Chapter 103 "Burning Fire said the ocean was beautiful, so why did you kiss me..."
With the recent increase in tourists, the bar is doing very well, but Lin Jiachi specially reserved a spot, and a group of people entered the door one after another.
In the dim light, the resident singer stood on the stage, leaning against the microphone, humming a lyrical ballad in a languid voice.
The atmosphere was the same as before; people in the surrounding booths were talking quietly, without any noise or urging each other to drink.
Chi Yu and Yang Chengjing drove, and the two only drank bottled water.
Xin Mian and Qin Shengtian hadn't been here for a while and were eager to try the cocktails on the menu.
Min Shuyun smiled, "Why aren't you ordering?"
Xinmian hesitated, unable to help but recall the two times she had drunk alcohol before.
The first time, she took the initiative to hook up with Chi Yu and wanted to do it. Although they didn't actually do it in the end, the intimate contact between the two when she woke up the next morning almost made her die.
The second time was at the hot spring resort on Qingfeng Mountain.
She was pinned down in front of the dressing mirror by Chi Yu, her feet off the ground. He forced her to watch how crazy the two of them were in the mirror, and while he was doing it to her, he threatened to make her give him oral sex. She was so scared that she cried and trembled. In the end, she kicked Chi Yu out of the room.
Both memories, whether recollected or not, were enough to make her blush.
So she hesitated, fearing that if she drank alcohol this time, something uncontrollable might happen again.
But Min Shuyun and Qin Shengtian had no idea what she was thinking. The two of them had already pressed their heads against the drink menu, carefully studying the new products that had just been released in the past few days.
Chi Yu sat next to Xin Mian, his gaze fixed on her, watching as her fair cheeks gradually flushed red in the dim light.
He leaned closer, his long arm encircling her slender waist from behind, and whispered in her ear, "Baby, what are you thinking about?"
Warm breath sprayed behind my ears, just like many times before.
Xin Mian was startled and instinctively tried to dodge, but he grabbed her waist and pulled her back, saying in a slightly annoyed tone, "Why are you dodging?"
Xin Mian felt both guilty and shy, "...It's nothing..."
"If nothing's wrong, why are you blushing?"
He stared at her flushed face, his gaze seemingly casual, but his dark eyes were deep and unfathomable, as if he could see right through her.
Seeing that she didn't speak, he followed her gaze to the drinks menu, paused slightly, and then understood.
"Baby, what are you reminiscing about?"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and gently touched her earlobe.
Xinmian: !!!
Sometimes she really hated his cleverness.
Nothing escapes his eyes.
She turned her head and glared at him fiercely, "You're not allowed to think such things!"
Chi Yu feigned a wronged expression, "Baby, you've wronged me."
Xin Mian felt uncomfortable under his gaze and, as if trying to hide something, pushed the drink menu away.
But he immediately took it back.
He chuckled softly, coaxing, "Want to try a drink?"
"That way you won't have to worry about getting drunk."
That makes perfect sense; Xinmian couldn't refute it.
So in the end, she ordered a salted dog drink.
The drinks were served one after another, and the three girls sat together. Qin Shengtian glanced at Yang Chengjing, and under the cover of the music on stage, she talked to Xin Mian and Min Shuyun about what had happened in the past few days.
The story of the motorcycle accident on the mountain road was almost identical to what Chi Yu and Xin Mian had told me.
This is also what Yang Chengjing sees from his perspective.
But he didn't expect that there would be more to this story.
Qin's parents left the market in a hurry, not because they agreed with what the vendor said.
There is another reason.
Firstly, they dislike gossiping about others behind their backs, especially when that person is their daughter's good friend.
Secondly, they believed that the police would eventually find out the truth, and that saying anything more before the truth came out was pointless.
But when they returned to their restaurant carrying large and small bags, Qin's mother suddenly felt a little regretful.
“We’ve watched Xiao Yang grow up, he definitely wouldn’t do anything illegal or disorderly.”
"We shouldn't have just left like that at the market."
Mr. Qin also felt that what she said made sense.
So the next day when the two went to the market again, they righteously told the vendor to stop spreading rumors and that the truth would come out once the police investigation was completed.
This time, Yang Chengjing did not run into them, so he was unaware of what happened next.
The misunderstanding was thus sown.
Qin Shengtian only learned about her parents' attitude in this matter a few days ago.
Yang Chengjing, that big fool, made an extremely stupid decision under the guise of doing what's best for her.
He was naturally happy that the misunderstanding was cleared up.
But Qin Shengtian was not happy about it.
She loathed Yang Chengjing for keeping everything bottled up inside, thinking he was doing it for her own good, but never asking what she wanted.
If he had just spoken up, the two of them wouldn't be going through all this trouble and still not being together.
Therefore, Qin Shengtian decided to work on tempering his temperament.
Men need to be trained.
He can only learn what he is taught.
So even though Yang Chengjing kept chasing after her during this time and started shamelessly pursuing her directly, Qin Shengtian always pretended to be indifferent.
After hearing her words, Xin Mian stood there in shock, "...Where did you take your crash course in dating?"
During the New Year's Eve period, the two of them got together to discuss things, and Qin Shengtian even asked her, a "love novice" who had only been in one relationship, to be her strategist.
How come she's learned so much in just a few days?
Qin Shengtian was overjoyed. He chuckled a few times, then pulled out his browser history from his phone and showed it to Xin Mian.
The phone screen is covered with dating guides.
100 Tips for Dating
[How to Win Him Over Quickly!]
Make him unable to resist you!
Men need to be trained.
These "ingenious tips" are the reason why she was able to achieve success so quickly.
Xin Mian stood there dumbfounded. Qin Shengtian looked at her teasingly, "Mianmian, should I send all of these to you?"
Min Shuyun smiled, "Do you think Mianmian needs it?"
Qin Shengtian suddenly realized, "No need, no need!"
Xin Mian, just by standing there, already had Chi Yu completely under her thumb.
Xin Mian blushed as they teased her, then pursed her lips and quickly drank several sips of her cocktail.
The small cup was emptied in no time.
Chi Yu glanced at her sideways. "Drinking so fast?"
"Huh?" Under the influence of alcohol, Xin Mian was a little dazed, blinking as she looked back at him. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing much," Chi Yu patted her head, leaned towards her, and shielded her with half of his chest so she could lean on him. "Are you tired?"
Xinmian shook her head.
She was quite energetic after taking such a long afternoon nap, but the alcohol was definitely still having some effect on her.
She obediently leaned back against his shoulder, her back pressed against his strong, broad muscles, the warm touch making her feel extremely safe.
She simply stayed in that position and watched Qin Shengtian and Min Shuyun play dice.
She didn't understand dice; she was just watching for fun.
Qin Shengtian got so excited playing that after losing a few times, she pouted and cried out softly. Xin Mian was amused by her and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Then she saw Yang Chengjing move to her side, his arm half-circling hers. Although he didn't touch her, he was in a very protective posture.
Meanwhile, Lin Jiachi had also arrived at this table at some point and carefully sat down behind and to the side of Min Shuyun.
I didn't dare to say a word, afraid of being kicked out.
Min Shuyun turned her head to look at him, then glanced at the distance between the two of them, said nothing, and turned back to continue playing with Qin Shengtian.
Qin Shengtian wasn't a good drinker, and they stopped drinking towards the end, so she remained sober.
At 2 a.m., a group of people came out of the bar.
People still pass by on this street from time to time, and the nearby bars are doing good business.
Chi Yu, Yang Chengjing, and Lin Jiachi remained sober, while Qin Shengtian, still not satisfied, suggested going to the beach, to which Liu Haoyuan, feeling dizzy, agreed.
Chi Yu lowered his eyes to look at Xin Mian and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to go?"
Xinmian wasn't sleepy; her eyes were bright. She nodded, "I want to go."
Maybe we can even catch a sunrise while we're at it.
"Yay!" Qin Shengtian, only half-conscious, exclaimed excitedly, "We can see the sunrise!"
Lin Jiachi subconsciously looked at Min Shuyun, wanting to ask for her opinion, but Min Shuyun was leaning against a stone pillar to sober up and didn't notice his gaze.
Xinmian spoke up again, "Sister Yun, are you going?"
Min Shuyun smiled slowly, "Go ahead."
"No work tomorrow, I can have some fun."
The late night seemed to have worn away some of her guard and distance from Lin Jiachi, and she nodded in agreement to continue the "second half".
Lin Jiachi's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "I'll go get the car."
But Min Shuyun didn't ride in his car; instead, she followed Xin Mian to be their "third wheel."
A group of people in three cars drove towards Clearwater Bay.
At this time of day, there were hardly any cars on the road. The coastal highway was far from residential areas, so there was no need to worry about disturbing the peace. Qin Shengtian rolled down the car window, leaned over the window, and shouted.
"ah--"
She grinned foolishly, with a hint of subtle resentment in her eyes, and rolled her hands up into a trumpet shape, "That big idiot Yang Chengjing—!"
Liu Haoyuan, who was standing to the side, was still a little dazed, but he still managed to chime in, "Yes, yes, yes!"
"Yang Chengjing is an idiot."
Xin Mian sat in the car and vaguely heard it. She leaned back in her seat and laughed. As she laughed, she turned her head to look at Chi Yu.
Chi Yu noticed her gaze, reached out and patted her head gently and affectionately.
The car drove for less than 20 minutes to reach Clearwater Bay, where the entire beach was deserted.
The beach was quiet in the early morning, with only the sound of the waves crashing.
A sea breeze blew in, and Chi Yu grabbed a coat and draped it over Xin Mian's shoulders.
As soon as she got out of the car, Xin Mian's eyes met Qin Shengtian's. She saw the jacket that belonged to Yang Chengjing on Qin Shengtian's shoulder, blinked, and smiled teasingly.
Lin Jiachi also had a jacket draped over his arm as he followed behind Min Shuyun.
Liu Haoyuan dozed off for a few minutes in the car. Now that he was more awake, he saw couples on both sides of him and silently wrapped his windbreaker tighter around himself.
He sighed deliberately, "Alas, I'm all alone..."
Qin Shengtian slapped him on the shoulder and laughed at his sarcastic tone.
The sea and the dark blue horizon merge into one at night, and the surroundings are so dark that it is not very clear what is visible to the naked eye.
But it is precisely this intermittent merging of the sea and sky, mixed with the sound of waves crashing against the rocks, that is mysterious and moving.
A distant lighthouse twinkles, the only light on the sea, guiding returning ships.
Qin Shengtian was very excited and tried to walk towards the water, her steps uneven. Yang Chengjing followed closely beside her.
She left a few footprints, then turned around with a smile and waved to Xinmian, "Mianmian! Come quick!"
Xin Mian followed her, but after taking only a few steps, Chi Yu grabbed her arm.
The man turned her body to face him and bent down to zip up her zipper.
The black windbreaker was very large, and the metal zipper was pulled up to the top, gleaming faintly in the hazy moonlight.
Chi Yu touched her cheek, as if coaxing a child, "Go on."
Xin Mian gave him a sweet smile, her dimples popping out, and skipped and hopped towards Qin Shengtian.
The two didn't dare go far, so they walked slowly along the beach line, picking up seashells as they went.
They found something they liked and shared it with each other. Their two fluffy heads huddled together, and laughter could be heard from time to time.
Looking at the two young girls, Min Shuyun sighed, "Youth is truly wonderful."
Lin Jiachi glanced at her sideways and said, "You are beautiful too."
The sea breeze seemed to muddy the effects of the alcohol. Min Shuyun turned her voice and deliberately taunted him, "Also?"
You're saying I'm not young?
Lin Jiachi quickly tried to salvage the situation, saying, "No, you're very young."
His gaze was earnest. "Forever young."
Min Shuyun turned her head away haughtily, and continued watching the two little girls collect seashells without responding.
After Xin Mian and Qin Shengtian each gained something, they walked back hand in hand.
Liu Haoyuan had just finished shaking the sand out of his shoes when he looked up and saw Chi Yu and Yang Chengjing standing on either side of Xin Mian and Qin Shengtian. He clicked his tongue several times and said, "I never thought that Brother Yu and A Jing would be like this when they are dating."
Min Shuyun corrected him, "Tian Tian hasn't agreed yet."
Liu Haoyuan burst into laughter.
The four walked back and sat down in a row with the other three.
Xin Mian sat on the far side, with Chi Yu beside her.
The man pulled up the hood of her coat, supported her with his long arms, and gently embraced her with his tall body, the two of them snuggling together.
She held up the seashells for him to see, a dozen or so of various sizes, her tone excited.
"I'll make a seashell painting for Little Dimple when I get back."
"She'll definitely like it."
"Yes, she'll definitely like it."
Chi Yu listened attentively to her, occasionally responding with a few words, then took the seashell from her hand and put it aside, wiping her hands with a wet wipe.
Xinmian enjoyed his service, looking at him with bright, sparkling eyes.
When he looked up and met her gaze, she quickly looked away, raising her lips to gaze ahead.
Beneath the wide hood, strands of hair fluttered gently against the girl's fair cheeks. She gazed at the boundless sea and sky before her, a faint smile playing on her lips. Beside her was the warmth of her lover, and the playful sounds of her friends filled her ears.
Chi Yu's Adam's apple bobbed slightly. He wrapped his long arm around her shoulder, gripping her slender neck and forcing her to turn her head to face him.
Under the cover of the hood, a warm kiss instantly descended upon him.
Breath mingled with her lips, her soft voice breaking in fits and starts.
"...You said you wanted to see the ocean, so why did you kiss me..."
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Author's note: I love moments like this, with friends and loved ones all around me. [pat on the head]
[I can vaguely sense that it's coming to an end. [Let me see]]
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