Chapter Seventy-Fifth: Being Treated as a TV Drama's Emotional Life

  No matter who this world will ultimately belong to, at least for now, it won't be Chu Jingyan's.

  Everything is starting to get on the right track, it feels great, and with the weight of worry lifted off his shoulders, Chu Jingyan found himself filled with positive energy.

  Those days were really too depressing, how could such a negative life accompany oneself for so long? Chu Jingyan felt that it was time to find some beneficial things to do.

  Minus one degree Celsius

  This is a nightclub with some reputation in the Duck Pavilion, having a good reputation among both fashionable young people and those idol groups who seem to have a luxurious life.

  Places with many handsome men and beautiful women naturally have countless profits. Restless young people sometimes can't help but directly ignite passionate fires in some secret places. The boss, who appears to be a very considerate good person, also has suitable places with sofas and small spaces separated by tea-colored glass partitions.

  Similar characteristics make many young people who are used to an inflated lifestyle yearn for it exceptionally.

  When business is booming, the private rooms on the second floor are indeed hard to book. Looking down from the floor-to-ceiling windows, the dance floor in the center is crowded with men and women, the collision of alcohol and bodies makes their faces filled with an indescribable expression and unvented energy.

  "This is indeed a great place to make money." Chu Jingyan rarely changed out of that black suit, but the simple attire looked extraordinary because it was made by a famous designer. Sometimes, women's ability to pick out clothes can truly leave men in awe.

  Reuniting with Zheng Xiuyan's family is a heartwarming thing from any angle, but as the saying goes, a sweet life is always monotonous, while a miserable life is forever turbulent. Chu Jingyan, while feeling those almost forgotten happiness, also has to endure some discomfort brought by these joys.

  When a person's life has been too long, whether it's their living habits or anything else, they will become somewhat unacceptable. In Li Jinglu's view, Chu Jingyan's life over the years should be no different from that of a beggar. A child as small as him drifting alone outside, no matter how you look at it, is very likely to evoke some excessive maternal love in Li Jinglu.

  The Zheng sisters, who can be bought with money, apparently won't mind that their own mother suddenly shows less concern for them. What they care about most now is Chu Jingyan. Zheng Xiujing thinks every day about how to perfectly use the credit card given by Chu Jingyan without being discovered by Zheng Xiuyan.

  Jung Jaehyun needs to consider how to spend all his remaining savings after a busy work, and let Chu Jingyan pay for everything he does.

  Look, everyone is quite happy.

  Some people say that if a man is willing to spend money on a woman, it only means that the woman is important enough to him. But Chu Jingyan thinks those two naive girls are just here for their own pleasure and didn't think much of it before, but in these days, Chu Jingyan suddenly discovered something.

  If he humbly said so, Chu Jingyan finally understood that he was considered young and promising among his peers.

  "No matter how rich they are, they can't let them lose like this. At such a young age, if they don't learn to spend money properly, who will want to marry them in the future?" Chu Jingyan was thinking very seriously about this issue.

  "Even if she gets married, she'll still need to bring two dowries. Looking at the situation, it can't be less. Having a daughter is really like having a money-burning machine." Chu Jingyan shook his head helplessly.

  Long ago, Chu Jingyan seemed to be somewhat out of touch with the world, but in fact this metaphor is quite inappropriate. To those underlings or opponents around him, he was actually worldly to a certain extent.

  Greedy, gluttonous, lazy and ruthless.

  This person, apart from not being stingy with food, seems to have a somewhat empty and simple life. His private life is spotless, even in a place like the Snake Palace he can keep himself clean, no luxurious houses or cars, even Chu Jingyan's opponents know how much he has made at the Duckweed Pavilion over the years.

  In any case, Chu Jingyan is a contradictory combination.

  But he himself doesn't think so.

  Sitting on the sofa, Qi Qingrong waved his hand to let the beautiful woman next to him leave the private room. He walked up to Chu Jingyan with a glass of champagne in hand and said after taking a sip: "Everyone considers this place as somewhere to relax and relieve stress. Just outside, turning left for tens of meters is a clock hotel. Obviously there are places that value people more than money, why do you always only see the money?"

  "Although it doesn't seem like it, I just think that money is really the greatest invention in this world." Chu Jingyan stroked his chin and smiled, "If placed in ancient times, in my opinion, gold would absolutely be the most sacred thing in the world."

  "So you invented those card seats to show off? " Qi Qingrong pointed to the small places hidden in the corners and said, "Three million won per hour, isn't that extortionate?"

  Chu Jing coughed and said, "I just think the toilet is for solving internal emergencies. You wouldn't want someone to always occupy the toilet without doing their business, and it's better than having two people on one toilet, right?"

  "There's no shortage of twisted logic."

  "Too kind, too kind."

  After a moment of silence, Qi Qingrong continued: "I heard that the chairman's daughter has arrived?"

  Chu Jing nodded slightly.

  "I heard that woman is not only beautiful but also very capable in entertainment production."

  "It seems so indeed."

  "So." Qi Qingrong's face was full of meaning, "Want to give it a try?"

  Chu Jing looked at his good friend with a puzzled expression and asked: "Try what?"

  "You're already twenty-three years old, Chu Jingyan." Qi Qingrong sighed and patted his shoulder, saying, "In this generation where even primary school students have had several relationships, no matter where you are, if you're twenty-three years old and still haven't been in love before, you'll definitely be looked down upon."

  "So?"

  Qī Qīng Róng spread his hands and said, "Right now there's a suitable candidate in front of us. You also said that our chairman's daughter is very beautiful and capable at work. I heard she came to find you on her first day in Korea, although it's unclear whether it was for public or private matters. In any case, this is a great start."

  "I don't understand what you mean." Chu Jingyan rubbed his neck.

  Qī Qīng Róng's face was filled with a "hate iron for not becoming steel" expression, and after some thought, he said: "If you don't like this type of female lead, the new director of the group, that high-ranking official Gāo Yáng, I heard his niece is also an uncommon beauty, named Lǐ Zhì Xián? The name may be a bit rustic, but it's acceptable. It's said that you and Lǐ Zhì Xián have a pretty good relationship too."

  "And another thing, that golden real estate's precious daughter, Gao Yala? Now the entire group knows that Miss Gao has a crush on you, but unfortunately, you're as dense as a wooden stick. Actually, this Gao Yala is also not a bad choice."

  Chu Jingyan felt his throat was a bit dry.

  "What do you want to say?"

  "What was I supposed to say?" Qi Qingrong put down his empty wine glass and said seriously, "From the perspective of your only friend and brother who has gone through thick and thin with you, Chu Jingyan, you should have a girlfriend by now."

  "In plain words, you need someone to vent your abundant energy with; in high-end terms, you need a spiritual confidant." Qī Qīng Róng said, "I heard that you and that family have also made amends? This is good news, now that the heart is at ease, it's only natural to be more joyful."

  "How can one be happy? Of course, it's finding a girlfriend who satisfies oneself in all aspects that is most practical."

  "So that's how it is." Chu Jingyan suddenly enlightened.

  Then he fell silent for a while before looking at Qi Qingrong and saying, "But I have someone I like."

  "Who?"

  "I remember I told you."

  "What's with Kim Tae-yeon?" Qi Qingrong widened his eyes, waved his arm in front of Chu Jingyan, and exclaimed, "Are you kidding me?"

  "What's real and what's fake?" Chu Jingyan said discontentedly, "Do you think I'm joking?"

  "Which one do you like better?"

  "Why don't you call?"

  Qing Rong sneered, "Have you ever seen someone who likes a girl can go several months without seeing her and not even mention missing her? Have you ever seen someone who likes a girl but doesn't take any action? I'm not saying this to you, Chu Jingyan, for you, dating is a big problem, so don't make it too difficult all at once."

  Chu Jingyun thought of Kim Tae-yeon's harmless and youthful face, and asked: "Where is the high difficulty?"

  "For you, chasing a girl is high difficulty." Qi Qingrong said bluntly, "So, just pick one that interests you and be done with it, what a great thing. Why do you have to make it like Romeo and Juliet? Look at yourself from head to toe, where's the romantic quality?"

  Chu Jingyu thought for a moment and then realized that Qi Qingrong was right.

  It's precisely because what was said made sense that Chu Jing became angry and flustered.

  "How did it become so difficult? How did it lose its meaning to me, how did I completely lose that romantic feeling?" Chu Jingyan said excitedly, "Who is born a romance expert? Who is born like you, always hanging out in nightclubs and changing women like clothes?"

  "Someone like me who is self-disciplined and strict with myself is as rare as a giant panda, you're not allowed to corrupt me."

  This shameless remark, Chu Jingyan usually only said to Qi Qingrong, letting others hear these words, Chu Jingyan wouldn't think much of it, but that kind of 'you're not even this kind of person yet you insist on saying how good you are, it's simply despicable' gaze was really too resentful.

  "So what's the truth?" Qi Qingrong poured another cup of wine and said, "Is it the chairman's daughter, or the director's niece, or Gao Yaya, or that Jin Taeyeon?"

  "Why are you in such a hurry when I'm not?" Chu Jingyan gave Qi Qingrong a cold glance.

  "It's not that I'm in a hurry, but as someone who has been through it before, I know how much you value your first love. Qi Qingrong smiled and said, "Do you know, sometimes life is more wonderful than TV dramas."

  "Are you ready to turn my sacred love life into a TV drama?"

  "What's wrong with that?"

  "It's not that it can't be done, but for the first time crossing the border, you have to give more money."

  Qī Qīngróng: “I don't know.”