Chapter Seven: Drunkenness

  On a summer evening, the heat gradually dissipated, and the night breeze blew gently, brushing against people's faces, feeling very cool. Ji Suyin and three others first returned to their dormitory to wash off the stench of sweat, waiting for the night to fall before going out. Ji Huali and two others made some slight adjustments to their appearance, while Ji Suyin never paid attention to such things, wearing whatever was comfortable - a white short-sleeved T-shirt, a pair of seven-eighth cow-print jeans, blue slip-on shoes, with her semi-dry long hair scattered about, looking very casual.

  The university at night has more people than the scorching daytime, with countless couples coming and going. Several of them hold hands, walking briskly towards the south gate, chatting and laughing all the way. The big south gate is a bustling snack street, relying on the huge student flow of A University, making the snack street lively day and night, especially at night.

  As they approached the south gate, Ji Su-yin took out her phone and called Nie Yuan: "Hey~ Nie Yuan! Where are you guys now?" "Ah yo~ Miss, you've finally arrived, we've been waiting for 20 minutes and still haven't come, the dishes have all been ordered, not too spicy, just waiting for you to arrive! Same place, 'Good Night' restaurant, hurry up and get here!"

  "You're just poor! Just let you wait and see, I'll make you fall into the well and hit the stone!" "Ahh~ My auntie~ Still holding a grudge about this? Yes yes yes! It was my fault! You can be magnanimous and forgive me, okay? Little Nie has wronged you"

  "Haha, you know what's good for you, calm down! The sisters are coming right away! Wait for us!" "Alright! Come quickly!" "Mm!" They hung up the phone and strolled to their usual spot.

  When the time came, Nie Yuan and Tian Haiqing both stood up to greet them. Seeing those pairs of gleaming wolf-like eyes after catching sight of the beautiful woman, Ji Suyin shook her head secretly, beware of wolves at night! Over half a month, these people had already formed a small group, so except for Yan Fen'er and Ji Huali who persisted in their elegant ladylike demeanor, Huang Xiaoyu and Ji Suyin no longer put on airs with them, eating heartily.

  He Hu was busy serving Huang Xiaoyu from all sides, and Huang Xiaoyu accepted everything with a smile, getting along well with everyone. As they were eating and chatting happily, Nie Yuan came over with a full cup of beer and said to Ji Su: "Lady Ji, come on! I've wronged you greatly today, so I'll make amends here. If you can forgive me, just drink this cup of wine, and consider it my apology."

  Ji Su had never touched alcohol until she was 19 years old. Anyone could guess that her tolerance for liquor would be zero. She hastily pushed away the wine cup: "No need! I'm not so petty! Just forgive me this time, okay? As for this wine, let's just forget about it! I've never had a drink before."

  Nie Yuan stopped as soon as he heard it and came up to persuade him, saying: "Hey! This is not enough, is it? Brother treats you like a brother! Not having drunk before is no big deal, let's practice now! Now that we're out in society, how can you not know how to drink? What kind of mix will you be able to make in the future?! Come on, come on! Let's down this cup with deep feelings and get it over with!"

  Ji Suoyin hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Well... I'll just have this one cup!" "Okay, okay! Just one cup! Drink up! Come on! Cheers!" Ji Suoyin hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath, and downed the whole cup in one go. The people around him immediately cheered, and they all started eating with even more gusto.

  The beer didn't taste great, a bit bitter and slightly spicy, can't say if it's good or bad. Ji Su Yin smacked her lips, not paying attention, and continued eating. Actually, Nie Yuan had mixed some white wine into the beer, that's why it was spicy. But Ji Su Yin had never drunk before, so she thought this was its original taste!

  Within the first twenty minutes, Ji Su-yin didn't react much, but later on, she slowly started to feel something was off. A wave of heat rose from her stomach and surged towards her brain, her stomach began to churn and burn slightly, her whole body felt hot and weak, her head spinning dizzily, her ears and eyes becoming dull and blurry, sounds seemed to be muffled by countless thick city walls, only hearing a "buzzing" noise, but couldn't quite make out what was being said.

  Ji Su made an effort to shake her head, put down her chopsticks, and lowered her head to catch her breath. The whole table of people didn't notice anything unusual. Huang Xiaoyu was just passing a plate of fragrant vegetables to Nie Yuan across from him when he looked up and saw a familiar figure. He hastily nudged Yan Fen beside him: "Hey! Hey! Fen, look! Isn't that Qi Xiu, the great general?"

  Everyone at the table immediately turned their heads, and it was really him. Ji Huali's eyes lit up in front of her, and she subconsciously tidied up her hair, feeling a bit regretful that she had come out dressed so casually. Nie Yuan snorted disdainfully and turned his head to stir the wok vigorously.

  "Come on, come on! Eat, eat! What's so great to look at? Isn't he just a big old man? How can we few beauties be compared to him? Come on, eat!" Huang Xiaoyu laughed and teased Nie Yuan: "What? Nie Yuan! This is blatant jealousy! Alas, being handsome is too troublesome!"

  Nie Yuan raised an eyebrow and pierced the flat fish's eye. "What are you talking about? I'm jealous of him? Don't joke, miss! I can laugh to death! Although I don't look like a stunning beauty, at least I'm lovely and charming!"

  Everyone at the table burst out laughing, Huang Xiaoyu laughed so hard she couldn't speak: "Ah yo! You're still incredibly handsome! Hahaha~ I'm dying from laughter!" Nie Yuan smirked: "How could I not be? No matter what, I've walked a path that's beyond the mundane world, and I can really feel it! Welcome, all you beauties, to throw yourselves into my, Nie Yuan's, arms!"

  After finishing, she opened her hands to the person, with a look of intoxication and expectation on her face. Huang Xiaoyu picked up a vegetable leaf and threw it onto Nie Yuan's head. Several people laughed happily, and Ji Suyin was already almost unable to hold on, her head starting to hurt more and more slowly, and her eyes seemed to be stinging too, she thought she was drunk.

  At this time, Nie Yuan picked up a duck head and handed it to Ji Su's face, wanting her to pick it up herself. She loved eating chicken and duck necks, and every time Nie Yuan would pick some for her. Ji Su lifted her soft hand, grasped the chopsticks, focused her gaze, and picked up the piece of neck meat. But as soon as Nie Yuan pulled back with force, the neck slipped out of Ji Su's chopsticks. This happened several times, until Nie Yuan became impatient.

  "Hey, Season girl, you're really making an effort!" As soon as Su Yin heard the words "Season girl", a surge of unnamed fire suddenly swelled up, hot blood rushing to her forehead. Su Yin was eager to do something, so she fiercely shouted out: "Damn it! I've...I've eaten...eaten shit and had a lot...a lot of milk come out!"

  The whole "Good Night" was quiet for a moment, Ji Su-yin nodded and rubbed her temples hard, "thud" she fell on the table, she really couldn't hold it anymore, she felt dizzy! In an instant, "Good Night" was drowned out by laughter, Nie Yuan cried and laughed, several people looked at each other in dismay, the girls helped Ji Su-yin up, the boys went to pay the bill, and they walked back with a twist.

  Ji Su's head and eyes hurt, she had no strength. Nie Yuan carried her back to the dormitory. In "Good Night", Qi Xiu sat alone in the corner, without touching anything on the table, looking at the disappearing figure of Nan Men, getting up to pay the bill.