35: Chapter 35 The Nosy Extra

Cao Shuwen was Nie Yuqing's university classmate. His father was in the mining business and quite wealthy, making him a bona fide rich second generation.

Of course, that wasn't the main point.

Most importantly, he and Zhang Yang were classmates and best friends.

Cao Shuwen was very much aware that Nie Yuqing and Zhang Yang had been a couple in college.

However, he never approved of them; instead, he believed Nie Yuqing had ulterior motives and was only after Zhang Yang's money.

He had even advised Zhang Yang back then not to pursue such a woman.

Unfortunately, Zhang Yang was stubborn, and he couldn't say much about it.

Due to his family's decline and the many events that followed, Zhang Yang never informed Cao Shuwen about his breakup with Nie Yuqing.

To this day, Cao Shuwen still believed that Nie Yuqing was the girlfriend of his best friend, Zhang Yang.

He had just come out of a restaurant with a few friends when he saw a very attractive woman.

The group started jeering and wanted to go over to hit on her.

Cao Shuwen, however, felt that this woman looked very familiar—she looked just like his best friend Zhang Yang's girlfriend—so he subconsciously called out to her.

To his surprise, after Nie Yuqing responded, Cao Shuwen became even more convinced of his suspicion.

"Nie Yuqing, what are you doing here? You are..."

Seeing Nie Yuqing affectionately holding the arm of a wealthy young man as the two walked into a high-end restaurant, a thought immediately flooded Cao Shuwen's mind: His brother had been cheated on.

"Where I go is my business; it doesn't seem to have anything to do with you."

Although they were classmates, that was all they were.

Naturally, it was not for an outsider to question her personal affairs.

"What do you mean it has nothing to do with me? You're cheating on my brother, and you actually say it has nothing to do with me?"

"Nie Yuqing, I saw it coming a long time ago. You're just an unfaithful woman. As soon as you saw my brother's family decline and him down on his luck, you showed your true colors."

Cao Shuwen became more and more agitated as he spoke, acting as if his own girlfriend had been stolen, yelling and screaming like a madman.

Watching the passersby being drawn in by Cao Shuwen, Chu Yuan frowned.

He wasn't the Protagonist, yet he still managed to attract hostility while just trying to eat a meal; what a waste of mood.

"Kid, I don't care where you crawled out from, listen clearly: Nie Yuqing is my woman. If you dare to spout nonsense here again, I will tear your tongue out."

"Don't let these irrelevant people ruin your mood. Let's go inside first."

Chu Yuan waved his hand and had Zuo Shishi intervene to block Cao Shuwen.

"Nie Yuqing, do you think you're so great just because you've latched onto a rich guy? You want to betray my brother and cheat on him? No way!"

Cao Shuwen didn't seem to realize the current situation; he remained indignant and continued to curse loudly.

Zuo Shishi lunged forward in one swift motion, delivering an uppercut that slammed into Cao Shuwen's chin.

Pfft!

A mouthful of blood sprayed out. Cao Shuwen felt a whistling sensation in his mouth; before he knew it, his two front teeth had naughtily slipped away.

"You... you are bullying people!"

Cao Shuwen was on the verge of tears. Watching the three of them walk away, he felt nothing but resentment.

He took out his phone and dialed Zhang Yang's number.

"Shuwen, how do you have time to call me today?"

At his wit's end and desperate for money, Zhang Yang was currently working hard delivering food, attempting to reach one hundred positive reviews as soon as possible to activate the magical Food Delivery System, marry a beautiful wealthy woman, and reach the pinnacle of life.

He hadn't expected to receive a call from his best friend at this moment.

"Zhang Yang, where are you right now?"

"I just delivered two orders, and I still have two in hand. I'm about to continue delivering."

Zhang Yang responded without thinking.

"Delivering food? You actually have the heart to deliver food at a time like this? Do you know who I ran into today?"

"Who did you run into? Did you run into a female ghost? It's not even dark yet, and you've already run into a ghost?"

"What ghost? I... I saw a woman."

"I thought it was something important, making such a fuss. There are plenty of women on the street; it's not like you haven't seen one before."

"I... I'm about to be pissed off to death by you."

Cao Shuwen was so angry. Because of the gap in his teeth, his speech was slurred, and he was almost losing his ability to organize his thoughts.

After taking a long breath, he continued: "I saw your girlfriend."

"Girlfriend?"

Zhang Yang was confused. Where would he have a girlfriend from?

He suddenly realized something and subconsciously said: "You mean Nie Yuqing, right? It's no big deal to see her."

Nie Yuqing's previous heartless betrayal had deeply stung Zhang Yang, causing him to feel a sense of disgust whenever he heard the name "Nie Yuqing."

"No big deal? Do you know that I ran into her and a rich second generation walking hand-in-hand into a restaurant?"

"Isn't it just going out for a meal? So what?"

"I'm asking you, are you really stupid or just playing dumb? Nie Yuqing is clearly cheating on you."

Hearing his brother's indifferent tone, even Cao Shuwen began to get anxious for him.

It went without saying that he understood his brother Zhang Yang was currently being cheated on, yet the other party remained unmoved.

He didn't know how big Zhang Yang's heart really was.

Zhang Yang wasn't stupid; how could he not understand what Cao Shuwen was talking about?

However, he had long since broken up with Nie Yuqing, so whatever she did had absolutely nothing to do with him.

"Broken up? When did you break up with Nie Yuqing? What is going on?"

Cao Shuwen was stunned. His best friend had broken up, and he didn't even know about such a major event.

"Alright, the past is too painful to recall, and I don't want to talk about it anymore."

"Brother, I tried to warn you back then that such a woman had impure motives, but you just wouldn't listen."

"Now, she's actually abandoned you to latch onto that rich second generation. I will definitely not let her off; I must vent this anger for you."

In Cao Shuwen's view, Nie Yuqing must have found a gigolo and abandoned his brother.

If he couldn't vent this anger for his brother, then what kind of brothers were they?

"Shuwen, this is a society ruled by law. Don't do anything reckless."

Although Nie Yuqing had long since had nothing to do with him, he didn't want Cao Shuwen to do anything extreme just to vent his anger.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. If we tell that gigolo about Nie Yuqing's gold-digging nature, do you think he'll kick her to the curb?"

"Let's not do that. I don't want to make things too ugly for her."

After all, she was the girlfriend he had pursued for three years. Although they had broken up and he was dissatisfied with Nie Yuqing, deep down, Zhang Yang still had strong feelings and didn't want to ruin her reputation.