On the other side, Lu Lin and Yan Heqing didn't cook; they ordered takeout instead.
Lu Lin ordered the Black Pearl Three Diamond restaurant where he had treated Yan Heqing for the first time. The shredded pork with sweet bean sauce was on the sweeter side, which Yan Heqing didn't like, so he ordered three signature dishes: pineapple and black pepper beef cubes, and hand-hammered beef balls in soup.
The fruits are blueberries and fragrant pineapples.
The food arrived quickly, and the two of them didn't make a fuss. Instead of going to the dining room, they sat on the floor and ate at a coffee table.
The TV was on, and the background music was today's local news, reporting that the Cheng Group had declared bankruptcy.
After finishing dinner around 6 p. m., they drove to the bar for about 40 minutes, then went for a walk around Beijing University.
The school was very quiet during the holiday. The century-old campus had a good environment. The evening was refreshing and there was no daytime heat. The two of them strolled and chatted, which was quite pleasant. They walked to the auditorium.
Yan Heqing suddenly pulled Lu Lin up the steps.
Lu Lin followed him up the steps. "Where are we going?"
"There's a roll of honor in the auditorium." Upon entering the hall, Yan Heqing pulled Lu Lin to the photo wall. Reaching it, Yan Heqing stopped, turned back to him, and smiled, "Look who's here."
Lu Lin chuckled. He already knew from the lecture that there were pictures of him and Yan Heqing at age 18 on the wall.
But he didn't say anything, and instead cooperated by finding Yan Heqing's photo first.
"This photo of yours is just so-so," Lu Lin commented.
Yan Heqing didn't believe Lu Lin hadn't seen him. He took out his phone, adjusted the front camera, and his eyes sparkled. "Let's take a picture together here."
Yan Heqing found the right angle so that the entire photo wall could be captured in the background.
Lu Lin is in the top right first photo, and he is in the bottom left last photo. The two photos are the furthest apart, but at this moment in the lens, the two are the closest to each other. As soon as Yan Heqing pressed the shutter, Lu Lin suddenly turned his face and kissed him on the cheek.
Click.
The photo freezes in time.
*
At nine o'clock, Lu Lin and Yan Heqing arrived at Oxygen Bar on time.
Several groups of greeters came and went, but none of them recognized the two. However, they could tell at a glance that they were distinguished guests, and they were respectfully welcomed inside.
Upon receiving the message, the manager jogged over to greet him. He was still smiling at the gate, but when he saw Yan Heqing, his smile turned to surprise and delight. " Xiao Yan!"
Just as they were about to go over for a chat, the manager suddenly realized something was wrong: the couple's wedding rings were so eye-catching that no one could ignore them.
This is--
get married!
The manager reacted incredibly quickly, " President Lu, Mr. Yan, please come in."
His shout was heard by the waiters who had noticed the commotion earlier, as well as by the regulars at the bar.
They all still remember Yan Heqing, the bartender who was popular in bars for a while.
"Show off, then..." In the private room on the second floor, Chu Ziyu stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window watching Lu Lin and Yan Heqing go upstairs.
Xie Yunjie laughed heartily, "Envious, aren't you? Even Old Lu has a family now, and you still have no one to marry."
Chu Ziyu retorted, "I have plenty of suitors, it's just that I didn't like any of them."
Xie Yunjie narrowed his eyes, "That's true. Although you're always the one who gets dumped, you're never the one chasing after people."
That is.
Just then, the door opened, and Chu Ziyu greeted her with open arms, " Heqing, long time no see!"
He knew Lu Lin would push him away, but he didn't expect Lu Lin to be wearing a wedding ring. Then he noticed that Yan Heqing also had one. Chu Ziyu was dumbfounded. "When did you get your marriage certificate?"
Yan Heqing replied to him.
Chu Ziyu immediately poured two full glasses of wine. "That's not fair! You didn't even tell us. We each have to drink a glass as punishment!"
Actually, in the past, Chu Ziyu wouldn't have dared to punish Lu Lin by making him drink, but now it's different. With Yan Heqing around, he doesn't believe Lu Lin would refuse!
As expected, Lu Lin did not refuse and drank the wine, but he also drank Yan Heqing's glass.
Seeing that the opportunity had come, Chu Ziyu urged Yan Heqing to drink. This was the first time his plan had worked, and Lu Lin drank all the drinks on his behalf.
Chu Ziyu was completely drunk, but Lu Lin was still acting like nothing had happened. Chu Ziyu slurred, " Lu Lin, are you inhuman... how come you're not drunk yet?!"
Lu Lin glanced at him indifferently, "You're just too incompetent."
Xie Yunjie, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines, was practically laughing himself sick. "Hahahaha, Chu Ziyu, you idiot! President Lu only drinks baijiu at the dinner table, and you, with your paltry red wine, don't even qualify as a younger brother."
"Then Heqing has to drink..." Chu Ziyu, holding the wine, went to find Yan Heqing. His words were already somewhat incoherent. " Little Master Yan, I respectfully call you Master. You finally took our President Old Lu away. I thank you! You've saved him from dying alone! You're an angel! You absolutely have to drink this glass. If you don't, then yes, yes..."
He couldn't come up with a solution after a long while, so he simply shoved it into Yan Heqing's hand and said, "Just drink it!"
Just as Lu Lin was about to take it, Yan Heqing pressed his hand down, her eyes crinkling with a smile, "I'll drink this one."
Lu Lin looked at him for a while, then leaned closer and whispered in his ear, "You can drink, but I have a condition."
Yan Heqing nodded, "Okay."
"That group photo." His warm breath carried a faint scent of alcohol. "You set it as your screensaver too."
Chapter 134
Yan Heqing immediately took out his phone, set the group photo as his screensaver, and smiled, "Can we drink now?"
Lu Lin chuckled, "Drink up." His right hand Songsong embraced Yan Heqing's waist, his left hand unbuttoned two buttons of his shirt, and he leaned back in his chair, half-closing his eyes to rest.
Yan Heqing then drank the wine.
Chu Ziyu chuckled and poured two more glasses, insisting on clinking glasses with Yan Heqing, "Not bad at drinking, come on, let's continue!"
Yan Heqing took the drink and drank it. The private room was dimly lit, so it was impossible to tell his reaction.
On the contrary, Chu Ziyu felt lightheaded after drinking that cup. He watched as Yan Heqing suddenly turned into two. Chu Ziyu stared wide-eyed. He shook his head vigorously and finally turned back into one Yan Heqing.
"I think I'm drunk..." Chu Ziyu looked away, squatted down in front of the coffee table, leaned close to the wine bottle to identify it, then picked up a bottle of red wine, poured it into a glass, and went to find Sprite.