Chapter 697: Chapter 697

Tonight, Wang Chao’s aberrant behavior was something none of them had anticipated. The source of this content ɪs 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢~𝔫𝔢𝔱

They hung out together all day, and Wang Chao didn’t slip up once, allowing anyone to see his inner turmoil.

Who would have thought that at the very last moment, Gu Yang and Zhu Dandan, the two parties involved, would discover it...

In fact, one might say it was Wang Chao’s intention to let them find out.

Wang Chao drank a lot that evening, getting himself terribly drunk, building up the courage he needed to let his emotions flow freely, almost desperate to show everything.

When Huo Feng went to help Wang Chao up, the drunken Wang Chao shielded his eyes and half of his face with his arm, the big and tall man appearing to dodge and hide, probably not wanting the others to see his tears.

Huo Feng was the first to notice he was crying.

As Huo Feng helped him up, his brows were tightly furrowed, his face so serious it was silent.

Gu Yang was very angry, his anger carrying him a few steps towards Wang Chao.

But when Gu Yang got about a meter away from Wang Chao, Huo Feng stopped him, "That’s enough, you take Dandan back. I’ll take him."

"Feng, don’t interfere with this," Gu Yang said sternly, his lips moving with rigid determination. "He’s been holding it in for a long time. Let him vent if he wants to right now! This is between him and me. I can’t dodge it; it has to be resolved!"

At this moment, Pu Sangzhi, standing behind Gu Yang, also spoke up to stop him, aligning with Huo Feng, "Even if it needs to be resolved, now is not the right time. Wait until he sobers up tomorrow, then find an opportunity to talk it out with him. Let’s go back first!"

"If he were sober, he wouldn’t be willing to say a single word to me!"

Gu Yang turned around and raised his voice at Pu Sangzhi, "He’s been bottling it up for a long time! Not just a day or two! It’s only because he’s drunk that he’s . If I don’t clear things up with him today, we might not even be able to be friends in the future!"

"Why are you yelling at Sangzhi!"

At this, Huo Feng angrily scolded Gu Yang again, "I warn you, I can’t be bothered with your problems! But if you don’t respect Sangzhi, I, Huo Feng, will be the first to cut ties with you!"

Gu Yang had lost control in the heat of the moment; deep down, he didn’t want to argue with Huo Feng or Pu Sangzhi.

Therefore, after being rebuked by Huo Feng, Gu Yang took a deep breath, calmed himself for three seconds, and spoke with weighty words, "Feng, please take my sister-in-law away. Don’t get involved in this. This is between him and me."

As he spoke those last words, Gu Yang’s gaze was fixed on Wang Chao.

At that time, Wang Chao was still sitting on the ground, his long legs sprawled out, his arms resting on his knees, his whole head buried in the crook of his arm, his back twitching slightly, betraying his emotional state.

Huo Feng initially held Wang Chao under the armpits, intending to lift him and take him home.

But Wang Chao, seeming unresponsive, made no movement to cooperate with him.

And with Gu Yang being so stubborn at the moment, insisting on arguing with Wang Chao...

Caught between brothers on either side, Huo Feng weighed his options and decided not to meddle anymore.

Huo Feng stepped back twice and gestured to Pu Sangzhi, who quickly ran towards him.

Once she reached his side, Huo Feng took Pu Sangzhi’s hand, pulling her behind him as they both stepped back two meters.

They didn’t speak or leave. They just stood by, ready to step in at any moment.

By then, with Pu Sangzhi gone, Zhu Dandan was left alone.

Clearly, Huo Feng and Pu Sangzhi had the same thought: give them the space, let them sort it out how they need to. But if things weren’t sorted out properly, they would intervene. Once everything was settled, they would also take Wang Chao away.

Love is a matter between two people. Once it turns into three, inevitably one is left out.

Whoever is left out, Huo Feng would take them away.

Both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh; on either side were brothers. Huo Feng favored neither and was determined to protect them both.

Soon, the area quieted down.

The dim yellow streetlights cast their glow on everyone, the night so still that even the sound of car horns was a rarity. In this silent atmosphere, Wang Chao’s sobs came intermittently...

Each sob tugged at the hearts of those present.

Zhu Dandan slowly approached and stood beside Gu Yang, who then pulled her along as they both walked towards Wang Chao.

The two of them squatted down in front of Wang Chao, their gazes somewhat lost as they watched him overcome with emotion.

If Zhu Dandan hadn’t seen this side of Wang Chao, she would never have believed that he cared about her so much.

She didn’t know what to say, yet she felt she should say something...

And so, after a moment of silence, she softly spoke up, "Wang Chao..."

"It’s all because of you!"

Wang Chao lifted his head and exploded in a roar at her!

In that moment, Zhu Dandan’s heart trembled violently, sending a shock through her body, leaving her shaken to the core!

Gu Yang hurriedly lifted his hand to pat her back while his gaze, full of caution, fixed on Wang Chao, "What on earth are you trying to say!"

"Shut up! You opportunist lowlife!"

With eyes red from weeping, Wang Chao viciously cursed Gu Yang. He gritted his teeth, gasping for air, with his chest heaving violently from anger.

At this moment, Zhu Dandan stepped forward to speak up for Gu Yang, "Yell at me if you’re angry, it’s not his fault."

Wang Chao’s bloodshot eyes once again focused on Zhu Dandan. When he looked at her, his emotions were more than just fury—they were filled with regret and pain!

"Why... can you change your heart so easily? Why him of all people? Why could you find a replacement in such a short time! Are you that empty inside!"

At first, Wang Chao was merely asking in sorrow, but as he continued, he became more agitated, louder, and couldn’t help but start shouting uncontrollably!

His tone was so arrogant, so self-righteous, and yet there he was, his face streaked with tears, looking utterly wretched, crying out like a defeated soldier.

Even as Wang Chao spoke to her , Zhu Dandan couldn’t get angry; instead, she pursed her lips, bowed her head in silence, and a faint sourness blossomed in her heart.

"Wang Chao, you have no right to talk to her like that!"

Gu Yang stepped up to defend Zhu Dandan.

But he was immediately silenced by Wang Chao’s roar, "I’m talking to her; you shut up!"

After shouting, Wang Chao relentlessly questioned Zhu Dandan again, "Didn’t I sincerely care for you? Didn’t I love you? Do you think all the heartfelt things I said to you were just sweet nothings?"

Wang Chao shouted her name, pointing a finger at his heart, hysterically asking, "Have you no conscience? Was I, Wang Chao, really that bad to you! When you were angry, I placated you, when you were sick, I was by your side, when you had no money, I supported you, when you were bored, I took care of you! What else do you want from me! You’ve worn out the threshold of my home, and now you’re telling me you’re with my brother, what the hell am I to you!"

Suddenly, Zhu Dandan’s eyes turned red, and she was instantly brought to tears by his words.

For some reason, at that moment, a sorrowful atmosphere spread through the air, making it oppressively difficult to breathe.

Seeing Zhu Dandan cry, Gu Yang didn’t make a sound to comfort her this time.

Because he saw Zhu Dandan’s eyes fixed directly on Wang Chao.

Wang Chao was crying, hysterically cursing while his tears fell one by one, messily wiping them away...

Watching Wang Chao cry, tears fell from her eyes even more violently than his, pouring down in torrents.

The chill of the pre-dawn wind swept through her thin frame, dissipating the scent of alcohol on his body, the slight coolness penetrating into her bones, yet unable to extinguish the scalding tears.

"Don’t you feel guilty at all? Zhu Dandan..."

Wang Chao took a deep breath, his nose trembling non-stop, even his voice shook as he spoke, "Isn’t it everyone’s first time? Don’t you have any guilt? Everything is my fault, all of it! I’ve coaxed you a thousand times, shamelessly, selflessly, pampering you as if you were my ancestor! How could you do this to me! Within half a year, you turn and hook up with my brother! You said you only liked me your entire life, were you just spouting bullshit!"

"Wuu wuu... I’m sorry..."

Zhu Dandan instantly became a tear-soaked figure, no longer able to discern right from wrong in their relationship, merely apologizing over and over.

As Wang Chao bitterly accused her, she might have forgotten that during those years together, there were times when Wang Chao neglected her, broke promises, and other unkindnesses...

But those good moments, the times he cajoled and pampered her, and treated her well, stubbornly etched themselves in her memory.

She remembered, during more than a year of dating Wang Chao, he had never kissed her...

Later, after she visited his house and had a meal with his parents, Wang Chao found an opportunity to kiss her.

He had said to her then, ’This is the responsible way to seal the deal. From now on, I’m officially ready to marry you.’

Perhaps in this relationship, Wang Chao could only be accused of being careless, or not paying enough attention.

But he did genuinely like Zhu Dandan...

And indeed, it was not deep enough love...

Gu Yang, standing beside them, silently let his eyes redden, expressionlessly watching the two of them...

A few seconds later, Gu Yang tugged the corners of his mouth, forcing a self-deprecating smile, "You guys be together, I’ll back off..."

"No! Don’t... Don’t leave me, wuu wuu..."

However, at that moment, Zhu Dandan flung herself into Gu Yang’s arms, sobbing and hiccuping, holding him tight.

In that clean and decisive choice, her heart ultimately warmed Gu Yang’s, prompting him to instantly draw her into his embrace, holding her so tight he didn’t want to let go!

It was also at that moment Wang Chao pulled a bitter smile, lifting his reddened eyes to gaze at the warm yellow streetlamp.

The light, so glaring it hurt, made the tears in his eyes fall unstoppably...