Lifting his gaze to look at Si Jinnian, Pei Shuchen paused slightly.
It actually turns out to be Si Jinnian.
A trace of disdain flashed in Pei Shuchen’s eyes. He looked at Si Jinnian and let out a cold snort, “Sorry, I don’t drink.”
“If you don’t drink, why come to a bar?”
Si Jinnian plopped down right next to Pei Shuchen, his heavy smell of alcohol causing Pei Shuchen to shift a bit further away.
The surrounding Romeos who had just been whistling at Pei Shuchen saw Si Jinnian wrap his arm around Pei Shuchen. Feeling unwillingly envious, they could only let out sighs and sweat anxiously for Pei Shuchen.
Seeing Pei Shuchen’s movement, Si Jinnian furrowed his brows in displeasure, his self-esteem taking a hit.
Ever since he was a kid, he was always the one rejecting others; this was the first time someone had rejected him. This feeling really fucking sucked.
“Why are you dodging me? Are you afraid I’m going to eat you?”
Si Jinnian reached out to wrap his arm around Pei Shuchen, but was intercepted and grabbed by the wrist by the bar owner, Lin Jiayi.
“Young Master Si, this is my friend. He doesn’t drink, so please don’t give him a hard time.”
Lin Jiayi’s expression looked somewhat unpleasant, but since Si Jinnian was someone he couldn’t afford to offend, he had no choice but to put on a forced smile and say, “If you’re looking for someone to drink with, I’ve recently had a lot of college students come in, every single one of them fresh and delicate. How about I have them accompany you instead? I guarantee you’ll have a great time.”
As a bar owner, Lin Jiayi knew Si Jinnian’s bad habits all too well; anyone targeted by him never met a good end.
Pei Shuchen was his best friend, and he absolutely couldn’t let this scourge, Si Jinnian, ruin him.
With his hand grabbed by Lin Jiayi, Si Jinnian’s face darkened visibly to the naked eye.
“Tonight, I only want him to accompany me.”
Pulling back his grabbed hand, Si Jinnian glared at Lin Jiayi, threw his arm back around Pei Shuchen’s shoulder, and said with a smile, “Beauty, do me the favor and have a drink with me, won’t you?”
Dangling the wine glass right in front of Pei Shuchen’s lips, Si Jinnian looked down at him with a smile, portraying a textbook hoodlum look.
Turning his head to glance at Si Jinnian’s uninvited, heavy-handed grab on his shoulder, a flash of coldness and helplessness crossed the depths of Pei Shuchen’s eyes.
He really didn’t want to throw hands with Si Jinnian, but alas, Si Jinnian was simply asking for a beating.
“I said, I don’t drink. I kindly ask Young Master Si to maintain some self-respect.”
As he spoke, Pei Shuchen pinched the hand Si Jinnian had draped over his shoulder and applied a sudden, fierce force.
“Ouch! It hurts, hurts, hurts, hurts, hurts! Ease up, ease up!”
Overwhelmed by the pain, Si Jinnian couldn’t help letting out a plea for mercy. Just as he was about to retaliate, Pei Shuchen snatched the wine glass right out of his hand and, without another word, splashed the wine directly into Si Jinnian’s face.
“Get lost!”
Si Jinnian felt as though his wrist was about to be crushed into pieces.
Pei Shuchen looks so refined and scholarly, how can his grip strength be this huge?
Si Jinnian shook his wrist, finding it completely incomprehensible.
Seeing Si Jinnian get bested, Lin Jiayi’s eyes widened and his heart skipped a beat. Just as he was about to step forward to apologize and smooth things over for Pei Shuchen, he was pinned down from both sides by Si Jinnian’s cronies who suddenly rushed over.
Watching as Pei Shuchen was about to be bullied by Si Jinnian’s cronies as well, Lin Jiayi let out an exclamation, “Shuchen, watch out!”
At that exact moment, Si Jinnian raised his leg and kicked both cronies flying to the left and right just as they were about to touch Pei Shuchen.
“Get lost, don’t touch him.”
The two friends were kicked flat onto the ground by Si Jinnian. Looking back at him, they felt wronged and utterly confused.
Clearly, we wanted to help Si Jinnian teach this clueless Pei Shuchen a lesson, so why did we end up getting kicked instead?
Enduring the pain, Si Jinnian raised a hand to wipe the wine water off his face, looked up at Pei Shuchen, and let out a chuckle, “Such a fiery temper, but I like it.”
Sizing Pei Shuchen up from top to bottom, Si Jinnian had never seen anyone who suited his tastes so well.
Even though he was a bit fierce, he was truly fucking gorgeous!
This person was so perfect he looked as though the heavens had custom-made him.
Tall with long legs, fair skin, his eyes hidden behind glasses were long and deep. Beneath the frames sat a high-bridged nose, and a pair of slightly lighter-colored lips looked so sexy they gave one the impulse to lean in and steal a kiss.
Especially the faint fragrance emanating from his body—it was like an aphrodisiac, intoxicating people’s minds.
Si Jinnian felt a sudden dryness in his throat and instinctively swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Since when did Kyoto have someone this good-looking? Why hadn’t I noticed him before?
Pei Shuchen was speechless, staring at Si Jinnian as if looking at a complete fool. He couldn’t wrap his head around how Godparents—such wonderful people—could have ever raised a scumbag and degenerate like Si Jinnian.
“Young Master Si, my friend didn’t mean it. He’s just in a bad mood today, please don’t hold it against him.”
Fearing that Pei Shuchen would face retaliation from Si Jinnian, Lin Jiayi broke free from the restraint, pulled Pei Shuchen behind him, and blocked him from the front.
Si Jinnian’s face darkened even further. He shot a murderous gaze at Lin Jiayi and spoke in an icy voice:
“Owner Lin, if you still want your bar to stay open, you better be smart and get lost right now, or don’t blame me for being impolite with you.”
The moment Si Jinnian’s voice fell, his cronies stepped forward once again, grabbing Lin Jiayi on both sides and smiling warmly, “Owner Lin, our Young Master Si wants to spend some quality time alone with the beauty, so stop being an eyesore here. Why don’t you come over there and have a drink with us brothers instead?”
Before inquiring about Si Jinnian, Pei Shuchen already knew he was a wealthy second-generation heir, and seeing him now, he really lived up to his notorious reputation.
“I can drink with you, but please don’t give my friend a hard time.”
Pei Shuchen didn’t want to stir up trouble, nor did he want to bring trouble to his friend. Si Jinnian had come looking for him, after all, simply wanting to drink with him.
Since he was courting death, tonight he would properly discipline this arrogant prodigal on behalf of his Godparents.
“Alright! As long as you keep me good company tonight, I promise I won’t give him a hard time.”
Si Jinnian waved a hand, signaling the cronies who were restraining Lin Jiayi to let go.
Glaring at Si Jinnian, Pei Shuchen looked at his friend and said, “Jiayi, I’m fine. You go ahead and get back to work!”
“But…”
“I’m truly fine, no need to worry.”
Giving Lin Jiayi a reassuring shake of his head, Pei Shuchen’s calm and collected demeanor made Lin Jiayi relax slightly.
“Alright then, I’m going back to work. Call me if anything comes up.”
Even though he was worried about Pei Shuchen, Si Jinnian was ultimately someone he couldn’t afford to offend, so Lin Jiayi could only walk away looking back every few steps.
After sending his friend away, Pei Shuchen sat down firmly on the sofa, lifted his gaze to look at Si Jinnian, and said in an icy tone, “How does Young Master Si want me to accompany you?”
Si Jinnian smiled and motioned for a waiter to bring over numerous bottles of alcohol, placing them right in front of Pei Shuchen.
“If you finish drinking all of these and can walk out of here without being drunk, I swear I won’t stop you. But if you can’t finish them, you’re coming home with me tonight. How about it?”