Before long, they arrived at their destination: a barbecue restaurant. Chang Shen had already arrived and was sitting outside, eating and looking towards the west.
Chu Fang sat down, casually ordered some barbecue, and then said, "It's rare for you to take the initiative to ask me to dinner."
"This might be the last meal," Chang Shen slowly withdrew his gaze.
A clear question mark appeared above Chu Fang's head: "???"
Chang Shen said calmly, "I've decided to leave this world."
Chu Fang: "???!!!"
With great effort, he calmed his emotions and asked in a deep voice, "Are you serious?"
"Yes," Chang Shen replied, "I really have no attachment to this world. Living is quite painful."
Chu Fang raised his voice: "Don't!"
Chang Shen frowned slightly: "I thought you would agree with me, that's why I was willing to tell you this."
At this moment, Chu Fang felt like he couldn't breathe, his mind was blank: "I would have before, but I don't think so now."
If it had been Chu Fang from two years ago, he would definitely have agreed.
Back then, he and Chang Shen had the same attitude: people are destined to die, and living a few more days doesn't seem to make much sense.
But today is different from the past. He has realized the beauty of the world, and he hopes to live on.
"You are lucky to have found someone you love," Chang Shen said, "but I haven't."
"It doesn't necessarily have to be someone you love. Career, ambition, and personal value can all be considered as the meaning of living."
Chang Shen shook his head: "In the face of death, these are meaningless."
Chu Fang knew that Chang Shen had a fixed mindset, he used to be the same, and he knew that he couldn't argue with it.
He changed direction: "What about your parents? After you leave, how painful will they be, and when they get old, who will take care of them?"
Chang Shen's voice was calm: "My life should be controlled by me, not by thinking about how they will see it, just like they gave birth to me without thinking about how I would see it."
After a pause, he continued: "What's more, I have saved a large sum of money for them, enough for them to live the rest of their lives."
Chu Fang opened his mouth, he really didn't know how to argue.
The barbecue came up, Chang Shen tasted a bite and then stopped eating, while Chu Fang looked at the west, also silent.
The two of them sat by the roadside, both silent, watching the passing pedestrians and cars.
As night fell, Chang Shen paid the bill and then left, while Chu Fang followed him back home.
He skillfully found a quilt from the cabinet, moved the sofa away, and put together a bed.
Seeing this, Chang Shen smiled and said, "I won't go down that road for the time being. There are still many things to deal with, and I will consider this matter after I finish dealing with them, so you don't need to follow me and stop me from leaving this world."
"What's more, as long as I want to, even if you are there, I can leave."
Chu Fang fell on the sofa: "Shut up! I'll do whatever I want."
"Whatever," Chang Shen said, "This house was originally intended to be given to you anyway."
"Hurry up and die, so I can quickly get the house and sell it," Chu Fang said angrily.
The living room light was not turned off, and Chu Fang tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
Just then, Zhong Tingyue sent a message.
[Wangshu: Mr. Chu, why haven't you come home yet? Did you die in a gentle land?]
[Wangshu: Good ]
[Solo Ranked Player: Can you not say the word 'die'? It gives me a headache.]
[Wangshu: What's wrong?]
Then he told Zhong Tingyue everything that had happened today, and the latter was also silent.
[Solo Ranked Player: Ms. Zhong, what should I do?]
[Wangshu: I don't know either.]
Or rather, no one knows what to do.
Chang Shen graduated from a famous foreign university and is a genius in psychology and plastic surgery.
He is not an ordinary person, and will not commit suicide due to emotions like ordinary people. The essence is the result of emotionalization, while Chang Shen wants to leave after careful consideration, analysis of various factors, and reaching an extremely rational understanding.
It is most difficult to persuade people like Chang Shen to change their minds.
[Solo Ranked Player: Ms. Zhong, I probably won't be going home for a while, please take care of things.]
[Wangshu: I will take care of the house.]
[Wangshu: Just in case, I mean just in case, it really happens, please contact me immediately, Mr. Chu.]
She was afraid that Chu Fang would be psychologically affected by Chang Shen's death.
[Solo Ranked Player: Okay.]
