I love living in Dali. When I'm serious about my work, I'm incredibly dedicated and willing to give my all. When I'm decadent, I'm truly decadent, like right now, Chen Jin and I are sitting in Tina's bar, drinking, smoking, listening to explosive rock music, and watching all sorts of beautiful women swaying their hips under the lights. It's pure bliss.
Influenced by Chen Jin, I've recently changed my tastes and am no longer obsessed with those cute and refreshing bars. I especially like these heavy metal bars with live bands... The noise, the pervasive hormones, the endless cigarettes, and the never-ending drinks all stimulate your tired brain cells... It won't soothe you, but it will excite you more, and once you're excited, you naturally won't feel tired anymore.
Nicole did ask me why I haven't been going to the "Women's Flower" bar, which I own, lately. I told her I've changed my taste and no longer like the "fresh and innocent" style. She said, "You should just go and indulge in decadence on Renmin Road with Chen Jin."
So what if I've fallen into depravity?
At least for this moment, amidst the flashing lights and swaying hips, I forgot all my troubles. And this decadence wasn't real decadence; it was just a form of anesthesia. The next dawn, I would still wake up at the appropriate time and continue to strive for my life, searching for the meaning of love and life. So, such a night of indulgence was also valuable to me, as if someone had taken a paintbrush and painted a blooming flower in my vast life, both alluring and unforgettable!
...
I raised my glass to Chen Jin, and we clinked glasses and drank it all in one gulp. After putting down our glasses, we chatted again, and I asked him, "Do you know there's a basketball court in our neighborhood? It's surrounded by a big fence, and the area outside the fence is all planted with flowers and greenery. The environment is absolutely perfect!"
"What are you trying to achieve by asking this?"
"Life in Dali is too decadent, we can't let our bodies ruin themselves here... How about we buy a basketball and play a few games whenever we have free time?"
"You can even use this thing?"
"Everyone needs to have a few special skills, right?"
Chen Jin wasn't interested in the idea that playing basketball promotes physical health. He leaned closer to me and asked, "So what do you think is my special skill?"
"Both 'slutty' and 'cheap'..."
"Wow, you've given me two special skills all at once... Does this mean I'm not bad off having too many skills?"
"If being 'slutty' and 'cheeky' counts as a special skill, then it does!"
Chen Jin smiled and clinked glasses with me again. Perhaps to show how "flirtatious" he was, as soon as he put down his glass, he reached out and "touched" his most perky and round buttocks... I immediately felt a chill for him. This hooligan was being far too blatant!
The owner of the butt was probably having too much fun, because he ignored Chen Jin's groping hands.
Chen Jin reached out and "touched" me again, and I couldn't stop him.
To my astonishment, the owner of the butt finally turned around. She actually smiled at Chen Jin, then turned to the other side and continued having fun...
Chen Jin lit a cigarette and said to me, "We know each other. We both come to this bar often."
I exclaimed, "Holy crap, is this how you greet people now?!"
Chen Jin lay back on the sofa, exhaled a heavy puff of smoke, and said to me with a mixture of melancholy and anger, "If Dali is so great, why am I wasting so much time in Shanghai with that bitch Ding Lin?"
I lit a cigarette, took a few puffs, and replied, "Let's not dwell on the past, let's live in the present."
Chen Jin glanced at me, then fell into a silent, absent-minded state. He kept staring at the neon light embedded in the bar's facade... I don't know what he was thinking, but I could see the wound in his heart... But is it these wounds that made him the way he is now?
It's hard to say, but he has definitely changed, becoming what most people call a scumbag.
Chen Jin remained in a daze for a good ten minutes before he came to his senses and asked me, "Do you still have the key to the house you used to live in in Jiulong?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"I'm not going back tonight..."
"Do you have a goal?"
Chen Jin looked at the group of women wiggling their hips and replied, "The one with the sexiest ass just now... were you wearing a condom?"
I was taken aback for a moment before I realized what he meant by "condom". I said, "Why would you carry that thing around if you have nothing to do?"
"Don't you have a girlfriend?"
“We have different mindsets about this… You like fast food, but I prefer a slow and steady approach… Go buy it yourself, there’s a self-service vending machine right across the street, I’m not going to let you take advantage of me.”
As I spoke, I tossed the keys to the "Jiulongju" apartment to Chen Jin.
Chen Jin said "Thanks," then called over the girl with the big butt, and the two of them left the bar arm in arm.
I stared blankly at this scene, feeling even more disgusted with him. While playing with this big-butt girl, he was also eyeing Tina's breasts and Nicole's heart. If that wasn't disgusting, what was it?
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After Chen Jin left, I felt unsatisfied, so I ordered another glass of their bar's homemade "self-exploding dark beer" with Tina. I didn't leave the bar until I was a little drunk.
Once inside the residential area, I didn't want to go back to my room, so I sat alone on the basketball court, staring blankly at the streetlights... It wasn't that I was afraid of the noise Yang Sisi made; I was just afraid of the loneliness of being alone in my room. But there are some things I have to hold onto.
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