Saturday evening arrived as expected.
Jiang Xuan watched Lin Zimao get himself ready and go out, carrying a newly bought backpack with him, as if he was going to a date.
Jiang Xuan asked casually, "Are you going out?"
Lin Zimao lowered his head to tie his shoelaces and nodded: "Well, you really aren't going?"
Jiang Xuan had told the other side that he couldn't go because of something, and that meant he really wasn't going.
Jiang Xuan's mood suddenly dropped to the bottom for no reason. Jiaoyan held his hands and kicked him with his hind legs, but he got no response. After Lin Zimao disappeared from his sight, he found that Jiaoyan's claws had scratched his wrist and it was bleeding.
Jiang Xuan made up his mind and took out the pet nail clippers: "Pepper and Salt, come here, I'll cut your nails."
When Pepper and Salt saw the nail clippers, they ran away decisively.
Jiang Xuan chased after him: "Run, run again."
Pepper and Salt ran upstairs.
Jiang Xuan took two steps at a time and chased after him.
For some reason I have the illusion that my wife is out on a date while I am at home taking care of the kids.
Of course Lin Zimao did not attend Cheng Chen's birthday party. However, since he won the mock competition championship and the Ren Siran incident happened, many people knew him.
He finally decided to just take a walk and leave, as the place he wanted to go happened to be very close to the hotel where Cheng Chen was holding his birthday party.
Guo Xingwei said he would come to pick him up, but Lin Zimao refused, so he drove there himself.
The hotel where the party was held was quite grand, and he saw many familiar faces at the door.
Guo Xingwei had been sending him messages non-stop since he left the house, asking him if he had arrived every five minutes, completely forgetting that they had ever had a fight. But ever since Lin Zimao's performance in the simulation cabin competition, this guy's attitude towards him had changed 180 degrees.
At the hotel entrance, Lin Zimao saw Guo Xingwei who was looking around, and Ji Chen who seemed to be waiting.
Seeing Lin Zimao, Ji Chen walked over with a smile: "Hey, junior, I thought you were not coming."
Lin Zimao looked at him and said, "What a coincidence, Senior."
Ji Chen: "It's quite a coincidence, Cheng Chen is also my friend." He thought Lin Zimao didn't know about this, so he explained that the friend Cheng Chen was talking about was actually him, and he exchanged Jiang Xuan's gift with Cheng Chen.
Guo Xingwei knew the two of them. He knew that Ji Chen and Jiang Xuan were friends. He was still a little offended by that group of people, so he decisively ran to chat with his friends. Cheng Chen was his target, and he was responsible for bringing Lin Zimao there.
Lin Zimao didn't care about Guo Xingwei's little thoughts.
The party was held on the 20th floor of the hotel. A banquet hall was decorated as a party scene, with lights, balloons, music, drinks and snacks. Some men and women attended in formal attire, while others, like Lin Zimao, were dressed casually.
Cheng Chen didn't treat Lin Zimao very well. The first time he confessed his feelings to Jiang Xuan, he was confused by this man. He felt a little angry when he saw him, but now he had to rely on Ji Chen to help him deal with Jiang Xuan. What's more, Ji Chen was actually interested in Lin Zimao.
Lin Zimao went to Cheng Chen and gave him a random gift. No matter what he gave, Cheng Chen would probably not like it.
Cheng Chen asked Ji Chen: "Brother Chen, why didn't Brother Jiang Xuan come with you?"
Ji Chen said: "He asked me to give you the gift. He has something else to do today so he won't come."
Lin Zimao listened and was surprised that Jiang Xuan really didn't come if he said so. He didn't even attend Cheng Chen's birthday party.
In fact, Jiang Xuan was staying at home and seemed to have nothing else to do, and suddenly he felt a little better.
But he didn't want to meddle in other people's affairs, and he came here today to see if there was anything special.
He discovered that in addition to Ji Chen, Jiang Man also knew other people, such as Jiang Xuan's cousin Jiang Man.
Ji Chen said he was going to get him a drink, and Jiang Man came over.
Jiang Man walked up to Lin Zimao and said, "Hey, long time no see! I didn't expect to see you here. Please don't let my classmates see you!"
"Why?" Lin Zimao didn't quite understand, "Did I offend them?"
Jiang Man: "It's more than an offense. They might even eat you."
Lin Zimao: "How do you say that?"
Jiang Man: "It's all about that rubbish senior last time. Now our department has two more ideological and political classes every week, and we have to complete the full credits to graduate. We strictly enforce the card system, and no one can be late."
Lin Zimao was amused when he heard this: "Then why do you still want to go out and play now? You should be memorizing your lessons at school."
Jiang Man said, "No, it's not necessary. I finally have a weekend off. I heard that our department has invited you to transfer to another department. Do you agree? If you come, we can become classmates. I haven't had enough fun with you yet."
Lin Zimao hesitated for a moment and said, "Are you sure you want to follow me?"
Jiang Man begged for mercy: "It will take half an hour, not five minutes. Please show some mercy. But then again, it would be a shame if you didn't come to our department."
Lin Zimao smiled and shook his head: "If your department is not fun, I won't go."
Jiang Man expressed deep regret.
Ji Chen brought the juice over and handed it to Lin Zimao. Seeing that Jiang Man was still not leaving, he began to chase him away: "Jiang Man, why don't you go play games with Cheng Chen and the others?"
Jiang Man sat there and refused to leave: "No, Zimao and I are still friends, let's chat for a while. Brother Chen, didn't you say that a genius senior from your command department is coming? Why don't you help Cheng Chen greet him?"
Ji Chen frowned and said, "What does it have to do with me?"
Jiang Man rolled his eyes at him: "Don't you usually dote on Cheng Chen? If you don't help him, who will help him?"
Ji Chen was almost irritated by the words of this stupid kid: "We are all friends, why should I spoil you or not?"
Jiang Man said unhappily, "That's not necessarily true. I never thought you would come to help me entertain guests on my birthday. Cheng Chen acted coquettishly with you and you came, right?"
Ji Chen: "What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't do that."
Jiang Man: "How about making a bet? Look, Cheng Chen is here. If he asks you to do something, you will definitely do it right away!"
Ji Chen was upset by what he said: "Do you think I can do it?"
As expected, Cheng Chen came over.
Lin Zimao listened with great interest, while Jiang Man seemed to be jealous and retorted to Ji Chen.
Jiang Man whispered to Lin Zimao: "You know Jiang Xuan, right?"
Lin Zimao nodded: "Yes."
Jiang Man: "He is my cousin. Cheng Chen likes my brother, and my brother is close to Brother Chen, so Cheng Chen always asks him about my brother's movements."
It sounds like Jiang Man actually has a lot of dissatisfaction with Cheng Chen, or Jiang Man doesn't like Cheng Chen very much? Coincidentally, he doesn't like Cheng Chen very much either. They are both boys, and he always feels that Cheng Chen has a yin aura. The full name should be yin yang guai qi.
Lin Zimao asked curiously: "Then?"
Jiang Man snorted and said, "Then my brother was seduced away."
Lin Zimao: "Are they together?"
Jiang Man waved his hands: "No, no, it's just that your brother is not your brother, you know."
Lin Zimao: "Oh, you are jealous."
Jiang Man, a tall man, scratched his head and said, "I wonder if Cheng Chen has drugged other men. Why do they all like to get close to him? The genius senior from the command department I just mentioned is also pursuing him."
Lin Zimao: "Doesn't he like Jiang Xuan? Why doesn't he reject the genius senior?"
Jiang Man: "He is like this. Do you know the owner of the fish pond?"
Lin Zimao had never studied the matter of love in depth: "What does it mean?"
Jiang Man: "What it means is that these men are his fish, or spare tires."
Lin Zimao: "Is your brother also a fish?"
Jiang Man: "Maybe? My brother is too cold. I can't tell that he likes Cheng Chen. It was Cheng Chen who took the initiative."
As they were talking, Cheng Chen walked up to them, but he stopped in front of Ji Chen.
Cheng Chen's voice was different from theirs, not very crisp, but sticky: "Brother Chen, can you give Brother Jiang Xuan a call?"
In the past, Ji Chen would have been willing to do so, but after having a deep chat with Jiang Xuan, and considering what Jiang Man had just said to him, the way he looked at Cheng Chen started to change.
Ji Chen said: "Don't you have his communicator? Check it out for yourself."
Cheng Chen said awkwardly: "I..." He knew that Jiang Xuan was cold and indifferent, so he habitually asked his friends around him for help.
The more Ji Chen looked at him, the more strange he felt: "What are you talking about?"
Cheng Chen said aggrievedly: "I had a quarrel with him."
If Ji Chen hadn't heard what Jiang Xuan had said, he would have really believed Cheng Chen again. There was some displeasure on his face.
"But Jiang Xuan said he didn't quarrel with you." Ji Chen exposed him, and suddenly felt that Cheng Chen was a little boring. "You two should solve your own problems by yourselves. Don't go through me. It's not appropriate for me to interfere. Today is your nineteenth birthday."
I used to think that Cheng Chen was a simple and shy little brother, but today I saw him wandering around the party like a butterfly, chatting with people. How could such a Cheng Chen not dare to talk to Jiang Xuan
Then there is a possibility, that is, they contacted Jiang Xuan, and Jiang Xuan agreed to Cheng Chen's request for the sake of friendship.
The more he thought about it, the more sorry he felt for his friend. He even felt that it was right for Jiang Xuan not to come today.
Cheng Chen's lie was exposed by Ji Chen and his face changed slightly. Fortunately, Jiang Man and Lin Zimao were here
Why is it him again? Why is he always there whenever Jiang Xuan has something to do with him? He is like a jinx. He regrets that he should not have invited Lin Zimao over. It really makes things difficult for him.
But Lin Zimao was the person Ji Chen liked, and no matter how dissatisfied Cheng Chen was with Lin Zimao, he did not lose his temper on the spot.
He changed his attitude and used his status as the birthday boy to say to Ji Chen: "Brother Chen, today is my birthday. I just want to say a few words to Brother Jiang Xuan. Can't even a small wish of mine be fulfilled?"
Ji Chen used to take action immediately after hearing Cheng Chen say this, but today he was firm in his resolve: "Cheng Chen, it's not that Brother Chen won't help you, but I can't contact Jiang Xuan either. You better try to contact him yourself."
Cheng Chen was about to cry. He looked at Ji Chen resentfully, then turned and left.
Ji Chen ignored Jiang Man's provocative look, but sat aside to reflect, while Lin Zimao drank juice.
Jiang Man said to Lin Zimao: "How about it, do you realize how powerful Cheng Chen is?"
Lin Zimao nodded but did not agree. It seemed not a good idea to speak ill of the host's family at the host's birthday party. What's more, he had fooled Cheng Chen some time ago.
Ji Chen originally wanted to chat with Lin Zimao for a while longer, but the big guy Jiang Man blocked them and refused to leave, so he couldn't do anything. During the chat, Jiang Man blocked his mouth with a few words again, which made his reputation plummet in front of Lin Zimao, and he almost beat him up.
Jiang Man, Ji Chen and Lin Zimao sat and chatted for a while, then went about their own socializing.
Lin Zimao was enjoying his leisure time. He drank a few cocktails and felt a little dizzy. After finishing the last one, he was about to stand up and leave when Liang Yuan, whom he had met in Lin Zifeng's laboratory a few days ago, came over.
Liang Yuan stood in front of him holding a wine glass, looked down at him and said: "I didn't expect you to be the arrogant Lin Zimao. You and Lin Zifeng are really brothers, seeking fame and reputation, you are birds of a feather."
Lin Zimao, who had been planning to slip away, felt uncomfortable after hearing this. He looked up at Liang Yuan and said, "You have learned a lot of idioms, but I think you should learn to respect others first."
Liang Yuan was stunned. He could tell that Lin Zimao was scolding him for being rude: "What's the point of your eloquence?"
Lin Zimao thought that this person might have a problem with his brain, but he was not the type to suffer a loss: "Well, he should be more useful than you."
Liang Yuan was extremely angry, but he didn't want to lose face as a genius, so he walked away proudly with his wine glass.
Lin Zimao rolled his eyes speechlessly, he really couldn't stay at this kind of birthday party, so he said goodbye to Ji Chen and Jiang Man and left. Ji Chen offered to take him back to school, but Lin Zimao declined. When Ji Chen asked him where he lived, he was so scared that he jumped up.
Lin Zimao went out in the evening and returned home before eight o'clock in the evening.
Jiang Xuan was actually at home, but he had changed his clothes. The pepper salt who came over to greet him smelled of shampoo. She probably smelled the alcohol on him and didn't like it, so she ran away.
When Lin Zimao was changing his shoes, Jiang Xuan glanced over. Lin Zimao kicked off his shoes, walked barefoot to the sofa and asked him, "Jiang Xuan, what do you mean by raising fish?"
Jiang Xuan was sitting on the sofa, holding a small computer and reading some information. Lin Zimao leaned close to him. He asked him calmly, "What kind of fish do you want to raise?"
Lin Zimao stared at his face and said something else: "It doesn't look like a fish."
Jiang Xuan smelled the alcohol on him and tapped his chest with his fingertips, asking him to step back a little: "Drinking again, talking nonsense."
Lin Zimao drank a few cocktails when he was bored at the party. He held Jiang Xuan's fingers with both hands and said, "Just raise fish."
Jiang Xuan: "Drunk again?"
Lin Zimao blinked: "No, Jiang Man said that Cheng Chen is the owner of the fish pond, and you are the little fish he raised." He explained the whole story honestly.
Jiang Xuan sighed, looked at his fingers being held on his chest by Lin Zimao, and said, "Lin Zimao."
The house was warm. Lin Zimao sat down and did not move. He began to feel sleepy. His head fell down little by little: "Hmm?"
Seeing that he was about to fall asleep, Jiang Xuan sighed and said, "I'm not being kept as a fish."
Lin Zimao was still holding Jiang Xuan's fingers. He opened his eyes and blinked when he heard the sound: "Ah, oh."
He sat on the sofa in a daze, looking very well behaved. After a while, he leaned his head on Jiang Xuan's shoulder and fell asleep with his head tilted.
Jiang Xuan's fingers were still held by him, but he was not very willing to pull them back.
A drunkard, honest and cute.