Chapter 34: Seeing Off Friends

  Pei Na joined their group not early, perhaps during school days, she was especially good at playing the villain, everyone kept her at arm's length. Use Youku to watch millions of videos, completely ad-free! Since falling in love with He Zheng Dong, she felt like a different person, arrogance was no longer her trademark, instead the word "sycophant" suited her better.

  "We should all laugh more while we're young, right?"

  "Right! Pei Na, hurry up and get ready to wash up, be careful or you'll starve to death later, I told you my hands aren't that fast!" Yang Qingqing cooperated with her best friend beside her, picked up a fragrant pizza and took big bites.

  "Hmm, be a bit quicker with your movements. And also, the pumpkin will thank you!" Gu Xi said calmly.

  "Pumpkin? I'd rather not have his gratitude!"

  Pei Na hadn't reacted yet, but as soon as the name "Digua" was mentioned, her whole body went numb. In the past, when she and Gu Xi were secretly setting up a trap in school, they coincidentally got discovered by Digua, who was the first person to bully her, with an insidiousness that no one could match.

  "Watch it, or I'll bite your nose off!"

  "Mei Mei" was the term that came out of Deluca's mouth, and it had become a special greeting every time they met. Pei Na went crazy whenever she heard it, and threw her pillow again. "Ah" just happened to hit He Zhengdong's face as he walked out of the bathroom, and everyone turned their attention to him with a scream.

  "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to!"

  "Ah" sounded low and muffled, without lifting her head to see who it was, the voice had already given away the identity, she hastily got out of bed, barefoot, and walked in front of He Zhengdong, bowing her head in apology.

  Once again, I made a fool of myself in front of the person I like. Suddenly, I couldn't accept the fact and walked to the side, hesitating not to dare look up at the other person.

  "It doesn't matter, but this thing is for sleeping, not for being messed around with like this!" He Zhengdong stretched out his hand to scratch his ear and smiled as he walked past Pei Na's side.

  A pizza as big as a face plate, packaged very beautifully. The ribbon tied into a butterfly shape, from the transparent top packaging, vaguely visible one piece after another, the filling on top is very tempting, stimulating the taste buds and making my mouth water.

  He Zhengdong is the most elegant in action, and also the first to finish washing up. Guangtou and Diguagua are still inside fighting over what toothpaste to brush with. Chen Shaoze is sandwiched between them, feeling suffocated.

  "It's really delicious! By the way, Xiaoxi didn't wait for us to come back last night?" He Zhengdong habitually poured a glass of cold water from the silver kettle and drank it with a gurgling sound before sitting down to chat with the girls.

  "Ah!" Yang Qingqing was quick-witted and had always been concerned about He Zhengdong, so they got along especially well and called each other brother and sister. She cleverly untied the knot and opened the lid, releasing the aroma inside. Suddenly, a rumbling sound came from someone's stomach, but it was unclear who made the noise, only to see everyone consciously reaching out to grab a piece.

  "Pei Na, aren't you going to eat? Come get a slice!" He Zhengdong had just picked up a piece of pizza and was about to put it in his mouth when he saw Pei Na still staring blankly while hugging the pillow from earlier.

  "Oh, eat... you go first!"

  "What's gotten into you?" The pumpkin's voice went out, extremely nasal and hoarse like a duck, but somehow it sounded like superstar Adou.

  The pumpkin walked behind Pei Na with wet hair, and somehow took off his shirt. Unexpectedly, he had such perfect six-pack abs, as long as he didn't make any lewd noises, this figure was really stunning, plus the not-bad facial features, those adorable single eyelids left a deep impression.

  "What's wrong with me?" Pei Na happily accepted the pizza handed over by He Zhengdong, turned her head to see that the pumpkin face was suddenly red and puffy, one hand still holding the dirty pillow, didn't even wash hands after getting up, really embarrassing after accepting the pizza.

  She turned her back on He Zhengdong, frantically throwing away the pillow. Looking at the pizza that had already been contaminated by her dirty hands over a large area, she wanted to eat it but didn't dare to.

  "What? Want to throw it away? They were genuinely kind. And, do you think making money is easy now? Right, your brother has plenty of money, but throwing away food isn't being a good citizen."

  Pumpkin is called "cheap mouth", it's really cheap to the point of being at home, and his wet hands are also patting back and forth on Peina's shoulder.

  Pei Na was also born into an ordinary family, but when she was in her first year of college, her older brother Pei Jun started a network game project and founded a company that quickly became profitable. From then on, Pei Na began to enjoy a luxurious princess-like life, with designer clothes and handbags piling up like mountains. She liked to show off her wealth in front of her classmates, and had some sisters who flattered her behind her back. But once she fell in love with someone, it was hard for her to control herself. This time, she only agreed to come together after being begged repeatedly by various people.

  "Who says I threw it away? I can still eat it, can't I?"

  Pena's face grew even hotter, feeling the blood flowing hotly. Her powdered cheeks looked like they were painted with rouge, and she stuttered as she stuffed the pizza in her mouth and bit down hard.

  Alas!

  How disgusting, the pumpkin was close to her head and the water dripped onto it, but she still closed her eyes and ate it. Her eyes were filled with hatred, if the pumpkin didn't have something on her, she really wanted to kick him a couple of times.

  "You!" Pei Na touched the water droplets, opened her eyes with a red face, but couldn't bear to throw away the remaining pizza.

  "How is it? How does it taste if you eat it without washing?"

  "Pumpkin, what are you doing? You're going too far!" Baldy walked over and advised strongly.

  Everyone knows that among so many people, the one who remembers Pei Na the most is actually Pumpkin. Their relationship has been strained to this extent. Pei Na can still bear it, it seems she has really made up her mind to capture He Zhengdong.

  Baldy and Pumpkin are a perfect match, "heavenly made". He has no hair to drip water, but his collar is all wet, I suppose it was when they were squeezed together just now, Pumpkin poured water on his sleeve.

  Pei Na originally thought it was Guang Tou being kind to help, but instead he stretched out his hand to pat the pumpkin, and the water droplets on his sleeve fell onto her pizza. Her eyes met those of the pumpkin, but she didn't laugh, while other book friends were watching: taking a box to cross over.

  "Hey, what are you two doing? Hurry up and eat, I'll take you out to play later!" Gu Xi couldn't bear it anymore, took a few paper towels and headed in the direction of the bathroom.

  "Alright!" The two of them responded in unison and left with this.

  "My! My! Pumpkin, don't randomly touch your bear palm."

  When Pumpkin and Baldy are together, they can be as lively as dozens of people. They snatch from each other, while everyone else watches helplessly on the side. It's probably because of such bickering that their deep-seated friendship has been maintained all along.

  "Hey, nothing wrong last night?" Chen Shaoze slowly came out of the bathroom, changed into a clean set of clothes, a white shirt with unbuttoned buttons, and paired it with a black jeans. The whole person looked lackluster, all due to the aftereffects of drinking too much.

  "Fortunately!" Gu Xi turned on the faucet, and upon hearing the word "last night", he felt a bit anxious. He hadn't slept all night, and when he returned to his place, he lay in bed smoking several packs of cigarettes, with tears constantly welling up.

  "Really nothing? Who's that guy?" Maybe his head was too heavy, he didn't carefully look at Gu Xi's injured expression, and continued to ask.

  "A friend I know."

  "You should be around thirty, right? How did you get to know each other?"

  "Run into each other on the street! You'd better go eat pizza quickly, or it'll be gone!"

  Gu Xi somewhat evasively pushed Chen Shaoze out and closed the door, tears starting to flow again. Yesterday was a nightmare, both hands propped on the edge of the sink, her heavy head slowly lifting up, her pale face, under thick black eye circles, dense eyelashes stuck together in threes and fives.

  It's too much tears, the whole body is weak and powerless. Unintentionally saw a red kiss mark on the edge of the neck. Dazed eyes stared at themselves in the mirror, slowly reaching out to pull down their clothes. There are wounds everywhere, suddenly realizing the intense pain all over.

  "Xiao Xi, Xiao Xi, are you okay? Open the door for me."

  A low and muffled voice, evoked her memory. All around her ears were the shadows of Ling Haoyu, putting on his clothes, stretching out his hand to rinse under the faucet again and again before coming out. Seeing Chen Shaoze's anxious expression, frowning, how did he make her see Ling Haoyu's shadow.

  "Hey, are you okay?" Chen Shaoze asked in a puzzled tone as he stuck to the door panel, faintly hearing the sound of crying, and then knocked on the door.

  "It's okay, go eat quickly." Gu Xi adjusted her emotions as quickly as possible and calmly said to him while opening the door.

  In the small room, several friends were having a great time. Gu Xi looked at their carefree and joyful laughter, feeling somewhat out of place. In her heart, she silently wished, "Everyone must be doing well."

  The next day, it was time for everyone to buy their own tickets and fly back to work. After seeing off her friends, she cried secretly.

  "Xiaoxi, our company is recruiting an assistant, do you want to try with me?" Fang Jie was wearing a white shirt with a half skirt. I really don't understand why she wore a half skirt that covered her knees, when she had such long and beautiful legs. She gently called out as soon as she pushed open the door.

  "No way, I applied for a job on Zhaopin last night and should get an interview notice in a day or two!"

  Gu Xi lay on the bed, propped up against a pillow, and saw a girl wearing neat and traditional clothes, with light makeup, and a pair of old and dull black high heels.

  "Right? We're all going to work, you and Yiyi can cook some noodles for yourself, I've put them on the table." Fang Jie said with a frown before rushing off to work. The 9-to-5 lifestyle had deeply taken root in her heart, the monotony of it all making her accustomed to the lonely and dull life of a small town citizen, and the older she got, the less she wanted to get married.

  What is it that always disrupts her view of life?