Andrew Foster: "......"

He had already been a man hundreds of times.

He couldn't say it.

He had been living wildly for a week, and after the initial indulgence, he now felt inexplicably empty.

Henry Clark saw his silence and asked, "Are you coming or not? If those two sisters agree, I'll give her more money, and I'll teach on the spot."

Andrew Foster: "......You're playing too hard, be careful you don't catch something."

Henry Clark said carelessly, "I won't catch anything, no matter who does. I have a regular partner—just recently the campus belle from Beijing Film Academy, clean as can be, and even then I use protection."

Facing these friends who couldn't control their lower halves, Andrew Foster often felt that he was out of place with them for not being perverted enough.

Actually, there was a reason why Eric Bennett didn't want him hanging out with them—they were all too wild, swapping partners, threesomes, foursomes, group parties, all as common and simple as eating and drinking.

Andrew Foster grew up with them, but to this day insists he's a normal person, so he alone refuses to go along with them in this area, and feels a subtle pride in still being a virgin at 22.

Someone who cherishes his body like this is a good boy, responsible to himself and his future partner.

Because of this pride in his self-restraint, he wasn't swayed by Henry Clark's words, and felt just a little bit—really, just a little—like he missed Eric Bennett.

Chapter 3: Enthusiastic Citizen

This weekend, Eric Bennett had his own plans—he was tutoring a middle school student in all subjects in the city. Although he was still young, just a high school student, his top grades in the whole school earned him an hourly wage of eighty.

Compared to the market rate, it wasn't much, but for a high schooler, it wasn't bad.

By the time he finished tutoring, it was already five in the evening.

Eric Bennett took the bus to buy a birthday present, then went straight to the Jinyu Hotel.

By the time he arrived, quite a few people were already there.

Daniel Cooper was an athlete. Although his looks were average, he was tall and had a certain presence.

However, he had poor luck with girls—few were willing to get close to him, not only because he looked fierce, but also because he often hung out with some shady types, which made people avoid him even more.

This time, Daniel Cooper spent a lot of money, booking many tables at the Jinyu Hotel, just to invite classmates from three neighboring classes.

In contrast, Eric Bennett was extremely popular with girls. There was even a dedicated thread for him on the school forum, where people posted candid photos of him to boost his popularity. Some had even crowned him the most handsome boy at Nanyang High.

This was something Daniel Cooper couldn't accept. In his eyes, Eric Bennett looked frail, was poor and shabby, only had a decent face and grades, yet was more popular than him. It just didn't make sense.

He was richer, taller, and stronger—he should be better than Eric Bennett in every way. Yet the girls didn't notice him at all, only praised Eric Bennett, even calling him the school heartthrob. Just thinking about it, Daniel Cooper found it absurd and incomprehensible.

Daniel Cooper really wanted to tear off Eric Bennett's aloof and proud expression and show everyone his true colors.

With this almost overflowing malice, when Daniel Cooper saw Eric Bennett, he still managed a fake smile and said loudly, "Top student Xie, I thought you weren't coming."

Eric Bennett handed over his gift, saying little, "Happy birthday."

Daniel Cooper glanced down and saw that Eric Bennett had just brought the gift in a bag. He curled his lips in a cold sneer, reached out to take it, and said, "Why didn't you wrap it in a gift box? That's so shabby. Let me see what you got me."

With that, not caring that many people were watching, he opened the bag right there. Others craned their necks to look and burst out laughing, "Five Years of College Entrance Exams, Three Years of Simulated Tests? That's a heavy gift, the unbearable weight of life!"

Daniel Cooper's face darkened. "Eric Bennett, are you mocking me?"

Eric Bennett said, "I think you need it."

Hearing this, Daniel Cooper was basically sure Eric Bennett was mocking him. Everyone knew he was an athlete and terrible at academics—those test prep books were useless to him. He was embarrassed, but with so many people watching, he forced himself to suppress his anger and kept smiling, "Yeah, I really do need it."

Little did he know his smile was so twisted that others couldn't help but step away from him.

Eric Bennett knew Daniel Cooper didn't like him, and he didn't want to waste time on Daniel Cooper either. So after giving the birthday present, he was ready to leave, but Daniel Cooper spoke up first, "Everyone, come sit down. I ordered a batch of good wine—let's all have a taste."

Alcohol was still very tempting for these well-behaved high schoolers. As soon as many of the boys heard, they immediately found seats.

Eric Bennett was about to speak, but Daniel Cooper stared at him and said, word by word, "Top student, it's my birthday. You're not going to disrespect me, are you?"

At that, Eric Bennett fell silent.

Daniel Cooper nodded at a boy and said, "Hurry up and find the top student a seat. What are you spacing out for!"