Gou An received a call from Shy Marmot while he was changing his clothes, but this time Shy Marmot became Screaming Marmot. The moment the call was connected, he roared at a high decibel: "He threatened me! Uncle Butt is not a good person! I caught him doing something ugly and he forbids me to tell anyone else! Otherwise, he will tell my dad about the nickname I gave him and the (automatic muting) confession!"
Gou An was holding his shorts, his hairline retreated three centimeters because of her yelling. He asked in confusion, "What? Who are you saying is threatening you! Qiao... He Jinxing?"
There was a "hmm" sound from the other end of the phone.
A 28-year-old man is so bored that he threatens an 18-year-old girl? Gou An was silent for a moment: "What scandal did you see him do? Murder or arson?"
"He was in a box with a bunch of women, drinking until his eyes were red." The groundhog sniffed, "(Automatically muted) was also in there. All men are bastards."
“…”
Gou An was too lazy to ask who the person who automatically muted himself was. The fact that he could sit in a private room with He Jinxing and drink meant that he was at least someone who could spend his zodiac year (big year) with Zhou Yutong. This realization was too shocking.
More shocking than the gossip itself: the man who told her he had just woken up and was lying in bed the previous second, was actually sitting in a bar drinking with a bunch of women until his eyes were red.
"I now feel that Uncle Butt is not worthy of you. What's so great about having a big butt? You are also very attractive, even better than him. Damn it!" Zhou Yutong muttered on the phone, "As for my brother, he is not very good either. He doesn't have enough courage. Last night, I watched Uncle Butt take you to dance, and my eyes popped out, but in the end he didn't dare to invite you... Forget it, let's not pick men from the trash can. In comparison, the pure tenor is more attractive. Do you want to consider He Yuan? I always feel that he has potential-"
"He Jinxing's reputation with you has plummeted."
Zhou Yutong pursed her lips in grievance and said in a dry voice: "You didn't see how many strange people were in that box. From what I saw, there were men and women, men and men, women and women..."
"Stop. Didn't He Jinxing tell you not to tell anyone else?"
"Oh," Zhou Yutong said pitifully, not knowing whether it was for Mr. Shut Up or for herself who was threatened, "but you are not someone else."
Gou An was speechless and choked with emotion.
The groundhog on the other end of the phone was begging her to go to the bar. It wasn't even dinner time yet, but this newly-minted adult was already clamoring to get drunk.
"This world of liars and scumbags doesn't seem so evil until you're drunk and observe it."
"Have you been drinking?"
"I haven't woooooo waited for you to come join me yet?"
"What do you mean together? What's my reason for getting drunk?"
"I don't know... Is it okay for Uncle Butt to cheat on his wife? A woman with a nice voice said she wanted to order a song for him, and she called him Mr. He, Mr. He! So intimate!"
She is really good at fanning the flames, and He Jinxing had to applaud when he heard it.
After patiently listening to the groundhog's nonsense, Gou An hung up the phone and put on a small leather jacket over her black suspender skirt. Before leaving, she accidentally saw the necklace hanging around her neck. She was too tired yesterday and forgot to take it off...
In fact, you don’t need to take it off. This kind of necklace can be used as an everyday necklace.
"He was in a box with a bunch of women, drinking until his eyes were red."
“…”
How disrespectful to the elderly! What you do at this time is very youthful!
He said "Pah" in his heart, and without having time to figure out where this disgust came from, Gou An raised his hand to take off the necklace and put it back into the jewelry box on the table.
The time on the cruise ship seemed to be disrupted. No one followed the three meals a day or work schedule anymore.
It was just past six in the afternoon, but the all-day bar on the ship was already packed with people. There was a long queue at the door... It had become the most popular place on the entire ship besides the open-air swimming pool on the deck.
Gou An walked in with her bodyguards with her head held high, which naturally attracted attention. After all, she had done so many earth-shattering things yesterday, so it was nothing surprising that she became a celebrity in the circle overnight.
She straightened her back, raised her bottom to an unnecessary arrogant angle, and stepped into the bar wearing slightly plain black loafers.
The steps were heavy, and the lambskin soles made a "tapping" sound on the wooden floor.
The expressionless fair and delicate face showed that Miss Gou was not in a very good mood at the moment.
She found her rich girl group in a booth in the corner. Unexpectedly, He Yuan was there too. He didn’t seem to be uncomfortable sitting among a bunch of girls. He was chatting with Tang Xinjiu about how hard it was to buy a certain brand of jewelry…
Zhou Yutong next to her has already eaten her seventh piece of fried chicken. If she eats any more, she might become the first young adult girl in history to die from eating fried chicken because of a scumbag.
Gou An moved the plate of fried chicken away, and Zhou Yutong threw herself into her arms with her greasy hands. Gou An patted her back good-naturedly: "Okay, people who don't know might think you have a deep crush on He Jinxing."
Zhou Yutong trembled at the mention of that name.
Gou An winked at the bodyguard, and Ye Lang understood and personally delivered two things to the box -
A button; a night of hot hangover soup.
Five minutes later, Ye Lang came out and told Gou An expressionlessly that the other party had taken the things. After thinking for about thirty seconds, he asked him to convey four words: Thank you, An An.
Gou An's teeth were sore, and he subconsciously looked in the direction of the box. The door was tightly closed, differentiating him from the others who could only queue up outside to grab a seat.
I picked up my phone and saw that WeChat was as quiet as a chicken. If I really wanted to thank you, it would be more sincere to send a message in person on WeChat...
He Jinxing would not fail to understand this principle.
Gou An savored it again, and finally smelled a hint of gunpowder from Ye Lang's so-called "Think for 30 seconds" and the four words he conveyed...
Not fatal.
But the provocation is strong.
Five minutes later, Zhou Yutong glanced at her phone and screamed—
"He really complained! My dad told me not to give people nicknames casually! He also asked me if I was bullying others outside! Help, can I bully He Jin? I have the ability to do that. Don't call me a groundhog anymore. Call me the Wolf of Wall Street!"
Gou An: “…”
As the time approached eight o'clock in the evening, the bar gradually became lively. People began to dance in the middle of the dance floor, and Zhou Yutong began to order drinks.
Gou An stopped her from pouring the Long Island iced tea into her mouth. With this cup, her night would be over before it even began. Zhou Yutong whined and reached out to grab the tea from her, so Gou An had to let He Yuan hold her down.
During the scramble, she took the time to ask, "What on earth did you see?"
It would have been better if she hadn't said anything. As soon as she said it, Zhou Yutong blinked, and a layer of mist covered her eyes. She said in a tone of face-to-face hostility: "I saw a lot of people in that box, Chen Shuyu, Zhang Ying, Jie Wei... and Xiao Miao sitting on the lap of the third son of the Jiang family."
Gou An responded with a confused look on his face.
"Xiao Miao, the pure desire ceiling who became famous late last year because of a set of ballet photos."
Xiao Miao was born as an internet celebrity, but now strictly speaking she should be considered a fourth or fifth tier star, because she made her official debut this year and starred in a palace fighting drama, in which she played a little palace maid who fell in love with the emperor at first sight and won his favor by dancing in the garden, but was finally ordered by the queen to dance in the imperial garden all night and froze to death.
This character only has a few episodes, but screenshots from various angles have become popular online, with countless trending searches...
"She is really beautiful. People say she is Odile who has fallen to earth."
"The person you like is the third son of the Jiang family?" Gou An was shocked. "Isn't that bad?"
Zhou Yutong said disdainfully: "My brain is not broken."
Gou An: "Then you——"
Zhou Yutong quickly took the Long Island iced tea and took a sip. Gou An couldn't even snatch it away. Just as she was sighing that this girl might have to crawl back to the cabin tonight, the half-drunk Long Island iced tea was confiscated from the back.
His hands were so fast that Gou An didn't have time to react.
The man whose wine was stolen groaned in dissatisfaction and turned around to curse, but when he looked into a familiar pair of eyes, his whole body suddenly stopped working.
The lively expression of the last second suddenly became listless. Zhou Yutong bit her lower lip and said, "Uncle."
Chen Jinli casually put the half-drunk wine on the table next to him. There was a loud "pop" sound, and the people at the next table were startled. A group of second-generation rich people looked up and were about to get angry when they found out who was standing there -
Who doesn't know Chen Jinli? The youngest leader of the Marine Biology Research Institute in Jiangcheng's history, in theory he was just a well-mannered scholar, but how could someone who was close to He Jinxing be a good person? In the end, no one knew how, but Chen Jinli became the "White Book Lantern" in Jiangcheng's mouth.
When Gou An saw Zhou Yutong's big, blinking eyes, he realized at the first second that the person who wanted her life or death had appeared... He was shocked when he first saw Chen Jinli, thinking that this man had this side, and he didn't even let go of a young girl who had just reached adulthood -
Then Zhou Yutong's words "uncle" made her scalp tingle.
At this moment, Chen Jinli's usual gentle and elegant appearance disappeared, his lips were pressed into a straight line, and he asked indifferently: "Have you had enough trouble?"
Zhou Yutong gave him a rather rebellious smile: "What are you making a fuss about? I'm just playing with my friends, isn't that okay?"
Chen Jinli stood in silence with her for a few seconds and said, "Go back."
"Why do you care about me?" Zhou Yutong asked, "I made it clear last night. I understand everything and I won't bother you again. Please leave now."
Her words were so powerful that Chen Jinli was speechless again. It seemed difficult to drag her away by force, so he could only say "Don't drink anymore" and turned back to the box.
The man who suddenly appeared and left suddenly made the entire booth fall into silence.
Zhou Yutong laughed miserably: "Speak up, you guys are making me feel awkward by pretending to be holding a funeral for me, right?"
Only one third of Tang Xinjiu's soul returned at this time: "'Uncle'."
He Yuan: "This may not work even abroad."
Gou An chose a less outrageous angle to approach the question: "Chen Jinli is your uncle?"
"He's not a biological child." Zhou Yutong sneered, "He's the child of my grandparents' comrade-in-arms. They were both in a car accident that year, and there were no other relatives in the family. Chen Jinli was only one year old, so my grandparents took him home and raised him as their own son. But at that time, only one child was allowed, so they didn't go through the adoption procedures."
She paused, "It's not in any household registration book."
He added, “But later.”
Gou An was in a trance.
Zhou Yutong glanced at her and said, "Why are you so shocked? Didn't you also want the second button of your uncle's shirt?"
Gou An: "………………As we all know, the neighbor next door."
Calling someone "uncle" is all a form of coercion or inducement.
Zhou Yutong said sweetly: "I see, we are not in the same household registration book, right?"
"It's true that he's not here, but that's not exactly the same as your absence—"
"Guess why his first reaction when he saw me was to threaten me and ask me to pretend that I had never seen him in the bar? Why should I let a person like Uncle He remember me and keep it a secret for him?"
Gou An was completely silent. Zhou Yutong nudged her with her elbow, "Why did you give him hangover soup just now?"
“…”
"Forget it, let me ask you this question in another way. Why did you openly provoke him? How dare you openly provoke him?"
One hundred thousand whys.
Gou An dragged the low-alcohol cocktail in front of him and stuffed it into Zhou Yutong's hand, saying expressionlessly: "You should drink it."
Around 9:30 in the evening, various familiar faces appeared in the bar one after another. Surprisingly, Lu Wan and He Ran's group reappeared together. Gou Xun was not there. This guy was put in solitary confinement not long after the dance because of his terrible performance at the dance (dancing with a strange girl & bumping into He Yuan).
Not to mention that she was there because this group of people gave face to Gou Xun. She couldn't squeeze into this small circle of second-generation rich people without He Ran's approval.
"I heard that it was because of yesterday's borrowing game that the old relationship rekindled."
Gou An looked at Lu Wan, who was wearing a white short skirt, and indeed sat down next to He Ran. He Ran handed her a glass of juice.
She looked away without interest.
At this time, the bar's activities tonight have already begun. The staff carried a billiard table to the open space on the side. The prize for tonight's event is a Charlie bear. It is said that it is a rare collection jointly launched with the oldest railway station in the UK, so even if it is just a plush toy, it can be sold at a high price of hundreds of thousands.
This thing is much more interesting than simply taking out some jewelry that only women are interested in or a cold collection that only men are interested in.
At least as soon as the stuffed bear in the windbreaker uniform of a train station staff was brought up, Zhou Yutong next to him pinched Gou An's arm: "This bear... An An, can you play billiards?"
Gou An will fight, and he fights pretty well.
"I want it," Zhou Yutong said. "I've wanted it for a long time. This bear was born on the same day as my birthday. It sold for over 400,000 yuan at an auction. But my dad thought a doll was too expensive and didn't agree to let me buy it... I've wanted it for a long time!"
She shook Gou An's arm.
"Look at this place tonight, all the second-generation rich people in Jiangcheng are here." Gou An lazily patted the claws holding his arm, "Do you think I have that ability?"
"Is there?" Tang Xinjiu said hesitantly, "Didn't An An learn from someone for a period of time before?"
“…”
Gou An's eyes wandered back and forth, and he couldn't stand Zhou Yutong's constant nagging of "I was sued because of you", "My father scolded me", "I'm still heartbroken" -
He stood up slowly, holding the armrest of the chair. When he turned around, he saw Lu Wan said something in the next booth. He Ran didn't react much at first and just sat there without moving.
As a result, he turned his head and looked at Gou An. He was stunned for a moment, then looked back at the plush toy that was the prize...
After a few seconds, he seemed to understand what was going on and smiled at Gou An from a distance.
Just when Gou An had a bad feeling, he saw the king of Jiangcheng's second-generation rich pat his butt, stand up, call the waiter, and get his billiard cue.
He Ran taught Gou An how to play table tennis.
At that time, they hadn't caused any big trouble. When they went out to play together occasionally, he would teach her a few moves when he was in a good mood. Unexpectedly, Gou An was very talented and soon became a master. He Ran felt bored and had no sense of accomplishment, so he never took the initiative to teach her again. However, this guy was born with a great feel for all ball sports, and his table tennis skills were always a little better than Gou An's.
Of course, just a little bit.
Gou An cursed He Ran a thousand times in his heart, calling him a bitch. The door of the box inside was also opened, and all the people who were ready to make a move were stunned.
Then he saw Jiang Yi, the third son of the Jiang family, Xiao Miao hanging on his elbow, and Chen Jinli with an expressionless face walking out.
Zhou Yutong suddenly stood up straight.
"I want that stuffed bear, Jiang Yi." Xiao Miao pulled Jiang Yi and shook his sleeves, "You promised me!"
"You should tell our Professor Chen," Jiang Yi patted her head with a smile, "my table tennis skills are not up to par with these people."
After thinking for a while, he sighed again, "What a pity, Mr. He is a big Buddha that you can't invite."
Professor Chen rolled up his sleeves slowly, his eyes cold, "You don't like me, then I'll leave?"
Jiang Yi smiled apologetically: "I dare not!"
Gou An turned around to look at Zhou Yutong who was sitting behind him. She was staring at Chen Jinli without moving her eyes away. But she said to Gou An: "If you lose to him, I will die in front of you."
Gou An: “…”
Gou An sighed and could only actively choose a suitable pole.
When choosing a club, He Ran came over, holding the edge of the billiard table with one hand, and looked down at Gou An who was concentrating on choosing a club carefully, "Do you want that bear?"
His voice was low and contained a hint of teasing.
"If you say something, I won't attack." He Ran said, "With your skills, no one here can beat you except me. This bear can only be yours."
Gou An didn't even turn his head, "You'd better not be so mean."
He Ran was scolded and was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and shrugged, saying in a dandy way: "It's up to you then, don't cry if you lose later."
Gou An chose a pole, and when he passed by him with his eyes fixed, he handed him the pole.
When the person behind her screamed in pain and rolled up like a shrimp, she bent down expressionlessly and gestured at the edge of the billiard table.
The private rooms of the Ship Bar have one-way walls, which allows people in the room to see the hall outside and feel the atmosphere while ensuring their own privacy.
He Jinxing sat cross-legged on the sofa, and he only needed to raise his eyes to see the young people fighting outside—
You can also easily see Gou An in the center of the crowd.
The girl in a black suspender miniskirt had a black short leather jacket on her upper body and was standing by the table holding a billiard cue. When she leaned over to stroke the cue, the leather jacket shrunk a little as her arms stretched, easily revealing her slender waist that was outlined by the black skirt and was so slender that it could not be grasped.
Her long black curly hair fell on the green billiard table as she followed her posture.
The edge of the skirt was pulled up, and the length, which was already a bit too short, was revealed because the wearer's body was folded almost 90 degrees on the table, revealing a piece of snow-white skin with just the right amount of fleshiness.
Many people gathered around Gou An, including the younger generation of the He family, and some second-generation descendants of famous families in Jiangcheng whose names could not be remembered. The group of people went from being noisy at the beginning to falling into silence for a moment.
I don’t know whether I am concentrating on watching the ball or watching the people at this moment.
His eyes swept over the little girl who was half lying on the pool table. She was concentrating on the game, letting the cue slide between her fingers to aim. Her white teeth were biting a corner of her lower lip, and her light-colored lips were stained with a beautiful hint of blood.
With a "pop", the ball is tee off.
He Jinxing raised his head and drank the remaining wine in the glass in his hand. He was silent for a while and then chuckled with an ambiguous meaning.
(End of this chapter)