Everyone partied for quite a while that night.
But when they came out of Da Qiao's house, the sun was still blazing outside.
Qin Luo had slipped away early with Xu Duoduo.
Chen Xiaofei got up to use the bathroom, saw the sun outside the window, and shouted, "Holy shit!" "This damn weather. Polar Night ends, and then we get Polar Day. Fine, whatever, but the sun won't even set! Having it hanging in the sky every single day is killing me."
There was no distinction between day and night anymore. The earth was practically baking dry.
Bai Shu told him to stop talking nonsense. "Think before you speak. That jinxing mouth of yours is seriously dangerous."
He had also had a couple of drinks.
He was lounging on the sofa now, with a woozy Zhang Chi sitting beside him.
Mu Enya ignored her boyfriend and pulled Du Chunjiang and Xiao Qiao into a gossip session. Their laughter was downright terrifying. Xiao Qiao was furiously cracking sunflower seeds, occasionally shaking her head with a sigh.
Da Qiao and Wang Weihu were drinking together. They made pretty good drinking buddies, since neither liked drinking games or contests. They simply sat quietly, savored their drinks, and exchanged a few words.
Wang Weihu liked zoning out when he drank. His everyday life was exhausting enough, and he was often wound tight. Drinking helped him relax, so he sat there without saying anything.
Da Qiao usually had plenty weighing on her mind too, so the two felt a certain kinship.
They were perfectly suited to being drinking buddies.
Xiao Qiao kept an eye on Da Qiao while gossiping. Whenever she addressed her older sister, her tone instinctively turned fierce. "Qiao Yajun, if you get drunk again, I'm locking you in the bathroom. You can