Chapter 77 of Volume One: A Person's Life

  Ye Yizhe ignored the strange expressions of others and only looked at Li Xiao Miao, as if they were really a couple, gentle, with a hint of aggression.

  Although I don't know what he's playing at, I believe Ye Yizhe won't have any malicious intentions. Xiao Miao directly opened her mouth and said "Ah", saying: "You feed me."

  Lai Xiao Miao knew it was a joke, but deep down inside, she still flashed a hint of shyness, and in the depths of her eyes, there was also a glimmer of expectation that she didn't quite want to admit.

  Ye Yizhe was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't disappoint this expectation. He immediately reacted and directly stuffed another piece into Li Xiaomiao's mouth.

  It's really a loving feeling, and others look at it with a daze.

  They were just joking, the girls in their dormitory knew it clearly, Li Xiao Miao and Ye Yi Zhe were just ordinary friends, there was nothing between them, only Peng Ben didn't know the situation, watching their performance, his eyes widened when looking at Ye Yi Zhe, has this world gone crazy? And again gave Ye Yi Zhe a beauty?

  Although he knew there was no hope, looking at Ye Yizhe like this, Peng Ben's heart ached secretly, and the idea of beating him up grew stronger, but due to the current scene, he restrained himself, still telling himself: I must endure, I need to learn to endure, I am a humble person, I am a person who has transcended lowly desires, I am not like Yezi, I am a good person.

  As he thought about it, Peng Ben lightly pinched his own leg, and the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became, and the pinch also became heavier.

  "Ah!"

  Peng Ben suddenly shouted, originally he was lost in thought and didn't notice when he pinched himself, the pain woke him up, seeing everyone staring at him in confusion, he could only laugh awkwardly and say: "Nothing, nothing."

  After everyone had turned away with a unanimous "cut", Peng Ben muttered in a voice that no one could hear: What's the use of being a good person, damn it, good people don't have girlfriends.

  Ye Yizhe and Li Xiaomiao, the two main characters, both let loose, and the atmosphere of their conversation naturally wouldn't be bad. The six people chatted and laughed, and Peng Ben joined in after a while, letting go of himself and chatting with several girls about various topics. Ye Yizhe was also happy to give him the opportunity to perform, and since Peng Ben had experienced many things since childhood, following his family on business trips all over the country, his experiences were even richer than Ye Yizhe's. Moreover, he was a lively person, so the atmosphere wouldn't be awkward, and it was brought along very well by him. The three girls' impression of him also rose to a new level, especially Bai Bingbing, who kept giving him flirtatious glances, making Peng Ben feel like spring had arrived, his heart surging with excitement, and his tone of voice became more and more passionate.

  Men at this time, are most likely to burst out some courage that can't be seen in everyday life.

  Especially after being framed by Ye Yizhe and drinking a few cups of wine.

  "Jiangzhou, I came here when I was a kid. At that time, it wasn't as prosperous as it is now, but rather desolate, especially the entire eastern part of the city. Not to mention highways, even cement roads were rarely seen. I was only about yea high at that time and had just taken off my split pants."

  He gestured with his hand to indicate the height, let out a satisfied belch, and continued to talk boastfully. "The first time I came here, the Oriental Pearl Tower had just been completed a few years ago and had just become the symbol of this city. At that time, there weren't many people coming and going, and I really liked this city. I remember my father taking me to eat snacks at the City God Temple, to Putuo Mountain, and we walked through each scenic spot one by one. Finally, we took a photo together on the Huangpu River with big smiles on our faces. The first gift my father bought for me was in Jiangzhou, it's a small clay figurine that I still keep until now. Although its face is no longer visible, I still remember how I begged and pleaded to buy that clay figurine, and my father refused. Later, I cried all the way home, and when we got back, my father said 'hmm hmm hmm' while taking out the clay figurine from his pocket. After that, I never came here again until I took the college entrance exam and chose Fudan University without hesitation. There was no reason for it, I just liked this city, liked the city that once made me happy. But when I got here, I found it wasn't the same anymore. Now Jiangzhou is crowded, bustling, and prosperous, but somehow I couldn't find the original feeling."

  The crowd, who were originally still smiling, all fell silent and listened to Peng Ben's narrative.

  "How did I lose that feeling from before? Why do I only feel like the people on the street are rushing to live or rushing to die? Coming here, I suddenly feel like I'm not in this world anymore. It's not as good as being at home. Is it me who has changed, or is it Jiangzhou that has changed?"

  Peng Ben's voice was choked with emotion as he spoke, Ye Yizhe patted his shoulder and sighed softly, picked up the wine glass on the table, lightly clinked it against Peng Ben's cup, then drank it all in one gulp.

  He fully understands Peng Ben's emotions, finding that what he had expected for over a decade suddenly changed completely and became something he didn't even recognize himself, yet he still swore that this was his favorite thing, how ridiculous and pathetic.

  Peng Ben also picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, then said: "Isn't that a scam?"

  It's been more than two hours since we finished eating, and by the time we're done, the sky has completely darkened to around 8 o'clock. As expected, there are four beauties nearby. Peng Ben didn't even think about it and rushed to pay the bill. Lai Xiao Miao tried to stop him but couldn't. Only Ye Yi Zhe turned back and smiled: "See, this is why I brought him here."

  Everyone laughed at this, except for Peng Ben, who looked gloomily at Ye Yizhe.

  Everyone didn't say much, and they parted ways at the school gate. The directions of the male and female dormitories were completely opposite, with a considerable distance in between. This was also one of the measures taken by Fudan University to prevent romance. Ye Yizhe and Peng Ben had both drunk quite a bit of wine and wanted to escort them back to their dormitory, but they were refused. The two could only support each other, swaying as they walked towards the dormitory.

  In fact, Ye Yizhe was just supporting Peng Ben, from an early age, Ye Yizhe had always been good at controlling himself and would never let himself lose control. Alcohol is something that can be drunk, but he wouldn't let himself get drunk, even if his head was slightly dizzy, he wouldn't. Some things are too troublesome, like Peng Ben now, stumbling around, fortunately, his body isn't big, otherwise Ye Yizhe would have been exhausted to death.

  "Yehzi, I'm convinced by you." Peng Ben muttered to himself as he walked, "To have contact with so many beautiful girls, you're indeed my boss. At first, I was a bit jealous of you, but then I thought, if it weren't for you, how would I have met them? So, boss, I sincerely admire you, you're really my boss. Rich or not, who cares? Only emotions are real. I've also seen through all this and just want to find a stable girl to spend the rest of my life with. That Bai Bingbing keeps batting her eyelashes at me, as if I wouldn't notice. But I'm clear about it, she's only interested in this Swatch watch on my hand. In this university, the only ones I can trust are you and Sunzi, especially you, boss. Although I don't know why, but I just feel that you're the boss, and you should be the boss. Is this what they call 'kingly aura'?"

  Listening to his incoherent words, Ye Yizhe just smiled and didn't respond. Although there were people on the road at night, they weren't many. The narrow and long road only left Peng Ben's voice echoing.

  Lixiaomiao looked around and couldn't see Yiyizhe's figure, so she asked directly: "Bingbing, what happened to you just now? Do you really like Peng Ben?"

  Bai Bingbing smiled and said: "Maybe, he looks pretty good, although not as good as your Ye Yizhe."

  As she spoke, the topic was no longer mentioned. The other three exchanged a glance and could only let her continue to be infatuated. But even Li Xiao Miao couldn't guess what Bai Bingbing was thinking in her heart. If it weren't for the evening, she would have noticed that Bai Bingbing's eyes were very sinister, like those of a hunter who had spotted its prey.

  As he was about to arrive at his dormitory, Ye Yizhe received a text message.

  "Do you have time this weekend? My aunt wants to see you."

  Peng Ben was placed on the bed, Ye Yizhe took out a cigarette from his pocket and walked to the balcony to light it up. He didn't respond to her immediately, watching the smoke curl up, he fell into deep thought.

  8mg Zhongnanhai, although not expensive, is Ye Yizhe's favorite cigarette. He doesn't like smoking and has no nicotine addiction; he didn't even touch cigarettes before the age of 15. He just likes the feeling of inhaling and exhaling smoke, thinking deeply at night when it's quiet, which calms his mind.

  Most men smoke because they are lonely.

  A person drifting outside, no matter how strong the heart is, needs a comforting harbor. Fortunately, Ye Yizhe has Li Hu and Feng Siniang, which adds some color to his life, otherwise he would be very tired too.

  Doing everything alone, eating alone, sleeping alone, walking on the street, watching people come and go, wandering around the city, watching flowers bloom and wither. When it's cold, hug yourself; when you're annoyed, comfort yourself; when you're tired, lie down and sleep. If you get sick, even if you have to crawl, you'll still crawl to the pharmacy to buy medicine, because you're certain that if you die alone in your room, no one will notice.

  Looking back at Peng Ben who was snoring loudly, Ye Yizhe whispered: "You must be as tired as I am."

  In this city, he has Li Hu and they, Robinson also had a girlfriend, the whole 116 dormitory, Peng Ben is still alone, although the dormitory is everyone's base together, but their dormitory is only his own, so even if he clearly knows that Bai Bing's eyes are paying attention to his watch which may be rich family background, he still didn't refuse that kindness, not because of indifference to love, but because he was tired.

  Thinking of this, Ye Yizhe picked up his phone and replied with a single word: "Okay."