you may never have loved me

The wind is high at night, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse.

The other guests thought it was cold, so they sat in the hall and chatted loudly. Only they and their group sat outside in the yard, eating steaming hot pot.

Qu Lingxi was born with a weak constitution, afraid of cold and heat.He moved down a woolen blanket that he brought from upstairs, shivering and wrapping it to keep out the cold.

Su clicked, "Go back if you're afraid of the cold, at worst I'll ask Yima to prepare some delicious food for you and take it upstairs."

Qu Lingxi was very angry. Pointing to the mouth-watering meat slices in the pot, he said convincingly: "I have been to this market before, and I also served as a coolie. I even washed these dishes. Why go back? Huh?"

Su's face was flushed by Qu Lingxi's words, and he muttered that kindness was treated as a donkey's liver and lungs, so he stopped interfering in Qu Lingxi's matter.

It was Yan Li who touched Qu Lingxi's hand and was so cold by his body temperature that he asked for a hand warmer for him.

There is no hand warmer in this inn, just a few mouthfuls of hot soup and hot dishes will do.

Qu Ling felt troublesome, "No need."

Yan Li looked at him disapprovingly, while asking him how he was, he searched for anecdotes from the past few days to make Qu Ling laugh.

Facts have proved that there are still unique features for a social person to gain a firm foothold in a society full of people.

Yan Li's jokes were all very funny, even Qu Lingxi was amused by him several times.

"Boom."

This sound was too abrupt in the harmonious atmosphere of eating, like the sound of a silver bottle being broken, harsh and inappropriate.

The corners of Qu Lingxi's raised lips fell slightly.

Yan Li also stopped making funny jokes one after another.

Everyone turned their attention to the source of the sound.

As a result, what came into view was already fragments of the ground, lying quietly at Gu Shen's feet against the bright moonlight.

As the culprit, Gu Shen wiped his hands slowly, without even looking at them out of the corner of his eyes: "Sorry, I scared you."

Yan Li swears that this is the most insincere apology he has ever heard since he was born.

Yaya was the only one who witnessed the whole process.Her gaze followed Gu Shen all the time, so she also witnessed the whole process of Gu Shen breaking the porcelain spoon.

It was also the first time that she saw a distracted look on Gu Shen's face.

Yaya looked at Brother Gu worriedly, and held up the corner of his clothes, "Brother Gu, are you okay?"

"It's okay." Gu Shen smiled lightly, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, "What can I do? You should ask Mr. Yan and Xiao Qu if they are scared."

Qu Ling was reluctant to insert himself into the gathering place of gunpowder piles. He was idly eating a small bowl of lettuce, pretending that he was a rabbit who didn't care about common things.

Unexpectedly, Gu Shen drew hatred and counted him in as well.

ditty?

Half an hour ago, this man was still calling him Xiaoxi.

Half a day ago, he laughed and said that only his leaders and colleagues called him Xiaoqu.

Straight men are big pigs.

Qu Lingxi was not angry, he just didn't want Gu Shen to use him as a knife.

After this episode, the camouflaged harmony dissipated with the smoke from the hot pot.

The atmosphere froze slightly.

Until Yima brought the pine nuts to the table.

Yan Li grabbed it and said with a smile, "Lingxi, your favorite is here."

As he said that, he didn't ask Qu Lingxi for his opinion, and directly peeled the pine nuts for him.

This is not the first time Yan Li has done this.

But this time Qu Lingxi didn't want Yan Li to help.

"... Yan Li." He showed Yan Li a good-looking smile. He has practiced this kind of smile in front of the mirror thousands of times at home. Fascinated most of the same kind, "I'm not..."

It's not that I have no hands or feet, I can just do it myself.

"and many more."

Gu Shen interrupted his conversation with Yan Li very directly and impolitely.

He directly stopped Yima who put down the pine nuts and was about to leave, "Is there any wine left? Bring some here."

Yima thought for a while and said, "The ones you used to drink... are gone, only ground sesame wine."

Gu Shen frowned, seeming a little distressed.

Qu Lingxi recalled that Yaya once told him that although Gu Shen was a frequent visitor to Liangcheng, he, like us ordinary people, didn't like any food made of ground hemp.

This ground sesame wine was obviously also on his blacklist.

Su waved his hand, wanting to make a decision for his boss, "Then don't do it. Anyway, my boss doesn't like drinking too much."

He had been eating the ingredients in the hot pot just now, and only then was he able to talk.

Gu Shen slapped him directly in the face, and said in a non-critical way: "Go to the jima bar for dima wine, as long as there is wine."

Su: "..."

He lowered his head bitterly, became a slave to food again, and no longer offered any suggestions.

Yima looked very happy, and happily turned to talk to her grandmother.

Their Liangcheng specialty ground sesame wine is expensive and unpalatable. Except for Liangcheng locals and tourists who are trying new things for the first time, no one else will order this.

There is still a lot of ground sesame wine in their house, and he has been afraid that he will not be able to sell it.

Soon, the wine was served.

The atmosphere became more silent.

Su felt that he was thoroughly despised by others today, and he didn't want to speak at all.With strangers around, Yaya will not be able to display her lively nature.

Yan Li helps Qu Ling peel the pine nuts.

Qu Lingxi ate sullenly.

Gu Shen, who usually doesn't bother to say a word, warmed up the situation and said, "Ya Ya is underage, so she can't drink alcohol. Su can't drink after pouring a glass. The other two, you can do whatever you want."

With that said, Gu Shen poured himself a glass.

After being dried, the ground hemp has a dark color, and the made ground sesame wine is also darker than other liquors.But good ground sesame wine is transparent, deep and transparent in color, and smells slightly bitter.

It tastes more bitter than it smells.

There is a reason why Qu Lingxi doesn't like ground hemp.Geoma has a natural bitter taste, unlike bitter gourd, which can be felt as soon as you eat it.Its bitterness is light, very green, and the entrance is indifferent, but it has a strong stamina, bitter and spicy, and it has a taste similar to traditional Chinese medicine.

According to Qu Lingxi's words, their wines are either mediocre, or as sweet as first love, and the more expensive ones are old wines, which are extremely mellow.

What about it?It's more like letting you uncover a scar, remembering a scumbag that haunts the old past, and you can't forget it and want to retch.

Although in Qu Lingxi's life, no scum has appeared yet.

But the ground sesame wine did give him a headache and retching.

Gu Shen is very silent when drinking, he drinks one cup after another, he doesn't chat with others, he just drinks by himself.

Seeing Gu Shen drinking it like plain water, Qu Lingxi felt sick to his stomach.

He himself seemed to be fine.

After a long time, the pot was cold, the wine was gone, and the table was covered with scattered pine nut shells.

Gu Shen went to the bathroom for a long time, but still hasn't come back.

Yaya tugged at the corner of his clothes, and said eagerly, "Qu Lingxi, can you go and see Brother Gu?"

Qu Lingxi thought to himself, it doesn't matter whether you look at it or not.He's a living person and he won't lose it, it's just that he's had a nausea from drinking too much wine, and he can't figure out where he's throwing up.

Speaking of which, Gu Shen tonight is very different from him during the day.

During the day, he is mature, stable, and very reliable;

In the evening, he was a little naive, and he liked to be serious.

Yan Li was like a switch, turning on another Gu Shen that he had never seen before.

Qu Ling didn't move, so Yaya begged him again.

Qu Lingxi smiled: "But it's not my turn, no matter what..."

He turned his head and glanced at Su who was beside him. He was already lying on the table and sleeping soundly after eating and drinking.

Qu Lingxi: "..."

He sighed inwardly and said, "Okay."

In the past few years, Liangcheng's tourism industry has developed rapidly, and the restrooms of the homestays are very clean, which is not inferior to regular hotels.

As soon as you walk into the men's washroom on the first floor, there are three washstands side by side, and a small sandalwood incense is placed in the middle, the fragrance is very elegant and comfortable.

Gu Shen was standing in front of the sink on the far left.

He was different from the embarrassment that Qu Lingxi imagined, he didn't spit on the sink, he didn't get drunk and passed out, and he didn't collapse on the ground like a drunkard in embarrassment.

He is calm and sensible.

Gu Shen is Gu Shen, even when drunk, he can remain stable.

He stood calmly in front of the sink, with his hands propped up on the countertop, a few drops of water dripped from the tips of his hair and face, across his temples, and into the collar of his shirt.

He heard footsteps, raised his eyelids, and stared fixedly at the mirror.

Gu Shen saw Qu Lingxi.

The two stood quietly for a long time, neither of them spoke.

Gu Shen suddenly smiled, "Do you think I'm a little different tonight?"

Qu Lingxi nodded.

Gu Shen pondered for a moment, "Who do you think I am because of?"

Qu Lingxi hesitated for a while, and said the name in her heart: "Yan Li."

Gu Shen raised his eyebrows, "You guessed it right. Keep guessing."

Qu Lingxi said: "I can keep guessing. But you can't be angry."

Gu Shen said, "I'm not angry."

Qu Lingxi has always been very smart, and the person who can be admitted to the No.1 school in the country cannot be an idiot.

He is also very sensitive, and can deduce the cause and effect of an event with just a few words.Before the Baiyan incident, he also guessed very well.

Regarding Gu Shen's changes, Qu Lingxi has always had her own speculations.

"Is Yan Li..." Qu Lingxi struggled a little, not wanting to expose other people's wounds, "The relationship between your two families is not good, is it because their family treats your mother badly, so you don't like him."

She doesn't like Yan Li so much that she makes Qu Lingxi a target, calls him Xiaoxi affectionately for a while, arouses Yan Li's jealousy, calls him Xiao Qu strangely for a while, excludes him, and gets angry and puts him and Yan Li in the same group.

Gu Shen looked at him, then fell silent.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Qu Lingxi quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I guessed at random. You said you don't blame me."

Gu Shen looked at him and said lightly, "You're right. My mother severed ties with her natal family when she was young, and her relationship with her sister is not very good."

Otherwise, the relatives will not be so unfamiliar.

Unfortunately, Qu Ling still guessed wrong.

Qu Lingxi was a little nervous.

Gu Shen approached, sighed, and wiped off the remaining pine nut shell at the corner of his mouth: "If you think this is the reason..."

This gesture was too intimate, Qu Lingxi couldn't get used to it, but he didn't hide.

He looked at him blankly, "What?"

Gu Shen said, "That's it."

After speaking, he bypassed Qu Lingxi and left here alone.