Magnate Tycoon: How Did Simply Enjoying Life Make Me a Male God?-Chapter 576 - 404: Best Friends Pouring Out Their Troubles

"I want to ask you guys something."

Shi Yang held the tea cup on the table, droplets of water sliding down her fingertips.

Seeing Shi Yang hesitate, Su Qing, dressed in a silk suit, decisively pushed her bag aside and sat opposite her.

She casually tossed back her wavy brown hair with one hand, a diamond stud twinkling coldly at her ear, her tone carrying the decisiveness and assertiveness of a career woman: "Just say it, sis. We promise to help you sort it out."

Lin Wan also leaned in, the embroidered peonies on her qipao slightly rippling with her movements.

Their eyes were like torches, attentively watching Shi Yang.

Shi Yang stared at the tea leaves floating and sinking at the bottom of her cup. After a long silence, she finally spoke hoarsely: "I have a friend... who has fallen in love with a playboy.

Do you think she should continue pursuing him?"

As her words faded, the private room suddenly fell silent, the soft sound of a waterfall behind the screen audible in the stillness.

The warm yellow of the chandelier above gently swayed, its crystal shade reflecting tiny prisms of light that danced across the glasses on the table.

Seeing both Lin Wan and Su Qing fall silent simultaneously, Shi Yang's delicate brows knitted slightly.

Finally, unable to bear the awkward silence, she broke it: "Why? Why aren't you two talking?"

Lin Wan averted her eyes, fiddling with the pearls on her bracelet, the smooth pearls rolling between her fingers as her sensitive nature detected a possibility.

Meanwhile, Su Qing lounged lazily on the leather sofa, her fingers adorned with wine-red nail polish tapping rhythmically on her phone, producing a regular "da-da" sound.

As Lin Wan turned to look at Su Qing, she happened to turn her face as well, and their gazes collided mid-air, in that moment understanding each other's suspicions.

"Yangyang," Lin Wan gently lifted the glass off the coaster, attempting to ask: "The playboy you're talking about, is it the kind we think it is?"

Shi Yang frowned, showing a hint of impatience, grabbing the napkin on the table and crumpling it: "It's the type of man who's unfaithful and spreads his affections around.

What other kind of playboy could it be? It can't be the kind from movies who talks to fish, right?"

Lin Wan tucked stray hair behind her ear, looking directly into Shi Yang's eyes, her gaze containing a uniquely female softness and determination: "If your friend really likes a playboy, as a woman, I definitely don't recommend pursuing him. It's like throwing yourself into a pit of fire.

Knowing you'll get hurt and still rushing in...". But she stopped speaking and simply looked at Shi Yang.

Shi Yang remained indifferent, staring silently at the distant ceiling, eventually focusing her gaze on Su Qing, with a trace of barely detectable melancholy in her voice: "Qingqing, what do you think?"

Su Qing crossed her arms over her chest, sitting upright but exuding an air of nonchalance, her long legs beneath her trousers crossed as the stilettoed heel of her black high heels tapped lightly on the ground.

She squinted slightly, her red lips curling into a cool smile: "A playboy has no place with me. I certainly wouldn't support any girl around me getting involved with him."

"Emotions aren't a game, and those who use true love as a bargaining chip don't deserve to talk about romance." Her voice was clear and decisive.

Knock, knock.

At that moment, the room door opened, and a waiter pushed in a silver cart with drinks.

Seeing this, Shi Yang said nothing, directly taking a bottle.

The metal corkscrew grated against the cork, producing a harsh sound, as the liquid rippled in the glass.

She tilted her head back, drinking it all in one go, a few drops of the drink sliding down her neck into her collar, dampening the neckline.

Lin Wan and Su Qing exchanged a glance, noticing Shi Yang's flushed ear tips and the slight tremble of her fingers holding the bottle.

Lin Wan suddenly lowered her voice, tentatively speaking: "Yangyang, the friend you're talking about...could it be you?"

These words were like a stone cast into a deep pool, Shi Yang's already uneasy expression instantly turning pale, opening her mouth to retort.

Su Qing, already crossing her arms, interrupted her briskly: "Alright Yangyang, stop pretending. We've known each other for so many years, you've been out of it since you walked in, you can't even cover up your lies. So just tell us, did some guy trick you again?"

Shi Yang's face switched between red and white, ultimately biting her trembling lower lip and slowly nodding. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"What?"

Lin Wan abruptly stood up, dragging the chair across the floor with a screeching sound, "Which jerk is bold enough to deceive your feelings? Want me to help you find trouble with him?"

Her almond-shaped eyes were wide open, looking ready to charge out and seek justice at any moment.

Su Qing's gaze instantly turned cold as she pulled out her phone and unlocked it, her tone icy: "Just give me the name and location, leave the rest to me."

Her slender fingers hovered on the screen, ready to note down details.

Seeing her two friends filled with righteous anger, Shi Yang hurriedly waved her hands, quickly explaining: "It's not what you think, and he's from another city..."

"Someone from out of town dares to bully our Hai City's number one beauty?" Lin Wan seethed with her chest heaving, "The fine men of Hai City can line up around the beach three times, what gives him the right? We can't just let this go!"

Su Qing remained silent, her fingers typing a line into her memo app, exuding an aura that warned others to keep their distance.

Not knowing where to begin explaining, Shi Yang eventually grabbed her cup and once again tilted her head back, draining the amber liquid, its spiciness bringing tears to her eyes.

"Enough, Yangyang, stop bottling it up for a guy who isn't worth it. What's going on, really? Even if we're drinking with you, you still need to explain things clearly."

Lin Wan wore an expression of worry, reaching out to hold Shi Yang's hand. She knew Shi Yang too well—with some spoiled behavior but a pure heart, she absolutely couldn't let another man take advantage of her.