The place that Monkey had set was a private restaurant in Xicheng. The restaurant is near the lake, and the green trees at the door are shaded. From the outside, I thought it was someone's mansion.
Su Mian took Han Chen's arm and walked inside, looking at the lanterns on the eaves, and admiring, "This place is really beautiful."
Han Chen put his hands in his trouser pockets, and his expression was quite light: "This is considered beautiful?" He glanced at her: "I will take you to a more beautiful place in the future, so don't be distracted."
Su Mian smiled.
Under the guidance of the waiter, he entered the private room. The interior is decorated in an antique style and exquisitely dazzling. Two men walked out just in time, dressed in casual clothes, looking a year or two younger than Han Chen, with smiles all over their faces.
"Yo! Young Master Han is here."
"I finally got a chance to meet Brother Han today!"
These two are also from the same circle, but Han Chen was not very familiar with them back then, and today he was probably called by the monkey to join in the fun. Han Chen smiled and greeted them.
They also saw Su Mian and laughed even more: "Brother, this must be your girlfriend, right?"
"Fuck, Brother Han is Brother Han, this guy picked it up! He's so beautiful!"
Su Mian looked at them with a smile and said, "I've passed the award, I've passed the award." Han Chen took the cigarette they handed over, but didn't light it, put it on his ear, looked at her and replied, "Well, she's always been so beautiful."
The two did not hear what he meant, and diligently led them in.
Going around the screen and passing through the bead curtain, you can see the pear and flower wood round table that can accommodate ten people. It is still empty, but it is full of exquisite tableware and a pot of tea. On the tatami by the window, two men were sitting. With gentle smiles on their faces, they were talking in a low voice. Hearing the movement, they both stood up and looked this way at the same time.
Someone was chatting next to him, and Han Chen was silent. Su Mian stood beside him and looked at the two men.
One was wearing a black suit and the other was wearing a casual jacket, both of whom looked very elegant. The two of them were about the same age as Han Chen, and they had a pair of eyes with Han Chen, and their expressions were actually moved.
"Shen Er."
"Shen Er."
The two spoke.
Then their eyes naturally fell on Su Mian.
Su Mian didn't know how to describe their expressions at this moment. That expression was like seeing a ghost, instantly stiffened, and his face changed drastically, and he was completely speechless.
Su Mian's heart skipped a beat.
Probably because their expressions were too weird, and everyone else was a little stunned. For a moment, the splendid private room fell into a dead silence.
And Su Mian just stared at them firmly, wanting to see more clues from their faces. Suddenly, the hand was held by someone.
It was Han Chen.
There was no expression on his face, and his eyes were as black as the hard rocks of the seabed. Wrapping her waist, she walked to Dawei and Monkey.
"Long time no see. This is my childhood, Dawei, monkey." His tone was calm, "This is my girlfriend... Bai Jin Xi."
The room was still silent, and everyone could see the abnormality of Dawei and the monkey. Dawei looked at Han Chen with a livid face, while Monkey blushed and nodded to Su Mian, "Hello."
At this time, someone beside me said, "Sit down, take a seat first. Big Via, did I open the bottle of Burgundy you stored here?"
Dawei replied lightly, "Let's go."
When everyone entered the table, Han Chen didn't say anything. He led Su Mian and sat down in the guest seat, next to Dawei and Monkey.
Soon two more girls came, the girl of the monkey and another man. There are so many people that it should be lively. However, this meal was very strange from start to finish. Apart from the two companions and female companions, they kept chatting and looking for topics, and they also chatted with Su Mian. Today's three protagonists: Han Chen, Dawei, and Monkey, didn't say a word from beginning to end, and their faces didn't look good either.
So easy, the meal is over.
It was because the atmosphere was too embarrassing. A girl suggested, "Would you like to go to a bar by the lake? It's fun to know a store."
Before he finished speaking, Da Wei had already picked up his suit jacket and stood up: "I still have something to do, so I won't go. You treat Shen Er well." He patted Han Chen's shoulder and started putting on his jacket.
No one else said a word, but the monkey looked at Dawei and then at Han Chen, his eyes flicking over Su Mian in a complicated way, as if he didn't know what to say.
"boom".
It was Han Chen who placed the celadon tea bowl on the table.
Everyone looked over and looked at each other. Dawei's action of putting on his clothes stopped.
Su Mian turned to look at Han Chen.
He took off his jacket and wore only a light gray long-sleeved T-shirt, which made his appearance even more fair and handsome. He was playing with the tea bowl with one hand, staring at it with dark eyes, and his profile without the slightest expression was more like a layer of ice.
"Everyone goes to the bar. Anyone who doesn't go today will not give Han Chen face."
Everyone was silent, Dawei stood still, and the monkey lowered his head.
Su Mian held his hand under the table.
His hand was a little cold, and his slender, calloused fingers gently held her back.
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The bar is near the restaurant, and the group walked past.
No one spoke on the road.
Han Chen and Su Mian gradually fell behind, and there was no one else beside them.
She took his arm, not knowing what to say for a while. Just seeing him so ruthless makes me feel distressed.
"Han Chen..." She looked up at him.
His eyes were as quiet as the water in Shichahai, he held her neck in his hand, lowered his head and kissed her long hair: "Don't worry about it, leave it to me."
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This bar faces the lake and is built into a winding corridor on the water. Each table occupies an independent corner. Han Chen put his hands in his trouser pockets, walked straight to the deepest part, and said to one of the girls, "My girlfriend has never been to Shichahai, please take her for a walk."
The girl hurriedly said yes, and smiled and pulled Su Mian's hand. Su Mian and Han Chen looked at each other, smiled and left with the girl.
The two companions are still together now, so there is really no eye for it. Just found a table outside and said hello to the monkey: "Brother Monkey, the two of us are sitting here and drinking."
The monkey did not speak, nor did David speak. Seeing that Han Chen had walked to the innermost table by himself and sat down, waiting for them. The two looked at each other and saw the difficulty in each other's eyes. However, after five years, the day has finally come to ride a tiger. The faces of the two were as black as the bottom of a pot, and they still walked towards Han Chen.
After sitting down, for a while, none of the three said a word.
Dawei took out his cigarette and lowered his head to light it. The monkey also took one and looked up at Han Chen: "Shen'er, do you want one?"
Han Chen put his hand on the armrest of the bamboo and rattan chair, and answered clearly, "No smoking. Su Mian doesn't like me smoking now."
The expressions of the two men were stagnant for a moment.
The scene was quieter, only the smoke rising and winding in the dim light.
Han Chen recruited a waiter and moved two dozen Coronas. Then fill it up for both of them, and fill it up for yourself. David and the monkey were both silent when he did these movements.
Then, he put the empty wine bottle in the middle of the table and said:
"Monkey, Dawei, why can't I, Han Chen, be sorry for you? You want to hide it from me? I can't find her for the past five years, and she has suffered all these years. Who will pay for it?"
Dawei and Monkey's faces became even more gray. The monkey was more impulsive, picked up the wine glass, gulped it down, and put it on the table with a "bang".
"Is this the result you want to see?" Han Chen said slowly, "I and the woman I cherished with my life, can't see each other until I die?"
These words were very cruel and cold, and the monkey only felt a cold blood rushed to his heart, and threw the cigarette butt in his hand to the ground, blushing and looking at Han Chen: "Is she really Su Mian? Who was the woman who was exactly like her who died back then?!"