Zhan Bei Jue completely lost the mood to have dinner with Gong Bei Bei.
Anyway, all his other friends had left, and Xu Yan Chuan had also left. He wasn't indispensable.
He told Gong Bei Bei, "I'll treat you to dinner another day when I have time. I really can't today, I'll take you home first."
"???"
"No need. Since you're so busy, I'll just take a taxi back myself."
Gong Bei Bei was furious, speaking sarcastically to him. Who knew Zhan Bei Jue, as if not understanding, actually agreed immediately.
"Alright. Be careful on your own." He immediately pulled the car over to the side of the road.
Getting out of the car and watching his departing car, Gong Bei Bei almost spat blood.
While forcefully kicking her high heels onto the curb, she called Xu Yan Chuan.
"Xu Yan Chuan, what do you mean? Why did you leave me alone and slip away?"
"You know it was hard for me to get a chance to be alone with him, couldn't you have stayed and put in a good word for me?"
Xu Yan Chuan felt quite speechless.
"Big sister, you're not so ugly that you can't get married. Why are you chasing him so eagerly and desperately?"
"Although Zhan Bei Jue has some money and is good-looking, he's really not suitable as a boyfriend. I'm helping you, helping you stay away from the fire, understand?"
"Who wants to get away from the fire? Don't you dare talk nonsense! I don't care, I just like him, and I'm going to chase him!"
Gong Bei Bei spoiled and acted coquettishly with Xu Yan Chuan on the phone.
"Consider this a debt you owe me today. You let him go, now you have to think of a way to call him back."
"I don't care, Xu Yan Chuan. From today onwards, I'm going to seriously chase Zhan Bei Jue, and you must help me. Hurry, think of a way to call him back!"
"..."
He doesn't like you, and he's made it so obvious, yet you still insist on chasing him. Is Gong Bei Bei out of her mind, or have all the men in Nan Cheng died?
Xu Yan Chuan held his forehead.
"What's so great about him? He has no emotional intelligence at all, and it's clear he won't cherish women. There are so many men in Nan Cheng, why must it be him?"
Gong Bei Bei retorted, "If you could understand, you'd know that I like you right now."
"It doesn't matter what I like him for, I just like him. I don't care, consider it your promise. Hurry up and come over, I'm still on the road, treat me to a meal!"
Gong Bei Bei and Xu Yan Chuan had lived in Northern Europe for a few years. The Chinese community wasn't large, and since they were alumni in high school, their relationship naturally became deeper than ordinary people.
Xu Yan Chuan was a gentleman who enjoyed making friends and joking with beautiful women, so he naturally didn't take Gong Bei Bei's jokes to heart.
Soon, he returned to the art center.
Jiang Nan Fang was still busy.
The scorching sun baked the ground, and the number of fans seemed to have not decreased at all.
Seeing her buried in her work, signing one after another, Xu Yan suddenly remembered.
No wonder this woman looked familiar; they really knew each other.
That was two years ago.
In a resort in Germany, one evening, Xu Yan Chuan, having had a few drinks, was driving a convertible for a spin.
While driving, he was playing on his phone and almost hit Jiang Nan Fang, who was walking from the intersection.
Because the car was moving fast, and seeing that there was no accident, Xu Yan Chuan didn't stop.
He glanced back at Jiang Nan Fang and sped away.
Then, at dinner that night, he made a big fool of himself.
In the restaurant, with everyone watching, Jiang Nan Fang主动 approached him.
She was very bold, sitting on his lap, talking while touching him all over.
Xu Yan Chuan thought his journey had brought him romantic luck and prepared to take her away. However, when he stood up.
His pants fell to the ground from his waist.
This woman, who sought revenge for every slight, had secretly cut his belt at some point.
Xu Yan Chuan was so humiliated that he would never forget that incident.
So she was a comic artist.
He didn't expect to meet her again here today.
It seemed that heaven was giving him a chance to get revenge for what happened two years ago.
With a surge of joy, Xu Yan Chuan slowly strolled over to the plastic tent.
He glanced at Jiang Nan Fang's phone on the table and started chatting with the staff.
He said he was in film and television investment and was very interested in comics. If they wanted to buy the copyright, who should he talk to.
Upon seeing his business card, the staff member thought it was a big deal and quickly said, "You can talk to me. Shall we find a place to sit down?"
"Sure."
He quietly slipped Jiang Nan Fang's phone into his pocket.
Following the staff member out, towards the parking lot, as he was about to get into his car, Xu Yan Chuan pretended to receive a phone call.
"I'm sorry, I have an urgent matter today. Leave me a business card. I'll contact you again when I have time."
Gong Bei Bei was still dejected on the road.
He felt too ashamed to return to the Zhan family so early, nor did he want to.
Just as she was cursing Zhan Bei Jue for being heartless and Xu Yan Chuan for being disloyal, Xu Yan Chuan returned.
The two went to Qian Jiang Yu to eat.
Gong Bei Bei was feeling down and poured out her troubles to him.
They ate and chatted, passing the time until four in the afternoon. Gong Bei Bei still didn't want to leave.
"Let's go. Let's go sing. I don't want to go home. I'm so bored spending every day from sunrise to sunset doing nothing with an old aunt. Accompany me, come sing with me."
Xu Yan Chuan teased her, "Living with your beloved Ah Jue, seeing him when you get home from work every day, isn't that great? And you still feel bored?"
"Stop teasing me." Gong Bei Bei drank one glass of beer after another.
"You know my situation. There's such a huge black hole at home to fill. Besides marrying Zhan Bei Jue, there's no other way."
"Although Zhan Bei Jue is cold, he's like this not just to me, but to all women."
"Ah Chuan, don't you think this is a very good trait?"
Indeed.
If a man is not interested in women, he naturally won't go around flirting.
In this regard, Zhan Bei Jue does have some good traits.
"Alright. As long as you think it's good, I won't say anything more. Tell me, how do you want me to help you?"
Gong Bei Bei picked up a can of beer, gulped it down, and threw her phone to him.
"Call him and say I'm drunk and I'm crying and begging you to come pick me up."
"...What if he doesn't come?"
"Are you an idiot? Can't you think of a way to make sure he comes?"
Xu Yan Chuan agreed.
But as a condition, he said to Gong Bei Bei, "You also promise me one thing."
"What?"
"When the owner of this phone calls later, say you found the phone. Ask her to come and get it, and by the way, ask her to stay for a while."
"Where did you find the phone? Didn't you say you were going to get contact information from the comic artist?"
Xu Yan Chuan: "You don't need to worry about that. Can you agree? If you agree, I'll call Zhan Bei Jue for you."
To see Zhan Bei Jue, Gong Bei Bei would agree to anything.
Xu Yan Chuan asked her to dial the number and pretend to be very drunk, slurring her words.
"Ah Jue, Bei Bei is drunk. She's crying and begging me to touch her, insisting you come. Hurry and come pick her up."
"And bring a change of clothes. I'm too dirty to go out. If you don't come, she'll have to stay here tonight."