The Secret to Picking Up Girls

Zhang Yuze, Chen Liqiong, Lan Xiaotong, and the other girls sat on the chairs. The entire Hong館 was packed, filled to capacity. It was a sea of ​​people. Obtaining a ticket for tonight's gala required the ability to cross a single-plank bridge amidst a massive army. Those who managed to enter the Hong館 were undoubtedly fortunate.

Lan Xiaotong and the others beside Zhang Yuze were holding their breaths, anticipating the visual feast before them.

At 7:30 in the evening, Lin Wenxuan and Yi Ningxue emerged, accompanied by dazzling lights. Both women wore white gowns, appearing incredibly beautiful. They exuded a breathtaking sense of beauty, like princesses from a fairy tale.

As soon as the two women appeared, the entire venue erupted in enthusiastic applause.

"Wow, as expected of my idols, they're truly beautiful. I heard they're much older than me, but why do they look about the same age as us? Yi Ningxue is even younger than me," Ye Wenjuan said, somewhat puzzled.

Cai Wenhui nonchalantly replied, "What's so strange about that? Nowadays, all celebrities take good care of themselves! Besides, what's wrong with our idols being extraordinary?"

Ye Wenjuan nodded and said, "That's true!"

Chen Liqiong, sitting next to Zhang Yuze, noticed that he was silently watching the stage with deep affection in his eyes. Chen Liqiong had seen this look in Zhang Yuze's eyes before.

"Could it be… does he have some kind of relationship with those two girls on stage?" Chen Liqiong was startled by her own bold thought.

On stage, Yi Ningxue looked at the audience below and gently smiled, saying, "Thank you all for coming. It's a blessing to be able to gather here with everyone again today. The first song tonight is 'Longing,' brought to you by Ningxue. I hope you all enjoy it."

"Longing" was the lead single from Lin Wenxuan and Yi Ningxue's new album, taking a melancholic route. Many fans had noticed a pattern: the lead singles from the two women's new albums all followed a sad theme. Although they were all very beautiful, listening to them evoked a sense of sorrow in people's hearts, making them unable to help but shed tears.

The two women's first song caused Zhang Yuze to feel an immense sense of oppression. The song seemed to be sung directly to him. That feeling made him feel ashamed. From the song, Zhang Yuze seemed to return to the time when he first met the two women. That scene felt like it was just yesterday.

Before the concert ended, Zhang Yuze quietly left. Chen Liqiong saw it, but she seemed to understand something and didn't call out to him, only silently watching him leave.

Inside a villa in Beijing...

Yi Ningxue and Lin Wenxuan were staying here tonight. This place wasn't arranged for them by their company, but rather a property they had privately purchased. Staying in hotels always made them feel out of place; they felt it was better to stay in their own place. Therefore, the two women had their own properties in relatively famous cities across the country. With their current net worth, buying these properties was nothing at all.

The two-hour concert had left both women feeling somewhat tired.

"Wenxuan-jie, I almost cried when I sang the last song tonight," Yi Ningxue said, sitting on the sofa and taking off her shoes.

Lin Wenxuan looked at Yi Ningxue affectionately and said, "Who told you to be so immersed in it?"

Hearing Lin Wenxuan's words, Yi Ningxue immediately said with some dissatisfaction, "What's that supposed to mean? Wenxuan-jie, aren't you the same!"

Lin Wenxuan sighed and said, "I wonder if that guy will come to see our national tour this time? If he hears how much we miss him, he will definitely come to find us, right!"

Upon hearing this, Yi Ningxue also fell silent for a moment, looking at Lin Wenxuan and asking, "Wenxuan-jie, do you think the method you mentioned will really work?"

Lin Wenxuan nodded and said, "Ah, I don't know either. I just remember that he also came to see me when I held a concert back then. I hope it will be the same this time! Twenty years, it's another cycle. I hope… he can really come back."

Yi Ningxue's heart was also filled with immense sorrow, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes as she said, "I really miss Yuze-gege. How great would it be if he were by our side right now. Why did he have to leave back then? What exactly is more important than us? I really want to know why?"

This was a young man wearing a black suit. His eyes were filled with deep affection, and his fingers gently plucked at the notes. The mournful music seemed to be telling his mood.

"Yuze… It's actually Yuze-gege…" Yi Ningxue looked at Zhang Yuze sitting in front of the piano, playing the music, and could no longer hold back the tears that welled up in her eyes.

But the expression on Lin Wenxuan's face beside her calmed down instead.

The piano sound stopped abruptly, and Zhang Yuze stood up. He silently looked at Lin Wenxuan and Yi Ningxue in front of him, and leisurely opened his arms.

Yi Ningxue could no longer restrain herself, and rushed towards Zhang Yuze's direction. She threw herself into Zhang Yuze's arms and kept tearing at the clothes on his body, as if venting something. Zhang Yuze's face wore a desolate smile, letting her vent the emotions within him.

After a few minutes, when Yi Ningxue stopped moving, Zhang Yuze saw that she had actually fallen asleep. Zhang Yuze tenderly placed her gently on the sofa, then took off his suit jacket and gently covered her with it. Then, he reached out and gently stroked her face, stood up, looked at Lin Wenxuan in front of him, and said with a gentle smile, "Wenxuan… I'm back."

However, after Lin Wenxuan glanced at Zhang Yuze, she turned and left.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuze's expression became anxious, and he quickly followed her out. He rushed behind Lin Wenxuan and grabbed her arm.

Lin Wenxuan stopped, turned her head, glanced at Zhang Yuze, and suddenly slapped him.

With a "Pa!" sound, Lin Wenxuan's slap landed squarely on Zhang Yuze's face, causing Zhang Yuze's face to tremble. However, Zhang Yuze stood still and took Lin Wenxuan's slap without the slightest complaint.

Zhang Yuze looked at Lin Wenxuan in front of him with deep affection and said seriously, "Wenxuan, hit me a few more times if you want! I really owe you these years. If you think this will make you feel better."

Lin Wenxuan took a deep look at Zhang Yuze, then suddenly turned and left.

Zhang Yuze asked, "Why?"

Lin Wenxuan stopped and said to Zhang Yuze with a bleak smile, "Do you think there's any happiness to be had if we're together?"

Zhang Yuze was stunned for a moment, staring closely at Lin Wenxuan's back, and asked her, "Why? Haven't you been waiting for me all these years?"

Lin Wenxuan turned her head sharply, stared at Zhang Yuze's face, shook her head and said, "Yes… I was waiting for you, I was waiting for you to give me a reasonable explanation. I don't know how many more years I can wait for you. All these years, have you ever put us in your heart?"

Suddenly, Zhang Yuze smiled miserably and said, "Yes… I didn't put you in my heart. You only resent me, but I have let down every one of you. Maybe I shouldn't have come back… I, Zhang Yuze, don't even know how much longer I can live…"

Lin Wenxuan's heart suddenly twitched. Zhang Yuze turned around silently. She suddenly felt a huge sadness from Zhang Yuze. That kind of endless sorrow made her heart break.

In the dark night, a gentle breeze was blowing, and the light of the bright moon in the sky stretched Zhang Yuze's lonely figure very long.

"Ugh…" Zhang Yuze's body trembled. Suddenly, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Lin Wenxuan was about to step forward, but suddenly a white shadow floated out from the side.

This person was none other than Wu Xinyu. She hugged Zhang Yuze tightly in her arms.

Seeing Lin Wenxuan about to step forward, she was stopped by Wu Xinyu.

"Don't come over… Why did you have to say that to him…" Wu Xinyu shouted at Lin Wenxuan in a stern voice.

Lin Wenxuan looked at Wu Xinyu like this and suddenly felt a little at a loss. She said hesitantly, "Xinyu… I… I didn't want to either."

Wu Xinyu looked at Lin Wenxuan coldly and said, "Lin Wenxuan… Do you think you're very wronged? But have you ever thought about why I have never blamed him? Why he didn't come back for twenty years? It wasn't for himself, he was shouldering a mission that he shouldn't have had to bear. Without everyone, where would the small family come from? Do you think he wanted to… Actually, what he has done all these years has been for our sake…"

Zhang Yuze coughed a few times and waved his hand, saying, "Xinyu… Don't say anymore… It's all my fault."

Wu Xinyu looked at Zhang Yuze's pale face, feeling very distressed, and said with pity, "Actually, he's the most pitiful person. We are concerned about him alone, but he is concerned about every one of us."