Chapter 31 Favorite
For dinner, they chose a highly rated Japanese Sukiyaki restaurant near the hotel.
Bai He did not allow Qi Lang to order food, because this guy does not look at the price when ordering. Tonight's meal is an AA meal, and she cannot let Qi Lang raise their average consumption level indefinitely.
Bai He passed the iPad for ordering to her companions one by one. When it was Qi Lang's turn, she swiftly snatched it away: "Let me help you order. Don't bother Young Master Seven with the menu."
Qi Lang didn't care and just asked, "Do you know what I like to eat?"
"If I don't know, then all these years of friendship have been in vain?"
Bai He said this and ordered a plate of sashimi salmon, a plate of grilled oysters and a plate of cold cucumber salad.
While waiting for her meal, Su Xiaojing used software to fine-tune her photos. She sighed and said, "There are so many of us out here, and no one brought a DSLR. Seriously... I was hoping someone would have a DSLR so I could take some high-definition photos of me in a bikini!"
Bai He: "I don't have the money to buy it. How about you sponsor me, rich lady? I'll be your personal photographer."
"There aren't any rich women here, but there is one rich man." Su Xiaojing glanced at Qi Lang, "Qi Lang, you don't have a DSLR either? That shouldn't be the case."
Qi Lang looked down at his phone and said nonchalantly, "Yes, someone gave me one as a gift, but I thought it was too heavy and didn't want to use it, so I just left it at home gathering dust."
"Oh, what a waste! If you don't need it, you can give it to..." Considering that they weren't that close to him, she quickly changed the subject. "If you don't need it, you can give it to Sayuri. She's always wanted a DSLR!"
Qi Lang put down his phone and glanced at Bai He. "Next time you go back to Nanxiang City, remind me and I'll give it to you."
Bai He: ...
It's just... this kind of good thing that is obviously taking advantage of others, but he doesn't take the initiative to offer it to her, and still expects her to beg him for it. Is this possible?
Bai He held a lemon tea straw in his mouth and said, "No need, I'll save up money to buy it myself."
Yan Yi, who was standing beside me, said, "Let's go to the Digital City together when we have time. You'll need a camera with a camera function for your journalism major."
"Okay, Hajime will go with me."
As they were talking, Sukiyaki and seafood platter were served on the table. Everyone was starving, so as soon as the cooked dishes arrived, Su Xiaojing picked up a large piece of eel sushi and put it into his mouth with satisfaction to fill his stomach first.
After the Sukiyaki pot was boiled, the salmon sashimi that Bai He ordered for Qi Lang was also served.
My cousin picked up a piece of salmon and subconsciously put it into the Sukiyaki pot to boil it.
Noticing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, he blinked and asked, "What, what's wrong?"
Su Xiaojing held his forehead and said to him, "Brother, this is not how you eat sashimi! It should be eaten raw."
"Ah?" The cousin looked at the smoking iceberg sashimi dish and blushed in embarrassment. "Oh, I know, I just..."
The salmon on the chopsticks was neither hot nor taken out...
The next second, Qi Lang picked up a piece of salmon and threw it into the pot, saying lightly: "Brother Pang Yi and I have similar tastes. I also like to eat cooked salmon."
My cousin suddenly felt confident and said quickly, "Right? Who says we have to eat it raw? I like it cooked."
"Yeah, what does it matter." Bai He also picked up a piece of salmon and put it into the sukiyaki pot to cook.
The two of them calmly resolved Pang Yi's embarrassment.
After a delicious meal, they walked back to the B&B. Walking on the beach of Haibin Road, the sea breeze blew gently. Yan Yi let down Bai He's ponytail that she had just tied up after dinner, letting the sea breeze mess up her long hair.
Su Xiaojing said, "We already live by the sea, and traveling by the sea is boring. Let's go somewhere else next time."
"Where do you want to go?" asked my cousin. "Why don't you come to our great Northeast? I'll be your guide."
"Is it winter or summer?"
"Of course it's fun in winter."
"No, no," Bai He said, "I'm afraid of the cold. I heard the temperature can drop to minus ten degrees Celsius in winter."
"Ten degrees below zero?" The eldest cousin chuckled. "You underestimate our place. It should be at least thirty degrees."
Bai He shuddered as he heard this: "I can't stand it."
Qi Lang asked her, "Where do you want to go?"
Bai He thought for a moment and said, "I want to see fireflies again. Next time we can go camping in the mountains."
Su Xiaojing said: "Fireflies are hard to find nowadays. You have to go to a place with a particularly good ecology."
"No matter how hard it is to find a place, our Brother Lang can always find it." She stood on tiptoe and patted Qi Lang's shoulder, "Isn't that right?"
"Of course. If Sayuri wants to see it, I have to conjure up fireflies for you." Qi Lang said with a smile.
Even though it was said in a joking tone, it still quietly created a shallow ripple in her heart.
She shamelessly enjoyed the unlimited privileges brought by her friend's identity, and looked for that glimmer of special possibility in it, denying and affirming, affirming and denying, in an endless cycle... burying this patient love in every breath, in every speck of dust that he could not see.
Su Xiaojing saw an open-air KTV karaoke booth on the beach where one could sing a song just by scanning a QR code. She hurried over, scanned the QR code and paid, two yuan per song.
"Everyone, I want to sing a song for you. If you have money, please come and support me. Dear brothers and sisters, don't miss it if you pass by." She picked up the microphone and shouted to the passers-by around her, which really attracted a lot of people to watch.
Bai He hid behind Yan Yi, looking at Su Xiaojing singing loudly on the beach, and really felt that... our E-people friends are so awesome.
Even though she had her toes gripping the ground, she couldn't help but envy him silently.
Su Xiaojing sang a song called "Lady Shexiang" by Phoenix Legend, but she was so out of tune that the onlookers dispersed. Fortunately, her friends were still supportive, whistling and saying how great Xiaojing was and what a great singing!
After Su Xiaojing finished singing, she put down the microphone and said to them, "In my senior year of high school, I get up before six every day and ride my bike to school. I always play this song in my headphones, and it keeps me awake. You guys should sing it too. Bai He, come sing one. Don't be shy."
After saying that, she pulled Bai He to go sing. Bai He quickly grabbed Yan Yi and hid behind him: "Please let me go! Don't pull me! There are too many people."
"What's the big deal? More people means more!"
"No, no, no."
Su Xiaojing forcibly pulled Bai He up, but Yan Yi immediately protected her and said, "Don't force her."
"Okay, okay, you're on your sister's side."
As he was speaking, Qi Lang actually walked up and scanned the QR code to order a song.
"Wow! Qi Lang, you're actually interested in this." Su Xiaojing became excited and tugged at the corner of her cousin's clothes. "He's recognized as the singing god in the school. He doesn't often show off his voice. But during the art performance in his first year of high school, he went on stage and sang Lin Youjia's "Cruel Moonlight" on his guitar. He instantly won over half of the school's crazy girls. The video was uploaded to WeChat and got over a million likes. He even got the title of Moonlight Male God."
"Wow, that's amazing!"
Qi Lang asked his friends, "What do you want to hear?"
"Let's go for it, Sayuri." Su Xiaojing kept nudging Bai He with her elbows and winking at her.
Bai He thought for a moment and said, "I want to listen to a Cantonese song."
Because Qi Lang is originally from Hong Kong, he speaks very standard Mandarin, and it is difficult for ordinary people to judge his hometown from his accent. But Bai He occasionally hears him speaking Cantonese when talking to his mother on the phone, and his tone is very unique.
She had never heard him sing a Cantonese song.
Qi Lang scanned the QR code and ordered a song. A beautiful piano melody slowly played. In the night and the sea breeze, he smiled gently.
"'The Love of My Life', dedicated to my best friend."
His voice is like the gentle sea breeze blowing past your ears. His Cantonese accent is very standard and his singing is very natural and unpretentious, with his unique temperament.
"If it's true or false, if I can play myself,
Will bring the tenderness in my heart,
Dedicated to you, my only confidant."
More and more people gathered around, and many young ladies excitedly took out their phones to take pictures of this beautiful and shining boy on the beach who was as beautiful and shining as a star.
Bai He stared at him intently, looking at his clear and bright eyes, her eyes were a little moist.
Such passionate love makes my heart surge.
So she didn't notice that Yan Yi, who was beside her, was looking at her.
With the same passionate eyes.
…
It was already eleven o'clock when they returned to the B&B. Before returning to their rooms, Yan Yi said to them, "We're going out to sea fishing by speedboat tomorrow morning, so get some rest early. We'll leave at seven in the morning. If you don't wake up, the speedboat won't wait for you."
Su Xiaojing joked with a smile: "If Bai He didn't wake up, would the speedboat wait for her?"
Yan Yi pondered for a moment, thinking that this was indeed a possibility. This girl had severe difficulty getting out of bed. If he hadn't urged her repeatedly every morning, he would have dragged her out of bed.
He lowered his head and created a WeChat group, sending the group purchase coupons and contact information for the sea fishing speedboat to the group: "If you wake up and can't wait, we can go directly there."
"We can't wait for you?" Su Xiaojing caught the key words in his words. "What does this mean?"
"If Bai He doesn't go, I certainly won't go either. You guys can have fun first. The reservation cannot be refunded." Yan Yi explained.
"Oh my god, what a wonderful brother! Can God give me one?" Su Xiaojing was so envious.
Bai He smiled and said, "You do need one, because you'll definitely be the one who can't get up. But... just let your eldest cousin wait for you."
"As for him, forget it. He only cares about himself and doesn't care about me." Su Xiaojing said disdainfully, "Some fake relatives are worse than nothing."
The two girls and three boys returned to their rooms. Bai He took a hot shower and dried her wet hair with a hair dryer. Su Xiaojing crawled over from the head of the bed, sat cross-legged at the foot of the bed, and said to her, "Have you noticed that there's something wrong with Qi Lang?"
"What?" Bai He stroked his wet hair.
"When he sang, the way he looked at you was so wet."
She turned around and looked at Su Xiaojing in surprise: "Really?"
"I don't think it's right." Su Xiaojing wasn't too sure. After all, Qi Lang was a guy who always liked to flirt with people. "I guess he has some feelings for you?"
Bai He's heart was struck by an electric current, and then he regained his senses and said, "Come on, he was sulking for a long time on the boat because he failed to strike up a conversation with a girl. How could he suddenly like me?"
"It's not that sudden." Su Xiaojing said, "Maybe he has always liked you. Liking you doesn't stop him from chatting up other people."
"If you put it that way, then he's such a scumbag!"
"Anyway, I think the song he sang to you was quite meaningful."
"It's not necessarily for me. He said it was for his best friend. Maybe it was Yan Yi."
"Hahahaha, you don't let me kowtow to them, so you take the lead." Su Xiaojing laughed so hard that he fell on the bed.
"I'm not hinting at anything. It's just friendship."
"So you'd rather believe him singing 'The Most Beloved in My Life' to Yan Yi than to you?"
"It won't be me. He and I are just friends..."
If the three of them were not purely friends, they would never have come this far, nor would they be able to go on to the future.
Bai He must keep this in mind and not expect things that do not belong to her.
…
Late at night, Su Xiaojing was sleeping soundly in bed, but Bai He couldn't fall asleep because of what she said before going to bed and because of the song...
She told herself not to let her mind wander, but she couldn't help but think about that little bit of...possibility.
What would happen if, if she mustered up the courage to cross the red line between friends and lovers?
What would happen if I confessed to him?
Will he reject her?
Do you dare to...take a gamble?
Bai He walked to the balcony to enjoy the sea breeze, and saw Qi Lang walk out of the small garden of the homestay, stand by the road, and look down at his mobile phone.
The pale blue light from the phone enveloped his straight brow bones.
Why are you standing on the street looking at your phone so late instead of sleeping?
Bai He called him curiously: "Why aren't you sleeping yet? What are you doing?"
Qi Lang raised his head and saw a little girl on the fourth-floor balcony. She was wearing a white nightgown, leaning her elbows on the railing, looking at him from a distance.
Qi Lang's eyes were filled with tenderness as he explained, "Cousin Su Xiaojing snores. I can't sleep. Let's change hotels."
Bai He knew that Qi Lang was somewhat spoiled and had great difficulty falling asleep.
This is different from Yan Yi. Yan Yi doesn't recognize his bed or the environment. Probably because he has been living with others since he was a child, he can fall asleep anywhere.
Bai He said, "Just wait."
After saying that, she hung up the phone, casually put on a sun-protective jacket, and carefully pushed the door open and walked out.
Downstairs, Qi Lang saw her coming out in her pajamas, frowned and said, "Go to sleep, you have to get up early tomorrow."
"Don't worry, I'll go with you to find a hotel, so at least I know where you're staying."
"There's nothing to worry about."
"Didn't Sister Jian Ni say that Shark Island is a bit chaotic? You're going out to look for a hotel so late at night. What if you run into some honey trap or honey trap?"
Qi Lang patted her head and said in an unhappy tone: "Can you say something nice? In your eyes, am I just some trash who would solicit prostitutes?"
"No, no, that's not what I meant."
It was just a joke, and they could make such jokes casually in the past, but this time... Qi Lang seemed a little angry, quickened his pace and ignored her.
Bai He quickly chased after him and pulled his sleeve: "Qi, I'm just worried."
"Take care of the people you should take care of, and leave me alone." Qi Lang pulled her away.
However, after taking two steps, he found that the little girl did not follow him, and he couldn't help but turn back.
The little girl stood there, looking a little sad and with a wronged expression.
He took out his cigarette case, lit a cigarette skillfully, and said to her, "Let's go and find a hotel together."
Bai He still didn't catch up, her heart was broken and her eyes were red.
Qi Lang also felt bitter and uncomfortable in his heart, so he turned around and took her wrist softly.
The touch of his palm was a little rough, not as delicate as Yan Yi's, probably because he played basketball frequently.
"I don't think of you that way, really not." The little girl sounded aggrieved, as if she would burst into tears if she said one more word.
"I see." He held her wrist and walked forward. "You're quite sensitive."
"You are the one with a fragile heart. You get angry easily."
"I don't want you to misunderstand me." Qi Lang blurted out.
Speaking out, there is a trace of regret.
Hopefully, she won't think too much about it.
Bai He didn't really think much about it, muttering to herself in a low voice, "If you don't want people to misunderstand you, then don't...always do things that will cause people to misunderstand you."
After walking 500 meters along the street, Qi Lang found a boutique hotel that looked good in the pictures and checked in to get a room.
Bai He accompanied him into the room. Although the real appearance of the room was still a little inferior to the filtered pictures on the Internet, it was clean at least. It was already midnight and he had to get up early tomorrow, so it was not impossible to stay here.
Qi Lang was a very picky guy. It was obvious from his expression that he was dissatisfied with the room, and his brows were slightly furrowed.
"Do you want to change to another one?" Bai He asked him accommodatingly.
"never mind."
Qi Lang didn't want to drag her to find another hotel, so he said, "Just make do with this."
"You just came back from abroad, didn't you? Yan Yi and I thought you'd want to stay home for a few days, so we didn't arrange a room for you at first. If it's just the three of us, it wouldn't be a problem to book a nice hotel."
"What's there to explain..." Qi Lang pulled open the curtains and said nonchalantly, "When friends hang out together, it's inevitable that there will be some disagreements. It's okay to be patient."
Bai He thought about it and said, "How about this, I'll give you A for the room in this hotel so you don't get any loss."
Qi Lang lazily leaned against the windowsill, chuckled softly, and looked at Bai He rather impudently: "You paid me A for the room, aren't you losing out?"
"It was our poor planning."
"How about you stay and fuck this bed with me? I'll let you fuck me all night long, and it won't be a loss.
“…”
The little girl's cheeks instantly turned red like cherries. She walked over and pushed him hard, and then kicked him in the knee.
"If you don't want people to think you're some jerk, stop joking around all day long!"
Qi Lang was beaten, but there was still an arrogant smile in his eyes: "Such a violent temper..."
"Let's go!"
Bai He turned and walked out of the room, and Qi Lang caught up with her: "I'll take you home."
"Please, you give me a gift and I give you a gift, it's endless."
"Who told you to follow me?"
Qi Lang naturally held her wrist.
The way he held her hand since they were young was by holding her wrist, just like an older brother holding his younger sister.
Bai He looked down at his hands and felt a little courage rising in his heart.
"By the way, Qi Lang, that song 'The Love of My Life' that you said you gave to your best friend, was it actually for Yan Yi?"
Qi Lang: ...
He patted her head and said angrily, "Again, you're here again? You're never going to stop knocking, are you?"
"Who wants to knock you!"
She just... didn't want to ask him directly if the song was sung for her.
Afraid he would say no.
Being sentimental is the most hellish moment for a person.
"So, it's not sung for Yan Yi, right?" She still asked cautiously.
Qi Lang was speechless after being asked this question. He said desperately, "Yes, I sang it for Yan Yi, my lifelong good brother. When he dies in the future, I will go to his grave and sing it passionately again."
Bai He: ...
really.
"You should change the song you sing when you go to his grave." Bai He said seriously, "'Friends Walk Together for a Lifetime', that will send you both off."
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