You Two Have It Easy

Based on Zhang Ke's observations over this period of time,

among this new batch of students, Wang Ye was the most annoying!

And Wang Dan's family conditions were probably the best.

Because Wang Dan was the only new student he had seen with a laptop.

And it was an IBM ThinkPad T20!

Don't be fooled by its plain, black appearance—it was seriously expensive, over thirty thousand yuan for one!

And this was thirty thousand yuan in 2001. A family that could afford a laptop like that couldn't possibly be struggling...

Over the past few days, he had deliberately struck up conversations with Wang Dan. The girl was fairly naive, and Zhang Ke quickly managed to get her family's circumstances out of her.

It turned out Wang Dan's father was a department-level official with real authority in some prefecture-level city!

A family like that might not necessarily be rich—or perhaps they were rich but didn't dare flaunt it—but if he could build ties with such a family, he could save himself thirty years of struggle in the future!

Although Zhang Ke wasn't much older than Wang Ye and the others, only a year or two older, he was already in his early twenties.

But he had entered society early and understood far more about many things than sheltered students did.

And after pursuing Nalan Yaqi for nearly half a year without even getting a pleasant look from her, he was starting to give up.

Now, though, a "new target" had appeared!

And if he could win over this new target, it would undoubtedly benefit his future development far more than Nalan Yaqi could.

Nalan Yaqi's family was in business. Her mother ran a small company, with not much money and even less power.

The main thing was that she was pretty...

From the perspective of future prospects, Wang Dan was clearly the better choice!

So he began setting his sights on Wang Dan...

Zhang Ke knew that girls like Wang Dan, seventeen or eighteen years old and fresh out of high school, had absolutely no experience with society.

As long as he put in enough effort and stubbornly kept at it, he should be able to win her over without any surprises...

These past few days, he had looked for every possible chance to get close to Wang Dan.

After all, he had arrived nearly half a year earlier than Wang Dan, and his Russian was a little better.

Whenever Wang Dan and the others went to the supermarket, Zhang Ke volunteered to carry their things.

When Wang Dan and Li Xiaoyun wanted to visit places like Red Square, Zhang Ke "dutifully" acted as their guide!

In short, he had to make Wang Dan feel his enthusiasm and sincerity!

Heaven did not disappoint those with determination. After working at it for so many days, Wang Dan had finally agreed to treat him to a meal.

This was obviously a huge step forward in their relationship!

While he was lost in wild thoughts, Zhang Ke heard the half-closed door being pushed open and someone walking in.

He quickly put down the newspaper in his hand and stood up.

With a smile, he said, "Is it ready? I..."

He suddenly trailed off halfway through, because he realized that the person entering was neither Wang Dan nor Li Xiaoyun, but the person he hated most...

Wang Ye!

Wang Ye walked in with a cheerful smile, carrying two plates of food.

He went straight to the dining table and set down the dishes. Then, seeing Zhang Ke standing nearby, he said, "What are you standing around for? Hurry up and clear the table, bring all the chairs over. Are you waiting for someone to spoon-feed you instead of working?"

Zhang Ke was always full of confidence around others, carrying himself like some big shot from society.

But only in front of Wang Ye did he finally feel lacking in confidence, as though he couldn't even straighten his back...

After hearing Wang Ye's words, he asked guiltily, "Y-you... what are you doing here?"

Wang Ye spread his hands and said helplessly, "Of course I'm here to eat. What else did you think?"

Not to mention how ugly Zhang Ke's expression became, once they started eating, the two girls kept putting all sorts of food into Wang Ye's bowl, one after the other.

"Brother Ye, try this—stir-fried chicken!"

"This one's delicious. My best dish: tomato and scrambled eggs."

Meanwhile, Zhang Ke might as well not have existed. Wang Ye and the other two didn't even glance in his direction...

If it had been anyone else, Zhang Ke would probably have blown up long ago!

But the lesson from that night had been rather profound, and Zhang Ke still hadn't forgotten it.

Whenever he thought about it, his face still felt hot...

That bastard Song Xiaogang had an incredibly strong grip!

Since he didn't dare lose his temper, he could only endure it. Zhang Ke ate the entire meal with a bellyful of rage.

When he was nearly done, he truly couldn't stay any longer. He got up and forced a smile. "Ah, today's food was so delicious. I'm stuffed. Well... you all keep eating. I'll head out first. I made plans with someone, so I need to go out later."

Wang Dan and Li Xiaoyun merely waved their hands, with no intention whatsoever of asking him to stay.

After Zhang Ke left, Wang Dan hurried over and shut the dorm room door.

When she came back, she let out a long breath and said with a smile, "Ah, he's finally gone. Good thing Brother Ye was here today, otherwise it would have been so awkward!"

Li Xiaoyun also said, "This feels much better! He helped us out, and we treated him to a meal. We're even now. Let's try not to deal with that guy in the future. He doesn't look like a decent person!"

Indeed, Zhang Ke didn't look particularly impressive.

Thin and short, with long hair, he always squinted and twisted his mouth when talking to people. In the local slang of the Central Plains, he looked like a punk!

On top of that, the conflict between him, Wang Ye, and Song Xiaogang was now known to everyone.

Between the two sides, Wang Ye was clearly more popular.

Wang Ye also put down his chopsticks and said with a smile, "You two have it easy. What does that make me, a third wheel?"

He understood that after today's meal, Zhang Ke's hatred for him had surely only grown deeper.

But so what...

It was only because Wang Ye had just arrived in Moscow and hadn't been there long.

After some time, the gap between them might become enormous. Zhang Ke wouldn't even be qualified to hate Wang Ye anymore!

Had anyone ever heard of an ant hating an elephant...

After thinking it over, Wang Ye decided to give Wang Dan a subtle reminder.

He had memories of his previous life.

In that previous life, Zhang Ke had supposedly really succeeded in winning Wang Dan over, and a series of unpleasant events had happened afterward.

Their old classmates all privately thought Wang Dan had been too foolish, ending up with such trash!

But once something had already happened, what could anyone say?

But now, many things had changed from his previous life because of Wang Ye's "involvement"!

Perhaps Wang Dan could avoid that tragic fate in the future...

Wang Ye didn't know that after Zhang Ke returned to his own dorm room, he was cursing furiously.

"I'm so fucking pissed today! Every good thing got ruined by that brat Wang Ye! How can he be so clueless? Doesn't he know I'm pursuing a girl? He had to shamelessly tag along for dinner? Would he fucking starve to death if he missed one meal? I want to kill him!"

The other two guys in his dorm exchanged looks, having no idea what had happened.

But Zhang Ke only dared to talk tough in his own room...