Chapter 49: Delusion

Ten minutes later, Chen Lu sat in the driver’s seat, his eyes fixed on the road ahead.

The colorful lights of the traffic signal in front of him shone through the car window, constantly changing.

After dropping Qin Wenxi off at a taxi, Li Sinian opened the car door and sat beside him.

He didn’t know what they talked about when they parted ways, but there was a hint of a smile on his face, which was filled with a bit of melancholy.

Two seconds after the car door closed, the heat that had just sneaked in slowly dissipated.

Chen Lu didn’t bother to look at him, staring straight ahead, expressionless, “I took Liang Zhirou out for dinner, and she wouldn’t even order a dish that cost ten yuan.”

Li Sinian hadn’t noticed many details of the dinner, not realizing that Qin Wenxi was just pretending to pay, thinking that Chen Lu was stopping him because he didn’t want him to spend so much money.

He listened silently to Chen Lu’s words, not contradicting him.

“I was afraid you’d lose face this time, don’t ask me to lend you money again in the future.”

“Damn it, I just find it strange. You have a living example right beside you. Don’t you think I was living comfortably before?”

Chen Lu felt sorry for himself, knowing that he was one step further away from his new DSLR camera, but he couldn’t help it. Li Sinian had been good to him for the past three years.

“I suggest you stay away from her, you’re not on the same level.” Chen Lu finally turned to look at him, his expression serious, “When you went out to pay just now, she wanted to add me on WeChat, but I refused.”

Li Sinian thought for a moment and said, “Maybe she just wanted to get to know my circle a little better? Like when you added Liu Yan, after all, I told her you’re one of my best friends.”

“XX.”

Chen Lu cursed, reversing the car, his tone becoming more aggressive, “You’re even more delusional than me. Think about it, would Liu Yan eat two thousand yuan worth of food with Jiang Chao?

She wouldn’t. If Jiang Chao took her out for a two thousand yuan Japanese meal, Liu Yan would break his leg.

Liang Zhirou wouldn’t either. If she saw me spending so much money on her, she’d regret it to the point of crying.”

Chen Lu was angry for a moment and didn’t bother to be as gradual as he usually was.

Li Sinian was a little unconvinced after being bombarded by Chen Lu, “What about Mo Yuqing?”

The implication of his words was that Chen Lu had also paid a lot for a girl before, so he shouldn’t say that about him.

Chen Lu’s face darkened, he wasn’t very willing to recall his past with Mo Yuqing, “Mo Yuqing gave me a DSLR worth over thirty thousand yuan, you ask Qin Wenxi to give you one.”

Li Sinian regretted it as soon as he said it. He didn’t really intend to hurt Chen Lu’s feelings, so he could only shut up and stop talking, looking at the night scene outside the window.

Chen Lu impatiently honked the horn twice, signaling the car in front to move faster, before continuing, “It’s not love that’s unequal, it’s one person’s taking advantage and the other’s self-deception.”

This was the last thing Chen Lu said to Li Sinian in the car.

……

Days passed by uneventfully, and many junior students were like Li Sinian, blindly indulging in their last days of youth.

After all, in their eyes, starting internships and entering society meant the end of their youth.

They seemed unwilling to leave any regrets of not having a romantic relationship during their student days.

Another small group of couples were lost in the confusion of the future, with one person not rushing to consider their future and the other feeling overly anxious, leading to constant arguments.

This period was the peak season for breakups among university couples.

One morning.

Li Sinian packed his things and turned to leave.

He had just opened the door when Jiang Chao stopped him.

“What the hell is wrong with you? She probably sees you as an ATM, and you’re still rushing to find her?” Jiang Chao was surprised, his expression like a fool, “Didn’t Chen Lu tell you? She even secretly wanted Chen Lu’s WeChat.”

Li Sinian sighed, “We have a chance.”

Jiang Chao looked at him with a speechless expression, “Li Sinian, you’re delusional. Chen Lu was right, you’re more delusional than he was.”

He was still unconvinced, “The girl I’m chasing isn’t as pretty as Mo Yuqing, her family background isn’t as good as Mo Yuqing’s, she’s not a school beauty, how can I be more delusional than him?”

Jiang Chao thought about Liang Zhirou’s appearance, snorted and didn’t say anything.

Whether it’s easy to chase or not clearly has nothing to do with appearance, Li Sinian was clearly changing the subject.

People in love are really all stupid.

Oh right, except me, Liu Yan is the stupid one.

Jiang Chao quickly cleared himself in his heart.

“Even Mo Yuqing wouldn’t be like that? Wake up, man, she’s a scumbag!”

Before Jiang Chao could finish, the door was slowly closed.

Jiang Chao glanced at Chen Lu who was sitting on the bed reading, sighed again, “He dares to chase a girl who wants his WeChat as soon as they meet, and he’s still rushing to find her.”

Then he sat down beside Chen Lu’s bed and chuckled, “You’re absolutely right about one thing, if I took Liu Yan out for this, she’d definitely break my leg.”

“You’re still reading here!” Jiang Chao snatched the book from Chen Lu’s hand, “You should go and persuade him too.”

“I’m not going to persuade him.”

Chen Lu yawned, “He’s in this state, he won’t wake up until he takes a hard fall. Learn from your mistakes, he’ll either be heartbroken one day, or he’ll be worn down by time like me, he won’t stay like this forever.”

Then he added, “It’s more likely to be the former, that girl is not a good person, it’s not just about not responding.”

Jiang Chao looked at the closed door, his thoughts were complicated.

Chen Lu can get out of the mud, you may not be able to…

He came back to his senses and saw that he was holding a programming book, and then he saw the business plan next to the bed, a slight smile appeared on his lips.

“You’re a stubborn jerk, aren’t you? You reject me and secretly study this.”

Chen Lu didn’t care, “I really do reject you, and I’m really studying this. In case I find out that this path is not viable, I can still persuade you. You’re more likely to listen to me than Li Sinian.”

“Of course I listen to you. If I hadn’t listened to you, I might still be a sea king, and I would have missed Liu Yan.” Jiang Chao chuckled, “Speaking of which, isn’t it too late for you to study programming now?”

“I actually know a little bit about it.” Chen Lu took back the book, “If I hadn’t been chasing Mo Yuqing, I wouldn’t have chosen law.”

Jiang Chao raised an eyebrow, “So you actually gave up your dreams or hobbies?”

“I don’t have any dreams. I’m probably the kind of person who lives a mediocre life.” Chen Lu said softly.

“I believe you about anything, but you’re definitely not.”

“Why?” Chen Lu felt strange.

Jiang Chao shook the book that Chen Lu had borrowed from the library, “You were chasing Mo Yuqing with all your might, and you still got the best grades in our class in professional courses. You’re good at everything else, I really admire you.”

Chen Lu sighed, “You’d be great if you were a girl.”

“What do you mean? You’d chase me if I was a girl?”

“No, it’s just that I feel disgusted when I’m praised by a guy, I really want to vomit up the food I ate yesterday.”

Chen Lu put on his T-shirt, “Let’s go, it’s time for class. We’re good kids who don’t skip class.”

……

Evening.

Chen Lu called Liang Zhirou, he hadn’t seen her all day.

“You’re starting to work part-time during the day too?” Chen Lu frowned.

“Yeah. I, I’m going to work part-time at a hotpot restaurant now, I’ll call you when I get there, okay?”

“Okay.”

Chen Lu hung up the phone, his brows furrowed even tighter, his expression filled with confusion.

He felt that Liang Zhirou had been acting strange these past few days…