Chapter 44 44 "If you don't pay it back, you'll owe it first"
She remembered the last time she saw this movie. It was during Chinese New Year, when Jiang Yu took her to the cinema. She also remembered telling He Jingsui that it was a movie she had loved for a long time, the kind she never got tired of. So when the movie appeared before her again, Chen Zan felt a moment of surprise and unexpected joy.
He Jing then drew the curtains tightly, leaving the entire training room lit by the large screen playing a movie. The light flickered as the scenes and characters changed, then dimmed. He walked over to Chen Zhan and sat down next to her. In the dim room, Chen Zhan felt his warm presence close to her and pinched her fingers uncomfortably.
The screening began and the familiar movie opening credits sounded.
Sensing the movement of the person beside him, He Jing turned his head in the dim light and looked at her. The dim light couldn't clearly illuminate his face, but even so, she could still feel the heat in his eyes as he looked at her.
"What's wrong?" He asked her in a low voice, "Don't you want to watch?"
"No," her eyes traced his outline in the dim light, so vaguely that she couldn't see the expression on He Jingsui's face.
The movie has begun. The scene is the summer of 1957. Bryce, a first-grader, moved with his family and lived across from Julie's house. Julie was sitting on the side of the road and saw Bryce in a car passing in front of her. She fell in love with him at first sight.
Such an eager look, just like the way she looked at He Jingsui at this moment.
She couldn't help but ask him, "How did you get this movie?"
"I asked someone to do it for me."
He Jingsui sat beside her, leaning lazily back on the sofa with his arms draped behind him. The posture looked like he was holding Chen Zan in his arms.
He smiled and asked her, "Didn't you say you liked this?"
It turns out he still remembers.
This seemed to be the first time Chen Zhan felt the feeling of being cared for. "You... still remember."
He Jingsui said "hmm" lazily, and his arm slid down from the sofa and landed on her shoulder. He gently pulled her into his arms and said, "If you want to watch it next time, just come to me. I'll watch it with you."
She leaned on his shoulder, her nose filled with his warm breath. Chen Zhan pursed his lips into a thin upward line. She leaned in his arms and watched her favorite movie with him.
He Jingsui didn't pay all his attention to the movie in front of him. He was not interested in movies, but with his girlfriend by his side, he was willing to be patient and watch it with her.
He was bored and played with Chen Zan's fingers, pinching them sometimes, and then restlessly scratching her palms, and he was having a lot of fun.
Chen Zan watched the movie attentively, the flickering light illuminating her face, and she smiled from time to time. Her eyes were clear and bright in the dim space, as if starlight could burst out from them at any time.
His gaze stayed on her for too long, so He Jing rolled his Adam's apple and looked away calmly.
He watched the movie with her.
We just talked about how Julie thought she didn't like Bryce, but when she saw him again, she couldn't help but focus all her attention on him.
This also seems to be a portrayal of Chen Zan.
Chen Zan thought of himself.
She thought she had already forgotten He Jingsui, but when she met him again in college, she found that she still liked him as much as before.
When he thought of this, Chen Zan subconsciously shrank into He Jingsui's arms.
But she didn't finish watching the whole movie. Even though He Jingsui pulled the curtains tightly to create a movie-watching atmosphere, the afternoon drowsiness still overwhelmed Chen Zan.
It took less than half an hour from feeling sleepy to forcing myself to stay awake and finally closing my eyes and falling into a deep sleep.
She leaned in He Jingsui's arms and rubbed against him gently like a kitten.
Noticing the movement in his arms, He Jing turned his head to look. The girl was sleeping soundly against him. Her long, fine eyelashes were like a small brush, and when they trembled gently, they also swept across his heart.
He Jingsui silently curled the corners of his lips.
The ever-changing light in the film falls on him, reflecting the subtle tenderness and indulgence in his eyes.
He leaned over and kissed the top of Chen Zan's head with such tenderness.
But he didn't know that in a place he couldn't see, Chen Zan's eyelids trembled slightly and he curled his fingers nervously.
My heart was really pounding.
…
Next Saturday is Ji Miaomiao’s birthday, and the four of us in the dormitory started thinking about celebrating her birthday a week in advance.
"How about we go to the amusement park?" He Shiyi suggested.
"Childish." Tao Yiran thought the amusement park was boring. "That's just for kids. It's so boring."
"Then... a secret room?" He Shiyi thought of a less childish project and said to them, "An escape room should be fine, right?"
"No," Ji Miaomiao ruthlessly rejected the suggestion, "I'm scared."
“…”
"Then tell me where you want to go." He Shiyi was at a loss and couldn't think of any good ideas. He said to Ji Miaomiao, "The three of us will accompany you."
"Really?" Ji Miaomiao's eyes swept back and forth between the three of them.
He Shiyi said generously, "Of course."
"Even if we have to climb mountains of swords and descend into seas of fire, the three of us will sacrifice our lives for you!"
Ji Miaomiao was so moved by this courage that she almost burst into tears. She looked at the other two people, asking them with silent eyes whether they were also willing to do the same with He Shiyi.
Chen Zan and Tao Yiran had no objection.
She said, "Since no one has any objections, let's go to the bar outside the school!"
A new bar recently opened outside the school and is popular among many students. I heard from students in their dormitory building who have been there that this bar has just opened. The drinks there are not only delicious but also discounted. The most important thing is that it is full of handsome guys, even the bartenders and waiters are handsome.
Ji Miaomiao is obsessed with looks, so of course she wants to see any handsome guy around.
So, with starry eyes, she asked the sisters for their opinions, "What do you think?"
"You..." Tao Yiran saw through her inner thoughts at a glance, "Are you all going for the handsome guy inside?"
Ji Miaomiao didn't hide her feelings and clapped her hands excitedly, saying, "Of course!!! I heard there are a lot of handsome guys in there!! The bartenders there are also very good, and the drinks they make are quite delicious!!"
“…”
"Let's go, let's go together."
She was so good at acting like a spoiled child that no one could escape in the end.
On Saturday, the four of them went to the bar outside the school as planned. It was exactly as they had heard it was: quiet, with soothing music playing. A handsome waiter greeted them with a smile as they entered. As evening approached, the bar was already crowded with patrons, three or five of them chatting and drinking, creating a relaxed atmosphere.
In stark contrast to the extravagant bars, this bar has a comfortable and gentle style, and even the overhead lighting is very soft and warm.
The bartender quietly mixed the drinks with his eyes downcast, while the resident singer on the small stage held the guitar and strummed it softly, singing the lyrics with a lingering voice.
Chen Zan subconsciously glanced over there.
The waiter led the guests to their seats and left. A handsome bartender came up and asked them if they wanted to order drinks and snacks.
Ji Miaomiao took the drink order from him and ordered a bunch of snacks for the whole table. Snacks and drinks were piled together, so crowded that there was no room for anything else.
"Ermiao, can you finish all the food you ordered?" He Shiyi stared at the table in a daze.
"Of course I can finish it!" Ji Miaomiao vowed, and said to them: "These are the must-order drinks and snacks in this bar. They are super delicious! If you don't believe me, why don't you try it?"
Chen Zan and He Shiyi tried their hand at French fries by stuffing them into their mouths, making crisp crunching sounds.
"It's really good." He Shiyi was overwhelmed by the taste of the fries and praised: "It's delicious."
As she spoke, she took some more one after another.
"Don't just focus on eating snacks." Ji Miaomiao enthusiastically poured them wine, "Come on! Let's drink!"
As she poured the wine, she introduced it to them: "Let me tell you, the wine here is truly exceptional. They make a very good brand."
Tao Yiran glanced at her sideways, "You've never been here before, how do you know it's definitely not the case?"
"I heard it from the president of the dormitory next door."
Tao Yiran laughed and exposed her, "You believe everything others say?"
"That's not entirely..." After pouring the wine, Ji Miaomiao urged them to taste it quickly, and the four of them clinked their glasses together.
Happy birthday to Ji Miaomiao.
"cheers!!"
"Happy birthday!!!"
"Thank you, my babies." Ji Miaomiao chuckled contentedly.
The man who played the guitar and sang was no longer on the small stage. A light music was playing in the bar, but it was not enough to cover the laughter of young men and women.
Ji Miaomiao filled the glass with wine again. She laughed and joked with them with a beaming face. This moment of relaxation mobilized dopamine throughout her body.
The crazy secretion of hormones brings a lot of happiness to this night.
However, the result of such happiness was that some were drunk, some were asleep, and none of the four people were sober.
Almost half of the people on the table were fucked by the four of them. Ji Miaomiao's face was as red as a monkey's butt. She stood up shakily and said she wanted to tease the most handsome bartender in the bar.
Tao Yiran was more sober than her. Before she could take a step, he grabbed her hand and held it tightly, "Ermiao, come back here! You're drunk, why are you still teasing me?"
"I don't care, I'm going." Ji Miaomiao wanted to wave her hand away, "Let me go."
"No."
“…”
Chen Zhan wasn't feeling much better. Ji Miaomiao had forced her to drink several glasses of wine, and her head was stuffy and her vision was blurry. She pressed her temples with her fingers and felt her whole body burning.
"Are you okay, Zhan Zhan?"
He Shiyi, who was beside her, was much more sober than her and asked her if she could still walk.
Chen Zan blushed and lowered his head, without answering her.
This situation was not very good. He Shiyi had a headache for a moment. She frowned and sighed in embarrassment. When she turned her head, she saw Ji Miaomiao and Tao Yiran who were drunk and crazy, and her head hurt even more.
There was no other way, so she had to call He Jingsui and Jiang Qiannan.
When the two tall and long-legged men appeared at the entrance of the bar, they attracted a lot of attention. Ignoring them, they walked one after the other to the location He Shiyi had sent them.
He Jingsui saw the person he was looking for at a glance.
He walked over to her, grabbed her arm and shook it twice, "Chen Zhan?"
Hearing the voice, Chen Zan slowly turned her head and looked over. The light in her eyes was scattered and hazy. It took her a long time to see He Jingsui's face clearly.
The voice was also very dull, "He Jingsui..."
I still recognize him, and he doesn't seem to be very drunk.
Chen Zhan raised his hand to touch his face, but just as he reached out, his hand was grabbed. The soft light in the bar was still dim, and his frowning expression was hidden in the light.
"How much did you drink?"
Chen Zhan shook his head, "I can't count them all."
"If you can't drink it, don't drink it."
Chen Zhan still shook his head, "No, it's Miaomiao's birthday today, I must drink."
“…”
Her cheeks were hot.
He Jing then pulled her up from her seat, put his arm around her and let her lean against him. He turned to He Shiyi and Jiang Qiannan and said, "You two pack up first. I'll take her away first."
After saying that, without waiting for He Shiyi and Jiang Qiannan to react, He Jingsui picked up Chen Zan and carried him sideways and left the bar.
He Shiyi and Jiang Qiannan were left staring at each other.
“…”
Because he often plays with Jiang Qiannan and He Jingsui, He Shiyi can drink quite well. The drinks they ordered today were not strong in alcohol, and He Shiyi was just a little tipsy, but not drunk.
She and Jiang Qiannan each supported a drunkard and walked out one after the other.
Jiang Qiannan was right behind her. Seeing her frail body staggering with the help of others, he couldn't help but feel a little worried. "Are you okay, kid?"
"Don't underestimate me," He Shiyi turned back to look at him breathlessly, trying to justify himself, "Why can't I do that? Just take care of yourself."
What a stubborn mouth.
Jiang Qiannan couldn't help but chuckle. He reminded her, "Then go slowly."
"Don't worry."
He Jing then carried Chen Zan out of the bar.
Neon lights flicker at night, people shout in the bright streets, and a cool breeze blows gently.
Chen Zan leaned in He Jingsui's arms and slowly opened her eyes. The bright lights reflected in her intoxicated eyes.
"He Jingsui..." Her voice was so soft and weak.
He Jing then turned his head to look at her.
The person in my arms had a red face and a blank look of ignorance and naivety.
She probably didn't realize how alluring her eyes were at that moment. He Jing rolled his Adam's apple and silently suppressed the irresistible impulse that had just broken through his shell.
His voice was deep, "What's wrong?"
"Put me down, I want to walk by myself."
He Jing then put her down and held her shoulders with both hands to help her stand steadily.
The streets were bustling with traffic, the night was not quiet, and his heart was not quiet at the moment either.
"Standing firm?"
Chen Zan nodded with misty eyes.
But just as He Jingsui let go, Chen Zan pounced on him without warning.
"..." He Jingsui was so frightened that he quickly opened his hands to steady the man.
Her hot face was pressed against his chest through the thin fabric, and he could even feel the warmth of her cheek.
He Jingsui steadied her swaying body again, and this time he didn't let go easily. But she suddenly opened her eyes, and there was a wet mist in them, and the light shone on them, like broken stars.
She suddenly curved her lips and called him, her voice sweet, "He Jingsui."
"Yeah." He Jingsui responded lazily with a slight curve at the corner of his lips.
She clicked her tongue, raised her hand and hooked her index finger at him, "Come here."
He Jingsui cooperated and moved closer to her.
She waved again, "Head down."
He continued to do so.
Chen Zhan was satisfied. She stood on tiptoe and put her arms around his neck. The night breeze was lingering. She leaned close to his ear and seemed to be telling him a little secret. "Last time when we were watching a movie, I know you kissed me secretly."
Her voice was so soft that it made He Jingsui's ears numb.
The sweet fragrance of a girl mixed with alcohol gradually amplified the feeling called lust on this charming night.
Before he could react, he tasted the sweetness of alcohol at the corner of his lips.
Only for a brief moment.
He Jingsui looked at the girl in front of him who was causing trouble without restraint after getting drunk and still smiling at him, his eyes dark and heavy.
A certain desire in my heart seems to be growing wildly and is about to break through the cage.
"Give it back to you," she said.
Not wanting her to return it, He Jing rolled his Adam's apple, put his hand around her waist and pressed it into his arms. He leaned over and kissed her lips.
"If you don't pay it back, you'll owe it first."
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