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

Xu Yanze was still busy working overtime when his cell phone rang. Xu Yanze looked over and saw that the person on the phone was Tao Zhi. He was stunned for a moment before answering the call.

"Lao Xu, would you like to come out for some skewers and beer?" Tao Zhi asked.

Xu Yanze noticed Tao Zhi's depressed tone, put down the documents in his hand, picked up his phone and coat, and walked out of the office.

"Okay, I'll pick you up at your house." Xu Yanze said as he pressed the elevator button for downstairs.

"I'm not at home yet. I just got off work and am driving. Let's just gather at the usual place." Tao Zhi said dejectedly.

Xu Yanze was a little confused when he heard this. Go to work?

When the two parked the car, Tao Zhi closed the door and got out. Xu Yanze was already waiting on the other side of the road. Tao Zhi looked at the green light and trotted over.

"Let's go." Tao Zhi said.

The two arrived at the door of the barbecue restaurant.

"Boss, barbecue set for two, and six bottles of beer." Tao Zhi shouted.

The proprietress turned around and saw Tao Zhi and Xu Yanze, and took skewers from the basket with a smile.

"It's still slightly spicy, right? You two haven't been here for a while. Where have you been making money recently?" the proprietress teased.

"He was on a business trip and I fell. It's true that I haven't come to support you for a while." Tao Zhi said with a smile.

Tao Zhiyou chatted with the proprietress from time to time, with a smile on his face all the time, but he didn't look very energetic, as if he was very tired.

When the skewers were served, Tao Zhili opened two bottles of beer and handed one to Xu Yanze, but Xu Yanze did not take it.

"We drove here and can't drink." Xu Yanze said.

"Anyway, this place is close to home, so we can just walk back after drinking. We can park the car on the side of the road and have someone drive it back tomorrow." Tao Zhi replied.

Xu Yanze didn't refuse again, took the beer and put it aside.

"Why are you going to work?" Xu Yanze asked gently.

"Just looking for something to do when there's nothing to do, busying myself." Tao Zhi replied after taking a sip of beer.

Tao Zhi chatted about all sorts of random topics, and Xu Yanze responded by eating skewers.

In the blink of an eye, Tao Zhi had already drunk three bottles of beer, but Xu Yanze next to him hadn't taken a single sip. Tao Zhi naturally didn't pay attention to this detail.

Tao Zhi chewed a kebab of lamb, supported his chin with his hand and looked at Xu Yanze in front of him, as if he was sizing him up.

Tao Zhi wasn't drunk by the three bottles of beer, but his body started to feel hot and his fingertips turned red.

When Xu Yanze first appeared, Tao Zhi would never have thought that he would become friends with Xu Yanze one day, and even the kind of friends who would walk the dog, eat barbecue, drink and brag together when they had nothing to do.

One is the affectionate second male lead in the novel, and the other is a scumbag cannon fodder. Both are backups for the protagonist Gong Cheng, and both cannot get the love they want from Gong Cheng. It does seem like they are both wanderers in the world.

My character is following the predetermined plot of being ruined.

Fortunately, Xu Yanze was separated from the plot. He did not, as described in the original plot, guard Gong Cheng as a friend from beginning to end, without asking for anything in return and silently devoting himself to him. He did not live as someone else's shadow.

Now Xu Yanze has his own life, his own career, his own friends, and his own dog. He has not been sick or hurt himself in all these years.

That's great, Tao Zhi thought.

Xu Yanze noticed Tao Zhi's gaze on him, and raised his eyebrows to look into his eyes.

"What's wrong?" Xu Yanze asked gently.

"Xu Yanze, are you happy now?" Tao Zhi asked with drooping eyelids.

Xu Yanze did not hesitate.

"Yeah, happy." Xu Yanze replied.

Xu Yanze looked at Tao Zhi in front of him, ripples spread in his heart, but there was no wave in his eyes, only a slight smile.

"Lao Xu, do you want a wife?" Tao Zhi asked.

Xu Yanze was stunned when he heard the voice, but he also knew that Tao Zhi often acted on his ideas.

"Would you like to introduce me?" Xu Yanze asked.

"I'll ask my dad to introduce you to someone. He has a lot of resources, both men and women. He stuffs me with their resumes all day long." Tao Zhi said.

Xu Yanze's eyebrows curved when he heard the words, and a smile spread in his eyes.

"Why do you suddenly want to introduce someone to me?" Xu Yanze asked.

"I see that you have a successful career and everything, and you are already old, in your thirties. It's time to find someone while you are still young." Tao Zhi said as he put another skewer of lamb into his mouth.

"What about you? You are the same age as me. Are you anxious now?" Xu Yanze said with a smile.

"Why should I be in such a hurry? I won't survive anyway..."

Tao Zhi got stuck in the middle of his speech and realized that he had been talking nonsense without thinking.

"I'm not in a hurry. I'm young, handsome, talented and rich. There are plenty of girls throwing themselves at me. Even if I'm in my seventies or eighties, I'll still be the coolest handsome old man dancing in the square." Tao Zhi said with a sneer.

Xu Yanze was amused by Tao Zhi's words, and tenderness filled his eyes. He kept his eyes on Tao Zhi's every move, with a smile on his face.

Tao Zhi finished eating the mutton skewers in front of him and reached out to the mutton skewers in front of Xu Yanze. Xu Yanze took it first and handed it to Tao Zhi.

"I'm not in a hurry. When I'm in my seventies or eighties and dancing in the square, maybe I'll meet the person I want to spend my life with." Xu Yanze said.

Tao Zhi swallowed a mouthful of wine and put the fourth empty bottle aside. His mind was already starting to feel a little fuzzy and he was feeling sleepy. If he drank two more bottles, he would probably get drunk.

When Tao Zhi was about to open the fifth bottle, he was stunned when he heard Xu Yanze's words.

Tao Zhi suddenly had an absurd idea in his mind. He raised his head in confusion and met the tenderness in Xu Yanze's unconcealed eyes.

"Lao Xu, you don't still like Tao...me, do you?" Tao Zhi frowned slightly.

Xu Yanze's expression did not change at all, and his smile even deepened.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xu Yanze said with a smile.

Tao Zhi felt relieved after hearing that. Just for a moment, he actually thought that the way Xu Yanze was getting along with him now was a bit weirdly similar to the plot in the original novel, except that the character Gong Cheng was replaced by himself.

It turned out that I was overthinking it.

Since he was already drunk, Tao Zhi decided to stay until he was drunk. He asked the proprietress to bring up a few bottles of wine and a portion of crayfish.

About two hours later, fewer and fewer people were eating supper in the store, and Tao Zhi's cheeks were flushed, but Xu Yanze's bottle of wine was still intact.

Tao Zhi always looked very interested, and there was always some tiredness in his funny moments.

"Are you unhappy today?"

Xu Yanze said as he handed over the plate of peeled lobster meat in front of him.

"Why would I be unhappy? I eat, drink and have fun every day." Tao Zhi replied.

"Because of Gongcheng?" Xu Yanze asked.