There were a lot of people at the small gathering. For the first time, Su Rou felt that there were so many people on campus, and most of them came in pairs. She saw several couples kissing brazenly.
Love in the student days was just so simple and bold!
Su Rou turned her head away. She still understood the principle of "don't look at indecent things". But soon, her gaze stopped. Why did she see Su Ziqi?
The person who walked in with several other boys was indeed Su Ziqi. She just didn't know why he was here.
When Su Ziqi glanced around the venue of this small gathering, he couldn't help frowning. This place was so small... It was nothing compared to the banquet halls in the upper - class society outside. If he hadn't been dragged here by others, he probably wouldn't have come.
However, when his eyes fell on Su Rou, there was a glint of heat in his eyes. Was he seeing things or having a hallucination? He seemed to have seen Su Rou.
"Xiaorou, why are you here?" Su Ziqi ran over and asked, leaving his companions behind. "Oh, I almost forgot. You're also a student at this school."
"Um..." Su Rou nodded. "Why are you here?"
"I was dragged here. They said there would be free food here." Su Ziqi spread his hands, indicating that he was quite helpless.
Su Rou smiled. "Okay."
"Xiaorou..." Su Ziqi was about to say something more, but was interrupted by the person behind him.
A hand landed on Su Ziqi's shoulder, followed by a big face. "Hey, Ziqi, come on, drink with me..."
Su Ziqi waved the person away, with an impatient look on his face. "Drink by yourself." Didn't he see that he was talking to someone?
"Come on. I'm in a bad mood today. My girlfriend just dumped me... Come on, have a drink with me!"
"You..." Su Ziqi really wanted to beat up his companion.
Seeing this, Su Rou had no choice but to say, "Go. He's in a bad mood. It's right for you, as his friend, to comfort him."
Su Ziqi was helpless. He really didn't want to go, but since Su Rou had said so, wouldn't he seem stingy if he didn't go?
While Su Ziqi was in a daze, his companion had already pulled him away. "The beauty is really understanding."
Su Ziqi followed him resentfully and sat at a small table. There was a lot of alcohol on the table: beer, red wine, white wine... Every kind of alcohol was there. The boy casually grabbed a bottle of white wine and poured a glass for Su Ziqi too. "Come on, drink!"
"..." Su Ziqi took the glass and gulped it down without even looking.
"I liked her so much. Why did she dump me?"
"..." How did he know? Anyway, with his vulgar language, probably few women would like him.
"I just can't figure it out. Why doesn't she like me?" The boy gulped down another glass of the strong liquor. "And she fell in love with someone else."
"..." Su Ziqi's gaze involuntarily shifted to Su Rou. Yeah... Why didn't Su Rou like him? Why did she fall in love with Brother Yuze?
Influenced by his companion, Su Ziqi also started to drink heavily, glass after glass. For a moment, only two men could be seen on this table, guzzling down alcohol.
What would happen if he confessed his love to Su Rou? Would Su Rou leave Brother Yuze and throw herself into his arms? Would she like him?
"Wow, the free drinks are really great. I can drink as much as I want!"
"..." Su Ziqi looked at his companion, feeling a bit ashamed. Even if it was free, there was no need to say it so loudly, right? Wasn't he ashamed?
...
After Xiao Yun finished setting up the venue, she waved at Su Rou. "How about it? Isn't it beautiful?"
"Yeah, it's nice." Su Rou nodded.
The whole venue was glittering. The protagonists hadn't arrived yet. "Rourou, today is the senior's proposal ceremony. The lights in the venue will be turned off later. Don't be scared."
"What time?" Su Rou asked.
"Probably around 9:00 p.m." because the senior sister hadn't arrived yet.
"I might not be able to wait... " Su Rou said apologetically. "Brother Ze told me not to play too late."
Xiao Yun opened her mouth. "I see..." Of course she could understand. When they were still siblings, Big Brother Su had always restricted Su Rou's evening activities. She was definitely not allowed to go home too late at night. "Okay, then I'll see you out later."
"Okay."
When the clock pointed to 8:50, Su Rou's phone rang. It was a text message from Su Yuze, reminding her that she could go home early.
"Is it from Big Brother Su?" Xiao Yun asked.
"Yeah, I'm going home first." Su Rou casually picked up a pudding.
"Okay, let's go."
Su Rou picked up her small bag and stood up. Just as she was about to leave, suddenly all the lights in the venue went out. Xiao Yun looked around. "Ah, it seems the proposal ceremony is starting. Rourou, are you sure you don't want to wait a bit longer?"
"Yeah, Brother Ze is already on his way. I'll be there just about the time I walk out."
"Okay... Be careful when you walk. It's very dark here." Since the lights went out so suddenly, one had to be careful not to bump into things before their eyes got used to the darkness.
Su Ziqi, who had been guzzling alcohol at the next table, had his eyes fixed on Su Rou all the time. Seeing her stand up as if she was about to leave, he also put down his glass and involuntarily stood up.
"Hey? Ziqi? What are you doing..."
Su Ziqi had drunk too much. He staggered a bit when he stood up. Just as he took a step, suddenly the whole venue went pitch - black. Unable to see anything, Su Ziqi naturally couldn't see Su Rou either, but he could vaguely hear her voice. She was leaving! She was going back to that man!
For some unknown reason, Su Ziqi followed the sound. His steps were a bit wobbly, but very determined... Don't go. He had finally met her. If he just let her go like this, he didn't know when he would see her again!
Su Rou originally wanted to hold Xiao Yun's hand and walk out slowly, but the hand she reached out was grabbed by another big hand halfway and was pulled forward.
This wasn't Xiao Yun's hand. It was a man's hand. Only a man's hand could be so big and rough!
"Who are you?" Su Rou asked.
"..."
"Where are you taking me?" Su Rou stubbornly refused to move. Who was this person? Why did he grab her in the dark?
"Rourou?" Xiao Yun called out Su Rou's name uncertainly. It was so dark that she couldn't see anything.