Gently bite the jasmine

"MoMo".

Duan Mingxuan jumped up and ran to the bedside. He saw that Zhang Mo's blankets were all covered in porridge. He grabbed Lin Xi and pulled her back.

Lin Xi staggered backward, but Liang Yutong blocked her from behind.

"Duan Mingxuan, could you—"

"Xiao Xi, how could you spill such hot porridge on her?"

Before Liang Yutong could finish speaking in defense, Duan Mingxuan interrupted her with a single blow.

"I didn't." Lin Xi trembled as she hid her left hand.

"Mingxuan, I was weak and couldn't catch it, please don't blame Xiaoxi."

Lin Xi pursed her lips and emphasized again, "I didn't."

Liang Yutong glared angrily at Zhang Mo: "Did you do this on purpose?"

Duan Mingxuan glared angrily at Liang Yutong: "What right do you have to speak?"

"Duan Mingxuan," Lin Xi stopped his harsh words, "please show some respect to Yutong. She came to see you."

Duan Mingxuan gave Yu Lang a look, and the latter pulled Lin Xi and Liang Yutong outside.

"Let's go, let's go outside first and talk about it."

"Duan Mingxuan," Lin Xi struggled to back away, "Don't you believe me either?"

She was betting that after so many years of getting to know each other, Duan Mingxuan should understand her character.

But reality disappointed her; Duan Mingxuan turned back and frowned at her.

"Xiao Xi, you go back first. I'll call you after I've taken care of things here, okay?"

Lin Xi smiled, a self-deprecating yet melancholic smile: "Okay."

Duan Mingxuan felt annoyed and subconsciously took a step to comfort her, but Zhang Mo stopped him again.

Liang Yutong put her arm around Lin Xi as they left the ward and entered the elevator. She said, "Xiao Xi, you'd better not like him."

Lin Xi leaned against her and said, "Want to go get a drink?"

Liang Yutong: "Okay, let's go to Night Realm."

The two drove off separately, and after parting ways, Lin Xi went to wash her hands.

Ignoring his red and sore hands, he and Liang Yutong decided to drown their sorrows in alcohol.

As night fell, Lin Xi and Liang Yutong found a corner behind the bar and gestured to the bartender to give them drinks.

The bartender, who sees all sorts of people every day, noticed that this woman was troubled by love, so he made her a Margarita.

Lin Xi picked up the glass and drank it all, which startled Liang Yutong so much that she dared not drink anymore.

If they both get drunk, who will take her home?

"Drink slowly."

Lin Xi glanced at the bartender, his look clearly conveying his desire for another drink.

She licked her lips and swallowed a mouthful of the rich, sweet and sour flavor.

The lime was sour, just like her regret of liking Duan Mingxuan but not being able to say it, but the orange liqueur filled her with sweetness.

One cup after another, Lin Xi's eyes began to glaze over.

"I came to the Duan family when I was six years old. Do you know who was the first person to greet me?"

“Duan Mingxuan,” Liang Yutong replied. “You’ve said it eight hundred times already.”

Lin Xi drank it all in one gulp again: "He has always been very good to me, he just doesn't like me."

Liang Yutong fell silent. Although she always criticized Duan Mingxuan for not being worthy, she couldn't deny how good Duan Mingxuan was to Lin Xi.

Lin Xi was only a few years old when she lost her parents, and Duan Mingxuan's acceptance of her was the cornerstone for her to live in the Duan family.

“We celebrate our birthdays together every year. When I was little, I thought I would spend my whole life celebrating my birthday with him.”

Seeing that Lin Xi had drunk more alcohol, Liang Yutong told her to slow down.

The liquor burned his throat, and Lin Xi cried.

She took advantage of the noise in the bar to cry uncontrollably.

Liang Yutong patted her on the back: "Do you still like it after you cried?"

Lin Xi shook her head: "I'll try my best, okay?"

Liang Yutong was both amused and exasperated: "Okay, you're only 23. Don't hang yourself on one man. Look at this bar, so many handsome guys. See which one you like. I'll give you his WeChat."

Lin Xi's mind was a complete mess. She turned to look at the large dance floor and pointed at him: "Him."

Liang Yutong's vision went black: "Which one?"

A halo flashed before Lin Xi's eyes: "It's the one dressed in the most flashy clothes."

Liang Yutong squinted and looked at it carefully: "The one with the floral shirt and silver chain?"

"Hehe, do I look like Duan Mingxuan?" Lin Xi asked, leaning on Liang Yutong's shoulder.

Liang Yutong: "...It really does look a bit like it."

Lin Xi: "Then I'll take him."

Liang Yutong, like a hero cutting off his own arm, was about to head over there head-on when the man actually walked over.

She instinctively stepped in front of Lin Xi: "What are you doing?"

The man smiled gently: "Shall I buy you a drink?"

"Okay." Lin Xi raised her hand, holding up her wine glass.

The man seemed charmed by her gesture and snapped his fingers at the bartender.

This man was a regular customer; the bartender knew what he wanted with just a glance.

Lin Xi mixed three cocktails and leaned on the bar to drink with someone.

Men who frequent bars are good at flirting and have high emotional intelligence. Lin Xi, under the influence of alcohol, was completely charmed and laughed uncontrollably.

Seeing that it was about time, Liang Yutong patted the man on the shoulder: "I'll transfer you 10,000 yuan. Your mission is complete."

The man was taken aback: "I'm not selling myself, I genuinely like her."

"Get lost!" Liang Yutong snapped, her face close to hers. "I've seen plenty of people like you. I'm just trying to make my sister happy today, understand?"

"Sister, we were having a great chat." The person didn't want to leave.

Before Liang Yutong could say anything more, Lin Xi suddenly grabbed the man's wrist and asked, still dazed, "What did you just say you could do?"

"I can sing, would you like me to sing for you?" The man deliberately lowered his voice.

Lin Xi pressed her burning face against the bar, so drunk that she slapped the bar with her hand: "Okay, I'll applaud you."

The man laughed again: "You're so cute."

Lin Xi frowned in displeasure: "Am I not pretty?"

"pretty."

Lin Xi was satisfied and said with a smile, "Why do you look so strange? You're all crooked."

The man chuckled upon hearing this and followed her example, leaning over the bar and staring into her eyes.

"That's good now." Lin Xi smiled sheepishly.

Liang Yutong: "..."

Mu Shuo stood on the third floor, thinking he was seeing things.

He rubbed his eyes and called Liang Yutong.

As soon as Liang Yutong answered the phone, he knew that the person standing next to the bar downstairs was her.

"Why are you here all alone?" Mu Shuo asked on the phone.

Liang Yutong shouted into the loud music, "I'm not alone, Lin Xi is here too, she's drinking alone."

"Sister Lin Xi is here too?"

"Also?" Liang Yutong looked around. "You're here too."

Mu Shuo: "I'm on the third floor, look up."

Liang Yutong looked up and saw Mu Shuo waving his phone at her from the railing of the outer corridor of the VIP room on the third floor.

She breathed a sigh of relief: "Come down and help me chase someone away."

Mu Shuo hurriedly responded and went downstairs. When he saw Lin Xi smiling and laughing with a strange man, he was almost speechless with shock.

"What's up with her?"

Liang Yutong rolled her eyes: "It's all because of Duan Mingxuan."

Mu Shuo rolled his eyes a few times and said, "She's drunk, and you can't get her to move. How about I call Heng Ge over?"

"Duan Yiheng?"

"correct."

"That's an idea," Liang Yutong said. "I'll make the call right now."

"No need for that." Mu Shuo said as he took a picture of Lin Xi and sent it.

Duan Yiheng had just stepped down from a social gathering and entered the back seat. He loosened his tie, grabbed a bottle of water, and gulped down most of it.

His phone buzzed, and he leaned back in his seat to open it and glance at it.

Mu Shuo sent me a photo.

In the photo, Lin Xi, her face flushed, is pressed against the bar counter, gazing sweetly at a peacock.

Duan Yiheng squeezed the purified water bottle so hard it made a hissing sound, and his eyes instantly darkened.

"Go to Nightfall," Duan Yiheng instructed the driver to turn around.