What’s going on?
Yellow Hair was baffled! How did they all end up kneeling after his bold words?
Every single one of them?
Yellow Hair, being new, didn’t know Jiangnan at all and was utterly confused.
Was this how fights went down now?
Competing to see who could kneel harder?
Bald Qiang was frantically winking at Yellow Hair!
Seeing him frozen, Bald Qiang yanked him down to his knees without a word…
…
In the private room, Xia Yao and Zhong Yingxue were momentarily stunned!
What was this?
They were eating, and a gang of tough guys stormed in.
Then, snap, they all knelt!
So decisive.
Bald Qiang stammered, trembling:
“Nan… Nan Bro! Happy… Happy New Year?”
Jiangnan’s face darkened: “It’s only July! Your family celebrates New Year early, huh?”
Bald Qiang’s face turned red, completely at a loss for words!
All eyes in the room turned to Jiangnan.
This burly, bald guy with a menacing face clearly wasn’t a good sort.
People would cross the street to avoid him.
Yet he called Jiangnan “Nan Bro”?
And looked scared out of his wits?
Everyone’s gaze towards Jiangnan held a spark of curiosity.
Jiangnan, meanwhile, was inwardly panicking!
Damn!
Did he spray Bald Qiang and his crew with booze through the spatial wormhole?
What rotten luck!
At home, Zhou Yuqing caught him letting water out, nearly getting watched by mother and daughter!
And now this?
He couldn’t let Xia Yao find out!
His heroic image would collapse!
She’d strangle him!
He was a bit rattled, to be honest!
But he kept his cool: “What’s up?”
Bald Qiang’s brain was about to explode!
Finally, he came up with an excuse, forcing a smile: “I heard Nan Bro was eating here!”
“On my turf, how could I let you pay? I’m here to cover your bill!”
Jiangnan’s eyes lit up. Nice!
This bald guy’s getting smarter! Progress! Progress!
Xia Yao was stunned!
They stormed in so aggressively, knelt, just to pay the bill?
That’s some serious loyalty!
“The usual, then?”
Bald Qiang, as if pardoned: “Got it! We know the drill!”
With that, he stood, and his crew moved in perfect sync!
Standing on one leg, hands on earlobes, forcing awkward smiles!
They hopped downstairs to settle the bill!
Xia Yao: ???
Zhong Yingxue: …
Yu Qingqing: (⑉••⑉)‥♡
Jiangnan let out a long breath. Safe for now!
“Come on! Let’s keep drinking!”
…
Downstairs, Bald Qiang and his crew went to pay.
“Sir, Room 02’s bill is 3,888 yuan!”
Bald Qiang: !!!
“What? Six people ate 3,800? This a scam or what?”
The waiter gave a wry smile: “Sir, take a look at the bill!”
Bald Qiang glanced.
Good lord!
374 bottles of beer? 20 bottles of liquor?
Are you even human?
Did you bathe in beer…
“Uh… can we… put it on a tab?”
The waiter looked disdainful: “What do you think?”
…
Finally, Yu Qingqing went down too, hitting her limit!
Her cheeks flushed, mumbling she couldn’t drink more!
Her head tilted, staring at Jiangnan with an adorable expression!
Jiangnan laughed loudly.
“Haha! Who’s next!”
The live stream chat exploded.
“Remember! Never be the last one standing when drinking!”
“Nan God, you’re too green!”
“You won’t sleep tonight!”
“Start hauling bodies!”
Jiangnan looked at the table of incapacitated people, falling silent…
Indeed…
I’m too young!
First, he took Wu Liang and Tang Qianya home!
Then dealt with Yu Qingqing!
Ended up taking selfies with her in the back of a taxi the whole way…
Then he started on Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao!
Zhong Yingxue was just a bit dazed, still okay!
But Xia Yao, hit by the breeze, was completely gone…
She collapsed into Jiangnan’s arms!
In the taxi, Zhong Yingxue leaned quietly on Jiangnan’s shoulder.
The scent of her shampoo filled his nose.
On the other side, Xia Yao was half-dead, her hair a mess.
“Xiao Nan! Open your mouth quick! This girl’s gonna puke!”
Jiangnan: ???
Damn!
Done for!
Showing your true colours, huh?
You big bad wolf!
“Hold it in!”
Xia Yao suddenly straightened up, asking the driver: “Sir! Do you believe in love?”
Driver: “Puke in my car, 200! No bargaining!”
Xia Yao: ???
Jiangnan was in stitches! The driver’s seen it all!
Ruthless!
Zhong Yingxue covered her mouth, giggling, glancing at Jiangnan’s profile, whispering:
“Xiao Nan! Move in with me and Xia Yao!”
“We’ve already talked it over…”
“Meant to mention it at dinner!”
Jiangnan’s eyes widened, his body stiffening!
What’s… what’s that?
Live together?
Happiness came too fast, like a tornado?
“This… isn’t that a bit much?”
Zhong Yingxue’s face reddened: “Not… not like that!”
“There are plenty of rooms, you take downstairs! We take upstairs!”
“Besides, you’re coming to Songjiang Lingwu next term, your rented place is too far from school, not convenient!”
“And we’re forming a team, better if you move in!”
Jiangnan fell into thought.
She explained so much! She really wanted him to move in!
Zhong Yingxue gently squeezed his hand: “All these years… you deserve a home!”
Jiangnan’s nose stung at her words.
A home?
For someone who grew up in an orphanage, the word “home” felt so distant.
Even after leaving the orphanage, he lived alone in a rented place…
And now, he might have a home?
He smiled: “Alright! I’ll move! But I can’t afford rent!”
Zhong Yingxue rolled her eyes at him: “Always teasing!”
The taxi arrived at Oasis Villa!
A two-story villa, open balcony, huge floor-to-ceiling windows, and a swimming pool?
Utterly exquisite!
After settling Xia Yao, Zhong Yingxue was also drowsy on her bed.
As Jiangnan prepared to leave, Zhong Yingxue grabbed his shirt!
“Your room’s downstairs!”
Jiangnan grinned at her: “Got it!”
Downstairs, he found his room.
A big bed, wardrobe, desk with a computer, all cozy!
On the nightstand was an old photo.
Slightly yellowed…
In it, Jiangnan, about seven or eight, face covered in mud.
Holding a stick, a red bedsheet tied as a cape, looking proud!
A bandage on his nose!
Beside him, Zhong Yingxue in a floral dress stood quietly, smiling brightly…
Wearing a flower crown Jiangnan had made for her!
This was from their orphanage days.
Just this one photo!
When Zhong Yingxue was adopted by the Zhong family, she took nothing but this photo…
After all these years, she still kept it!
Gently touching the photo, Jiangnan’s eyes misted.
He murmured: “I… finally have a home?”
