In room 1201 of the Manhattan Hotel, after five rounds of battle lasting four hours, the storm finally subsided.

What had just happened felt like a dream to Kou Peng.

He thought his three years of effort and sincerity had finally moved his goddess, which was why she arranged this surprise, conveyed to him through Li Fan.

Thinking of this, Kou Peng was overwhelmed with emotion, holding the goddess in his arms, and gently said, "Ruyan, don't worry, I will take responsibility. I'll treat you well for the rest of my life."

Liu Ruyan didn't respond, her eyes full of disgust and disdain, but she remembered Li Fan's request and kept tormenting Kou Peng.

Kou Peng pleaded repeatedly, "I can't take it anymore, really can't. Ruyan, we have a long future ahead."

Hearing Kou Peng's plea, Liu Ruyan got out of bed expressionlessly, picked up her phone, and asked into it, "Is it done?"

The video call was disconnected, and then she received a transfer of 100,000 yuan from Li Fan.

Seeing Liu Ruyan's inexplicable behavior, Kou Peng asked in confusion, "Ruyan, who were you talking to?"

Liu Ruyan's face turned icy as she pointed toward the door and said, "Get dressed and get out!"

Kou Peng was completely stunned, thinking he had upset her somehow, and quickly apologized, "Ruyan, did I do something to make you angry? I'm sorry."

"I'll say it again, get out!"

Kou Peng hurriedly got out of bed, trying to approach Liu Ruyan, but was met with clothes thrown at him by her.

"You didn't naively think I slept with you because I liked you, did you? Look at yourself, no money, looking like a meatball. Being with you was a nightmare."

Kou Peng, who had just been basking in the achievement and happiness of finally winning over his goddess, was suddenly shattered by these cold words, mumbling, "Then why did you sleep with me?"

Seeing Kou Peng's somewhat lost look, Liu Ruyan felt a slight satisfaction, regaining a sense of confidence as a goddess, and mocked, "If Li Fan hadn't paid 120,000 yuan for me to accompany you, do you think you'd be qualified to climb into my bed? Wake up."

Kou Peng looked at Liu Ruyan in disbelief and said, "You slept with me for 120,000 yuan."

"Yeah, is there a problem!?"

"How did you become like this?"

"What I've become is not for a stinky loser like you to judge, because you're not qualified. If it weren't for Li Fan, you wouldn't even have the right to touch me. People must recognize their own position."

Liu Ruyan was clearly impatient, walked to the door, opened it, and said, "Hurry up and leave, I need to take a shower."

Kou Peng didn't know how he left the Manhattan Hotel, nor how long he walked, his legs felt weak.

Seeing a barbecue stall by the street, he sat down, wanting to get thoroughly drunk.

Three years ago, when he first arrived at Xigong University, he was ridiculed for his obesity.

At a social event, he was mocked by a senior who was a second-generation wealthy, and she stood up for him.

Since then, the Liu Ruyan who stood in front of him became his faith, she was so righteous and kind back then. But why did she become like this?

Suddenly thinking of Li Fan, he wanted to know what was going on.

He ordered a large number of skewers, bought some beer, and headed straight to Li Fan's house.

In the Manhattan Hotel, Liu Ruyan held her phone, looking at the 120,000 yuan in her account, but she didn't feel happy.

A sense of desolation welled up in her heart, and she lay on the bed, crying bitterly.

Kou Peng's words made her start to think about when she became like this.

She had entered this prestigious university with dreams, fantasizing about becoming a social elite, stepping into the upper-class circle with her abilities. But why did she become like this?

She remembered, it started when she couldn't resist the sugar-coated bullets of her first love and the temptation of luxury goods.

Ji Bochang, the senior one year ahead of her, the handsome and wealthy second-generation rich.

She thought she had met her prince charming, but in the end, she was just an ordinary flower in his garden.

A little wildflower that was discarded when he got tired of it, but from that moment, she started to think about finding a richer, more devoted man, determined to squeeze into the upper-class circle.

After meeting Wu Shanshan, she taught her how to package herself, how to choose luxury goods that suited her. But these were not something her ordinary family could afford.

To package herself, she learned to keep multiple relationships, but truly high-quality wealthy men were very shrewd. After giving a few gifts and not getting anything in return, they all fled.

But having gotten used to a life of red wine and steak, how could she return to a simple life? By chance, she came into contact with campus loans, and from then on, fell into Xie Debiao's clutches.

40,000 turned into 60,000, and finally into 100,000. Seeing that Xie Debiao was also getting tired, her end was a cliff. Li Fan appeared.

Handsome, wealthy, and reportedly kind, she thought she could use Wu Shanshan's influence to pay off the loan. But reality told her that sisterhood was all calculation, relying on others was not as good as relying on oneself.

She thought she had the capital to win over Li Fan and escape her misery, but Li Fan shattered her dreams once again.

Why?!

Ji Bochang, Wu Shanshan, Xie Debiao, Li Fan, one day, I will return the humiliation you gave me a hundredfold, a thousandfold.

From this moment, Liu Ruyan was already somewhat deranged, her eyes full of resentment.

On the other side, after transferring the money, Li Fan was waiting for Kou Peng's call, but the phone never rang. Instead, there was a knock on the door.

Opening the door, he saw Kou Peng standing at the entrance, looking lost, with skewers in his left hand and a pack of beer in his right.

"Let's drink."

Li Fan smiled, took the beer, and let Kou Peng into the house, saying, "Just in time, I haven't eaten yet, you're thoughtful."

The two sat around the dining table, Li Fan eating skewers while observing Kou Peng, and asked, "Don't you have something to ask me?"

Kou Peng chugged half a bottle of beer, burped, and said, "I originally came to question you, to ask why you treated Liu Ruyan like that. But walking all the way here, I suddenly realized how foolish it would be to question you."

"Oh, you figured it out?"

Kou Peng nodded and said, "Not really figured it out, more like Liu Ruyan scolded me awake. I'm just an ordinary guy, my family doesn't have a golden stable, yet I foolishly dream of catching a thousand-mile horse?"

Seeing Kou Peng, who was quite affected, Li Fan raised his glass to clink with Kou Peng's and said, "She's not worthy of you. You're a good person, kind, humorous, and a talented student. The world is still undecided, you and I are both dark horses. She's a fallen one blinded by materialism, not worth it."

"When did you discover her true nature?"

"Just a few days ago, you know Xie Debiao, right?"

"Yeah, North City's underground emperor, is it related to him?"

"Yes, a few days ago, I borrowed a large sum of money from Xie Debiao, and happened to see her clinging to Xie Debiao's arm intimately. It wasn't hard to guess she's also one of those who took out nude loans."

Hearing this, Kou Peng became serious and asked, "You borrowed money from Xie Debiao? Why are you dealing with someone like that? If you're short on money, I can help you think of a way. Do you know how dangerous Xie Debiao is? Are you risking your life?"

Hearing Kou Peng say this, Li Fan felt touched and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. You'll understand in a while."

Seeing Li Fan's confident expression, Kou Peng didn't persuade further.

"If anything happens, you must tell me. My family isn't wealthy, but I can figure out a way for thirty or fifty thousand.

Speaking of money, it's really a loss, spending 120,000 to sleep with someone like that, such a waste."

Seeing that Kou Peng seemed no longer saddened by Liu Ruyan, Li Fan teased, "Wasn't she your goddess?"

"Stop it, that's over, no one is allowed to mention it again."

"Alright, alright, I won't mention it. There are plenty of good girls out there. By the way, was she any good?"

"You jerk, are you done?"

"Hahaha! Come on, let's drink."

"Li Fan, you're the only friend I've had in these three years. Let me show you something."

The two didn't know when they got drunk, nor how many more drinks they got from the supermarket, but there were quite a few empty bottles.

The next morning, when Li Fan woke up, Kou Peng had already gone to class.

After cleaning up the house, Li Fan went out too, he had a lot to do today.

He needed to find gasoline and diesel, as well as self-defense weapons, with only ten days left until the summer shutdown and school break.

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