The unscrupulous system forced me to frantically test the small black room

At night, several people sat in a circle with a burning fire in the middle. They set up a simple rack and started grilling seafood, which were some of the leftovers from the water fights during the day.

Gong Cheng and Xu Yanze took on the job of grilling the seafood, while the others meddled in it and after a few were burnt, they stopped trying.

The seaside at night is not as warm as it is during the day. The evening breeze blows, refreshing and comfortable, stirring up waves on the side and bringing the breath of the ocean.

Everyone was laughing and chatting, talking about gossip, and Lang Bushin was the most excited.

He knew everything, from which old man had a mistress to which daughter-in-law gave birth to quadruplets. He described everything with gesticulations as if the children were his, making everyone else laugh.

The bonfire flickered, the branches crackled as they burned, the flames flickered in everyone's eyes, and everyone's face turned red.

Tao Zhi was so absorbed in listening to Lang Bushin's gossip that he squinted his eyes with a smile. The bonfire cast a soft glow over him, and the halo spread out. His flowered shirt curled up at the edges in the evening breeze, and his eyelashes trembled slightly with his laughter.

Gong Cheng looked at Tao Zhi beside him, and the softness in his heart was touched, just like the gentle evening breeze caressing him. Wisps of love spread from his heart, waves surged, and reflected in his eyes was a smile that was gentle to the core.

Gong Cheng noticed that Xu Yanze was looking in the same direction as him, so he looked towards Xu Yanze and met his gaze.

The two were silent for a few breaths, then each smiled and nodded, without saying anything, and continued to flip the seafood.

The seafood was almost cooked, and everyone came forward to eat.

Lang Bushin was so burned by the crab that he tossed it back and forth between his hands but was unwilling to put it down.

Qiao Mu grabbed an octopus and pulled hard to bite off one of its legs, but because he used too much force, he fell backwards and was pulled back by Zhang Miaoyu who was standing beside him, holding his arm.

Jin Suwen took a whole fish and ate it directly, while Zhao Feiyin used her beautiful nails to pick out the meat from the scallops and tasted it elegantly.

Tao Zhi tasted all kinds of seafood and felt that the oysters were particularly fresh and sweet, but the grilled ones in Gong Cheng had been eaten up, leaving only some in front of Xu Yanze.

"Xu Yanze, hand me two of the oysters in front of you." Tao Zhi said, stretching out his hand.

Xu Yanze was stunned for a moment, then took two and handed them over.

Tao Zhi took it with a smile and handed one of them to Gong Cheng.

"The oysters are very fresh, you should try them," said Tao Zhi.

Gong Cheng took it and started eating.

Tao Zhi's eyes lit up after he finished eating. He looked at the bucket where there were still some oysters that had not been roasted. He stood up, took them and put them on the table, then sat down cross-legged again.

"Don't eat too many oysters, sir," Gong Cheng reminded.

"What?" Tao Zhi was puzzled.

Gong Cheng didn't know how to explain in detail, but seeing that Tao Zhi really liked it and didn't want to spoil his fun, he reluctantly helped to continue grilling.

Everyone chatted about future plans.

"As for me, I want to be a journalist in the future, specializing in exposing the tax evasion, corruption and bribery of celebrities or entrepreneurs, and report it online directly," said Lang Bushin.

"I want to open a small flower shop. It doesn't need to be particularly big, and I don't need to make a lot of money. I just want to run it peacefully with the person I like." Qiao Mu said with a blushing face.

"I want to stick to my dream of writing novels. I want more people to read my novels. I want every character I write to be happy. I hope more people will feel happy because of my words," said Zhang Miaoyu.

"I want to find a handsome guy, and travel with me, so that I can see all the beautiful mountains and rivers of our country with my own eyes, and see how big and beautiful our flower-growing country is." Jin Suwen said.

"Mine is very ordinary. I'm afraid you'll laugh at me if I tell you. I want to get married and have children as soon as possible, become an ordinary wife and mother, and then live an ordinary life." Zhao Feiyin said.

When it was Gong Cheng's turn, everyone's eyes fell on Gong Cheng, but Gong Cheng smiled and looked at Tao Zhi who was standing beside him.

"I want to enter the financial circle, and then climb up through my own efforts. I want to have enough capital to stand next to the person I look up to, and be qualified to stand shoulder to shoulder with him." Gong Cheng's eyes were filled with tenderness.

Except for Jin Suwen and Zhao Feiyin, everyone present could tell who the person Gong Cheng was talking about was.

Lang Bushin took the lead in exclaiming, and Zhang Miaoyu also covered her mouth excitedly because of these words that were almost like a confession, and Qiao Mu blushed.

Tao Zhi's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He felt as if something like a tangled thread was pulling at his chest. His eyes were dazed and he felt inexplicably flustered.

Several people looked at Tao Zhi again, expecting his speech.

"Xu Yanze speaks first." Tao Zhi said.

"I want to take back what's mine, and... make friends."

Xu Yanze simply said this and then closed his mouth. There were waves in his eyes and his gaze fell on Tao Zhi.

Obviously, no one expected that Xu Yanze's thoughts about the future were so simple, and no one cheered like the previous few people did.

"Teacher Xu, we are all your friends now." Lang Bushin added fuel to the fire.

"We are friends now, why do you still need to call him Teacher Xu? Just call him Brother Xu. Brother Xu, I want to be friends with you too." Zhang Miaoyu grinned and joined in the fun.

"How can I be left out? It's my honor to make friends with such a handsome guy." Jin Suwen shouted.

For a moment, the field was filled with laughter again.

It happened that the oysters in front of Gong Cheng were cooked, and Tao Zhi smiled and took two and handed them to Xu Yanze. Xu Yanze had been worrying about the heat and grilling the seafood until now, and had hardly eaten a bite of food.

"Don't just focus on grilling them, eat some too. These oysters are really delicious. Try them." Tao Zhi said with a smile.

Xu Yanze took it in a daze, a faint smile in his eyes.

"Thank you." Xu Yanze said.

"Brother Tao, it's your turn, and you are the only one who has nothing to say." Lang Bushin shouted.

Tao Zhi's eyes swept across everyone who was waiting for him to speak. Looking at every vivid and three-dimensional smiling character in front of him, he felt inexplicably depressed and his eyes were filled with obscurity.

The originally cool evening breeze now seemed a little chilly. Even in front of the warm campfire, Tao Zhi felt a slight chill all over his body. His fingertips gradually lost their temperature, and even the excitement in his heart that had just been shared with everyone else died down at this moment.

Later?

I am a person without a future.

My future is to shatter this illusory dream myself in a few years, then wake up from this dream and return to that corner of reality.

In the future, there will be no laughing friends in front of me, no love from my father and brother, and no lover like Gong Cheng.

"Sir?" Seeing Tao Zhi in a daze, Gong Cheng spoke in a gentle voice.

Tao Zhi came back to his senses and put on a playful smile again.

"What plans can I have? I have everything I want, and my plan for the future is to live a life of happiness without any worries," Tao Zhi said with a smile.

"Tsk~" everyone said in unison.

Today's fun is coming to an end. After everyone has eaten and had fun, they clean up the mess and go back one after another.