Because I was preoccupied, I didn't pay much attention to the passage of time. When I took out my phone to check the time again, it was already 11:02 PM. Meanwhile, Nicole, who was sitting across from me, had drunk two more bottles of beer during this period of silence... She looked quite drunk.

But at this moment, she said to me with a determination to get drunk, "Beer is no fun, let's switch to... let's switch to spirits."

"Forget it, if you drink too much later, there won't even be anyone to take you home."

"Aren't you...aren't you human?"

"Fine... but why do I feel like you're insulting me!"

Nicole tilted her head and looked at me, then blinked hard, and said to me angrily, "In relationships, men who pretend to be noble aren't even human... By that standard, tell me... are you even human?"

"We can talk about whether I'm human or not later... but you really can't drink anymore."

"You think the imported liquor is too expensive and that's why you won't treat me, right...? It's okay, you don't have to be so stingy, I'll treat you."

After Nicole finished speaking, she waved to the waiter. When the waiter stood next to us, I stopped her from taking our order. I then took out 300 yuan from my wallet and handed it to the waiter, asking him to pay for our previous expenses.

Nicole, unable to drink, lit a cigarette... She looked like a soulless body, with only smoke going in and out of her nostrils.

I lit a cigarette too...

I took just one puff, and then a commotion came from the other end of the street, growing louder as it approached… A moment later, I saw Cao Xiaobei surrounded by a group of people. He noticed me too, pushed through the crowd, and then peered out the bar window, scrutinizing Nicole and me…

He first gave a wry smile, then said to me, "Michael...you're quite the ladies' man...is this your new girlfriend?"

I chuckled and replied, "Mind your own business. Your finger injury hasn't fully healed yet, has it?... Drink less alcohol."

Cao Xiaobei lit a cigarette and looked at Nicole rudely as he said, "It's not a bad thing for you to be a bit of a playboy... At least it proves that Sisi has bad taste, and you don't deserve her attention to you... It was right for her to go back to Shanghai."

I didn't take Cao Xiaobei's words to heart at all, but Nicole misunderstood. She said to me, "So the Shanghai woman you have a crush on is called Sisi!" After saying that, she turned to Cao Xiaobei and said, "Little brother... don't talk nonsense. Mi Gao and I aren't even ordinary friends... We just sat here and poured out our troubles to each other for a while... Mi Gao just told me that the woman he likes is in Shanghai, and I have nothing to do with it."

Cao Xiaobei's expression changed in an instant. He glared at me and gritted his teeth, saying, "You're such a hypocrite... You say one thing to my face and another behind my back. Do you still dare to say you haven't had any ulterior motives towards Sisi?"

Nicole was really drunk. Before I could even explain, she looked at me and Cao Xiaobei and exclaimed, "What a coincidence! So you two are rivals in love! ...Isn't this a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road? Haha!"

Cao Xiaobei's face turned green with anger.

I have a feeling something's going to happen... I know all too well how impulsive Cao Xiaobei is. He used to always yell that he'd get dozens of people to beat me up, and I never took it seriously. But now he actually has a dozen or so people standing around him. How can I not feel guilty?

Sure enough, Cao Xiaobei's gang of cronies were no pushovers. One of them had already picked up an empty bottle from the bar entrance and started yelling at me.

Nicole then realized something was wrong and sobered up a bit. She quickly said to Cao Xiaobei, "Don't fight... don't fight... I've never heard of deciding matters of the heart by fighting... If you two really care about that girl, you should go to Shanghai and see her. She's in the hospital right now..."

Cao Xiaobei first stopped his group of friends who were yelling at me, and then asked me, "What does she mean by saying she's lying in the hospital?...Is something wrong with Sisi?"

I was finally able to catch my breath and replied, "She wasn't talking about Yang Sisi at all... she's another friend of mine, she's also in Shanghai."

"Who are you trying to fool?"

"If you don't believe me, call Yang Sisi right now to verify and see if she's at the hospital. That will clarify things."

Cao Xiaobei glanced at me, then took out his phone from his pocket and dialed a number. But the next moment, his brows furrowed, and he angrily said to me, "Sisi's phone number has been cancelled!" After a slight pause, he looked like he understood and said to me, "Michael, stop acting with me. I've never seen such a treacherous piece of trash as you... You wait, I'll book a flight to Shanghai right now. If anything really happens to Sisi... you won't get away with it either."

I replied, completely bewildered, "What the hell does this have to do with anything?!"

Cao Xiaobei booked the tickets without hesitation. Just when I thought he would choose the same flight as me, he said to a man next to him who even had tattoos on his neck, "Dayu, take me to Kunming now. Dali Airport doesn't have tickets until tomorrow, and I can't wait!"

"Alright... It's better to do this sooner rather than later... We can't let that old bastard beat us to it."

Before I could even react, the group scattered...

I smiled wryly, wondering if this was a lucky accident... Perhaps Cao Xiaobei had always planned to go to Shanghai to find Yang Sisi, but he lacked a reason... Now, he can finally go there legitimately.

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