Lin An couldn’t understand why the two people before him had suddenly become so tense.
And amidst the tension, was there a hint of hostility?
Confused, Lin An responded honestly, "Su Nian."
Both a man and a cat, who simultaneously let out a sigh of relief, couldn’t help but laugh upon seeing the shadow of suspicion in each other’s eyes.
It was then that Lu Zixun took a proper look at Lin An.
He realized that this was the same Xiao Lin that Su Nian had visited at Lingchuan City Hospital last time.
Because of this visit, Xiao Lin had unfortunately been infected with Plague Energy by Poison Liquid.
Although Lu Zixun knew he probably couldn’t disassociate himself from the incident, he still wanted to find someone else to take the blame.
"Eh? Aren’t you two together?"
Tilting his head at Lin An, Lu Zixun was puzzled, "Didn’t it seem like you two were getting along well last time? Why are you here to confess?"
Taken aback, Lin An pursed his lips and said awkwardly, "Last time I didn’t think it was appropriate, and I wanted to find a special day to confess. I had arranged the scene at the school, but I didn’t expect Su Nian to come here."
Recalling Su Nian’s demeanor in the private room just now, Lu Zixun’s eyes flickered thoughtfully.
He just said, Su Nian seemed in a bad mood and wanted to drink. So that was why.
"We’re not sure if we should let you in."
Shrugging, Xiong Kang explained, "From the perspective of good faith, we should let you in, but as friends, we don’t want to see Su Nian get upset again."
Clearly, Lu Zixun noticed the issue too, but Xiong Kang, who wasn’t as close to Su Nian, hadn’t said much about it.
Lin An gave a wry smile, feeling somewhat lost, "It’s just that I was really busy today, and I forgot to contact Susu for a moment. I didn’t expect things would turn out this way. It’s all my fault."
As the four grown men stood at the door looking perplexed,
the door of the private room opened, and Lin Siyin came out laughing and talking with Su Nian.
Tugging at the corner of his mouth,
Lu Zixun and Xiong Kang both took a step back, becoming onlooking spectators.
When Su Nian saw Lin An, her brows furrowed slightly, and her eyes reddened a bit.
Looking at the roses in Lin An’s hand, her voice choked with a hint of sarcasm, "Young Master Lin is rich now, so you’ve come to XS to pick up girls?"
The words were on the tip of his tongue, but Lin An steeled himself, clenched his teeth, handed the roses to Zhu Fanglei, then got down on one knee and pulled out a small gift box.
"I know I didn’t contact you today, and that upset you, but I wanted to give you an unforgettable surprise. I didn’t expect to mess it up..."
Staring at Lin An kneeling on the ground with a face full of question marks, Lu Zixun was somewhat perplexed.
The confession had turned into a marriage proposal.
When he opened the gift box, what was inside wasn’t a diamond ring.
Instead, it was a beautifully crafted, extremely luxurious and pretty bracelet.
"Susu, can I be your girlfriend?"
As Lu Zixun heard Lin An’s words, he burst out laughing — was the guy too nervous?
Luckily, it had no adverse effect.
Su Nian was just upset because Lin An had ignored her all day, but at hearing these words, she covered her mouth with a laugh, and any displeasure in her heart faded away.
Pretending to ponder for a moment, Su Nian nodded her head and looked up with a snort, "Alright, this miss permits you to be my girlfriend."
The two of them, sweet-talking each other, clearly made the others feel a bit like third wheels.
Zhu Fanglei, suddenly left on his own, entered the private room, leaving the outer space to the two of them.
After introducing himself, he drank with the people in the room.
The previously bold and nonchalant Zhu Fanglei became incredibly obedient upon seeing Gui Xiaomeng in the room.
The highly combative Lu Zixun came over to Zhu Fanglei and began to shake him up.
After a while, a bashfully faced Su Nian also came in with Lin An.
After introducing Lin An to her best girlfriends, they joined the drinking game.
Lu Zixun, who had woken up, looked at the hotel ceiling with an air of utter dejection.
The group, slightly drunk by the end, naturally never made it to the karaoke spot.
From showing off their dice shaking skills, it turned into a drinking contest.
As the night went on, the people who boasted brotherhood added two more to their planned trip to Four Seasons Water Park.
Lin Siyin, not in the best of moods, came in with a cup of honey water.
After making Lu Zixun drink it, she rubbed his head and said, "You’re just a cat, why did you drink so fiercely? Yesterday, you were like a dead fish, not moving even when I shook you."
After that thought emerged, Lu Zixun began to recall what had happened after the drinking contest.
Unable to remember a single thing, Lu Zixun looked up at Lin Siyin and tentatively asked, "Siyin, I didn’t say anything weird yesterday, did I?"
Lu Zixun, slightly relieved, heard Lin Siyin’s tone change and immediately let out an awkward smile.
Lin Siyin paused, then couldn’t help but chuckle, "A cat walking on two legs is quite strange."
"Especially out on the street, shamelessly singing ’as if I’ve lost my senses, I can’t feel my breath’... What’s funnier..."
Lin Siyin, recalling how Lu Zixun had looked up at the sky and shouted loudly the day before, blushed and did not continue.
Lu Zixun didn’t see Lin Siyin’s shy side.
Feeling utterly embarrassed at the moment, he buried his head in the pillow, the cat in a state of total despondency.
He hadn’t expected that blacking out meant being completely unaware, not even able to summon Spiritual Energy, noting to be more careful next time.
A knock at the door sounded, and Liu Shishi’s languid voice came through, "Siyin, is Da Ju awake? Jiu Jiu said if he’s up, they can come over."
Responding to Liu Shishi, Lin Siyin patted Lu Zixun’s head.
Getting up, she said, "Hurry and get out of bed. I’m going to join Sister Meng to buy some stuff we need for the road."
A muffled voice came from under the pillow.
Lin Siyin couldn’t help but laugh again, reminded of the things Lu Zixun had said while drunk the night before.
Pursing her lips, her eyes filled with happiness, she headed for the door.
At this moment, Lu Zixun, who was aware of what he had said while drunk, lay on the couch in the hotel lobby, exchanging looks with Xiong Kang.
"Drank too much last night, can’t even recover my Spiritual Energy."
Rubbing his head with a bit of a headache, Xiong Kang grumbled, "I had something to say but didn’t get a chance; it’s really troubling. Let’s just talk about it in the car later."
Lu Zixun, also feeling unwell, asked without lifting his head, "Is it about the Ancient God Sect?"