Lin Yi would never refuse a request from his own best friend. Though Zhong Yang had often mocked him for being a "simp" while he was chasing Qin Yuyao, in reality, Zhong Yang had helped him out plenty of times. Whenever they chatted, Zhong Yang would urge him to give up on that gold-digger. But at the time, Lin Yi was too caught up in his infatuation; he dismissed those words of wisdom as mere smoke screens, convinced that Zhong Yang was just jealous that he was about to get a girlfriend.
To this day, he still owed Zhong Yang 3,000 yuan, a debt Zhong Yang had never once brought up. If it hadn't been for Zhong Yang suddenly reaching out today, he would have forgotten about it entirely. In his past life, when Lin Yi was locked away in prison, it was Zhong Yang who had visited his parents during every festival and holiday. If only he had listened to Zhong Yang sooner in that past life, perhaps those tragedies could have been avoided. Thinking of the fate that eventually befell Zhong Yang, Lin Yi felt a tightening in his chest—he could not let that happen again.
"Remember to dress like a decent human being tomorrow. Don't embarrass me. I'm going to sleep."
Chapter 39