A lot can change in five years and those are just the vicissitudes of life.
Chu Tianyi was a jerk but he maintained his appearance at the least as both his good looks and his extraordinary aura remained. As for Jiang Peng, he did not just become mentally distorted, he even looked odious physically.
He Yi remembered Jiang Peng as a tall, skinny, quiet art student with a constantly melancholic artistic aura. He was never as handsome as Chu Tianyi but he was still above average in terms of appearance.
However, the man who barged in looked shaggy and dispirited with his ungroomed stubble and alcoholic breath. He gained a significant amount of weight and he looked like a fat middle-aged man.
Jiang Peng was only two years elder than them so he was still within his twenties and yet, he looked 40.