After the breakup, I was taken in by a group of trendy young women.

As Lin Ye emerged from the internet cafe, a night breeze blew against his face, carrying the aroma of cumin from a barbecue stall.

Bai Xiaojing walked to his left, holding up her phone and muttering to herself.

"My support play was absolutely MVP-caliber."

A man with a tattooed arm walked to his right, a cigarette dangling from his mouth.

"Bro, there's a really good grilled cold noodles place up ahead, I'll take you there."

Before Huatui could finish speaking, a voice interrupted from the side.

"Hey, isn't that blondie?"

Lin Ye looked in the direction of the sound.

Five energetic young men strolled over from the direction of the ring toss stall. The tall, thin guy in front was wearing a tight black T-shirt with a low neckline, revealing a lightning bolt pattern on his collarbone that was hard to tell whether it was a tattoo or a sticker.

Skinny jeans, loafers, and hair styled into a pointed shape with hairspray.

He was followed by four men dressed similarly.

A spirited young man.

The word popped into Lin Ye's mind.

He'd seen too many of these kinds of characters on Rotten Persimmons. Their standard attire included a tight-fitting outfit, loafers, social dancing, making short videos, and shouting "Family, let's go!" in their live streams.

But this is the first time I've encountered it in real life.

The tall, thin man had a peculiar walking posture: his knees splayed outwards and his feet dragged on the ground.

Bai Xiaojing stopped and put her phone back in the pocket of her Lolita dress.

Her expression changed slightly after she saw who it was.

The annoyance of being cut in line in the cafeteria.

"Li Hao, you're not dead yet?" she said.

The tall, thin man named Li Hao chuckled, revealing a row of slightly crooked teeth.

He took two steps forward and stood in front of Bai Xiaojing. His gaze swept down her face, over her wrinkled Lolita dress, pilling fishnet stockings, and dirty canvas shoes, before he looked away, tilted his head, and pretended to know her well.

"I heard you guys are having a tough time lately? Can't even afford rent?"

He put his hands in his tight pants pockets and shrugged his shoulders.

"Think about what I told you last time. If you follow me, you might not become rich, but at least you won't have to sleep on the streets."

"What is it?"

Lin Ye asked.

Bai Xiaojing glanced back at him, her lips moved, but before she could speak, the tattooed man spoke for her.

"This idiot wants the blond guy to be his girlfriend."

The tattooed man threw the cigarette butt on the ground and ground it with his toe.

Only then did Li Hao notice Lin Ye.

He looked Lin Ye up and down.

"Yellow Hair,"

"Don't you fucking ungrateful. I meant well..."

"You're so kind, Mom!"

Bai Xiaojing suddenly exploded.

She took a step forward, the hem of her Lolita dress flying up with her movement, and the cigarette in her hand hit Li Hao directly in the face.

"Wasn't it you who blocked our way outside the bubble tea shop last time? Wasn't it you who said 'Not dating you is disrespectful'? And wasn't it you who went around saying we were faking it after we rejected you?"

She spoke incredibly fast, like a machine gun, each word blazing with fire.

"We're pretending? What are we pretending for? Pretending not to know you is pretending? Do you think you're Daniel Wu?!"

Li Hao was so scolded that he took half a step back, and the muscles in his face twitched.

He clearly hadn't expected Bai Xiaojing to start cursing in front of so many people.

According to his logic, women shouldn't be so fierce in front of men.

"Yellow Hair,"

His voice turned cold, and the feigned nonchalance on his face disappeared.

"Don't push your luck."

He looked Lin Ye up and down again, then chuckled louder than before.

"What? You've found a man?"

His tone was full of sarcasm.

Those behind him laughed.

The tattooed arm rolled up its sleeves, and the koi fish tattoo on it looked taut under the streetlights.

Hua Tui took a step forward, revealing the rose tattoo on his leg.

Green Hair and Pink Hair slammed their milk tea cups on the ground at the same time. Bangs stuffed the cat into his backpack, zipping it up halfway.

But some people are faster than them.

Bai Xiaojing turned around and took two steps to stand in front of Lin Ye.

Her face was tilted back, her lips were pressed into a line, her nostrils flared slightly, and her breathing was rapid and shallow.

She wasn't angry that Li Hao had insulted her, but that he had spoken to Lin Ye in that tone.

"It means finding a man."

"How is it?"

She stood on tiptoe, clasped her fingers around the back of Lin Ye's neck, and kissed him.

Then she loosened her grip, and her heels landed back on the ground.

She didn't wipe her mouth; there was still a little bit of saliva on her lips, someone else's.

She didn't look back at Lin Ye, but turned around directly to face Li Hao.

Her chin was held higher than ever before.

The blond-haired man exploded into a ball of golden flame under the streetlight.

"How is it?"

This time the sound was even louder.

"I'm telling you, he's my man! You dare say another word about him?"

Li Hao's smile completely vanished.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something harsh to get back at Huang Mao, but Huang Mao didn't give him the chance.

She grabbed Lin Ye's arm and leaned against him, her cheek resting against his shoulder.

"Look carefully,"

She gave Lin Ye a thumbs-up, looking at Li Hao with extreme arrogance.

"That's a real man. You? You're not even as good as one of his toes."

This statement is like pouring boiling oil onto a hot coal fire.

Li Hao's face turned a deep liver color, and the veins on his forehead throbbed twice.

His gaze shifted from Bai Xiaojing to Lin Ye, then back to Bai Xiaojing, before finally managing to utter only three words.

"You wait."

Then he turned and left.