Side Story 4: First Encounter with "Big Ice Cube, what's wrong with your ears...?"
"Let's go for a drink after get off work today."
At the end of May, the poplar trees planted in the courtyard of the workplace sprouted tender green buds, making them look lush and verdant.
Su Mo stood by the window, making a suggestion while sighing.
Old He pushed up his thick glasses: "I have to pick up the kids today."
Xiaojia chimed in, "I have a new guitar lesson scheduled for tonight."
"None of you... are willing to stay with me." Su Mo was deeply hurt, her expression like that of Lin Daiyu, clutching her chest, almost as if she needed a handkerchief. "I've already broken up with my boyfriend..."
Old He raised an eyebrow: "Did you two have another fight?"
"It wasn't an argument, it was a breakup. You know how awful she was, she blocked me on WeChat and my phone number. Every morning when I wake up, my heart feels so heavy..." Su Mo pouted, looking like she was about to cry from heartbreak.
Lao He: "When did you block me?"
Su Mo: "Yesterday."
"..." Old He curled his lip, "So this has become every day?"
"It's so frustrating, all you cold-hearted fellow disciples." Su Daiyu transformed into a resentful woman again, gritted her teeth, and then decided to change her target.
His gaze swept around and finally landed on Pei Qi, who was burying her neck in her workstation, intently typing on the keyboard.
"Xiaoqi, do you have any plans for tonight?" Su Mo leaned closer.
Pei Qi had just typed the last line of the research report when he let out a breath: "What? I didn't hear that."
Su Mo: "..."
"Hey, do you have any plans for tonight? Come drink with me, okay? I'm heartbroken, I'm really upset." As the man spoke, he transformed into Lin Daiyu, clutching his chest as if he was about to cry.
Pei Qi blinked, thought for a moment, and realized that she had originally planned to make some egg noodles at home for dinner and then go to sleep.
If we go for drinks.
That's also possible.
The key point is that Senior Brother Su seems genuinely upset.
So he nodded: "Okay, I'll go with you."
However, he did not expect that when his senior brother Su said he was going to drink, he meant drinking at a bar.
He thought it meant eating skewers while drinking some wheat juice.
The result was that we went to a bar and drank in such a serious manner.
But today's main purpose is to help Senior Brother Su heal his heartbreak, so I'm prepared to risk my life to accompany him.
The two sat at the stylish bar counter.
Su Mo had already downed three glasses of special cocktails in a flash: "She still hasn't let me out, Xiao Qi, do you know? It's because I said that TV series she was talking about wasn't good."
The man repeated this sentence more than three times.
The capybara swished its special plum liqueur, the color of which was similar to amber, but a bit deeper. It was steeped in ice, and upon sipping, one could taste the fragrant plum flavor.
It tastes sweet at first, with a slightly astringent aftertaste of plum.
It's delicious!
Pei Xi picked up the exquisite wine glass and took a sip.
Su Mo was even more hurt: "Xiao Qi, are you even listening to me?"
Pei Xi gulped down the cocktail in her mouth and quickly replied, a little embarrassed, "I'm listening...I'm listening."
Su Mo: "..."
"Senior brother, don't be too sad. How about... you use my phone to send a message to Sister Tian Tian?" Pei Qi said weakly, offering advice.
Su Mo raised her chin, displaying considerable pride: "No way! Why should I bow my head? That TV show is just awful..."
Pei Xi: "..."
A few seconds later.
Su Mo coughed again: "Either...or you can send her a message for me saying I'm drunk."
Pei Xi pursed her lips, took out her phone, and sent a message to Sister Tian Tian.
Soon, Tian Tian called Su Mo.
"Damn it, I'm going to answer this call." Su Mo grabbed her phone and climbed down from the bar. "Baby, you've broken my heart..."
Pei Xi said "Oh," then turned his head and began to savor his plum wine with all his heart.
He drank one glass and didn't feel anything, it was like drinking a sweet drink, so he ordered another one.
When I ordered my third drink, someone sat down in the empty seat next to me.
However, the person who came was not Su Mo.
The newcomer spoke, his tone as cold as ice: "Hello, a glass of 'Godfather'."
Pei Qituo… touched her flushed cheeks and turned her face away.
Wow, what a strong and straight nose.
The capybara's eyes lit up, and it pushed its cocktail towards Centimeter: "Mine is delicious too."
The man slightly turned his gaze away.
The bar was dimly lit, barely filling the space.
But the capybara could still sense the cold melancholy in those eyes, which seemed to be frozen behind the lenses.
It's ice-cold.
The capybara silently pushed the glass back.
Then, all I could hear was the background noise from the bar.
Soon, the bartender brought up the "godfather" the man wanted.
The man tilted his chin up and swallowed most of the cup in one gulp.
His sexy Adam's apple bobbed up and down.
The capybara didn't know what was wrong with it; its face and heart were getting hotter and hotter, and its eyes kept glancing restlessly at the unfamiliar, icy man beside it.
A faint scent of cedar wafted into my nostrils.
It looked like a very tall pine tree covered with a thick layer of white snow.
It's refreshing yet chilly.
The stimulation caused the capybara's nerves, already clouded by alcohol, to start throbbing.
"Hmm, is yours good?" Pei Xi didn't know why she had taken the initiative to strike up a conversation with someone again.
Anyway... I really want to talk to this Mr. Ice Cube next to me.
The man finally spoke, his tone still cold: "Hello, another drink please."
Bartender: "Okay."
A new cup of "The Godfather" was served again.
The man pushed the glass of wine towards him.
Then he downed another glass of wine by himself.
"Thank you, I'll treat you to mine too." The capybara said, then beckoned to the bartender, who ordered Mr. Ice a plum cocktail that he had been drinking, and then he took a swig of "Godfather."
The dark brown liquid has a strong whiskey flavor, along with a hint of bitter almond.
"Hmm." The capybara frowned; it tasted bitter and didn't taste good.
"It doesn't taste good?" the man finally spoke to him.
"It's a bit bitter." The capybara's eyes were tinged with a hint of wine, and it took another big gulp. "It's more refreshing to drink it in big gulps."
The man raised his eyes, his gaze lifting slightly, with a hint of languor: "You'll get drunk."
"Oh..." The young man took another big gulp.
He downed most of the cup in one gulp.
Then, his tongue almost tied itself in knots: "What's your name? Your... glasses are so nice."
The man opposite remained silent, his eyes darkening slightly: "..."
"Ugh." The capybara swallowed hard, its head spinning, and its body swayed as if it were about to fall off the bench.
Suddenly, the man reached out and grabbed the talkative passerby next to him: "You're drunk."
"Thank you... thank you." Pei Qi still retained some rationality, straightened her seat, and tried to open her eyes: "I'm okay, I don't think I'm drunk, I can still drink!"
The man stared at him: "..."
"Cheers!" The capybara moved its glass over and touched the glass next to it. "You should try my plum wine, it's very good too."
Mr. Ice, with a cold face, silently picked up the plum wine and took a sip.
The chatterbox next to me started talking again: "How was it? How was it?"
Those almond-shaped eyes were sparkling.
The chill between Mr. Ice's brows seemed to be melting away silently.
Before arriving at the bar.
He wasn't in a good mood.
Endless surgeries, endless meetings, and countless medical records to write.
There are also departmental papers that are due soon.
Every single item.
I have to go on a business trip next week.
However, this chatterbox...
Her eyes are quite pretty, and she has a sweet plum scent that isn't cloying, but rather refreshing.
The same goes for sound.
"My name is Guan Yue." The man decided, reluctantly, to tell me his name. "And yours?"
"Hmm..." Pei Qi no longer wanted to know the Ice Cube Man's name; he just wanted to know if his plum wine was delicious. "I'm asking about the taste, the taste... is it good?"
Guan Yue: "..."
"Isn't it pretty good? It's quite sweet, isn't it?" Pei Xi began to evaluate herself, then offered an ending that required her approval.
The man opposite him fell silent again.
But the drunken capybara didn't care, its skin as thick as a city wall: "Hmm... why aren't you saying anything?"
Guan Yue: "..."
"You're very good-looking, like a big star. Are you a star?" Pei Qi was even more drunk and could hardly sit still.
Guan Yue: "No."
"Oh, oh, oh, then you can become a star."
The chatterbox looked at him again with those bright, almond-shaped eyes.
Strangely enough, he had seen many drunk people, including friends and patients.
Their eyes are basically a cloudy color.
Although the eyes of this talkative man in front of me showed a hint of drunkenness, they were still clear.
Pei Xi stared at the man for several seconds without any politeness, then pressed her hands against her burning cheeks: "It's so hot, I feel like I'm going to melt, you big block of ice."
Guan Yue: "What big block of ice?"
This chatterbox is really quite drunk.
"You're such a block of ice." As he said this, the chatterbox actually moved closer to him.
"You...you need to cool me down."
Guan Yue: " "
He felt he might have drunk too much.
They didn't dodge it.
A stranger suddenly gets close to you.
I didn't even dodge it.
Really...
baffling.
The man frowned slightly, preparing to move to the side.
But at that moment, the chatterbox grabbed his arm.
The bone structure of that hand wasn't particularly large for a man; the knuckles protruded slightly, and the nails were neatly trimmed and rounded, each with a cute little crescent moon imprinted on it.
"Hmm... your name is Guan Yue." The drunken Pei Qi's thoughts jumped around a lot. "It sounds so nice, isn't it that line of poetry from our Chinese textbook?"
Guan Yue originally wanted to push the hand away.
Never mind, let's leave it at that after asking this question.
"He can still recite poetry when he's this drunk?"
"Sure..." Pei Qi felt that every cell in her brain was excited, each one wanting to sing: "The mountains and passes are hard to cross, who will mourn the lost traveler, meeting by chance..."
The chatterbox recited it quite loudly, with a distinct intonation, showing how engrossed he was.
The man's brow relaxed, and the corners of his lips turned up slightly: "Alright, alright."
"Oh, okay." The chatterbox obediently stopped memorizing, then suddenly stared at the wine beside him. "Why...aren't you drinking? Isn't it good?"
The man didn't answer, but instead raised his other arm, which wasn't being held, picked up the glass of plum wine, sipped it, and swallowed, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.
After finishing his drink, he held the glass, lowered his eyelids, glanced away, and looked at the chatterbox.
The chatterbox stared at him very openly, her almond-shaped eyes blinking.
Guan Yue felt a tightness in his throat, which had just been moistened by the wine, and quickly looked away.
Pei Xi found it amazing: "Big Ice Cube, why are your ears red?"
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