Chapter 652: Chapter 652

Tonight, Wang Chao invited some brothers out for singing, and also treated a few to dinner along the way.

After stewing through a dinner gathering without a word, it wasn’t until they arrived at KTV and a few bottles of alcohol were downed that, under the relentless questioning of his brothers, Wang Chao told everyone about his breakup with Zhu Dandan.

The moment he spoke, the faces of all nine brothers were exceptions, filled with shock!

Especially Gu Yang, who stood at the back, his heart skipped a beat in that instant!

Pan Bo was the first to rush to Wang Chao’s side with an incredulous expression, patting him heavily on the shoulder, "What happened to you? What did you do to Dandan, how come you broke up?"

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Wang Chao countered, "It was her who told me to break up!"

Unable to understand, Pan Bo hurriedly pulled Wang Chao to a quiet corner on the side.

Several brothers, including Gu Yang, gathered around them.

Pan Bo pushed Wang Chao down onto the couch and handed him an opened bottle of beer, asking, "What happened here? Didn’t you say you really liked Dandan?"

"I did like her. After being together for so long, of course, there were feelings,"

Wang Chao took the beer and sighed lightly, "It’s just that I had planned to eat steak with her last week, but then I stayed too late at the library with you guys and forgot about it, and ended up eating in the cafeteria with you instead. I guess it was that! Anyway, I couldn’t make it right this time, so there’s nothing I can do~"

"So, you stood her up?"

Pan Bo wrapped an arm around Wang Chao’s shoulder, "It’s fine, buddy, I’ll help you figure it out. Strike while the iron is hot and go patch things up!"

Wang Chao waved his hand lightly, "Can’t patch up this time. She said a lot of harsh things, I couldn’t even lift my head in front of her. Anyway, that’s that! Your brother is back to single life. From now on, I’ll play when I want, eat when I want, drink when I want—free as can be!"

"Hey, but Dandan really liked you, you know?"

Pan Bo leaned in and asked, "Can you really let go?"

Wang Chao had completely given up on salvaging the relationship, "Alright, stop asking, no more trouble, I think this is for the best. She can’t always be so demanding, and I can’t always keep spoiling her, maybe we just weren’t compatible. In any case, it’s now! Your brother is single again! Tonight’s dinner, this event, it’s to celebrate my return to singlehood!"

Saying so, Wang Chao raised his beer high and shouted to the surrounding brothers: "Come on, take a sip! Let’s get wild tonight!"

Seeing that Wang Chao had made up his mind, Pan Bo and the other brothers didn’t try to dissuade him any longer.

Pan Bo raised his bottle and said, "Let’s do this! Bottoms up! Let’s wish Chaozi a happy return to single life, back to ranks of us single dogs!"

A clink of bottles echoed, the brothers just keeping him company without any judgmental comments.

Most guys act after a breakup.

Brothers keep you company, making noise and playing around, feeling free in both body and mind!

Of course, this is just the first stage.

When Gu Yang learned of Wang Chao and Zhu Dandan’s breakup, he was the most shocked.

But since Wang Chao wasn’t willing to share too much, Gu Yang felt very conflicted inside.

Because Gu Yang wanted to know...

After moving away from Wang Chao, Gu Yang took a seat in a corner of the private room, pulled out his phone, and sent Zhu Dandan a WeChat message.

In fact, Gu Yang also knew about Wang Chao’s plan to eat steak with Zhu Dandan last week.

A week earlier, Zhu Dandan had mentioned it to Gu Yang, even turning down an offer to accompany Gu Yang to see a traditional Chinese doctor because of it.

She told Gu Yang that it had been a long time since she had a date with Wang Chao. It was rare to get such a chance, so she had to prepare well.

So, that Saturday evening, Gu Yang went to see the traditional Chinese doctor alone.

It was just that he didn’t anticipate...

Wang Chao would actually forget about it!

Gu Yang could imagine how heartbroken Dandan must have felt when Wang Chao failed to show up last week.

At the same time, he guessed that Dandan’s talk of breaking up was still out of anger.

Gu Yang knew how much Dandan liked Wang Chao and knew that every time she talked about breaking up, it was because she wanted Wang Chao to coax her.

Seeing the way Wang Chao was acting, hosting dinner and inviting everyone to sing, Gu Yang guessed Wang Chao was unwilling to cajole her anymore.

Then, things were bad...

Gu Yang sent a WeChat message to Zhu Dandan asking how she was.

It took 15 minutes before he received an audio reply from Zhu Dandan: "Yangzi..."

Although she only said his name, Gu Yang could hear she was crying.

Gu Yang had a bad feeling!

He quickly got up, phone in hand, to find Wang Chao who was now arm-in-arm with Pan Bo, singing.

Gu Yang stood on the other side of Wang Chao, and amidst the cacophony of KTV, he yelled into Wang Chao’s ear: "Chaozi! Dandan is crying!"

Wang Chao put down the mic, turning his ear towards him.

"I said, Dandan is crying!"

Gu Yang yelled once more, "Why don’t you send her a message!"

This time, Wang Chao clearly understood.

Wang Chao acted as though he didn’t hear and continued to lift the microphone, singing loudly.

Seeing Wang Chao’s behavior, Gu Yang could tell even more...

He knew that Wang Chao probably didn’t want to coax, nor did he want to get back together this time!

Gu Yang didn’t try to persuade him any further, just silently turned around, and sat back down on the sofa.

However, Gu Yang still sent Zhu Dandan a message, caring about her feelings.

And so, they went back and forth messaging...

Later on, Gu Yang found out that Zhu Dandan was buying drinks to drown her sorrows in the bar at that moment.

This, he couldn’t ignore!

Therefore, Gu Yang quietly left the private room and went to the bar.

get bar was a bustling one with a lively atmosphere.

Though it wasn’t a large space, it had everything one would expect.

There was live singing, a small dance floor, a bar, and tables, but no security at the door.

Consequently, the underage Zhu Dandan got in as well.

Zhu Dandan was visiting a bar for the first time, and acting out a scene from a TV drama, she had come to the bar to drink herself to stupor.

Because she was alone, she sat at the bar.

She flipped through the menu; the various kinds of drinks were shockingly expensive!

So, she bought a group deal of 12 beers for 128 yuan.

Zhu Dandan didn’t order anything else, not even snacks which she couldn’t afford to.

Thus, she just sat at the bar and drank the beer dry.

Before long, she had finished four bottles by herself, feeling dizzy and severely intoxicated, and she was crying bitterly...

When Gu Yang arrived, he found that the surrounding customers were all filming Zhu Dandan with their phones.

Because she was crying so loudly and kept shouting, "I’ve been dumped... Why was I dumped... He won’t even coax me, boo hoo..."

After recognizing Zhu Dandan in this state, Gu Yang felt unbearably embarrassed on his face and truly didn’t want to admit she was his friend!

But still, Gu Yang braced himself and went up to her.

"Dandan, how are you?"

He approached Zhu Dandan, nudging her arm, and leaned in to ask her.

"Boo hoo... How come you’re here... Did you come to laugh at me..."

Zhu Dandan turned her tearful eyes to Gu Yang, and at that moment, her cries became louder and more pitiful.

At that moment, a dozen pairs of eyes simultaneously settled on Gu Yang.

The look in their eyes, treating him as if he was Zhu Dandan’s boyfriend, was truly embarrassing for him!

"Hey, stop crying. How many have you drunk, you..."

Gu Yang took the beer bottle from her hand, intending to put it aside, but then he saw Zhu Dandan grab another bottle.

"Hey, what are you doing!"

Gu Yang quickly grabbed her hand to stop her from drinking any more, "Look at the state you’re in, and you still want to drink!"

"I paid for it... It’s over a hundred for 12 bottles... I have to drink, boo hoo..."

Zhu Dandan was indeed drunk to the point of losing all self-consciousness and let go of her image, solely focused on venting.

She handed another bottle to Gu Yang and said with squinted eyes, "You drink too, help me out a little, don’t waste it..."

"Ah, let it be wasted! Stop drinking, I’m taking you home!"

While saying this, Gu Yang helped her to her feet, clearly resolved to take her away.

Zhu Dandan waved her hands resisting him, still saying it’s not okay, she must finish the drinks, it would be too wasteful, and all sorts of things...

But Gu Yang didn’t care about these things; he only thought that sitting and crying was too embarrassing! He even guessed that perhaps someone around had already taken a video and posted it on TikTok...

He couldn’t stand it!

So, with Gu Yang’s insistence, Zhu Dandan was forcibly pulled from the bar and staggered out with his support.

The utterly inebriated Zhu Dandan barely had any self-awareness left; she kept resisting Gu Yang on their way out, crying without any image.

This journey was incredibly hard on Gu Yang!

And to his greater dismay, halfway through, Zhu Dandan bumped into a server delivering wine!

This caused the server’s tray to flip over, shattering two bottles of red wine!

"It’s okay, it’s okay, I’ll compensate..."

Before the server’s expression could change, Gu Yang immediately spoke up.

The relieved server told him, "Sir, these two bottles of red wine are 1280..."

Gu Yang’s eyes widened in shock!

The server repeated with difficulty and helplessness, "1280..."

Gu Yang felt like he was about to pass out...

minutes later, inside the school library, Huo Feng received a call from Gu Yang...