TSIBAMS Chapter 35

After washing up, he didn’t immediately stand up, still keeping his head buried in the sink. He closed his eyes and said to Ye Xing, “If this wasn’t Xu Ge’s place, I wouldn’t care how crazy you went. Even if you were beaten half to death, I’d help call 120.”

Ye Xing really didn’t expect that after throwing up like that, he could continue the previous topic. He couldn’t help but chuckle, “I don’t know what you guys are so afraid of.”

Qi Guang closed his eyes and adjusted his thoughts for a while, then stood up straight and looked at him. His gaze was always firm, but this time, probably because he had drunk, there was a trace of confusion in his eyes.

Ye Xing didn’t know what he meant by looking at him like that, so he narrowed his eyes and looked back. The private room outside the door was extremely noisy, with singing, finger-guessing games, and all kinds of chaotic sounds crashing down on them. But strangely, it was as if there was a transparent barrier between the two of them. He couldn’t distinguish other sounds, his attention focused entirely on Qi Guang’s face.

Qi Guang’s bangs were still dripping water, and there were still some residues on his face, on his lips, on the tip of his nose, on his thick eyelashes, and his eyebrows, which were already a bit sharp, now sticking to his forehead, making him look a little…

Sexy.

This was the first time he had personally experienced this word, and it was actually used on a boy.

And a boy who had just finished throwing up.

What was wrong with him? Ye Xing took a deep breath.

At this moment, Qi Guang moved closer to him. Ye Xing instantly felt his whole body stiffen. His legs felt like they weighed a ton, unable to pull out, and his hand was tightly clutching the Buddhist beads in his pocket. He watched Qi Guang approach, and when the distance between them had broken through the social distance and made him feel a little violated, Qi Guang spoke, “Ye Xing, I’ve said it before, I envy your simplicity.”

So he only got so close because the environment was too noisy.

Ye Xing felt ashamed of the inappropriate thoughts that had almost popped up just now.

Qi Guang didn’t notice the sudden change in the other person’s breathing. He continued, “But, it’s simplicity, not stupidity. Impulsiveness can’t solve problems, and it’s futile to reason with unreasonable people. Do you know what kind of person Li Zhendong is? He’s involved in everything: gambling, drugs, and prostitution. If you get entangled with someone like him, you won’t be able to get away unscathed. Do you think Xu Ge is afraid of him? When Xu Ge was a gangster, Li Zhendong was still washing dishes in a restaurant! It’s just that Xu Ge doesn’t act as recklessly as him, and now that Xu Ge has retired, he doesn’t want to cause trouble for his store. You have to know, ruining an entertainment venue is a piece of cake for those thugs!”

The small space made Ye Xing, who was already having difficulty breathing, feel even more cramped. He didn’t want to argue with Qi Guang, after all, based on past experience, he couldn’t win an argument with Qi Guang, even if he had thrown up, he could still analyze the pros and cons logically. Tsk tsk, he couldn’t tell whether to praise this person’s alcohol tolerance or his brain.

“Got it.” Ye Xing opened the bathroom door and walked out.

Chen Hui was still sitting in the same spot, except the wine in front of him wasn’t the same bottle as before. However, the light was too dim, and he couldn’t tell what kind of wine had been changed. He saw Ye Xing and Qi Guang coming out one after the other and looked at them mockingly, “You guys were in there for so long, did you throw up?”

“No, just washed my face.” Qi Guang answered coldly, casually wiping the water droplets off his face.

“What about you? Did you go wash your face too?” Chen Hui looked at Ye Xing.

Ye Xing really didn’t want to pay attention to him, but looking at his annoying expression, he couldn’t help but retort, “I went to pee! Is that your business too?”

Chen Hui clapped his hands, a smug smile appearing on his annoying face, “You guys are really close. You even have to have someone keep you company when you pee.”

“You motherfucker…” Ye Xing instantly threw Qi Guang’s lecture to the back of his mind, and his fist clenched…

His fist was still clenched when Qi Guang pulled him behind him, not even finishing his sentence. Qi Guang turned his head and whispered forcefully in his ear, “From now on, you’re a deaf person.”

As soon as Qi Guang spoke, Ye Xing listened. He also reviewed the lecture from just now.

Okay, be a deaf person.

Learn to act from classmate Qi.

Ye Xing’s mind was filled with a series of comments, and he suddenly found it a bit funny.

“Sit down, let’s play some games.” Chen Hui picked up the dice on the table and shook them.

Qi Guang glanced in Xu Ge’s direction, not knowing what he was talking about with Li Zhendong. It seemed he wouldn’t be leaving anytime soon, so he pulled Ye Xing down to sit.

Only when he sat down did he realize that the wine in front of him had been changed, and he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness.

Even if his alcohol tolerance was good, he couldn’t handle mixed drinks. Chen Hui was determined to get him completely drunk.

Ah Huang and Chen Hui, he understood them now. Qi Guang despised these thugs under Li Zhendong. They were immoral and were nothing more than lowlifes. Compared to them, Xu Ge was a saint among thugs.

That’s why they say, “It’s better to offend a gentleman than a petty person.” Xu Ge and Bai Shu had both warned him not to offend Li Zhendong, and there was a reason for it.

Fine, it wasn’t certain who would fall first.

Besides Chen Hui, there was also a rainbow team with all different colors of hair playing dice. Ye Xing wasn’t interested in distinguishing which colors they were. The numerical disadvantage was already enough of a headache. Qi Guang leaned in close to his ear and whispered, “You just watch from the side.”

“That’s too much, great hero Qi. By the way, deaf people can’t hear.” Ye Xing said.

Ye Xing felt very uncomfortable with Qi Guang constantly protecting him like a girl.

“A deaf person isn’t a mute. I’m dizzy and can’t see clearly. You read for me.” Qi Guang turned his face to look at him. The distance was less than fifteen centimeters, and Ye Xing could clearly see that even though this person’s gaze was in his direction, his eyes were unfocused, and he couldn’t easily focus.

Telling you to drink so much, you still act like this even after throwing up!

Ye Xing nodded.

“Damn it, this guy’s phone is just a decoration. He doesn’t answer nine out of ten calls.” Zhou Tian closed his phone and walked out of the private room.

Did he fall into a black hole after going to the bathroom?

He wandered around the men’s restroom and, after confirming that no one was there, he suddenly realized that the guy had probably just used it as an excuse to slip away.

Although he was used to not being able to get in touch with Ye Xing, he felt a vague unease this time. Perhaps it was because Ye Xing had an incident in the KTV last time, and this time he had gone missing here again. He felt like nothing good would come of it.

Zhou Tian decided to walk towards the front desk, intending to try his luck with the staff.

As he passed private room 507, he noticed that the person by the door looked familiar. Upon closer inspection, Bai Shu was leaning against the opposite side of the private room door, looking unhappy, as if he was lost in thought.

“Excuse me, have you seen a tall, thin boy pass by?” Zhou Tian asked him. When Bai Shu turned his head, he began to gesture as he described, “About 185cm tall, wearing a black jacket, single eyelids, and… pretty handsome… you know, the type you’d remember if you saw him…”

Bai Shu folded his arms across his chest and remained leaning against the wall without moving.

“Is it the one inside?” He raised his chin and pointed towards private room 507.

Zhou Tian followed the direction of his finger and, through the glass window on the door, he saw Qi Guang and Ye Xing together, surrounded by unfamiliar faces. The colors of their hair stood out. He was a bit surprised. Wasn’t Qi Guang supposed to be at 1984 today? How did he end up upstairs with Ye Xing, hanging out with these shady people?

They didn’t look very happy.

Zhou Tian leaned closer to the glass, his face almost pressed against it. Ye Xing’s face looked like he could kill someone, and although Qi Guang seemed to be smiling, it was a soulless smile, as if he could fall into Ye Xing’s arms at any moment.

“What’s wrong with them?” Zhou Tian turned around and anxiously looked at Bai Shu.

After looking him up and down, Bai Shu asked, “Are you also Qi Guang’s classmate?”

“Yeah.” Zhou Tian nodded.

“It looks like they’re just drinking. They’ll be out in a bit,” Bai Shu said.

Zhou Tian was skeptical. He hesitated for a moment, wanting to ask something else, when the door behind him was suddenly opened. Ye Xing grabbed Qi Guang’s arm and looped it around his shoulder, half-carrying and half-dragging him out, his face filled with displeasure.

It seemed like the people inside weren’t friendly.

“Ye Xing, you guys…” Zhou Tian cut off his sentence, not wanting to ask further, and quickly stepped forward to lend a hand, supporting the other side of Qi Guang’s body. However, Qi Guang was much taller than him, and he even had to tiptoe to keep his balance.

Qi Guang’s head was drooping, and he didn’t say a word. Although it was difficult to tell, the strong smell of alcohol on him betrayed him—this person wasn’t sober.

Following them out was Xu Ge, who was still saying goodbye to the people inside.

“The kid drank too much. Excuse us for now.” After closing the door, Xu Ge immediately changed his expression and cursed in a low voice, “Fuck!”

Bai Shu stepped forward to help him, but he waved his hand. “I didn’t drink too much. Help Qi Guang into the car.”

A low pressure enveloped the corridor. The ten thousand whys in Zhou Tian’s mind were forcibly suppressed. Although he didn’t know what had happened, he kept hearing Bai Shu and Xu Ge cursing behind him as they walked downstairs. He could vaguely understand that Qi Guang had been bullied.

“How did Qi Guang get so drunk? I remember his alcohol tolerance was quite good,” Bai Shu asked.

“Those bastards deliberately plied him with alcohol, mixing different kinds of drinks,” Xu Ge said with a dark face.

“Xu Ge! Why are those people so arrogant in your place?” Bai Shu walked with his hands in his pockets, looking extremely displeased.

“If you have something to say, just say it directly,” Xu Ge glanced at him.

Bai Shu stopped walking, and Xu Ge also stopped, turning around to wait for him to speak. After the three people in front of them had created some distance, Bai Shu said, “When did Li Zhendong get the right to talk here? Xu Ge, even though you’re not a gangster anymore, is it necessary to keep giving way like this?”

Xu Ge watched as the only staff member on the corridor pushed a trolley into the private room, then responded, “Bai Shu, how can you not understand the logic that Qi Guang understands? It’s precisely because we’re running a legitimate business now that we have to avoid getting involved with these messy people.”

They rarely talked like this face-to-face. It was the first time Bai Shu had realized that Xu Ge was a head taller than him. Arguing like this put him at a disadvantage, and he could only stand straight in front of him, looking up at his boss with a determined expression.

“It’s not that I don’t understand, I just can’t accept it. Who does he think he is? If we don’t provoke him, we can all just mind our own business, right? Why come here to show off? Does he really think our brothers from the past are all useless! If we really fought, it’s not certain who would be at a disadvantage!”

“Bai Shu!” Xu Ge shouted in a low voice.

Bai Shu closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and frowned. A few seconds later, he opened them again. “I just can’t stand seeing you have to put on a smile for this kind of scum!”

“The reason I gave him face today is because he needed a way out. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have let those two kids go. They’re still students, after all. Any disturbance could lead to them being punished or even expelled. It’s not worth it.” Xu Ge knew that Bai Shu was doing it for his own good. He felt a little apologetic for his outburst just now. He explained while unconsciously reaching out and holding the other’s arm.

Bai Shu didn’t move. He just looked up at him. After a while, he said expressionlessly, “It’s mostly because of Qi Guang, right.”

Xu Ge frowned, lowered his hand, and turned around to walk forward, “Because I’m the boss!”