The moment he said this, silence descended upon the room. Half of the people here thought he was joking, as even though Gu Lai had originally put all his effort into relationships and thus causing his grades to be very average, he was still a graduate of Z University; it was enough to find a good and presentable job.
That man wasn’t surprised, however, as if he already knew. He had a string of dark red sandalwood prayer beads around his wrist1 which when paired with his pale white skin looked very delectable, but his sharp, eagle eyes and eyebrows made it feel as if he would not be easy to be around. He casually asked,
“Why a construction worker?”
Gu Lai said,
“The work is quite straightforward and the salary’s quite high.”
The most important thing was that this type of work didn’t require much skill, just strength.
Hearing this, Nie Sui Chuan reached out to grab a glass of wine from the table as he said,
“I’ve heard that you cracked your head when you fell down the stairs, but I hadn’t thought it would actually be real.”
Gu Lai remembered Yu Xi’s advice and obediently kept his quiet, not trying to start anything. Seeing how he was ignored, the expression on Nie Sui Chuan’s face immediately darkened and he emotionlessly chugged down the high alcohol content wine. The spiciness of the wine burned his throat, enough to almost explode his lungs and liver.
Everyone had their own thoughts here, and more or less felt a bit awkward. But those who created this awkward situation were actually the most comfortable. Gu Lai discretely polished off a fruit platter and another glass of wine before rising up to head to the washroom.
The man who had asked the question just now also rose up to leave. Their eyes crossed each other and the prayer beads on his wrist lightly knocked against each other. Away from the shadows of the hidden corner, his face could clearly be seen and it was strong, confident, and unyielding, even more so than Nie Sui Chuan.
The door to the private room closed and blocked off all sounds from outside. Someone finally came to their senses and raised their concern,
“……Who was that person just now, he looked a bit familiar?”
“No idea. Never seen him before.”
“Szzt…..isn’t he…… Shen You? But I remember that he dropped out of school in his second year and never came back.”
The moment his name was dropped, silence fell upon the room for a short moment, but only this time, there was a feeling of sympathy.
Shen You….. was also an ex of Gu Lai, but he was way worse off than any of the others.
In his second year, there was a fire in the boys dormitory and he had risked his life to go in and save Gu Lai. In the end, he was heavily injured and had to stay in the hospital for a long time before being forced to drop out of school.
It had been rumored that Gu Lai had gone to check up on him twice in the hospital: once to relay his gratitude and the other to break up.
Truly one of the most tragic moments on Earth.
When Nie Sui Chuan and Gu Lai were together, they had been quite high profile, always skipping class everyday to go on a date. It was so severe that the academic advisors had to go talk to them. When Yang Mian and Gu Lai were together, they were so lovey-dovey, sticking together at any and every moment, always holding hands and strolling under the trees.
Only with Shen You, he was as invisible as the slight breeze at the height of summer; no shape or shadow of it remained after it blew once. At the best moment of his youth, he retired with a body full of injuries and an ending of tragedy. Since then he had disappeared like the wind, forgotten by everyone.
Gu Lai very quickly left the washroom once he finished washing his hands. But then he saw someone standing in the hall and it turned out to be Yang Mian. After his initial moment of surprise, he politely nodded his head in greeting.
Yang Mian’s eyes were always slightly red, and seeing Gu Lai’s cold attitude towards him, acting like distant strangers, he couldn’t help himself and reached out to grab onto him. With a shaking tremor in his voice, he sounded a bit helpless as he said,
“Ah-Lai, must you treat me like this? We were once so good together……”
These wealthy second generations were always bored with nothing to do which meant they loved gossip the most.
Ke Jing: [ Ah ah ah, how was the class reunion today? Give some live reports for your fellow brothers.2 How’s that Casanova that used you up and threw you away? Is he so poor and more downtrodden than ever? ]
Shen You thought about it for a bit and then responded: [ He’s a construction worker. ]
The moment his message was sent, a reply instantly came back.
Ke Jing: [ No way. For real? ]
Shen You: [ Hmm. He broke his brain and got amnesia. ]
Ke Jing: [ How melodramatic (shock)3 ]
When Shen You saw that message, his expression suddenly sharpened, plagued by his thoughts. After a moment, someone joined in on the group chat.
Tang Yi Shan: [ Construction worker…… you should be driving your limited edition sports car to his face to show off. Let him cry from pain and regret. When he falls in love with you again, kick him aside ruthlessly. Believe me, it will be very satisfying ]
Shen You had thought about it at first, but as he quietly sat in Gu Lai’s broke ass car that’s only worth about ten thousand or so, he realized afterwards that there was something wrong with his plans.
Ke Jing: [ Don’t listen to Tang Yi Shan, that sb4. He’s already doing construction work, meaning he’ll be attacked by the wind and the sun will grace his face everyday. Who knows how unkempt and terrible his face will be now. Why should you sink down to his level and throw yourself away. You can love a few jackasses, but you can’t love one single jackass a few times. You were once blind to choose him, so you can’t be blind again ]
Shen You’s eyebrows slightly tilted up at that, evidently feeling a bit impatient and unwilling to let it go. He tried to endure those feelings, but he was unable to do so. He turned off the flash on his phone and took a picture of Gu Lai. Click, and a picture was taken, which he then sent to the chat with a tap.
Because it was within the car, the lighting was a bit dim, but the warm tones of the street lights just passing by the front window of the car created a glamorous glow.
Only half of Gu Lai’s face was revealed, but even through the screen, one would be hard pressed to stomp down on that icy cold sexy aura of the man with his clear jawline, a face that was way above average, with seductive and flirtatious eyes that tilted up slightly at the ends.
The group chat was silent for about a minute or so before suddenly an influx of messages swarmed in.
Tang Yi Shan calmly evaluated: [ Not bad, got some good looking features. ]
Notes:
*1 sandalwood prayer beads are kind of like this:
*2 brother- a bit of a note to recall from the first volume, but it doesn’t necessarily only mean to be blood-related brothers (being very close friends would work as well)
*3 (shock) / (lemon) – the author is writing this way to show something like emojis
*4 sb- recall the phrase from previous volumes
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