Seriously, sir? You can even pursue a professor?

"Big Bear! Big Bear! Bald Qiang is cutting down trees again!"

The TV in the living room was showing "Boonie Bears," and Xiong Er's urgent shouts filled the room.

Tang Rui glanced at Tang Zheng, who was doing push-ups not far away, and put the milk tea she had picked up back on the coffee table.

That brat ruined her interest in drinking milk tea.

"call……"

After finishing the last set of push-ups, Tang Zheng's arms went limp and he collapsed to the ground, letting out a heavy sigh.

The phone rang abruptly. He pushed himself up from the floor, shuffled to the coffee table in his slippers, and grabbed the phone.

"Come out, Zhengzi, I'll treat you to KFC." Zhao Yihang's tired voice came through the receiver, as if he had been up for several nights.

"OK."

After hanging up the phone, Tang Zheng casually put it back on the coffee table and looked at Tang Rui, who was engrossed in watching cartoons. "I'm going out in a bit. Is there anything you need to buy?"

Tang Rui looked up at him. "Going on a date?"

"I did Zhao Yihang a small favor a couple of days ago, and he wants to treat me to dinner."

"Oh, then bring me a strawberry cake when you come back... never mind, no need to bring it." Tang Rui looked at Tang Zheng's sweaty appearance and suddenly lost interest in the small cake.

"Next time you train, go back to your room."

Tang Zheng glanced at Tang Rui, then turned and walked towards the restroom.

"Some people are lazy and greedy, and they can't stand seeing others being hardworking."

With a soft thud, the adorable panda slipper traced a graceful arc through the air and landed precisely on Tang Zheng's bottom.

Tang Zheng patted his bottom, turned to look at Tang Rui, and said, "Didn't you eat? You're so weak."

Tang Rui was so angry that her nose twitched, and she bent down to pick up the other slipper and threw it hard at Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng stood still, watching the slippers fly off, brushing against his clothes.

Tang Zheng shook his head. "It's one thing to be weak, but your eyesight is also bad."

Tang Rui picked up an apple.

"Stop, you can't throw this away, sis." Tang Zheng said, and dashed into the bathroom.

"You bastard," Tang Rui cursed, taking a bite of the apple in her hand.

That jerk! I wonder who'll be so unlucky as to become his girlfriend someday.

After taking a shower, Tang Zheng casually changed into a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, ready to go out.

"Come here." Tang Rui beckoned to her younger brother.

"What?" Tang Zheng looked at Tang Rui, his eyes filled with wariness.

I won't hit you.

"You swear?"

I swear, I won't hit you.

Tang Zheng walked over with some doubt, ready to escape at any moment.

Tang Rui picked up the wallet on the coffee table, took out a stack of red bills, and handed it to him. "Buy two more outfits, just like the ones you bought a couple of days ago."

Tang Zheng took the money, a fawning smile plastered on his face: "Thank you for the gift, sister. I wish you good appetite, excellent health, and ever-increasing beauty."

"Okay, get lost." Tang Rui waved her hand with satisfaction.

"Okay."

Tang Zheng turned around and walked towards the door.

Just then, Tang Rui quickly stood up and kicked Tang Zheng in the butt.

Tang Zheng staggered from the kick, turned to look at Tang Rui, and said, "Sis, didn't you say you wouldn't hit me?"

"I'm teaching you a lesson," Tang Rui said, crossing her arms and raising an eyebrow. "The more beautiful a woman is, the less you can believe what she says."

"Oh." Tang Zheng nodded, looking like he was humbly accepting instruction, then glanced at Tang Rui, "But you're not pretty either, sister."

"You bastard, I'll beat you to death!"

Tang Zheng dashed out the door in a flash.

Look, you're in a hurry again.

Twenty minutes later, Tang Zheng got out of the taxi and saw Zhao Yihang at the mall entrance. Zhao Yihang had huge dark circles under his eyes, was wearing a wrinkled T-shirt, and had messy hair. If you gave him a bowl, he could definitely earn a lot of money in a day.

"Brother Zhao, you look quite haggard these past few days."

"Don't even mention it, I've been exhausted these past few days." Zhao Yihang yawned and rubbed his eyes. "Later, I just couldn't stay awake any longer, so I asked my mom to fold some for me."

"You are such a filial son."

Zhao Yihang rolled his eyes at Tang Zheng. "Where's the comic?"

"What comic?"

"Didn't you say you were going to give me your treasured comic books?"

"Oh, I forgot. I'll definitely give it to you next time." He really did forget, but it wasn't that he didn't want to give it to you.

"I didn't believe your nonsense! Where's the money?"

"What money? Didn't you treat me to dinner?"

"I borrowed four hundred yuan from you the day before yesterday, you said you wanted to buy clothes."

"Is that so?" Tang Zheng feigned deep thought, his brows furrowed tightly. "I have absolutely no recollection of it. You must have mistaken me for someone else."

Zhao Yihang's expression froze. "Stop messing around, give it to me right now, I don't even have enough money for the bus fare back."

"Then you can walk back. Your home isn't too far from here. I'll buy you a bottle of mineral water. Drink some water if you get thirsty on the way, and drink some water if you get hungry."

Zhao Yihang: "..."

"Thank you so much!"

"You're welcome. I'm always generous and loyal to my friends."

"Let's go, it's on me today, eat as much as you want." Tang Zheng put his arm around Zhao Yihang's shoulder and walked towards the KFC next to the mall. "Isn't it a coincidence? I just found four hundred yuan on the street when I came here. I don't know which idiot dropped it."

As Tang Zheng spoke, he took out four hundred yuan from his pocket and held it up to the sunlight.

"That idiot is really rich."

Zhao Yihang reached out, snatched the money, and stuffed it into his pocket.

"If I lend you money again, I'm a dog."

"If you want to eat shit, just say so. Don't use dogs as a cover."

"I'll fucking kill you!"

"Stop! I'll teach you a way to make a girl's eyes light up."

Zhao Yihang stopped what he was doing. "What method?"

"Go get your head shaved, and it would be best to get it waxed afterwards."

Zhao Yihang: "..."

"Thank you."

"We're all brothers, no need to be so polite."

Amidst their playful banter, the two arrived at the KFC.

Zhao Yihang had just reached out to push the door open when he suddenly paused, raised his hand and pointed inside, "Hey? Zhengzi, look, isn't that Lin Luoxi?"

Tang Zheng looked in the direction Zhao Yihang was pointing and saw Lin Luoxi, wearing a work uniform, standing behind the order counter.

"I don't like her anymore. Don't say anything when you go inside," Tang Zheng said to Zhao Yihang beside him, turning his gaze away.

Zhao Yihang was stunned for a moment, then looked Tang Zheng up and down, "Zhengzi, you cheated on me?"

"You big idiot! We're not even together." Tang Zheng glared at him and said irritably.

"Oh, I see." Zhao Yihang nodded, looking like he understood. "Zhengzi, you've fallen for someone else."

Tang Zheng rolled his eyes, too lazy to explain to this brilliant man, and pushed open the door to go inside.

"So, Zhengzi, who have you fallen for this time? Do I know them? Are they from our class?" Zhao Yihang followed beside Tang Zheng, looking like he was watching a drama unfold.

"I like you, okay?"

"No, I don't like men, I like sweets."

The two walked to the ordering counter. Lin Luoxi looked up and was visibly startled when she saw Tang Zheng.

"What, don't you recognize me?"

Lin Luoxi looked at him closely for a few seconds, her gaze falling on his short hair, and said softly, "Your haircut... looks very good."

"Thank you for the compliment," Tang Zheng said, turning to look at Zhao Yihang beside him. "What would you like to eat?"

"You can order."

"One family bucket, two Cokes, and two chicken burgers," Tang Zheng said to Lin Luoxi.

"it is good."

After paying, the two found a table and sat down.

"He's so handsome, is he your boyfriend, Luo Xi?" A female colleague, also wearing work clothes, leaned close to Lin Luo Xi's ear and whispered gossip, her eyes constantly glancing in Tang Zheng's direction.

"Classmate," Lin Luoxi replied softly, her gaze sweeping over Tang Zheng's direction.

What went wrong?

She could clearly sense that Tang Zheng had changed. Not only had his attitude towards her changed, but he seemed to have changed as a person as well.

Was it caused by a car accident?

"Could you give me his contact information?"

Lin Luoxi's expression turned cold instantly, so fast that it was almost imperceptible, before she regained her usual gentle demeanor: "He's not in our class, and I don't have his contact information."

"Is it that you don't have it or you don't want to give it to him?" the female colleague teased with a smile. "Luo Xi, if you like him, you'd better hurry up. Such a handsome guy will have a lot of competition once you go to college."

Lin Luoxi didn't reply. She glanced at Tang Zheng not far away and slowly withdrew her gaze.

"What happened? You two really broke up, Zhengzi?" Zhao Yihang glanced at the order counter, lowered his voice, and asked Tang Zheng with a curious look.

"Didn't you say you'd fallen for someone else?"

"Really? Who do you like? It's not Zhao Yuqing, is it? She's not as pretty as Lin Luoxi. Is it someone from another class?"

"You should worry about yourself. What did Sweetie say when she received your gift?"

Upon hearing the word "Sweetie," Zhao Yihang became incredibly energetic, his face instantly glowing with excitement as he exclaimed:

"Sweetie said she really liked my gift, and that I put a lot of thought into it. She must have been so touched."

"Yeah, you're awesome, she must be so touched." Tang Zheng nodded and gave Zhao Yihang a thumbs up.

"She was so touched, but didn't she offer to treat you to a meal or anything?"

No, not at all.

"That means she wasn't moved. She probably already threw the paper cranes you folded into the trash."

"How could that be? She said she really likes it."

"My sister always says she won't hit me."

"Sweetie...no way, she's not that kind of person."

"Where did you send the gift?"

"In the gazebo in the residential area."

"Yesterday?"

"Um."

"Let's make a bet. You send her a message now and ask her to send you a picture of origami cranes so you can keep it as a souvenir."

According to his understanding, Wang Tiantian probably wouldn't bother taking the paper cranes upstairs.

"What are we betting on?"

"Whoever loses has to call me daddy."

"it is good."

As Zhao Yihang spoke, he took out his phone from his pocket, opened QQ, and sent a message.

WeChat already existed at this time, but young people still preferred to use QQ for chatting, and it didn't have a payment function yet, so WeChat's usage rate was far less widespread than QQ's.

Soon, a message notification sounded, and Zhao Yihang's expression froze instantly upon seeing the reply.

Tang Zheng reached out and gently patted Zhao Yihang's shoulder, comforting him, "Listen to your brother, that Wang Tiantian isn't any good either. Let's find someone better to like."

Even if you're going to be a simp, at least lick a decent bone, right?

"She didn't throw it away. She said her mother saw it and threw it away for her. She only found out when she woke up this morning," Zhao Yihang said, looking up at Tang Zheng with a sad expression.

That was the culmination of two days' hard work, and it was just thrown away like that.

"Do you believe I am Qin Shi Huang, or do you believe what she said?"

Zhao Yihang glanced at Tang Zheng, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I believe what she said."

"You're really something, Yihang," Tang Zheng said, somewhat speechless.

"Even if her mother threw it away, if she really liked the gift you gave her, she would have kept it safe and prevented her mother from finding out."

Zhao Yihang was silent for a moment, then rubbed his dark circles. "I think you are Qin Shi Huang."

"Alright, the meal is ready. Go get the food for Qin Shi Huang."

"Oh," Zhao Yihang replied listlessly, then got up to get his food.

Soon, Zhao Yihang returned carrying a family bucket of instant noodles.

"Hey Zhengzi, what do you think of the female colleague next to Lin Luoxi?" Zhao Yihang asked, taking a big bite of fried chicken and speaking indistinctly, while his eyes secretly glanced at the ordering counter.

Tang Zheng looked at Zhao Yihang's puffed-out cheeks, paused for a moment, and said, "You get bored with things pretty quickly."

He thought the kid had turned his sadness into food, but it turned out that a new generation had surpassed the old. He was even planning to take the kid out to play some games later to relieve his sadness.

I never expected that they would heal me so quickly.

"Actually, I don't particularly like Wang Tiantian, but I think she's a good match for me. You all have girlfriends, and I also want to find a girlfriend and have a relationship."

"When did I get a girlfriend? Don't you dare slander me."

"So you've fallen for someone else? Otherwise, you would definitely be with Lin Luoxi."

"What do you mean 'can't'? Eat your food." Tang Zheng picked up a chicken nugget and stuffed it into Zhao Yihang's mouth. "You owe me that 'Dad' call you, hurry up and call me that."

Zhao Yihang chewed on a chicken nugget, looked around, and said, "Um... there are too many people here. I'll call them when we get out."

"Okay, Dad will wait."

"You still haven't answered me, Zhengzi. What do you think of that girl standing next to Lin Luoxi?"

Tang Zheng glanced at her and said, "That girl isn't right for you, and she already has a boyfriend."

"How did you know you had a boyfriend? Did you ask him?"

"Can't you see that huge hickey on your neck?"

"Strawberry mark?" Zhao Yihang was completely baffled.

"It's a hickey from sucking with your mouth."

"Oh." Zhao Yihang looked like he suddenly understood. "Zhengzi, how did you know it was a hickey? Did you suck Lin Luoxi's saliva?"

Tang Zheng's eye twitched. "I'll fucking suck your grandpa's ass."

"That won't do. My uncle is 58 years old, and his health isn't good. He has diabetes, and he can't handle your smoking."

Tang Zheng: "..."

That kid is a fucking genius.