Chapter Nine: Reunion
In August, I received my graduate school admission notice from my university.
"Yan Yan, I've been accepted into graduate school!" I excitedly told Huang Yan Yan the news. Then I called my parents at home. Hearing their excited voices, I felt like I had brought honor to the family.
"I'm happy for you, but also a little disappointed. Can you please not move out?" In the early hours of the morning, Huang Yanyan and I sat down at the skewers restaurant again, still drinking beer, but this time we controlled the amount.
"I promise you, I won't move out. If there's a lot going on at school, I'll stay in the dorm temporarily. As long as there's nothing else, I'll come over."
"That's more like it! That's great! You can go straight to graduate school without taking the exam. You're amazing! I want to drink another bottle!"
Since starting work, Huang Yanyan has gotten completely drunk at several colleague gatherings. She had hoped to confess her feelings after drinking, but she always ended up unconscious and had to be carried home. However, her alcohol tolerance has gradually improved. It seems she still needs to practice.
"I can't drink anymore, I'll really get drunk if I drink any more!"
"It's okay, I have nothing to do tomorrow anyway, I'm going to sleep until I naturally wake up."
"I can't do anything with you. Let's go back and drink. It's not safe to do this in the middle of the night."
"What safety or not? Who dares to mess with me? Don't they know who I, Huang Yanyan, am?" Indeed, alcohol emboldens cowards.
"Alright, alright, I know you're good. Let's go, let's go!"
"We're not leaving! We're not done yet, honey! I want to eat more kidneys!" Sigh, these two girls are so determined to eat kidneys.
"Boss, give us five more skewers of kidneys!"
"Hehe, eat kidneys, eat kidneys~" As soon as the kidneys were delivered, this guy collapsed. After paying the bill, I could only half carry and half drag him home.
Our accommodation wasn't far from the skewers restaurant, but it was all alleys in between. If we didn't go through the alleys, we'd have to go around in a big circle. I was a bit conflicted. If we went through the main road, I wasn't sure I could get her home. So, I gritted my teeth and decided to go through the alleys!
I turned on my phone's flashlight, but it could only illuminate a tiny bit of the road ahead.
"Yan Yan, sing me a song~"
"Okay, okay, let's sing, let's sing~"
"Alright, alright, stop singing~" This guy's voice was a little agitated; singing would disturb the neighbors!
No, there were footsteps behind me. I steadied myself and, with the help of the faint moonlight, I saw shadows cast on the ground and people behind me, but I didn't dare to look back.
"Yan Yan, I'll say one, two, three, and then we'll run. I'll chase you, okay?" I whispered in Huang Yan Yan's ear.
"Okay, okay, go ahead and pursue me!"
"Plop~" As soon as she finished speaking, Huang Yanyan lay face down on the ground.
"Who are you? Let me tell you, I'm a black belt in Taekwondo!" Seeing Huang Yanyan fall, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and turn around, assuming a fighting stance.
"It's me, Chu Zhen!" A familiar voice, a voice I hadn't heard in so long. I suddenly collapsed, my tense nerves breaking down, leaving me feeling weak and sore all over.
"I don't think you drank much. Are you drunk again?" Chu Zhen helped me up.
"Why are you following me in the middle of the night? Do you know how scared I was?"
"I saw you two drinking and was worried something might happen, so I followed you. Don't worry, I have no ulterior motives towards you. If I did, you would have been in deep trouble last time."
That's true; last time, when we were completely unaware, we didn't do anything out of line.
"Please help me take my friend back; I really can't handle this!"
Chu Zhen carried Huang Yanyan on his back.
"I'm really curious, is the alcohol so delicious that it makes you so addicted?"
"That depends on what happened and who you were with."
What's going on today?
"I've been accepted into graduate school without taking the entrance exam. Isn't that something to celebrate?"
"That's true, but why was she the one who got drunk?"
Yes, that's right, how come I didn't think of that?
"Maybe they're happy for me!"
"Your logic is really strong!"
"Thank you, but it's late and quiet, so it's not convenient to invite you in. I won't see you out, thank you!" I said this as soon as we got to my door.
"Be careful in the future, I'm leaving!" The words were so gentle that for a moment I had the illusion that I had misheard them.
Huang Yanyan didn't fully wake up until sunset the next day. During that time, he probably needed to pee and got up and wandered around for a bit.
"I vaguely remember seeing myself lying on top of a handsome guy yesterday. Was it a dream?"
"It wasn't a dream, Chu Zhen carried you back." After all that trouble I went through, how come all she cares about is handsome guys?
"Dangdang, do you think this Young Master Chu has a thing for you? How come you've run into him both times you've been drinking together? Think about it, the first time we drank together, he took us both home, but I slept in the guest room while you slept in the master bedroom; and this time, how come he just happened to show up again? Has he been secretly watching you all along?"
"It's just a coincidence. His show is usually late at night, so it's normal for him to show up so late. Although he's pretty good in many ways, you can't judge a book by its cover. He's wicked inside, so it's best to stay away." Through so many interactions, I've come to realize that Chu Zhen is a complete femme fatale, and I, a respectable girl, am no match for him.
“Honey, I don’t think it’s a coincidence. Either you two are destined to meet, or he’s interested in you and is always keeping an eye on your movements.”
"I told you to watch less TV dramas and less videos, what's on your mind now?" I tapped Yan Yan's forehead. Admittedly, I had considered the two possibilities she mentioned, but Chu Zhen seemed completely unrelated to me, and apart from girlish infatuation, I couldn't think of anything else.
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