As they drank more and more, Xu Hang gradually opened up.
"Xiao Yuan, honestly, sometimes I really envy your carefree life. Unlike me, my life has already been mapped out."
After letting out a drunken belch, Xu Hang set down the bottle in his hand and spoke longingly.
Ye Yuan had not used the energy within his body to dispel the alcohol, so he was somewhat drunk as well.
"Give me a break! You're just talking without knowing what it's like. Do you know how many people envy the life you have now? Do you know what I did after graduating from college? I got up before dawn and worked until dark, spending several hours in the sea almost every day. Why didn't you envy my life back then?"
With that, Ye Yuan picked up the half-full bottle of beer in his hand and drained it in one gulp.
"My life is good? You've only seen the dog eating meat, not the dog eating shit. Everyone thinks that with the Xu Family backing me, everything goes smoothly for me. But you saw it this time too. I'm just a puppet. All it takes is one word from above, and I have to leave whenever they tell me to. Is that the kind of life you envy? Honestly, if I could, I'd rather be like Yu Hongbo and the others, following you around the world to fish and never having to think about the Xu Family or the Guo Family again."
Ye Yuan could tell that Xu Hang looked fine on the surface, but deep down, he had accumulated far too much frustration and dissatisfaction. Yet he could not say those things to his family.
That was why he had come to find Ye Yuan for drinks today.
Ye Yuan had