Playing the male antagonist in a melodramatic novel is fine for a bit of fun.

Inside the car, Chen Xin glanced at Li Ming sitting in the back seat, and then at Chen Zhou, who was dressed as a driver.

She looked at Chen Zhou, her face full of displeasure: "Brother, could you please give me permission to participate in these kinds of activities next time? I want to join too."

She was able to see everything from inside the car.

It's so annoying that the older brother didn't even tell his younger sister about something so interesting, he was just having fun by himself.

Li Ming, who was initially a little uneasy after getting on the bus and discovering the low-spirited young lady (Chen Xin), was instantly relieved, followed by astonishment.

He was worried that the rich heiress would be annoyed that his clothes had gotten wet in their car, but little did he know that what she cared about was not being able to act together.

Chen Zhou replied perfunctorily, "I'll definitely do it next time."

After giving Chen Xin a perfunctory reply, Chen Zhou looked at the somewhat reserved Li Ming through the front-view mirror and said, "My name is Chen Zhou, and the woman next to you is my sister, Chen Xin."

Li Ming immediately introduced himself, saying, "My name is Li Ming."

Chen Zhou nodded: "Where do you live? I'll take you there."

Li Ming told Chen Zhou where he lived, and just as Chen Zhou was about to head over, Li Ming said again, "Could you wait a moment? My electric scooter is still here."

Chen Zhou rolled down the car window: "Which one?"

After Li Ming pointed to a spot, Chen Zhou hurriedly got out of the car and went to find his electric scooter.

Li Ming was dumbfounded by what he saw.

He wanted to help, after all, his electric scooter was quite heavy.

But Chen Xin held him down.

Li Ming: "That car is very heavy."

Chen Xin: "Your current persona is that of a rich young master; you shouldn't be moving things with the driver."

"Also, you can always trust my brother."

Immediately afterward, to Li Ming's astonishment, Chen Zhou lifted his electric scooter up with one hand.

Amidst the stunned gazes of the crowd, Chen Zhou deftly strapped the electric scooter to the trunk, seemingly unconcerned that the luxury car had been subjected to such harassment.

Zhao Yanzi, who had initially been skeptical, suddenly believed it. After all, only someone who truly didn't care about luxury cars would treat them so badly.

In that instant, she wanted to rush to the Rolls-Royce, completely disregarding the rain, shouting, "Li Ming, don't go, I still love you!"

Inside the car, Chen Zhou had no interest in listening to his younger brother's ex-girlfriend's confession, and also to avoid making his younger brother feel soft-hearted, so he drove off directly.

Chen Zhou was very satisfied with Li Ming's performance and did not feel sorry for him.

He's not a cuckold, that's confirmed.

After driving a considerable distance, Chen Zhou finally asked, "Where do you live? I'll take you there."

Li Ming was actually still very sad, and he had seen all of Zhao Yanzi's reactions.

She was so innocent in high school, but now that she's cheated on him, she can still say such outrageous things as "I still love you."

Zhao Yanzi has been corrupted and is no longer a normal human being.

After regaining his composure, Li Ming finally spoke, "I live in Xingfu Residential Area. Could you please take me there, brother?"

Chen Zhou gripped the steering wheel with his right hand and waved his free left hand, saying, "We're brothers now, what's there to say?"

Chen Xin nodded: "There are plenty of fish in the sea. There's no need to be depressed because of a bad relationship."

On the way to Xingfu Community according to the navigation, Li Ming couldn't suppress his emotions and talked about how he and Zhao Yanzi had gone from high school to the college entrance examination.

According to Li Ming, he was admitted to Shanghai University, while Zhao Yanzi was only admitted to a junior college.

However, both of their families were not well-off. The money Li Ming had saved up by working hard during the summer vacation was only enough to support Li Ming's university education.

However, Zhao Yanzi was unwilling to give up her hard-won opportunity to study, and as his girlfriend, she persuaded Li Ming to give up his studies to support her.

Li Ming naturally disagreed with this.

Regardless of his own desire to go to school, from a purely rational perspective, Li Ming's continued education would be even more beneficial for their futures.

However, while Li Ming was asleep, Zhao Yanzi took Li Ming's bank card and used it to pay her tuition.

Li Ming had no choice but to apply for a student loan, but his parents found out about it.

Li Ming's parents didn't understand what student loans were; they only knew that no one who got involved with loans had a good ending.

Therefore, they kept an eye on Li Ming every day, confiscated his phone, and locked him up until October.

Therefore, Li Ming was unable to enroll.

Li Ming had felt hatred and resentment.

But the chance to change his fate had already passed, and without the support of his family, he had no way to start over for another year.

Finally, swayed by Zhao Yanzi's sweet talk, Li Ming believed that things would be different once Zhao Yanzi graduated from junior college.

Year after year, Li Ming supported Zhao Yanzi with all his might, holding this belief in mind.

The longer it went on, the greater the sunk costs became, and Li Ming became increasingly taciturn.

After Zhao Yanzi graduated, Li Ming thought that the two of them could work together to strive for their future.

However, the news Li Ming received was that he was taking the civil service exam.

Taking the civil service exam is indeed a good option, but Zhao Yanzi took three years to complete it.

What kept Li Ming going for the past three years was the beautiful future he imagined.

Inside the car, Li Ming's eyes were red: "It feels much better to have said it out loud, and I feel much more relaxed."

Chen Zhou nodded: "That woman clearly used you as a laborer, it's better that you broke up."

Chen Xin chimed in, "You've been manipulated."

"But didn't you report it to the inspector when your tuition fees were transferred back then?"

Chen Xin was genuinely curious about this, since according to Li Ming's own description, he wasn't the type to tolerate such things at first.

"Because the money had already been spent, if it were reported to the inspector, Zhao Yanzi would go to jail."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xin revealed a disdainful expression: "You really are a pushover."

Li Ming did not deny it; now that he thinks about it, he was indeed a very kind-hearted person back then.

But given his age at the time and his relationship with Zhao Yanzi, it's not surprising that he would take such a step.

If he were to do it all over again without retaining his current memories, Li Ming believed he would still do the same thing.

Chen Xin felt deflated when she saw that Li Ming didn't refute her.

Soon, they arrived at the Happiness Community that Li Ming had mentioned.

In Xingfu Residential Area, every apartment building is filled with countless windows, making it look extremely cramped.

Even without going inside, Chen Xin felt a sense of suffocation.

At the same time, a sentence surfaced in her mind—Happiness Community is not happy.

Upon arriving at his destination, Li Ming said, "Thank you for dropping me off. I'll get off here; it's difficult to back up in the residential area."

Chen Zhou nodded: "That works too."

I've already memorized the neighborhoods on both sides, so finding them later will be quite easy.

After helping Li Ming take the electric scooter out of the trunk, Chen Zhou prepared to drive home.

In the car, Chen Xin crossed her arms and looked at Chen Zhou: "Why are you suddenly in such a high mood today?"

There are some things that are not easy to say in front of Li Ming, but can be said after Li Ming leaves.

In Chen Xin's memory, her brother was not a cold person, but he was not the kind of person who would help anyone he saw on the street.

Chen Zhou leaned back in his chair and replied, "Don't you think he looks a lot like his father?"

Chen Xin was about to retort, but the comparison between her father and Li Ming flashed through her mind.

Then, she was horrified to discover that the two really did look alike.

"Could it be that Dad is having an affair?"