Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 114
Chapter 114 We Won’t Go Home Until We Are Drunk
Shao Boqing drove his car aimlessly through the streets with the windows open. The cold wind blew his hair onto his face. It hurt, but his heart hurt even more as if someone was gouging out his heart with a knife. It hurt so much that his hands on the steering wheel were trembling. It actually hurt like this, but how could it hurt like this? He had been a playboy for many years and had always had his way around women. He used to fool around with the beautiful ladies and never got himself in trouble with love affairs. He thought he had true feelings for Fang Xueqing and was willing to give up the extravagant lifestyle. However, it wasn’t her. The one for whom he had true feelings was actually not his fiancee.
He parked his car by the roadside and entered the bar he used to come a lot. He sat down at the bar counter and made a phone call. “Shen Li, come out and have a drink with me.”
Young Master Shen was drinking and having fun with some beauties and said on the phone happily, “Come over to me, I’ll introduce some beauties to you!”
“Beauties are all snakes, stay away from them,” Shao Boqing said with a dispirited heart, “come over quickly if you’re still my brother!”
Shen Li could tell from his voice that something was wrong and asked, “What’s wrong, Young Master Shao? Which beauty has given you a cold shoulder? Why are you so listless? Tell me about it, I’m your brother.”
“Bullshit, I’m at the Keke Bar now. Come to me or not, whatever.” Shao Boqing was not in the mood to talk nonsense with him and hung up the phone directly.
To Shen Li, women were like clothes, but brothers were like a part of his body. It was clear at a glance which was more important to him. Half an hour later, he entered Keke Bar. In the dim light, there was a singer who was sitting on the stage and singing Huang Xiaohu’s song Not Just a Friend over guitar.
…
You never know
I want to be more than a friend
And I also want to
Act a little selfishly to have you all to myself
The women around you are always beautiful
The love you chase is always a game
In your eyes
I’m a friend you can drink and have fun with
You’re never stingy
When urging me to share your happiness
You always squander everything when you’re happy
You always keep silent in face of disappointment
In your eyes
I’m a friend you can rely on and pour out you heart to
You never forget
To remind me to share your loneliness
You never know
I want to be more than a friend
And I also want
To have a little tender indulgence
…
The singer’s voice was low and melodious, which was very similar to that of the original singer. Shen Li couldn’t help but glance at the singer whose long hair had covered half of her face. Then he turned around and saw Shao Boqing, who was holding his chin and playing with a glass of wine in his hand.
Shen Li walked over and patted Shao Boqing on his shoulder. “What’s wrong? You look so listless. Did you quarrel with my sister-in-law?”
Shao Boqing shook his head and said to the bartender, “Give him a drink.”
Actually, needless for him to say, the bartender had already served the drink to Shen Li. They two were both this bar’s frequent guests, so of course, the service for them had to be good.
Shen Li clinked his glass against Shao Boqing’s and continued to ask, “What exactly is wrong? You look unhappy. Normally when I say I’ll introduce beauties to you, you will be excited and cheered up. What’s wrong today?”
“Nonsense,” Shao Boqing said lazily, “I have turned over a new leaf long time ago, okay?”
“Give it up. Based on my judgement on you,” Shen Li squinted at him, “in less than a month, you definitely can’t help it. You’re used to be around beautiful women. You’ll get tired of being with just one beauty all day long!”
Shao Boqing smiled and drank a mouthful of wine. “Shen Li, to tell you the truth, I really don’t want to go back to my previous life.”
“Really?” Shen Li looked at him suspiciously. With his sharp eyes, he could tell that Shao Boqing was a little uneasy a while ago. Shao Boqing looked so anxious and restless, he must be lacking in sensual nourishment.
“Yes,” Shao Boqing said faintly, but it did not make people feel that he was speaking casually. On the contrary, Shen Li felt that he had never been so serious before.
Shen Li said, “You have made such a grand decision for the sake of my sister-in-law, I really have to treat you differently.”
“It’s not because her.”
“Not her?” Shen Li asked curiously, “Then who? You have a new lover? Why haven’t you mentioned it to me? Young Master Shao, don’t be so casual. You had just thrown the engagement party last month. Isn’t it too fast?”
Shao Boqing smiled bitterly and took another sip of his wine. He then pushed the empty glass to the bartender and said, “Another round.”
Shen Li asked the bartender, “How many has he had?”
“Three.” The bartender replied and looked at Shen Li. Seeing that he had no other instructions, the bartender then handed the drink to Shao Boqing.
“Shen Li, do you think I’m an annoying person?” Shao Boqing looked at him with a pair of red eyes.
Only then did Shen Li notice that something was wrong with his eyes. He looked closely and asked, “What happened to your eyes? It’s like you’ve cried with tears? How can you be drunk like this after only three drinks?”
Shao Boqing rubbed his eyes with his hand and smiled more bitterly. “I got sprayed with pepper water.”
Shen Li didn’t understand for a moment. “Pepper water? How did it get into your eyes?”
Shao Boqing said, “The pepper water spray. It’s filled with pepper water.”
Shen Li was now dumbfounded. Pepper water spray, wasn’t that… If Shao Boqing wanted to pursue girls, he didn’t need to do anything actively at all. With only one look, the girls would pounce into his arms. Who would dare to spray him with pepper water?
After some time, Shen Li closed his mouth that was opened wide in surprise and laughed loudly. “So you met a hot and spicy girl this time? No wonder you are so depressed.” And he continued laughing. “Why would a woman attack you? Didn’t you flirt with her with your amorous eyes? Or they didn’t work?” Shen Li was getting more and more excited as he spoke, “Hey, tell me, what kind of woman is she? I must get to know her. Maybe she’s the only one in G City who dare to spray pepper water on you, right?”
“Stop making fun of me.” Shao Boqing drank a third of his wine and squinted at him. “When you meet her one day, you will know that you’re doomed, for the rest of your life.”
The more Shen Li listened, the more confused he became. He asked, “Who? Who will I meet? Why will I be doomed? Can you make it clear?”
Shao Boqing only smiled. He raised his head, poured the rest of the wine into his mouth and pushed the empty glass to the bartender again. “Another round.”
The bartender saw that he was already a little drunk and glanced at Shen Li. But Shen Li did not object, so he gave Shao Boqing another glass of wine.
Shen Li clinked his glass against Shao Boqing’s again and asked, “Who is that woman? She must not be an ordinary person to make you act like this. Who is she?”
Shao Boqing only smiled and raised his head to drink wine. Suddenly, he made a gesture to make Shen Li quiet and pointed at the singer on the stage, saying, “Not Just a Friend, listen, how good she sings, how wonderful…”
He was obviously drunk already. Shen Li allowed him to continue drinking because he wanted to take advantage of his drunkenness to ask who the woman was who had sprayed pepper water on him. However, no matter what he asked, Shao Boqing only pretended to be stupid and talked nonsense. He just didn’t say who that woman was.
When Shao Boqing asked for another drink again, Shen Li shook his hand at the bartender. If he allowed him to continue drinking, Shao Boqing might get too drunk and pass out here. Shao Boqing weighed over 150 pounds, Shen Li would sweat a lot if he helped him get to the car. Shen Li didn’t want to take on this kind of hard work.
Seeing that the bartender didn’t serve him, Shao Boqing slammed the table and said, “Give me the drink.”
The bartender did not dare to offend him, so he could only look at Shen Li. Shen Li held Shao Boqing’s hand on the table and said patiently, “If you drink more, you will be drunk.”
“It’s good to be drunk,” Shao Boqing said, “didn’t you agree that we won’t go home until we are drunk?”
People who were drunk liked to say that they weren’t. Judging from Shao Boqing’s words, Shen Li felt that he was still sober, so he tried to reason with him, “Stop drinking. My sister-in-law would be unhappy.”
“I don’t care if she’s happy or not.” Shao Boqing pulled out his hand forcefully and slammed the table at the bartender again, “Give me the drink!”
“Don’t,” Shen Li also shouted. The bartender stood there in a dilemma. Neither of these two people could be offended because they were both distinguished guests. What was he going to do? He thought of the last thing he could do. He poured a glass of fruit wine and placed it on the table. He had used this trick to deal with many drunken people, and it worked well. So he hoped that this could also work on Shao Boqing.
But Shao Boqing only took a sip and was enraged. He smashed the glass and pointed at the bartender’s nose, scolding, “How dare you fool me?”
The bartender was so scared that his legs trembled. Would Shao Boqing really get mad with drunkenness and beat him up? He didn’t want that to happen…
Shen Li grabbed Shao Boqing’s arm and said to the bartender, “You hide somewhere first.”
Hearing this, the bartender immediately got away.
Shao Boqing glared at Shen Li. “You helped him to fool me? Are you on his side?”
“Aren’t you annoying?” Shen Li said, “If you don’t want to appear in the newspaper tomorrow, don’t act wildly!”
Shao Boqing was aggressive, but hearing this, he suddenly seemed to have lost all of his strength. He sat down on a stool and muttered, “You also said that I’m annoying. So I’m really an annoying person. No wonder she hates me…”
Shao Boqing acted like he had lost his soul, Shen Li looked at him like this and pitied him a little. He shook his shoulders and said, “You’re not annoying. No one hates you. Everyone likes you.”
“Liar,” Shao Boqing whispered. He propped himself up and staggered out.
Shen Li hurriedly supported him. He talked nicely as they walked, “I’m not lying to you. Really, you’re not annoying. If you are, how can I be your friend?”
Shao Boqing still shook his head. “But she hates me. She said I’m annoying. She also said that I’m a pervert, lunatic, and madman…” Saying this, he hugged Shen Li and his voice was filled with sadness that couldn’t be suppressed. “She hates me so much. Turns out she hates me so much… What should I do? What should I do? I feel terrible, do you know? I really feel so bad that I’m going to die… I’m dying… ”
He hugged Shen Li so hard that he wrapped himself around him like an octopus. They were in a famous bar street. People all looked at them with a look as if they were saying “we understand.” Shen Li was embarrassed, but he couldn’t get rid of Shao Boqing, who was clutching him so hard after drinking. He complained but could do nothing.
After a lot of efforts, he finally got Shao Boqing in the backseat of the car and helped him lie down. Then Shen Li quickly drove the car and left. When he sent Shao Boqing home, Fang Xueqing was already asleep. He knocked on the door and woke her up. She put on her clothes, opened the door and helped Shao Boqing in.
A drunk man was very heavy. He almost put all his weight on Fang Xueqing. She was so angry at Shao Boqing for coming back drunk that she threw him onto the sofa and scolded him angrily, “Aren’t you annoying? Why did you come back drunk again?”
Shao Boqing looked at her with his red eyes half-open. “You also say I’m annoying? Am I really annoying?”
Fang Xueqing was enraged right now, so she said repeatedly, “Yes! Annoying! Annoying! You’re the most annoying!”
“Very good.” Shao Boqing leaned on the sofa and slowly sat upright, his eyes still narrowed, but his expression was strange. “Since you hate me so much, it’s better for us to break up!”
