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After only one glance, Lin Hexi looked away.

You Zhong is not someone who randomly uses online photos as wallpapers, the person in the lock screen picture must be him.

Lin Hexi, who had already taken a step forward, retreated back to the original point calmly.

He stood up from the sofa and found that You Zhong was still looking at him.

It's not so much looking at him as it is observing the change of expression on his face.

Unable to understand the other party's intentions, Lin and Xi went around him and walked towards the suitcase placed by the wall, and at the same time missed the faint disappointment passing over the faces of the people behind them.

He found a watch from the box, got up and handed it to You Zhong.

Seeing the appearance of the watch clearly, You Chong's eyebrows were not lightly sullen.Such obvious emotions are fleeting, and suppressing the ups and downs of his mind, You Zhong confirmed to him clearly: "Is it this watch?"

Lin Hexi said, "It's this one."

You Zhong was silent for a moment, "What's wrong?"

Lin Hexi said: "It was soaked in water."

You Zhong was almost laughed at by his words, "Did it fall into the hot spring pool today?"

Following his words, Lin and Ximian lied without changing their expressions: "Yes."

You Zhong was really angry and didn't ask any more questions, but the strength of holding the watch in his palm tightened unconsciously. After calming down, he said, "I will find someone to fix the watch for you. How can I contact you?"

"Thank you." After thanking him, Lin Hexi reported his new domestic number to him.

You Zhong turned on the phone to write down, and asked in a slightly casual tone, "Did you change the number?"

Of course, it is more convenient to go back to China with a domestic number. Lin Hexi didn't understand what he said, but nodded under his gaze.

Worried that if he sat down again, Lin Hexi would be so angry that he could not speak, You Zhong didn't stay any longer, took his things and left.

After sending the person outside the elevator door, Lin Hexi returned to the room, took out the watch he fished out of the hot spring pool from the suitcase, looked at the dial for 2 minutes, and then picked up the phone to check where it was. There are reliable watch repair shops.

Halfway through the investigation, he suddenly remembered that he forgot to ask about You Zhong's marriage.

Turning his head to look at the sportswear he had changed on the back of the chair, he picked up the landline in the room and called the front desk.

The efficiency of the hotel service is extremely high. The clothes were taken away by the staff in the evening, and someone sent them back the next morning.

Lin Hexi originally planned to go to You Zhong to change clothes in the afternoon, but received a call from a friend.

The friend who was working in other places finally came back and asked him to meet him in the bar he opened at night.

Lin and Xiying came down, temporarily changed the arrangement of coming back to work in the evening to the afternoon, and then postponed the matter of going to You Zhong to change clothes until tomorrow.

He and Zhao Mingliu met in the United States two years ago.

That year, Zhao Mingliu and a group of friends rented a car in the United States for a self-driving tour. The car had a problem and was parked on the side of the road. Lin Hexi and another American friend passed by. The American friend who happened to be walking with Lin Hexi was in the garage. Worked and helped them a lot.

That's how the two got to know each other.

In the following week, during the school holidays, Zhao Mingliu and his brothers drove around the west coast of the United States. There were still spare seats in the car. Lin and Xi also went with them for a week.

When they ran the road with them, Lin Hexi could tell that Zhao Mingliu and his friends were from rich families with big money, and they were not too surprised to learn that the other party opened a bar in an expensive part of the downtown area.

However, when they actually arrived at the entrance of the bar at night, Lin Hexi found that he still underestimated Zhao Mingliu's family background.

The bar is not a bar that comes in and out at random. Even on ordinary nights when there are no activities, there are people guarding the bar door, holding a tablet to check the VIP information registered by each guest.

Just the battle outside the door, one can imagine the identity of the guests who enter and leave this bar every night.

Lin Hexi stood outside the door and called Zhao Mingliu.

Two minutes after the call ended, someone dressed as a bartender came out to lead Lin and Xi the way.

Zhao Mingliu was sitting at the bar waiting for him, and there were also those friends who had traveled with Zhao Mingliu to the United States by car.

Seeing Lin Hexi coming through the crowd, Zhao Mingliu took the lead to get off the high stool and hugged him with open arms.

Other friends followed suit one after another, coming up to hug him one by one, and leaving the seat next to Zhao Mingliu for him.

After everyone greeted and teased each other, Zhao Mingliu asked him how long he would stay in China.

Thinking of the temporary work assigned by the company, Lin Hexi said: "It's not sure yet."

"Just tell me," Zhao Mingliu said bluntly, "will you be here next weekend?"

Lin Hexi said: "Yes."

"That's fine." Zhao Mingliu put his hand on his shoulder, took out an invitation letter from his pocket, and stuffed it into his hand, "There will be a Halloween reception at the bar next weekend, remember to come over."

Lin Hexi laughed and agreed, "Okay."

Zhao Mingliu ordered the waiter to come over with wine and cups, and said in a nonchalant manner, "Back then in America, so many of us couldn't drink you, now I want to avenge my shame."

After receiving the empty glass from the waiter, Lin Hexi asked leisurely, "Or punch?"

Zhao Mingliu hurriedly waved his hand cautiously, "I don't agree with games like Huaquan, this time I'll change it."

Lin Hexi calmly asked, "What for?"

Zhao Mingliu didn't speak, but his gaze slowly swept across the entire bar where the lights were flickering, and finally settled on the entrance where the guests walked through, and then said in a satisfied tone: "Bet on the guests who come in tonight, and the loser will drink. "

Lin Hexi also followed his gaze, squinting at the entrance and exit, "How do you bet?"

"Anything is fine." Zhao Mingliu gave him an example, "Gender, dress, age, you can choose."

Lin Hexi had a smile on his lips, and said calmly: "Okay, let's start with sex. I bet the next person who comes in is a man."

Zhao Mingliu said: "Then I'll bet on women."

The two of them stared at the door together, this was not enough, fearing that the light in the bar was too dark to see clearly, Zhao Mingliu even asked the waiter to go to the door to help them keep an eye on people.

A moment later, a middle-aged man who looked rich and powerful walked into their field of vision.

Lin Hexi said with a smile, "Good start."

Zhao Mingliu sighed lightly, and drank the wine in the glass very readily.

When the empty wine glass hit the table, he took the lead and said, "The next person who comes in has a watch in his left hand."

Lin Hexi tilted his head, and said in a helpless tone: "The guests who enter this bar are either rich or expensive, and the possibility of not wearing a watch is too small."

"Then I'll add another qualifier." Zhao Mingliu thought for a while, "The watch is Vacheron Constantin."

Lin Hexi turned his gaze to the door.

When another guest came in, the waiter who received the order from the walkie-talkie stepped forward to stop the guest and glanced at the other party's hand.

A voice came from the intercom at the bar: "Vacheron Constantin."

Lin and Xi drank the wine in their glasses.

The two of them had guessed for no less than ten rounds against the guests who came in at the door, Zhao Mingliu finally lost interest, and proposed instead: "Why don't we change to a new bet?"

Lin Hexi looked at him.

Zhao Mingliu said: "The next round will change to guessing age, and the loser has to promise one thing to the person who guessed right."

Lin Hexi also said: "Yes."

The other party bet that the next guest will be between twenty and thirty, and Lin and Xi bet that the next guest will be between thirty and forty.

The two stared intently at the entrance.

For about 5 minutes, no new guests came in.

Just when the two were about to give up, two tall figures gradually became clear at the end of their field of vision.

Zhao Mingliu made a final decision: "It's a man."

Lin and Xi asked: "If both of them fit our guess range, how should we count?"

Zhao Mingliu said: "Then it's a draw."

While the two were talking, the two figures had already walked into the bar. It happened that the lights dimmed at this time, and the outlines of the facial features of the two people were also hidden in the dim light.

But even so, Lin Hexi still captured a strong sense of familiarity in an instant.

He withdrew his gaze, dazed in a daze.

Zhao Mingliu turned his head and urged the waiter beside him, "Quickly ask him to ask about his age."

Hearing what the other party said, Lin Hexi came back to his senses and smiled softly, "No need to ask, I lost."

The music in the bar was a bit loud, Zhao Mingliu didn't hear him, but he reached out and stopped the waiter beside him who wanted to call the intercom.

The contours of the facial features of the two people have been completely revealed in the light.

Zhao Mingliu raised his arms and shouted happily towards their position: "Brother Xuan."

Zhou Xuan and You Zhong walked through the crowd to the bar.

"The last time I came here, the people at the bar said that you went out of town." Zhou Xuan turned his head and introduced Zhao Mingliu to You Zhong, "This is Zhao Mingliu."

Zhao Mingliu looked at You Zhong, and asked with a quite self-conscious smile, "Brother Chong, right?"

You Zhong retracted his gaze from the face of the person beside him, nodded his head indifferently, and said abruptly, "Do you know each other?"

Zhao Mingliu was confused, "Who?"

Lin Hexi explained aloud: "We met in the United States."

When Zhao Mingliu heard this, his face was stunned, and he put his arms around Lin Hexi's shoulders, "This is my friend, do you know each other?"

You Zhong's eyes fell on his arm, and gradually sank, "I know."

Inexplicably feeling a chill on his back, Zhao Mingliu subconsciously let go of his hand, and said with a pleasant face, "That's really a coincidence."

Zhou Xuan smiled with a complicated mood, and changed the subject accordingly.

They came to the bar to have an appointment with others, and after chatting with Zhao Mingliu for a few words, they left from the bar.

Lin Hexi lost the game and owed Zhao Mingliu something.

Zhao Mingliu couldn't think of any interesting ideas, so he called all his friends over to brainstorm.

Five minutes later, Zhao Mingliu returned to the bar, raised his eyebrows at him with a suppressed smile, and said, "Will you bet and admit defeat?"

Lin Hexi looked calm, "I am willing to admit defeat."

The smile on Zhao Mingliu's face widened, he pulled him over, and whispered something in his ear.

Lin Hexi had a delicate expression.

Zhao Mingliu deliberately said: "I don't want to? Didn't you agree to accept the bet?"

Lin and Xi are still thinking.

Zhao Mingliu comforted him again: "Anyway, everyone wears masks on Halloween, and no one will recognize you."

Looking up at him, Lin Hexi finally said slowly, "OK."

"Then it's settled." Zhao Mingliu snapped his fingers happily.

The game did not continue, Lin and Xi drank a few more glasses of wine thinking about You Zhong being here.

When a slight burn appeared on his face, he left the bar on the pretext of going to the bathroom, and wandered through the crowd with the help of alcohol, searching for You Zhong's whereabouts.

Finally, I saw You Zhong's back in the booth area opposite the stage.On the opposite side of You Zhong, the seat was empty, and Zhou Xuan happened to be absent.

Lin and Xi walked towards each other with a clear goal, and then sat down across the table.

You Zhong raised his eyelids when he heard the sound, and glanced at him with an unpredictable expression, "Have you been drinking?"

Lin Hexi was taken aback, and narrowed his eyes slightly, pretending to be drunk, and answered after thinking for a long time: "Drink."

Seeing his appearance clearly, You Zhong frowned without any trace, "How much did you drink?"

Lin Hexi lowered his eyes, "I drank a lot."

"If you're here to ask about the watch," You Zhong paused, "I've already asked someone to send it for repair."

"Thank you." Lin Hexi also told him as if reciprocating courtesy, "The clothes have been washed, and I will send them to you tomorrow."

His eyes darkened, and You Zhong felt a strong sense of depression in his heart.

He suddenly realized that even though the two hadn't seen each other for a long time, he didn't want to hear Lin and Xi talking to him in such an alienated and divided tone.

To make matters worse, during the years when the two of them became strangers, Lin and Xi gradually became better friends with other people.

For example, Zhao Mingliu who is near this bar, or those friends he doesn't know who are far away in the United States.

He never doubted Lin and Xi's ability to make friends. In the past, Lin and Xi had no friends, just because when rumors were flying, Lin and Xi consciously excluded everyone from their lives.

He's just worried.

Worrying that he has new friends and a new social circle, their respective lives will start to become parallel, and there will not even be any overlap.

He was never willing to admit that Lin Hexi had actually changed a lot when he came back this time.

Before he knew it, Lin and Xi had made many new friends, and his English had become fluent.

He has become more stable than three years ago, and he may no longer think of the memories they left together in the past.

He also has a new watch and probably hasn't worn the old one he gave him for a long time.

He may have painted many pictures for others, he may have given cufflinks to others, and he may have visited the sea and snow with others.

Concentrating those bad thoughts that diverged, You Zhong stood up from the table with a gloomy face, and turned to leave.

Lin Hexi stretched out his hand abruptly and grabbed him.

Without seeing the other person's face, nor can he guess what the other person is thinking, he has no way of knowing why You Zhong got up suddenly.Maybe it's because of something, maybe it's because I don't want to sit face to face with him anymore.

He only knew that after missing the previous few times, he would probably never be able to ask the words that he had been brewing for a long time, at least tonight.

The hand on You Zhong's arm did not let go, Lin Hexi raised his head to look at him, "I heard from Fang Qingning that you are getting married."

Although the bar was noisy and noisy, Lin Hexi's words accurately pierced through all the noise and fell into his ears.

You Zhong paused on the spot, and also lowered his eyes to look at him.

Meeting his gaze, Lin and Xi continued to ask, "When will you get married?"

You Zhong's eyes were tightly locked on his face, he didn't break free from his hand, and he didn't answer immediately.

In the next second, Zhou Xuan's familiar voice suddenly sounded behind him: "Is You Zhongzhong married?"

He walked forward slowly, and looked at You Zhong with a playful face, "You are going to get married, why didn't I know?"