"No, last time...I was careless last time," Kong Wenmin admitted without hesitation. He tried to defend himself, but he was at a loss for words. Facing Chen Qingxuan's teasing gaze, he simply gave up. "That's enough! That's enough! I'm just born unable to drink. Are you satisfied now?"
"What should I be satisfied with?" Chen Qingxuan laughed dumbly, and continued while eating a piece of mooncake. "Actually, I'm not a drinker either."
"That's right," Kong Wenmin nodded in agreement. "When the master and the lady got married, you were drunk as hell. Later, when Guard Pang got married, you were also drunk and unconscious. I sat at the same table with you. I didn't see you drink much, but you were really drunk."
"Haven't you heard that wedding wine makes people drunk?" Chen Qingxuan lowered his eyes and said softly.
"I've heard of it," Kong Wenmin nodded. "You told me that when you were completely drunk that day."
"I...I told you?" Chen Qingxuan's eyes widened, "Why don't I remember telling you this?"
"Of course you don't remember. You were so drunk that day, talking like a parrot. I didn't hear you say a word the whole way," Kong Wenmin found Chen Qingxuan's stunned look very interesting. "I was getting impatient, but you kept talking non-stop. It was so annoying."
"I...what did I say?" Chen Qingxuan's face was not very good. He put down the remaining half of the mooncake and looked at Kong Wenmin anxiously. He was really drunk that day and slept until dusk. When he woke up, he realized that he did not go home at all, but slept in Kong Wenmin's carriage. He was covered with a dark cloak with a faint smell of man's sweat. He lifted the cloak and climbed out of the carriage. He saw Kong Wenmin leaning against a willow tree with his eyes closed under the golden sky, and he seemed to be asleep too. In front of him were thousands of green threads, and the big lake behind him reflected the magnificent setting sun.
"You said a lot," Kong Wenmin could see that Chen Qingxuan was a little anxious, and wanted to tease Chen Qingxuan. He ate the mooncake slowly and sighed, "You said you envied the beauty that Guard Pang got, and you were looking forward to getting married, but your beloved girl didn't like it, so you were just drowning your sorrows in wine. Alas! Mr. Chen, I didn't expect you to be such a lovesick person."
Chen Qingxuan's face suddenly turned pale. He looked at Kong Wenmin and moved his lips, obviously wanting to say something, but in the end he said nothing. Then he turned his head away silently. His heart was like the heavy rain outside, messy, chaotic, and very cold.
"What's wrong?" Kong Wenmin also noticed that something was wrong with Chen Qingxuan. He asked cautiously, "Are you feeling unwell, or did I... say something wrong?"
"No," Chen Qingxuan shook his head, paused, and said softly, "I was thinking about getting married, and I did have a girl I liked, but she looked down on me. You're right, I was drinking to drown my sorrows that day, and now I think about it, it's really embarrassing."
Now it was Kong Wenmin's turn to be embarrassed. He scratched his head and said incoherently, "I... I just said it casually. Mr. Chen, please don't take it to heart. Who, who doesn't have someone they like in their heart? Besides, at our age, it would be abnormal if we didn't have a few girls we like."
"Are you normal?" Chen Qingxuan looked at him and said lightly.
"I... Of course I am normal, nothing could be more normal!" Kong Wenmin was startled, then suddenly leaned back in his chair, a little disappointed, "Speaking of which, we really do sympathize with each other. We both had a little spark, but before we could even start burning, someone poured a basin of cold water on our heads. Alas! That's our fate."
"What? Did Miss Fang reject you?" Chen Qingxuan asked curiously. He knew Kong Wenmin was interested in Fang Chengyin. Seeing Kong Wenmin's frustrated face, he felt a little bit wickedly happy. He couldn't help but continue to poke at Kong Wenmin's wounds. "How did she reject you? Did she tell you to give up and stop pestering her? Or did she whip you directly?"
The corner of Kong Wenmin's mouth twitched: "...Are you so excited?"
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