Chapter 1024 Old Classmates

The distance from Tianhai to Longhai is more than a thousand kilometers, and Ye Tianming flew back overnight.

Along the way, Lin Qingfeng's figure kept appearing in his mind. Her gentleness, her enthusiasm, and her love were all deeply engraved in his mind like a brand.

"Hey……"

Ye Tianming sighed, feeling mixed emotions.

He is not an indecisive person, but when it comes to feelings, he seems a little slow and clumsy.

He didn't know how to handle his relationship with Lin Qingfeng, nor did he know how to face the complicated emotions in the eyes of other women, let alone how to face the complicated emotions deep in his heart.

He already has Ji Qingwan, so he can't delay other girls.

Therefore, only if he leaves as soon as possible can he calm down all these chaotic emotions.

Maybe, after some time, this feeling will pass.

It was already late at night when we returned to Longhai.

Ye Tianming was walking on the side of the road when a familiar barbecue aroma wafted into his nose, arousing the appetite in his stomach.

"Boss, give me twenty skewers of lamb and two bottles of beer!" Ye Tianming found an empty seat and sat down, shouting to the boss.

"Okay, please wait a moment!" The boss responded enthusiastically, turned around and started to get busy.

Ye Tianming was drinking beer and eating barbecue alone, but in his mind he could still see Lin Qingfeng's red eyes and her oath to wait for him in Tianhai City. His heart was in a mess again.

"Forget it, why think so much, let's just take it one step at a time!" Ye Tianming took a big gulp of beer, trying to put those troubles behind him.

"Boss, give me another twenty skewers of lamb and two more bottles of beer!"

At this moment, there was a commotion nearby. A burly man with a face full of flesh was grabbing a young man by the collar and yelling, "Are you fucking eating a free meal? You dare to come here to eat without money? Are you tired of living?"

The young man lay on the greasy table, mumbling incoherently: "I have no money? Bullshit! I've given you all the money, what else do you want..."

He shook his head vigorously and burped, and a strong smell of alcohol mixed with the smell of barbecued cumin hit him in the face.

"You're pretending to be drunk, aren't you?" The shop owner said with a fierce look on his face. He grabbed the young man's collar impatiently and lifted him up from the table. "You dare to eat and dine here? You're looking for death!"

The young man stood there unsteadily, like a tree that would be blown down by the wind at any time. He squinted his eyes, trying hard to see the person in front of him, but he couldn't see clearly.

"I...I didn't..."

"You have no money, right?" the shop owner interrupted him impatiently and pushed him to the ground. "If you have no money, don't learn to drink and eat meat like others. Go home and eat steamed bread!"

The young man fell to the ground on his back, groaning in pain.

With the help of the dim street lights, Ye Tianming saw the young man's face clearly and was stunned.

"Chen Bing?"

Isn’t the young man lying on the ground his college classmate Chen Bing?

Memories came flooding back like a tide. Although Chen Bing came from an ordinary family during his college years, he was a righteous, enthusiastic and cheerful person.

At that time, Ye Tianming's family was poor and he often had no food to eat. Chen Bing often secretly prepared an extra portion of food and stuffed it into his hands, saying that he could not finish it.

"Come on, Tianming, eat more. Don't starve yourself to death." Chen Bing always said this with a smile, as if he really just didn't like to eat.

Ye Tianming felt a lump in his throat and mixed emotions.

How could Chen Bing, who was so high-spirited back then, end up in such a miserable state now?

"Boss, I will pay back whatever money he owes you." Ye Tianming stood up, walked to the store owner and said in a deep voice.

The shop owner looked Ye Tianming up and down. Seeing that he was dressed in ordinary clothes, but had a somewhat imposing look, he felt a little apprehensive in his heart, but he was not willing to let him off.

"Hey, these days, there are people backing up those who eat and dine for free? Sure, it's three hundred and eighty in total, you give it to me!"

Ye Tianming took out four hundred yuan from his wallet and threw it on the table, saying coldly: "No need to change."

"Okay!" The shop owner immediately smiled, nodded and put the money into his pocket.

He kicked Chen Bing on the ground fiercely again, then turned around and walked into the store with satisfaction.

Ye Tianming ignored the shop owner and turned around to help Chen Bing up from the ground.

"Chen Bing, wake up, what's wrong with you?" Ye Tianming looked at Chen Bing with complicated eyes.

Chen Bing looked at Ye Tianming with his drunken eyes, and seemed to recognize him. He smiled bitterly: "Ye... Ye Tianming?"

Ye Tianming nodded without saying anything more. He just reached out and patted Chen Bing's back gently a few times.

A warm spiritual power flowed through his palm and into Chen Bing's body, quickly dissolving the alcohol in his body.

Chen Bing felt a warm current rising from his stomach, and his groggy head suddenly became much clearer. He opened his eyes, looked at Ye Tianming in front of him, and asked in surprise: "Tianming, why are you here?"

"Don't talk for now, come with me." Ye Tianming supported Chen Bing and led him to his seat.

"Boss, please give me two more boxes of beer, a plate of edamame, and double the order of the grilled skewers we just ordered." Ye Tianming called out.

When the shop owner saw that more business was coming, he immediately put on a smiling face, nodded and bowed to go and prepare.

"Tell me, what happened?" Ye Tianming handed Chen Bing a bottle of beer. "You were an ambitious young man in our class back then. How come..."

He was about to say something but stopped himself. How could Chen Bing, who was so high-spirited in the past, end up in such a state?

Chen Bing smiled bitterly, took the beer and took a big gulp. The spicy beer slid down his throat into his stomach, as if a fire was burning.

"Don't mention it, buddy, something's happened!" Chen Bing wiped his mouth and let out a long sigh.

"What could have made you like this?" Ye Tianming frowned. He knew Chen Bing too well. This kid was always optimistic and cheerful, and it was rare to see him showing such a decadent expression.

Chen Bing was silent for a moment before he slowly spoke, his tone full of bitterness: "I have a girlfriend..."

"and then?"

"I gave her 380,000 yuan as a betrothal gift, and the house was written in her name. We were planning to get married..." Chen Bing's voice became lower and lower, and by the end, he was almost mumbling to himself.

"Then how..." Ye Tianming vaguely guessed something, but still couldn't help asking.

"She suddenly said that I was too short and not worthy of her, and she didn't want to get married." Chen Bing smiled bitterly, his eyes full of self-mockery, "The betrothal gift is not returned, and I want to divide the house..."

"What?" Ye Tianming was furious. "Is there such a thing? Then why don't you go find her?"

"I have looked for her, why haven't you looked for her yet?" Chen Bing grabbed Ye Tianming and said helplessly, "I went to look for her several times, but she refused to see me. She even hired a lawyer and said she wanted to sue me for harassing her..."

"This woman is too shameless!" Ye Tianming gnashed his teeth in anger, "What about the house? What about the house?"

"House..." Chen Bing smiled bitterly, "She found someone to sell the house and give me half of the money..."