t.

  [Shen Zhilie]: What happened?

  [Xixixi]: [Sob] My heart hurts. I want to eat meat!

  [Shen Zhilie]: Didn’t you just say that your stomach is full from your anger?

  [Xixixi]: My anger has provoked my appetite!

  [Shen Zhilie]: Where are you?

  [Xixixi]: At home.

  [Shen Zhilie]: I’ll pick you up. Let’s go to the same restaurant we went to before. The food was pretty good.

  Ye Qianqian responded with a simple “OK.”


  After replying Shen Zhilie, Ye Qianqian logged into her social media account and posted an update: [sob][sob] I feel like an abused puppy! How could you just abandon me? One after another is getting up and leaving. Did you ever spare a thought for my feelings?

  The caption was paired with the picture of a crispy fried chicken pointing at its own chest and asking, “Doesn’t your conscience feel pricked?”


  Once she posted it, it took less than a minute to garner many likes.

  “D*mn it! Who are the perverts ‘liking’ this post? I’m so pitiful, and they’re ‘liking’ it?” Ye Qianqian jabbed her finger at the screen in annoyance.

  Someone who knew what was going on left a comment: Ha ha ha! You’re the only one left! My sympathies!

  [Artist: AAB]: Ha ha ha ha ha!

  [Artist: One-Two]: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

  [Editor: Shuang Yao]: ]: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

  Ye Qianqian gave up. She had posted the update to garner some consolation, but all she received was ridicule at her misfortune. It was heartbreaking.

  Her phone vibrated. [Shen Zhilie]: Come down.

  Ye Qianqian finally found some solace. At least she still had a friend who was single with whom she was able to share a meal. She picked up her handbag and walked out the door.

  Upon going downstairs, she saw Shen Zhilie’s car in the distance. It was a commonly seen car. The roads were filled with cars that looked just like it. However, it had been maintained very well.

  Ye Qianqian opened the car door and took a deep breath before saying, “Let’s go!”


  “Roast meats?” he asked.

  “No. Let’s go for meat skewers.” Ye Qianqian had an expression of resignation as she said, “Since it’s come to this, let’s go for meat skewers and beer.”


  Shen Zhilie burst out laughing. “You’ve really lost hope.”


  Ye Qianqian was further aggrieved. “Why do you care? Get moving!”


  “Off we go!” Shen Zhilie pressed the gas pedal and got the car moving.

  They found an eatery that was well-known for their meat skewers. When Ye Qianqian entered, she ordered a whole lot of food before adding at the end, “A dozen bottles of draft beer!”


  “Can you drink that much?” Shen Zhilie was very doubtful. “Don’t force yourself if you can’t do it. I don’t want to have to drag you back.”


  “Tch……” Ye Qianqian looked at him in disdain. “When I was guzzling alcohol, you were still holding your milk bottle!”


  Shen Zhilie was dumbfounded. “I’m two years older than you!”


  Ye Qianqian looked at him. The disdain in her eyes intensified. She said, “So? Do you even understand what a metaphor is? How uncultured!”


  Shen Zhilie had no retort. He turned and ordered, “Give me two bottles of iced tea. I have to drive.”


  The waiter nodded his head. “Sure. I’ve placed the order. Please wait a moment.”


  The meat skewers arrived quickly, and so did the beer.

  Ye Qianqian guzzled the beer. Her heart felt unsettled. She slammed her hand against the table and suddenly cried out, “How could they do this without any warning? It’s so hurtful!”


  “Ye Youyou has moved out?” Shen Zhilie asked.

  Ye Qianqian pouted her lips and nodded her head dejectedly. She said, “She’s moved out. I expected it when Lili moved out. After all, she had such a long history with Ou Ming. But, for Youyou…… Oh well, fine. It’s normal for her to move out. Everyone has the right to chase their happiness!”


  “She’s now with Li Jinnan?” Shen Zhilie asked as he munched on the meat skewers. “They’re living together?”


  Ye Qianqian took a big gulp of beer and nodded her head vigorously. “Yes! They’re living together!”


  “So, you’re living alone now?” Shen Zhilie asked.

  “Yeah,” Ye Qianqian said.

  “Since you have an empty room, let me have it,” Shen Zhilie said.