heartstrings

On Saturday, Ke Ruochu told Yuan Luzhi that she would stay in school to catch up on her thesis, and because time was tight, she would not go home for dinner.

Yuan Luzhi didn't doubt it, after all, in her opinion, Ke Ruochu would never lie.

But Ke Ruochu felt that he was becoming more and more good at lying, and he did it easily.

In the evening, they were going to have dinner at Lin Yan's dessert shop, and Ke Ruochu made an appointment with Bai Meng to go with them.

"Aren't you ready yet?" When everything was ready, Ke Ruochu called Bai Meng again.

"Hurry up, wait for me for another half an hour."

Another half hour.

Ke Ruochu was helpless: "You asked me to wait half an hour ago."

Unlike Bai Meng, Ke Ruochu has always had a sense of time, and when she makes an appointment, seven o'clock is seven o'clock, and she will never be late for a minute.

Bai Meng said anxiously on the other end of the phone, "Why don't you go over first, I'll be there in a while."

The "for a while" in Bai Meng's mouth is an unknown quantity.

Ke Ruochu looked at the time, if he didn't leave, he would be late, and Bai Meng was unreliable, "Stop dawdling, hurry up."

"understood."

The dessert shop is also in the area around the lake. Lin Yan sent Ke Ruochu the location. She is very familiar with this area.

Night had just fallen.

Ke Ruochu walked to the end of the street and stopped.

This should be it.

Through the glass door, Ke Ruochu vaguely saw the warm and bright lights inside the house, and the simple and fresh decoration. Several people were sitting around the sofa drinking and chatting, feeling leisurely and lively.

Ke Ruochu gently pushed open the glass door.

As soon as she entered, a big dog trotted towards Ke Ruochu, circling around her enthusiastically.

Ke Ruochu naturally recognized it immediately, "Sweet Dou~"

If Tiandou is here, then she must be here too, Ke Ruochu thought, looked up, and sure enough Sheng Ruqi was there too.

Sheng Ruqi was sitting on the sofa with a cigarette between her fingers and a smile on her face. She looked casually and stared at the girl at the door for a second or two without taking her eyes off.

"Sister," before Bai Meng came, Ke Ruochu only knew Sheng Ruqi in the room, she walked forward and explained with a smile: "Mengmeng said she would come later, so I came first."

In fact, Sheng Ruqi didn't know that Ke Ruochu would come tonight, so when she saw Ke Ruochu appearing at the door, she thought for a moment that she was mistaken.

"I asked the little girl to come over to play, more young people are more lively." Lin Yan just came out from the back kitchen, walked to Ke Ruochu's side, and she hugged Ke Ruochu's shoulders, "Are you hungry? If you are hungry, go first Eat some fruit."

Ke Ruochu was a little uncomfortable at first, feeling that she was not so familiar with Lin Yan, maybe he was more familiar with him, she was too embarrassed to push away, "I'm not hungry."

"Sit down for a while, dinner will be ready soon."

"it is good."

Sheng Ruqi caught a glimpse of this scene, leaned quietly on the sofa, and frowned calmly, when did these two become so familiar?

Lin Yan was busy again.

Ke Ruochu stood beside Sheng Ruqi for a while.

Sheng Ruqi understood, moved her body to make an empty seat beside her, raised her head, "Sit here."

"En." Ke Ruochu was waiting for this.She sat down next to Sheng Ruqi, and immediately noticed that there was half a glass of wine on the coffee table, which should be drunk by Sheng Ruqi.

As soon as Ke Ruochu sat down, Sheng Ruqi extinguished the cigarette she had just smoked and threw it into the ashtray.

After a moment of silence.

Sheng Ruqi turned her head and asked the person beside her, "When did you meet Lin Yan?"

"The last time I met Sister Yan in the hospital, Sister Yan even invited me to have dinner with Mengmeng, so we got to know each other."

Sister Yan, she sounds quite familiar.

"Is it so familiar after eating a meal?" Sheng Ruqi asked with a smile, her tone seemed casual.

This question made Ke Ruochu at a loss for words, and the answer was neither "familiar" nor "unfamiliar".

There was no sound.

Sheng Ruqi didn't say anything anymore, but went to get the half glass of wine she had left on the tea table. At this moment, Ke Ruochu reached out to hold the glass.

Sheng Ruqi turned her head and stared at Ke Ruochu.

Ke Ruochu also stared at Sheng Ruqi's eyebrows. She never asked too much about other people's affairs, but seeing Sheng Ruqi drinking, she just couldn't help but want to take care of her. She said seriously, "I said last time that I should drink less. .”

The voice was not loud and gentle, it was comfortable to listen to, Sheng Ruqi bargained, "Just drink this one."

Ke Ruochu still stared straight into Sheng Ruqi's eyes, "Don't drink."

The four eyes look at each other, and their eyes are confrontational.

Sheng Ruqi saw Ke Ruochu's anxious yet soft look, so she put down her wine glass and compromised, "Okay, I won't drink."

Satisfied, Ke Ruochu pursed his lips and smiled.

Sheng Ruqi watched her smile, and couldn't help curling the corners of her lips, she really couldn't resist this girl.

The night is getting darker.

Sitting on the sofa, through a large glass wall, you can just see the night view of the lake.

Pleasant to the eye.

There are also two cat climbing frames next to the window, and the three kittens are jumping up and down together, playing and playing, and Tiandou is watching stupidly. Ke Ruochu likes cats and thinks they are cute and interesting.

Sheng Ruqi also invested in this store.

At that time, she just took a fancy to the good location here, located at the end of the street, with a wide view and excellent viewing effect. It happened that Lin Yan was interested in baking, so she proposed to open a shop, which was also lively.

That's how it all went together.

Sheng Ruqi opened this store not entirely for profit, but also for multiple places to relax.

Bai Meng didn't come until 07:30.Everyone was waiting for her to be alone, and was about to eat first, but Miss Bai came just before the meal time.

Lin Yan cooked the dinner himself.

Lin Yan is a warm-hearted and considerate woman, Sheng Ruqi admits this, but sometimes, being warm-hearted and considerate to everyone is not considered an advantage.

Ke Ruochu glanced at the others at the table.

Except for myself and Bai Meng, who are a little younger, everyone else is about the same age as Sheng Ruqi, with a mature temperament. They should be her usual good friends.

After dinner, there must be some entertainment. Lin Yan brought a few decks of poker and a few bottles of wine and put them on the table, "Let's play first, and help me try dessert later."

Sure enough, he still had to drink, that's why Ke Ruochu didn't like to attend these parties.Seeing that Sheng Ruqi was about to be dragged to play with her, she secretly poked her eyes to remind her.

Sheng Ruqi pursed her lips and said, "I never lose in poker with them."

The people on the side listened, "Mr. Sheng, don't say harsh words too early. If you get drunk later, you will slap your face more."

"Then wait and see," Sheng Ruqi raised her eyebrows, opened the card box, and asked, "What do you want to play? I can do it."

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Seeing Sheng Ruqi skillfully shuffling the cards, Ke Ruochu inexplicably believed what Sheng Ruqi said, and always felt that a woman like her must only bully others, so that she would not be bullied by others.The current Ke Ruochu just can't imagine that she will have a lot of days to "bully" Sheng Ruqi in the future.

"Ruochu, come and play together." Lin Yan sat down beside Ke Ruochu.

Ke Ruochu hasn't spoken yet.

"Don't bully the little girl. She can't drink alcohol. If she loses, she will drink orange juice." Sheng Ruqi looked at the cards while talking casually, neither salty nor weak.

But Lin Yan said to Ke Ruochu: "It's okay, you just let go and play, if you lose, it's mine, and I'll drink it for you."

Active atmosphere is Bai Meng's forte. Looking at the situation, she caught a hint of gossip, "Sister Yan, why is she considered yours if she loses?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Meng felt that someone was watching him.

Turning around, it was her sister, "What's wrong?"

Sheng Ruqi: "Drink less wine."

"I don't dare to drink too much when you are here."

Ke Ruochu thought about it, no matter what, he didn't need to drink if he lost, so he really had the courage to play freely.Then, with a serious face, Ms. Ke relied on her strength to lose six games in a row, and she didn't even have a single shit luck.

When Ke Ruochu lost the seventh hand, Sheng Ruqi couldn't help laughing out loud, as expected of a fool, even playing cards.

Ke Ruochu who was here had the worst loss, and Lin Yan had the worst drink. After all, she had already agreed to help drink. How could she have imagined that this girl was so bad at playing.

"Sister Yan, I'm sorry." Ke Ruochu had never been so embarrassing when playing poker before, and he didn't know what happened tonight.

"It's okay, you can invite me to dinner next time, and I will forgive you." These few glasses of wine are nothing to Lin Yan, and her drinking capacity is far more than that.

Sheng Ruqi listened, glanced lightly, and remembered what Lin Yan said last time. Could it be that Miss Lin intends to come for real?

"I won't play anymore." Lin Yan helped her drink so much, Ke Ruochu was really embarrassed to continue.

"Then help me make cakes, I'll teach you."

Ke Ruochu hesitated for a while, then got up and responded to every request, "Okay."

After Ke Ruochu and Lin Yan left.

The poker table continued to be lively.

Bai Meng leaned in front of Sheng Ruqi, chatting in a low voice, "I think sister Yan seems to want to chase after Ruochu."

Sheng Ruqi knew Lin Yan better than Bai Meng, how could she not feel it, "Stop worrying about other people's affairs."

Bai Meng felt annoyed for no reason, and said in an aggrieved tone, "Did you eat explosives? You're so fierce tonight."

Sheng Ruqi glanced at Bai Meng and stood up.

"Sister, where are you going?"

"Go out and smoke."

"Come back quickly, waiting for you."

Tiandou ran out with Sheng Ruqi, wrapped around Sheng Ruqi's legs, as if obediently accompanying her to smoke a cigarette, the lake wind was very strong at night, Sheng Ruqi touched her arm, feeling a little chilly.

After standing for a while, Sheng Ruqi hooked her hands at Tiandou, and Tiandou followed her again. When she turned back, Sheng Ruqi thought about it, and instead of going through the main entrance, she walked through another entrance.

There are only Lin Yan and Ke Ruochu in the back kitchen.

"What are you doing here?"

Hearing what Lin Yan said, Ke Ruochu turned his head to look.

Sheng Ruqi walked to the two of them unhurriedly, and smiled leisurely, "I'm curious, I'll learn too."

Lin Yan continued to work on his own business, "You who never go into the kitchen, why are you joining in the fun?"

She never goes into the kitchen?

No, Ke Ruochu remembered that day when Sheng Ruqi cooked noodles for her, her movements were obviously very familiar, she didn't look like someone who never went into the kitchen at all.

Ke Ruochu thought she often cooks.

Sheng Ruqi looked down at Ke Ruochu: "Bai Meng seemed to be looking for you just now."

Ke Ruochu heard it, "Then I'll go out first."

Lin Yan lowered his head and squeezed the cream on the baked cupcake. After squeezing the last one, he complained, "Mr. Sheng, I found out why you don't have eyesight. Come here at this time."

Hearing Lin Yan's words, it seemed as if she had spoiled her good deed, Sheng Ruqi's mouth was half a smile, "Are you really planning to chase her?"

"Yeah," Lin Yan admitted, with great interest, "It's the first time I've met this type of girl, although she's a bit shy, but I think it's quite..."

"Don't provoke her," Sheng Ruqi interrupted Lin Yan directly, saying simply and directly, "She is not suitable for you."

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The old hooligan who is getting more and more anxious