Guan Shuiyun left her seat when everyone was frightened by Qin Shen. No one knew where she went. When she came back, the waiter brought two freshly grilled steaks. She looked a little surprised: "Why are we serving refills? Have you finished the two previous ones?"

"No, Brother Qin said that the steak is not tasty if it is cold, so he asked for two hot ones." Li Shijie replied, "Do you want to change it? I see that you didn't eat much, it must be cold."

Hearing this, Guan Shuiyun laughed and teased him: "Oh, I didn't realize you're so generous? Don't say I didn't tell you, if you don't finish the first portion, you have to pay extra for the second portion, which is not cheap, it's like buying a new portion, will you, a stingy person, also have a day to be plundered?"

"That's right. Don't you see who they are? Brother Qin and my junior sister. I can't treat them badly." Li Shijie first responded seriously, then laughed and told the truth. "But you don't have to treat me for today's meal. Brother Qin has paid for it. You can serve more if you want. It's up to you. If you can't finish it, just leave it alone. Brother Qin doesn't need this little money. Right, Brother Qin?"

Qin Shen laughed and said, "I think you don't want this month's bonus."

Li Shijie: "What? I got a bonus this month?! Damn, Brother Qin you are too good to me!"

Xu Man: “…”

Her senior brother's way of thinking is really different from that of ordinary people, which makes people feel new surprises and new feelings all the time.

"Captain Qin is treating us?" Guan Shuiyun raised her eyebrows slightly, glanced at Qin Shen who was sitting diagonally opposite her, and smiled in surprise, "This is really strange. Didn't you invite everyone to dinner today for your birthday? How come Captain Qin is treating us?"

Li Shijie was dissatisfied: "Why can't Brother Qin treat me on my birthday?"

"How can it be possible?" she retorted, "Would you be so proud?"

Li Shijie was hit in the heart, and the smile on his face immediately fell, "Well, I don't have that much face. Really, why do you say such things, don't you give me some face." He snorted twice, "But our little sister does. Want to know why Brother Qin invited us? Just ask her and you will know."

Xu Man's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly clarified: "Don't talk nonsense, how would I know the reason why the captain invited us to dinner."

Having said that, her ears still started to feel hot involuntarily. Thinking of the reason she had just let out, her heart began to beat uncontrollably. Fortunately, her face didn't feel hot. She thought that even if it was red, it wouldn't be very obvious. Otherwise, if someone noticed it, it would be really embarrassing.

Guan Shuiyun said "Oh?" and chuckled as she glanced at Xu Man: "It seems like I missed a lot of good shows when I was away."

"That's right." Li Shijie hummed twice and nodded seriously, "And they are all very exciting shows. It would be a pity if you missed them."

Guan Shuiyun's smile paused, then quickly faded away. "Really?" She asked casually, "What kind of wonderful plays are they?"

Li Shijie thought hard, pouted and shook his head: "It's too wonderful to describe in human language."

"I think your vocabulary is so poor that it's not even at the level of a normal human being." Qin Shen held up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of chicken fillet and put it on the iron plate to grill. "You're talking so much nonsense when you're just eating. It seems like you want to pay for it yourself?"

"No, no, no." Upon hearing this, Li Shijie immediately shook his head like a rattle, "I won't say anything else. I'll just shut up and eat my meal in peace. Brother Qin, don't worry, I will never bother you again with my nonsense, really——"

"More?"

…

The dinner lasted for about two and a half hours. By the end, few people were eating. They just sat there chatting with each other. Some were drinking, but perhaps because they still remembered Qin Shen's anger, no one dared to force anyone to drink. The atmosphere was no longer as lively as before, but it was still harmonious.

Xu Man finished eating very early. Seeing that everyone had no intention of leaving, she sat quietly in her seat, occasionally checking her phone.

Guan Shuiyun, who was standing next to her, poured herself a glass of wine and drank it slowly. When she had finished about half a glass, she glanced at the plate in front of Xu Man and smiled faintly: "Why are you only eating so little? Are you losing weight?"

"No." Xu Man smiled slightly and answered softly, "I have always eaten this much."

"Aren't you hungry?"

"No. I'm used to it."

Guan Shuiyun smiled and said "oh", nodded, said nothing more, and continued to drink the beer in the glass.

A little after half past eight, Qin Shen stood up from the sofa. Li Shijie saw him and quickly put down the half-eaten fried chicken leg in his hand. He looked up nervously and asked, "What's wrong, Brother Qin? Do you want more food? It's okay. Just sit here. Tell me what you want and I'll get it for you."

Qin Shen sneered: "Look at how nervous you are. Are you afraid that I will leave after eating? Not paying for this meal?"

"How could that be possible?" Li Shijie lied with his eyes wide open. "Brother Qin, who are you? You are a rich young master, a wealthy man. Why would you care about such a small amount of money? How could you run away after eating your fill? I am just thanking you for treating us all to a meal, and I am going to repay you."

Qin Shen was impatient: "Have you ever seen a rich young man who gets a fixed salary of 7,000 yuan a month? Okay, stop being so joking, and get out of the way. If you don't let me, I really won't pay for this meal."

"Oh, OK." When he heard that he was going to pay the bill, Li Shijie immediately stood up from his seat and stepped aside, "Brother Qin, please go."

After Qin Shen left, he sat down again, his eyes drifted to Xu Man, stretched his neck to look forward, then moved to the seat where Qin Shen had sat before, leaned over and whispered to her: "Hey, Junior Sister, don't think that my brother Qin doesn't get much salary every month, like an ordinary wage earner. In fact, he doesn't care about that little money at all. His family is a wealthy family in Xinjing. They may not have much money, but they definitely have a lot of power. They are a real wealthy family. No, saying wealthy is still an understatement. It's more appropriate to describe them as a noble family."

Xu Man: “…”

Is he afraid that if he believed what Qin Shen said just now, he would think that his captain really has no money and become arrogant and look down on others, so he came to reveal the truth?

He said it so sincerely, as if he would really do that... Is this how she appears in his eyes?

Xu Man felt a little depressed and even more embarrassed. Li Shijie on the opposite side was still staring at her expectantly, as if waiting for her to express some opinions on this. She could only smile politely and said, "So that's how it is."

Li Shijie didn't seem satisfied with her brief answer. He opened his mouth to say something, but before he could open his mouth, Guan Shuiyun stood up, put her hands in her pockets and said, "I'm done eating. I'm leaving first. Thank Captain Qin for me."

After saying that, he turned and left, not caring about the reactions of Xu Man and Li Shijie.

Li Shijie stared at her back as she walked away, a little confused: "Did I say something wrong? Why do I feel like she is very dissatisfied with me? Every word she says is irritating me?"

Xu Man also turned her head to look: "Maybe she has something to do in the evening, so she is in a hurry to leave." As she said this, she glanced at the plate left by Guan Shuiyun and found that she had drunk a whole bottle of beer, but there was a lot of food left, as if she had just quickly flipped it over and finished eating. She ate even less than her, and a strange feeling arose in her heart.

Li Shijie was right. Guan Shuiyun was not in a good state today, and her words were a bit aggressive, as if she was dissatisfied with someone, but this dissatisfaction was not directed at him, but at her.

As for why...she could guess a little.

Put yourself in her shoes. If it was herself instead of Guan Shuiyun who was in this position today, she probably wouldn't have much appetite for eating.

But it's just a thought.

The person who was instigated to pass the wine to Qin Shen, who was persuaded to drink, and who made Qin Shen very angry about this was her, not Guan Shuiyun. As far as this is concerned, it is enough.

She didn't need to assume anything about it.

There is no need for that.

…

Qin Shen came back after paying the bill. He did not sit down again. Instead, he took the hoodie he took off when he entered the restaurant, unfolded it and put it on. He said to Xu Man, "Have you finished eating? Let's go. I'll take you home."

Li Shijie said "Ah?", a little surprised: "So soon? Forensic Doctor Guan just left, and you two are leaving too? Oh, by the way, Forensic Doctor Guan asked me to say thank you to you, Brother Qin, on her behalf."

"Wouldn't it be convenient for you guys to have fun if I left?" Qin Shen disagreed, "Look at how you all want to drink but don't dare to."

Li Shijie was stunned for a moment, then he chuckled and said in a flattering tone, "Isn't this what it is? We should actively respond to the call from our superiors, put an end to the drinking culture, have a civilized dinner, and drink in a civilized manner."

"Come on, don't I know your moral character?" Qin Shen sneered, "But there is one thing you must remember, no drunk driving. If anyone is caught drunk driving..."

He slowly said, "Then just wait for me."

After leaving this warning, he turned to look at Xu Man again and smiled: "Shall we go?"

Li Shijie watched from the side with a frown on his face, complaining quietly: "Why do you treat us so differently? You just give us warnings and admonitions, but you are so gentle and kind to girls..."

Qin Shen glanced over and he immediately shut up and stopped talking. He took a bottle of wine and went to the small long table next to him.

Xu Man was left at a loss whether to laugh or cry at his actions. She looked up and met Qin Shen's gaze, and her face flushed.

"……team leader."

Qin Shen smiled at her and said, "Let's go. I'll take you home."

It was the same invitation and greeting as usual, but Xu Man did not respond as quickly as usual.

"Captain, you've been drinking, haven't you? Can you drive?" She hesitated.

Qin Shen: "I won't drive. I'll take the bus with you. It's so late, it's not safe for you to take the bus alone."

Xu Man blushed a little. In the past month, she had become accustomed to Qin Shen's pampering. She naturally thought that he was going to drive her back and did not even think about the possibility that he would leave first and let her go back alone.

"Oh... OK." She murmured in response, then stood up from her seat with her bag. Then she felt that it was not a good idea to agree so bluntly, as if this was something that should be taken for granted, so she added, "Thank you, Captain."

Qin Shen lowered his head and smiled, a little helpless, but also with a bit of doting: "Why are you thanking me? Let's go back together."