you restrain yourself
Chapter 4 "I Like You"
For the next two weeks, Ji Yuan didn't come home, and Ji Shuyan was used to this deserted atmosphere.
It's just that the child who has been raised by his side for so many years is now flying out lively like a pigeon that has been opened from the cage. Ji Shuyan still has a sense of sadness as an empty-nest old man.
He talked about this topic with his colleagues in the department, and the others looked at him inexplicably.
This is only 33 years old, why does he have the mentality of an elderly person.
The head nurse shook her head, "That's not okay Director Ji, why don't you go and have a relationship."
Ji Shuyan watered the flowers on the balcony, "Who are you looking for? Most people my age are married, and those who are not married are like me, too lazy to look for it."
"Then find someone younger than you," the head nurse answered with a smile, "Director Ji, you are good-looking and have a gentle temper. If you are cold on the outside and hot on the inside, you should find a young and lively girlfriend who can hold you Enthusiastically driven."
Ji Shuyan gave her a strange look, "No."
He has never considered someone younger than himself. He has always admired mature and calm women who communicate smoothly and get along well. Even if they can't go on and separate, they can still leave dignity for each other.
Those who are too young have enough enthusiasm and enough troubles.
He didn't want to make himself suffer.
"Director Ji, if you want, I can introduce my cousin to you," another male doctor patted his thigh, "She's 27, not too far behind you. She graduated from graduate school and majored in finance."
Seeing that the chat would turn into a blind date meeting, Ji Shuyan immediately raised his hand to stop it, "Okay, so far, I'm fine being single, at least I'm free."
The male colleague sighed regretfully. He had been urged by his mother for a long time to introduce to his cousin. It was really embarrassing to see such a high-quality young man run away.
He asked Ji Shuyan unwillingly, "Do you have an appointment tonight? If you don't have an appointment, you can have a meal."
"I have an appointment," Ji Shuyan sat back in front of his desk, "I have an appointment with my friend."
This is no way.
The male colleague gave up completely, and in a blink of an eye, he was envious of Ji Shuyan's freedom, "You're right, it's better to not get married than to be married, and I have to go home to take care of the children after work."
Everyone in the department laughed, and several doctors with children took advantage of the opportunity to chat about raising children.
Ji Shuyan opened the patient report just sent. The patient in bed No. 6 he was in charge of had to undergo surgery recently. The mitral valve was incompetent and needed to be repaired. Because the patient was old, he had to confirm the patient's physical condition before the operation. can bear.
Several other doctors were also chatting while doing their work, and no one was idle, but while chatting, the topic came to Ji Shuyan again.
A doctor Xue, who had been in the hospital for many years, looked at Ji Shuyan by the window with a smile in his eyes. When she first came to work here, Ji Shuyan was still a college student. After so many years, she looked at Ji Shuyan like her nephew.
She smiled and said in a low voice, "Sometimes I can't think of what kind of person Ji Shuyan will fall in love with. He seems to be married to work."
"It's hard to say, love is unreasonable," answered a younger doctor next to him, "Maybe he met him after get off work today."
At 07:30 in the evening, Ji Shuyan walked out of the hospital.
Tomorrow is the weekend, he can take a vacation, so he left a little earlier today.
He drove the car and navigated to the address given by Zheng Wenbin. It was a newly opened bar, and the owner was Zheng Wenbin's sweetheart, so he was so enthusiastic to invite him to join him.
Zheng Wenbin is Ji Shuyan's best friend from high school to the present. The two have different personalities, Ji Shuyan is quiet and introverted, Zheng Wenbin is lively and gentle, but by accident, they have been at the same table in high school for three years, and then they have been together until now.
When he was about to arrive at the location, he called Zheng Wenbin, "Have you arrived yet?"
"Here we are, I'll wait for you at the bar," Zheng Wenbin said, "Just come in directly."
Ji Shuyan parked the car and entered the bar.
As he walked in, he attracted the attention of many people. He obviously came to the bar to drink, but he was wearing a clean and tidy white shirt, and the top button was buttoned rigorously.
But he is so good-looking, with indifferent and handsome features, and the word abstinence is written from head to toe, which makes people want to dirty him even more.
Ji Shuyan ignored his surroundings and looked for Zheng Wenbin in the crowd. Although this bar is newly opened, it is not low in popularity. The band, the lead singer is a young handsome guy, who blew kisses to the audience while singing, setting off waves of heat.
Ji Shuyan scanned around, and finally saw where the bar was. Zheng Wenbin was sitting there, smiling and chatting with a tall man.
He walked over and patted Zheng Wenbin on the back lightly, "Wenbin."
Zheng Wenbin turned to see him, his eyes lit up, and he reached out to give him a hug, "You are finally here, I haven't seen you for many days."
Ji Shuyan also hugged him.
Zheng Wenbin turned his head and introduced to the tall man next to him, "Ji Shuyan, my buddy, the one with the best relationship."
He said to Ji Shuyan again, "This is Wei Jingming, me, my friend."
When Zheng Wenbin said this, he was obviously a little embarrassed. He was already handsome, and his eyes were round and drooping. Being shy like this made people feel soft-hearted.
Ji Shuyan looked up at Wei Jingming next to him, and knew that this was Zheng Wenbin's sweetheart.
A while ago, Zheng Wenbin suddenly said that he fell in love with a man, which frightened him a lot, but now looking at this man named Wei Jingming, it is not difficult to understand.
As a bar owner, Wei Jingming looks very gentle, tall and thin, with slightly long hair, handsome facial features, and a black skull tattoo on his wrist.
Ji Shuyan is not a warm-hearted person, and he didn't take the initiative to speak after sitting down.
Wei Jingming stretched out his hand generously, "Hello, I'm Wei Jingming, you are Wen Bin's friend and my friend, I'll buy all the drinks today, so feel free."
Ji Shuyan subtly raised his eyebrows, why did he have such a big face because he is Wen Bin's friend.
But he didn't say anything, nodded, shook hands with him, "Hello."
Zheng Wenbin ordered wine for Ji Shuyan at the side, "What is the lowest alcoholic cocktail you have here? Make him one, just that kind of sweet wine. He is a doctor, and he rarely touches alcohol, and he never allowed himself to get drunk."
It's not like Wei Jingming has never seen this kind of request.
"Tune a forest green," Wei Jingming said to the bartender, then looked at Ji Shuyan, "Mr. Ji is a doctor?"
"Well, doesn't it look like it?" Ji Shuyan asked.
"No, it's very similar." Wei Jingming looked at him a few times, "It looks like an elite."
Zheng Wenbin laughed beside him, "You have a good eye. He has been exceptional since he was a child, and he has always been a human elite."
Ji Shuyan kicked Zheng Wenbin lightly, "You are the only one who can boast."
After thinking about it, he took out a business card from his pocket and gave it to Wei Jingming, "If you need anything, you can call me."
Zheng Wenbin was speechless.
Whoever comes to drink and brings a business card, that's Ji Shuyan.
Wei Jingming accepted it politely, but his interest in Ji Shuyan was also very limited, so after chatting casually for a while, he turned his attention to Zheng Wenbin.
Ji Shuyan watched from the side, not understanding why Zheng Wenbin insisted on dragging him because he was embarrassed to come alone.
If you ask him to say, this is simply Lang's affection, and Lang's intention.
He sat here like a light bulb, Wei Jingming looked serious, and looked at Zheng Wenbin with gentle eyes, not drifting towards him at all.
Ji Shuyan's wine was served quickly, and he looked towards the stage while drinking. Zheng Wenbin was busy finding a partner, so he resigned himself to being the background board.
The resident singer on the stage changed to another song.
This resident singer is very young, with a headband tied on his forehead, jumping up and down on the stage, his face under the light is a little blurry, only a deep outline can be vaguely seen, and the side profile is especially beautiful.
Ji Shuyan was stunned for a moment, for some reason, he felt that this person's profile looked a bit like Duan Zhi.
As he was thinking, his phone vibrated.
Looking down, someone called him, and the caller ID - Duan Zhi.
Really say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived.
He didn't know what Duan Zhi was up to, so he quickly picked it up, "Hey, what's the matter?"
Duan Zhi is next to Ji Shuyan at the moment.
Apart from the bars, there are izakayas on this street. Today they chose this place for their social gatherings. If they have more fun after the meal, they can go to the next stall.
A group of young people got together, and the atmosphere was of course getting more and more upbeat. Drinking beer can make people crazy, and it didn't take long for them to start playing truth or dare.
This round was another round, he had very bad luck today and was selected for the fourth time.
He chose a big adventure, and a group of cronies asked him to call the seventh person in his address book to confess his love.
"Fuck, you guys are so stupid, can you be a little fresh?" Duan Zhi complained, but he didn't intend to be foolish, and looked down at his phone.
But when he saw the seventh person in the call record, he was stunned.
It's Ji Shuyan.
The name was dazzling on the white screen, like a shining thorn, and like a rose stuck in his heart.
His fingers were stuck there, unable to press down at all.
The others were already urging him, "I'm willing to bet and admit defeat, even your father has to confess to me."
Someone was sitting next to Duan Zhi. He stretched his head over and saw the name. Although he didn't know who Ji Shuyan was, he poked his finger on it enthusiastically.
The phone is connected.
"Damn it," Duan Zhi almost jumped up, "Are you in debt!"
Without any mental preparation, he made the call.
He frantically wanted to hang up, but his luck today reached a peak at this moment - in just three seconds, the call was connected.
Too fast to react.
In the noise, Ji Shuyan's voice came from the phone, "Hello?"
Duan Zhi felt his heart almost stopped beating.
After half a month of not seeing each other, Ji Shuyan's influence on him still hasn't diminished a bit.
Just hearing Ji Shuyan's voice, half of his body seemed to be frozen, but the other half seemed to be soaked in the spring rain, numb.
"Uncle Ji..." He called out in a low voice.
When the people around heard this address, they all showed surprised expressions, and quickly began to cover each other's mouths, boos, and faked a quiet scene.
"What's the matter, Duan Zhi?" Ji Shuyan asked.
Duan Zhi's Adam's apple rolled.
What should he say?
Even though he was in this lively and crowded izakaya, listening to Ji Shuyan's voice, he felt that the world had quieted down.
He glanced at the classmates around him, he knew that no one could see his strangeness at the moment, and no one would take it seriously.
It's just a truth or dare.
Even if he said "I like you", it was just a joke.
But Ji Shuyan didn't know, and Ji Shuyan on the other end of the phone didn't know.
Duan Zhi suddenly became calm.
He leaned against the wall, sitting in a casual and lazy position, and said, "Uncle Ji, I want to tell you something."
"Well, you said."
He was playing with the lighter on the table with one hand, and with a click, flames burst out.
He smiled, casually, "I like you, can you date me?"
The students around all laughed softly, and even covered each other's mouths while laughing.
Duan Zhi couldn't hear the noise around him.
He held the lighter in the palm of his hand, and it was hot, and the flame beat uneasily, as if it was going to burn through his palm.
There was a few seconds of silence on the phone.
"Boring," Ji Shuyan's voice was still calm, without fluctuation at all, "Are you guys playing some kind of game?"
Duan Zhi closed his eyes, "As expected of Uncle Ji, he is so smart, he guessed it in a second."
He didn't even leave room for fantasy, that's right, Cupid wouldn't show kindness today.
He simply admitted, "Yes, I lost, and I have to call you to confess. I'm sorry, Uncle Ji. Next time I invite you to dinner and apologize."
"It's nothing, but don't make such jokes about adults." Ji Shuyan was not angry either. It's normal for young people to have dinner and play games. He didn't do less when he was in college. It was rare for him to make a joke, "You will be beaten."
Duan Zhi also laughed, and said slowly, "Understood. But I will dare next time."
Ji Shuyan sneered, "Little brat."
He looked down at the light green cocktail in the goblet. He should have hung up the phone when he got here, but Zheng Wenbin was having a heated fight with Wei Jingming next to him. He was a bit bored drinking alone, so it was rare to ask, "Where are you playing, is it also a bar?"
Duan Zhi looked down at the name of the shop, "No, I'm in Liufang Street, Chuqing Izakaya."
Ji Shuyan was a little surprised, that's right next door to him.
But he didn't tell Duan Zhi, lest Duan Zhi feel uncomfortable.
"Okay, then you all pay attention to safety, go back early, and stop making trouble."
There was a beep on the phone and hung up.
The people around who had been holding back for a long time were released at once, talking in a hurry.
"Duanzhi, who did you call? Why do you still call him uncle?"
"It sounds so cold, and the rejection is also cold, but the voice is very handsome."
Duan Zhi smiled, took a sip of the beer, and didn't answer.
He didn't want to share anything about Ji Shuyan with anyone.
Duan Zhi put the wine glass back on the table.
The beer slid from the throat into the stomach, and there was no taste of wheat, but a bit bitter.
The first confession in his life was a failure.
But he was obviously rejected, and his heart was sour and astringent, but there was still a trace of honey sweetness left.
Because Ji Shuyan on the phone just now was very gentle.
In the bar, Ji Shuyan put down his phone and continued chatting with Zheng Wenbin and the others.
He didn't pay attention to the phone call just now.
But the words of his colleagues in the afternoon suddenly flashed through his mind, saying that he is suitable for finding a young, lively and outgoing girlfriend.
Thinking about it carefully, apart from gender, Duan Zhi quite meets the requirements.
He smiled, and he also felt that the idea was inexplicable, so he quickly put it behind him.
He heard Zheng Wenbin chatting with Wei Jingming about the rock climbing together last month, and made an appointment for the next time, so he couldn't help but smile.
He was very narrow-minded, and asked Zheng Wenbin with a surprised face, "Why didn't I know you like rock climbing? Didn't you say you hate sports?"
Zheng Wenbin: "..."
Zheng Wenbin stared at him faintly, it was written all over his face that you are the only one who talks too much.
Ji Shuyan raised his eyebrows with a proud face.
How could Wei Jingming next to him not understand what Ji Shuyan meant, he chuckled, but didn't point it out, and looked at Zheng Wenbin with a smile on his face.
The two looked at each other, Zheng Wenbin's face was slightly red.
The bar was noisy and lively, and the resident singer on the stage was roaring at the top of his lungs with incomprehensible music. These two people were in such a feasting environment, but they were full of affection, as innocent as high school students who just fell in love.
Ji Shuyan stirred the cocktail and sighed, that's good, he was automatically filtered again.
So why did he come out today? Did he ask for guilt? This dog food made him not want to talk.
The three of them stayed at the bar until almost nine o'clock, when Zheng Wenbin and Wei Jingming were about to change places, saying they were going to a concert.
Ji Shuyan was replying to his colleagues in the hospital department. Just now, the hospital had something to ask him for.
He looked up at Zheng Wenbin and Wei Jingming, but he didn't understand, how could a bar owner abandon his stall and go to the concert with his guests.
Zheng Wenbin also asked him if he would go.
Ji Shuyan shook his head. A self-conscious person would not be a light bulb. He smiled and pointed to his mobile phone, "I won't go. I have something to talk to my colleagues. After the chat, I will find a substitute driver." go back."
Zheng Wenbin was a little hesitant, it was fine if Ji Shuyan didn't want to go, but Ji Shuyan was always a little worried when he got drunk.
"Can you be alone?" he asked, "Are you drunk, can you go back by yourself?"
Ji Shuyan was speechless, "No matter how bad my drinking capacity is, it's not that bad. Besides, I'm just sitting at the bar. What can I do? I'm not a fresh graduate."
Zheng Wenbin thought about it too. It would take 10 to [-] minutes at most. He took the car keys and told him, "Then go back early and let me know when you get home."
Ji Shuyan continued to send WeChat, and hummed perfunctorily, "Understood, let's go."
In his heart, he felt that Zheng Wenbin was too cautious. As a grown man, it was not the first time he had come to a bar, so what could happen.
But soon he was slapped in the face.
It's not just high school and college students who are targeted in this world, but adults over thirty too.
Ji Shuyan sat by the bar for a while, continuing to discuss on WeChat with his colleagues, and when the matter was almost explained, he took the car keys next to him and prepared to go home as originally planned.
But halfway through, he was on the edge of the lively dance floor in the bar. He suddenly felt a little dizzy. He thought it was because he had been sitting for a long time without moving. , he felt more and more uncomfortable, his hands and feet were soft, and his body was hot.
When he got out of the bar and walked on the path next to him, he couldn't stand up anymore.
Ji Shuyan propped one hand on the wall, not understanding what was going on, and his brain swelled up and down.
He knows how much he can drink. It's just a low-alcohol cocktail, far from the point where he would feel drunk. When Zheng Wenbin left just now, he had already drank more than half of the glass. It makes no sense that the remaining few sips are so powerful.He put the back of his hand against his face, as if he wanted to cool himself down, his mind was chaotic, but he still had to force himself to calm down.
Over the years, he has watched police and gangster movies and documentaries, and he is aware of possible accidents in bars, but he has always been more careful, and the number of times he goes there is not many, and he never thought that he would be caught.
Ji Shuyan bit the tip of his tongue to keep himself awake. He pressed his pulse and counted his heartbeats.
This is Wei Jingming's bar, the bartender definitely couldn't do it, it's just some malicious customer.
Most of the people who can give him the drug will follow behind. He can choose to go back to the bar immediately for help, or he can speed up to the parking lot, lock himself in the car, ask his friends for help, and call the police.
He decisively chose the second one, which was closer to the parking lot.
He quickened his pace and stumbled towards the parking lot. Fortunately, his car was parked nearby. He rushed to the side of the car, opened the door, and locked himself in the car in just a few seconds.
With a snap, the car door locked, as if erecting a safe fortress.
Ji Shuyan spread out on the co-pilot, gasping for breath, experiencing the feeling of his life hanging by a thread for no reason.
He rarely cursed in his heart, lifted his head weakly, and looked out through the window.
Sure enough, he saw a young man in a flowered shirt standing not far away, looking at this place with annoyed eyes.
Ji Shuyan unbuttoned his shirt, and said silently, "Get lost!"
Then he turned on the phone tremblingly, and his first reaction was to call Zheng Wenbin.
But when he saw Duan Zhi, the first name on the recent interview record, he paused again.
Without much hesitation, he directly pressed the call button.
Zheng Wenbin didn't know what he was doing at this time, Duan Zhi was the closest to him, in the izakaya next door, it might be more convenient to call Duan Zhi.
It's just that the child who has been raised by his side for so many years is now flying out lively like a pigeon that has been opened from the cage. Ji Shuyan still has a sense of sadness as an empty-nest old man.
He talked about this topic with his colleagues in the department, and the others looked at him inexplicably.
This is only 33 years old, why does he have the mentality of an elderly person.
The head nurse shook her head, "That's not okay Director Ji, why don't you go and have a relationship."
Ji Shuyan watered the flowers on the balcony, "Who are you looking for? Most people my age are married, and those who are not married are like me, too lazy to look for it."
"Then find someone younger than you," the head nurse answered with a smile, "Director Ji, you are good-looking and have a gentle temper. If you are cold on the outside and hot on the inside, you should find a young and lively girlfriend who can hold you Enthusiastically driven."
Ji Shuyan gave her a strange look, "No."
He has never considered someone younger than himself. He has always admired mature and calm women who communicate smoothly and get along well. Even if they can't go on and separate, they can still leave dignity for each other.
Those who are too young have enough enthusiasm and enough troubles.
He didn't want to make himself suffer.
"Director Ji, if you want, I can introduce my cousin to you," another male doctor patted his thigh, "She's 27, not too far behind you. She graduated from graduate school and majored in finance."
Seeing that the chat would turn into a blind date meeting, Ji Shuyan immediately raised his hand to stop it, "Okay, so far, I'm fine being single, at least I'm free."
The male colleague sighed regretfully. He had been urged by his mother for a long time to introduce to his cousin. It was really embarrassing to see such a high-quality young man run away.
He asked Ji Shuyan unwillingly, "Do you have an appointment tonight? If you don't have an appointment, you can have a meal."
"I have an appointment," Ji Shuyan sat back in front of his desk, "I have an appointment with my friend."
This is no way.
The male colleague gave up completely, and in a blink of an eye, he was envious of Ji Shuyan's freedom, "You're right, it's better to not get married than to be married, and I have to go home to take care of the children after work."
Everyone in the department laughed, and several doctors with children took advantage of the opportunity to chat about raising children.
Ji Shuyan opened the patient report just sent. The patient in bed No. 6 he was in charge of had to undergo surgery recently. The mitral valve was incompetent and needed to be repaired. Because the patient was old, he had to confirm the patient's physical condition before the operation. can bear.
Several other doctors were also chatting while doing their work, and no one was idle, but while chatting, the topic came to Ji Shuyan again.
A doctor Xue, who had been in the hospital for many years, looked at Ji Shuyan by the window with a smile in his eyes. When she first came to work here, Ji Shuyan was still a college student. After so many years, she looked at Ji Shuyan like her nephew.
She smiled and said in a low voice, "Sometimes I can't think of what kind of person Ji Shuyan will fall in love with. He seems to be married to work."
"It's hard to say, love is unreasonable," answered a younger doctor next to him, "Maybe he met him after get off work today."
At 07:30 in the evening, Ji Shuyan walked out of the hospital.
Tomorrow is the weekend, he can take a vacation, so he left a little earlier today.
He drove the car and navigated to the address given by Zheng Wenbin. It was a newly opened bar, and the owner was Zheng Wenbin's sweetheart, so he was so enthusiastic to invite him to join him.
Zheng Wenbin is Ji Shuyan's best friend from high school to the present. The two have different personalities, Ji Shuyan is quiet and introverted, Zheng Wenbin is lively and gentle, but by accident, they have been at the same table in high school for three years, and then they have been together until now.
When he was about to arrive at the location, he called Zheng Wenbin, "Have you arrived yet?"
"Here we are, I'll wait for you at the bar," Zheng Wenbin said, "Just come in directly."
Ji Shuyan parked the car and entered the bar.
As he walked in, he attracted the attention of many people. He obviously came to the bar to drink, but he was wearing a clean and tidy white shirt, and the top button was buttoned rigorously.
But he is so good-looking, with indifferent and handsome features, and the word abstinence is written from head to toe, which makes people want to dirty him even more.
Ji Shuyan ignored his surroundings and looked for Zheng Wenbin in the crowd. Although this bar is newly opened, it is not low in popularity. The band, the lead singer is a young handsome guy, who blew kisses to the audience while singing, setting off waves of heat.
Ji Shuyan scanned around, and finally saw where the bar was. Zheng Wenbin was sitting there, smiling and chatting with a tall man.
He walked over and patted Zheng Wenbin on the back lightly, "Wenbin."
Zheng Wenbin turned to see him, his eyes lit up, and he reached out to give him a hug, "You are finally here, I haven't seen you for many days."
Ji Shuyan also hugged him.
Zheng Wenbin turned his head and introduced to the tall man next to him, "Ji Shuyan, my buddy, the one with the best relationship."
He said to Ji Shuyan again, "This is Wei Jingming, me, my friend."
When Zheng Wenbin said this, he was obviously a little embarrassed. He was already handsome, and his eyes were round and drooping. Being shy like this made people feel soft-hearted.
Ji Shuyan looked up at Wei Jingming next to him, and knew that this was Zheng Wenbin's sweetheart.
A while ago, Zheng Wenbin suddenly said that he fell in love with a man, which frightened him a lot, but now looking at this man named Wei Jingming, it is not difficult to understand.
As a bar owner, Wei Jingming looks very gentle, tall and thin, with slightly long hair, handsome facial features, and a black skull tattoo on his wrist.
Ji Shuyan is not a warm-hearted person, and he didn't take the initiative to speak after sitting down.
Wei Jingming stretched out his hand generously, "Hello, I'm Wei Jingming, you are Wen Bin's friend and my friend, I'll buy all the drinks today, so feel free."
Ji Shuyan subtly raised his eyebrows, why did he have such a big face because he is Wen Bin's friend.
But he didn't say anything, nodded, shook hands with him, "Hello."
Zheng Wenbin ordered wine for Ji Shuyan at the side, "What is the lowest alcoholic cocktail you have here? Make him one, just that kind of sweet wine. He is a doctor, and he rarely touches alcohol, and he never allowed himself to get drunk."
It's not like Wei Jingming has never seen this kind of request.
"Tune a forest green," Wei Jingming said to the bartender, then looked at Ji Shuyan, "Mr. Ji is a doctor?"
"Well, doesn't it look like it?" Ji Shuyan asked.
"No, it's very similar." Wei Jingming looked at him a few times, "It looks like an elite."
Zheng Wenbin laughed beside him, "You have a good eye. He has been exceptional since he was a child, and he has always been a human elite."
Ji Shuyan kicked Zheng Wenbin lightly, "You are the only one who can boast."
After thinking about it, he took out a business card from his pocket and gave it to Wei Jingming, "If you need anything, you can call me."
Zheng Wenbin was speechless.
Whoever comes to drink and brings a business card, that's Ji Shuyan.
Wei Jingming accepted it politely, but his interest in Ji Shuyan was also very limited, so after chatting casually for a while, he turned his attention to Zheng Wenbin.
Ji Shuyan watched from the side, not understanding why Zheng Wenbin insisted on dragging him because he was embarrassed to come alone.
If you ask him to say, this is simply Lang's affection, and Lang's intention.
He sat here like a light bulb, Wei Jingming looked serious, and looked at Zheng Wenbin with gentle eyes, not drifting towards him at all.
Ji Shuyan's wine was served quickly, and he looked towards the stage while drinking. Zheng Wenbin was busy finding a partner, so he resigned himself to being the background board.
The resident singer on the stage changed to another song.
This resident singer is very young, with a headband tied on his forehead, jumping up and down on the stage, his face under the light is a little blurry, only a deep outline can be vaguely seen, and the side profile is especially beautiful.
Ji Shuyan was stunned for a moment, for some reason, he felt that this person's profile looked a bit like Duan Zhi.
As he was thinking, his phone vibrated.
Looking down, someone called him, and the caller ID - Duan Zhi.
Really say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived.
He didn't know what Duan Zhi was up to, so he quickly picked it up, "Hey, what's the matter?"
Duan Zhi is next to Ji Shuyan at the moment.
Apart from the bars, there are izakayas on this street. Today they chose this place for their social gatherings. If they have more fun after the meal, they can go to the next stall.
A group of young people got together, and the atmosphere was of course getting more and more upbeat. Drinking beer can make people crazy, and it didn't take long for them to start playing truth or dare.
This round was another round, he had very bad luck today and was selected for the fourth time.
He chose a big adventure, and a group of cronies asked him to call the seventh person in his address book to confess his love.
"Fuck, you guys are so stupid, can you be a little fresh?" Duan Zhi complained, but he didn't intend to be foolish, and looked down at his phone.
But when he saw the seventh person in the call record, he was stunned.
It's Ji Shuyan.
The name was dazzling on the white screen, like a shining thorn, and like a rose stuck in his heart.
His fingers were stuck there, unable to press down at all.
The others were already urging him, "I'm willing to bet and admit defeat, even your father has to confess to me."
Someone was sitting next to Duan Zhi. He stretched his head over and saw the name. Although he didn't know who Ji Shuyan was, he poked his finger on it enthusiastically.
The phone is connected.
"Damn it," Duan Zhi almost jumped up, "Are you in debt!"
Without any mental preparation, he made the call.
He frantically wanted to hang up, but his luck today reached a peak at this moment - in just three seconds, the call was connected.
Too fast to react.
In the noise, Ji Shuyan's voice came from the phone, "Hello?"
Duan Zhi felt his heart almost stopped beating.
After half a month of not seeing each other, Ji Shuyan's influence on him still hasn't diminished a bit.
Just hearing Ji Shuyan's voice, half of his body seemed to be frozen, but the other half seemed to be soaked in the spring rain, numb.
"Uncle Ji..." He called out in a low voice.
When the people around heard this address, they all showed surprised expressions, and quickly began to cover each other's mouths, boos, and faked a quiet scene.
"What's the matter, Duan Zhi?" Ji Shuyan asked.
Duan Zhi's Adam's apple rolled.
What should he say?
Even though he was in this lively and crowded izakaya, listening to Ji Shuyan's voice, he felt that the world had quieted down.
He glanced at the classmates around him, he knew that no one could see his strangeness at the moment, and no one would take it seriously.
It's just a truth or dare.
Even if he said "I like you", it was just a joke.
But Ji Shuyan didn't know, and Ji Shuyan on the other end of the phone didn't know.
Duan Zhi suddenly became calm.
He leaned against the wall, sitting in a casual and lazy position, and said, "Uncle Ji, I want to tell you something."
"Well, you said."
He was playing with the lighter on the table with one hand, and with a click, flames burst out.
He smiled, casually, "I like you, can you date me?"
The students around all laughed softly, and even covered each other's mouths while laughing.
Duan Zhi couldn't hear the noise around him.
He held the lighter in the palm of his hand, and it was hot, and the flame beat uneasily, as if it was going to burn through his palm.
There was a few seconds of silence on the phone.
"Boring," Ji Shuyan's voice was still calm, without fluctuation at all, "Are you guys playing some kind of game?"
Duan Zhi closed his eyes, "As expected of Uncle Ji, he is so smart, he guessed it in a second."
He didn't even leave room for fantasy, that's right, Cupid wouldn't show kindness today.
He simply admitted, "Yes, I lost, and I have to call you to confess. I'm sorry, Uncle Ji. Next time I invite you to dinner and apologize."
"It's nothing, but don't make such jokes about adults." Ji Shuyan was not angry either. It's normal for young people to have dinner and play games. He didn't do less when he was in college. It was rare for him to make a joke, "You will be beaten."
Duan Zhi also laughed, and said slowly, "Understood. But I will dare next time."
Ji Shuyan sneered, "Little brat."
He looked down at the light green cocktail in the goblet. He should have hung up the phone when he got here, but Zheng Wenbin was having a heated fight with Wei Jingming next to him. He was a bit bored drinking alone, so it was rare to ask, "Where are you playing, is it also a bar?"
Duan Zhi looked down at the name of the shop, "No, I'm in Liufang Street, Chuqing Izakaya."
Ji Shuyan was a little surprised, that's right next door to him.
But he didn't tell Duan Zhi, lest Duan Zhi feel uncomfortable.
"Okay, then you all pay attention to safety, go back early, and stop making trouble."
There was a beep on the phone and hung up.
The people around who had been holding back for a long time were released at once, talking in a hurry.
"Duanzhi, who did you call? Why do you still call him uncle?"
"It sounds so cold, and the rejection is also cold, but the voice is very handsome."
Duan Zhi smiled, took a sip of the beer, and didn't answer.
He didn't want to share anything about Ji Shuyan with anyone.
Duan Zhi put the wine glass back on the table.
The beer slid from the throat into the stomach, and there was no taste of wheat, but a bit bitter.
The first confession in his life was a failure.
But he was obviously rejected, and his heart was sour and astringent, but there was still a trace of honey sweetness left.
Because Ji Shuyan on the phone just now was very gentle.
In the bar, Ji Shuyan put down his phone and continued chatting with Zheng Wenbin and the others.
He didn't pay attention to the phone call just now.
But the words of his colleagues in the afternoon suddenly flashed through his mind, saying that he is suitable for finding a young, lively and outgoing girlfriend.
Thinking about it carefully, apart from gender, Duan Zhi quite meets the requirements.
He smiled, and he also felt that the idea was inexplicable, so he quickly put it behind him.
He heard Zheng Wenbin chatting with Wei Jingming about the rock climbing together last month, and made an appointment for the next time, so he couldn't help but smile.
He was very narrow-minded, and asked Zheng Wenbin with a surprised face, "Why didn't I know you like rock climbing? Didn't you say you hate sports?"
Zheng Wenbin: "..."
Zheng Wenbin stared at him faintly, it was written all over his face that you are the only one who talks too much.
Ji Shuyan raised his eyebrows with a proud face.
How could Wei Jingming next to him not understand what Ji Shuyan meant, he chuckled, but didn't point it out, and looked at Zheng Wenbin with a smile on his face.
The two looked at each other, Zheng Wenbin's face was slightly red.
The bar was noisy and lively, and the resident singer on the stage was roaring at the top of his lungs with incomprehensible music. These two people were in such a feasting environment, but they were full of affection, as innocent as high school students who just fell in love.
Ji Shuyan stirred the cocktail and sighed, that's good, he was automatically filtered again.
So why did he come out today? Did he ask for guilt? This dog food made him not want to talk.
The three of them stayed at the bar until almost nine o'clock, when Zheng Wenbin and Wei Jingming were about to change places, saying they were going to a concert.
Ji Shuyan was replying to his colleagues in the hospital department. Just now, the hospital had something to ask him for.
He looked up at Zheng Wenbin and Wei Jingming, but he didn't understand, how could a bar owner abandon his stall and go to the concert with his guests.
Zheng Wenbin also asked him if he would go.
Ji Shuyan shook his head. A self-conscious person would not be a light bulb. He smiled and pointed to his mobile phone, "I won't go. I have something to talk to my colleagues. After the chat, I will find a substitute driver." go back."
Zheng Wenbin was a little hesitant, it was fine if Ji Shuyan didn't want to go, but Ji Shuyan was always a little worried when he got drunk.
"Can you be alone?" he asked, "Are you drunk, can you go back by yourself?"
Ji Shuyan was speechless, "No matter how bad my drinking capacity is, it's not that bad. Besides, I'm just sitting at the bar. What can I do? I'm not a fresh graduate."
Zheng Wenbin thought about it too. It would take 10 to [-] minutes at most. He took the car keys and told him, "Then go back early and let me know when you get home."
Ji Shuyan continued to send WeChat, and hummed perfunctorily, "Understood, let's go."
In his heart, he felt that Zheng Wenbin was too cautious. As a grown man, it was not the first time he had come to a bar, so what could happen.
But soon he was slapped in the face.
It's not just high school and college students who are targeted in this world, but adults over thirty too.
Ji Shuyan sat by the bar for a while, continuing to discuss on WeChat with his colleagues, and when the matter was almost explained, he took the car keys next to him and prepared to go home as originally planned.
But halfway through, he was on the edge of the lively dance floor in the bar. He suddenly felt a little dizzy. He thought it was because he had been sitting for a long time without moving. , he felt more and more uncomfortable, his hands and feet were soft, and his body was hot.
When he got out of the bar and walked on the path next to him, he couldn't stand up anymore.
Ji Shuyan propped one hand on the wall, not understanding what was going on, and his brain swelled up and down.
He knows how much he can drink. It's just a low-alcohol cocktail, far from the point where he would feel drunk. When Zheng Wenbin left just now, he had already drank more than half of the glass. It makes no sense that the remaining few sips are so powerful.He put the back of his hand against his face, as if he wanted to cool himself down, his mind was chaotic, but he still had to force himself to calm down.
Over the years, he has watched police and gangster movies and documentaries, and he is aware of possible accidents in bars, but he has always been more careful, and the number of times he goes there is not many, and he never thought that he would be caught.
Ji Shuyan bit the tip of his tongue to keep himself awake. He pressed his pulse and counted his heartbeats.
This is Wei Jingming's bar, the bartender definitely couldn't do it, it's just some malicious customer.
Most of the people who can give him the drug will follow behind. He can choose to go back to the bar immediately for help, or he can speed up to the parking lot, lock himself in the car, ask his friends for help, and call the police.
He decisively chose the second one, which was closer to the parking lot.
He quickened his pace and stumbled towards the parking lot. Fortunately, his car was parked nearby. He rushed to the side of the car, opened the door, and locked himself in the car in just a few seconds.
With a snap, the car door locked, as if erecting a safe fortress.
Ji Shuyan spread out on the co-pilot, gasping for breath, experiencing the feeling of his life hanging by a thread for no reason.
He rarely cursed in his heart, lifted his head weakly, and looked out through the window.
Sure enough, he saw a young man in a flowered shirt standing not far away, looking at this place with annoyed eyes.
Ji Shuyan unbuttoned his shirt, and said silently, "Get lost!"
Then he turned on the phone tremblingly, and his first reaction was to call Zheng Wenbin.
But when he saw Duan Zhi, the first name on the recent interview record, he paused again.
Without much hesitation, he directly pressed the call button.
Zheng Wenbin didn't know what he was doing at this time, Duan Zhi was the closest to him, in the izakaya next door, it might be more convenient to call Duan Zhi.
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