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Ren Yifan waved his hands repeatedly: "No, this is really not okay. I can't eat it. It's spicy and will cause acne. I'd rather have mushroom soup."

"I'm a girl and I'm not afraid of spicy food or acne. It's shameful that you, a grown man, are afraid of it." Zhong Bai was even more disdainful.

Lu Qiachuan retorted: "Zhong Bai, you can't say that. Not eating spicy food has nothing to do with being a man. I don't like spicy food either."

Zhong Bai: "Look at you two women making such noises. Look at Zhou Chen. He likes spicy food."

When Lu Qiachuan and Ren Yifan saw Zhou Chen eating the spicy hotpot without even breathing out breath, as if he couldn't feel the spiciness, their eyes widened with admiration on their faces.

Zhou Chen said calmly: "What are you looking at? This little bit of spiciness is nothing. You haven't been to Gan Province. There is a place there where eating spicy food is really amazing."

He has lived for so many years and has basically traveled to most parts of the country. He has been to many places where people eat spicy food and has eaten a lot of spicy food. In their Sujiang Province, the spicy food probably cannot compare to those places.

"awesome."

What else could Ren Yifan and Lu Qiachuan say but to scream in admiration.

The four of them ate hotpot together without much scruples. They passed the food around, snatched from each other, and had a lot of fun. The whole table full of dishes was eaten up.

"Oh no, I can't eat anymore. I'm too full and can't move."

Ren Yifan slumped in the chair, his stomach was bloated and his body was covered in sweat.

Lu Qiachuan and Zhong Bai are similar, except Zhou Chen, who has a big appetite but not as exaggerated as them.

Zhou Chen instructed them rudely: "Don't dawdle, drink some water, sit for a while, and clean up the table quickly. If you don't clean it up, who knows what the room will look like after a night."

"Rest a little longer, rest a little longer."

By the time Zhou Chen and the others had finished packing, it was already past nine o'clock.

Lu Qiachuan glanced at the time and said to Zhong Bai, "Zhong Bai, we should go back. It's already past nine o'clock."

Ren Yifan said, "Why go back? Zhou Chen has three rooms here. Mr. Lu, you can share one with me, and Zhong Bai can sleep in the other one."

Lu Qiachuan glared at Ren Yifan fiercely and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't care, but Zhong Bai is a girl, and you let her live with us. Are you crazy?"

Ren Yifan chuckled and said, "I just said it casually, but you took it seriously. I'm not stupid. I was just joking."

Lu Qiachuan also understood Ren Yifan's personality and had no way to deal with him.

"Zhong Bai, let's go back. It's not far from here anyway. We can get there quickly by taxi."

Of course Zhong Bai would not refuse Lu Qiachuan, and she had never thought about staying. After all, she was a girl, how could she stay overnight outside, even if the person was a familiar friend.

"Okay, let's leave now."

Lu Qiachuan and Zhong Bai packed up their notebooks, put on their bags, said goodbye to Zhou Chen and Ren Yifan, and left in the elevator.

"Well, now it's just the two of us again."

Ren Yifan felt a little helpless, but there was no sadness on his face. No matter what, at least he had Zhou Chen by his side. If he returned home, he would be alone.

"It's only a little after nine o'clock. I'm not sleepy now. Let's play for a while. Call Xiao Haiyang and Yu Hao."

"Send a message in the group to see if they are free."

"it is good."

After chatting for a while in the WeChat group, Yu Hao and Xiao Haiyang did not refuse and went online again. Yu Hao was at home, but Xiao Haiyang went to the Internet cafe to book a night.

Originally, four people were playing together. After Lu Qiachuan returned home, he also went online. The five-person team gathered again and started the dungeon group annihilation mode again and again.

It was past eleven o'clock when Yu Hao, Lu Qiachuan, Zhou Chen and Ren Yifan all logged off, leaving only Xiao Haiyang still online.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, ten days have passed.

During these ten days, Ren Yifan has been staying at Zhou Chen's house. He either plays games with Zhou Chen at home, or goes to Lu Qiachuan's house downstairs to eat. He also went to Zhong Bai's house.

As for his and Zhou Chen's eating problem, Zhou Chen directly packed up his meals at the restaurant at the entrance of the community, for lunch and dinner.

Lu Qiachuan and Zhong Bai often come to Zhou Chen's place these days. It seems that his place has become a gathering place for the four of them. They come here to get together whenever they have time, play games, brag, play cards, and eat.

As the Spring Festival gets closer, the neighborhood and the streets are becoming more and more lively. However, all this has nothing to do with Zhou Chen and Ren Yifan.

During this period, they became homebodies. Zhou Chen was okay, he would get up in the morning to run and exercise, but Ren Yifan only went out twice except for going out to eat, and that was for a big shopping spree, buying a lot of snacks and daily necessities.

He Feifei and Lin Luoxue, who said before the holiday that they might come over, never came.

He Feifei said she couldn't leave because of something at home, and Lin Luoxue gave a similar reason, which made Zhou Chen quite helpless.

That was to take care of Ren Yifan's mood. Otherwise, he would not have been able to stay at home with Ren Yifan every day and would have gone out to have fun long ago.

In the blink of an eye, the last day of the lunar year has arrived.

When Zhou Chen woke up early in the morning, he clearly felt that Ren Yifan was in a bad mood. He understood that although Ren Yifan said that he didn't care about that home, in fact, he still had some expectations in his heart. After all, his relatives were there.

It’s just that I’ve been hurt so much over the years that I have no expectations and no emotions anymore.

After lunch, Lu Qiachuan and Zhong Bai were called to Zhou Chen's place by Ren Yifan, and then they had another hotpot and two boxes of beer.

Once everyone is together, we can start working right away.

"Come on, let's have one before we start eating. It's the new year, and I wish you all a happy new year!"

Ren Yifan raised his glass first, and Zhou Chen and the other two also raised their glasses and drank them in one gulp.

Zhou Chen, as the host, said with a smile: "This should be our last dinner together this year. To be honest, I am very grateful to you. If it weren't for you, I would have to spend New Year's Eve alone. Thank you, I'll drink, you guys can do whatever you want."

Even though he has lived for many years and can endure loneliness, if he has a choice, he still doesn't like to spend the New Year alone.

During the New Year, other families are reunited, but you are all alone, watching the fireworks and firecrackers outside. It is impossible not to be touched.

Lu Qiachuan and the other two had known about Zhou Chen's situation for a long time. When they heard what Zhou Chen said, they didn't know how to persuade him, so they all raised their glasses.

"Don't say that. Actually, we should be thanking you. We have disturbed you a lot during this period of time. You are the only one who eats and drinks here. If it were someone else, I'm afraid we would have been driven away long ago."

"Hahaha……"

All four of them laughed.

"drink."

"..."

I drank from around three in the afternoon until almost six.

However, although the time was not short, the efficiency was really low. It took more than two hours to finish one and a half boxes of beer, leaving half a box left.

"No, I really can't drink anymore. I really can't drink anymore."

Lu Qiachuan was the first one to get scared. He usually doesn't drink, but this time he drank nearly five bottles. It was because it took a long time and some of the alcohol had evaporated. Otherwise, he might have been drunk.

Zhong Bai's cheeks were even redder. She was a girl and drank the least, but she still drank more than three bottles.

"I can't drink anymore. I ate so much hot pot and vegetables and drank so much beer. My stomach is bloated. How can I eat the New Year's Eve dinner when I get home?"

"Yes, I also want to have the New Year's Eve dinner when I go back. My parents are still waiting for me at home."

Ren Yifan's face also turned red. He rolled his eyes and said, "Look at you guys. You haven't even finished two boxes of wine yet."

Lu Qiachuan waved his hand and said, "No more drinking, you should stop drinking too. Zhong Bai and I live relatively close to here, but you live so far away. How are you going to get home if you drink too much?"

She meant well, but Ren Yifan started screaming when he heard it.

"Who wants to go home? I'm not going back. I don't want to go home. Let's continue drinking."

After saying that, he drank the glass by himself.

Lu Qiachuan and Zhong Bai both noticed that something was wrong with him and asked with concern: "Ren Yifan, what's wrong with you?"

Ren Yifan was silent for a few seconds, then he said, "I don't want to go home today, Zhou Chen, I'll stay at your place, and we two brothers can spend New Year's Eve together, how about that?"

Zhou Chen shrugged and said, "I don't care. You've been living here for more than ten days anyway, so you can continue to stay if you want."

Ren Yifan immediately hugged Zhou Chen's shoulders, his expression was touching, and his voice was choked with sobs: "Good brother, Zhou Chen, without saying anything more, you will be my Ren Yifan's best brother in the future. Today, the two of us brothers will celebrate New Year's Eve together."

He lived under the same roof with Zhou Chen for more than ten days, and he knew clearly that although Zhou Chen was alone, he was more open-minded than him.

He said that he stayed to accompany Zhou Chen, but in fact, he wanted Zhou Chen to accompany him more.

Zhong Bai didn't understand: "No, Ren Yifan, what are you thinking about? It's okay at other times, but today is New Year's Eve. Why don't you go home to be with your parents on New Year's Day? Why are you staying at Zhou Chen's house? Did you have a fight with your parents?"

After hearing this, Ren Yifan was silent for a few seconds, then he showed a bitter smile.

"I've argued with my dad, and I've argued with my mom, but I've never argued with my parents."

Lu Qiachuan and Zhong Bai looked at each other, then looked at Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen crossed his arms and remained silent.

Finally, Zhong Bai asked in confusion: "Why?"

Ren Yifan hesitated for a moment, but decided to show his worst side to his best friend.

"My parents divorced when I was seven. I was very well behaved before I was seven."

Zhou Chen already knew this, so he didn't show any surprise. However, Ren Yifan's two best friends, Lu Qiachuan and Zhong Bai, were both stunned.

They have known Ren Yifan for several years, but they never knew that the situation in Ren Yifan's family was like this.

At this moment, the two of them finally understood why Ren Yifan had just said that he didn't want to go home, and they also understood why he would rather spend New Year's Eve with Zhou Chen than go home.

"You never told us?"

Ren Yifan said coldly: "You didn't ask."

Lu Qiachuan was suddenly speechless. Now thinking about it, when they were together, he and Zhong Bai often talked about their families and parents, but Ren Yifan seemed to have never mentioned it once, and he and Zhong Bai indeed never asked once.

Ren Yifan continued, "I also have a younger brother and a younger sister, one is seven years old and the other is nine years old. My brother's surname is Ren and my sister's surname is Feng."

As he said this, he drank another glass himself.

Zhou Chen silently raised his glass and drank it in one gulp. He had traveled through so many film and television worlds. Although he was often an orphan, if he had parents, his family was still pretty good. At least someone would care about him.

Although Ren Yifan has relations with both families, in reality, he cannot integrate into either family and is simply an outsider with blood ties.

"Have you ever seen Guanqian Street at twelve o'clock on New Year's Eve? Zhong Bai, the one across from your house, have you ever seen what it looks like at twelve o'clock on New Year's Eve?"

Zhong Bai didn't understand why Ren Yifan asked this question and shook his head blankly.

Ren Yifan gave a self-deprecating smile.

"During the day on New Year's Eve, the streets are very lively, with people bringing their children to buy New Year's goods and food. But once it's twelve o'clock in the evening, there is no one on the street. Even those shops that are open for 20 hours are closed. Only the street lamps are still on. They stand there in groups, as if laughing at your loneliness, one by one, year after year, and this has passed for eleven years."

"Isn't it ironic? In this city, when every family is reunited, the city itself is the emptier."

Listening to Ren Yifan narrating his misery and mocking his loneliness, Lu Qiachuan and Zhong Bai remained silent, not knowing how to persuade Ren Yifan.

Zhou Chen's heart was touched, but it was very limited. It was not that he had no sympathy, but that he had lived long enough and seen a lot.

In Ren Yifan's own opinion, he lives a miserable and lonely life, but he never thought that in this world, there are too many people who live a more miserable life than him.

He has lost his family and relatives, but at least he can still get living expenses from both parents to ensure a superior life.

Many people living at the bottom of society do the heaviest work and earn the least money.

At least he can go back home to celebrate the New Year. There are many people who have to work and struggle even during the New Year. Some cannot go home, and some dare not go home.

There are even many people who don’t know what the meaning of living is, but they still live like zombies.

Having seen so many tragic things, when you look at Ren Yifan again, you won’t feel how miserable he is.

But for Lu Qiachuan and Zhong Bai, who live in an ivory tower and are cared for by their parents, Ren Yifan is really miserable.

As if he had finished complaining, Ren Yifan saw that Lu Qiachuan and the other two had no intention of asking, so he took the initiative to say, "Ask me why I know."

Lu Qiachuan cooperated and said, "Why?"

"After my parents divorced, they seemed to not want to see each other, so one of them lived in the west of the city and the other in the east. Every year before midnight on New Year's Eve, I would stay at my dad's house, and after midnight, I would go to my mom's house."

"So, at the time when every family reunites, I travel across the city to help the two families reunite, but in fact, they can reunite without me."

Seeing that the atmosphere at the dinner table was becoming increasingly sad, Zhou Chen could no longer sit still, and he patted Ren Yifan on the shoulder.

"You've complained so much. You are a little miserable, but look at me. I'm alone, but I'm still alive and well. Why think so much? According to my personality, if I were you, if they made me unhappy, I would also make their New Year unhappy."

"what."

Ren Yifan laughed and said, "Don't tell me, I really had this idea before. Since they don't care about me, I will torment them as much as I can. So I was a bastard in the past few years and did a lot of bad things. But since I met Mr. Lu and Zhong Bai, I realized why I should torment myself in order to retaliate against them, what do you think, right?"

"Correct."

Lu Qiachuan and Zhong Bai both nodded in agreement.

"But I am still very happy today. This is the first time I have been so happy during the Chinese New Year since I was seven years old, because I have three good friends drinking with me, and there are people who can spend New Year's Eve with me, so I really thank you very much."

As he spoke, Ren Yifan couldn't help but choked up.

Lu Qiachuan and Zhong Bai drank another bottle of beer with Ren Yifan, and when they saw that the time was almost up, they left together.