Chapter 85: Bartending in the Past Life

Chapter 85: Bartending in the Past Life

Until he boarded the cruise ship, Shen Xiliu did not make any moves to retaliate, as if the downfall of the Yi family had never happened.

But when Qi Yan and Jiang Yuqing went to the hospital to visit an elder, they unexpectedly saw him in the hospital and paid some attention to him.

Shen Xiliu went to see Shen Xiangting, who was about to give birth. I don't know what he said to them, but Shen Xiliu came out soon, and Yi Yang followed him out in a panic, talking to him non-stop.

It was the first time that Qi Yan saw Yi Yang show such an expression. Even Shen Xiliu's expression was more indifferent than before. I don't know what Yi Yang said, but Shen Xiliu suddenly stopped and cast a cold gaze on Yi Yang...

What are they discussing? Qi Yan glanced at the bodyguards around him and decided to turn around and leave.

The three months had not yet ended, Shen Xiliu had not taken the initiative to break up with him, and Qi Yan was willing to continue to maintain the false peace on the surface.

After finishing with him, Shen Xiliu just got up from the bed, and after he recovered, he said: "I re-investigated your past."

Qi Yan paused and continued to put on his clothes without expressing any opinion.

"Qi Yan, can you listen to me?" With the experience from last time, Shen Xiliu did not dare to grab Qi Yan's right hand, but grabbed the corner of his clothes and spoke with some difficulty, "I'm very sorry. I have always had a bad impression of you in the past and have had so many misunderstandings about you. I'm really sorry..."

Ever since leaving Qi Yan's house that day, Shen Xiliu had someone re-investigate Qi Yan's background. This time it was very detailed, so detailed that even those "ex-boyfriends" that Shen Xiliu didn't want to face were carefully investigated, and the results were completely beyond his expectations.

Shen Xiliu didn't know how to express his feelings when he saw the information. He was ecstatic, but when he looked at Qi Yan's past photos, his mood was extremely complicated and heavy.

The anger and resentment caused by Qi Yan's indifference and neglect seemed to disappear in an instant.

It has been suppressed for so long and could explode at any time. Shen Xiliu has been using reason to suppress the anger and jealousy in his heart. Even if he makes himself extremely painful, he does not want to expose himself in front of Qi Yan and make the wrong choice again.

After all, this is what he should have to bear, isn't it?

People have to pay the price for doing wrong things. He once hurt Qi Yan, so now he is taking responsibility for what he did in the past.

But when he saw Qi Yan's past, all the anger seemed to dissipate at that moment, and was replaced by deep heartache. Chen Xiliu couldn't help but feel distressed for Qi Yan's past. Every time he thought of his past experiences, his heart felt like it was being stabbed repeatedly by sharp thorns, causing him pain deep in his bones and making it difficult to breathe.

Even the current expression is somewhat powerless. Shen Xiliu feels guilty about his past behavior and doesn't know what to do. He just wants to desperately express to Qi Yan how much he feels about him...

"Okay."

Qi Yan put on his clothes. Ever since he became Jiang Yuqing's secretary, he often wore formal clothes. He looked serious and rigorous on weekdays, but now his tie was not tied and his suit jacket was casually worn, looking a bit unrestrained and casual.

“Chen Xiliu, there’s no need to talk about these things, right?”

Qi Yan interrupted Shen Xiliu's story, staring at him as he woke up, with a very polite and distant smile on his face: "I have no interest in reviewing my past with others, and you don't have to apologize to me, it's unnecessary."

In the past, Chen Xiliu was unwilling to listen to any explanation from Qi Yan, and now Qi Yan also thinks there is no need for them to talk about these things.

Shen Xiliu didn't expect to hear such words, and was stunned: "But..."

"Don't mention it." Qi Yan whispered, "Those things are not worth remembering."

Not wanting to waste any more words on this issue, Qi Yan told him that he would be attending a birthday party later. Since it was being held on a luxury cruise ship, it would take seven days, which would fall within the three-month deadline. This kind of thing cannot be hidden from Shen Xiliu, and there is no need to hide it.

"If you are going to go at that time, please don't expose our relationship. We should keep our distance from each other." Qi Yan reminded Chen Xiliu not to expose their relationship. This was agreed upon from the beginning.

After he finished speaking, he turned and left without hesitation, without looking at Shen Xiliu's expression of disbelief and astonishment.

…

Time passed quickly, and no matter how much Jiang Yuqing didn't want to board the cruise ship, they had to follow the itinerary. The other party invited quite a few people, including business people with whom they had business dealings, celebrities, wealthy people, and young talents from various families.

Chen Xiliu never liked to get involved, but this time he followed along, always keeping a distance that was neither too far nor too close. Looking at Jiang Yuqing hugging Qi Yan's arm, smiling sweetly to everyone she met, she introduced Qi Yan's identity to everyone.

——"Yes, this is my boyfriend, Qi Yan."

——"Accident? What's so surprising about this? He is my muse!"

——"Get married? Haha, maybe soon."

When Chen Xiliu occasionally heard one or two sentences like these, it felt like a thorn in his throat.

The jealousy that had finally disappeared resurfaced, surging uncontrollably from the hidden corners deep in my heart, eroding my rationality with sticky malice.

The Shen family members who came included not only Shen Xiliu, but also You Yi and several other peers.

Youyi was forcibly abducted by the bodyguards and thrown onto the boat. He felt unwilling but was powerless to resist, so he just lay down and enjoy it.

When he noticed the look in Shen Xiliu's eyes at this moment, he drank the juice and reminded: "Brother, restrain yourself a little, your behavior is really like a pervert."

"..." Shen Xiliu glanced at him coldly, his expression as arrogant as ever, and he had nothing to do with being a pervert at all.

You Yi muttered quietly: "I'm serious."

No kidding, Shen Xiliu is now no different from the original wife who came to catch her husband cheating, even worse, with a sinister look in her eyes, like a cold-blooded killer.

"I always feel like someone is watching me from behind. It makes me feel cold."

When the time was almost up, Jiang Yuqing and Qi Yan found an excuse to leave and returned to their room to rest.

"It must be an illusion." Qi Yan told him not to think too much about it. Jiang Yuqing was not sick and could not feel "Gu Yanxing".

Jiang Yuqing didn't take it too seriously, shrugging his shoulders: "But there are so many people coming up to say hello today, it's really stressful. It was just superficial before, but today they are so enthusiastic, it makes me tired."

Qi Yan was under more pressure than him. Dealing with other people was no big deal, but what was more terrifying was that there was a pair of dead eyes next to him staring at his arm that was held by Jiang Yuqing.

"Maybe it's because you've been entrusted with an important task and are trying to take over a domestic company, so we have to look up to you." In the past, Jiang Yuqing only wanted to do art, but now he wants to fight for the Jiang family's power. Naturally, others will look at him differently.

"Too."

They were sitting on the spacious balcony attached to the room, feeling the sea breeze. Qi Yan was looking at the sparkling, endless sea outside.

He heard Jiang Yuqing say in surprise: "But I didn't expect that Shen Xiliu would come here at the invitation. I remember that he never liked socializing and rarely accepted invitations. But he actually came today..."

When they first boarded the cruise ship, Jiang Yuqing was a little surprised when they saw Shen Xiliu, who had a cold temperament, on the deck. Then, considering the cooperation between the two parties, he ignored certain things and went over with Qi Yan to greet him. Shen Xiliu looked at them for a long time, nodded slightly, and turned away without saying a word.

That attitude almost made Jiang Yuqing think that he had offended the other party again.

"The other party can come whenever they want, don't care too much about others." Qi Yan said, not really wanting to talk to Jiang Yuqing about Shen Xiliu.

Jiang Yuqing thought about what had happened recently and touched his nose. Well, they brought down the Yi family, so it was good enough that the other party did not take the opportunity to hinder the project.

"Well, let's not talk about him anymore. How about we go to the restaurant to eat first? Qi Yan, do you want Chinese or Western food?"

"I'm fine with anything. Just decide what you want to eat." Qi Yan didn't care about anything.

This luxury cruise ship is expensive and luxurious, with plenty of space. There are dozens of restaurants alone. If you are not careful, you can get lost on the ship. The ship also provides a variety of entertainment facilities, including bars, casinos, clubs, gyms, game rooms, etc.

Jiang Yuqing thought that since he was already here, he might as well have a good time and enjoy himself. The two went to a restaurant on the fourth floor for dinner, and then went shopping in some brand stores on the fifth floor before going their separate ways.

Jiang Yuqing believes that "couples" don't need to stay together all the time, as that would be too fake. So he went to find a few young masters and socialites who he had good relations with to hang out with, and let Qi Yan enjoy himself more, as it was a rare trip.

Hearing this, Qi Yan felt as if he was saved, but he was not very interested in going out to play.

Although Shen Xiliu and I had agreed to be strangers to each other, I would see him appear around from time to time. He was simply the second "Gu Yanxing".

One person stalking him is annoying enough, and if there is another one, Qi Yan is afraid that no matter how many medicines he takes, he won’t be able to control his emotions. I simply went to an open-air cafe, bought a cup of coffee, and then went back to the room, lying on the lounge chair on the balcony and enjoying the sea breeze.

But the "people" around him kept talking noisily and harassing Qi Yan, and they were much more difficult to deal with than living people. The same thing happened in a jewelry store just now. She insisted to him that a certain pair of red gemstone earrings would be perfect for Jiang Yuqing and forced him to buy them and give them to Jiang Yuqing in "his" name.

Qi Yan observed carefully and found that the pair of red gem earrings were very similar to the red gem earrings that the heroine wore when she made a stunning appearance in gorgeous dresses when they watched TV dramas at Jiang's house when they were children.

Jiang Yuqing liked it very much at that time. He lay in front of the TV, admired it carefully, and analyzed its artistry. Gu Yanxing even vowed to give it to him in the future. The two of them soon staged a bloody drama.

Little Qi Yan, whose name was still Yi Yanzhi at that time, watched with a frown on his face, unable to understand why they were performing so casually.

[Qi Yan, you owe me a life, you must protect him. 】

[Don't forget, you owe me this. 】

"Gu Yanxing" kept urging him to find Jiang Yuqing, which made Qi Yan impatient. He put out his cigarette, sent a message asking where Jiang Yuqing was, and then took a few pills.

"Gu Yanxing" finally gave up and disappeared from his sight.

After walking out of the room, he met Shen Xiliu soon: “Qi Yan…”

Qi Yan only glanced at Shen Xiliu, who seemed to have something to say, and passed him by.

“…”

The words that were about to flow out of Chen Xi's mouth were blocked, and his heart felt stuffy, but when he saw other people in the corridor and thought of what Qi Yan had said before, he could only take a deep breath and shut his mouth.

When night falls, the cruise ship is brightly lit, like a palace on the sea. People standing on the deck are either in suits or gorgeous evening gowns, chatting comfortably to the sound of music.

There is a very stylish bar on the fourth deck. The interior decoration style is simple and elegant, and the soothing piano music makes people relax. When Qi Yan arrived, Jiang Yuqing was just leaning over the bar, wanting the bartender to make him a drink, and did not notice Qi Yan's arrival.

"Make a drink with a lower alcohol content. It's better to be healthier and have a sweet and sour taste. Forget it. If that doesn't work, fruit flavor is fine, but it's non-alcoholic..."

“Knock, knock!” Before he could finish, a hand wearing a black glove passed by him and tapped the table twice. Then he spoke slowly, “You’ve been holding it in for so long, but you can’t hold it in for a while? Can you consider your physical condition?”

Jiang Yuqing was startled unexpectedly, looked at Qi Yan who was speechless, and smiled awkwardly: "Hey, why did you come so quickly? I regretted it now."

He just watched the people around him enjoying themselves. He started to feel nauseous again, so he thought about drinking a few sips of a suitable drink to suppress the nausea. Then he couldn't help but come over and asked the bartender to help him mix a suitable low-alcohol drink. But as he was talking, he actually felt a little regretful. He should have known better than to come...

Qi Yan sat on a high stool with his back to the bar, one of his long legs stretched out casually, the other leg bent and placed on the horizontal bar of the base, revealing a carefree and lazy charm: "What flavor do you want to drink?"

"Hmm?" Jiang Yu seemed not to have heard clearly, so he asked again.

Jiang Yuqing was surprised: "Can you remix the drink now?"

Qi Yan said: "Don't count it, I'll just make you a random drink and it should be fine." Anyway, it doesn't require any skills, so just make you a random non-alcoholic juice drink.

But Jiang Yuqing's eyes lit up, and he was a little surprised: "Then I'll leave it to Master Qi. I want a drink that is refreshing and refreshing, rich and fresh, sweet and sour, but not too sour or too sweet. It's best to have a little tequila flavor, but no alcohol, 0ml/d is fine. As long as it can suppress the feeling of nausea and supplement vitamins..."

“…”

After hearing his long list of nonsense requests, Qi Yan and the bartender at the bar looked at each other. Before he could speak, the bartender said, "You please?"

Qi Yan: “…”

The corner of his mouth twitched, there was no need to be so humble. He simply went behind the bar and thought about making a drink for Jiang Yuqing.

Although he didn't use any skills and his right hand was still not very convenient, it was easy to pull the nerves in his hand, but the bartender next to him observed that this person must have been very good at fancy cocktails in the past. Several movements were almost used habitually. His left hand was still fluent, but his right hand was obviously injured, and he didn't even take off his gloves...

The touch of the gloves suppressed the instinct to throw the bottle away. Qi Yan reluctantly finished mixing a glass for Jiang Yuqing, asked him to drink it slowly, and went to the bathroom.

"Go, go, see you later." Jiang Yuqing took the straw and took a sip. It was good and quite to his taste. So he slowly chatted with the bartender for a few words before returning to his seat with his glass of wine.

A good friend asked in a low voice: "Yuqing, are you familiar with Mr. Shen? He seemed to be watching you and your boyfriend just now."

Jiang Yuqing didn't say much, but he noticed it. He guessed that it was caused by the Yi family's affairs, but because they were partners now, Shen Xiliu would not easily turn against him, so he changed the subject with his friend.

Seeing this, my friend wisely stopped mentioning it.

He noticed that Shen Xiliu came here not long after Jiang Yuqing's boyfriend came in, and now he left again following Jiang Yuqing's boyfriend, and the way he stared at them... was somewhat dangerous.

"Qi Yan."

Qi Yan, who was walking out of the toilet, was stopped by Shen Xiliu. He was wearing a black suit and his expression was still cold and arrogant, but the look he gave Qi Yan at this moment could not hide the anger in his eyes.

Qi Yan paused, and when he saw that they were the only two people in the corridor, he said to him, "What's the matter?"

"..." Shen Xiliu couldn't describe his mood at the moment. He maintained a calm attitude and said, "Do you remember what you promised me before? When we drank together last time, you promised me that you would make me another mojito in the future..."

"I did promise."

Qi Yan adjusted the black gloves on his right hand. His slender and straight fingers were wrapped in silk, which perfectly fit his hand shape. The joints were slightly raised, making him look sexy and elegant, but his tone was light.

"But only after my hand recovers."

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