Jiang Xu unconsciously squeezed the back of Gu Li's neck, and because of this action, Gu Li tightened her grip on Jiang Xu's arm.

Gu Li controlled herself and didn't try to dodge again, as starting this adventure again would waste time.

Gu Li's voice rang out in a low voice, "Brother Xu." He drew out the last syllable.

Jiang Xu detected a hint of weakness, even a touch of coquetry, in that voice. What could he do?

He will only go along with him.

Jiang Xu's hand returned to Gu Li's back, and he subconsciously pinched the back of Gu Li's neck.

He wanted to move behind Gu Li so that he wouldn't knead her again.

Time flowed slowly, a gust of wind blew by, the leaves in the forest rustled, and everything seemed to stand still.

This freeze-frame lasted exactly ten seconds.

Lu Chao's phone alarm rang at an inopportune moment, instantly shattering the tranquil atmosphere.

The people around him stared straight at him, and Xu Lang vividly demonstrated what shock meant. "You didn't really time it, did you?" he asked, his tone equally shocked.

Lu Chao took out his phone, swiped it, and said to Xu Lang, "Don't fill your head with water, look, it's already full." After he finished speaking, he put the phone to his ear.

The moment his phone rang, Jiang Xu moved away slightly. Gu Li sensed Jiang Xu's departure and looked up.

The two were very close together, their eyes filled with touching smiles, and they actually laughed.

The wind cannot carry away the moving emotions, which linger deeply within the two of them.

When Lü Chao finished his brief chat with the others, Jiang Xu and Gu Li had already walked over to the four of them, and the group remained seated around each other.

Lu Chao looked at the two of them and exclaimed softly, "Hey!" "Where's my ending?"

Gu Li held the beer bottle, tilted his head back, and took a sip. The cool liquid slid down his slightly parched throat. He paused for a moment before speaking, "Of course, it's in your dreams."

Xu Lang thought for a moment and then said, "Let me put it this way, you attracted the attention of all three of us without us even noticing. Can you feel a little more at ease with that?"

Lu Chao asked, somewhat confused, "Really? You didn't see it?"

Ji Hai gave him a smile. "It's fake."

Xie Tao added, "Whether it's true or false depends on your perspective. If you believe it, it's true; if you don't, it's false." He spoke in a philosophical tone, but in reality, he was just trying to fool people.

Lu Chao looked at the sky, which was completely dark. He sighed with a touch of melancholy, "All crows under the sky are indeed black!"

Xu Lang added with a grin, "Yeah, you are indeed black."

They said they played around for a while, and after the games ended, they sat together and chatted about little things that happened in their daily lives.

They would huddle together and laugh from time to time, and sigh, "This is life." They had already gone through a whole round of beer bottles, and even the newly opened ones had barely been drunk.

They were enveloped by nature, experiencing an absolute sense of relaxation brought by the grass, trees, and soil.

Jiang Xu looked at several people, but his gaze finally settled on Gu Li beside him. He had so much to say, but no matter what he said, it would all sound a bit pretentious.

He thought he could slowly work it out and tell Gu Li that he was really important to her.

Gu Li naturally felt Jiang Xu's gaze. His hand was still holding the beer bottle. "What's wrong?" His voice carried a faint smell of alcohol.

It has a slightly malty flavor, a slightly bitter flavor, but it also has a very summery flavor.

Jiang Xu raised his beer bottle. "It suddenly occurred to me that we've been drinking for so long without touching a single beer," he smiled at Gu Li, his smile as gentle as the night breeze. Then he looked at the others. "Shall we have one?" He raised the beer bottle a little higher.

Lu Chao also raised his beer bottle, "Let's go!"

Everyone raised their hands, and Gu Li raised hers last, saying, "Let's celebrate then."

Xu Lang looked at Gu Li, "Celebrating?"

“Yes,” Gu Li nodded firmly, “to celebrate that we can get together, to celebrate that we’ve known each other longer, to celebrate that summer is perfect for beer,” he laughed, “anything is worth celebrating.”

The sound of beer bottles clinking together carried far through the woods, making it seem as if they could still hear it long afterward.

Or perhaps it overlaps with the crisp sounds of the next time and the time after that, forming day after day, one after another, days spent together.

"Then let's celebrate."

After finishing their last sips of wine, the group lay side by side on the mat, facing the sky, comfortably letting the effects of the alcohol wash over them.

Gu Li blinked slowly. "I think we bought apple cider vinegar," he nudged Jiang Xu beside him with his elbow. "Didn't we, Jiang Xu?"

Jiang Xu also looked at the sky. "Yes, I bought it."

Lü Chao: "Then let's drink it?"

Gu Li said, "It's not impossible, you go."

Lu Chao said without hesitation, "I'm not going." He reached out and nudged Xie Tao next to him, "Tao, you go."

Xie Tao then nudged Xu Lang, saying, "Go ahead."

Xu Lang turned his head to look at Ji Hai, "Hai, do you want a drink?"

The group kept poking at each other, but no one seemed inclined to drink. When no one poked Ji Hai anymore, he smiled and said, "I can't drink anymore, you guys drink."

Finally, Lü Chao pressed Gu Li's hand and said, "The person who bought it, go and get it."

Gu Li pushed it back, "I've already bought them, shouldn't someone else go and get them?"

Finally, Xie Tao looked at the starry sky and made a calm decision, "Actually, not drinking isn't necessarily a bad thing."

The effects of the alcohol were starting to rise, and everyone was a little tipsy. This feeling was just right. The wind blew occasionally, dispersing some of the alcohol and bringing some clarity.

They talk more when they are sober, and lie quietly when they are drunk.

At that moment, Gu Li turned his head to look at Jiang Xu and softly called out, "Jiang Xu."

Jiang Xu turned his head to look at him, "Mm."

Encouraged, Gu Li continued, "Jiang Xu."

Jiang Xu responded as usual, "Yeah, what's wrong?"

Gu Li didn't really know what to say. He looked Jiang Xu over carefully, then smiled slightly and said, "You're really handsome."

In his eyes, Jiang Xu was a person who embodied all his preferences; his eyebrows and eyes were heroic, but when he looked at him, he was exceptionally gentle, as if he were the one who was favored by Jiang Xu.

No, Gu Li thought confidently, it wasn't just a coincidence, it was that she was favored by him.

Jiang Xu heard Gu Li's words and felt that Gu Li looked exceptionally beautiful at that moment.

The smell of alcohol reddened his eyes, and his flamboyant demeanor faded, replaced by a delicate vulnerability. He looked at him with a smile, as if he might break at any moment.

But he will protect him and never let him break.

"You look good too." The gentle words sounded especially sincere under the soft night sky, settling firmly in Gu Li's heart.

Light as a feather, yet a feather can also be very, very heavy.