Chapter 11 Reunion (1/2)
Qin Sheng's life in college was simple and uneventful. Apart from attending courses and working part-time, he spent his time in the library and in elective courses. He only wanted this part of his life to be sufficient and fulfilling.
His best friends in college were his three roommates in the dorm. Although he had a failed relationship, his college life was worthwhile since he knew these friends
”Let's go somewhere else. This place isn't suitable for us!” Since Lao Er and Lao Si would come, Qin Sheng knew that they would be heavily drunk tonight, while this place wasn't suitable for their reunion.
Xia Ding knew what Qin Sheng meant and casually said, ”It's fine. Let grab some food first. It will take two to three hours for them to get here. We can go straight to our old place later.”
Xia Ding and his girlfriend had just arrived and had not ordered anything. After sitting together, they began to order. Han Bing knew that Qin Sheng had never been to this kind of place before. Thus, she took the initiative to order a few dishes for Qin Sheng. They were so closed to each other, just like a couple. Xia Ding didn’t doubt about it.
Because there was a beautiful girl beside Xia Ding and Qin Sheng was very familiar with him, he didn't ask too many questions. Most of the topics were the trivial matters of their college life, as well as stories of Qin Sheng and Han Bing. Anyway, Qin Sheng allowed Han Bing to make the stories and provided some complementation occasionally. He did not talk much about what happened to him in recent years when Xia Ding asked. Han Bing appeared to be very interested in these issues, but Qin Shang avoided them.
After leaving Wang Jiang Ge, Xia Ding asked the beautiful girl beside him to take a taxi and left. Like he had said before, he would never dine in such a place with a woman he truly loved. Instead, he would cook for her at home.
After the girl left, Xia Ding looked at Han Bing and purposely asked, ”Sister-in-law, are you coming with us?”
”No, I'm too tired today. I'll go back and rest. It's rare for the four of you to be together, so I won't disturb you guys.” Han Bing was already too tired after the Couple Show, so naturally, she would not get involved again since she had the chance to escape.
That was what Qin Sheng wanted as well. Xia Ding also thought that the presence of any woman would make the reunion less happy.
Since Qin Sheng and Han Bing had drunk, neither of them could drive. Luckily, Xia Ding had a chauffeur who was already waiting by the side of the road, thus Qin Sheng left the Maserati in the parking lot and they sent Han Bing back to Huarun Nine Mile Bund.
This place was very close to Huarun Nine Mile Bund. It did not take long to arrive there. Xia Ding was waiting in the car as Qin Sheng escorted Han Bing to the door.
After all, Qin Sheng had not forgotten his mission of protecting Han Bing. Furthermore, there was crisis that occurred in two nights. The assassin last night was very skillful. No one could anticipate what would happen next.
Along the way, Han Bing held her bag without saying a word. She was embarrassed earlier, and she did not want to be mocked by Qin Sheng. Qin Sheng did not take the initiative either, thus the situation was a little awkward.
”Don’t drink too much. You're still injured.” Han Bing warned gently with a rare soft tone. Ever since last night's incident, her attitude toward the man she just met for a few days had undergone a slight change.
”What a girlfriend!” Qin Sheng naturally wouldn't let this opportunity slip by.
After he said that, Han Bing’s face immediately blushed. She did not dare to raise her head and look at Qin Sheng, as she frantically opened the door to hide inside. Leaning on the door, her heart was beating fast.
Outside the door, Qin Sheng laughed brazenly.
Inside, Han Bing was grinding her teeth.
After Qin Sheng walked out, Xia Ding was standing by the side of the road and smoking. He threw a cigarette to Qin Sheng, smiled and said, ”Boss, you are so nice to your girl. When did you get this beauty? She must be rich since she lives in Huarun Nine Mile Bund.”
”Brat, stop it. Don't tell me you didn't see that through.” Xia Ding was meticulous. He definitely knew that Han Bing was not Qin Sheng’s girlfriend, just did not reveal anything when they were eating.
Hearing Qin Sheng's words, Xia Ding did not hide it anymore and laughed loudly, ”Tell me, what’s your relationship with this beauty? I’ll ask her out if you're not interested.”
”Scram, don’t you have enough girls?” Qin Sheng laughed.
Suddenly, Xia Ding thought of something strange, ”Boss, are you her toy-boy?”
”Fuck off!” Qin Sheng furiously roared.
After he finished smoking and stubbed out his cigarette, Xia Ding suddenly hugged Qin Sheng without any warning. He patted Qin Sheng on the back heavily and said, ”Boss, I'm so happy to see you again.”
”Don't worry. I won't leave again.” Qin Sheng said emotionally.
When the driver sent Xia Ding and Qin Sheng to their so-called old place, it was already around 9 p.m. It was just a normal Sichuan cuisine restaurant not far from Fudan University. In the past, they would come to this restaurant for party. They also had their graduation party here.
Qin Sheng and Xia Ding were both very familiar with the boss. It was just that Qin Sheng had never come back again, while Xia Ding would randomly come over to try the familiar taste.
”Boss, your business is not bad, huh?” Xia Ding shouted after entering the door. As the food was cheap and the taste was good, the business was pretty good.
The restaurant was mostly filled with students from the surrounding campuses. The boss was not tall, white and fat, with a large bald head. He was shouting and cheering for money. When he saw Xia Ding coming in, his face immediately filled with smiles, ”Wow, Xia Ding is here. I haven't seen you for months.”
”I am so busy these days, but I came over as soon as I got time.” As he was an old customer, the boss naturally knew who Xia Ding was. Following that, Xia Ding pointed at Qin Sheng and asked, “Boss, do you remember him?”
No matter how many people he met, the boss would never forget Qin Sheng. He directly said, ”Damn, of course I remember him. I can't forget Qin Sheng. Geez, he almost destroyed my restaurant before!”
Of the four people in the dorm, Boss was low-key and did not cause trouble; Lao Er was calm but did not have a good temper; Lao San was a playboy; Lao Si was a bit weak. There was a time they had a serious conflict with students from Finance College.
”Hahahaha, boss, long time no see!” Qin Sheng greeted with familiarity.
Xia Ding immediately found a seat and said, ”Stop bullshitting. Same as before. Bring us two dozens of beer first, cold beer, then two dozens more. Lao Er and Lao Si in our dorm are coming soon.”
”Alright, no problem!” the boss replied loudly. He had quite a number of customers who came back. Some of them were looking for memories, while others were looking for flavors. This was something he was already used to.
With two dozens of freezing cold beer and five cold dishes, Qin Sheng and Xia Ding chatted while waiting for the other two. Xia Ding had already sent the address to Lao Er and Lao Si.