Chapter 2493: 2406 In the End, It's Still About Money (Alliance Leader Choco1ate Bonus Chapter 2)

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"Hmm, you heard right, I am that kind of most pathetic man." the middle-aged man said blandly: "When we met... sigh, why are we telling you this?"

"Don't worry, as long as you don't mind, just say it and let's hear it. First, we are strangers. To say something unpleasant, we hardly have any chance to interact in this lifetime. After finishing this cigarette, pat our buttocks and go our separate ways."

Su Yun spoke softly, his finger moved slightly a few times, and the smoke from the Spirit Mushroom drifted in front of the man's eyes.

Zheng Ren was stunned; Su Yun's progress is really obvious.

The man looked at the smoke before him, slightly stunned, his eyes somewhat dazed. After a few seconds he smiled and said: "It's just the story of an ordinary pathetic man; there's nothing unsayable."

Su Yun didn't speak, listening quietly.

"I was still young back then, I pursued my beloved for a full three years. Young, bewitched, I thought this was the visage I'd dreamed of; getting her meant getting the whole world."

"The world is so big, how could one person encompass it? But now thinking about it, it's probably too late."

"One day over ten years ago, she suddenly agreed to have a meal. Our feelings heated up rapidly, I thought it was my sincerity that moved her. Then we married, and a few months later when the child was born I realized I had always been a cuckold."

"Back then there was no term 'white knight' yet; although I wasn't happy, she told me it was unavoidable. I thought about repenting and starting anew, we could just live our lives fine, it's no big deal."

"As long as I treat the child well, nobody says anything; this is my child." the man said indifferently.

These few words left Zheng Ren bewildered.

It sounds somewhat reasonable, but upon careful thought it's utter nonsense.

Before Zheng Ren could ponder, the middle-aged man said again: "But wanting to live a decent life can be as hard as it gets. Soon she brought Lao Wang home; she's dominant, I'm servile—whenever there's anything, as long as she gives me a sideways glance I dare not speak."

"That day I drank too much, I poured it into myself. I knew what would happen, but I lacked the courage to resist. By rights I already got what I wished for—what more could I ask for?"

"From that day on, before each dinner I must ask: Is Lao Wang coming over to eat?"

"If he comes, I'll make a bit more. In the evening we two drink two cups; I pretend to be drunk and lie on the sofa listening to the noises inside the house."

The wind at the end of July gradually turned cold.

"I'm useless in this life—no achievement, no fame. I married a wife, yet right in front of me they cuckold me... it's not even called cheating; they just look down on me, not taking me seriously. In their eyes I'm just a errand boy, or rather a prop to keep people's eyes and ears distracted."

"Buddy, speaking of this I need to advise you." Su Yun shook off ash, saying: "What are you after?"

"Heh." The middle-aged man gave a dry laugh, sighed, and said: "I'm not a big shot, have no ambitions, just want to live a decent life."

"I even lack the courage to resist; sometimes hearing the noises inside the house, I truly want to grab a knife and fight them to the death."

"But I'm timid, so I'll just muddle through; struggling is meaningless. They truly love each other yet can't be together—I just bless them, what else can I do?"

"What happened then?" Su Yun was defeated by the middle-aged man's logic, he stared blankly, foolishly looking at him and asked.

For someone like Su Yun, there aren't many people or things that can leave him speechless.

Today I just encountered one.

"After that..." the man finished the last puff of his cigarette, stubbed it out, then took another and gestured at Su Yun.

Su Yun shook his head, indicating he couldn't take it.

The man lit another Spirit Mushroom, watching the smoke spread, he said coldly: "Over a month ago she complained to me, saying Lao Wang had slept with her for over ten years, the kids were born, yet he actually wanted not to pay."

"After all, what the hell is true love? It's all just about money."

"From that day on I felt the whole world had changed. Looking back, I guess when she was young she was beautiful, surrounded by many men, able to choose endlessly. Whereas I am just a backup, and moreover the kind with a large number marked behind."

"She chose me mainly because I'm honest. Besides, my family is rural; if I leave her I'd have to crawl back to my hometown to farm. Not mentioning her, I'm the same—I just knelt like that."

"From that day on I just..." he said, then the man paused. He glanced at Su Yun and Zheng Ren, his face still bearing a humble smile, reluctantly looking at the Spirit Mushroom in his hand, he sighed, carefully extinguishing the lit cigarette butt, then putting the half-smoked cigarette back into the case.

"Gentlemen, let's leave it here." The middle-aged man stood up: "I'll go home to cook, I'll bring it over shortly."

"Huh?" Zheng Ren and Su Yun were stunned.

"Life still has to go on, right." The middle-aged man walked out of the smoking room, waving his hand as a farewell.

Watching his retreating figure, his waist slightly bent, exuding an honest aura. Yet Zheng Ren's heart grew ever colder, ever chillier.

Su Yun also didn't speak; although the man's words weren't finished, Zheng Ren and Su Yun both had guesses.

A few minutes later, Zheng Ren shook his head and said: "Change clothes, go find Manager Zhou for a meal."

Having said that, he walked out.

"Boss, are you saying it was intentional entrapment?" Su Yun asked a nonsensical question.

"I think the possibility is high." Zheng Ren said, "but he didn't say anything, so we can only guess. Even if we reported it, the police wouldn't do anything. He did nothing, perhaps..."

"Perhaps one day Lao Wang didn't go to his house, he merely made a suggestion to buy a magnetic ball, then used words or gestures to hint at the child, and it turned out as it is now."

"I don't think it's verbal; maybe it's a kind of bodily hint that leaves no evidence."

"No one has evidence; even the person who bought the magnetic ball is her lover." Su Yun's black hair on his forehead fluttered without wind as he gazed in the direction the man left.

His figure was no longer visible, but Su Yun didn't move, his eyes fixed dead on that spot.

"Don't dwell on it; trying to fathom this person's psychology is too hard and meaningless."

"Why do you think he willingly built such a family?" Su Yun was very bewildered, lacking his former cleverness.

"Maybe for love? Or maybe to avoid returning home? Who knows." Zheng Ren sighed.

Today's affair can be said to be the strangest and most bizarre kind. That a person could reach the level of that middle-aged man who just puffed a Spirit Mushroom is astonishing.