Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 227 - 126: This Night, There May Be a Bloody Disaster (Two in One, Please Subscribe)_2
As long as you’ve tried your best, you won’t have regrets.
And as a scumbag, when you’re called out, you have to take it.
...
Before long, eight dishes—including Aolong lobster, king crab, sashimi, and Wagyu steak—were served.
Li Yuan opened a bottle of Maotai, deciding to reward his stomach.
Li Zixia muttered, "Bro, why are you drinking all by yourself? Did you become an alcoholic after starting college?"
Li Yuan wasn’t particularly fond of alcohol, but this was Maotai. It was a luxury he had coveted but couldn’t afford in his past life, so he had to drink his fill now that he could.
"Li Zixia, can’t that lobster of yours shut your mouth?"
Li Yuan looked toward Xia Zhijin, and a thought crossed his mind. He smiled, "Zhijin, would you like some too?"
Xia Zhijin quickly waved her hands. "I can’t drink."
Li Yuan chuckled to himself. Xia Zhijin is different from Bai Weixi. The foundation of our relationship isn’t very deep yet, and our personalities are completely different. There’s plenty of time, so I’m in no rush.
"Then you can have some juice, just like Zixia."
Li Yuan raised his glass and smiled. "Zhijin, Zixia, come on, let’s have a drink together. From now on, we’re all family."
Li Zixia giggled. "Hehe, Bro, Sister-in-law, we’re a family now. Cheers!"
Smiling, Xia Zhijin also picked up her glass of juice. "Cheers."
...
The "family feast" for three was quite enjoyable. Li Yuan himself downed half a bottle of Maotai, and his cheeks were flushed from the alcohol.
"Bro, stop drinking, or you’ll get drunk."
Li Yuan wasn’t concerned. After his rebirth, his physical constitution had greatly improved, which also substantially increased his alcohol tolerance. This amount of alcohol was no issue for him.
"Alright, one last drink. Zixia, you’re on cleanup duty afterward."
Li Zixia muttered, "Humph, I know. We have our roles clearly divided: one cooks, the other washes dishes."
"Sister-in-law, you’d better keep a close watch on my brother in the future. He’s on his way to becoming a real drunkard."
This was the first time Xia Zhijin had seen Li Yuan drink. She was a little worried seeing him consume so much, yet she didn’t know how to advise him against it.
Li Yuan looked at Xia Zhijin and suddenly, boldly took her hand, grinning.
"Zhijin, do you know what I thought when I first saw you at the class meeting?"
Having her hand held by Li Yuan in front of Li Zixia, Xia Zhijin flushed shyly. She met Li Yuan’s gaze and asked softly, "What did you think?"
Li Yuan chuckled with a hint of pride. "I decided right then and there that I had to win over such a treasure of a girl.
"Perhaps that’s what they call love at first sight.
"At that moment, I felt my heart racing, beating for you...
"And then, I just wanted to get close to you, to become a part of your life, to bring you joy and happiness..."
Listening to Li Yuan’s heartfelt, drunken confession—the first he had ever made to her—Xia Zhijin’s beautiful eyes fluttered. It felt as if a little deer was leaping in her chest, and an incredible sweetness filled her heart.
Watching Li Yuan spill his guts after a few drinks, Li Zixia grumbled to herself, "He’s cut from the same cloth as Dad, exactly the same. The moment he has a little alcohol, he starts getting sentimental."
As the alcohol went to his head, Li Yuan’s mind grew dizzy. Buoyed by the liquid courage, he began to speak his true thoughts.
When he saw Xia Zhijin at the class meeting, the concrete that had sealed his heart from the pain Bai Weixi caused had indeed begun to crack, rekindling his hope for love.
In his previous life, aside from Bai Weixi, he’d had a few relationships and some flings, but the further he went, the harder it became to find true love. Having poured all of his genuine emotion into Bai Weixi during the safe haven of his youth in high school and college, it was impossible for him to truly commit his heart again.
Once you enter the workforce, women’s expectations of men increase tenfold. You’re quickly shown the reality of their demands. A man needs to be over 180 cm tall, own a large apartment, be responsible, ambitious, dependable, and have a stable job with parents who are also employed. He must provide emotional value, love her and only her, not smoke or drink, come home on time every day, and hand over his entire salary. Unless you’ve been on a few blind dates, you can never truly understand how high women’s standards are or how insignificant they can make a man feel.
But college was different. Women’s expectations weren’t so high, and the gap between rich and poor wasn’t as obvious. Winning over a girlfriend was still relatively simple...
Among the four girls he was currently close to, his feelings for Xia Zhijin were the most special; she felt like a hidden gem and his first love.
As for Bai Weixi, she was merely the regret of a love he couldn’t attain in two lifetimes. The anger at being led on and the desire for revenge were a twisted obsession that had faded significantly after he’d finally had her.
With Zhong Tingyue, it was purely a man’s desire to conquer. Little Moon was the perfect Goddess in every man’s heart. The dance in the moonlight, the deep, tipsy kiss, the passionate rendition of "Nanshan South"... all of it enchanted him, got under his skin, and drew him in so deeply it was impossible to pull away.
As for Jiang Zhiyu, she fit the classic "beautiful rich girl falls for me" trope. Having a top-tier beauty from an influential background admire you, calling you "Xia Hua" again and again... any man would be smitten.
Listening to Li Yuan’s deeply affectionate drunken confession, Xia Zhijin’s cheeks flushed. The slight doubt that had lingered in her heart from the QQ Space message vanished completely, without a trace.
"Zhijin, no matter what happens in the future, please always believe that my feelings for you will never change..."
"Eww, that’s so cheesy! I’m not going to be a third wheel." Li Zixia grimaced with a mischievous smile and slipped into the kitchen to wash the dishes.
