Chapter 90

Xia Yan could simply turn back; he couldn't possibly kick his own door in the middle of the night like that. But... the meat was gone!!! That was barbecue!!! Top-tier food that you couldn't even get during the New Year?! The girl, panting, her eyes gleaming with intense anticipation, pleaded with God through gritted teeth, hoping to fulfill her small wish. That was... Xia Yan, please, please slow down! ———————— "Life..." Xia Yan sighed, looking at the stars and moon gradually emerging from the clouds. The aftereffects of the heavy drinking he had just consumed made his steps unsteady, his eyes filled with a hazy light. The feeling of being drunk was unbearable. If he had a dunk right now, he could sit in front of a big tree and talk about life all night long. But unfortunately, he was a good man who didn't smoke. The meat skewers in his arms were still warm against his skin through the insulating paper, not cold at all. Barbecue tastes best when it's hot. Xia Yan picked up his phone, the lit screen illuminating his slightly flushed face from the alcohol. He paused, staring at the message frozen half an hour ago in his QQ chat history. The draft in the chat box was still there. But he, who usually made decisive decisions, now hesitated to send the message, just like Xiang Guan. Online Relationship ... could it really last? Although he hadn't shown much emotion on the surface today, his heart had already been drawn to his own relationship with his Cat Wife because of Xiang Guan and Xiao Ling. Although he hadn't been flirting, he kept his distance from Liu Ruoyun, Lin Qingyu, and other girls who were subtly hinting at their advances. Perhaps to maintain his image as a sunny, outgoing person and good interpersonal relationships, he would reply to most messages, except for some particularly blatant ones, which he would explain the situation before deleting. But most of the time, Xia Yan would reject girls who tried to flirt with him, just like in Chapter Eleven. A warm guy? A player? A heartbreaker? Many people would probably think that way. After all, a very outstanding man who has such good relationships with a group of girls and doesn't date would easily be seen as a disgusting "male best friend." But he's always been like this. He's always followed this interpersonal communication model he's painstakingly developed. Did he do something wrong? If he did, what should he do? After hesitating several times, he finally closed the message he was unsure whether to send and instead opened WeChat to tell Hua Xin about what happened that evening. Seeing that she didn't reply immediately, he slowly put his phone back in his coat pocket. She's probably playing games or studying and didn't see it... She usually wouldn't be sleeping at this time. But speaking of studying... Xia Yan remembered that day in the library. He knew exactly what Lin Qingyu and Liu Ruoyun were thinking, which is why he chose to expose his Online Relationship with his Cat Wife" in an attempt to make them give up. But a woman who could drug him three years ago, a woman who could bribe her roommates and brothers to track his whereabouts... how could she give up so easily? "Hoo..."Xia Yan let out a soft breath, then rubbed his face. It was all his fault. If only he could find another way to maintain... Ah... never mind. He continued walking forward with his eyelids slightly lowered, but the moment he turned the corner, he seemed to see a very familiar figure at the end of the street... Xia Yan's eyes narrowed, but due to the darkness and his hazy drunkenness, he couldn't see clearly. "A hallucination..." He shook his head self-deprecatingly, then turned to look at the brightly lit supermarket beside him, remembering the message he had just sent to Hua Xin. "If you're not asleep..." "Iced tea..." A rare faint smile appeared in Xia Yan's eyes, dispelling the slight gloom. As soon as he entered the supermarket, the freezer was on his left. Without any hesitation, he directly grabbed a large bottle of iced tea. To be honest, since he decided to change himself, he had never drunk any sweet drinks, partly because they were bad for his health, but also because he had been working out. He usually drank Oriental Vegetable Leaf and mineral water. But today... Xia Yan picked up another bottle of iced tea and slowly walked towards the cashier. "How much further to enter your heart..." "How much longer to get closer to you..." The clerk, silently wiping away tears, felt his emotions rise and fall with the song in his headphones. His earlier cowardice made him regretful yet relieved; if only... "Two bottles of iced tea." The clerk instantly opened his eyes and stood at attention, a professional smile instantly erasing all his previous sadness. He said in less than a second, "Ten yuan in total?" Although he didn't show anything on the surface, he was already drenched in sweat. When did someone come into the store without him noticing? Luckily, this was a demolition site, and it wasn't that person who came in... otherwise, he'd probably already have a black bullet launcher pointed at his head. "Beep."Xia Yan paid, but at the same time, he keenly noticed the clerk's unusual mood. For someone who habitually speculated about others and paid attention to social interactions, it was hard not to notice something. Xia Yan picked up the iced tea that was already in the plastic bag and asked casually, "Not in a good mood?" The shop assistant was taken aback, then took off his Bluetooth headset and shook his head slightly with a relieved expression. Facing Xia Yan, who was also a man, even though he was outstanding and handsome, it was precisely because they were both men that he could say some things without any reservations. "I'm heartbroken before I even got her phone number." "Sigh..." "Just now, I thought I'd met the love of my life..." "But at the crucial moment, I realized I'm not good enough for her." The clerk shrugged, put the receipt into the plastic bag containing the iced tea, and sighed, "I chickened out." He reached out and patted Xia Yan's shoulder: "But I hope you won't chicken out in moments like this, bro." "Uh... maybe you don't need to." "But anyway, just don't chicken out, just do it." "Is it good?" "It's very good!"Xia Yan nodded, not surprised by the clerk's words, and instead smiled and replied, "Thanks, I'm leaving." "One more thing." He paused at the door, turned around and continued, "Keep it up." The clerk smiled, completely losing his earlier emo demeanor, and then waved the barcode scanner at him: "Thanks, bro." "Welcome back next time~" After leaving the supermarket, Xia Yan took a sip of the drink he hadn't had in a long time. The icy coldness and sweetness stimulated his taste buds, which had been dulled for so long. It was very sweet. But it tasted very good, just like the sweetness of the person he had always liked. "So beautiful?..."Xia Yan snorted, then murmured with a hint of pride in his eyes, "No matter how beautiful she is, she's not as beautiful as my wife."... "Achoo!"Hua Xin, already covered in sweat and moving at a snail's pace, sneezed, rubbed her nose in confusion, and then said with a hint of annoyance, "Who insulted me? Who's talking about me?" She was already too tired to run... Could she have caught a cold?... Just thinking about the feeling and scene of being sick, and the panic of not being home yet... the girl gasped for breath, leaning against a street lamp, and said in helpless rage: