What?
Are my eyes working fine?
Jiang Xiaobai looked at the man who was drinking alone at the bar. He was tall yet slim, and he just wore a grey shirt with the sleeves rolled up, showing parts of his slender hand. The lighting of the bar made him look quite fair.
However, the man continuously drank a lot of beer, as if he wanted to use alcohol to achieve something. Regretfully, it seemed that he was still sober, judging by his looks.
Initially, Jiang Xiaobai just thought that he looked familiar. However, after appraising him, she realized that he was that man indeed—the man who had asked her to write the article for him. Jiang Xiaobai didn’t have a good impression of him because he tore a chunk of her hair off, and she treated her hair very importantly.
Even though he was quite gracious in his apology, it didn’t mean that Jiang Xiaobai had forgotten about it.
After all, because of that, there was a bald spot on her head. Luckily, she didn’t have to go out to work everyday; otherwise, she wouldn’t let it slide easily.
Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaobai shook her head and continued to take a sip of her drink, yet she was thinking of various possibilities in her mind.
There were basically only two reasons for a man to drink alone.
First, he probably had love troubles; second, he probably had made a bad gambling decision.
Seeing the look in his eyes and the morose vibe he was giving off… The atmosphere surrounding him was quite morose, yet he didn’t look angry at all. Hence, she figured it probably wasn’t the second reason.
Since it’s not about gambling, it must be about love matters.
Serves him right! Jiang Xiaobai thought as she couldn’t help smiling.
To Jiang Xiaobai, although she knew who Xiao Su was, both of them had only interacted with each other for a short while. Forget being friends; they weren’t even acquaintances. Even though she knew who that person was, she had no intentions to greet him. She just wanted to finish the drink and go home with Fang Tangtang.
However, as time passed, Jiang Xiaobai felt bored. The guitarist was still performing on stage, and she didn’t know where Fang Tangtang was. After thinking about it with her head resting on her palms, she suddenly took her drink and walked to Xiao Su, whom she felt had quite a high alcohol tolerance.
Usually, Xiao Su would think that it was a good thing that he wouldn’t get drunk easily. After Yan and him went out for drinks a couple of times, everytime after they finished drinking, he was still quite sober, so he was able to send her home.
However, at this moment, he suddenly thought that having a good alcohol tolerance was not a good thing. If he could get drunk easily, he would be able to use alcohol to numb his pain right now.
He knew that he shouldn’t do that. After all, he had not slept for long hours, and he knew very well that he should drive home and take a warm shower. Next, he would have to sleep for eight hours to fix the jetlag, and then continue to live his life in a positive manner.
However, he felt a heavy feeling in his heart, so he needed to do something about it to make it disappear.
Suddenly, someone sat down beside him. Without even looking, he knew that the person was a woman, as she had a smaller figure, and a faint fragrance accompanied her entrance.
Odd enough, though the fragrance was quite faint, it completely took over the smell of beer in front of him.
Hence, Xiao Su shot a glance at the intruder.
Jiang Xiaobai sat down beside him and looked at him with wide eyes. As soon as their gaze met, she even blinked.
Then, Xiao Su saw her smile. “What a coincidence.”
Coincidence?
Xiao Su recognized her immediately as this woman had left a deep impression on him. Back then, in order to write about Ye Moxuan’s past, he kept urging her to work on it, and he even went to her house to watch her write.
Apart from that, this woman could actually sleep in front of her computer while sitting straight. After that, Xiao Su even tore parts of her hair off accidentally, so he remembered her clearly.
However, he didn’t have any intentions to speak with her, so he merely looked away after shooting her a glance and continued drinking.
It was rather obvious that he didn’t want to speak with Jiang Xiaobai.
Jiang Xiaobai, who was blatantly ignored by him, felt speechless.
Damn it! This vile man! Bastard! I’m already here to start a conversation with him, and he has seen me. Obviously, he knows who I am as well, yet he doesn’t speak to me.
He’s not even greeting me! Is he afraid that I will scam him again? Wait a minute; I’m not scamming him. He tore a chunk of my precious hair away! I’m already gracious enough that I didn’t ask him to compensate me ten times more!
Still ignoring me, huh? Very well!
Jiang Xiaobai waved her fair arms in front of him forcefully, but Xiao Su still had no reaction. Jiang Xiaobai continued waving in front of him, but he still ignored her. This had triggered her to continue waving.
I shall wave until you are sick of it. Let’s see if you can continue to ignore me then!
However, she had underestimated Xiao Su’s patience.
After all, he had been working for Ye Moxuan, so this was considered nothing to him. For the whole time Jiang Xiaobai was waving, he ignored her entirely.
In the end, Jiang Xiaobai felt a soreness in her hands, so she retracted them and said in exasperation, “You are too ruthless! I’m just a weak young woman who has come to greet you; can’t you greet me back? Even if you don’t want to do so, it’s fine, but at least give me some reaction!”
She had spent her effort in waving to him, yet he treated her as if he hadn’t seen her.
If their gaze hadn’t met in the beginning, Jiang Xiaobai would have thought that she was invisible.
However, Xiao Su continued to ignore her.
However, Jiang Xiaobai didn’t get angry. Instead, she pulled her chair closer to him and leaned on the bar relaxedly. “Forget it. I’ve decided not to hold it against a man who is brokenhearted. Seeing that we worked together before this, this is an opportunity for you to pour your heart out. I’ll lend my ears to you reluctantly.”
Since Fang Tangtang had not returned, she had nothing better to do. On top of that, she was an author after all, so she needed to know about different stories. If Xiao Su’s story was very dramatic, she could write it down after some alterations. What if her work went famous in the end?
Then, she would have infinite wealth and could sleep on a bed made of cash every night.
Xiao Su shot her a sideways glance just in time to see Jiang Xiaobai’s sly smile.
He continued to remain silent.
She’s like a man.
Then, he retracted his glance and slowly spoke, “I don’t need that.”
He’s finally willing to speak to me? Once Jiang Xiaobai found the opportunity, she spoke immediately, “So you got dumped, didn’t you? It hasn’t been too long since we last met, and you didn’t seem to have a girlfriend. Why did you suddenly get dumped? Have you fallen in love with the female protagonist in the story you commissioned me to write?”
Upon hearing that, Xiao Su’s mouth twitched involuntarily.
Fall in love with Young Lady? How is it even possible? Unless I didn’t value my life anymore.
Seeing the way the corner of his lips twitched, Jiang Xiaobai knew that it was a wrong guess. However, it was not important anyway. Resting her chin on her palm, she asked, “If it’s not the protagonist, is it her best friend?”
Xiao Su remained silent after hearing that.
Is she a fortune-teller? How did she guess that?
