Chapter 101 Desiring a Recognition: "When I kiss you, this part will jump."
You Long said, "Aren't you afraid the Skull Pirates will come back for revenge?"
Lin Nan: "Let's take a gamble; they won't dare to come for now."
Yu Long: "If you're so capable, then don't send out sentries..."
Some people talk about gambling, but in reality, they keep a close watch on every possibility.
"Go back and work on your cutting-edge technology." Lin Nan waved his hand. "Leave the fighting to me. Call me if needed."
Despite the shortage of supplies, when the Starship docked at the spaceport, Dragon Balls still lit up all the lights and set off a large number of fireworks to celebrate.
It's clear that Lin Nan was really pushed to the limit this time, as he actually started actively socializing, running around with Long Zhu by his side, getting to know all the pirates.
With Dragon Ball's vivid narration, most of the pirates accepted this new leader. After all, they were almost forced to become wanderers by the enemy, and Lin Nan seemed to be a capable leader.
Lin Nan's decision was to abandon their base and make a strategic retreat. The group of pirates seemed to understand but not quite, finding the explanation quite sophisticated... Long Zhu, on the other hand, knew that they were still essentially wandering, but she felt that leading this group on a wandering journey risked annihilation at any moment. If it were Boss Lin, at least their strength could be preserved.
Lin Nan had been friendly all day, but by the end, his face was stiff from smiling, and he was being pointed at and criticized by You Long.
Dragon Ball prepared a grand bonfire party and invited the two of them to sit in the main seats.
After drinking two cups, Youlong took off his coat and jumped into the circle to sing and dance. Immediately, seven or eight pirates also joined in, swinging their arms and dancing around the campfire. In the end, everyone was drunk and started dancing, patting each other on the shoulder and calling each other brothers.
Lin Nan stared at her arms outside her vest. You Long noticed but pretended not to, feeling as if her whole body was burning up from Lin Nan's gaze.
Lin Nan sensed that Long Zhu was somewhat suspicious of her reasons for defecting from the military, but she didn't intend to explain. After drinking another glass of wine, she pushed through the pirates to the center of the crowd, hooked her finger around You Long's vest, and pulled her closer: "Who are you dancing with?"
Yu Long glanced at her with hazy, drunken eyes and played along, saying, "I was wrong, wife. I'll only dance with you, okay?"
He slurred drunkenly and turned his head away, saying, "You're not allowed to dance with me anymore, my wife's angry."
Lin Nan took her hand and led the drunkard in a dance.
The two were quite in sync, but it felt like they were performing a military dance. You Long's remaining consciousness was focused on recalling the steps—where was her next step? Oops, she'd made a mistake and got stepped on… Her memories drifted back to the past; she and Lin Nan had danced together. Back then, the school had organized a dance party, and everyone danced a standardized ballroom dance. A group of children of military academy students performed the dance with vigor and strength…
Unfortunately, she had lost the ability to perceive emotions; otherwise, she would have remembered that she didn't even need to keep time with the drums because her heart was pounding so loudly that it resounded throughout the world.
Her hazy thoughts returned to the present, and Lin Nan put his arm around her waist, his gaze fixed on her with clear and bright eyes.
Yu Long couldn't help but shudder.
The revelry continued until the wee hours of the morning. Dragon Ball directed the still-sane people to carry the drunken pirates back. Lin Nan helped the drowsy You Long to her feet and, finding her truly intoxicated, carried her on his back.
The automatic door opened, and Lin Nan carried You Long into the room and placed her on the bed.
Lin Nan patted her face: "Get up and take a shower."
You Long rolled over: "You're so annoying, shut up."
Lin Nan was quiet for a while, then brought water to wipe her body.
Yu Long groaned with pleasure, even instructing her to "rub against the back of your elbow more, oh, it feels so good..."
"Is she awake or drunk?" the colonel murmured. "I've never seen her drunk, so I can't tell."
"Of course I'm awake." You Long lazily rolled over. "My head hurts so much. The last time I was drunk was the last time..."
"Talking nonsense is just that—talking nonsense." Lin Nan stared at her quietly. "You've been drunk before?"
As far as I can remember, Yu Long never drinks alcohol; she needs a brain that is always full of inspiration.
"Of course," You Long said, his voice sounding almost sleepy. "I've been drinking every day since we broke up."
Lin Nan paused for a moment, her lips moved, but in the end she didn't say anything and went outside to get some hangover soup.
Yu Long rolled over and fell to the ground. The fall cleared his head a bit, and he realized what he had just said.
She felt a sudden urge to sigh for no apparent reason. The long interrogation had damaged part of the neural pathways in her brain that transmitted emotions, but she was still aware of them at times. Like now, she wanted to sigh, feeling a little sad.
For a while, You Long loved to drink. At that time, she had broken up with Lin Nan less than a year ago, had just survived the withdrawal period, and made a large group of drinking buddies who were all about the stomach and nothing more.
The surroundings were incredibly noisy. She looked up at the deep black dome, the colorful and magnificent lights flickering before her empty eyes. She knew she had lost the love of her life, but she didn't have the courage to start over.
Should we go back? That road is full of thorns and quarrels, and it seems endless.
She and Lin Nan were originally incompatible people, but they were forced together by her sudden love in her youth.
Alcohol numbs the brain. Yu Long dangled his ring and selected a number saved in his contact history.
For the first two seconds after the virtual screen lit up, You Long didn't react at all, just staring blankly at the insubstantial virtual image. Once the words "Lin Nan" were fully reflected in her eyes, You Long suddenly sprang to her feet, slamming her hand on the virtual screen, not only ending the communication but also freezing all the command icons on the entire virtual screen.
Everyone around her was staring at her, and wine spilled from the rim of her tilted glass.
Yu Long seemed oblivious, took a deep breath, and slumped back onto the sofa.
Afterwards, Yu Long deeply regretted his indiscriminate dialing and refrained from going to bars for a month.
The following month, I couldn't resist going out for drinks again, and I was pulled to the table to play a game that was even more dangerous than making random phone calls: Truth or Dare.
Yutaka had a smooth start, but his luck turned sour later on, and he lost so badly that all he had left was a semblance of dignity.
Some people, however, wanted to see the "indecent" side of her "decent" facade, and proposed the next topic: her correspondence with her ex.
Yu Long's heart skipped a beat. He thought to himself that he couldn't be that unlucky, and nervously reached out to take the dice.
The die tumbled and rolled a few times in the air before revealing a golden "one".
"Damn it!" You Long cursed, "Why?!"
She wasn't someone who couldn't accept defeat, but at this moment she also felt the urge to back down, her eyes darting aimlessly towards the door.
"Sister You is so resistant, is she trying to back out?" the people around joked.
"Trying to cheat? Me?" You Long was furious, rolled up his sleeves and shouted, "Come on then!"
"Sister You is awesome! Come on, let's all toast her!"
You Long was dizzy from the alcohol and frantically searched through his call logs until he finally found Lin Nan's channel and dialed it heavily.
It has traveled through time.
Under the bright midday sun, she met Lin Nan for the first time.
You Long didn't mention anything about his past, but Lin Nan guessed that the missed calls in her call log were a result of You Long being drunk.
Lin Nan didn't call back, but she waited for three days. After three days, You Long still didn't respond, so she had to convince herself that You Long had just dialed the wrong number.
She was very, very sad. Someone had once brazenly entered her world, given her all the unforgettable memories, and then turned away. Her withdrawal symptoms were less severe than You Long's, but they were still much longer.
It was so long that as soon as she saw the news of "Yutaki's betrayal," she decided to go and save her.
To prepare for the scene, both leads drank quite a bit. Qin Lan's face was flushed, and she was almost unsteady on her feet when the scene ended. Xiao Qing, worried she might get carsick, found a small electric scooter for her to ride on the back.
Although Qin Lan's mind was not clear, his body knew the way very well and found Jiang Yan's room door. After knocking on the door, he sat down with a thud.
Jiang Yan arrived earlier than her and came to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, the drunken woman collapsed inside.
Jiang Yan had no choice but to strip off her coat, pick her up in her arms, and instruct Xiao Qing to close the door.
Xiaoqing stared wide-eyed. Teacher Jiang's overflowing girlfriend power made her start to wonder if she had switched the top and bottom positions. How could he have picked up Sister Qin, who was so tall, in such a short time...?
Both on and off screen, Jiang Yan patted Qin Lan's face and said, "Teacher Qin, go take a shower."
"You go get me." Qin Lan grumbled, "Just soak for a while."
Jiang Yan then stripped the two of them of their clothes and soaked them together in the bathtub.
"Today's plot looks very familiar." Qin Lan hummed with her eyes closed, "I remember it."
"Oh, have you remembered anything?"
Jiang Yan remained expressionless, but a hint of anticipation lingered in her eyes.
"Before filming 'The Age of Red Powder' even started, I got drunk at the Tulip Bar and accidentally called you over."
Qin Lan frowned as she recalled, "I have no memory of what happened after that. I don't even know if I bullied you that night."
"I bullied you," Jiang Yan said softly. "You still haven't remembered."
She poked Qin Lan's chest in annoyance, then rubbed against her, saying, "How come you can't remember? You said such sweet things..."
"What?" Qin Lan was still completely confused.
Jiang Yan was so angry that her eyes turned red. She pinned Qin Lan to the edge of the bathtub and retaliated furiously. In the end, Qin Lan couldn't climb out of the bathtub, so Jiang Yan picked her up and threw her onto the bed to continue her retaliatory attack.
Qin Lan was exhausted and had no strength left, but Jiang Yan still tried to torment her by asking her "Do you remember now?" every time she moved.
Qin Lan couldn't take it anymore: "I really don't remember!"
Jiang Yan smiled and gave it a strong push.
"Then I'll have to bear with it for a little longer."
Qin Lan was tormented to the point of exhaustion, completely disoriented. She eventually fell asleep, tears still streaming down her face, but Jiang Yan woke her up again, continuing to press her for any recollection.
Throughout the entire night, actress Jiang Yan worked diligently and conscientiously, truly deserving to be called the most dedicated young actress of the new generation.
It wasn't until now that Qin Lan realized that she and Jiang probably had the same phone number.
This woman has been pretending for love for three years, but the moment she finally stopped pretending, it meant Qin Lan had really angered her...
It finally ended at three in the morning. Qin Lan fell asleep immediately without even covering herself with a blanket.
More than half an hour later, Jiang Yan finished tidying up, climbed onto the bed obediently, snuggled into her arms, and yawned sweetly.
Qin Lan, feeling dazed from her nudgings, rolled over and asked, "What are you doing?"
Jiang Yan said sweetly, "I want you to hold me while I sleep."
Qin Lan closed his eyes and hastily put his arm around her, then casually patted her back a couple of times: "Are you tired?"
Jiang Yan buried her head in her chest: "Hmm... you can comfort me and I won't feel tired anymore."
"Hush, hush," Qin Lan mumbled in response, then suddenly realized something was wrong: "Wait a minute, shouldn't you be the one comforting me?"
She's the one down there!
Jiang Yan looked aggrieved: "But my hand hurts so much..."
Qin Lan: "Does that mean I don't feel pain either?"
Jiang Yan: "Where does it hurt? Tell me in detail."
"..."
Qin Lan threatened her: "If you say another word, I'll kick you off the stage."
Jiang Yan kept laughing silently against her chest.
Qin Lan couldn't remember it at all when she was awake, but she could recall it when she dreamed about it.
Because of the trauma of drinking on April 19th, Qin Lan never dared to drink again, and even when she went to bars, she only dared to drink milk. Three years later, Yang Xingji successfully debuted and ran back to Beijing, clamoring for a get-together. So the four of them spent a day together, and in the middle of the night, they moved on to Yu Jintang's bar for drinks.
Qin Lan hadn't intended to break her vow, but seeing Yang Xingji's tired smile, she didn't want to spoil the fun, so she drank too. Soon, the effects of the alcohol hit her, and she slumped onto the table, listening to the others discuss drinking games.
Yu Jintang wanted to play the game of "balancing the tables," but Qin Lan, who was confused and lacked coordination, was punished by drinking two cups of wine.
Yang Xingji saw that if she drank any more, she would fall asleep, so he suggested changing the punishment to Truth or Dare.
Qin Lan spun a wheel, which read "Call your ambiguous crush."
Song Man clicked her tongue: "Where would she get any ambiguous relationships with? At twenty-five, she's probably only ever kissed colleagues on screen."
Yang Xingji also said, "This is boring, this is boring, let's draw again!"
Yu Jintang added, "Let's draw it again. I don't think she'll ever have a romantic interest in anyone, not even when she's old."
Qin Lan was so angry at the three of them that she blurted out, "Who...who doesn't have a boyfriend? I'm calling her right now!"
The other three were shocked and looked at each other in disbelief: "She's been having an affair with someone else behind our backs?"
Yu Jintang was the first to shake his head: "Impossible. I keep an eye on her all the time. Our teacher Qin Lan doesn't even drink alcohol normally. How could she have the opportunity to do such a thing?"
"Don't underestimate me." Qin Lan shook her finger, then fumbled for her phone to unlock it for a while: "Huh? Why won't it open the door for me?"
After finally unlocking it, everyone crowded around to look. Fortunately, Qin Lan remembered that Jiang Yan was an ambiguous relationship that shouldn't be "revealed," so she quickly hid in a corner and said, "Nobody can see."
Yu Jintang whispered, "Anyway, everyone will know as soon as they hear it."
Qin Lan glanced warily at the three people who had retreated, and struggled to find Jiang Yan's number.
Which one was it again...? I think it was this one... a local number...
Qin Lan waited on the other end of the phone for a long time, but the other end didn't answer and eventually hung up automatically.
Qin Lan suspiciously took her phone away and stared at it for a long time.
"She won't answer my calls."
Song Man: "I don't think there's any such person at all. She's drunk."
Yu Jintang: "That makes sense."
Yang Xingji: "Come on, let's keep playing."
Qin Lan pouted, feeling wronged. How could Jiang Yan not answer her calls!
She got angry and sat there drinking alone. When she went to the bathroom, her phone rang. Jiang Yan called back: "What's up?"
Qin Lan immediately asked, "Why didn't you answer my calls!"
There was a moment of silence on the other end: "Have you been drinking?"
"You didn't answer my calls!!"
"...Did you need something?"
Qin Lan didn't care what she was saying and rambled on, "Everyone else can answer the phone, why don't you? You're making me a laughingstock... Everyone says I don't have a boyfriend and will be single forever, and yet you still won't answer the phone..."
Jiang Yan quickly pieced together the story and figured it out: her ancestor was drunk and confused, and had actually asked her to cover for him, which she had missed, so he was very angry now.
While drunk, Qin Lan spoke incoherently, but admitted that he was her ambiguous love interest, and not just a one-night stand...
Jiang Yan's hope has sprouted again. Does this mean that she feels a little different towards Qin Lan?
"Where are you?"
"A bar, I suppose."
Which bar?
"A bar is a bar, your question is so boring."
Before Jiang Yan could find out anything, Qin Lan's phone automatically shut down due to running out of battery.
She quickly changed her clothes and began asking around about the bars Qin Lan frequented.
At three in the morning, the group dispersed. Qin Lan lingered inside for a while before slowly moving outside.
A car was parked at the entrance, and Ye Wei sat inside with a subtle expression. Qin Lan walked all the way to the car door before she noticed a person standing in front of the telephone pole, arms crossed, looking at her.
She squinted for a long time, but still couldn't see clearly: "Who are you?"
The telephone pole spoke: "Your ambiguous relationship."
"Oh," Qin Lan said happily, "Why did you come out of the phone?"
Telephone pole: "..."
Qin Lan abandoned the car door and changed her route, walking towards the street: "I want to take a walk."
The telephone pole silently followed, leaving Ye Wei in a dilemma. She had no choice but to get out of the car and follow it from a distance.
Qin Lan was displeased: "Why are you following me? There's not a soul on the street."
Ye Wei had no choice but to hide and sneakily follow behind.
Qin Lan took two steps, then turned back to Jiang Yan and asked, "Why didn't you answer my call?"
Jiang Yan stared at her: "Sorry, the event just ended."
Qin Lan glared at her, annoyed: "Why are you staring at me?"
Jiang Yan: "It's been a long time since I've seen you."
Qin Lan pondered for a long time: "You want to see me?"
Jiang Yan nodded restrainedly: "Mm."
"Then take a good look now." Qin Lan arrogantly raised her chin: "Am I beautiful?"
Jiang Yan's heart stopped for a moment, and she took a small, difficult step back: "It's beautiful."
Qin Lan laughed: "Is actress Qin Lan more beautiful, or actress Jiang Yan?"
Jiang Yan was a little breathless from being shaken by her: "Of course Qin Lan is more beautiful."
"Go post it on WeChat Moments." The ancestor has issued the instruction.
Jiang Yan glanced at her helplessly, edited, and sent: "Do I need to check it?"
Qin Lan leaned closer: "We haven't been divided into groups yet, have we?"
"How could I dare?" Jiang Yan showed her her interface: "What else do you want?"
Qin Lan was too close, making it hard for her to breathe. A breath of hot air hit the woman's face, causing her to flinch violently: "Why are you touching me?"
Jiang Yan raised her hand: "I'm innocent! I didn't move an inch."
Qin Lan touched her face and muttered, "How strange."
At four in the morning, she walked two kilometers through the streets and finally couldn't take it anymore: "My feet hurt so much."
Jiang Yan finally found a chance to let her rest: "Who told you to walk for so long in high heels... Sit here for a while, I have some band-aids in my bag."
Qin Lan didn't move, so Jiang Yan could only reach out to support her. Qin Lan didn't flinch, but her skin began to feel hot: "Why are you touching me again...?"
"Sit down!" Jiang Yan wiped the stone and laid out tissues, urging and pleading several times before finally getting her to sit down on the roadside flowerbed: "Which foot hurts?"
Ignoring Qin Lan's answer, he directly untied both of her shoes and saw that they were indeed worn out.
"Can't you wear a comfortable pair of shoes?"
Miss Qin raised her head: "Not beautiful."
Her ankle started to turn red in Jiang Yan's hands, and she twisted it uncomfortably.
Jiang Yan looked up and saw that the man's face had also turned red, and he was trying to back away.
"Are you ticklish?"
"I'm not afraid," Qin Lan said vaguely, "but don't touch me, it feels weird."
Jiang Yan noticed that Qin Lan seemed particularly averse to her touch.
She tentatively flicked her fingertip across the other person's instep twice, and Qin Lan immediately shrank back: "What are you doing?"
Jiang Yan understood and tied her shoelaces: "It's attached."
Qin Lan raised her foot and kicked her in the chest: "You damn Jiang Yan, you've gotten addicted to touching me, haven't you?!"
The heel pressed against her body with just the right amount of pressure, and then Qin Lan saw Jiang Yan tremble all over, suddenly grab her ankle, and stare intently at her.
Qin Lan's heart skipped a beat. Had she really gotten her fill of being stepped on?
She weakly lowered her foot, looked down and asked softly, "Does it still hurt?"
Jiang Yan didn't understand: "Are you so drunk that you don't know whether you're using any force or not?"
"No, it's from last night," Qin Lan said even more quietly. "Was I being too mean to him?"
It turns out my memory was messed up.
"Do you care whether it hurts or not?"
Jiang Yan felt a pang of sadness: "Even just a few words of comfort..."
"I was wrong." Qin Lan lowered her head even more in remorse.
Jiang Yan's chest heaved twice, and taking advantage of her drunkenness, she revealed her true feelings: "For you, this was just an accident, but you have no idea how happy I was that day... You want this to disappear immediately, but for me, it's not. I can't live without you."
"I don't think just anyone is suitable," Qin Lan muttered. "The feeling of kissing you is different from kissing anyone else."
Jiang Yan suddenly looked up: "What did you say? How is it different?"
Qin Lan thought hard for a long time, then pointed to her heart: "When I kiss you, this part beats."
Seeing that Jiang Yan didn't seem to believe her, she grabbed her hand and pressed it against her: "See, she jumped."
Jiang Yan forced herself to remain calm: "A living person has a heartbeat."
Qin Lan looked at her provocatively: "Then why don't you kiss me and you'll know?"
...
Qin Lan woke up with tears welling up in her eyes: "I finally remember..."
Jiang Yan squeezed face wash onto herself with great enthusiasm: "It's good that you remembered. Next time you forget, the punishment will be doubled."
Qin Lan's legs went weak, and she almost fell off the bed.
She moved to the sink and tugged at Jiang Yan's hair: "Did you sleep well with me?"
"That felt great." Jiang Yan washed her face carefully.
When are you planning to give me a formal status?
"That depends on Teacher Qin's performance." Jiang Yan looked up and kissed her. "Actually, even if you don't change, there's nothing I can do to you. At most, I'll stay far away from you after filming, but the fact that I like you won't change."
Qin Lan hugged her tightly: "No, no, no, you can't leave, I will continue to work hard."
She kissed Jiang Yan on the cheek; it was so tender she wanted to kiss her again: "I love you."
Jiang Yan couldn't help but smile broadly: "Then let me reward you."
Qin Lan's eyes gleamed with anticipation: "What reward?"
Jiang Yan said vaguely, "I'll give you one minute of a good morning kiss that's only for girlfriends."
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