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  “Some boyfriend is that!”


  Tang Xiaoyu suddenly yelled and shoved the wine glass aside.

  Her behavior suggested that she was mad, but her pouting mouth and disappointed look said differently. She was clearly not feeling angry and was feeling wronged, instead.

  “What’s wrong? Didn’t you say he already agreed to be your boyfriend? Did that ignorant fool dump you?” she asked lightly.

  She had just asked her question when Tang Xiaoyu glared fiercely at her and threw a tantrum like a child. “You are the one who got dumped!”


  “Alright, alright, alright. You didn’t get dumped. You are so good, so how can any guy possibly think of dumping you?” Amused, she gently comforted her obviously drunk best friend.

  “That’s right! I am so pretty, smart, and rich; how can a guy even consider dumping me?” Tang Xiaoyu giggled and asked this smugly.

  Pei Ge covered her mouth to stifle her laughter at the other’s smug look.

  “Pretty, smart, and rich lady, what happened between you and your boyfriend, then?”


  In all honesty, even now, she had not met or learned the name of her best friend’s lover.

  “That bastard! That bastard! He won’t even touch me!” Tang Xiaoyu slammed her palms on the countertop and drunkenly yelled this in anger.

  “Huh?” She was stunned by her words. What did she mean by that? Was it what she thought it meant?

  “I am clearly his girlfriend, but he doesn’t even hold my hand! Every time I try to kiss him, that bastard turns his face away from me. Tell me; tell me. In this world, why is there a bastard boyfriend like him?!”


  “Mhm…… From what you’ve said so far, he is indeed a bastard!” Pei Ge bobbed her head in agreement.

  A woman took the initiative and was not only met with retreat but also refusal. It was just too much. They were not teenagers anymore, after all.

  Who knew that saying such words to defend her best friend’s pride would make the said friend flare up at her, instead?

  “You are not allowed to call him a bastard!” Tang Xiaoyu unhappily exclaimed at her.

  Pei Ge was unsure if she should laugh or cry at this.

  Noting her friend’s drunken state, she decided not to contradict her and just agree to everything she had said.

  “Alright, alright, alright. I won’t do that; I won’t do that. He’s not a bastard, alright,” she said helplessly.

  “No! He’s a bastard! He’s the world’s biggest and worst bastard!” Tang Xiaoyu screamed drunkenly, her fingers pointing everywhere as she continued with her drunken antics.

  Pei Ge looked helplessly at her and thought to herself,

  She had tried stopping Tang Xiaoyu from drinking when they were at it, but it was in vain, albeit the latter did drink less.

  It would not be good if the two of them were intoxicated, after all.

  “Only I can scold him; others, including you, cannot. Only I can scold him,” Tang Xiaoyu murmured.

  She sighed at her words.

  Her best friend had really planted herself in the palm of that man’s hand – completely planted herself.

  “Do you know how long I’ve chased after him?” She suddenly grinned at Pei Ge.

  Supporting the other, Pei Ge shook her head lightly and asked, “How long?”


  Although she had always known that Tang Xiaoyu had someone she liked, she really did not know when she had met the man, how they had met, and how long she had pursued him.

  Her best friend rarely mentioned the man she liked to her.

  “I’ve chased him for ten years – ten whole years.” She laughed lightly. “Ge Ge, my heart hurts.”


  Pei Ge’s heart also ached at how sad she looked.

  “Xiaoyu, if you are tired, then let him go.”


  Tang Xiaoyu shook her head with a desolate look and said, “Let him go? Impossible, I love him too much……

  “I knew it the moment I saw him; I only want him.”


  Pei Ge was confused.

  She did not understand why Tang Xiaoyu, who was always clear about love, would be hung up over a guy for so long.

  Ten years. How many decades did a woman have?

  “Ge Ge, you probably don’t understand and feel that he’s not worth my effort and my feelings.” She smiled and seemed to be able to see her thoughts.

  “You don’t know how good he is. I feel that I won’t be able to love a person other than him.”


  “If you don’t try, how will you know?” she lightly asked. She once had the same mentality and thought that she would be unable to love another man besides Zhou Zhuoyang, but……

  “Try? I’m trying with him now! I’m his girlfriend now! He is my man!” Tang Xiaoyu giggled, hugged Pei Ge’s arm, and rested her head on her shoulder.

  “One day. One day, he will be my man completely, be my husband officially, and be my children’s father!”


  Hearing how excited and smug she sounded, the corners of Pei Ge’s mouth curved into a wide smile.

  “Mhm! That’s for sure. Our Xiaoyu is not an average person, after all,” she gently comforted.

  No more reaction came from Tang Xiaoyu, though, and her shoulder suddenly felt heavier.

  She wonderingly lowered her head and saw that the other had fallen asleep.

  “It’s a good thing I’m not drunk yet.” She shook her head in amusement and carefully stood up.

  Tang Xiaoyu was fortunately light despite being taller than her, so it was not tiring to transfer her in bed.

  Transferring the other to the bed with relative ease, she carefully removed her best friend’s jacket.

  She probably put too much strength into her action as Tang Xiaoyu, who was originally dozing off, opened her eyes again and regarded her intently.

  Her eyes were hazy, as though fog were clouding them, and prevented her from seeing the emotions buried in them.

  “Xiaoyu?” she asked tentatively as the other kept her eyes trained on her.

  “Ge Ge…… Ge Ge, if I—”


  What did Xiaoyu want to say?

  She was listening intently when—


  A loud sound rang about as the suite’s electric door was opened from the outside.