NOVPUBWu Bin hadn’t expected that celebrating Valentine’s Day with a meal would mean sitting next to such a pair of "good brothers."
For a moment, Wu Bin felt rather awkward.
Zhu Ling widened her eyes with curiosity and asked, "Brother, what does ’licking dog’ mean?"
Wu Bin felt somewhat of a headache coming on.
He hadn’t expected Zhu Ling to be interested in this term.
Wu Bin quickly explained, "It’s a kind of dog, one that ingratiates itself to others, even willing to give its life for them."
Zhu Ling was shocked.
"Isn’t that a loyal dog? You call them ’licking dogs’ now?"
As soon as Zhu Ling said this, the netizens in the live streaming laughed out loud.
"God’s own loyal dog, its name must be Hachiko, right?"
"Please don’t insult dogs, dogs are our good friends, and a dog only wags its tail for the person who feeds it."
"Dude, your attack is too strong, keep this up and you’re going to get blown away."
"I bet fifty cents the man in black can’t turn back now; he’s got no choice but to keep going down this dark path."
As this comment floated by, the man in black sitting across them suddenly erupted with emotion.
"I won’t look! I won’t look at these chat logs!"
"They’re fake, they’re all fake, you forged all this to deceive me!"
"She would never betray me, we’re truly in love, I have absolute trust in her!"
Originally, the surrounding people were just listening in with pricked ears.
Now that the man in black stood up and started shouting, it was impossible for the people around to ignore his presence.
Wu Bin also took the chance to have a look at what the man in black looked like.
Honestly, quite handsome.
Even though he was a bit less handsome than Wu Bin, he definitely didn’t lack for girlfriends.
That such a man could be a ’licking dog’ was beyond Wu Bin’s understanding.
The man in the shirt had clearly anticipated this reaction from the man in black.
He said indifferently, "Isn’t it Valentine’s Day today? I know which hotel they’ve checked into, want me to take you there?"
Damn!
What a ruthless thing to say!
The words from the man in the shirt completely broke through the man in black’s defenses.
The man in black couldn’t deceive himself any longer and began to cry on the table.
"Why? I’ve been so good to her, why would she do this to me?"
The man in the shirt comforted him by patting his shoulder, and said, "Little Chen, sometimes you really need to reflect on yourself."
"Indeed, love is about giving to the other, but you need to understand the principle of loving yourself before loving someone else."
"It’s only because you have a good brother like me to pull you back, time and again urging you to turn around; otherwise, wouldn’t you be in even deeper trouble?"
"You’re not the first time you told me you won’t be a licking dog anymore, but each time she sends a message, you can’t help but go back to licking."
"Have you ever thought that your suffering is all because of yourself? At the end of the day, did she force you to lick?"
Wu Bin: ???
At first Wu Bin had thought the man in the shirt was a really good brother.
Being able to give a brother a hand at a critical moment, isn’t that what a good brother is for?
But after listening to the shirt man’s words, Wu Bin felt something was off, very off!
That kid had a hidden subtext!
Han Jiaoyan and Zhu Ling didn’t catch the drift, but girls are naturally fond of gossip.
They were about to move in closer to listen, but Wu Bin quickly pushed them back to sit down properly.
"The food’s here, focus on eating."
Zhu Ling was child-like in nature, and as soon as she saw the food come to the table, her attention was wholly captured by the dishes, picking up her chopsticks to show off.
Han Jiaoyan, on the other hand, remained quite interested in the man in black at the next table.
She couldn’t resist glancing at Wu Bin and asked, "Wu Bin, if you date in the future, will you be a ’lick dog’ like him?"
Wu Bin, holding his chopsticks, looked puzzled.
What’s with the sudden name-calling?
"Han classmate, I feel I need to correct you, there really is no such thing as a ’lick dog’ in this world."
"Just as there are no men in this world who are afraid of their wives, only men who love their wives."
"If I were in a relationship, everything I’d give would be voluntary, I definitely wouldn’t be weeping and wailing like that, acting like a woman."
"That’s just how I am, I give without expecting anything in return."
Upon hearing Wu Bin’s words, everyone couldn’t help but take a second look at him.
The audience in the live stream started commenting with bullet messages.
"Give without expecting anything in return? Impossible, do such people even exist in this world?"
"I never expected Wu Bro to be a ’lick dog’ as well, truly judging a book by its cover, huh."
"Giving without expecting anything back, isn’t that just charity? I can’t understand it, and I’m deeply shocked."
Just when everyone thought Wu Bin was nothing but a dedicated ’lick dog’, his phone began to ring.
Zhu Ling, quick-witted and with a mouth full of roast meat, mumbled unclearly, "Brother, let me help you get the call!"
Wu Bin had already taught Zhu Ling how to answer the phone before.
So at this moment, she was curious and interested in answering the call.
Her greasy hands swiped across the phone screen, answering the call but on speakerphone.
Before Wu Bin had the chance to switch it off speakerphone, the voice of the orphanage director Hu Guifang came from the phone.
"Xiao Bin, have you had your meal?"
Upon hearing Hu Guifang’s voice, both Han Jiaoyan and He Bingbing looked curiously at Wu Bin.
Wu Bin, now embarrassed to switch off the speakerphone, braced himself and replied, "I’m eating right now, Hu Mom, what do you need?"
Hu Guifang said with a smile, "Didn’t I tell you last time that I wanted to set you up with someone?"
"You said you’re not getting any younger and should consider dating soon."
"It just so happens I know several nice girls here, I’m going to refer their Weixin to you right now."
Upon hearing Hu Guifen say this, the looks in the eyes of He Bingbing and Han Jiaoyan instantly changed.
The audience in the live stream also started to get sarcastic.
"Goodness, Han Jiaoyan’s right there and you’re not interested, He Bingbing is so pretty and you’re not into her either, preferring to go for a blind date, huh?"
"Did you guys hear what Hu Mom just said? Several nice girls, he’s casting a wide net here!"
"Wu Bro, you’re pushing the envelope here, look how dark Han Jiaoyan’s and Bingbing’s faces have turned."
Wu Bin was also somewhat embarrassed.
"Hu Mom, let’s not rush the matchmaking thing..."
Before Wu Bin could finish his sentence, Hu Guifen interrupted, "I understand, you don’t want to spend money on them yet, right? I’ve spoken to those girls, and they agreed to go Dutch on the date expenses. Once you’ve taken a fancy to each other, you can talk about other things."
"Alright, let’s settle it like this then, I’m going to refer their Weixin to you right now."
Han Jiaoyan: …
He Bingbing: …
Audience: …
After Hu Guifen hung up the phone, Han Jiaoyan couldn’t help but ask, "Is this what you called, giving without expecting anything in return?"
Wu Bin earnestly explained, "That’s right, if I give, I definitely do it without expecting anything back. But since I haven’t given anything yet, that’s a different matter."
