lcionline Chapter 126: Xing Ming Encounters Drunkness
Chapter 126: Xing Ming Encounters Drunkness
The place for drinking is in a private manor.
Xing Mingyu stood in front of the large floor-to-ceiling windows on the fourth floor, looking at the dim scenery in the manor. The street lights were dim and the atmosphere seemed depressing.
When Ling Yue came upstairs, he was holding a bottle of La Romanee-Conti in his hand.
He sat not far from Xing Mingyu, sobering up, and raised his eyebrows to ask, "What's wrong? You look normal, aren't you already living with your girlfriend? With a wife and kids, I thought you were living a comfortable life, and I can't even complain!"
When Ling Yue called Xing Mingyu to come out for a drink, he was playing cards with the Xu brothers on the sixth floor of the manor.
An art exhibition was held in the manor today, and everyone finally got together. The elders asked about Xing Er's private life, but they didn't dare to say much, for fear that the elders would spread the news, and the news would reach the ears of the elders of the Xing family, causing trouble for the young sister-in-law who was only 20 years old.
But after the elders left, Xu Li was very curious. Now that Xing Er had a woman, did he become a recluse, and would the king no longer attend court in the morning? Or was he just like his brothers, who only wanted to have fun and whose wife could not control him at all?
Out of curiosity, someone urged Ling Yue to make a phone call and ask someone to come out for a drink and try it.
What they didn't expect was that they actually got called out through a phone call.
But after this person came, his condition was really bad!
"Drink." Ling Yue glanced at the man who was sitting on the sofa and smoking silently, and handed him a glass.
Xing Mingyu held a cigarette between his fingers, and in front of him was a transparent glass wine glass. The liquid inside shook slightly and then froze.
He frowned and slowly exhaled a puff of bluish-white smoke from his thin lips.
In my mind were some of the conversations between Jiang Qianxun and Aunt Lan.
"Aunt Lan, Xing Ming and I only have a boss-subordinate relationship because of the child. There is no love between man and woman involved. At least that's the case for me."
"Not to mention that I don't want to fall in love or get married, even if I do, Xing Mingyu is not the best candidate in my mind."
"My relationship with him...is not as good as some couples who have divorced and divided up child custody."
Ling Yue seemed to be saying something at the side, but Xing Mingyu couldn't hear it. He just picked up the wine glass in front of him without saying a word, and after his Adam's apple rolled, he drank it all in one gulp.
"..." Ling Yue had known him for many years, and except for the year when Xing Er's eldest brother died, he had never seen him so unusually silent.
In terms of intelligence and clear thinking, Ling Yue admits that he cannot compare to Xing Er. In the words of the elders in his family, although Xing Er and he were both pretty messed up from childhood to adulthood, Xing Er was not confused and knew what to do and what not to do.
At this time, Ling Yue had no choice but to shut up and stop trying to persuade or say anything.
A person with a bad mind and bad temper cannot persuade a person with a good mind.
After Xing Mingyu finished his glass, Ling Yue was responsible for refilling his glass.
Soon, the bottle of wine was empty.
Xing Mingyu remained silent throughout the whole time. From time to time, he raised his long fingers to pinch his brows as if he was uncomfortable, and his sword-like brows were furrowed.
Drinking like this is not a solution at all.
Ling Yue even wanted to take out his cell phone to call his sister-in-law.
He pushed the door open and went out, planning to talk to Xu Li. He couldn't just make the call. It was true that Xu Li was only 20 years old, but he was not a naive person who could be manipulated by others.
If the phone call came, it wouldn't matter if the brothers got scolded, but it would be a big deal if Xing Er was embarrassed.
When Xu Li was called out, he was also confused.
"What do you mean? Xing Er came out to drink not because his sister-in-law couldn't control him, but because he had a quarrel and a cold war and came out to get drunk?"
Ling Yue: "Eighty percent likely."
Xu Li walked over, took a look at the sofa in the room from outside, and said, "Really? I'm too familiar with the expression on Xing Er's face. It must be a deep sense of frustration! I've seen many men chasing girls, and during the ambiguous stage, they are so worried about gains and losses, torturing themselves."
Ling Yue held the phone and looked up at Xu Li again: "What should we do now? Can my stomach handle this amount of drinking? Should I call that little sister-in-law who doesn't care about Xing Er... You have the final say."
How could Xu Li dare to take the blame?
He frowned and said speechlessly: "This Jiang Qianxun is only 20 years old, right? The only person she has experience in love is Qin Chuan, right? Logically speaking, she shouldn't have much experience, but how can she be so controlling! I'm so angry, this Xing Er is so good in other aspects, but how can he get a woman, even when she's pregnant, and still torture her to death? It's really disappointing."
After all, neither of them dared to take the blame.
In the end, the two could only go in one after the other and ask Xing Er for his opinion: "It's getting late, should we call Jiang Qianxun and ask her to come pick you up?"
Xing Mingyu leaned on the sofa, closed his eyes and rested, with a piece of ash accumulated between his fingers.
The man opened his dark eyes upon hearing the voice, his thin lips tightly closed, but he raised his wrist to check the time. It was half past eleven in the evening.
Although Xing Mingyu's brain nerves were paralyzed by alcohol, his mind was somewhat clear. He frowned and said in a hoarse voice: "It's late, don't disturb her."
"..."
Ling Yue and Xu Li looked at each other.
What is a top love brain? Xing Er is it.
You've been quarreling and are in the cold war, but the girl doesn't care about you at all, and lets you drink alone outside late at night, and you're still thinking, "It's late, don't disturb her."
If you are not controlled, who will be controlled?
At this time, Xing Mingyu was still sitting on the sofa. The man's tall body moved slightly, and the ashes accumulated between his fingers bounced into the ashtray.
Two girls walked in from the door.
They looked like good friends, one accompanying the other.
The girl walking in front had her hair half tied up, her makeup was light and delicate, her pink lips were very moist, her neck was slender, she wore a full set of high-brand jewelry, a slim short skirt, and high heels, revealing her straight and slender white legs.
The girl's upper body is a light-colored suspender with a retro lace hem and a sexy drawstring design, which vaguely reveals her cleavage and flat belly.
Ling Beibei came over and asked Ling Yue coquettishly: "Brother, what's wrong with you guys?"
Ling Beibei is Ling Yue's cousin. The Ling Xing and Ling Yue families have a good relationship, but it is limited to the elders. When it comes to the younger generation, boys get along well with boys, and girls become besties with girls. There are some who have had early love and are interested in marriage, but it is a minority.
Everyone seems to be very rebellious, and the girls they like are not from their circle.
The Xing family didn't have a girl, only two brothers. Ling Beibei liked Xing Er, but she had no chance to meet him. She often clung to her cousin Ling Yue, mostly to pretend to run into Xing Mingyu by chance.
Today, she accompanied her mother to the manor to see this boring art exhibition. She just heard that her cousin Ling Yue was also here, so she thought, what if Xing Mingyu was here too?
Look, hard work pays off and I finally got what I wanted.
I also heard from an elder next door that Xing Er seemed to have a girlfriend, but he didn't bring her home. No one in the circle knew the girl's name, and she was very protected.
Ling Beibei came over and saw Xing Mingyu sitting there alone, so she asked Ling Yue.
Ling Yue suddenly had an idea and asked Ling Beibei: "Beibei, I want to ask you, what do twenty-year-old girls like you think in your heart?"
Ling Beibei: “…”
what does it mean?
"Girls like you, when it comes to love, how do you want men to behave? How do they treat you?" Xu Li knew that Ling Yue was his cousin, so it was not easy for him to ask too directly. As an outsider, he spoke directly.
Ling Beibei glanced at Xing Mingyu. What she saw was a calm and mature man with a tall and strong body. For a moment, she blushed and swallowed her saliva with her heart beating fast.
She blushed and said, "I just hope that man can be devoted to me and give me all his favoritism. He won't look at other pretty girls in front of me and act like I am the only one in his heart. He should pamper me, care for me, and spend more time with me."
Xu Li looked at Xing Er. He probably asked the key question. Xing Er lowered his head to smoke, but his brows were calm, as if he was listening carefully.
Ling Beibei looked shyly at the tall man. She didn't know what he was thinking, but he was listening to her carefully... This alone was enough to make her heart beat faster.
Ling Yue knew too well who his cousin was in love with, but it was obvious that the little girl was having a love affair. Was she misunderstood?
How could Xing Er be listening to Ling Beibei's words? He was clearly trying to figure out the thoughts of another twenty-year-old girl by using this twenty-year-old girl in front of him.
Xu Li knew that Xing Er wanted to hear more, so he asked, "What about other aspects? Do you prefer someone who is more domineering or more gentle?"
After that, Xu Li added: "Of course, I'm not referring to people with your personality. I'm referring to those independent girls who are a bit ambitious in their careers? Those who are more mature in their thinking and not easy to deceive. What kind of boyfriend do people of this type generally like?"
"..."
Xu Li's subsequent words made Ling Beibei frown: "What do you mean? Brother Xu Li, which girl are you comparing me to? I'm not ambitious, immature, independent, and easy to deceive?"
Ling Beibei was angry but she didn't dare to show it to others, but she was still brave enough to question Xu Li.
Xu Li had no idea that Ling Beibei liked Xing Mingyu. When questioned, he spread his hands and said innocently, "Why are you mad at me? Don't take it personally. I didn't mean to say anything bad about you. I was just objectively describing another girl that your second brother Xing cares about."
Ling Beibei became even angrier: "The girl that Brother Xing Er cares about? Oh, I just heard from my aunt and the others that it seemed that Brother Xing Er had a quarrel with a girl."
At this point, Ling Beibei and her friends who accompanied her looked at each other and understood everything.
Ling Beibei's eyes were filled with tears, and she said unconvincedly: "What kind of girl is worthy of Brother Xing's attention? She doesn't know what's good for her, and she doesn't know how to respect her. I'm afraid she is deliberately being petty, just trying to whet a man's appetite. Some girls who are not presentable, when they see a man of Brother Xing's status, will often use these despicable tricks. Under the face of the little white rabbit, it's all scheming!"
In Ling Beibei's eyes, except for a few close friends, all other girls are scheming. Especially when she heard that the girl that Brother Xing Er was dating was from an ordinary family, that kind of girl was brainwashed by the Cinderella story and thought she could fly up to the top if she got a chance.
What’s even more infuriating is that those little tricks that girls can see through at a glance are hard to resist for men like Brother Xing Er!
Judging from her silence, the girl must not have the appetite to tease Brother Xing Er easily?
Xing Mingyu frowned, lowered his head and thought, and his expression showed a bit of displeasure.
Ling Yue stopped them, saying, "Go out. You two go play, and don't interfere in adult matters."
Ling Beibei was angry. She looked very sweet and acted like a spoiled child: "I'm already 20 years old, do you still think I'm a child?"
After saying that, she turned to look at the man in the dim light: "Brother Xing Er, you are so outstanding, you can get any kind of girl you want. There are many people in this manor asking if you are single today. Looking around the whole city, beautiful girls are around you, as long as you are willing to look back."
Ling Beibei pouted, the pretty girl she was talking about was herself: "That girl is just good at pretending, green tea, white lotus, you will know her true intentions in the future, why do you like those shy girls, my cousin is like this, you are the same, I am obsessed with looks, I really can't appreciate your vision in choosing women."