Scientific Travel

With Gao Ruizhe and Gou Dan in such a state, they naturally couldn't work, so the job fell to the unfortunate Feifei.

Deng Yin originally wanted to go by himself, but Fei Fei offered to help.

After all, this was Gao Ruizhe's fault, and she shouldn't be made to take the blame alone.

Fortunately, there are enough customers, and Deng Yin now sells out in less than an hour every day.

When the two returned home after get off work, the two drunkards were still asleep.

Deng Yin couldn't stand it anymore and forced the machine to start with one foot each.

"What are you two doing?" Deng Yin first said to Gou Dan, "Didn't you say you weren't drunk yesterday? So you were just pretending? Trying to use being drunk as an excuse to skip work openly?"

Then she turned to Gao Ruizhe and said, "And you, didn't you say he drank little? What happened to him today? Did he stay up too late? You even said that even if he drank too much, you would cover for him at work. Is that how you covered for him?"

The two of them cursed each other once, and then Deng Yin started cursing together again: "You two are such grown men, more trouble than you're worth. Today, Feifei, a child, is replacing you two. Aren't you ashamed? At your age, you've only grown older but not smarter. It's like you've never had a drink."

Deng Yin felt much better after being scolded. She kicked each of them again and ordered, "Get up quickly, the cakes aren't finished yet."

They already had headaches from drinking so much, and staying up all night doubled their headaches. Deng Yin was rambling on and on, not a single word of his cursing went into his head.

Dog Egg covered his head and said in a hoarse voice, "My head hurts so much."

"Me too." Gao Ruizhe had drunk even more than Gou Dan, and his head hurt even more. "I'll make some hangover soup; it'll stop hurting after I drink it."

Gao Ruizhe worked quickly; he finished making the hangover soup as soon as Gou Dan was almost fully sober.

Before he could even take a drink, he heard Feifei knocking on the door: "Gao Ruizhe, come out for a moment."

Gao Ruizhe finished the hangover soup in his mouth in one gulp before leaving. "What is it?"

Feifei's expression was serious as she whispered, "Tell me the truth, do you still like Deng Yin?"

Gao Ruizhe didn't speak, but nodded instead of answering.

"If I were to advise you, would you listen?" Feifei then asked.

"Yes," Gao Ruizhe said firmly. "I'll listen to whatever you tell me, except for telling me not to like her."

Feifei didn't want to argue with him here: "Let's talk about it when we get back. I helped her sell cakes this morning, so you have no reason to stay any longer."

“But…” Gao Ruizhe hesitated, “I want to stay…”

"Why?" Even with her strong mental fortitude, Feifei couldn't stand Gao Ruizhe any longer.

Is he unable to understand human speech? Is it really that hard to understand those four words, "go back and say it again"?

"There's no possibility between you and her, do you understand?" Since things had come to this point, it was best to be straightforward. Feifei didn't forget that this was Deng Yin's territory, so she deliberately lowered her voice: "I know you don't believe in gods, and you don't think she's a god either. I admit, I don't think she's a god either. But even if she's not a god, she has many methods that ordinary people can't understand."

"To put it bluntly, to her you're no different from a pig. Would you fall in love with a pig that loves you?"

"I'm not a pig!" Gao Ruizhe was confident in his appearance and immediately perked up: "We look the same, we're both humanoid, the only difference is our gender. Besides, I'm not bad-looking either, she might like me."

"I'm not talking about differences in appearance, you understand?" Fei Fei was almost driven crazy by Gao Ruizhe's stupidity. It turned out he didn't understand what a metaphor was at all. "To put it another way, you two are both human, but there are different classes of people. Even in our line of work, not just anyone can reach our level."

"Do you know how many people outside admire Deng Yin right now? Let's not talk about distant ones, take this Gou Dan for example, do you think you're as good-looking as him? And how can you guarantee that there aren't people who admire Deng Yin who are better looking than you?"

"Using one's looks to please someone is not a long-term solution, and besides, what makes you think she would even be interested in you?"

“Those people value purity above all else. They can fall in love with many people, but their partner must love them wholeheartedly. Do you think Deng Yin would believe you can do that?”

Gao Ruizhe fell silent. He knew Feifei was right, but he just felt that as long as he could stay by her side... even if it was one-sided, he was willing.

Perhaps this is retribution; a person who lives off the love of others ends up willingly becoming a victim of love.

It's strange. Even though I thought I had let go a long time ago, I still always look forward to seeing the other person. From the moment I see them again, the feelings that had been extinguished quickly reignite.

Ever since Gao Ruizhe last saw Deng Yin, he knew he was doomed.

Feifei could tell he hadn't given up, and continued, "Don't forget why you ended up like this. I hope you can remember, even when you're not thinking clearly, what caused you to get to this point."

“I haven’t forgotten,” Gao Ruizhe said. “I just…”

"You're just stupid."

Feifei was afraid Deng Yin would overhear, so she deliberately took Gao Ruizhe to talk near the door. Unexpectedly, she didn't hear him, but Qiu Qingyu did.

"What are you doing here?" Gao Ruizhe didn't want to see her, at least not in this embarrassing moment.

"Have you ever heard of keeping a mistress in a golden house?" Qiu Qingyu said, "I was hidden in the next room."

"How stupid must someone be to believe in something as ephemeral as love? I thought people in our line of work would have given up on this ridiculous idea long ago. I never imagined there would be someone this stupid." Qiu Qingyu spoke while looking at Feifei, but every word she uttered was a veiled insult to Gao Ruizhe.

"My affairs are none of your business." Gao Ruizhe said with displeasure, dismissing the guest, "This is not a place for you. You'd better hide."

"I'll say the same to you." Qiu Qingyu walked past Gao Ruizhe and knocked on the door of the room in the middle.

No one responded.

Undeterred, Qiu Qingyu continued knocking, saying, "I am Qiu Qingyu."

After knocking for a long time without anyone answering, just as Qiu Qingyu was about to say something more, she saw the door next door open.

"There's no one in that house, why are you knocking?"