Yang Restaurant is just a small eatery, a husband-and-wife shop. Because the couple is friendly and the prices are reasonable, with good skills too, business in this area is quite good.
So, even though it’s past al ti now, the restaurant is almost full.
The restaurant isn’t big, and as soon as Chen Feng enters, he quickly spots Kong Tianlu, and is montarily taken aback, because there are several scratch marks on Kong Tianlu’s face, and his face is swollen, indeed drawing attention.
After regaining his composure, Chen Feng walks over and sits across from him.
"You’re here. Sorry, I started drinking first."
Kong Tianlu is still as polite as he used to be.
Chen Feng smiled and said, "It’s okay, actually I just finished lunch. Whether I drink or not doesn’t matter. Mainly, I feel like I’ve declined your invitation many tis before, so this ti since I’m free, I didn’t think it’s fair to refuse again."
Kong Tianlu shook his head with a smile and said, "You’re as straightforward as ever. Honestly, I invited you several tis before and seldom did you co out, it was really aggravating. If I didn’t have a good impression of you, I would’ve long stopped bothering."
Chen Feng chuckled and directly asked, "So, tell , you’re inviting for drinks now, and looking all beaten up—did sothing happen? Did you have a fight with Tang Yue?"
Kong Tianlu gave a wry smile, "You’re sharp, you guessed it right. However, there’s a slight correction. It wasn’t a fight between us, but she personally beat up."
Chen Feng wasn’t too surprised to hear him say this, as he sowhat knew about Tang Yue’s temper from Shen Lin, who used to complain a lot about Tang Yue’s bad temper after returning from work.
"Though Tang Yue is bad-tempered, she shouldn’t have beaten you this badly without reason, right? Did you do sothing to betray her?" Chen Feng asked without holding back.
It’s not hard to guess, considering both his and Tang Yue’s character, his current expression, and his drunken attempt to drown sorrow, it’s easy to deduce.
Kong Tianlu could only smile wryly again, downed a glass of wine, wiped his mouth, and then said, "You guessed it again. Yes, I did sothing to betray her. I cheated."
He seed calm as he said this, but Chen Feng didn’t know how he truly felt inside.
Though Chen Feng sowhat expected it, hearing him say it out loud was still surprising. After all, they had started dating in high school and continued through university, working in the sa unit, eventually marrying, their years of relationship couldn’t have been fake.
In the past, they were seen as a very sweet and happy couple by others, envied by many.
Shen Lin had often expressed her envy, frequently comparing Kong Tianlu to him, saying how good Kong Tianlu was to Tang Yue, how much he cherished his wife.
And now, Kong Tianlu had cheated!
Indeed, issues within a marriage are hard to speak of; even between the couple, they may not be entirely clear, let alone others.
"You’re sothing else!"
After pondering for a mont, Chen Feng could only give him a thumbs-up.
Kong Tianlu hiccupped from the alcohol with a bitter smile, shook his head, and said nothing for a while, just lowered his head to eat.
After eating for a while, he opened a bottle of beer and handed it to Chen Feng, saying, "Since you’re here, have a few drinks with ."
Seeing this, Chen Feng did not refuse, took the bottle, grabbed a glass, and poured himself a drink.
"Cheers! For it’s been so long, and yet here we are, rare chance to drink together."
Kong Tianlu’s statent made sense; it was indeed rare for them to sit together and drink now.
In Xiu Zhou, Chen Feng only had Qin Zhen as a male friend; Kong Tianlu was half one before he and Shen Lin divorced, but after the divorce, they barely counted as friends.
It’s precious that they now sit together, regardless of whether they could remain friends in the future, this life encounter was quite moving.
"Alright! Cheers!"
They both downed a glass at once, and after drinking, they exchanged smiles. Sotis, between n, things get settled over a drink.
Then, the two picked up their chopsticks and started eating together.
There were quite a few dishes on the table, six plates, a mix of at and vegetables.
After a while of eating, Kong Tianlu put down his chopsticks and asked, "Chen Feng, can you tell why you got divorced back then? I’ve always been quite curious."
Chen Feng looked up at him and retorted, "Then why don’t you tell your story first? Why did you cheat?"
Kong Tianlu wasn’t angry upon hearing this, nor awkward. He sought out Chen Feng this ti, actually to vent while drinking, and didn’t mind him spreading the story around afterwards.
"Alright. Then let tell you about my own story first. Actually, if I say I didn’t cheat intentionally, you might think I’m hypocritical. But that’s really the truth. The first ti I had an affair with her, it was under very accidental circumstances, and she has been very understanding and accommodating towards since, loving silently and waiting for for years.
You know, with such a considerate and compliant woman, who seeks nothing in return, can we n truly remain cold towards her without softening? Surely not. So, then there was a second ti, and many more tis. I actually tried very hard to control myself.
But everything pales in comparison to comparison itself. You should know Tang Yue’s temper; her temper wasn’t good to begin with, and moreover, these two years we’ve been trying for a child but haven’t succeeded. Her temper worsened, and she’d get mad at over little things. At ho, she’s like a pampered lady, barely doing any housework herself. We’ve been together so long, and she’s always been like this.
Before, I thought she’d get better after getting married, but she only got worse, often taking her frustrations out on , scolding like a child in public and private settings, you know? Doesn’t a man need his pride? The more tolerant I was, the more excessive her behavior beca. I tried to endure, planning to endure as much as I could.
But man proposes, and God disposes. She found out herself and beat up in front of many colleagues at work.
To be honest, after being beaten up like this by her, I actually felt relaxed, like a sense of release."
Saying this, Kong Tianlu poured himself another glass of wine and downed it in one gulp.
"Alright, your turn. Tell why you got divorced back then? Is it like what Tang Yue said last ti, that you cheated too?"
"Of course not." Concerning his own innocence, Chen Feng imdiately denied it.
"Then why did you get divorced? Did you really initiate it?" Kong Tianlu was genuinely curious.
Moreover, now that he’s facing similar issues himself, he hoped to learn from Chen Feng’s experience.
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