Chapter 1: Farewell
“We broke up, a year ago, I was the one who brought it up…”
“Brother, what’s going on? I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”
In the smoky bar, Wu Tian was twirling a glass in one hand and sending messages with the other, his brows furrowed.
They had agreed to meet at 7:30, but it was almost 8 o’clock and the person still hadn’t arrived.
Normally, Gu Sui wasn’t the type to be late. He was a bit worried that something might have happened to him.
That guy had a lot of creditors.
After waiting a while longer with still no reply, just as Wu Tian was about to make a phone call to check on the situation, someone suddenly sat down in the empty seat beside him.
At the same time, he received a transfer of 50,000 yuan on his phone.
“The last payment. We’re even now.”
A clean, slightly deep voice rang out in the noisy environment. It wasn’t particularly loud, but it was uniquely pleasant to hear.
Wu Tian first breathed a sigh of relief, but then was shocked when he saw the transfer.
“Why are you in such a hurry? Didn’t you just give me 50,000 half a month ago?”
Gu Sui leaned lazily against the bar counter and turned his head to look at him when he heard this.
The bangs on his forehead slightly obscured his eyes, but couldn’t hide the strange look in them.
“You’re the creditor, I’m the debtor. Are you complaining that I’m paying back too quickly?”
“No, don’t I know your situation? With our relationship, you really don’t need to be in such a hurry. You could pay off others first, you know.”
Gu Sui turned back, lowering his eyes slightly, the corners of his lips curling up lightly.
He seemed to have broken free from some shackles, his voice becoming noticeably lighter.
“It’s all paid off, not just yours, everything.”
“I remember there was still half a year left, you’ve paid it all off?!”
Wu Tian was both surprised and delighted. Just as he was about to ask how he had managed it, Gu Sui glanced at him again and said seriously.
“I’m warning you, you and your gang of brothers, if anyone dares to lend Gu Shi a single cent again, don’t blame me for turning hostile. I won’t pay for her again.”
“Hah, don’t worry, we blacklisted Gu Shi long ago,” Wu Tian sighed. “But you’re really pitiful, stuck with such a mother.”
Gu Sui let out a light snort, downing the drink in his glass in one gulp.
The cold and fiery sensations intertwined in his throat, the swirling music blurring his voice.
“Can’t be helped, who told me to have such bad luck?”
Wu Tian patted his shoulder somewhat disapprovingly and said, “What are you saying? You’re still so young to believe in fate. How come you don’t remember our ancestors’ excellent traditions?”
Gu Sui became interested, “What traditions?”
“Why, selective superstition of course! If my left eyelid twitches, I’m definitely going to get rich. If my right eyelid twitches, sorry, I stayed up late last night, didn’t sleep well!”
Wu Tian said with a serious face. Gu Sui couldn’t help but laugh, clinked glasses with him, and said softly.
“Ten years ago, when you guys came to school to corner me, my right eyelid did twitch.”
Wu Tian: “……”
“That was ten years ago, let’s not bring it up, okay? Besides, you’ve paid off your debt now. Our creditor-debtor relationship is over, but we’re still brothers, right?”
Wu Tian was truly impressed.
Ten years ago, Gu Sui was just a high school freshman. Faced with a sudden debt of a million and creditors as relentless as death, he made the fiercest promises and swore the most poisonous oaths, promising to repay the principal with interest within ten years. Only then did he save Gu Shi.
Wu Tian admired this young man at the time. Later, Gu Sui would pay back on time at the agreed dates. During this process, they had various interactions and slowly became brothers, up until now.
“Let’s forget about it.”
Gu Sui spoke flatly: “To this day, I still don’t know if it’s the suffering my mother brought me, or the difficulties I brought my mother. In any case, few people associated with me have had it good.”
Wu Tian furrowed his brows tightly, saying displeased: “What do you mean? You want to end our friendship? Don’t even think about it!”
“Even if your luck is bad, I’ve got a strong destiny. I can handle you. Look at how well you’ve been doing these past few years. If it wasn’t for me, who knows when you would have paid off your debt!”
A warmth welled up in Gu Sui’s heart. He looked at Wu Tian for a long time before teasing.
“You really know how to flatter yourself.”
Hearing this, Wu Tian laughed and leaned in closer, saying mysteriously.
“Sui, don’t you have a girlfriend? I think she’s got a pretty strong destiny too, she can handle you, right?”
Gu Sui’s eyes darkened, certain memories suddenly awakened, causing him to lose focus for a moment.
“Since when did you start fortune-telling?”
Wu Tian: “Don’t change the subject. The last time I saw you with your girlfriend was two years ago. Where is she?”
“We broke up.”
“Huh? When did this happen?”
Gu Sui’s hand gripping the wine glass tightened.
He originally didn’t want to discuss this matter, but under the influence of alcohol, emotions long suppressed in the depths of his heart were bursting to come out. His tightly pressed lips finally opened a crack.
“A year ago. I brought it up.”
Wu Tian had thought it was the other party who broke up with Gu Sui because of his debt, but he didn’t expect Gu Sui to have initiated the breakup. This made him even more confused.
“Why?”
“That day… I was drunk.”
Gu Sui still didn’t want to say too much. After hearing this, Wu Tian sighed in exasperation.
“A moment of impulse? Then just coax her back. Women are the easiest to coax, you know.”
Gu Sui lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes casting a shadow beneath his eyes, his voice slightly cool.
“Can’t find her.”
Wu Tian paused for a moment, then spoke with regret a few seconds later: “Women, they can be really heartless.”
“But it’s okay, there are plenty of fish in the sea, right? You’re debt-free now, and you’re good-looking. How hard can it be to find a girlfriend?”
Wu Tian consoled him, but Gu Sui interrupted him with a toast.
“Let’s not talk about this anymore. I asked you out today not just to pay you back, but also to say goodbye.”
“Huh?”
Wu Tian was stunned for a moment. Gu Sui continued, “My grandfather left me a courtyard in An County before he passed away. I don’t plan to stay in this city anymore.”
“You’re going back to your hometown? But what’s so good about that place? You didn’t grow up there, you don’t know anyone. Won’t you have to start all over again?”
Gu Sui spoke meaningfully: “At the very least, the courtyard my grandfather left me won’t raise the rent.”
Wu Tian: “……”
This farewell drink lasted until midnight. By the time Gu Sui returned home, it was already the early hours of the morning.
Wu Tian had paid for the drinks. After paying off his debts, Gu Sui only had 300 yuan left to his name, just enough to buy a train ticket.
In the room with only one light on, casting a yellow glow, Gu Sui leaned against the bed, his shadow projected on the wall.
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If you’re like me…
Too tired of reading stories where the female lead is often foolish, weak, feeble both physically and mentally, usually in a subservient and oppressed role in society such as a maid, secretary, concubine… or to put it bluntly, typically the one who has to serve and please the male lead, always needing protection and rescue from male leads, while the male lead is often described as talented, strikingly handsome, powerful,…
Then please continue reading.
Hi there, girls!
I’m Yuushi L.
Every day, movies and comics continuously reinforce the notion that women are weak, that they can only handle trivial matters in the background, that women are petty-minded and constantly jealous, mocking, and laughing at other women, while men are strong, wealthy, and solely focused on conquering the world, with countless mindless women ready to fall into their arms.
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In my country, there was a rare renowned female poet in ancient times who wrote the following about the fate of women in that era:
“Damn this life of sharing a husband,
One wrapped in warmth, the other left cold.
I’d rather have stayed single from the start,
Than to endure a life so torn apart.”
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*Spotlight on Finished Novel Translations*
The Male Lead’s Obsessive (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Synopsis:
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Summary:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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