(51) Why is everyone angry?

  "Eh, Li, older sister Li, I don't know what you're talking about?" I broke out in a cold sweat, vaguely feeling that something was off with this rhythm.

  "Don't you really understand?" Lijie asked in a low voice, as if interrogating, but her eyes were full of tenderness, and I could only nod.

  I thought she would give me an explanation next, but unexpectedly, she just kept staring at me, making my heart beat faster.

  Due to the awkward atmosphere and Lijie's not-so-good temper, I didn't dare say anything. After a while, she finally sighed, "Alright, I understand."

  "You, do you understand?" I had a bad premonition, and Lijia's next sentence also confirmed my feeling. Lijia stood up and turned to leave, I asked her what was wrong, she stopped in her tracks and said, "From now on, we shouldn't contact each other again."

  "Huh? Lijie, why... say that." I couldn't help but blush in my heart, and wiped it away. This development seems to be progressing a bit too quickly.

  Ke Li's next words, however, shocked me so much that I couldn't have imagined such a development.

  "Lisi said sadly: 'Since I met you, I've been unable to eat or sleep, whether I'm working or resting, I'm always thinking of you. Your existence has seriously affected my life, so I've decided not to contact you again, that's it.'"

  When she spoke of deep feelings, Lijie's voice became hoarse, as if she was choking back tears. I suddenly realized: this, this is a straightforward confession!

  What should I do? Who can tell me what to do? My thoughts seem out of control, and impulsively, I called out to Lijie.

  "Lisi, let's not be like this, okay? Let's still be good friends." My heart ached for a moment, I hadn't thought that there was anything between Lisi and me before, but at this moment, those unpleasant scenes flashed in my mind: Lisi comforting me, and even... taking away my first kiss.

  "I know I can't be with you anymore, is it because you think my sister is too old?" Lijia burst into tears this time. I shook my head in denial and said, "That's not true, how could I mind my sister's age?" "I just always treated my sister as a friend, never thought of that kind of thing."

  "Can you think about it now?" Lijie turned around to ask me, with a smile on her face but tears still streaming down. I nodded, my heart wavering, "Lijie, give...give me some time, I'll get back to you by tomorrow night."

  Lijie agreed and walked out of the bar. I didn't follow her, feeling annoyed, and asked the waiter to bring a few more glasses of iced water.

  Xiao Qian suddenly came over to comfort me: "Hao Shuang, don't be anxious, or... you can just be with Li Jie together, Chen Xiao is not suitable for you, sincerely."

  "You said... Chen Xiao is not suitable for me? How could that be?" I widened my eyes, feeling a bit displeased in my heart.

  "I'm telling the truth, you and Chen Xiao don't match in terms of personality," said Xiaoxian to herself, "You're the gentle type, but Chen Xiao is one of those spoiled rich girls, always being doted on, a bit pretentious. Am I right?"

  I calmed down and Xia said that these were all good intentions, I couldn't be angry with her. "Chen Xiao is indeed a bit pretentious, but I think that in love, both parties should choose to tolerate each other, rather than making the other party accommodate themselves, right?"

  But Xiaoxian was getting a bit angry now, "Aren't you just yielding to Chen Xiao right now? Do you plan on always protecting her?"

  I was already unhappy, and then Xiao Qian said that, and my anger burst out. "I'm not accommodating her, I'm taking care of her. Isn't a fragile girl like her supposed to be cherished? I just can't understand."

  "You..." Xia Qian's anger was written all over her face. She snorted and immediately floated away, leaving me alone in the water bar.

  I thought for a while and regretted it. This is the problem between Chen Xiao and me, she's just my ordinary friend, I shouldn't have lost my temper at her.

  What to do? Impulsiveness is the devil. I wanted to apologize to Xiaoxian, but she has already run off somewhere. Can only wait for her to come back and apologize properly again.

  The waiter at the water bar seemed to resent me, every time he passed by me, he would glare at me fiercely, but every time he glared at me, I would ask him for another glass of water.

  Because I was arguing with the waiter all along, I didn't get home until 6 o'clock in the afternoon. When I got home, it was almost 7 o'clock, and my sister was actually angry.

  "Brother, you're always coming back so late. I'm hungry and have eaten already. The dishes are in the cupboard, help yourself." My sister pouted and went into her room. I wanted to follow her and explain, but she didn't give me a chance, slamming the door shut with a "bang".

  I knocked on her door and called out to Xiaojing several times, but she still ignored me. I'm really getting angry now. Unfortunately, this has caused trouble, all the girls are mad at me now. Has brother encountered a peach blossom calamity?

  As soon as I think of Peach Blossom Doom, I think of Qin Shou, why not let him calculate my fortune for me? But thinking about it, his fortune-telling is all in units of ten thousand yuan, so forget it. With this money, I'd rather go to the five-star hotel Taohua Yuan in my city.

  Suddenly it occurred to me that I could still get in touch with Chen Xiao. Since I had recently saved her brother's life, she should be pretty grateful to me.

  Let's go find her and have a chat. Both of them are mad at me, it's really annoying. I dialed Chen Xiao's phone number, and she picked up quickly.

  She responded so quickly, which means she cares about me a lot. Haha, it seems I have a great chance of winning Chen Xiao's heart, hehe.

  Chen Xiao's tone was still a bit flat, "Hao Shuang, what brings you to find me?"

  I said with a tone of melancholy: "Can't we just chat when there's nothing going on?" To avoid awkwardness, I continued to ask: "How is your brother doing?"

  "It's okay, slowly recovering, complexion is a bit better, thank you." Chen Xiao's tone was devoid of any emotion.

  "Don't be polite, we're friends, helping each other in times of trouble is what we should do, haha." I said with a smile, but this gentle attitude only got a response from Chen Xiao with just a few words: "Mm, still thanks to you."

  It's a bit awkward. But it doesn't matter, brother's eloquence is so good that he can immediately liven up the atmosphere, "Wife, have you eaten yet? What are you doing?"

  Chen Xiao fell silent for a while before speaking: "Hao Shuang, don't call me that. Have you eaten dinner? Is there anything else?"

  "No more." I sensed that she was in a bad mood and didn't dare to joke around anymore. Chen Xiao then said, "Alright, I'll hang up first then."

  With a "click", the phone call was hung up directly, this sound seemed to pierce through the air and shattered my heart, as everyone knows, my brother has a glass heart.

  Chen Xiao... why are you treating me like this too? What's wrong with all the girls around me? I wiped it, could it be that Aunt Flow is coming together?

  Can't think of any other reasonable explanation, so it's only natural that Auntie would say this. Thinking about it, I'll wait until their aunt flow is over and then apologize to them again. Women, after all, have those few days every month.

  Of course, I'm still not in such a good mood. My stomach is a bit hungry. After getting something to eat from the cupboard, I decided to go find Fan Jianqiang.

  "Call him out to talk to me, he said bluntly that he had no time. At that moment, I laughed and said, 'Oh, deskmate, I originally wanted to invite you to the bar, since you have no time, I'll find someone else. What a pity.'"

  I was about to hang up the phone, when Fan Jianqiang suddenly became anxious. "Hold on, hold on, don't rush to find someone else... This matter is not urgent tonight, I'll reluctantly go out with you, after all, we are brothers."

  The bar is in the old place, where I met Lijia, around 9 o'clock in the evening, Fan Jianqiang was already waiting here.

  I ordered a dozen beers and some snacks. Fan Jianqiang smiled slyly: "Brother, are you sure you just want to drink and not call over a chick?"

  Hearing him say that, I was unhappy at the time. Is brother a man who likes to flirt with girls? Brother is very innocent, okay?

  I said: "If you want a chick, just go to the bar and hook one up, eh... aren't you a master of picking up girls? Show me your skills."

  "Am I right in thinking that you're provoking me?" Fan Jianqiang's tone became more forceful, and I said, "Brother, don't believe he really has the ability."

  Fan Jianqiang was unhappy at the time and said he wanted to make a bet with me. In the end, we reached an agreement: I would randomly point out a beautiful woman in the bar, and Fan Jianqiang had to bring her over to our table within half an hour. Moreover, the woman had to throw herself into his arms. If Fan Jianqiang succeeded, I would acknowledge him as my master; if he failed, he would run naked around the school three times.

  Fan Jianqiang smiled slyly and said: "What do you take me, a Fan, for? Half an hour is too long, change it to twenty minutes."

  I shook my head helplessly, "Pretentiousness will be struck by lightning, suit yourself. When the time comes to run naked around the playground, don't disturb me when I'm posting Weibo."

  "Don't cry when the time comes, let's start, speak up, which one do you want me to hook up with?" He urged me on. I looked around the bar, trying to find a girl who was the most difficult to get. Since it had to be difficult, I wanted to find that kind of white and rich beauty, with an icy demeanor that made people hard to approach.