"What would you three like?" the waiter asked politely.
Xiao Shujing stared at him coldly. "Do you have the strongest alcohol?"
This question left the other three of them dumbfounded.
"Sis, when did you learn to drink?" Xiao Shuyuan asked in shock.
Yan Yueyue quickly chimed in. "Yeah, we've never heard of you drinking before."
"It's a gathering, so we should have fun," Xiao Shujing said.
Then she asked again, "Do you have it?"
"Ah, yes. How many bottles would you like?" the waiter snapped back to reality and replied.
"A whole case."
The other three fell silent again.
Only two of them knew the reason behind this abnormal and over - reactive behavior.
Xiao Shujing must have been stimulated by what she saw just now.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have asked for alcohol like this.
But they all knew well that when one was in a bad mood, getting drunk and numbing oneself was the best way to find relief.
"A case it is. If we can't finish it, we can store it and come back next time," Xiao Shuyuan broke the awkward silence.
"Right, right. This isn't our only gathering," Yan Yueyue quickly added, and no one brought up the real reason.
"I'll go to the restroom," Su Minghan stood up and said.
"Okay, go ahead," Tian Danni nodded.
Just as he was curious about where the waiter was taking the case of alcohol, he saw Xiao Shujing and the other two.
He knew exactly how strong the alcohol in that case was.
She had acted crazy for no reason this morning, and now she was here drinking at night?
Did she have some kind of problem?
Just as Su Minghan was staring blankly at that spot, Xiao Shujing happened to look up and their eyes met. Her gaze was cold and calm.
It seemed as if she were saying, "I'm just this kind of person. What can you do about it?"
He suppressed the restless anger rising within him and rushed into the restroom. Standing in front of the sink, he kept splashing cold water on his face.
Only in this way could Su Minghan calm down.
Using the popular term among young people nowadays, he was a "love - fool".
A person who was deeply in love but received no response, yet still treated the person whole - heartedly, only to be mercilessly abandoned in the end.
Not even a shred of pity was given.
Su Minghan looked at himself in the mirror, covered in water droplets. He looked so ridiculous.
If Bo Jingyu knew that he was still brooding over a woman, he would surely sneer at him and call him a stupid fool.
Xiao Shujing was the biggest hurdle in his heart.
She was also his inner demon.
"Hey," a woman's voice came from outside the restroom.
Tian Danni looked serious, crossing her arms and looking straight at him. "I thought you'd fallen in. You've been in here for ages."
Su Minghan wiped his face. "Sorry, I drank a bit too much."
"Drank too much? I think you just can't take your eyes off that woman," she said.
He frowned unhappily. "She has a name."
"Ah, right, right, right. Beauty Xiao! What a coincidence to run into her here," she said in a flippant tone, every word oozing with dissatisfaction.
Su Minghan was annoyed. "I think you're pretty drunk too. You're not thinking straight. I'll call a driver to take you home."
"I'm not drunk!"
Tian Danni punched the restroom door, scaring the men who were about to enter. They all shrank their heads and ran back.
"I just can't stand how spineless you are for that woman!"
"What did you say?" His anger suddenly flared up.
Her eyes were full of dissatisfaction. "I said I can't stand it! If you really like her, go after her! Even if you get hurt all over, at least you've been brave and tried! Instead of being so timid and struggling with yourself, and then putting on a lovesick act."
Tian Danni sneered. "It's really disgusting."
Su Minghan took a quick step forward and grabbed her throat. His breath was hot with anger. "Who do you think you are? I have my own thoughts. What right do you have to judge me!"
Maybe it was the alcohol, or maybe it was his emotions.
At this moment, he just wanted to tear this woman who had slandered him to pieces.
"At least when I like someone, I'll let him know and take action. I won't just keep it to myself and be self - indulgent," Tian Danni said.
Then, enduring the force on her neck, she reached up and placed her hand on the back of his head, pulling him down.
Their lips gently touched for just two or three seconds.
Su Minghan was shocked and let go, not even blinking.
"I like you. This is my action," she said, half - opening her eyes. Her legs went weak, and she fell after saying this.
Su Minghan touched his lips. The anger in his heart suddenly disappeared, replaced by a question.
He'd been kissed by a woman?
When he came to his senses, he picked Tian Danni up horizontally and stared at her blushing face, watching her breathe evenly.
"You're so bold," Su Minghan muttered.
Then he carried her out of the restroom.
People around them all cast their gazes, but knowing Su Minghan's identity, no one dared to say a word or secretly take a photo.
When he passed by Xiao Shujing's table with Tian Danni in his arms, he didn't even pause or give a single look.
It was as if they were strangers.
"What does he mean? Has he found a new love and forgotten the old one?" Yan Yueyue looked at the distant figure, rolling up her sleeves and wanting to go and question him.
"Yueyue!" Xiao Shujing quickly stopped her, shaking her head with red - rimmed eyes.
"Don't make a scene. This is a public place. It's not good for him."
"Good for him? Come on, sis! He's carrying another woman! Wake up! Stop struggling with yourself!"
"Sis has her own difficulties. Let's not interfere too much," Xiao Shuyuan pulled her back to her seat and comforted her.
The figure disappearing into the crowd was a distance that Xiao Shujing could never reach. It was a phantom that she couldn't call out to or chase after.
She picked up the bottle on the table and poured the alcohol into the glass.
Glass after glass, her lips and tongue seemed to be numb. She could only feel the liquid sliding down her throat and couldn't taste a thing.
"Shujing!" Yan Yueyue was so angry that she didn't even want to look at her.
There was no girl in the world as stupid as her, wronging herself to fulfill others.
If it were her, if A Yuan was being eyed by another woman, she would definitely find a way to get her man back.
Unless the man no longer loved her.
But it was obvious to everyone that Xiao Shujing liked Su Minghan, and he felt the same way. So why couldn't two people who liked each other be together? Was it a scheme set by Tian Danni?
Yan Yueyue frowned in suspicion. Soon, she had a plan in mind.
From the perspective of a classmate and a friend, she would help Xiao Shujing.
From the perspective of a saved person and a relative, she had to help.
She didn't believe she couldn't deal with this little vixen who had just come back from abroad.