Chapter 103：Let's watch AV together

At this moment, Li Weijie could already confirm that the disc inside the player was undoubtedly a Japanese AV (adult video). This made him think of Zhou Qingbang's malicious intentions. He must have wanted to make me and others cheat on our partners by unintentionally showing us these swapped adult videos, arousing our desires, right?

Fortunately, I didn't put it in just now. Otherwise, Ruotong would have thought that I deliberately noticed something unusual and put it in. Thinking about this, Li Weijie couldn't help but glance at Ai Lin Ruotong. Ai Lin Ruotong immediately sensed it and turned to look at him with a slightly embarrassed expression.

Seeing her like that, Li Weijie couldn't help but find it a bit amusing. After all, she was the one who personally inserted an adult video. There was no one else here, so of course she would feel embarrassed.

"What are you laughing at?" Ai Lin Ruotong couldn't help but pout slightly in annoyance, giving him a glare. "Did you intentionally notice something earlier and made me put it in?"

"Injustice! I just took a casual glance. How could I know something was fishy? I thought you had noticed it after watching for so long and intentionally put it in," Li Weijie replied.

"What? I intentionally put it in?" Ai Lin Ruotong clenched her fist slightly and glared at him, slightly annoyed. "Say that again!"

Li Weijie cleared his throat and said seriously, "Ruotong, should we... turn it off?"

To be honest, he had watched AV before, but he had never watched it with a girl. This situation made him feel both excited and unnatural. He felt awkward staring at the TV but also felt uncomfortable constantly looking at Ai Lin Ruotong. He could speak up because the remote control was in Ai Lin Ruotong's hand.

Ai Lin Ruotong noticed his uneasiness. She smiled and said, "Ajie, be honest, have you watched... this kind of stuff before?"

The AV was still playing on the TV. The moans were audible, and the large high-definition screen displayed explicit images. Sitting next to a beautiful girl on the bed, she asked him if he had seen AV before. Li Weijie's face turned red, partly due to excitement and partly due to embarrassment. "I... I haven't watched it before..."

"Haven't watched it?" Ai Lin Ruotong provocatively smiled and said, "Really? Is it good then?"

"Well... I haven't really studied whether it's good or not," he replied, feeling unsure how to answer this kind of topic.

Initially, Ai Lin Ruotong would have felt embarrassed, but seeing Li Weijie in this state, she felt at ease and teased him, "Do you often watch this kind of stuff? Oh, right. You live at Arong's place, so you must..."

"No way!" Li Weijie quickly interrupted, "I have occasionally watched it before. But since I came to the city, I haven't watched it even once. Don't misunderstand, I didn't watch AV at Arong's place!"

"Hehe, you sound quite urgent. Are you feeling guilty?" Ai Lin Ruotong smiled and raised her eyebrow.

Li Weijie eventually relaxed after exchanging a few words, feeling less awkward. Since Ai Lin Ruotong didn't mind talking about this topic, he boldly suggested, "Ruotong, do you... want to watch it? Hehe, I can accompany you."

"Who hasn't watched it?" Ai Lin Ruotong casually replied.

"Oh? So, Ruotong, you're well-versed in this!" Li Weijie smirked playfully.

Ai Lin Ruotong rolled her eyes at him and said, "I'm not well-versed. I've seen it before, but I haven't watched it a lot. Just because I've seen it doesn't mean I want to watch these disgusting videos! I'm older than you, I've already become an adult, so what?"

Unexpectedly, she responded so casually that Li Weijie didn't know what else to say. He simply suggested, "Then let's enjoy it together. But be prepared... hehe, it's just the two of us here!"

"What can you do to me?" Ai Lin Ruotong glared at him and pressed the remote control to turn off the DVD player. "You want to watch, but I won't let you."

AV movies, unlike erotic films, often don't have much plot and are time-saving, directly diving into the "main topic." During their conversation, the program on the TV had already started following its standard formula. The pictures and sounds couldn't help but affect both of them. Add to that the high definition and uncensored scenes on the big screen, Ai Lin Ruotong, despite her enthusiasm, felt it would be inappropriate to continue watching with someone who wasn't her boyfriend.

Although the TV was turned off, the lingering echoes of the lewd sounds and images from the movie were still present in their minds. For a while, both of them fell silent, without saying a word.

After a while, Ai Lin Ruotong broke the silence. "Ajie, Xu Rong told me that you started working at the S. Club because of your ex-girlfriend. Is that true?"

Li Weijie smiled bitterly, nodded, and briefly explained his situation. "Heh, am I lacking ambition?"

"How so? Everyone has the right to choose the life they want. You're not wrong, and your ex-girlfriend isn't wrong either," Ai Lin Ruotong smiled lightly.

"Yeah, we don't have the right to intervene in other people's lives, but there are too many connections between people. What others say, what they decide, often influences us, and vice versa," Li Weijie sighed softly. "Some people say that happiness is in our own hands, not in the mouths of others. But in today's society, what others say, their opinions, often bring great social pressure."

"Hehe, how do you know it's in today's society? We now admire the spirit of Tao Yuanming, who didn't bend over for five bushels of rice, but when he 'gathered chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely gazing at the southern mountains,' who knew if his neighbors and friends didn't talk behind his back, calling him a fool, criticizing him for not being ambitious? Maybe at that time, he also endured social pressure from those around him. After all, the poet was not well-received by his villagers."

Li Weijie was amused by Ai Lin Ruotong's words. "But I've already bent over. I think this kind of life isn't bad."

"People always change. Actually, I..." Suddenly, Ai Lin Ruotong's expression dimmed, and she remained silent for a few seconds before faintly smiling. "I also chose this lifestyle because my boyfriend left me. What you said is correct; I also think it's not bad, hehe."

Li Weijie already learned about Ai Lin Ruotong's situation from Xu Rong, so he could understand the loneliness and sadness behind her smile. But he couldn't say anything to her about it. He could only remain silent.

"Hehe, my situation is different from yours. He left me forever... in a car accident," Ai Lin Ruotong smiled bitterly. "So, compared to that, you are doing great. There's no need to be sad."

"Hehe, yeah, it's like the story of the little boy," Li Weijie laughed heartily, trying to lighten her sadness.

"Which little boy?" Ai Lin Ruotong's attention shifted, a little boy experiencing heartbreak?

"It's not a little boy who said, 'I kept crying, crying because I had no shoes until I saw someone with no feet...'" 

Ai Lin Ruotong burst into laughter. "What little boy? That's a quote from Helen Keller."

Li Weijie pretended to be surprised. "Really? But the next line sounds like something a little boy would say!"

"How come?" Ai Lin Ruotong realized he was purposely saying that and gave him an eye roll.

"After that, isn't there another line? It goes: 'I kept crying, crying because I had no underwear until one day I saw someone who didn't even have a birdie... Who else but a little boy would say something like that?" Li Weijie playfully said, pretending not to understand.

"Nonsense! There's no such line!" Ai Lin Ruotong chuckled and thought about it, falling for his playful words.

Li Weijie found her in a good mood and continued casually, "Ruotong, in the past, you shouldn't treat it as a burden and carry it with you all the time. It's too tiring."

Ai Lin Ruotong was taken aback, then understood that he was trying to console himself. She faintly smiled and said, "Some things, the more you try to forget, the more you want to know if you've forgotten, the more clearly you remember."

After pausing for a moment, she added, "Some people say that when you can no longer possess something, the only thing you can do is not forget. So..."

Li Weijie fell silent for a moment, contemplating her words. Her words were not wrong. She couldn't possess her boyfriend anymore, but she hadn't lost his love. She should be happier and more fortunate than him.

"What you said is right. You can never lose what you can't possess anymore. But have you tried to possess something new? You're still young. Should you let yourself be sad for the rest of your life because of this? Do you think that's what he would want to see?" Li Weijie suggested.

Seeing Ai Lin Ruotong lower her head in contemplation, Li Weijie continued, "Ruotong, even though our breakup is a genuine loss, your boyfriend may have passed away, but you haven't lost his love. You should be happier and more grateful than I am."

Ai Lin Ruotong remained silent.

Li Weijie thought that even her best friend, Xu Rong, probably didn't touch upon the wounds in her heart. Wasn't this a chance to release those built-up emotions? Since there was such an environment and opportunity, he should try to unravel her painful emotional knot.

"You're right, even though it's in the past, you shouldn't treat it as a burden you carry with you all the time. It's too exhausting," Li Weijie said.

Ai Lin Ruotong was startled, then realized he was comforting himself. She smiled lightly and said, "Some things, the more you want to forget or know if you've forgotten, the clearer you remember."

After a moment of silence, she added, "Some people say that when you can no longer possess something, the only thing you can do is not forget. So..."

Li Weijie paused for a moment, pondering her words. Her words were right. She had truly lost her boyfriend, but couldn't she possess anything anymore? Wasn't her life supposed to continue?

"My ex-girlfriend might have left me, but I still have parents who love me, friends, and a bright future ahead of me. Just because one cup broke, should I stop drinking tea?" Li Weijie said.

"You're right. Losing a boyfriend doesn't mean losing his love. You should be happier and more fortunate than I am,"