Dream

After finishing all that, Wu Wei returned to his own bed and began a profound self-examination.

The books said one should examine oneself three times a day. Though Wu Wei had not reached such a lofty state, he could still imitate it.

So he seriously reflected on why he was so unpopular.

Li Long was one thing, but even Kuang Zhiguo was plotting against him?

Was I too polite? Did I give him too much face? Should I have hit him?

After examining himself three times, Wu Wei arrived at an affirmative answer.

He was definitely not at fault. As long as he held firmly to that principle, the problem became obvious.

These people were truly tired of living.

With that thought, Wu Wei happily closed his eyes for real.

He slept soundly.

He felt quite at ease, because the habit of drinking a glass of water after getting up was not unique to him. Kuang Zhiguo had it too.

Scientific studies had proven that drinking some water after waking up in the morning was good for one's health, so many people had developed this habit.

Of course, Wu Wei decided to break that habit in the future.

While Wu Wei slept blissfully, Kuang Zhiguo had a nightmare.

This was not the first day he had begun having nightmares.

About seven days earlier, Kuang Zhiguo had started dreaming. In those dreams, he was somewhat older than he was now, his face more weathered, and his conduct more mature.

At first, Kuang Zhiguo did not think much of it.

What one thought about during the day, one dreamed about at night. As an outstanding student at Imperial Capital University, it was perfectly normal for him to look ahead to his future.

But when he continued dreaming the next day, Kuang Zhiguo began to feel that something was wrong.

Because this time, he discovered that after graduating in the dream, he had done only so-so.

As a graduate of Imperial Capital University, although his major did not match the job, he had still resolutely chosen to follow his goddess, Lan Meng, into Lan Group.

Unfortunately, in a field he was not good at, he could not compare with the specialized talents at all. Before long, he was marginalized by his department, falling from a favored son of heaven into someone dispensable.

Meanwhile, Wu Wei, his roommate, had turned down Lan Group's formal job offer. He had merely agreed to serve as Lan Group's special technical consultant at President Lan's request.

Kuang Zhiguo had dealt with Wu Wei before and knew his situation well. Wu Wei was only lending his name to the position and never went to work, yet Lan Group still paid him one million every month.

Kuang Zhiguo's mentality began to grow unbalanced.

Especially when he saw Lan Meng get into Wu Wei's car.

When he woke up that day, Kuang Zhiguo unusually did not go to class.

He spent half a day sorting out his feelings.

As a young man of the new era, Kuang Zhiguo ultimately concluded that what he had dreamed was very likely his future.

Even though it was not a future he wanted to see.

With inexplicable feelings, he entered his dream again on the third day.

Just as he had expected, his life continued to unfold. He was mocked by his colleagues and ignored by Lan Meng. On Lan Meng's birthday, he gathered his courage and carried a gift he had prepared for a long time, intending to invite her out.

Then he saw Wu Wei and Lan Meng enter a five-star hotel together.

At that moment, his heart shattered into pieces.

That night, Kuang Zhiguo woke in the middle of the night and could still feel the heart-wrenching pain inside him.

He had never known that his secret love for Lan Meng could be so intense.

Was I actually such a deeply passionate person?

Sadly, I love you, but you love him.

On the fourth day, still in the dream, on a day of pouring rain, Lan Meng grabbed Wu Wei and cried as she said something, but Wu Wei walked away without even looking back.

Kuang Zhiguo stepped forward to comfort Lan Meng, only for her to slap him instead.

"You have no right to speak badly of him."

"But he clearly treated you like that..." Kuang Zhiguo bit his lip tightly, his emotions tangled beyond measure.

"That is between him and me. It has nothing to do with you."

Lan Meng trampled his sincere feelings into the mud, yet the only person Kuang Zhiguo hated was Wu Wei.

If Wu Wei had not existed, his goddess would not be suffering like this.

She already liked you so much. Why did you still make her cry?

That day, amid the torrential rain, Kuang Zhiguo wept as well.

He cried for himself, and he cried for Lan Meng.

Why could two people who had both been hurt not be together?

But it did not matter. As long as you were happy, I would be happy too.

On the fifth day, when Kuang Zhiguo entered the dream, he was negotiating with Wu Wei.

Kuang Zhiguo was persuading Wu Wei to be with Lan Meng.

But Wu Wei refused decisively.

"Lan Meng is so wonderful. Why don't you like her?" Kuang Zhiguo trembled with rage.

Wu Wei, on the other hand, was as calm as ever. Even his tone did not fluctuate in the slightest. "In terms of physical pleasure, the intelligent inflatable dolls I invented are warm in winter and cool in summer. They know all the sensitive areas on a man's body and can cooperate perfectly according to a man's endurance. Who knew how much better they were than women?

"And in terms of psychological pleasure, provided sex is absent, I would rather communicate with men, because we have more common ground."

Kuang Zhiguo stood frozen, unable to respond.

"If you have nothing else to say, I'll be leaving. Also, I suggest you give up pursuing Lan Meng. Honestly, you and she are not people from the same world, just as she and I are not people from the same world. You are destined to have no common ground."

Wu Wei's "lofty and superior" attitude completely enraged Kuang Zhiguo.

However, on the sixth day, Lan Meng suddenly told him something that left Kuang Zhiguo caught between sorrow and joy.

Lan Meng came to him on her own initiative, saying she wanted to be with him and marry him.

Kuang Zhiguo was overjoyed, but he was not stupid. He knew Lan Meng did not think highly of him, so there had to be a reason behind this.

So he asked, and received the answer he had expected:

Lan Meng was pregnant.

With Wu Wei's child.

Wu Wei did not want it.

And Lan Meng did not want to abort the child.

The reason she wanted to marry him was obvious. She had taken a fancy to his "honest man" qualities and wanted him to take over the burden and happily become the father.

Though he knew it was an insult, Kuang Zhiguo still agreed in pain and joy, without even the slightest hesitation.

Honest men really had it hard waiting for their goddesses.

After finally waiting for the goddess to grow tired of playing around, he had gotten the chance to take over the burden. He could not be bothered with anything else.

In the dream, Kuang Zhiguo even sent Wu Wei a message and said, "Thank you."

After all, without Wu Wei, it would have been very difficult for him to win over Lan Meng.

Yet on the seventh night, all of it vanished without a trace.

Even now, Kuang Zhiguo could not forget what Lan Meng said to him:

"Kuang Zhiguo, I've already had the child aborted. I thought about it for two days and decided I still couldn't wrong the child. His child is not yours to raise!"

PS: It's almost 20,000 words now. Those of you with reading lists, please add it to yours. It'll be a long time before it gets recommended, and a young seedling needs care.