Chapter 79
Although Nie Liu's words were a bit rough, Lin Ciyan pursed her lips and smiled.
It seemed that this was the first time since he returned to the Lin family that someone stood on his side so directly, and it was also because he and Lin Qi, the Lin family's favorite, were at loggerheads.
"Then I would like to thank Master Nie in advance."
"You're welcome." Nie Liu raised his chin towards Lin Ciyan, looking as if he was being polite. He handed over the apple in his pocket and said, "Have one. It's quite delicious."
Yan Yingyao looked at him speechlessly. It was clearly the fruit brought by Lin Ciyan, so how could this guy act like the host and act so confident.
The following morning, a guest arrived at the studio, and Lin Ciyan lent a hand. Nie Liu spent the rest of the time chatting with Lin Ciyan, even asking Yan Yingyao to tell a story. It was the story of the capture of Qiu Qian at the villa halfway up the mountain. Nie Liubai never tired of hearing stories about evil spirits and Taoist priests fighting magic, and Lin Ciyan was also stunned by them.
Then his gaze turned to the closed door, his eyes full of shock.
"It's a pity that I haven't been to a ghost hunting site with the master since I started working. I did watch a movie." Nie Liu muttered. The word "movie" evoked Lin Ciyan's memory. He said, "Was it the time with Xiao Sheng?"
"Wow, you actually knew that?"
"It's hard not to know." Lin Ciyan said tactfully, "The internet was flooded with related news those days."
Although he doesn't like to read gossip news, there will be push notifications on various apps on his phone, so he can always take a peek or two.
"So are the rumors about Xiao Sheng exchanging fates with others true?" Lin Ciyan asked curiously.
"Yes, it was his ex-boyfriend Song Zhiye's fate that was replaced." Nie Liu's expression suddenly became strange. He moved closer to Lin Ciyan and lowered his voice, "Do you want to let the master calculate your fate? Could your fate have also been secretly replaced by an imposter?"
The more he spoke, the more Nie Liu felt that his guess was very likely.
Otherwise, why would an adopted child live so well while Lin Ciyan, the biological child, looks so miserable.
Lin Ciyan was calm: "It shouldn't be. Rong Jing didn't mention this when we were fortune-telling that day. It might just be that I'm simply not liked by the Lin family."
Nie Liu patted his chest and said, "It's okay, as long as we like you."
Yan Yingyao: “…”
After chatting ramblingly for a whole day, the studio finally closed. Nie Liu enthusiastically invited Lin Ciyan to go drinking with them. Lin Ciyan wanted to refuse at first, but looking at Nie Liu's expression, the words of refusal turned around and he nodded, smiled and said okay.
Rong Jing, upon learning that Xie Changshi was working overtime, leaned forward and asked, "Can you take me with you?"
Yan Yingyao and Nie Liu turned around to look at him.
Rong Jing: "I drink pomegranate juice."
So, after dinner, the four people in the car went to Chunzui.
This was Rong Jing's first time in a bar, even though he'd spent most of his life working on coffins. He followed Yan Yingyao and Nie Liu, his eyes darting around the bar with curiosity. Chunzui's location was interesting: atop a high-rise building, under the dim lights and a drunken haze, standing by the window, one could see most of Yancheng's nightscape.
Yan Yingyao and Nie Liu were already regular customers, and staff members came to greet them the moment they appeared. When they saw the unfamiliar faces of Lin Ciyan and Rong Jing, they were slightly surprised. Before they could speak, Nie Liu said, "Same old story, two more glasses of pomegranate juice."
The staff member's eyes jumped: "Okay."
Sitting in the best seat in the entire bar, Rong Jing could see the night view of Yancheng by turning his head. He took a photo and sent it to Xie Changshi.
Xie Changshi knew he was going to the bar with the two dandy young masters tonight. Although he knew Rong Jing's fighting ability and knew that Rong Jing was definitely not someone that ordinary people could bully, he still worried a little. Now, seeing this photo, he raised an eyebrow, walked to the floor-to-ceiling mirror in his office, took a photo of the night view, and said: "Mine is better than yours. Next time you want to see the night view, welcome to Xie's Building."
Rong Jing: “…”
Although, it seems to be true.
The Xie Building is tall and Xie Changshi’s office is in an excellent location. How could this photo not look good?
Rong Jing hummed inwardly and sent a funny emoticon. Then Xie Changshi said: "When you're going home, remember to call me in advance and I'll pick you up."
Rong Jing said: If you get off work first, just come to Chunzui to pick me up.
Xie Changshi naturally would not refuse.
Knowing that Xie Changshi had a lot of things to do due to overtime, Rong Jing had no intention of disturbing him any further and quickly put down his phone.
Just then, pomegranate juice was served. He took a sip and found it had a rich, sweet pomegranate flavor. However, as he drank his pomegranate juice, his gaze involuntarily drifted to Nie Liu and Yan Yingyao.
Perhaps because his gaze was too intense, Nie Liu raised his glass and asked uncertainly, "Want a drink? Let me order you one?"
Rong Jing politely declined: "I'll just take a look."
He is a little zombie who can get drunk even by eating chocolate with liquor filling, so there is no need for him to try alcohol.
He didn't even need to drink to imagine the scene of him hugging and biting someone when he was drunk.
Although Nie Liu felt a little regretful that he couldn't sell his favorite wine, he was also afraid that Rong Jing would get drunk, and it would be difficult to explain to Xie Changshi.
But his gaze quickly shifted to Lin Ciyan, who was sitting next to Rong Jing, and he asked with a smile, "Lin Ciyan, do you want to give it a try?"
Lin Ciyan glanced at the wine, and Nie Liu patted his chest: "Don't worry, if you drink too much, just go upstairs and get a room."
Yan Yingyao kicked him and couldn't help but complain: "You seem like a pervert with bad intentions."
Nie Liu: “…”
He recalled his speech and it seemed to be true.
Just as he was about to shut up, Lin Ciyan asked, "Is it spicy?"
Nie Liu's eyes suddenly lit up: "Not spicy, not spicy at all. I think this wine is delicious, but Brother Yan insisted that it was unpalatable. It's a good opportunity for you to taste it."
The atmosphere here was good. In the other corner, a figure came around from the aisle, wiping his hands. The young man walked excitedly to the center of the seats and said impatiently, "Mr. Lin, guess who I saw in the corner over there?"
Lin Qi raised his eyes, but before he could speak, the lackeys sitting opposite him started talking curiously.
"Who is it?"
"Looking at Young Master Liu's expression, we should all know that person."
"I know him! Of course I know him!" the man called Mr. Liu said confidently.
Lin Qi was feeling annoyed about drinking with this bunch of dandy young masters. The wine glass in his hand swayed slightly, but with an impeccable and gentle smile on his face, he said with a smile: "Okay, stop keeping me in suspense. Who did you meet?"
Liu Shao immediately said: "Lin Ciyan!"
When this name came out, it was like a drop of hot oil falling into cold water, which immediately caused everyone to be astonished.
"Who? Who are you talking about? Lin Ciyan?" The young man next to Lin Qi raised his voice incredulously, his eyes filled with surprise. "Is this true? Lin Ciyan came here to drink alone?"
"No, he came with someone else." Liu Shao walked over and sat down.
In fact, he was a little surprised when he saw Lin Ciyan passing by. At one point, he thought he had seen it wrong. After all, the lights inside the bar were dim and blurry, and the lighting was not very good. It was normal to see it wrong, especially since Lin Ciyan didn't have many opportunities to show his face in public.
So, Liu Shao stood there and watched for a long time, and even took some photos.
He handed the phone to the young man next to Lin Qi and raised his chin to indicate, "Here, take a look. Is it Lin Ciyan?"
The photo isn't very clear.
But for the imposter Lin Qi, even if he took a picture of the back of Lin Ciyan's head, he would probably be able to recognize him. After all, in the past two years, he had been observing Lin Ciyan quietly for a long time and had been on guard against him for a long time.
In the photo, Lin Ciyan is sitting in a seat, holding a dark-colored drink in his hand. His head is slightly tilted to the right, as if he is listening to someone talking. There is a sense of seriousness between his eyebrows, and there is a faint smile on his lips.
Unfortunately, the angle was not chosen very well. Apart from Lin Ciyan, the two people facing Lin Ciyan only had a round back of their heads, and the person next to Lin Ciyan was holding his face and fiddling with his mobile phone, which was also completely blocked.
But even so, Lin Qi could sense that the three people with Lin Ciyan must have a good relationship with him.
Lin Qi narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "It is indeed Ah Yan."
Shen Xi, the young man next to Lin Qi, also exclaimed, "This is incredible! Lin Ciyan, this eccentric guy, actually has friends who can come and drink with him? Ah Qi, how about we go over and have a drink together?"
When Shen Xi said this, there was malice and curiosity in his eyes.
He had a bad impression of Lin Ciyan because when the Lin family first brought Lin Ciyan back, Shen Xi had made a point of showing up in front of Lin Ciyan and even invited him to various gatherings, but unfortunately, Lin Ciyan never agreed. Shen Xi, feeling humiliated, had disliked Lin Ciyan ever since, but he didn't think about the fact that he hung out with Lin Qi every day and that Lin Ciyan wasn't stupid.
When Lin Qi heard this, he first expressed some opinions on the nickname "eccentric".
Upon hearing this, Shen Xi waved his hands repeatedly: "Oh, I know. I won't say anything more, okay? Ah Qi, you are just too kind. Lin Ciyan must hate you for stealing his identity, and you still care about him so much that you won't even let me say a bad word."
Shen Xi didn't notice at all that when he said 'I hate you for stealing his identity', Lin Qi's expression suddenly froze for a few seconds.
If he didn't know that Shen Xi was a stupid person, he would have thought that Shen Xi was taking the opportunity to mock him.
What do you mean you stole his identity?
Can you say that?
Lin Qi was furious, but he forced a smile on his face and took a sip of wine.
His expression was hidden in the dark corner of the bar, and no one noticed. Shen Xi was a carefree person. Seeing that Lin Qi didn't react, he immediately asked: "A Qi, are we going?"
Lin Qi wanted to beat up the idiot Shen Xi at this moment, but when he thought of Lin Ciyan and the Cullinan he saw that night, the doubts, curiosity and uneasiness in his heart prevailed.
He put down his glass and nodded: "Let's go and take a look. I'm also curious about Ah Yan's friends. I hope they don't have any bad intentions."
"You're just thinking too much. Lin Ciyan is in his twenties, not two years old." Shen Xi rolled his eyes, "And even if he has bad intentions, it's Lin Ciyan who deserves it. He's grown up in vain."
This is what Lin Qi likes to hear.
He didn't say anything more, but instead gestured to the person next to him, stood up, and followed Liu Shao's lead to the seats on the other side. Seeing this, the others looked at each other and whispered, "Let's go too. It's so lively, we'd be a shame not to see it."
"Besides, Chunzui's fees are not cheap. I'd really like to see what kind of friends Lin Ciyan has made."
"I want to see, too. He's always looked down on us, and in the end, I don't know what kind of friends he makes."
After hearing this, the others stopped hesitating and quickly followed Lin Qi.
…
Nie Liu ordered his favorite glass of wine for Lin Ciyan. After drinking it, Lin Ciyan gave it high praise, which made Nie Liu so proud that he couldn't stop smiling.
Rong Jing leaned over to smell the aroma of the wine, then clinked glasses with Lin Ciyan with his pomegranate juice. He was thinking that when Xie Changshi came to pick him up, he would also have a drink. Anyway, Xie Changshi would be there, and if he got drunk, Xie Changshi would take him home.
Feeling very happy, Rong Jing felt that the pomegranate juice seemed to have become much more delicious.
Lin Ciyan, who was standing aside, was also feeling particularly relaxed, until he accidentally raised his eyes and saw Lin Qi walking over.
Nie Liu was sitting across from Lin Ciyan, and he saw Lin Ciyan's smile clearly. Before he could turn around to see what Lin Ciyan had noticed, he heard a gentle voice behind him: "Ah Yan, I didn't expect to see you here. Are you out for a drink with your friends?"
alright.
From the deliberately gentle and low voice, Nie Liu knew the other person's identity without even turning around.
Lin Qi.
The same thing with Chunzui, why does he let in all kinds of people?
Nie Liu complained in his heart, while Lin Ciyan looked at the group of people behind Lin Qi. He had seen them more than once, but every time this group of people looked at him as if they were watching a joke, either with disgust or contempt.
Thinking of this, Lin Ciyan pursed his lips and was about to speak when he heard Lin Qi's voice again: "I don't think I've heard you mention the friend next to you. Is he new?"
Lin Qi's gaze fell on Rong Jing.
I couldn't see clearly because I was far away, but now that I'm closer, I'm surprised to find that although the other person doesn't look very old, he has a very stunning appearance.
Where did Lin Ciyan make friends?
Before his doubts were answered, a cold voice came from Lin Qi's left: "Why, do I have to report to you in advance to make a friend? I should also report every time I eat and poop."
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