qingfeng nodded and said, "Yeah, you haven't met him yet. He's a classmate from when I studied at the Southern Base, considered a good brother!"

Ouyang Liluo's beautiful eyes showed curiosity, "Then I really want to meet him, this is the second friend you've introduced to me!"

"Second? Who was the first?"

Ye Qingfeng was stunned, asking curiously.

"The first is, of course, Bai Wan'er, isn't it?"

Ouyang Liluo blinked, smiling.

"Uh..."

Ye Qingfeng touched his nose, not knowing how to respond.

He was silent for a few seconds and hurriedly changed the subject.

"By the way, my friend just called me saying he broke up, and he asked me to go to the bar for drinks tonight, you won't be mad, right?"

Ouyang Liluo slightly raised her pretty face, "Broke up?"

She wasn't concerned about Ye Qingfeng going for drinks, as she extended her slender jade finger and lightly tapped Ye Qingfeng's forehead.

"You, so stupid!"

Ye Qingfeng looked puzzled, "What did I do?"

Ouyang Liluo burst into laughter, pinched her waist slightly.

"He just broke up, asked you to drink, obviously wants to talk and confide in you, how could I go? That's like rubbing salt in the wound!"

"Ah?" Ye Qingfeng was stunned, then awkwardly touched his nose, "Seems like you're right!"

He indeed hadn't considered that point.

Yue Xiang, who was beside them, couldn't help but chuckle at Ye Qingfeng's bewildered expression; it was the first time she'd seen Ye Qingfeng looking so defeated.

"Alright, I won't go tonight, and I'll meet him some other time. You should go by yourself later, remember to comfort him, say something nice."

Ouyang Liluo instructed Ye Qingfeng as if he were a little kid.

"Yes, ma'am, at your command!"

Ye Qingfeng put on a serious face and even gave a mock salute to Ouyang Liluo, making her burst into laughter, envying many young men and women in the cafeteria.

At eight-thirty in the evening, Ye Qingfeng parted ways with Ouyang Liluo and headed to "Vini Bar" near Huqing University.

Upon entering the bar, he immediately saw Jiang Chen waving at him from a seat by the wall.

Ye Qingfeng sat down opposite Jiang Chen, looked him over, realizing Jiang Chen's eyes were sunken, stubble unkempt, appearing downcast and destitute, looking like a defeated uncle rather than someone in their early twenties.

"What happened to you, getting like this?"

Ye Qingfeng asked in confusion, not having seen Jiang Chen for over a year.

He felt a bit sympathetic about Jiang Chen's situation.

But when it comes to matters of the heart, how can outsiders really understand?

Jiang Chen had always been sunny and outgoing, often making jokes, but now he was filled with utter melancholy and lacked energy.

Seeing Ye Qingfeng, a glimmer of light shone in Jiang Chen's otherwise lifeless eyes, and he forced himself to speak, "Boss, you're here!"

"Stop worrying about me, look at what you've become!"

Ye Qingfeng initially thought a breakup wasn't a big deal, but seeing Jiang Chen like this, he realized the blow was quite significant.

"Sigh, boss, let's not talk about it, let's drink!"

Jiang Chen pushed a bottle of alcohol towards Ye Qingfeng and began drinking from his own bottle.

"Wait a minute!" Ye Qingfeng grabbed his hand and asked, "Tell me what happened specifically. Was it your fault or Zhang Yuting's?"

At the mention of "Zhang Yuting," Jiang Chen was stunned, then suddenly couldn't control himself, and tears rolled down his cheeks.

His suppressed emotions erupted at that moment, and this grown man, with tears in his eyes, spoke with sobs and agitation, filled with indignation.

"Boss, Zhang Yuting... went behind my back with someone else, she betrayed me, she doesn't want me anymore!"

"Betrayed you?" Ye Qingfeng raised an eyebrow, asking, "What's going on?"

A year ago, Ye Qingfeng had intimidated the Four Great Families of Jiangnan City.

Zhang Yuting should also have known about his influence.

Yet she dared treat Jiang Chen like this.

It seems the other person attracted her considerably!

Wiping his tears, with a voice full of anger and anguish, Jiang Chen's eyes were red as he recounted the story from beginning to end.

After confirming his relationship with Zhang Yuting, when Jiang Chen left Jiangnan City, he also took Zhang Yuting with him.

However, Jiang Chen didn't want Zhang Yuting to think he was unambitious.

So, relying on his efforts and a bit of connections,

he got admitted into Huqing University in Yanjing.

Zhang Yuting also came along.

The two of them, like a pair of lovebirds, went to Yanjing together.

Outside of classes, Jiang Chen often took Zhang Yuting on dates, and they met frequently on weekends, feeling very happy.

At a university class gathering, Jiang Chen took Zhang Yuting along, not realizing it would be the start of his misfortune.

There was a classmate named Wu Sicong, a prominent young master from Jinling, with a wealthy and influential family, and he was quite popular even in Yanjing.

Initially, Jiang Chen didn't care much about this, but after a while, he noticed Zhang Yuting's behavior became strange. She often declined his invitations with excuses and he accidentally spotted her at school a few times. Each time, Zhang Yuting would smile and say she came specifically for him, but didn't notify him beforehand, causing him to harbor doubts.

Until one day, he saw his sweet girlfriend in another guy's arms, being very affectionate; it was then he realized he was just like a scene in a movie—betrayed by his beloved girlfriend.

Zhang Yuting had secretly been with someone else, and that person was his classmate Wu Sicong.

He confronted the two, and although Zhang Yuting was embarrassed, she showed no intention of coming back, dealing him a heavy blow, causing him to sink into a week-long depression.

Unable to find anyone to confide in, he bore it alone for a week, then finally decided to call Ye Qingfeng.

After listening to Jiang Chen's story, Ye Qingfeng was silent for a while before speaking, "Jiang Chen, I know you're hurting, but all I can say is, let go of the past!"

"From the moment she decided to betray you, she was no longer worth your concern!"

Jiang Chen smiled bitterly; he knew this truth too well, but knowing is one thing, doing is another—it was extremely challenging.

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