Chapter 375: Chapter 374 Renewal (4)
Since he was young, he had a domineering personality. Whatever he wanted, he would get by any means.
He didn’t care about the process, only the result he desired.
Just like before, when he had despicably threatened Dong Xin Yan. But now, even though he still had various means to make Dong Xin Yan obediently return to his side, could he really... ignore her suffering and coerce her again?
So even though he had issued a challenge to Cheng Ziyang, for the first time, he was hesitant and at a loss, even feeling a bit ashamed of himself.
Gu Ningyi remained silent for a long time. Yuan Shen understood and sighed again, "Yi, are you going to give up?"
Give up?
Though he had once thought about it, in fact, he couldn’t even lie to himself. He never truly considered giving up; otherwise... he wouldn’t have accepted Cheng Ziyang’s provocation.
It was just that he wanted to hold on to a reason not to give up.
Gu Ningyi didn’t respond, and Yuan Shen didn’t mind. He continued speaking to himself, "Brother, if you really like her, don’t ever let go, no matter what it takes. First, keep her by your side, then slowly win her heart. At times like this, don’t pretend to be noble. Once you do, you lose."
He paused, then gave a bitter smile, "Learn from my past mistakes."
If he could, who would want to pretend to be noble or a saint? Gu Ningyi never cared to be the good guy. It’s just... he hadn’t had the chance to make up for the harm he had done to Dong Xin Yan. Was he going to hurt her again now?
No, he couldn’t do it. He could no longer harden his heart against her.
The two sat in silence, pouring drink after drink.
The wine was bitter, but the heartache of unrequited love was even more bitter. If getting drunk could truly make them forget all their worries, they would rather stay intoxicated forever.
Yuan Shi was also at the Black Pool today, gathering with her girlfriends. Suddenly, the door of the private room was pushed open, and the manager of Black Pool hurried in, speaking to her with a troubled expression, "Lady Yuan, Young Master Yuan is in the room next to yours. He’s drunk and throwing a fit, and we can’t stop him. Could you please come and help calm him down?"
The manager had no choice but to ask Yuan Shi for help. Yuan Shen was known for his wild and unrestrained nature, and when drunk, he was even more unruly. Last time he got drunk, he destroyed half of Black Pool, causing it to shut down for half a month.
Yuan Shi was well aware of her brother’s behavior, and she knew exactly why Yuan Shen would get drunk. She was reluctant to get involved in such a mess. Lazily looking at her nails, she said indifferently, "If he’s throwing a fit, let him. Whatever he breaks, just charge him double when he sobers up. It’s not like he’s short of money."
"This..."
The manager’s face immediately scrunched up in distress. Last time, because of Yuan Shen, he had been severely warned. If anything happened again, he would surely be fired. Regardless of the situation, he needed the Eldest Miss to help.
But she clearly didn’t want to get involved, so what could he do?
The manager furrowed his brows, pondering for a while. Suddenly, inspiration struck. These young masters and mistresses frequently visited Black Pool, and he knew a bit of gossip about them. Of course, he was aware of the Eldest Miss Yuan’s weakness.
Her only weakness was Mr. Gu.
She might not mind her own brother, but she definitely wouldn’t ignore Mr. Gu.
The manager steadied himself, cleared his throat, and continued, "But Lady Yuan, Mr. Gu is also there. He’s drunk too..."