Chi Cheng looked at him with disdain. "Of course not. Do you think everyone is as shameless as you?"
The drug kingpin picked up his phone. "Fine, you win."
He picked up his phone right in front of Chi Cheng and She Jiaxin, saying, "Lin Shan, you've really found a good henchman."
His tone was sarcastic and angry.
She Jiaxin glanced at Chi Cheng, but Chi Cheng didn't stop her.
It would be better to let Lin Shan see his ugly face.
The Poison King had lost interest and wanted to back out. They broke up quickly, and Lin Shan was so angry that Chi Cheng could hear her cursing on the other end.
She only knew it was related to Chi Cheng, but had no idea why.
After criticizing the Poison King, he then criticized Chi Cheng.
The drug kingpin has already hung up the phone.
Chi Cheng knew that he had deliberately provoked the conflict, but he didn't care.
After the drug kingpin finished, he asked them, "Where's the video?"
Chi Cheng sneered, "You think I'd give it to you?"
Just as the drug king was about to change his expression, Chi Cheng spoke up, "If you don't do anything, I'll just hand it over to Shirley. She's had an illness and doesn't want anyone to know. It won't benefit anyone if word gets out. If you behave yourself for a year, she might delete it."
She Jiaxin's eyes were fierce. "Get out."
The drug kingpin muttered curses under his breath, "You two bitches, don't give me another chance."
He hurriedly dressed and went out the door.
She Jiaxin's tears rolled down her cheeks.
Chi Cheng had no time to sympathize with her. He casually tore off a few tissues and put them in her hand, saying, "Learn a lesson from this."
"Watch carefully." Chi Cheng sent the video to her in front of her, deleting his own and even clearing his recently deleted files.
After Chi Cheng finished, he closed the door for her and left.
I answered the phone, which was vibrating wildly.
Lin Shan was furious. "Chi Cheng, what exactly did you do?"
Chi Cheng rubbed his temples and offered a few words of explanation.
Lin Shan's tone became even fiercer as she cried, "Damn it, why did you have to meddle in other people's business?"
Chi Cheng got angry when he heard this, "He's sick, but if I don't take care of you, you'll get sick too."
Lin Shan sobbed uncontrollably, "That's none of your business. I finally fell in love with someone."
Chi Cheng had a headache after listening to two women cry all night.
Knowing that Lin Shan was sulking, he let her cry for a while.
Lin Shan then said to him quietly, "Old Chi, you've really gotten to know people now."
Chi Cheng nodded in confusion.
Lin Shan continued, "Next time you need to teach a scumbag a lesson, can you call me instead?"
Chi Cheng knew that she had calmed down and had barely come to her senses.
After six or seven years of relationship, it's clear who they believe and who they don't; it seems Lin Shan has truly fallen for him.
He sighed, "Alright, just open your eyes wide. I'll go out with you next time I have time."
Chi Cheng was exhausted after hanging up the phone.
I was still a little confused when I saw Shi Ling's WeChat message.
Shi Ling: Chi Cheng, let's break up.
Chi Cheng sat down in the hotel lobby and nestled on the sofa to call her.
"Baby, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Shi Ling took a long time to speak before asking, "The thing you mentioned, is it about She Jiaxin?"
Chi Cheng's eyelids twitched, and he turned on the speakerphone, quickly glancing at it.
As expected, She Jiaxin posted a detailed account of the incident.
"I'm not a good girl, and my methods are vulgar, but I'm here to rid everyone of this scourge. I'm officially calling myself the 'King of Drugs,' and here's the detailed process."
Chi Cheng forced himself to agree.
However, he genuinely didn't think it was a big deal. "You're only concerned about this? Let me explain, I was just helping her out. There's nothing between us."
Shi Ling's tone was even more disappointed, "It's not like you have anything going on with her, Chi Cheng, why do you always do things like this?"
She seemed to have held back a lot of words, and finally said only one sentence in a tired voice.
"Forget it, we're not the same kind of people, we're not compatible. Let's break up."
When Chi Cheng saw that she brought up breaking up again, he continued to explain, "I'm just doing my duty to fight evil and promote good. I didn't want to help her in the first place, but this guy set his sights on Lin Shan."
Shi Ling sneered instead, "Stop talking. Do you think I'm encouraging you to do something like this? You still don't understand where our views differ, including what happened with Han Yue last time. We're really not the same kind of people. I don't want to force you."
Chi Cheng listened to two women crying tonight, but he was particularly drawn to Shi Ling, who spoke of their breakup with the calmness of an observer.
He felt increasingly distressed; hearing people cry only annoyed him, and not crying only made him more annoyed.
Perhaps Lin Shan's phone call had already exhausted his patience, because he retorted indignantly, "You always act so high and mighty when you talk about me. Who do you think I am?"
Shi Ling sneered, uttering a few words with perfect clarity: "An ignorant and incompetent spoiled brat."
Chi Cheng was taken aback. Shi Ling continued, "I'm asking you, are you giving up tomorrow's exam because of this?"
Chi Cheng couldn't explain why he gave up because he didn't do well on the exam or because his revision wasn't effective.
I guess so.
Shi Ling's tone grew increasingly cold, "If you didn't understand what I said before, that's fine, but we'll break up sooner or later if we can't pass the IELTS, so let's break up now and you can continue doing your thing."
Chi Cheng couldn't calm down, but he still insisted on attending classes this week.
Hearing her say that, Chi Cheng got angry. "If you can't pass the exam, you'll break up with her? Shi Ling, are you that realistic?"
Shi Ling closed her eyes, feeling even more like she was talking to a brick wall. All she wanted was for him to try his best; if he really failed the exam, taking a gap year might be enough. But with his current attitude, how could she believe he could work hard for her?
Perhaps during that argument, she had already prepared herself to leave. They had said everything they needed to say, and they both knew the hurtful things they were about to say. All that was left was the breakup ceremony.
She even felt that her arrival at this moment was perfectly natural.
Shi Ling admitted, "Yes, I'm just that realistic, and there's no way you could pass the exam."
Chi Cheng was so offended by her words that he lost his dignity and blurted out, "How could I not pass the exam? Shi Ling, don't forget you promised me that if I passed, you would be on top. Don't make me regret it later."
These flirtatious remarks, while adding spice to the romance when the two are deeply in love, only amplify Shi Ling's aversion in the current situation.
Shi Ling's words were devoid of any emotion: "Then let's leave it at that. Break up. We'll talk about it after you pass the exam."
She couldn't resist making a sarcastic remark, "If you can pass the exam, I can go up there even when I'm eighty."
Chi Cheng listened to the dial tone of the phone, which had already been hung up by her, and cursed under his breath in anger.
He never imagined that the two would break up over something like this.
Chapter 33, "Wedding Invitation Street"
Forget the flowers you planted
A fresh start
----Wedding Invitation Street
(Reality timeline)
They broke up over the phone, and when they met again, it was late at night in England during the fire alarm.
Before they got together, Chi Cheng flirted with her subtly, a testament to his skillful and composed approach. However, after the breakup, Chi Cheng's pride became a burden. He couldn't bring himself to truly beg for reconciliation, and in their previous backstabbing and scheming, he gained no advantage whatsoever.
And so summer came and winter went, former lovers are now strangers.
They broke up during the height of their romance in the summer, and now, in the bleak autumn, their relationship seems to be on the verge of collapse, heading towards an increasingly desolate and bleak future.
The saying "One autumn rain brings one chill" is equally apt in England.
Moreover, it was already extremely cold at this time of year, and people on the street were wearing trench coats and overcoats. The moisture lingered in the clouds for a long time, and when it met the earth, it was still a light drizzle, unable to condense into swirling snowflakes.
If it happens in London, such autumn rain is even more torturous.
One moment the sky is clear and blue, the next it's covered in dark clouds.
Encountering an autumn rain on the streets of London is no less than walking in the cold winds of Siberia; the damp chill seeps into your bones, and when the wind blows, your joints groan and roar.
Xu Yiting invited Shi Ling and several of his roommates to watch the latest opera at Her Majesty's Theatre.
Xu Yiting's roommates are all easy-going Chinese. Shi Ling had visited his home before, and the group had hot pot together, creating a warm and harmonious atmosphere. Shi Ling and Xu Yiting have been classmates for many years. Unlike Chi Cheng, who is handsome but has a roguish personality and hangs out with other guys while flirting with girls, Xu Yiting is much more sunny and approachable. He's smooth and unpretentious with those around him, making people feel comfortable.
Xu Yiting's roommates all have good personalities. Shi Ling may seem aloof at first glance, but she is definitely not pretentious or ungrateful. After getting to know them, they all seem quite nice.
After the group finished watching the play, the curtain fell and night fell. The retro streetlights reflected a halo of light on the uneven bricks of the street, like an oil painting, and then reflected a shimmering color as the cars drove by.
It turned out that it had rained while they were watching the play earlier, and someone said that they had chosen a good time to watch the play, just in time to avoid a rainstorm.
Shi Ling has always been sensitive to the cold. Although the rain had stopped, the chill lingered, creeping into her neck. She reached out and wrapped her scarf tighter around herself.
Xu Yiting noticed her subtle movements, "Are you cold?"
Shi Ling shook her head, "It's alright, just a bit drafty."
The group chatted and laughed as they walked to the subway station. Shi Ling said she could go back by herself, but Xu Yiting said it wasn't safe so late. Her roommates also suggested that Xu Yiting take her home, since several international students go missing in London every year.
Shi Ling nodded, "Thank you for your help."
Xu Yiting smiled and said, "You're too kind, we're old classmates."
They took different subway lines, and when they got off, they parted ways with Xu Yiting's roommates.
One unique feature of the British Underground is that while trains travel on the left, people standing on escalators always stand on the right side of the escalator, with no one standing side by side, consciously leaving the left side for those passing by.