Chapter 396: Chapter 396 Old Friendships_1

The next day, bright and early, Ye Fei took Little Ye back to Tianhe.

It just so happened to be Sunday, so Su Yueru had arranged to go out and have fun with a few mommy friends, and she took Little Ye with her.

Ye Fei had a rare day of leisure, and with nothing to do, he started cleaning around the house.

In his tidying, he inadvertently dug out many photos from his school days.

Looking at the photos, waves of memories surged in his heart, making Ye Fei feel somewhat emotionally complicated.

And when his gaze fell on the most familiar face in those photos, his heart shook slightly.

"Lu Dabao. It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, lad."

The Lu Dabao Ye Fei spoke of was his good classmate, good brother, and best friend.

He remembered, in his previous life, when he had hit rock bottom.

Everyone was laughing at him, ridiculing and mocking him, even stepping on him when he was down.

Only Lu Dabao kept looking out for his family in every possible way.

Even though Ye Fei knew that Lu Dabao’s family was in poor condition too, and he had a very demanding and mean girlfriend.

Still, Lu Dabao would come to visit whenever he had time, slipping him a few hundred yuan.

This friendship, he always kept close to his heart, thinking he would repay it when he could.

But for some reason, from a certain day on, Lu Dabao suddenly stopped coming.

Until Ye Fei ascended to immortality, Lu Dabao had never appeared again.

A living person had just disappeared like that, as if he had never been in this world.

And up until now, it has been four or five months without any news from Lu Dabao.

"Dabao, where on earth are you? Are you dead or alive?"

The more Ye Fei thought about it, the more agitated he became; he simply put away the photos and turned to practicing his skills to distract himself.

Recently, Ye Fei had increased the intensity of his cultivation of the Fortune of Immortals technique.

He had hoped to break through to the third layer today.

But the matter of Lu Dabao persistently disturbed his mind, and after practicing for several hours, he saw no progress, so he eventually stopped.

"Since my wife and child aren’t at home, why not drown my sorrows in alcohol."

Having made up his mind, Ye Fei took a car to Changling Road’s bar street.

Back during his university days, Lu Dabao had brought him here a few times.

The few unforgettable, happy memories happened here as well.

As Ye Fei walked, he suddenly stopped in front of a bar named "Drowning Sorrows."

"Didn’t expect this bar to still be open," Ye Fei murmured with a twitch of his mouth.

This was precisely the bar where Lu Dabao took him for the first and last time.

That night, a beautiful woman tried to hit on Ye Fei but was rejected.

In her anger, she called a few thugs to hack Ye Fei.

If it wasn’t for Lu Dabao desperately blocking for him, Ye Fei might have lost his life that night.

The past came flooding back, bringing a mix of emotions.

Although it was only the afternoon, the bar was quite crowded.

Flashing lights, shadows everywhere.

Especially in the center of the dance floor, men and women intertwined, dancing wildly.

Ye Fei made his way to the first seat he ever sat in and gestured with his hand.

"Waiter, bring the drinks!"

Listening to the jarring music, with bygone days in mind, Ye Fei drank bottle after bottle.

He quickly became slightly tipsy.

During this time, several beauties approached him to chat, but all were turned away by Ye Fei’s cold gaze.

Half an hour later, the music stopped.

A host wearing a baseball cap took the stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have now come to the most intense and thrilling ’You Say, I Do’ segment. Do you have any fresh and interesting ideas for today?"

"Yes!"

"Of course, we do!"

"Cut the crap and get the clown on stage, I’ve thought of lots of great tricks to play on him today, haha!"

The crowd below responded enthusiastically.

"Great! Same rules as always, a thousand bucks for a request. Let’s have the clown come on stage!"

Accompanied by a series of rapid drum beats, a performer dressed up like a clown appeared on the stage.

As soon as the clown got on stage, he began making all sorts of amusing and pleasing antics.

Which caused bursts of laughter in the audience.

However, among them, some people had sneers of malice on their faces.

To build up the atmosphere, the bar had previously prepared many pompoms for guests to throw at the clown.

The clown performed a variety of funny dodging movements.

But with a thud, the clown suddenly fell to the ground and didn’t get up for a long time.

Ye Fei fixed his gaze and saw that the clown’s forehead had swollen into a large lump, from which trace amounts of fresh blood were seeping.

Looking down, he noticed not just pompoms, but also several pebbles scattered on the ground. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Someone had actually thrown pebbles at the clown!

Seeing this, Ye Fei’s brows furrowed sharply.

But the others showed not the slightest compassion, continuing to jeer loudly.

"Get up quick, it’s just a bump on the head, what are you playing dead for!"

"I paid money to see you perform, not play dead. If you don’t want to earn money, beat it early!"

"Damn it, cheap life, what are you acting all delicate and rich for? Fuck!"

Seeing the dissatisfaction in the audience, the boss went up and kicked the clown.

"You damned dog, how long do you want to sleep? If you want to sleep, go home!"

With clenched teeth, the clown struggled to get up from the ground.

It was clear that he was in pain.

But there was no choice; to make a living, he had to continue performing.

Soon, the clown was back in the performance zone.

"Come on! Clown, here’s a grand for you to bark like a dog for the boss!"

The clown took the money and immediately got down on the floor, barking a few times.

"Haha! Good boy! Indeed, nothing but a cheap dog!"

"Clown, clown, give me a pole dance! Make those poses raunchy!"

The clown hesitated for a moment but still complied.

When he made the most embarrassing moves, the crowd below whooped and cheered.

Ye Fei’s frown deepened, and he began to feel more sympathy for the clown.

At the same time, he saw not far away at a card table.

A slick-haired guy was urinating into a glass.

Having finished, he lifted the glass high.

"Clown, come here, come here! I’ll give you five grand to drink this glass of ’wine’!"