Eloping with the School Heartthrob

The entire bar went crazy at the same time. Xu Yang glanced around, his expression changed, and he cursed, “Fucking hell, shamelessly trying to attract attention; it’s like filming a damn movie.” Indeed, if I hadn’t recognized those two, I would’ve thought it was definitely a movie. I thought such scenarios only existed in films, not in real life. But the plot of a movie actually unfolded right before my eyes, and one of them was a man I once deeply loved. Two handsome men vying for attention, it’s just like a movie, with such a good plot. Tears fell uncontrollably. I’m really not a good actress; if I were, I wouldn’t be crying at this moment. The red wine in my mouth tasted particularly salty; I really wanted to curse at Sheng Siwei, “You bastard, how dare you give me spoiled wine.” Tears flowed endlessly; I left calmly, hiding in the bathroom to cry my heart out. Who can tell me how to be an audience to this movie, how to hide my real emotions and appreciate it with an artistic mindset? When Xu Nuo found me, I was still crying; he didn’t speak, just cried with me. Later, I felt nauseous from crying, my stomach ached, and I felt like vomiting; I wiped my tears and said as if I was ready to fight someone, “No more crying, no more crying.” I washed my face and walked out with a smile as bright as a flower. I didn’t want Gu Nanxiang to see me crying. I felt so stupid. Xu Nu asked if I was insane? I said I felt like I was going crazy too. The whole evening, all I could do was drink. I couldn’t make sense of what happened that day; I didn’t want to think about it, telling myself it was all fake, just a movie, a dream. In the end, I really didn’t think much more; besides drinking, I did nothing extra. Later, I don’t know how, but Xu Nuo and Bi Lianshu got into a fight. The noise in the bar was deafening, with everyone shouting. I couldn’t hear what they were saying, just saw Bi Lianshu’s face darken like a teapot. Then Bi Lianshu gradually calmed down, sat aside with his arms crossed, looking at Xu Nuo sideways, signaling a waiter to bring over a bottle of whiskey, pouring it into a beer mug with a loud splash – a full glass, then pointing at the glass, indicating for Xu Nuo to drink. Gu Nanxiang didn’t say anything anymore, completely in a peacemaking attitude. I said, “Damn, a whole glass of whiskey in a beer mug; Bi Lianshu must’ve just come out of a mental hospital, finally found a chance to mess with someone, never seen such a play.” I drank again, what if I got drunk? In my memory, Xu Nuo couldn’t drink; at gatherings, she mostly politely declined. Once, when everyone insisted, she drank half a glass of beer, then disappeared, only to be found lying under the table, looking utterly comical. Such a glass of whiskey wouldn’t kill her, right? Bi Lianshu stood there with an arrogant pose, his smile flickering. I couldn’t watch anymore. I stood up from the sofa, walked over to Gu Nanxiang, tugged at his sleeve, signaling him to help Xu Nuo, since he knew Bi Lianshu well, and being his girlfriend, it was only right to manage him. But Bi Lianshu immediately said, “Xiang Xiaowu, don’t join in the fun, it’s my birthday today, she insisted on a drinking game, and she must drink.” Damn, he said it so easily, why didn’t you drink? Xu Nuo was playing too big. “I’ll drink,” Xu Nuo said, acting tough, “It’s just a glass of wine, your auntie isn’t afraid of it.” But only I could see the despair in her eyes, a glass of wine that was truly despairing. I suddenly let go of Gu Nanxiang’s sleeve, grabbed Xu Nuo’s hand, and said, “Let’s go, we’re not playing anymore.” “Can’t handle losing?” Bi Lianshu fanned the flames. I shouted at her, “Xu Nuo, let’s go, what can they do if we don’t drink!” “No, Xiang Xiaowu, I can’t leave; if I do, how will I survive in Wude?” Then, looking into Bi Lianshu’s eyes, she reached for the glass. I anticipated this, so I grabbed the glass a second before she could, and in that moment, I saw the evil smile on Bi Lianshu’s face. With the glass in my hand, I had to drink it, no matter how nervous I was, I had to keep up the act; I steadied myself, trying to appear calm: “Xu Nuo can’t drink, I’ll drink for her.” Then, with a heavy heart, I drank it down. Oh wine, you unlucky child, after drinking, I felt dizzy. This wine is really my nemesis. After putting down the glass, I was ready to slip away, but Bi Lianshu’s hand was faster than I thought; I suspected she practiced the Palm of Buddha! As soon as I put the glass down, she filled it up again with a loud splash. She looked at me and said, “That won’t do, I haven’t agreed yet, you’ve already drunk, if you substitute, you have to drink two glasses.” She looked at me provocatively. I was so angry I almost fainted. Gu Nanxiang finally spoke, clearly on my side. He said, “Enough, stop messing around, I’ll drink for her.” “Gu Nanxiang,” Bi Lianshu’s face fell, “Don’t interfere, if she wants to drink, let her drink, she can handle it, right?” Gu Nanxiang got a bit angry, saying, “Stop fooling around.” As they were at a standoff, Sheng Siwei squeezed through, saw the situation, his expression changed, his hand on my shoulder clearly exerting force, gripping me painfully. He said, “Bi Lianshu, aren’t you going too far? Such a big glass of whiskey, you’re clearly bullying her.” “Sheng Siwei, are you feeling sorry for her? I didn’t mean it, she insisted on stepping in.” I truly admired Bi Lianshu; her face still had that charming smile as she said this. … I didn’t want to listen to their quarreling anymore.