Reminiscing about the festive season, I sighed and chatted about last night, but was startled.
Gu Quyu had already drunk quite a bit of wine, and now she was still trying to show off the bottle out of spite. Even though Qian Jianjun drank a lot for her, she still quickly fell asleep drunk, slumped over the table. Qian Jianjun had no choice but to help her call a car to "Summer Taste".
In room 988, Qian Jianjun put Gu Quyu on the bed. Just as he was about to get up and leave, Gu Quyu's arm was wrapped around his neck. He heard Gu Quyu's low call in his ear, "Jun, Jun..."
"I'm here, I'm here..."
"Please, please, take me..."
The physical intimacy along the way had already inflamed Qian Jianjun's arousal. These drunken whispers only added fuel to the fire, making him ready to go...
Having learned from previous experience, this time, as soon as Liu Che disappeared from sight, Xue Jiuyue didn't even get out of the car, but took out his mobile phone to go online.
"Hello, beautiful Yueda!" "Spit Star" came out in an extremely disgusting tone.
"Wrong way! Goodbye!"
It seemed as if the clouds had piled up in the early morning to make way for last night's encounter at the Magpie Bridge. The entire city was shrouded in a white haze, the sun merely a whiter circle on the clouds.
"Yiyi, how did you spend last night?"
There were only the two of them in the store now, and Zhou Ying asked Lin Yiyi, who was also lying on the bar in a daze.
"Oh..." Lin Yiyi sighed.
"how?"
"Qiu Nian prepared a surprise for me!"
"What surprise?"
"He took me to a square, probably a project his family was building. It was surrounded by construction sites and high-rise buildings, with a large square in the middle. When he led me in, it was pitch black, with no light at all. Then he said, 'Wait a moment,' and ran off.
The empty square was so scary that even if I were brave, I would still feel scared standing there alone.
I was about to call out to Qiu Nian when I heard footsteps. This panicked me even more, but luckily the footsteps died down after a while, and then many cell phone lights lit up in the square.
The lights were arranged in a well-balanced pattern, yet not chaotic, like stars in the sky. Suddenly, I realized that Qiu Nian had created a starry sky with a sea of people. I was deeply moved; the scene was truly spectacular.
The "starry sky" fell silent for a short while before the lights began to shift, forming two large hearts across the field. The crowd dispersed after the hearts, and when it finally settled, it was back to the "starry sky," but this time, there was a "Milky Way" in the center! Using the light from my phone, I could actually see a "Magpie Bridge" above it!
At this moment, two spotlights shone from the distance. One shone on me, on this side of the bridge. The other shone on Qiu Nian, on the other side of the bridge. He was holding a large bouquet of roses and had changed into a neatly tailored suit. He looked very handsome and energetic.
He walked towards the bridge, reciting poetry aloud.
"The orioles are singing their duets on the island in the river..." I was deeply moved by this! Really, I was even wondering if I was going to fall for it tonight.
I also followed the light onto the bridge, but when we were about to meet on the Magpie Bridge, Qiu Nian collapsed instantly when he saw me, and all the romance and affection he had shown before was gone.
He happened to be reciting the line '求知不得', and then he kept getting stuck there and repeating '求之不得......'
With so many people watching, I whispered to him, "Wu Mei." He got nervous and didn't hear clearly, so he said "my sister." I quickly corrected him, "Wu Mei," and he blurted out "your sister!" He looked like a completely uneducated, undisciplined dandy. Even more infuriating, the audience burst into laughter, and the lights went haywire. "Ah..." Lin Yiyi, usually concise, rarely said so much, clearly having something to say.
"Don't be angry, it's not like you just met Qiu Nian. He is definitely not uneducated. The key is that you are his weak spot. I guess he gets so nervous when he sees you that he can't even pronounce his own name properly." Zhou Ying comforted with a smile.
"I know, I was just angry! I turned around and left. Let's not talk about me, what about you? You went out with Keke yesterday...?"
"Oh..." Zhou Ying said helplessly.
"how?"
"We went out for a drink. The usual place, 'Sahuan'er'. We both drank quite a bit. But you know me, it's my genes. Plus, he saw Sister Yue leave with Mr. Qian yesterday, so he was in a bad mood and couldn't stop drinking. We've seen him sleep when he's drunk before. But yesterday he kept talking, talking nonsense, crying and laughing at the same time."
"What did you talk about?" Even her best friend, Lin Yiyi, was full of gossip.
"It's nothing more than how he loves Sister Yue and how hard he tries..." Zhou Ying's face turned redder as she spoke, as if she was still immersed in yesterday.
"That's all?"
"What else did he say? He knew I was good to him! But a moment later he said he was blind and couldn't see! He could only see Sister Yue. A little later he kept saying that if he dared to look at anyone else, I would dig out his eyeballs and step on them like bubbles! By then he was already drunk as mud and mistook me for Sister Yue."
"You two are fools!"
"Our love is pure!"
"Well, I do envy you! All I see in my eyes is love itself. What happened next?"
"Later, he was so drunk and had nowhere to go, so I helped him get a room."
"oh?"
"I was worried about him when we got to the room, so I gave him some water. He sobered up a little, but still mistook me for Sister Yue, and then..." Although Lin Yiyi was the only listener, Zhou Ying was still too embarrassed to continue.
"Yes?"
Zhou Ying shook her head.
"Why?"
"He called out 'Sister Yue', and I broke free... and then he fell asleep completely..."
"Don't you want to be someone else's replacement?"
"Well, more than that. I'm very happy with him, but I'm afraid he'll see it's me when he wakes up. I don't want anything else to come between us. Even if he loves Sister Yue and pursues her, I'm willing to help him, just hoping he can completely possess or end a relationship. The only love I want is love, only love between each other."
"Why……"
"Why……"
When Ke Yike, who was still hungover, came to the store, he didn't hear the previous conversation between the two of them, but only heard two long sighs.
"Why……"
Ke Yike also let out a long sigh.
"Are you awake? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Zhou Ying asked with concern.
"Thank you, Ying'er. You took care of me last night, right?"
"What about that?"
"I drank too much last night. I just remember drinking with you at the bar, and then I blacked out."
"You don't remember anything?" Zhou Ying wanted to confirm.
Ke Yike narrowed his eyes, "What? Did I do something?"
"You were so heavy that I had to hire a few couriers to carry you into the room!" Zhou Ying threw out the prepared words.
"Thank you. I'll treat you another day. I feel at ease with you around! Alas, Sister Yue and Brother Jun just passed away. I was drinking to drown my sorrows and drank a little too much. Whoever tries to drown their sorrows in alcohol only becomes more sorrowful!" Ke Yike said as he tapped his numb head.
"Oh..." Another long sigh was heard, attracting the three people to look back.
Ke Yike asked Qian Jianjun, who was walking over, puzzled, "Brother Jun, why are you sighing?"
"Xiaoyue left in a hurry yesterday. I was worried, so I came to see if she hadn't come yet?" Qian Jianjun looked around but didn't see Xue Jiuyue.
"Isn't Sister Yue with you?" Ke Yike widened his eyes.
"She left on her own in the evening. I thought you were the one looking for her, until I heard you say something about being even more worried."
"Ah? Then...?"
Ke Yike and Qian Jianjun looked at each other, and then sighed at the same time, "Ah..."
After sighing, Qian Jianjun looked at Lin Yiyi, "Yiyi, Qiu Nian asked me to apologize to you on his behalf! He was too nervous, so he messed up! He will never dare to do it again! No, it seems like never again? That's not right, I didn't remember clearly, I'm sorry!"
Qian Jianjun's deliberate selling mistake made everyone laugh.
"Where are the others?"
Qian Jianjun didn't say anything, just looked out the window.
Qiu Nian was standing by the road, looking over nervously. He was holding a large bouquet of roses, just like last night, but he wasn't wearing a formal suit. Instead, he and Ke Yike were wearing the same white shirt and jeans.
Lin Yiyi waved out the window.
Qiu Nian hurried over.
As soon as he entered the room, he stared at Lin Yiyi and began to recite aloud, "The orioles are singing on the island in the river..."
Perhaps out of nervousness and fear, Qiu Nian used all his strength, and his voice was stiff like an early machine voice, without any emotion.
"Stop!" Lin Yiyi stopped him decisively, "Put down the flowers and get to work!"
"oh……"
Last night, Xue Jiuyue resisted the urge to play games online. Without the company of "Spitting Star", she was bored and scrolled through her phone until late at night. Fortunately, the pillow Liu Che gave her was able to bring her a good night's sleep.
Xue Jiuyue arrived belatedly, meeting Qian Jianjun and Ke Yike's expectations. Her loose, candy-colored tracksuit and vibrant makeup enlivened the otherwise irritatingly white sunlight.
Xue Jiuyue took the initiative to come over and handed the car keys to Qian Jianjun, "Thank you, Mr. Qian, the jade is returned intact."
"You're welcome, were you alright yesterday?"
"fine!"
Qian Jianjun extended an invitation, "Let's chat for a while?"
"good."
As soon as they sat down, Qian Jianjun brought up the topic, "You left in a hurry yesterday, and I thought Ke Ke had arranged some surprise for you."
"Oh, no." Xue Jiuyue didn't respond, but asked, "Mr. Qian was at the manor with the children yesterday?"
"No, I had dinner early last night, so I got a late-night snack when I was hungry."
"Did you go to eat satay noodles?" Xue Jiuyue asked casually.
"Xiaoyue, how did you know?"
"That old shop on Tiyuchang Road called Yongming Lane?"
"Yes, that's the one! Why did you go there too? I didn't see you!"
"I haven't been there, but I know that place has the most authentic shacha noodles in Xialin." Xue Jiuyue wasn't particularly interested in shacha noodles; it was Mei Rugu who told her about it. And yesterday, unable to sleep, she saw Mei Rugu post a picture of this place while browsing her WeChat Moments. But when she checked it again this morning, she found it had been deleted.
Qian Jianjun recalled with emotion, "That shacha noodles restaurant has been passed down for several generations, and I have loved it since I was a child. When I was a child, my family was poor. Whenever my grandfather made some money, he would pick me up from school and ask me, 'Junjun, are you hungry today? Do you want to sneak in something to eat before going home?' I would always answer, 'Shacha noodles!' Every time I close my eyes, I can still remember the smiling face I saw when I turned around and sat on the front handlebar of his bicycle. That was happiness. Now that my grandfather is gone, thankfully the taste of that bowl of noodles is still there, and it still brings back so many memories..."
"Life is like this. What touches us most are those fleeting moments, those fleeting moments that vanish without our noticing. All we can do is strive for them and cherish them. 'Time is limited,' so why not cherish the one in front of you?'"
Since Qian Jianjun was still able to eat satay noodles on the Chinese Valentine's Day, and Mei Rugu also posted a picture last night, Xue Jiuyue couldn't help but have a fantasy, so she quoted the first and last two lines of Yan Shu's "Huanxisha" to subtly remind Qian Jianjun to cherish Mei Rugu who was eating a bowl of satay noodles with him.
But Qian Jianjun took it in a different light. Ever since Xue Jiuyue mentioned the shacha noodles, he'd been suspicious that she somehow knew his every move. Now, he suspected she was mocking him for last night's actions. Should he tell the truth? Qian Jianjun felt a little embarrassed to speak up.
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