Chapter 561 (1/2)

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“Sir, miss, would you like to order some wine?” a waiter holding a tray of red wine asked me and Lin Yixin.

“Do you want some?” I asked.

“If you're drinking, how are you going to go back later?”

“I'll just call a taxi!”

“Alright then, please give us a bottle. Does this cost extra?”

“Yes, this is high-quality imported red wine. For only 998 RMB, you may enjoy the taste of an authentic French red wine.”

I nodded. “Okay. Two bottles please, or we might fight each other for the last sip of wine…”

Lin Yixin glared at me. “Like that would ever happen, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d…”

I spread my arms innocently. “Who knows?”

After I paid for the red wine, the waiter opened the bottles and put them nicely on the table.

……

Lin Yixin was clearly in a good mood today. Not only did she sign a contract with the legendary Apple, it probably came with an iPhone-N or something. Long story short, she hit the jackpot.

“Yiyi, if I may be so bold to ask a favor…” I started.

“What is it?”

“Is it possible for you to contact the parent company of Apple and request an autograph of Steve Jobs? I've been his fan for the longest time…” I stared at Lin Yixin with starry eyes and asked in a reverent tone.

Lin Yixin sighed quietly. “Do you want to get beat up again? He had retired at least a decade ago.”

“Then… let us drink a toast to his retirement…”

“Fine!”

We clinked gla.s.ses and drained the whole thing in one go.

After that, we drank a toast to Teacher's Day, Princess Karinshan, and more random and made-up reasons just for the sake of it, finis.h.i.+ng our bottles of red wine in the blink of an eye. Although the red wine we had ordered wasn't very strong, there was a noticeable kick after we drank it for some time. Both of us were feeling a bit dizzy by the end of it. I looked at the time and noted that it was past 8 pm, meaning that we had been eating at the buffet restaurant for over two hours. It was time for a tactical retreat.

“Are we going back now?”

A rosy-cheeked Lin Yi lay her head lazily on the table and smiled at me, long eyelashes blinking.

“Mn, let's!”

I got up and put an arm around Lin Yixin's shoulder. The two of us then supported each other as we walked toward the exit. The only proper way to enter or exit a buffet restaurant was to hold the wall for support while you were walking, so we did just that.

……

The rain had stopped when we got to the streets. The cool wind helped to blow away the haze of alcohol and cleared up our minds a little.

As we walked along the streets, I carefully slid my arm downward until finally, I caught Lin Yixin's small, smooth hand in my own. She immediately shot me a glance and let out a soft snort, but she didn't object to my advance. We walked for a time while holding each other's hands.

“Yiyi.”

“Hmm?”

“It's pretty dark in here, isn't it?”

“And?”

“Wanna kiss?”

“No way!”

Lin Yixin was a rogue maiden. Her mouth said no, but she was also the one who stood on her tiptoes and planted a quick kiss on my cheeks. Then, she pulled away and walked ahead with reddened cheeks, clearly embarra.s.sed.

I smiled and followed her from behind. We were both a bit drunk and light-headed.

Suddenly, Lin Yixin came to a stop and pointed at a metal box by the wall. She asked, “What is this, Lu Chen?”

It was my turn to turn red as a beef. I muttered, “Condom auto-seller… or rubber in short…”

Lin Yixin c.o.c.ked her head before leaning closer to me. She asked in an innocent voice, “And what's that?”

“Er…” I hesitated. “It's a tool that protects you from…”

“Hehe, I know what's a rubber, stupid. Do you really think I'm that ignorant?” Lin Yixin burst into a fit of giggles before asking, “Lu Chen, I've never bought something like this before, so why don't we give it a try? Do you have a coin with you?”

“Give me a moment…” I searched around in my pockets for a moment before pulling out a one RMB coin. I pa.s.sed it to her and asked, “Are you sure you want to buy this?”

“Yep. Is there a problem?” A devious and seductive smile crossed her features.

“Fine, do what you want…” I let out a soundless sigh.

Lin Yixin walked up to the rusted auto-seller and searched around for a bit. After she found the coin slot, she slotted the coin and… nothing happened.

“Hmm? What's going on? Why isn't a rubber coming out?”

Lin Yixin stared at the auto-seller in confusion. Then, she gave it a careful knock just in case it was stuck in the process or something. Still, nothing happened.

Bursting into sudden anger, the girl started kicking and punching the auto-seller with everything she got, yelling, “Unbelievable! If you can't even do your job properly, then why do you even exist, you coin trapper! I'm going to take you apart and take revenge for all the other poor customers you cheated, you irregular construct!”

Beside her, I was completely stunned by Lin Yixin's outburst.