Lonely Man

The cheerful atmosphere was shattered by the beep-beep of an electric scooter being locked.

"Old Hu's back." Ma Qiushan smiled at the somewhat bewildered Xu Hongdou. "Hu Youyu, from Room Three in our little courtyard—the guy who sings in the city."

Xu Hongdou nodded in understanding and turned her gaze toward the door.

In that short span of time, Hu Youyu walked in. He had long hair, wore loose-fitting trendy clothes, and carried a battered wooden guitar on his back. One hand held an electric scooter battery, while the other carried packed snacks and barbecue.

Seeing everyone looking at him, he froze for a moment. Then he noticed the two unfamiliar faces. He set the food on the table and the battery on the floor, then walked over to Wang Yan and Xu Hongdou and extended his hand. "Hello. Let me introduce myself—I'm Hu Youyu, from Room Three. I saw the message in the group about more people arriving. I'm the one welcoming you. You're Wang Yan, and this gorgeous beauty must be Xu Hongdou, right?"

Hu Youyu was quite an interesting person. He had gotten involved with a divorced woman whose child was already in college. Of course, credit where it was due—the woman really did have charm.

But Hu Youyu had some issues too. He made money singing in bars, yet when it came to relationships, he acted like a complete novice. It wasn't that there were no good people in bars, but there were clearly fewer among those who spent their lives there. And he was a singer, fairly handsome too, which made him quite attractive to some women. If he wanted to, finding ten or eight girlfriends in a year would not have been a problem.

Yet despite seeming carefree on the surface and being rather