Yun Tao looked at Chen Qinglin suspiciously.
“Are you serious? You’ve really got it all arranged? No regrets?”
“No regrets,”
Chen Qinglin angrily stubbed out his cigarette and looked at Yun Tao with determination.
“I’ll get an easy job and do some small business on the side.”
“Sleeping in every day, and being able to take care of my parents nearby—how happy is that?”
“Alright, it’s good that you have a plan.”
Yun Tao thought about it carefully and felt that Chen Qinglin had a point.
The hustle and bustle of the city and the charm of a small town each had their own advantages.
Everyone has their own aspirations, and you can’t force them.
Yun Tao tossed the remaining half-pack of cigarettes to Chen Qinglin.
“Damn it, why didn’t you tell me you had a plan earlier? You made me worry for half the day.”
“Heh heh, success is in secrecy; how can such things be spoken of lightly?”
“It’s just you. For anyone else, I wouldn’t have said anything until the day I started the job.”
Chen Qinglin grinningly took the cigarettes and unhesitatingly stuffed them into his pocket.
“Next time, get some Huazi. I cough when I smoke anything else.”
“Get lost, are you getting picky now? Have you forgotten the time you picked up cigarette butts in the middle of the night because you had no cigarettes?”
A hint of nostalgia flashed across Chen Qinglin’s face.
“Heh heh, time flies, four years have passed in a blink of an eye.”
“Yeah, it really…”
Before Yun Tao could finish his lament, Chen Qinglin’s next sentence almost choked him.
“I only had 4, uh, 5, uh 6, 6 girlfriends before graduating.”
Yun Tao???
“Damn it, are you even human? Leave some for the younger students, will you??”
“Huh? The more capable, the more work. Let me handle this tough job.”
“Damn it, go to hell…”
The last month of senior year, without the pressure of finding a job, was incredibly carefree.
For the entire afternoon, Chen Qinglin and Yun Tao smoked small cigarettes, drank beverages, chatted, and enjoyed themselves immensely.
Oh, it’s worth mentioning that Yun Tao paid for the drinks and also ran the errands.
Who told him he was rich and also his sister’s boyfriend?
Yun Tao was already used to this.
Who told him that all his girlfriends were introduced by Chen Qinglin? He just treated it as giving alms to a beggar.
Resigned as he was, Yun Tao wasn’t without his own conditions.
He planned to take Chen Xue to the party tonight, and Chen Qinglin would cover for them.
You ask why men bring women when they go drinking?
Heh heh, brother, if you ask that, you’re either a single dog or you definitely didn’t reach home run in college.
If women don’t get drunk, men don’t have a chance.
Even if Chen Xue doesn’t drink, Yun Tao has to drink.
If he drinks too much, he’ll throw up, right? Will his girlfriend feel bad?
If she feels bad, won’t she take care of him?
If she wants to take care of her boyfriend but can’t enter the dorm, where else can they go?
The rest doesn’t need to be said, right?
What? You ask what if he doesn’t drink too much?
Damn it, anyone who asks that deserves to be single for life.
Seeing that it was almost time, Chen Qinglin finished his last sip of drink and walked out of the dorm with Yun Tao.
Tianhai City is in the south, and the temperature in early June had already reached over 30 degrees Celsius.
To keep cool, both Chen Qinglin and Yun Tao were wearing large shorts and white tank tops.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Chen Qinglin wasn’t a good person, so how much better could Yun Tao be?
On the way to the girls’ dorm, the two shuffled in their slippers, constantly pointing at the younger female students and occasionally letting out lewd laughter.
Looking at their slouching appearance, anyone who didn’t know them would think they were some hooligans just released.
“This one’s good, long legs.”
“Pfft, what kind of taste do you have? Didn’t you see the A-cups?”
“Then what about this one? This one has C-cups, right?”
“Mm, this one is… holy crap.”
Chen Qinglin looked at Yun Tao’s mischievous smile and wished he could strangle him.
This kid was definitely doing it on purpose.
They agreed to pick up Chen Xue for dinner, so why did Chen Xi come down with her?
“Heh heh, we’re leaving first, you two chat.”
Yun Tao ignored Chen Qinglin’s murderous glare and pulled Chen Xue away.
“You don’t have to rush, it’s fine if you’re late, I’ll explain to them for you.”
“Damn it…”
Chen Qinglin cursed, but he could only accept reality.
Retreating without a fight wasn’t his style.
It’s just one woman, is there anyone he can’t handle?
Uh… actually, he really couldn’t handle her.
Chen Xi’s uncle was at the same level as Gao Yurong, and her father was at the same level as Director Qi.
He wasn’t Sha Ruijin, so how could he handle it?
“Heh heh, long time no see.”
Chen Xi didn’t speak, just stared intently at Chen Qinglin.
Slowly, a layer of mist appeared in the girl’s eyes.
Indescribable, unfathomable.
“Sigh…”
Chen Qinglin sighed and pulled out a cigarette from his pocket.
Suddenly, a crumpled pack of Huazi appeared before him.
Judging by the wear and tear on the cigarette pack, it must have been stored for quite some time.
After a moment of hesitation, Chen Qinglin still took the cigarette.
“Cough cough, is this cigarette fake?”
The pungent smoke made Chen Qinglin cough repeatedly.
Fake? Impossible.
Chen Xi’s cigarettes were all taken from home.
Sending fake cigarettes to someone of Director Qi’s level? Was she crazy?
It was clear that this pack of Huazi had been stored for too long and had gone stale.
“Don’t smoke it.”
Seeing Chen Qinglin frown repeatedly, Chen Xi finally couldn’t help but speak.
“Wait a moment, I’ll go upstairs and get you a new one.”
Chen Qinglin waved his hand and smiled.
“How long has it been stored?”
A hint of bitterness flashed in Chen Xi’s eyes.
“Two years, four months, and eighteen days.”
Two years, four months, and eighteen days? So precise?
Chen Qinglin calculated silently, then suddenly looked at the girl in front of him.
This date, it must be the day he refused to get back together?
“You… why bother?”
“I heard you’re going back to your hometown?”
They each asked their own questions, but both understood the other’s meaning.
After a brief silence, Chen Qinglin lit another cigarette.
“Mm, it shouldn’t be a big problem.”
“You know, I can…”
“I found a new girlfriend.”
“I know, your high school classmate, right? Heh heh, it was bound to happen.”
Even when they were dating, Li Wanru had caused trouble more than once.
Chen Xi had long seen through her intentions.
“Heh heh, it’s good that you know, I…”
“I don’t mind.”
“It’s good that you don’t mind… Huh?… Holy crap? What did you just say?”
Chen Qinglin couldn’t believe his ears.
Had this woman gone mad?
“I said, I don’t mind you finding other women.”
Chen Xi repeated her words slowly, one by one.
Men are all like cats that steal fish; she had seen too much of this kind of thing.
“I’ll give you two months. Dump all your other women, and I’ll still be with you.”
“Heh heh, your temper hasn’t changed a bit.”
Chen Xi’s arrogant tone made Chen Qinglin very unhappy.
Originally, he had felt a little soft-hearted.
Now it seemed, it was completely unnecessary.
“Thanks for the cigarette, goodbye.”
Chen Qinglin shoved the remaining cigarettes into Chen Xi’s hand and turned to leave.
So what if your father is a leader? If I can’t provoke you, can’t I at least avoid you?
Was Wanru not gentle enough, or Menglin not charming enough?
As a reborn person, would I give up an entire forest for one tree? How could that be?
Looking at Chen Qinglin’s back, Chen Xi tightly clutched the remaining Huazi.
Half a minute later, she wiped her eyes and threw the crumpled cigarette pack into the trash can.
“Heh heh, there’s nothing Chen Xi wants that she can’t get.”