When there was only one wall away from the bar, Du Ruoying stopped in her tracks. She suddenly recalled William's warning - he wanted her to stay away from Su Xiaochuan.

William must have noticed something, but she hasn't noticed it yet, what could it be?If you hide behind the wall and eavesdrop a little, will you be able to find some clues?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help holding her breath.

"Yeah," Su Xiaochuan continued to chat with the person on the other end of the phone, "I saw her, but she doesn't remember me at all, well, it's okay, it's in my expectation, let's say, if she can still Remember, I was just going to be shocked, hahahaha... well, let's not talk for now, I have a guest."

The phone was hung up suddenly, and before Du Ruoying could run away, Su Xiaochuan had already walked in front of her.

"So it turns out that little Ruoying can't sleep either?"

"Yeah... I can't fall asleep." It couldn't be more embarrassing to be caught eavesdropping. Du Ruoying's heart tightened, and the smile on her face almost froze.

But to her surprise, Su Xiaochuan didn't look angry, but was as happy as a child who found a new playmate: "Then chat with me for a while, okay, even for a short while , I’m about to die of loneliness sitting here alone.”

After a while, she couldn't think of a suitable excuse to refuse, so she had no choice but to agree.

"For a little while, it should be...it's okay."

"Yeah, that's great! Xiao Ruoying agreed to accompany me, I'm so happy!" He gently grabbed the corner of her pajamas and invited her back to the bar.

Next to the bar is a huge floor-to-ceiling window. The excellent mountain and moon scenery fills the entire field of vision, just like a huge oil painting embedded in a thin black window frame. The dark blue-gray tone is elegant and calm, which makes people feel relaxed.

However, William's warning echoed again in Du Ruoying's mind: "Especially be careful of Su Xiaochuan, if you encounter him, don't be alone with him."

Maybe she should find a chance to get out as soon as possible.

"Xiaochuan...why can't you fall asleep?" She asked cautiously.

According to her chatting experience, people who are unfamiliar with each other at the beginning must open up the situation by asking each other the same question. As long as he asks "what about you" later, she will have the opportunity to change the topic to "I just came out." Get some water to drink, I'm actually a little sleepy now" and other excuses, and then use this to get away.

however--

"Because I found an interesting story and wanted to write it down," he said, "You know, you must not let your brain get too excited before going to bed, or you will easily lose sleep, but as you write, keep it calm really It was difficult, and that’s how it turned out.”

"Ah, so it turns out..."

"But it's definitely worth losing sleep over a story like this, you'll understand as soon as you hear it." His eyes suddenly brightened, "This story happened in a corrupt Victorian country. The state of a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society was oppressed by a corrupt country. In such an unfortunate era, an ordinary flower-growing girl was trafficked to the castle of a nobleman of a corrupt country.

"It was a strange castle, where girls from all over the world were imprisoned. They had different skin colors, hair colors, and eye colors. Like her, they were all brought in by captivity. Here, new girls will join every day , There will also be old girls disappearing, and no one knows where the disappeared girls are. They only know that every time a girl disappears, the red roses in the manor will become more beautiful.

"In the view of the castle owner, these girls are just beautiful toys. It is only natural that the new ones replace the old ones, and the interesting ones replace the boring ones. But for the girls, what does disappearing mean? , It's hard to think about it. This kind of inexplicable fear constantly oppresses and squeezes them, so that they have to do everything possible to please the city lord, so as to avoid the tragic fate of being abandoned.

"The flower-growing girl quickly got used to this humiliating slave life. Her method of pleasing the city lord is very simple and unique—because she was born in an inn family, she has been able to make delicious Chinese dishes since she was a child, and she eats them every day. Being able to make new dishes in different ways keeps the city owner always fresh and looking forward to it.[1]

"However, what is unexpected is that this seemingly innocent and kind flower-planting girl is actually planning a terrible plan. She has already found out the whereabouts of those missing girls - they were all ruthlessly killed by the castle owner , and eventually became the fertilizer for the roses of the manor. As long as you dig a little at night, you can find out what a horrible scene of hell lies under the blooming flower fields.

"She is clearly aware that where they are going is also her final destination. In order to avoid falling into such a tragic ending, she mixes a small amount of ginkgo poison into the Santo's cooking every day, so that the Santo will finally look like He died of heart failure. Seeing the city lord's body getting weaker and weaker, she knew that he was not far away from death. And the day he died would also be the day she ran away.

"Unexpectedly, just when she thought she was about to be able to escape, the plot of the ginkgo poison was revealed - it turned out that the city owner had already asked a doctor to check his body secretly and discovered her trick, but she knew nothing about it , until this day, the city lord caught her who poisoned her in public—”

Su Xiaochuan stopped suddenly, and he smiled apologetically at her: "Look at me, really, I can't stop once I start telling a story. After nagging for so long, it must have annoyed you, right?"

It was only then that Du Ruoying came to her senses from the weird plot he had woven: "It's nothing, you can continue talking, and then what happened to the girl who planted flowers, was she also killed?"

"Then why, she is the protagonist who reveals the final truth for us," Su Xiaochuan said, "I plan to make her a character as smart as a detective, because she often uses her brain, and her favorite food is candy, and she will take advantage of it If the chef has an opportunity to steal some sugar from the manor and save it, and then eat it when investigating the case—well, the kind where you can’t open your mind if you can’t eat sugar.”

"Is it the setting to improve the ability to solve crimes with the help of eating sugar? It's quite fun."

"It's not just a setting, sugar can really promote the brain's thinking, after all, it is the food that provides the fastest energy." Su Xiaochuan said, "I have done experiments on myself before, eating some sugar before the exam, the effect is really good .”

"Then I'll try it next time," she said enthusiastically. "Let's get back to the topic first—what happened to the girl after she was captured? It's impossible for the city lord to let her go?"

"Yeah, it's impossible to let her go, but before that—" Su Xiaochuan picked up another cocktail glass on the bar and poured some water for Du Ruoying, "You must be thirsty, right?"

After he said this, she realized that her mouth was dry, so she took the glass and said, "Thank you."

However, this inverted triangular small wine glass has a small capacity, and the water bottomed out before she took a few sips.

"Would you like to try some more cocktails?" Su Xiaochuan suddenly smiled, "In order to write a novel, I actually studied a little bartending knowledge. Keya said that the ones I made are better than professional bartenders."

"No...no." Upon hearing the wine, Du Ruoying's latent vigilance was awakened again, "I drink too much, and I pour it in one gulp, so I won't be able to hear your story."

"You're lying," Su Xiaochuan said softly, "Are you actually a good drinker?" He reached out and touched the back of her ear, "People with a good drinker tend to sweat a lot behind their ears and blush easily, just like you do now, They have high levels of alcohol dehydrogenase and low levels of aldehyde dehydrogenase, so they're very good at hangovers."

...? ! !

So this guy is not easy to deceive?

Du Ruoying couldn't help feeling guilty: "Ah, it turns out...it turns out to be like this..."

"Yeah, that's right." He nodded and said, "I'm sad, little Ruoying doesn't want to drink with me, obviously she can drink so well, obviously the moonlight is so bright tonight, and obviously this story is so good—"

"Actually, I don't know how much I drink. I don't usually drink much. If I don't drink well..."

"You are absolutely good at drinking, and my judgment is never wrong." Su Xiaochuan said, "Of course, I can understand if you really don't want to drink with me." Very hurt.

"No, no, no reluctance, then... how about I try a little bit?" This should make this childish novelist feel better, right?

If it's just a little bit, it definitely doesn't matter, she is really confident in her drinking capacity.And she still wants to finish listening to the continuation of the story. Now it seems that if you don't drink, you won't be able to listen to it...

Su Xiaochuan's eyes lit up again: "Xiao Ruoying is really my little angel, I'm so happy! Wait for me for a few minutes, and I'll make it right for you," he said while picking up the shaker Started to move, "Since Xiao Ruoying doesn't drink often, I'll make one that tastes like a dessert drink. The strength is not high. Many girls like to drink this kind of drink."

Du Ruoying watched as he added some apricot brandy and white rum to the shaker, then a small amount of vodka, then blue curacao, triple sec and orange juice, and finally ice cubes. Shake evenly.

Soon, two glasses of afternoon sky-blue gradient cocktails were served, and a slice of orange was placed on the edge of the glasses, making it more delicate and attractive.

"By the way, you just said, how do you judge a person's drinking capacity?" She asked curiously.

"Ah, was that part just now? I just made up nonsense." He handed over one of the cups, "As the saying goes, soldiers never tire of cheating, no, a little cheating will make you out of the prototype, right?"

"..."

Well, what Keya said is indeed true, this guy who talks about running trains really can't believe it.

"Come on, let's toast to this beautiful moonlight."

When the glass touched, it was like pressing a high-pitched piano key lightly, and a pleasant crisp sound echoed in this small, quiet space.

As Su Xiaochuan said, this cocktail has a strong fruity aroma and a sweet taste, it tastes like drinking a drink.Du Ruoying only tasted it carefully at first, but then she let go of her guts and turned to sipping.

"After the girl who planted flowers was caught," Su Xiaochuan continued to tell his story, and poured another glass for Du Ruoying, "The city lord was about to execute her, but a guest came to the door, and the guest came from a noble duke family , wanted to negotiate a very attractive land transaction with the city lord, so the city lord did not dare to neglect at all. He had no choice but to put aside the matter of the girl for the time being, and went to meet the guest instead..."

Having said this, Su Xiaochuan suddenly stopped talking. He knew that there was no need for him to continue talking, because Du Ruoying had already collapsed on the bar table. Her eyes were blurred, her cheeks were flushed, her lips were slightly parted, and her breath was full of tears. A little sweet smell of alcohol, obviously drunk.

Su Xiaochuan raised the corners of his mouth, stretched out his hand to stroke her naturally hanging long hair, he took her hair tip and kissed it lightly, his eyes were as happy as enjoying a caught prey: "My little Ruoying, you really are It hasn't changed at all, after so many years, I finally found you..." He raised his finger again, and slowly leaned towards her hot cheek, and just as he was about to touch her, a slender and fairer one appeared behind him. Suddenly, his hand was in front of him, blocking him.

It's William.

"Thanks to Mr. Su's care, my classmate Xiaoying is really worrying, and she fell asleep here." He quietly hugged Du Ruoying into his arms, in order to cut off the thought of continuing to touch her, "Finally, I would like to give you a piece of advice—staying up late can easily endanger your life, it's better to go to bed early, then, good night." After finishing speaking, he picked up Du Ruoying and was about to leave.

"Before then," Su Xiaochuan stood up and called him back, "let me give you a piece of advice, or two."

William stopped in his tracks.

"My little Ruoying is really good at drinking, but she has a fatal shortcoming—that is, she can't hold a drink made from a mixture of different kinds of wine. Once there are more than four kinds of wine, she will pour it down as soon as she drinks it. Please forgive me for that." Help her pay attention, and be careful not to be used by someone with ulterior motives."

"Thank you very much for your advice." William's voice was so polite that there was no warmth.He lowered his head and glanced at Du Ruoying in his arms. She was trying to open her eyes, but always ended in failure. Like a newborn kitten, she was dazed and seemed quite drunk.

This Su Xiaochuan is really not right.

Previously, Du Ruoying clearly witnessed the whole process of Su Xiaochuan's wine mixing. With her extremely cautious personality, since she chose to drink, she must not know that she has such a fatal flaw.However, if even the person involved didn't know, then why did Su Xiaochuan know so well when they met for the first time?

Isn't it the first time we met...

"Another piece of advice is—" Su Xiaochuan suddenly sneered, "Mi Musha's poison, it's not okay to be puzzled all the time."

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