Chapter Eighty: Unreasonable Demands

  Xia Xian saw a supermarket by the roadside and involuntarily went in to buy some beer, an old habit that had not appeared for many years now re-emerged.

  "Xuan Xuan, although I don't know who made you so sad back then and I couldn't find out who was responsible no matter how long I searched, but from now on I definitely won't let you suffer again. Consider this my apology to Xue Yin." Xia Xuan sat by the street, blowing in the wind, drinking wine, thinking of these things, his nose turned sour, and tears almost fell.

  At those times...

  When Qi Ze was born, everyone went to celebrate with him. At that time, Xia Xian and Jiang Jie had just broken up a few days ago; at that time, Jiang Jie was already with Wu Jiajia; at that time, Xia Xian had just been discharged from the hospital for the first time, but his condition was still deteriorating...

  "Come on, come on, happy birthday to our birthday star! May every year have today and every age have this morning! Cheers!" Xiao Wei Xi stood up, raised his glass and was the first to shout out congratulations for Qi Ze's birthday.

  "Thank you all brothers and sisters for your presence today! Tonight, eat well, drink well, have fun! Everything is on me! But first, take care of your body! Especially Xia Xuan, whose throat isn't good, just be careful!" Qi Ze raised his glass to thank everyone for coming.

  "Shou Xing has spoken! Everyone, raise your glasses! Cheers!" Xia Xian forced a smile, pretending to be a carefree person, and celebrated Qi Ze's birthday with a cheerful expression.

  Xu Jing and Lin Xueyin looked at each other, Xia Xian was still disheartened in the morning, it's impossible for her to be smiling with joy at night, the more she acted like this, the more worried everyone became.

  "Xuan Xuan, don't drink anymore, take care of your stomach!" Xu Jing whispered, she was really worried about Xia Xuan's body, since Jiang Jie and her broke up, she had been plagued by illnesses, it was as if she was buried in the yellow earth up to her waist.

  "It's nothing, I've got it under control." Xia Xian smiled calmly, but somehow the smile seemed to be squeezed out with great effort.

  "Xia Xian, tonight I'll drink a cup of wine with Director Lin to toast you. For that matter in the department, thank you both for your tolerance. Let me take the lead and make a toast!" Jiang Shikang downed his glass in one gulp, quite bold and generous.

  "Let's just forget about the past! If you really want to thank me, remember this favor yourself and I'll come back for it someday!" Xia Xian also downed a cup without showing any weakness.

  Lin Xueyin replaced wine with tea and slightly toasted.

  It was a misunderstanding on the basketball court. If Xia Xuan and Lin Xueyin hadn't handled it properly, these people would have been criticized in a public announcement.

  "Alright! No problem!" Jiang Shikang agreed in one breath.

  "I really admire Xia Xian's straightforward personality! However, I won't toast to you with this wine! The birthday star is the most important! Come on, Qize, let me toast to you!" Cao Lei stood up and clinked glasses with Qize.

  Four boys were drinking without any restraint, Xu Jing and Lin Xueyin did not touch the wine, only Xia Xuan and Shi Lanxin were left to drink with them. Xu Jing had a worried face, while Lin Xueyin was calm, as if she was already used to Xia Xuan's reckless drinking method.

  It's a fact that Xia Xian's drinking capacity has been trained during this period. Lin Xue Yin accompanied her for a whole night, and Xia Xian drank on and off throughout the night until she was drunk to the point of being unconscious.

  It just so happened that Wu Jiajia and her friends also came here for dinner, and the reason they were having dinner made Xia Xian's heart break.

  "Jiajia, your Xiao Zhe really has a good temper! I just mentioned that we should treat Jiajia to dinner, and he agreed without hesitation to set it for today! You're really lucky!" Tang Ling had an air of being pleased with herself, laughing in a way that was insincere and annoying.

  "Right, where's Little Philosopher?" Yan Nana chimed in.

  Everyone's eyes were focused on Xia Xuan, but he didn't give them any face, expressionless as he drank glass after glass of wine, with four empty bottles already in front of him.

  "Xiao Zhe has some unfinished business in the student union, let's order first, he'll be here soon." The tone seems to simply state the reason without being too proud or complacent, perhaps this is Wu Jiajia's cleverness!

  "Is Xiaozhe worried that it's too late, a girl is not safe outside!" Su Xiaolin teased Wu Jiajia, but in fact, more of the component was doing a show for Xia Xuan.

  Wu Jiajia just smiled shyly and didn't say anything, the four of them sat down at a table not far from Xia Xuan's, now whatever they said was shared between the two tables.

  "Xianxian, you're not fully recovered yet, go back and rest first! Thanks for coming today." Qizhe was worried about Xiaxian's physical condition, drinking so much wine would be unbearable even for a healthy person, let alone Xiaxian who was still recovering from illness.

  "Longevity star! You're not being very hospitable! I came to the birthday banquet despite being ill, and you're chasing me away before I've even eaten!" Xia Xian made an effort to appear nonchalant, smiling as he spoke.

  Lin Xue gave Qi Ze a look, indicating that he shouldn't say anything more. To be honest, the classmates in the History Department all felt sorry for Xia Xian. Jiang Jie had just broken up with her and already had a new girlfriend, who was showing off in front of her own father's face - if it were someone else, they wouldn't be able to take it! But Xia Xian only suffered silently, never saying anything.

  "Today, Xiao Zhe came, and he must confess to you in front of us, his relatives, so that it can be seen as sincere. Don't forget that you've liked him for five years!" Yan Nana gave her own sister a wink while looking at Xia Xuan's reaction.

  Xia Xian didn't react at all and continued drinking wine by himself.

  Fan Fan's "Not That Into Him" started playing, Xia Xuan's bell ringing, she was telling herself that maybe she really wasn't that into him.

  Xia Xian got up and went to one side to answer the phone. When he came back, his face was a bit more relaxed, but it still couldn't hide the pale complexion caused by illness.

  "You can't afford to lose yet you still pretend to be magnanimous, isn't that just sad?" Tang Ling said with a hint of mockery.

  "What did you say!" Jiang Shikang got angry, he was already annoyed when he saw these four fox spirits, and now these four birds still wouldn't let him off the hook!

  "Shi Kang, are you familiar with them? Don't waste your emotions or saliva, China's water resources are scarce." Xia Xuan said weakly, her voice not loud but enough for them to hear.

  "Hey, take a look at your own miserable appearance, thinking that by flying high you can become a phoenix? Painting a tiger but ending up with a dog! It's so disgusting just looking at it!" Su Xiaolin gave Xia Xian and his group a cold glance, calmly sipping her tea.

  "This is a blatant provocation!" Song Hao slammed his fist on the table, his eyes blazing with anger.

  "You're a grown man and you're arguing with them, aren't you afraid of losing face if it gets out?!" Lin Xueyin stood up and picked up Cao Ke's wine cup, walking aimlessly towards Su Xiaolin while sighing.

  "You should know, being angry for one minute, you lose sixty seconds of happiness!" With a green and harmless smile, Lin Xueyin poured a full cup of wine on Su Xiaolin's neck.

  "You this shrew!" Su Xiaolin shrieked, hastily getting up to wipe herself clean, not forgetting to complain and scold in a nagging tone about her dissatisfaction.

  "Still putting on a smiling face after being abandoned, pretending to be so innocent and lovely, this pitiful appearance is really blind to believe! I don't know if it's the recent lack of sunshine or poor eyesight, but there are more and more people who are blind, Jiajia! Fortunately, Xiaozhe finally saw through the clouds and saw the sun! This kind of wisdom is truly unmatched! "Yan Nana took out a compact powder from her bag and handed it to Su Xiaolin, asking her to touch up her makeup.

  As soon as these words came out, Xia Xian's side could not bear it and stood up one after another. It seemed that beating Yan Nana was also possible.

  "Sit down and eat." Xia Xuan still had a calm demeanor, speaking slowly and steadily as always, his voice as flat as ever.

  "Xuan xuan......" Even Shi Lan Xin, who had the best temperament, couldn't help but get angry. She really couldn't understand what Xia Xuan was thinking.

  "Sit down and eat, there's no more wine, I'll go get some." Xia Xuan turned around and went to the wine area to grab two bottles of beer. Instead of returning to his seat, he walked straight towards Wu Jiajia's table.