"Old Cow, what are you doing here? The rent isn't due yet!" Zhang Yang said.

  The current Zhang Yang is no longer the inexperienced person he was a few months ago. When facing Niu Jin Da again, he no longer has the honest and fearful look he had when they first met. This maturity was brought to him by Wang Yue.

  "Why don't you invite me to sit down? No matter what, I'm still the landlord." Niu Jin Da said with a smile.

  Zhang Yang furrowed his brow, thinking of what Wang Yue had said in her letter, and nodded: "Please come in!"

  After sitting down, Niu Jin Da looked around and found that the room was filled with the smell of alcohol and instant noodles. As he had guessed, this foolish kid had been deceived badly and was probably still waiting for Wang Yue to come back.

  "That woman has left, can't accept it? Little Zhang, I'm not saying you're wrong, I warned you early on not to get mixed up with her! Didn't listen to me, now look what's happened, got cheated!" said Niu Jin Da.

  Zhang Yang's face looked unpleasant as he asked: "How did you know?"

  Niu Jin reached a satisfied smile and said: "I know many things, let's listen to this one first."

  After finishing, he took out the recorder and played back what Wang Yue had said. When he heard Wang Yue say that being with him was just for his money, Zhang Yang's eyes turned green with rage, and he couldn't accept it: "Impossible, she can't be doing this, I don't believe it, I don't believe it."

  "Believe it or not, this is the truth. Is your money still there? Is Wang Yue still there? You've lost both your wealth and your person, haven't you?"

  Zhang Yang glared at Niu Jin Da with a burst of anger and asked: "How did you get this recording? When was it recorded?"

  The current Zhang Yang is not the silly kid he used to be, and he immediately sensed the loophole. This recording must have a problem. If it was before Wang Yue left, then it means that Wang Yue's departure has something to do with them. If it was afterwards, then Wang Yue might have fallen into their hands.

  "You still have concerns about this, why not think about how to find Wang Yue instead. As far as I know, she went to the bank and transferred all your money into her name. If I were you, I would report it to the police and catch her. But to be honest, kid, you're not at a loss either. Wang Yue is such a beauty, letting you play for three months, you've really enjoyed the blessing. I don't know how many people envy you." Niu Jinda said with admiration.

  Zhang Yang stood up and made a gesture of sending someone off, saying: "Boss Niu, is there anything else? If not, please leave here."

  The cow entered with a somewhat ugly expression and said: "Little boy, don't give me face or no face, this is my house."

  "I know it's your house, but our contract hasn't ended yet. Now I'm living here, and you're not welcome here." Zhang Yang said.

  Although his voice was calm, he had suppressed endless anger. Just now, Niu Jinda's lewd expression when mentioning Wang Yue had already made Zhang Yang extremely angry. If it weren't for Wang Yue's teachings that allowed him to control his emotions, he would have already punched Niu Jinda in the face.

  As for the question just now, he has thought it through. If Wang Yue was in Niu Jinda's hands, he wouldn't have come here to report the police himself. If the guess is correct, Wang Yue's departure has an absolute reason with them. And they want him to report the police, not because of kindness to help him recover his wealth, but to force Wang Yue to go to extremes. But they underestimated Zhang Yang.

  The current Zhang Yang is no longer the silly boy from a few months ago, he has learned to weigh the pros and cons, and compared to the elusive Wang Yue, he believes in Wang Yue more.

  Niu Jinda saw Zhang Yang like this, coldly laughing and sitting on the sofa said: "Kid, don't give you face don't have face, let you call the police is to give you an opportunity. You should know the consequences of not listening!"

  "This is between us, no need for others to worry about it," Zhang Yang said.

  Niu Jinda didn't expect this kid to be so disobedient, and said: "Zhang Yang, since you're so ungrateful, I'm telling you now, quickly pack up your things and get out of here. I'm not renting this house anymore."

  Zhang Yang laughed and said, "Drive me away? We have a contract, if you breach it, pay the liquidated damages. Otherwise, I'll take you to court, I don't mind having a lawsuit. After all, I'm just a poor and white little person, I don't know if Boss Niu has time for this."

  Niu Jinda was shocked and did not expect this young man to learn how to use the law.

  "Listen up, kid. You think the law is for people like you? It's for people like us, with money and power. And I've got a hundred ways to get rid of you, so if you don't want trouble, get out of here before I lose my patience." Niu Jin Da sneered as he walked away.

  When Niu Jin Da left, Zhang Yang could no longer maintain his composure and sat back on the sofa.

  Even if Niu Jin Da didn't say anything, Zhang Yang wanted to leave this sad place. Thinking of the cold laughter and disdainful tone in Wang Yue's voice recorder earlier, Zhang Yang fiercely punched the coffee table.

  Is this Wang Yue's real intention of getting close to her? Then what about this letter? Do you still want to deceive yourself before leaving?

  I was really a foolish kid, being deceived and still unaware, believing in Wang Yue's excuses. I ended up being neither human nor ghost, thinking like a resentful woman, squatting in the room self-pitying. It turns out that what Wang Yue said was true, this world is full of deception, either you deceive people or people deceive you.

  Haha, Wang Yue, if you knew I had gold worth tens of millions, would you still be doing this?

  Not bad, this is a society where everyone cheats each other, no one can be trusted.

  Good, great, Wang Yue, you taught me the most vivid lesson!

  I should thank Old Niu instead, otherwise I wouldn't have seen your true face and would still be indulging in fantasies, thinking you're that great! What is a woman? A woman is just a plaything, love? Bullshit love!

  Zhang Yang had always been smooth sailing from childhood to adulthood, and had never experienced such a huge setback. If Wang Yue's departure still left him with a glimmer of hope, the words Wang Yue spoke on the recorder dealt Zhang Yang an unprecedented blow, completely changing his outlook on life and worldview.

  It is said that a prodigal son will return, and some bad people will suddenly repent. Of course, it's also impossible to avoid a good person taking a different path overnight. In a way, it was Wang Yue's departure this time that led Zhang Yang onto a vastly different life path. Decades later, when thinking back on that night, Zhang Yang couldn't help but wonder if he would have ended up where he is today if things hadn't happened the way they did.

  Zhang Yang walked over to the wine cabinet, took out a bottle of Wuliangye, poured himself a cup, and downed it in one gulp. His stomach felt like it was on fire.

  "Alright, alright, you're all great! This is society, haha, from today on I, Zhang Yang, will be different. I'll make you regret it." Zhang Yang threw his head back and laughed maniacally, as if something was left at the corner of his eyes.

  That night Zhang Yang got drunk, thoroughly drunk, and the simple, kind, and cautious Zhang Yang disappeared.

  Zhang Yang was woken up by a ringing phone early in the morning, rubbed his slightly headache-prone head, and answered the phone: "Who is it?"

  "Hey Da Yang, are you okay? If your girlfriend left, then she's gone. My mom will introduce you to a good one." Wang Shuang said.

  "Mom, I'm fine, don't worry!"

  "Daye, you really are okay?" Wang Shuang asked disbelievingly.

  "Mom, don't worry, I'm really fine now. And it's better than good, I'll handle my own affairs myself. Also, you and Dad don't need to do anything else, I'll send you money."

  "We have enough money, just take care of your body and if anything happens, tell me or your dad, don't keep it to yourself, got it?"

  "Mom, I know," said Zhang Yang with a nod.

  Put down the phone, Zhang Yang fished out a pack of cigarettes from under the tea table. This was originally bought to entertain guests. Zhang Yang lit his first cigarette in life and savored the nicotine flavor. His thoughts began to wander. Since there's nothing holding him back now, it's time for revenge.

  Why was I beaten and who put me in detention? This matter can't be dragged on any longer, it's time to get to the bottom of it.

  Turtles, are you ready for my revenge?