After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

The National Day holiday had ended, and a new month was about to begin.

Xu Musen took everyone out for a team-building meal.

Getting pumped was a given.

After all, Xu Musen wanted to pick up a new car at the end of the month.

All the employees, work hard, and at month's end, the boss picks up an Audi.

Of course, the offered incentives were quite tempting.

"I've made up my mind, from now on I'll just follow Brother Sen and work hard, forget about dating, what can't you buy with money?"

Li Rundong was tipsily rambling, he had been licking boots non-stop since he entered the school.

First Lin Daiyu, then Zhu Yulan... he never even got the chance with this one.

After that was some girl from the flight attendant program, turned out to be a textbook gold digger, he poured his whole month's salary into her.

In the end, he didn't even get to hold her hand.

Zhou Hangyu just chuckled and patted his shoulder, "Live and learn, there's plenty of good girls out there."

"What about you? Are you and her still good?" Li Rundong glanced over, those two girls were besties.

"We split too, damn, she just came up and asked whether I'd put her name on my family's house after we got married. Fuck, my family's house in Hu Hai, she wouldn't deserve it even if she were studded with diamonds!"

Zhou Hangyu appeared quite unaffected.

But indeed, a Hu Hai household registration and a house there were like a dimensionality reduction attack to people from other second and third-tier cities.

That is reality, money is the real confidence for a man.

The two brothers in misfortune rejoined the ranks of the single dogs, clinked their cups together, and began to drink, though they did look like they were drowning their sorrows in alcohol.

Ma Yaxing shook his head; dating was just an expensive and exhausting affair, he might as well earn some more money for now.

Zhao Lianmai acted as if she hadn't heard a thing, head down and focused on her food.

An Nuannuan was watching them.

So when a relationship fails, you really can't even remain friends.

And dating seems so complicated, with all the talk about money, houses... An Nuannuan didn't care about those things.

But she could feel that Xu Musen really wanted to earn money.

"Want some?"

Xu Musen was eating crab, and noticing An Nuannuan's gaze, he handed her a cracked open crab.

An Nuannuan looked at his smiling face and nodded with glittering eyes.

"You eat too."

...

After the meal, Ma Yaxing supported Zhou Hangyu and Li Rundong on either side.

Both the brothers in predicament were emotionally charged today, and boys always talk tough.

Usually following these steps:

"Fine, we broke up. Who says there's no good grass elsewhere in the world?"

"Wasn't I good to her?"

"Actually, I still miss her a bit. I'm not saying I can't let go, just can't quite understand."

"Fuck! I just miss her!"

"What's so great about her? Wait till I've made my money and got a house and car, I'll find someone a hundred times better than her!"

"Knowing that heartbreak is inevitable, why fall so deeply~"
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"There are so many people to love, why can't I be one of them~"

The two of them talked and sang, tipsy, and Ma Yaxing was utterly befuddled by them.

Xu Musen trailed behind with An Nuannuan, watching the two staggering figures ahead and couldn't help but smile.

In some ways, this was youth, starting university with a hazy understanding of love, often giving it your all.

Yet, most first loves tend to end in quiet admissions of regret.

"Xu Musen, do all you guys act like this when you can't find a wife?"

An Nuannuan watched their retreating backs, her thoughts drifting to Xu Musen's past.

After failing to confess to Yao Mingyue, he too would drown his sorrows with a drink.

Only before, Xu Musen didn't drink alcohol, he would join He Qiang for some pineapple beer. But the intent of drunken warmth isn't found in the beer; heartache lies in the heart.

"Everyone's a bit sad when their sincerity isn't reciprocated, but it's also a good thing. Love requires trial and error. One failure may precede meeting someone more compatible."

Xu Musen said, locking eyes with An Nuannuan.

Under the night sky and the moonlight, both their eyes softened considerably. They were like shadows of trees on the ground, overlapping and then drifting apart with just a gust of wind.

A continual probing back and forth.

"What about you, do you still want to find a wife?"

An Nuannuan's lips curved slightly, she held a cup of milk tea in her hand, trying to appear casual.

But obviously, she fussed with the milk tea in her mouth without really taking a sip.

Xu Musen watched her, smiling as he answered, "Are you implying that if I just give the word, you would bring a wife to me?"

An Nuannuan, watched by his meaningful gaze, shyly averted her eyes, her feet dangling from the wheelchair.

"Sigh, girls these days are so pragmatic, it's not easy for a poor guy like me to get a wife. I should earn some money first; otherwise, the girls would just look down on me."

Xu Musen feigned a sigh deliberately.

An Nuannuan sipped her milk tea, and after walking for a while, she spoke up.

"Not necessarily. My family owns a lot of houses, we won't need to buy one and there's plenty for living.

And I really like walking; I don't even like cars.

Moreover, I'm easy to provide for; a daily tea is just fine..."

An Nuannuan continued, as if comforting Xu Musen, yet sounding more like she was making a pitch for herself.

She spoke bit by bit, then lifted her head only to meet Xu Musen's amused expression.

"I mean, there are plenty of good girls out there in the world, don't you worry..."

An Nuannuan even slipped into her hometown accent as she spoke.