Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âXiaosi, I broke up.â Nian Junting burped, pulling at his collar with one hand. âThis area hurts so much. Why does it hurt so much? Am I sick?â
Xiao Si sighed. Last time he saw Nian Junting so drunk was when his parents had separated. He didnât act like this, even when he broke up with Leng Shuangwei. It seemed that he was really hurt. After all, he was such a proud and arrogant man. âWhat on earth happened between you and Luosang? Didnât your dad threaten her?â Xiao Si asked.
Nian Junting shook his head. He was so drunk, he looked as confused as a kid who had lost his way. âNo. She said that Iâm narcissistic, bossy, arrogant, and that Iâm a freak. Am I not perfect? Doesnât she love me so much? I didnât know I had so many problems. She doesnât like me, she doesnât like...â While speaking, he began laughing, and his eyes turned red. He turned his face away and waved a hand at the bartender. âAlcohol, give me some alcohol.â
âStop drinking.â Xiao Si stopped him. âItâs late. Letâs go home.â
âIâm not going. I want to be drunk. Iâm sad. Iâll stop being sad when Iâm drunk.â Nian Junting refused to leave the bar. Xiao Si had no other choice but to stay with him. The bartender opened another bottle of whiskey. Nian Junting poured himself a full glass, then continued drinking. Xiao Si took a photo of him and sent it to Luosang. He sat there for a while, then called Luosang.
âSi, why are you calling so late?â
âDonât call me that. I donât deserve it,â said Xiao Si angrily. âLook at the photo I just sent you on WeChat.â
Luosang opened her WeChat and saw Nian Junting drinking with red cheeks. His coat had been thrown into a corner. He was only wearing a shirt, sleeves rolled up, and the buttons before his chest were undone. She was stunned. Since she had known him, she had hardly seen him in such a miserable state, except for that time when he was back from the border of China and India. He never looked so decadent.
âDo you see that?â Xiao Si said, âI donât know what exactly happened between you, or why you broke up with him, but I can tell you that Iâve never seen him suffer such pain. Luosang, I admit that he can be narcissistic and mean, and that even as his friend, I sometimes want to punch him in the face. But, heâs been really nice to you. If thereâs a problem between you two, you donât need to break up unfeelingly. Just take some time to make things work. Itâs not like heâs unwilling to make changes for you.â
âLuosang,â he continued, âThink about it. Who stood by your side unconditionally when Yi Jingxi and Zhongyi tried to destroy you? You asked him to help your father, and he did it without hesitation. Yi Jingxi hurt you, so he made the Yi Group his enemy. You said that you want to be with Chi Shengxu. Did Chi Shengxu do these things for you?â
âTake good care of him for me. I have made up my mind to break up with him. Bye,â Luosang ended the call. She knew that her breaking up with Nian Junting would make Xiao Si angry. That was unavoidable. It was the only way to make Jiang Qifei believe her.
Xiao Si looked at his phone in surprise. He couldnât believe it. Why had Luosang become like this? No wonder Nian Junting couldnât accept it. He couldnât accept it, either. Had he been wrong about her? Had she been hiding her real face too well? âStop drinking, Iâll drive you home.â Xiao Si took away the glass in Nian Juntingâs hand.
Nian Junting was too drunk to even stand up, so Xiao Si had to help him walk out of the bar. Xiao Si woke him up. He grabbed Xiao Siâs hand, kissed it, and said, âLuo, youâre here for me. I knew you didnât want to leave me.â