Shen Su rubbed his forehead. "It's really not this time."
In the past, he would indeed find ways to make the other party break up with him, but Ji Tong's situation was completely different from before. A few days before the breakup, he was even considering marrying her.
Shen Su recounted his situation with Ji Tong to Xing Zheng. After listening, Xing Zheng also fell silent. Liang Yufeng remarked, "She's very sensible."
Shen Su was speechless.
Liang Yufeng asked, "What do you want to do now, go and break up Feng Feng and Li Yue?"
Shen Su replied, "Can't I?"
Liang Yufeng said, "Unless you use improper means to force them to break up, they won't break up."
These words were cruel, but they were the truth. Feng Feng and Li Yue were currently in a period of deepening affection. Since she had decided to be with Li Yue, she would definitely cherish this relationship. Otherwise, she wouldn't have brought him to meet her parents.
Lan Lan had also said that Feng Feng was very happy with Li Yue.
Li Yue was not only liked by Feng Feng's parents but also by her two best friends. These were all things Shen Su couldn't compare with.
Shen Su's only advantage was that he was more powerful and influential than Li Yue. If he were to be forceful and compel them to break up, it might succeed, but…
"That's not necessarily true," Gu Song said at this moment, stepping forward. "I think if Li Yue knew about Feng Feng and Shen Su, he would definitely be unhappy, and if he's unhappy, they'll start having conflicts."
Liang Yufeng asked, "How do you know he doesn't know?"
Gu Song replied, "Does he know?"
Liang Yufeng shook his head. "I don't know."
This kind of detail was something Lan Lan wouldn't say, and Lin Mei wouldn't say either. Therefore, Xing Zheng was also unaware.
Xing Zheng took a few sips of water and asked Shen Su, "Do you really want to do this?"
Shen Su asked, "Do you think I'm worse than Li Yue?"
Xing Zheng was choked by the question. At such a time, why was he still fixated on this trivial matter? Xing Zheng, not being a patient person, directly retorted, "Has your IQ dropped recently?"
Shen Su frowned and didn't respond.
Xing Zheng continued, "Don't you get it? Feng Feng isn't with you not because of Wen Zhouyuan, nor because of Li Yue, but because your actions haven't convinced her that you can be serious."
Recalling all of Shen Su's actions, Xing Zheng felt speechless. "When you were with Ji Tong, I thought you had let go of your past and were serious. But you were still looking for more, and a good girl like her was ruined by you."
Xing Zheng spoke rather bluntly; he had always been like this.
Shen Su didn't argue. Gu Song, unable to listen further, stepped forward to speak for Shen Su. "She rejected him back then, and Feng Feng handled things so decisively. No one is a doormat, right? She's just a woman, not like she can't find anyone else. Being with Ji Tong was much easier than being with Feng Feng."
"So, it's justifiable to deceive a young girl's feelings?" Liang Yufeng, who had been silent, couldn't stand it anymore and coldly questioned Gu Song.
Gu Song still didn't think he was wrong. "If it's consensual, how can it be considered deception? Isn't Shen Su also very good to Ji Tong?"
Liang Yufeng countered, "Are you sure it's consensual? Tell Ji Tong about Shen Su's feelings for Feng Feng, and see if Ji Tong would still be with him."
Liang Yufeng had met Ji Tong a few times. They hadn't spoken much, but according to Lan Lan, Ji Tong was quite intelligent. If she could earn Lan Lan's praise, she was definitely not someone who would be blinded by love.
Gu Song was silenced by Liang Yufeng's question this time. After thinking about it carefully, he realized it made sense.
Having silenced Gu Song, Liang Yufeng then looked at Shen Su and said calmly, "Using one person to forget another is inherently the most foolish method. You've dated many people, so why are you still doing something so foolish?"
Shen Su poured himself a glass of wine and drank it in silence.
The words of Xing Zheng and Liang Yufeng, along with what Ji Tong had said during their breakup that night, echoed in his mind.
He suddenly realized that his so-called dating experience, strictly speaking, wasn't really dating, but rather him holding the initiative and playing games with the other party.
He was indeed gentle and considerate to every woman, even appearing to be a perfect lover in the eyes of others, but everything he did was half-hearted.
Even with Feng Feng, he had always followed a certain routine.
He went to her apartment, spent the night with her, cooked for her, and even washed her underwear. He thought doing these things would make her fall for him, but she didn't.
After thinking for a long time, Shen Su asked, "Do you think I wasn't good to her? I've done everything Li Yue has done for her."
Liang Yufeng replied, "Do you think Feng Feng is a charity worker? She has to be with whoever is good to her."
Shen Su was speechless.
He hadn't noticed before that Liang Yufeng could be so sharp-tongued when criticizing someone. Perhaps it was due to being influenced by Lan Lan after being with her.
Xing Zheng followed suit, and the two seemed to be holding a criticism session for Shen Su. "Do you still think you're wronged? Since you like Feng Feng, you should have gone and clarified things. But instead, you immediately started dating someone else. Do you think someone like Feng Feng would believe your words? She probably thinks you're just acting on impulse, given your track record."
Shen Su retorted, "If she doesn't like me, should I hang myself on one tree?"
Xing Zheng sharply pointed out, "Very well, now you don't even have the chance to hang yourself on that tree."
Shen Su was speechless.
Among the four of them, Shen Su and Gu Song had always been half-hearted in their relationships. They had dated many people, and although they were gentle and considerate to everyone, few had truly captured their hearts.
Gu Song always believed that people didn't need to be fixated on one person; there were plenty of forests waiting outside, and beautiful women were never in short supply.
He found people like Xing Zheng and Liang Yufeng, who were stubbornly devoted, unnecessary.
Liang Yufeng asked Shen Su, "Do you truly like her?"
Shen Su instinctively wanted to ask back, what is true sincerity? He believed he had treated Feng Feng sincerely, no differently than Li Yue. Yet, the treatment they received was completely opposite.
Liang Yufeng seemed to sense Shen Su's confusion and explained, "When I say sincerity, I don't mean for you to treat her well using those old routines you used with other women."
"Li Yue is quite sincere towards her," Liang Yufeng offered his assessment, and then reminded him, "If you can't figure this out, then don't go to her for now."
Shen Su said, "They will break up sooner or later."
Xing Zheng frowned upon hearing this. "What, you want to deal with Li Yue?"
Shen Su asked, "Is there a problem? Didn't you two deal with the men around Lin Mei and Lan Lan in the same way back then?"
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On the afternoon of the last day of the three-day Qingming Festival holiday, Feng Zhang and Zhou Xuan left Nanjiang.
Feng Feng and Li Yue saw them off downstairs. After watching the car drive away, they went upstairs.
Upon entering the house, Li Yue kissed Feng Feng on the lips, more eagerly than before.
Feng Feng touched his lips with her finger. "Why so rushed today?"