Chapter 17: Kiss God

Ruan Zhizhi accompanied Gu Nian to strive on wedding ceremony attire, then the 2 returned to the automobile. Gu Nian began the engine, grasped the steering wheel in her hand, and turned a nook. After interested by it, she requested, “Zhizhi, if in case you have free time now, are you able to accompany me to the bar on 1943 Avenue for some time? I’ll be getting married quickly, however I don’t know why—for some purpose, my coronary heart all the time feels empty, like one thing is lacking. Maintain me firm and speak with me.” After saying so, she turned her head and checked out Ruan Zhizhi miserably. “Good Zhizhi, moreover you, I don’t know who to inform these emotions to. Simply stick with me.”

Gu Nian checked out her with watery eyes. Along with her pampered expression, not solely would a person be helpless within the face of this disaster, even Ruan Zhizhi who was as calm as water might solely elevate her palms in give up.

1943 was probably the most well-known bar avenue in Metropolis A. Whether or not it was a quiet bar or a homosexual bar, all the things one may need was out there. It was an excellent place for women and men to hunt thrills and get intoxicated.

Amongst these, the bar Kiss God was Ruan Zhizhi and Gu Nian’s former base of operations.

Ruan Zhizhi walked by the door of Kiss God. Elevating her head, she glanced on the blurry, multicoloured lights twinkling on the signboard on the entrance door. She narrowed her eyes and considered it. The final time she was right here, she’d gotten lifeless drunk. That appeared to be two years in the past already.

It turned out that in these previous two years, her emotions for Li Sichen had really, progressively light with the passage of time. 

Good.

Identical to up to now, the dance flooring was full of individuals. Women and men provoked their wishes, whereas on the stage, women in alluring garments and tall boots twisted their waists. Now and again, they shot a seductive look in direction of the onlookers.

Ruan Zhizhi and Gu Nian, like up to now, selected a settee within the far nook to sit down at. Gu Nian known as the server over, and with lofty sentiments, requested for 2 glasses of beer and one bottle of 58-proof whiskey.

“Zhizhi, tonight we’re not going residence till we’re drunk!”

Ruan Zhizhi watched her pour two full glasses of whiskey with heroic spirit and mentioned dumbfoundedly, “Ancestor, we don’t have a person with us. What if I end consuming all this alcohol on the desk tonight, after which later I’m mentally confused and get kidnapped by somebody who runs off? What’s to be carried out? Even when I wasn’t contemplating my very own security, I’ve to contemplate how your Cheng Fengjin will retaliate towards me when the time comes.”

Gu Nian waved her hand as if she couldn’t care much less. “Now that you just point out Cheng Fengjin, my coronary heart really has knots…I like him, and but I’m uneasy.”

“Cheng Fengjin is good-looking, profitable in enterprise, and furthermore, he’s single-mindedly set on you and grants no matter you ask for. When you ask me, what do it’s a must to be uneasy about?”

Gu Nian raised her head, and with one gulp, she drained your entire glass of beer in her hand: “Zhizhi, I even have a secret that I haven’t instructed you.” She reached out and poured one other glass of liquor for herself. “On the very starting, Cheng Fengjin’s {qualifications} have been so good. Why would he select to be with me? A big a part of the reason being as a result of I look so much like his former girlfriend.”

The DJ within the bar was deafening, however Ruan Zhizhi nonetheless keenly seized the important thing factors of Gu Nian’s phrases.

Gu Nian…seemed like Cheng Fengjin’s ex-girlfriend?

“Saying that is really very satirical and humiliating. Forgive me, Zhizhi, I’ve all the time been proud, conceited, and spoiled. I actually couldn’t say these phrases to you.” Gu Nian bit her lip and lowered her head to keep away from taking a look at her. “At the moment, I had simply gotten to know Cheng Fengjin. As a result of I favored him a lot, I all the time racked my brains to get near him. Afterwards, my want was fulfilled and he and I acquired collectively. I believed he favored me, till three months after we began courting. It was the primary time he acquired drunk in entrance of me, and he unconsciously known as his ex-girlfriend’s identify. Whereas calling it, he mentioned I seemed similar to her.”

This amount of data was a bit giant. Ruan Zhizhi was surprised for a number of seconds earlier than she managed to react. She pursed her lips, then softly requested, “Then afterwards when he was sober, did he provide you with an evidence?”

Gu Nian bowed her head. Her lengthy bangs hung down, protecting her eyes. “He mentioned that after we first acquired collectively, it was certainly as a result of my look and persona have been similar to his ex-girlfriend. However after getting alongside, he additionally really favored me.” Talking up till then, Gu Nian immediately lifted her head and checked out Ruan Zhizhi with an extremely severe expression: “Zhizhi, I do know that Cheng Fengjin actually loves me now. However simply because he loves me a lot at present, can he utterly disregard the harm he has carried out to me up to now?

“His love for me was false at the start, however mine wasn’t. From starting to finish, I invested all my love in him.” When she talked about this, she lastly couldn’t assist crying. “There have been a number of occasions that I dreamed his ex-girlfriend would come again to search out him. They reconciled and went again to earlier than, the place there was no place for me.”

“Gu Nian…”

Ruan Zhizhi noticed Gu Nian shed tears and instantly panicked. Flustered, she hurriedly took out a tissue from her purse and gave it to her.

“Zhizhi,” Gu Nian sniffled, “Zhizhi, inform me, what ought to I do?”

Ruan Zhizhi checked out her purple eyes and felt an ache in her coronary heart. She reached out to rigorously clear Gu Nian’s delicate make-up stains from her tears. After a very long time, she replied: “Gu Nian, you’ve been my solely pal since childhood, in addition to my greatest pal. So, it’s a must to consider that each phrase I’m about to say is to your personal good.” She paused, then continued. “You’ll be able to solely be completely happy by marrying Cheng Fengjin. Not solely does Cheng Fengjin love and take accountability for you, he additionally feels responsible. Subsequently, he can be good to you for a lifetime. He gained’t betray you and he gained’t convey hurt to you a second time. But additionally, you like him a lot, don’t you?

“Not less than for now, you two are utterly in love with one another, and his love for you has nothing to do with anyone.”

Maybe it was as a result of she had simply drank so fiercely unexpectedly, however at this second, Gu Nian started to really feel dizzy. She tilted her head and leaned on Ruan Zhizhi’s shoulder. Her voice was stuffed with a thick nasal sound. “You’re proper, Zhizhi, I do know, I do know you say this for my very own good…furthermore, the marriage day is already arriving. In truth, I actually don’t wish to depart him in any respect. If I depart Cheng Fengjin…I’ll die…”

She spoke disjointedly, her voice getting decrease and decrease till it was barely audible.

Ruan Zhizhi lowered her head to have a look at Gu Nian, who was leaning on her shoulder and had already closed her eyes. She couldn’t assist sighing. “I instructed you to not drink a lot, you didn’t pay attention.”

However now, what ought to she do?

Gu Nian had fallen asleep, and Ruan Zhizhi had additionally drank alcohol. She couldn’t drive in any respect. She needed to offer Cheng Fengjin a name, however remembered that after they had gone to strive on wedding ceremony attire that day, Gu Nian had instructed her that Cheng Fengjin was working time beyond regulation on the firm tonight. 

So ought to she name, or not name?

Simply as Ruan Zhizhi was trapped in a dilemma, she immediately heard a commotion coming from the route of the bar counter. 

Trying in direction of the supply of the noise, Ruan Zhizhi discovered that the counter was now abandoned. She had no thought what occurred. At this second, the encircling sea of individuals have been impenetrable inside and outside.

The subsequent second, passing by the group, she noticed a person casually turning his head. 

The air appeared to freeze at this second. 

Two pairs of eyes intersected right away. Unexpectedly, Ruan Zhizhi felt a bit of bit glad. 

The person with clear brows and eyes stood up from the bar counter, lower by the surging throng of individuals, and walked in direction of her step-by-step, calm and swish.

It was nonetheless a well-known sight.

Ruan Zhizhi had no selection however to confess that Shi Yan actually was her saviour.

He all the time confirmed up when she was at an entire loss, after which he’d rescue her.

“Ruan Zhizhi, what are you doing right here?” He stood in entrance of her and spoke with a tone of voice that was surprisingly considerably extreme.

Ruan Zhizhi was surprised and assumed that he undoubtedly misunderstood her for a single lady coming to the bar to discover a thrill. She rapidly pointed a finger to Gu Nian beside her, who had already entered the land of goals. She unconsciously defined, “I got here to accompany Gu Nian to drink, and she or he acquired drunk…So now, I don’t understand how I ought to take her residence.”

As soon as she completed talking, she seemed up pitifully at Shi Yan.

The person’s eyes softened in a cut up second. Ruan Zhizhi acknowledged that in comparison with different individuals, he was particularly indulgent in direction of her.

Shi Yan bowed his head and glanced at Gu Nian who was already dozing. With out having to assume, he known as the waiter over to instantly pay the invoice.

Ruan Zhizhi hurriedly stood as much as try to cease him: “You don’t need to pay for it, I’ve cash available.” As she spoke, she rummaged for her pockets in her purse. By the point she discovered her pockets, the opposite social gathering had already signed the receipt in daring cursive.

Ruan Zhizhi: “……”

Shi Yan lifted his eyes indifferently. “What are you in a daze for? Nonetheless not going?”

Having mentioned so, he leaned down barely. With pure motions, he reached out to take Ruan Zhizhi’s purse and mentioned, “I’ll enable you maintain the bag whilst you maintain Gu Nian. Any issues with that?”

Ruan Zhizhi nodded with no second thought. Whereas nodding, she immediately realized that one thing wasn’t proper. After interested by it, she couldn’t assist however open her mouth: “Though Gu Nian could be very mild, having a lady like me help her all the best way to the parking zone…I really feel that it’s nonetheless a bit tough.”

Shi Yan sighed and crouched down in entrance of her, a considerably helpless expression in his eyes. “Ruan Zhizhi, I additionally don’t wish to allow you to get drained, however I’ve a slight phobia of contact with the alternative intercourse, so…”

Phobia of contact with the alternative intercourse?

Ruan Zhizhi was surprised when she heard his phrases. After recalling it for some time, she found that it actually did seem that Shi Yan hadn’t taken the initiative to achieve out and contact different women. However when she rigorously considered it once more, he had clearly approached her of his personal accord earlier than. Furthermore, he had additionally carried out a couple of issues that have been fairly ambiguous between men and women.

She couldn’t assist however elevate her head to have a look at him. At current, the 2 of them have been so shut that she appeared to listen to his respiratory.

She was sitting on the couch, and he was crouched whereas trying down at her. He was nonetheless half a head taller than her.

The lighting within the bar was blurry, and the music was ear-splitting. The environment was saturated with need in all places. But for a second, she didn’t appear to listen to something. Earlier than her eyes there solely remained the define of this one man. With a touch of heat in his indifference, he watched her fixedly.

His eyes have been pitch-black and baseless, however there was a faint fog drifting up. At this very second, his gaze appeared to be incomparably tender.

Though this sort of fragmentary heat was like an phantasm, solely at this second, she immediately actually needed to sink into his eyes. She didn’t need something, she simply needed to depend upon him with a transparent conscience.

As if enticed by one thing, Ruan Zhizhi opened her mouth and immediately mentioned uncontrollably, “Shi Yan—”

The person who was about to rise up froze.

Instantly returning to her senses, Ruan Zhizhi shook her head vigorously and cleared her throat. “Ahem, I simply needed to say that I’m actually sorry to hassle you time and again.”

It was absurd. Simply now, there was a cut up second the place she appeared possessed. She needed to ask him whether or not he favored her.

Ruan Zhizhi, you could have been feeling so good about your self not too long ago. You’re really so delirious to assume that Shi Yan would really like you.

Shi Yan smiled, not minding in any respect: “Ruan Zhizhi, I simply hope that the following time you meet bother, the primary particular person you contact is me.”

Not like how we are actually, if you solely discover me for assist after we run into one another by probability.

I wish to turn into the primary particular person you consider if you come throughout difficulties.

I wish to show that I can clear up all of the troubles in your life, large and small. 

“Uh…however I’m afraid you’ll dislike me and discover me bothersome. In any case, our relationship just isn’t notably acquainted.” As Ruan Zhizhi responded, she struggled to assist Gu Nian sit up from the couch.

Thankfully, though Gu Nian’s consciousness was muddle-headed, her physique responded very cooperatively in getting up. Ruan Zhizhi wrapped certainly one of Gu Nian’s arms round her shoulders and supported her to face up. It was a lot simpler than she anticipated.

Shi Yan was holding onto her cartoon purse. He grasped the pink pompom on the bag and spun it round his fingertip carelessly. “I don’t know why, however after I can’t see you, every day is very uninteresting.”

Translator’s Observe: Sorry for the shortage of updates, I had exams after which I damage my hand T^T Additionally, subsequent week I’m beginning my internship so I’d provide you with an importing schedule.