Chapter 1-50 Recap!

  Looking at Zhang Ziheng's silent and downcast appearance, Xiao Tian knew he was in a difficult situation. He patted him on the shoulder and said: "Ziheng, you can't go on like this, you should make a decision as soon as possible. This is the sincere words of being brothers to you. But as friends, I think it's actually pretty good now. Think about it, there are two excellent and beautiful girls who both like you. If you don't take advantage of this opportunity to have some fun, when you're old, there will be nothing to reminisce about. Isn't that right?"

  "Hey, I agree with Xiao Tian's view. Zi Heng, you are much luckier than us two. Look at our two, if we had half of Wang Xue and Yu Jie, we would be satisfied." Li Wen Cheng nodded and said.

  Xiao Tian chuckled and said: "Hey, I'm not that greedy. If Cheng Qian was even a tenth as good as those two, I'd be satisfied."

  "Huh? When did you become so well-behaved?" Li Wencheng asked in puzzlement.

  "What's on your mind? I'm talking about money. If Cheng Qing had even a tenth of what they have, I'd be satisfied," said Xiao Tian.

  "Indeed, one's nature is hard to change." Li Wencheng said with a glance at him.

  "You wouldn't think I'm after their money, would you? What do you take me for? Of course, I like money too, but a gentleman makes his fortune in a proper way. I don't want to get rich through women."

  Xiao Tian shook his head and said, "Zi Heng, you're still not worldly enough. If a man doesn't get rich through women, then the woman will get rich through men. Nowadays, it's very common for girls to date wealthy men, even if they just happen to see an older man on the street with a young and beautiful girl by his side, others won't think much of it. But if a poor man is with a wealthy woman, people will say he's living off her, and everyone will look down on him. So, for a man to survive in today's society, he has to face great pressure, but still not be understood by the world. Since he can't avoid being misunderstood, why not just live life as himself, do what he wants to do? Wouldn't that be great?"

  Li Wencheng nodded and continued, "That's right, I completely agree with Xiaotian's view. Always talking about gender equality, but what's the reality? Is it really equal? Those women always say they're having a hard time, but in fact, it's us men who are having a harder time. When we don't have money, they say we're useless, and when we do have money, they say we're not family-oriented. They always suspect that we've done something wrong to them and don't trust us. You think it's easy being a man? We get bullied by our bosses outside and still have to deal with their temper at home. When they get angry, they cry and we have to comfort them, but when we get angry, who do we cry to? Can we even cry?"

  "You're right, in today's society, women have more advantages than men. When a woman is at a dead end, she'll marry a man, but when a man is at a dead end, a woman will divorce him. The angel in a man's heart is a woman, but the angel in a woman's heart is money. Wen Cheng and I are not good enough because we don't have money, so we can't be the angels of Deng Xin and Cheng Qian. They might leave us at any time. Think about it, you're much better off than us." Little Tian said.

  "Hmm? Hearing you guys say that, I actually feel a lot better." Zhang Ziheng nodded and said.

  "What kind of person are you? As soon as someone else is unhappy, you immediately balance yourself out. How can you have the same problem as me?" Li Wen Cheng said with a frown.

  "But what you're saying seems a bit exaggerated too, right? Are Deng Xin and Cheng Qian really that bad?" Zhang Ziheng asked with furrowed brows.

  "Is it that bad? Let me tell you, absolutely. You know what? Every time I encounter difficulties, I take out my wallet and look at Jing's photo, then say to myself: What's there to be afraid of? Don't lose heart, is there anything more difficult to deal with than her?" Little Tian laughed.

  "Haha, you're so talented. Ziheng, did you see that? This is an example of being tortured to death by a girlfriend. By the way, do you still remember when we graduated from university? We said goodbye to each other and said 'we'll meet again someday, we'll have wives someday.' Now it's been over a year, I want to say, brother, I regret having a wife." Li Wencheng said.

  Zhang Ziheng chuckled and shook his head, looking at the two of them. With this smile, his mood improved a lot. He nodded and said: "So, according to what you're saying, isn't it all just about money? But money doesn't represent everything. Money can buy a house, but not a home; money can buy marriage, but not love; money can buy watches, but not time. So, money is not everything, but rather the root of suffering."

  "How much money do you have? Give it all to me, I'm willing to acknowledge this suffering for someone else." Li Wencheng said pitifully, stretching out his hand.

  "Never mind, I'll just bear that little bit of suffering myself." Zhang Ziheng smiled.

  Xiao Tian slightly frowned, gave them a white eye, and said: "Vulgar, really vulgar, what era is this, still mentioning money. Let me tell you, just having money can't make people happy, sometimes you also need jewelry and watches, best of all is a credit card, hehe, that's the only way to have face."

  At this time, a mobile phone rang, it was Li Wencheng's call. He picked it up and made a silencing gesture to Zhang Ziheng and Xiao Tian before answering. "Hello, Xinxin, what's up? Oh, oh, I've already bought it, the pink one. Ah, that... just chatting with Ziheng and the others, okay, I'll be right back, hmm, wait for me."

  "What's going on? Are we leaving?" Zhang Ziheng laughed and said.

  Li Wencheng hung up the phone, chuckled and said: "It's no good, I have to go now, I still need to help Xinxin buy lipstick. Alright, that's it, bye." After finishing speaking, he picked up his briefcase and left.

  "Look at him, look at the way he is, no dignity as a man at all, I really despise him. Ah, right, Ziheng, what time is it?" Little Tian laughed and said.

  Zhang Ziheng glanced at his watch and said, "It's almost six thirty, what's wrong, do you have something on?"

  "Oh? It's so late already, no way, I have to go, and I still need to go home and cook dinner for Qianqian." Xiantian said as he hurried away.

  "Hey, you've all left? No one to accompany me? Hey... Alas, just now we were so enthusiastic, and now we're back to normal because of a woman." Zhang Ziheng shook his head and picked up his chopsticks to eat by himself.

  Not long after Xiao Tian left, a voice sounded in his ear: "Hey, Zi Heng? Is that you? Why are you eating alone here?"

  Zhang Ziheng raised his head, and to his surprise, it was Director Xu. He was slightly stunned, then smiled and said: "Sister Xu? It's you! Haha, what a coincidence! How about you, are you alone too?"

  "Haha, no, I have an appointment with a friend. He hasn't arrived yet, so I'll keep you company for a while." Mr. Xu said with a smile.

  "Alright." Zhang Ziheng nodded and smiled. "Who did you make an appointment with? I don't recognize them?"

  "Ah, you don't know him, he's someone I met a few days ago." Mr. Xu said with a smile.

  Zhang Ziheng was taken aback for a moment and asked seemingly casually: "Is it a boy? Met through blind date?"

  Xu nodded with a smile and didn't say anything.

  Seeing Xu's acknowledgment, Zhang Ziheng felt a pang in his heart and forced out a smile, saying: "Then...Xu Jie, do you like him? How far have you two progressed?"

  Xu guessed what he was thinking and smiled slightly, saying: "Not bad, this guy is very gentlemanly and humorous, I think I'll hang out with him for a bit."

  Zhang Ziheng lowered his head, bit his lip and said: "What does he do? How old is he? Has he been married before? Does he have any children?"

  "Zi Heng, don't be like this. You and I are impossible. You already have Wang Xue now, you shouldn't think so much. And we're fundamentally not suitable for each other, do you understand?" Xu Zong said.

  "I know, I understand, and I didn't say anything. I just wanted to ask. Xu Jie, you can find happiness, and I'm truly happy for you from the bottom of my heart. However, you have to let me be at ease too. In my heart, you are so perfect that the person who can match up to you must not be an ordinary person either. So, I just wanted to ask, nothing else." Zhang Ziheng nodded and said.

  Xu sighed, smiled slightly and said: "He started a small trading company with his friends, he's the general manager of the company, one year older than me, not married yet, no kids either. Now you can rest assured."

  After listening to Director Xu's speech just now, looking at myself again, I have nothing comparable to others. No wonder Director Xu chose them. Xiaotian and Wencheng were right, the angel in a woman's heart is cash, and what she lacks is exactly money. Nodding her head, Zhang Ziheng smiled slightly and said: "Then...Xu Jie, when do you plan to get married?"

  "Haha, we've just started dating and haven't even thought about that yet. But don't worry, if I really get married, I'll definitely invite you then." Xu said with a smile.

  "Uh..."

  "Oh, he's here, I won't chat with you anymore, excuse me..." Mr. Xu said and stood up to leave.

  Zhang Ziheng turned around to look, and saw a man wearing a black suit, holding a briefcase, walking into the restaurant. After taking a closer look at him, Zhang Ziheng felt that he didn't look like a thirty-year-old at all, but more like forty. Maybe it was because of the long time spent fighting in the business world, so his body would naturally exude a sense of vicissitudes.

  That man and Director Xu found a table, laughing and chatting as they ate. The two of them seemed to be getting along famously. But the more Zhang Ziheng looked at them, the more uncomfortable he felt in his heart. He simply stopped looking at them, picked up his chopsticks, and started devouring the dishes on the table with gusto, venting the resentment in his heart.

  "This isn't real, it's all just my imagination. Actually, Sister Xu likes me, she did that on purpose to make me see, she wants to dispel the idea of me liking her, yes, that's right." Zhang Ziheng muttered to himself while eating, not believing the reality in front of him.

  Maybe people are like this, they just don't know how to be satisfied. Two girls have already fought over him until they're exhausted, but now he's jealous because of another woman. It's really a bit despicable. I wonder what Wang Xue and Bai Yujie would think if they saw this scene.