My Exclusive Dream World Adventures-Chapter 171 - Difficult Choices

Chapter 171: 171 Difficult Choices

Chapter 171: 171 Difficult Choices

The story goes back to the previous night, past eleven, with few customers in the noodle shop, making it seem somewhat deserted.

Chen Xu sat at a table near the entrance, one hand holding a cigarette, the other browsing on his phone. Chen Ziqi had already gone to sleep, and after the last customer left, he was alone.

Tap!

The sound of high heels striking the floor was exceptionally clear, someone came in.

Chen Xu’s eyes left the phone screen; he looked up and saw a pair of light-colored, shiny high heels. Above them, long, slender legs encased in a leather miniskirt. Further up, a black striped blouse with crossed arms in front, holding a black handbag.

Without seeing the face, he knew who it was—Liu Yumeng, Luo Xiyun’s good friend. Honestly, he didn’t have a good impression of this woman. Never in his life had a woman pointed at his nose and cursed him, and so hideously at that.

“Hello, what can I do for you?” He took the cigarette from his lips, snuffed it out in the ashtray, and waved his hand to disperse the smoke before him.

After all, she was Luo Xiyun’s friend. “Face the Buddha by looking at the monk,” as they say—he had to show basic courtesy.

But when he saw her icy demeanor, he knew she came with bad intentions.

Liu Yumeng coldly said, “Chen Xu, do you intend to keep up this cold war?”

Chen Xu averted his gaze to the phone in his hand, the screen filled with news about Bai Jinxuan.

Seeing his lack of reaction, Liu Yumeng’s face grew even angrier, “What is this now? You’re just dragging your feet; are you still a man?”

Hearing her harsh words, Chen Xu couldn’t help responding, “What exactly do you want to say?”

“If you were a real man, you’d be straightforward.” Liu Yumeng snapped, “If you can’t accept her, then tell her clearly and cut ties completely. If you can’t bear to lose her, then hurry and find her, cheer her up. What does it mean to keep her hanging?”

“Even if you’re not emotionally intelligent, you would still know how to please a girl, right?”

“Or are you expecting her to come to you? If you really think that way, then you’re truly shameless.”

Chen Xu’s expression changed several times, his grip on the phone tightening. After a while, he asked in a somewhat hoarse voice, “Did something happen to her?”

Liu Yumeng was observing his expressions. Although she didn’t know what was troubling him, given Luo Xiyun’s unusual behavior these last two days, there seemed to be some connection.

“If you still care about her, come with me,” she said coldly and turned to leave.

Chen Xu closed his eyes, his mind half filled with Bai Jinxuan and the other half completely occupied by Luo Xiyun.

It wasn’t until Liu Yumeng was about to open the car door that he finally opened his eyes, stood up, closed the door, and walked toward the red Maserati parked on the roadside. He opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat.

After starting the car, there was a moment of silence.

After a while, it was Liu Yumeng, who was holding the steering wheel, who spoke, “To be honest, I don’t like you at all. You are simply unworthy of her.”

Chen Xu remained silent; he wasn’t even in the mood to argue now.

“I just don’t want to see her so distressed.”

“I don’t think she has deep feelings for you either. She’s just projected her beautiful imaginations of love onto you. She’s never been in love; I don’t know how you impressed her. However, I believe your relationship won’t last long.”

“Women are like that. Before experiencing love, they always imagine it beautifully. Only after living with a man and facing repeated disappointments do they come back to their senses, realizing these creatures are not worth entrusting their hearts to.”

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“Every woman has to go through this; consider it a discount for you.”

At this point, Chen Xu couldn’t hold back any longer and said, “Don’t make women sound so innocent, like it’s always the man’s fault and women are always the victims. Saying such things, do you even have a brain?”

Without waiting for her to retort, he scoffed, “Of course, why need a brain when you have an ass. Standing from a woman’s perspective, of course, you would push all faults onto men. Otherwise, wouldn’t that mean admitting your own mistakes?”

“What, you still upset?”

“All I know is, if a couple breaks up, no matter what happened between the two, it’s the man who’s blamed. Such a claim is definitely nonsense.”

“You’re twisting my words.”

“Isn’t that what you implied just now? In a relationship, if a woman gets hurt, the man must be condemned. Isn’t that your logic? Oh, only women get hurt; men don’t? You only think about what men do to hurt you, never considering whether your actions might hurt a man.”

Chen Xu said this and scoffed, “When it comes to being selfish, you women are no less. Let’s not point fingers at each other here.”

Liu Yumeng impatiently said, “It’s all sophistry. Stop talking to me; it’s irritating.”

Chen Xu felt he must have been confused to even discuss this with her. But after arguing a bit, he felt somewhat relieved.

The day before yesterday, he had seen Bai Jinxuan’s interview online, which weighed heavily on his heart. Her words were clearly about him.

He had never expected she would recall the memories from their dream so quickly.

Even less did he expect she would be so bold as to publicly reveal her romantic feelings in front of the media, without regard for the potential fatal impact on her acting career.

He remembered asking her in the dream what they would do if they returned to Earth. She had answered, willing to be an ordinary person again. Surprisingly, she truly meant it.

How could he remain indifferent faced with such a girl?

On one side was Luo Xiyun, who had been with him for several months in the first dream; on the other was Bai Jinxuan, with whom he had spent six months, sharing deep feelings. Choosing either would cause pain to someone. He didn’t know how to choose.

Reason told him he should choose Luo Xiyun, not for any other reason but based on practical considerations. After all, Bai Jinxuan and he were from completely different worlds.

Yet, the words Bai Jinxuan had said in an interview kept echoing in his ears, like a heavy stone pressing on his heart, preventing him from making a decision.

This damned dream device.

Over the past few days, he had lost count of how many times he had cursed that broken system—it was its fault he was in such an uncomfortable dilemma.

Liu Yumeng’s arrival had finally tipped the balance in his heart towards Luo Xiyun.

He knew that dragging this on was becoming increasingly unfair to both girls.

When he got into the car, in his heart, he had already made a decision.

“Jinxuan, just pretend I’m dead.”

He stared out the window, quietly thinking to himself.

Half an hour later, the car stopped near a bar.

“Get out.” Liu Yumeng said coldly.

After Chen Xu got out of the car, he followed her into the bar, frowning slightly—he did not like such places, nor did he want to bring a girl he was close to somewhere like this.

That was what he thought, but he didn’t say anything. After all, he and Luo Xiyun weren’t anything to each other now.

Passing through a door, the booming music vibrated his eardrums, and in the dim light, colorful lights flickered chaotically. In the middle of the dance floor, numerous young men and women were gyrating their bodies.

The air was filled with a mix of perfume and alcohol, the sensory overload seemed to quicken his blood flow, his heart beating faster with the pulsating music.

The bar was crowded, the dim lighting intermittently pierced by various colored spotlights, making it hard to see faces clearly—only able to distinguish between men and women.

Chen Xu followed Liu Yumeng to a corner where a few sofas were placed and a few people, both men and women, were sitting; he recognized Luo Xiyun at a glance, sitting there alone, quietly drinking.

The flickering lights occasionally fell on her face, revealing a somewhat desolate expression, distinctly out of place with her surroundings.

Liu Yumeng stopped and didn’t approach. “There she is, it’s up to you now.”

Just as Chen Xu was about to go over, he saw a man sit next to Luo Xiyun with a drink in hand, “Beauty, I’ve been watching you for a long time. What’s the fun in drinking alone? Join me.”

Luo Xiyun didn’t look at him, her tone cold, “Go away.”

The man laughed, “Don’t be so cold, let’s be friends…”

“She told you to go away.” At this moment, Chen Xu walked up to the table, already a bit angry, and spoke very impolitely.

On the side, Liu Yumeng saw this, made a gesture to a man not far from Luo Xiyun, signaling him not to interfere. Then, she decided to see how Chen Xu would handle it.

The man leaned back, looking annoyed, and asked, “Who the hell are you?”

“She’s my girlfriend.”

Chen Xu walked around the table, pulled Luo Xiyun up, and positioned her behind him.

The man was startled by his words, turned his head to look at Luo Xiyun behind him, and said, “Beauty, you have poor taste. Ditch this guy. I can introduce you to some others…”

Chen Xu didn’t want to bother with this person, took Luo Xiyun by the hand, and said, “Let’s go.”

“Don’t leave.” The man suddenly stood up, blocking Chen Xu’s path, “I don’t think this beauty wants to go with you.”

Chen Xu’s expression turned cold, and he spat out a word, “Scram.”

“Ooh, threatening me? I’m so scared,” the man said, and several other men came over.

On the other side, seeing that the situation was about to spiral out of control, Liu Yumeng quickly waved her hand to get that man to intervene. Just as the man moved, Chen Xu had already kicked him in the stomach.

The man’s body bent like a shrimp, knees hitting the ground, a strained noise coming from his throat. Just seeing him in that condition, it was clear how hard the kick was.

“Fuck.” The man’s companions hadn’t expected him to actually start a fight and cursed angrily, rushing forward with weapons.

Seeing an actual fight break out, people in the bar quickly gathered around.

Liu Yumeng was also shocked. Chen Xu, who looked like someone who couldn’t fight his way out of a paper bag, was quite impulsive when angered. She hurried over, trying to pull Luo Xiyun out to avoid her getting caught in the melee.

However, just as she managed to push through, she saw the five or six men who started the fight lying on the ground, groaning, while Chen Xu stood there, shaking his hand.

What had just happened?

She was a bit perplexed.

In just a few seconds, had Chen Xu taken all these guys down?

Were these people just stooges he had hired?

While she was bewildered, Chen Xu had already pulled the equally surprised Luo Xiyun through the crowd and left the bar.

PS: Here’s a book recommendation, also featuring a harem and is a fantasy genre, by the author Ji Cha, titled “Please Behave, Fairy.” Worth a try if you’re looking for something to read.