Chapter 234
Xu Qingyang silently poured a glass of wine for Ye Tian opposite him, and then poured one for himself. This time, it was his turn to down it in one go.
"Manly, huh? I listen and I even think I’m pretty manly, heh, but I feel I can’t just die like this, at least not now, after all... I’ve still got unfinished business on my shoulders. You don’t know, when I first came back, I was in Huaizhou, not far from Tianhe City, just south of it, a city right next to it. Then..." Ye Tian looked up at the ceiling and pursed his lips, "To survive, I ran away, like, like a dog."
Since ancient times, heroes have faced numerous tribulations, leaving home young and returning as mature men.
Before the age of twenty-four, Ye Tian thought he was a hero, but after that, after returning from the battlefield in North Africa, he felt he wasn’t a hero anymore, even more of a bear than Bear; in the past, he’d have strangled himself.
Xu Qingyang never thought the Ye Tian sitting opposite was actually Ye Tian. He’s a staunch skeptic, always suspecting, wondering if "he is lying to me" and the like. So when he heard Ye Tian say these things, his main thought was, "It’s just the old trick of appealing to emotions and reasoning, who are you fooling?" Theoretically, he should be colder than Ye Tian, even if Ye Tian was committing suicide by slitting his wrists, he would think it was a ruse.
"Being a dog isn’t shameful; the key is surviving. But if one can’t turn from a dog back into a human, then it’s truly disgraceful."
The landlady brought over a few plates of appetizers, all cold dishes. She glanced at the two men and thought they were both quite odd, but said nothing. Those who come out to drink in the dead of night are usually taxi drivers, and occasionally some love-stricken men, nothing unusual.
After finishing two glasses, Ye Tian poured another round for both.