Xiaozhouzi was drunk too. With an arm around the waist of the woman beside him, he belched and said, "Film... hic... film it all and send it to the group chat."
Wu Hua chimed in gleefully, "You drew it, so no backing out."
Bai Le tried to push the jumble of thoughts from his mind and forced himself to calm down. His lips curved slightly as he smiled.
"What's so hard about that?"
He surveyed the girls gathered around playing the game, then picked one who looked quiet and innocent. He walked straight up to her and tilted her chin up, almost forcing her to look at him.
The people around them grew even more excited at the sight, whistling and cheering. Even the people playing in the pool turned to watch.
Bai Le saw with satisfaction that the girl's cheeks had turned faintly pink, then readily said, "I like you."
Unexpectedly, the surroundings fell silent, as though everyone had quieted down at once. There were none of the screams and cheers he had imagined.
Bai Le looked at his companions in confusion and saw Xiaozhouzi staring somewhere, his face pale. He seemed to have been scared completely sober, and he called out shakily, "Brother."
Bai Le followed his gaze and froze on the spot.
At the front stood a tall man with strong features and a resemblance to Xiaozhouzi. He was probably the brother Xiaozhouzi had called out to.
But it was the person behind him who truly shocked Bai Le.
The man sat in a wheelchair with a thin blanket draped over his legs. His skin was pale, and beneath the fringe of his hair were deep eyes utterly devoid of life.
The lines of his face were almost sharp in their coldness, his thin lips pressed tightly together. A menacing hostility hung over him.
"Fourth Master Xi..."
Someone in the crowd cried out in shock, and the spoiled rich kids all drew a sharp breath, as if they had only just realized what was happening.
It's over.
The moment his eyes met Xi Yan's, Bai Le couldn't help feeling utterly hopeless.
He didn't know how much Xi Yan had heard. If he had heard what Bai Le had just said, would he think Bai Le was playing him? After all, Bai Le had made a "heartfelt confession" to him only a few days ago.
This is so fucking awkward...
Author's note: Xi Yan: ? How many hearts do you have? Why do you say you like everyone you meet?
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Chapter 3
Zhou Kun looked at the mess in his courtyard and felt a dull ache at his temples. Suppressing his anger, he said to Xiaozhouzi, "Get your ass over here."
"Brother, give me a little face in front of outsiders."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Kun kicked him. "Explain yourself. What's going on here?"
The others present awkwardly looked away. When someone was caught red-handed like this, it was better to keep quiet.
Xiaozhouzi grimaced in pain but managed to squeeze out a smile. "I just wanted to get together with some friends. Brother, weren't you in City C? Why did you suddenly come back?"
He didn't dare look at Xi Yan, who was sitting in a wheelchair beside them. Although his brother hit people when he got angry, Xiaozhouzi didn't know why he was even more afraid of Xi Yan. Whenever he faced this uncle, he couldn't help feeling apprehensive.
"Get lost. Don't change the subject."
Just as Xiaozhouzi was scratching his head and ears in anxiety, at a loss for how to respond, Xi Yan, who had been silent all this time, unexpectedly spoke up. "Let's go," he said coldly. "Don't we have something else to do?"
His face remained expressionless as he spoke, and no one could guess what he was thinking.
Zhou Kun couldn't figure out what Xi Yan was thinking either, but he did as he said.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but with these two imposing figures present, they didn't dare show it too openly.
Although the others present all came from well-off families, they were idle, spoiled rich kids who did nothing but mooch off others. They weren't on the same level as either Zhou Kun or Xi Yan.
Bai Le deliberately raised his champagne to hide his face, comforting himself with the possibility that Xi Yan hadn't noticed him at all, or had already forgotten what he looked like. After all, they had only met once.
Ye Feifei had happened to appear here too. Perhaps fate was guiding the two of them together; otherwise, why would Xi Yan suddenly show up?
"Fourth Uncle, let's go inside and discuss it."
Xi Yan withdrew his gaze. His hands were clasped together, his fingers tapping unconsciously.
"Let's go."
The tall secretary behind him pushed Xi Yan toward the villa, only to run into a waitress coming toward them. The secretary hadn't expected her to walk straight into them without turning aside and hurried to avoid her, but it was already too late.
"I'm sorry."
Champagne accidentally splashed out of the tray and stained Xi Yan's expensive shirt. The people around them gasped in fright, while some looked gleefully at the waitress who had landed herself in trouble.
She looked very young, probably a university student, with shoulder-length black hair parted in the middle and delicate features.
"Ye Feifei?" A girl from their table seemed to recognize her, though she didn't look very happy. "What's wrong with her, seducing men everywhere she goes? Who does she think Fourth Master Xi is? Would he take a fancy to her? What a joke."
Actually, he really did take a fancy to her.
Bai Le glanced at the girl who had spoken. He vaguely remembered that she came from a well-off family too, rather than being a female companion brought along by one of the rich kids for amusement. He just didn't know why she was so hostile toward Ye Feifei.
A melodramatic Mary Sue plot really was playing out now. Although he didn't know why the location differed slightly from the original, it should be much the same overall. For instance, Ye Feifei accidentally spilling champagne on Xi Yan was part of this scene in the original too.