The woman who had pressed against him pushed Wang Yue away in panic.
Then she said to the man, "Darling..."
The man who approached was burly, about 185 cm tall, a bit taller than Wang Yue, with tattoos on his arms. His face was unremarkable. He was currently furious.
"What are you doing putting your hands on my girlfriend?"
The man stepped forward, about to push Wang Yue.
As a result, Wang Yue didn't budge, and the man stumbled back two or three steps on his own.
Tian Wenjing also walked over.
"I think there must be some misunderstanding,"
Tian Wenjing said to the man.
Mainly because the girl wasn't that attractive to begin with, and Wang Yue could resist her, let alone a girl like this.
Tian Wenjing didn't believe Wang Yue's taste was that bad.
The man looked at Tian Wenjing, his eyes glinting.
Then he said fiercely to Wang Yue, "What misunderstanding could there be? I saw this guy reaching out his 'salty pig's hand' to my girlfriend."
Wang Yue laughed, "Salty pig's hand? How about this, we make a bet?"
"What bet?"
The man asked.
"If I can prove I didn't touch your girlfriend, and that your girlfriend was the one who initiated contact, you give me 2000. Otherwise, I give you 2000, how about that?"
"How can you prove it?"
The man continued to ask.
"Can't you see the surveillance camera above your head? Shall we go and check the footage?"
Wang Yue said with a smile.
The man clearly looked a bit guilty, and shouted in a blustering manner, "What footage? Seeing is believing! I already saw you putting your hands on my girlfriend."
At this point, even a fool would know what was going on.
Tian Wenjing looked at the man and said, "Sir, if you continue to make trouble, we will call the police. We can let the police investigate, what do you think?"
"Darling, forget it, let's go."
The heavily made-up woman said beside him, trying to placate him.
"This matter isn't over."
The man pointed at Wang Yue, cursed him, and then left with the woman.
"What happened? I just went to the restroom and this happened."
Tian Wenjing asked after the couple left.
"It's obvious. That woman took a liking to me and wanted to harass me, but I righteously refused,"
Wang Yue shrugged.
"There are all sorts of strange people in the world. The fact that the man didn't dare to look at the surveillance footage means he knows what his girlfriend is like."
Tian Wenjing commented.
"Hahaha, let's go."
After leaving the cinema, the two of them discussed finding something to eat.
They finally chose a small, humble eatery near the cinema.
It wasn't a big place, but the food tasted great.
After sitting down, Tian Wenjing propped up her chin and stared intently at Wang Yue.
Wang Yue felt a little uncomfortable under her gaze, thinking he hadn't been looked at like this by a woman in over thirty years.
"Is there something on my face?"
Wang Yue asked.
"You're more handsome than flowers,"
Tian Wenjing said with a smile.
Indeed, when a woman takes the initiative, there's no room for men.
Regarding Tian Wenjing's remark, Wang Yue could only summarize it in six words.
"..."
Seeing that Wang Yue wasn't responding, Tian Wenjing asked again, "Wang Yue, do you remember Yao Xue?"
"Yes, why?"
A slender figure surfaced in Wang Yue's mind.
Yao Xue was his junior high school classmate, a beauty like Lin Daiyu.
"She's married."
"Isn't she only seventeen?"
Wang Yue was a little surprised. He hadn't heard this news in his previous life.
"Her father fell ill, and the family couldn't afford the high medical expenses. Then her father's boss's son took a liking to Yao Xue. To save her father, this is what happened."
Tian Wenjing spread her hands.
"She's not even of legal marriageable age yet, is she?"
Wang Yue added.
"They only had a wedding ceremony, they didn't even get the marriage certificate. It's said they'll get the certificate when she reaches marriageable age."
Tian Wenjing sighed, "I've met Yao Xue's husband. He's incredibly ugly and a philanderer. I have a feeling Yao Xue's married life won't be happy."
"Life is sometimes like this. If you want to deal with such sudden accidents, the best way is to become stronger, so that others can't control your life."
Wang Yue also felt a pang of emotion. He had seen many such things in his past life, but when it happened to someone close, it still moved him.
"Yes."
Tian Wenjing was Yao Xue's best friend, so she could empathize more with Yao Xue's helplessness and heartache.
"That's why I've made up my mind to live for myself. Before reality affects me, I want to live a brilliant life."
Tian Wenjing smiled at Wang Yue and said, "My wish at seventeen is to have a passionate romance with a handsome guy. Do you want to help me fulfill my wish?"
Faced with this blatant confession.
Wang Yue shook his head and said, "You're still young. It's right to live for yourself, but you also need to learn to protect yourself. You can't just throw yourself at any handsome guy you see. This is impulse, not love."
"Why do you talk like my dad, so old-fashioned?"
Tian Wenjing pouted. "Love is inherently impulsive. I fell in love with you the moment I saw you at the barbershop. It was love at first sight. Now I want to find every way to date you. Do you agree?"
"Then why didn't you fall in love with me at first sight in junior high?"
Wang Yue teased.
"You weren't as good-looking in junior high,"
Tian Wenjing confessed frankly.
Tian Wenjing's personality was completely unlike her name. Wang Yue had only met one such brave and straightforward girl in his previous life, and that was his roommate.
This was the first time since his rebirth that Wang Yue had thought of his roommate.
That incredible cooking skill made Wang Yue a little nostalgic.
"This girl should be in her first year of high school now, right?"
Wang Yue chuckled inwardly.
Seeing Wang Yue zoning out, Tian Wenjing called out, "Hey!"
"Ah?"
Wang Yue snapped back to attention.
"Are you thinking about what I said?"
Tian Wenjing stared into Wang Yue's eyes.
"You're a good person..."
Wang Yue said only half-way.
Tian Wenjing's eyes widened, "Okay, don't say any more. I don't want to hear it anyway. As long as you haven't given me an answer, I still have a chance."
Being pursued by a girl.
Wang Yue was experiencing this feeling for the first time.
He smiled, "Okay, then I won't say anything."
When it came to matters of the heart, Wang Yue hadn't yet figured out how he wanted to live this life.
Would it be monogamy?
Or would he be a scumbag who was not proactive, not rejecting, and not responsible?
This was a philosophical question.
Therefore, before that, it was best not to get involved in any emotional entanglements.
After dinner.
Tian Wenjing received a call from home and had to leave early.
Wang Yue was suddenly free again.
He rode his BMW, weaving through the streets and alleys of the small town, recalling many places from his past life that had since been forgotten.
Finally, Wang Yue arrived at Binjiang Road.
Standing by the river, he looked at the ceaselessly flowing Minjiang below.
"The departed are like this, never ceasing day or night."
In his past life, when he was down and out, Wang Yue had also stood here and sighed.
Now, the stars had shifted and time had reversed.
A surge of heroic spirit filled Wang Yue.
There will be a time when I can ride the wind and cleave the waves, setting my cloud-like sail to cross the vast ocean!