Lizi?
Gan Zhe?
Zhao Xue and Tan Qin looked at each other.
Weren't these two the fairy couple of the club?
When they first entered university, they had joined a club for hunting fairy companions.
Lizi was the former president of the club, while Gan Zhe was the vice president.
Lizi was a beauty with fair skin and good looks, a well-known campus belle of Qingjie University.
Although Gan Zhe was not a campus hunk, after interacting with him several times,
in Zhao Xue's eyes he was still an optimistic and forthright boy.
The two's romance could be described as a perfect match, made for each other, and enviably picturesque.
So how could they be breaking up today?
The voices from the small grove gradually grew softer, the arguing couple must have moved locations.
Zhao Xue waved her hand and Tan Qin followed along.
It wasn't that they were gossipy busybodies, they were just rather curious.
"Gan Zhe, let go. We really don't suit each other, you can't give me what I want."
Lizi's voice floated over once more.
"I can do it. Even if you want the stars in the sky, I will pluck them down for you."
Gan Zhe sounded very determined.
"Be realistic, Gan Zhe. I'll say it straight, I want a house, a car, a stable future. Can you give me that?"
There was a hint of impatience in Lizi's tone.
"Of course, I will definitely earn a lot, a lot of money in the future."
Gan Zhe sounded very urgent.
"In the future, in the future, you want me to wait until you grow old and poor?"
Lizi was growing increasingly impatient.
"Very soon, just give me a little more time. Have you forgotten about all the bits and pieces between us these past three years? I love you so much, I spent all my savings on you."
"You wanted lipstick, I bought it for you. You wanted clothes, I scrimped and saved to buy them for you too. You wanted handbags, I bought those for you too."
"Everything you wanted, I gave you. Can't you see my love for you?"
Gan Zhe sounded somewhat hysterical.
"You...I...forget it, let's not talk about it. Anyway, let's just break up."
There was a hint of helplessness in Lizi's tone, and also a bit of impatience.
There were sounds of footsteps again. The two had crossed through the grove and reached the roadside.
"A BMW? How dare you still say that rumor was fake. A girl just out of university, how could you possibly afford such an expensive car?"
"When you were with me, you only let me touch your hand at most. You didn't even let me kiss you."
"And you kept saying you wanted to save your first time for marriage. I agreed to it. But what about you?"
"Every time I wanted to go further, you refused."
"You kept stringing me along like a dog, yet in the blink of an eye you gave yourself to someone else. Just because he has money?"
"I used to think you were so perfect. I was really blind."
"I devoted three whole years of my heart and soul to you. I didn't even dare add other girls on messaging. And this is how you treat me?"
"Can you account for the three years of my youth? My deep feelings for you?"
"Waaa...waaa..."
As Gan Zhe spoke, he broke down crying.
Lizi on the other hand seemed even calmer. In an icy tone she said, "That's right, he's rich. Yes I did sleep with him, and it was before I started dating you. So you can give up hope now."
"Fine, I agree to break up. You cheap slut, you'll regret this."
Gan Zhe left a vicious parting shot before walking away by himself.
Lizi watched his retreating figure, standing silently in place in a daze.
Zhao Xue and Tan Qin didn't dare move a muscle, afraid they might get discovered.
The atmosphere now was extremely awkward.
"Come on out, I know you two have been following and watching the whole time."
After a long while, Lizi seemed to regain her senses. She called out towards where Zhao Xue and Tan Qin were hiding.
Zhao Xue and Tan Qin hemmed and hawed for a good while before reluctantly walking out.
"The night sky looks nice tonight."
"Yeah, the moon looks so round."
The two looked up at the vast, moon-covering dark clouds and babbled nonsense.
Lizi opened her car door. "You saw what happened. If you still see me as your big sis, come drink with me."
Clearly, Lizi was in a terrible mood and wanted to drown her sorrows in alcohol.
When Lizi was in the club, she took good care of the newbies.
Zhao Xue and Tan Qin's skills were honed by her, so they couldn't really refuse.
"Sis Lizi, we were just on our way to dinner. Come join us, our treat."
Since the two hadn't planned on pocketing their meal stipend anyway, they might as well bring Lizi along. One more person didn't matter.
Lizi shook her head. "You're still students. How can I let you treat me?"
Zhao Xue quickly explained, "Don't worry, it's not our money. It's a meal stipend from our boss."
Lizi disdainfully asked, "Meal stipend? How much could that be, 10 bucks? 20? Or should big sis treat you instead, I'll bring you somewhere nice to eat."
"Uhhh..." Zhao Xue hesitated. "10k each."
.......
A black crow drifted across the sky.
Lizi was silent for a minute, then decisively said, "Get in the car."
The white BMW zoomed off campus in a cloud of dust.
Pujie Hot Pot Restaurant, the highest class hot pot restaurant in the city.
The two girls had originally planned to go to a nice hotel nearby.
But on a night like this, nothing beat a nice steaming hot pot.
The three found a secluded private room and sat down.
Mainly to avoid any awkwardness if Lizi broke down crying later.
Sitting in a more hidden corner meant she could vent freely.
A procession of expensive dishes came in, along with bottles of beer, white wine, and red wine, filling up the private room.
Lizi heartily popped open a bottle. "Want to listen to my story?"
Zhao Xue and Tan Qin vigorously shook their heads, knowing too much inside info would definitely lead to trouble.
"Nevermind then."
Lizi didn't insist. She started drinking alone.
One cup after another.
It frightened Zhao Xue so much that she hurriedly grabbed Lizi's hand. "Sis, you can't keep drinking like this."
"Oh right, I haven't asked what jobs you two have. How can you get such a high meal stipend? Don't tell me you went into that kind of work?"
Lizi seemed a little tipsy and asked unabashedly.
"No no no, we just take some gaming companion jobs. We happened to get a really generous boss."
Zhao Xue and Tan Qin quickly denied it.
"Generous? How generous?"
For the first time, Lizi set her wine glass down and picked up two pieces of meat for the hot pot.
"Umm... I get 30k a month, she gets 20k..."
Zhao Xue hesitantly reported their salaries.
"Cough cough...choked, I choked...."
Lizi coughed violently before asking, "30k a month? Are you sure he doesn't have ulterior motives towards you two?"
Zhao Xue shook her head, then nodded. "It's not stable, just this month. Hard to say next month. As for motives, to be honest we haven't even met face to face or seen photos. So what could he be after?"
"Oh, there are people like that huh."
Although Lizi had just entered the workforce, she had already been exposed to the dark underbelly of society.
She truly didn't believe there were people with zero ulterior motives.
"Enough about us, tell us about you. Sis Lizi, don't you have a job? Why did you come back?"
Zhao Xue really didn't want to talk about the boss, so she quickly changed the subject.