As she spoke, she asked the bartender inside to prepare two cups of wine and placed them on the bar counter.
Comparatively speaking, Shi Niange’s expression was guarded. The way she looked at Xiao Da was filled with warning, warning him not to act rashly. Qin Siting was much calmer.
Towards a noisy character like Xiao Da, he had never been much of a threat. At most, it was just a matter of who had a loud voice. Even if he liked to argue, no one was willing to pay him any attention.
Xiao Luye, on the other hand, was different from his usual self. He sat there quietly drinking.
The seats left by Xiao Da were also interesting. They happened to be the two empty seats next to Xiao Luye.
It was impossible for Shi Niange to sit next to Xiao Luye. She sat in the empty seat next to him, and Qin Siting naturally sat between them.
Xiao Luye turned to look at him, then at Shi Niange. Shi Niange picked up the wine on the table and was about to taste it when the opening of the glass was suddenly covered. She lowered her head to look at Qin Siting’s hand that suddenly reached over and thought for a moment. After all, this was a freshly mixed wine. She didn’t know if there was anything messy inside. If Xiao Da really wanted to stir up trouble, he could do anything. She didn’t drink it and asked the bartender inside for an unopened bottle of mineral water.
Qin Siting did not look at her. His hand only covered her cup for a moment before he retracted it after she released the cup.
The two of them trusted each other tacitly, and Shi Niange seemed to be very obedient to him. All of this entered Xiao Luye’s eyes. He tilted the wine glass in his hand slightly to the side and touched the glass in front of Qin Siting, saying, “Drink.”
Qin Siting did not refuse, nor did he respond. He only said to the bartender inside, “I don’t drink mixed alcohol. I’ll add ice to the brandy. Thank you.”
The bartender was stunned for a moment. He felt that the wine he had mixed seemed to be despised, but he did not dare to say much. He took a bottle of brandy from the wine cabinet, poured it into a transparent glass, added ice, and brought it over for him.
Qin Siting took the glass and clinked it with Xiao Luye’s glass. “You’re welcome.”
The two of them drank calmly. The bar was filled with music. Shi Niange opened the bottle of water and took a sip.
However, Xiao Da was unwilling to be so peaceful. He sat in front, smoking as he narrowed his eyes and asked, “Nian Nian, you’ve been so close to us since we were young. Why are you distancing yourself from us now that you have a boyfriend?”
Shi Niange glanced at him and said frankly, “Really? Haven’t we not seen each other for several years? At least two to three years, right? The Xiao family isn’t in Hai City now. If it weren’t for the fact that we’re both in the Medical University, we wouldn’t have had the opportunity to meet. When we were young, we played together as childhood friends. Now that we haven’t seen each other for so many years, we’ll definitely be distant. What has this got to do with me having a boyfriend?”
Xiao Da snorted. “That’s probably because you’ve been too distant from us in the past two or three years. You’ve even forgotten about Xiao Luye, who has been the best to you since you were young. You ran away with another man. Who do you think you’re going to reason with?”
The people around the bar counter did not speak.
Aside from Shi Niange, everyone present was a man. With one look, they knew what the other party was thinking.
Besides, there were so many people watching by the bar counter. Under this calm surface, they felt that the atmosphere was already tense.
When Xiao Da said that Shi Niange had run away with another man, everyone broke out in a cold sweat for him. It was fine if you were willing to offend Qin Siting because of Xiao Luye, but if you also offended Qin Siting with them, could everyone live well in Hai City in the future? After all, the Xiao brothers were not in Hai City, but everyone else had to live in Hai City.
But who couldn’t tell that Xiao Da was silently declaring Xiao Luye’s sovereignty over Shi Niange.
En… As for whether this so-called sovereignty was counted or not, he did not comment. Anyway, Xiao Da dared to say anything.
Xiao Da was still provoking her, but Xiao Luye didn’t speak and had already drunk the wine.
Qin Siting also drank.
Xiao Da was suddenly excited. He glanced at Xiao Luye and then at Qin Siting. He still wanted to know Qin Siting’s background. Xiao Luye received Xiao Da’s gaze and remained silent, indicating that he could play as he pleased. He was not in the mood to play with them.
Xiao Da looked at Qin Siting’s handsome and clean appearance and guessed that he didn’t have much alcohol. He just wanted to earn some face in front of Shi Niange. Xiao Da shook his head in disdain and opened the bottles of alcohol in front of him. Back in Lin City no one on the street could outdrink him.
“Come, Brother Ting.” Xiao Da asked the bartender to place the opened bottles of wine in front of Qin Siting. “Let’s not talk too much. Shall we drink?”
“Xiao Da, don’t mess around. We’re all studying medicine. If you blow on a bottle in the bar, will you be attending class tomorrow? You drank so much. When I ask you to perform an autopsy later, I’m afraid you won’t even be able to find the eyes,” Shi Niange reprimanded him.
“What are you afraid of? With my alcohol tolerance, do you think I opened a bar for nothing? You should be worried about your Brother Ting.” Xiao Da sneered and picked up a bottle of wine to drink.
In order to show off his alcohol tolerance, Xiao Da drank quickly and urgently, causing his clothes to be wet.
Qin Siting drank it unhurriedly, not leaving a single drop.
Shi Niange could not stop them from competing in drinking, especially on such an occasion. Since Qin Siting was willing to drink, he naturally had his reasons. She did not stop him, but she was still very protective of her friend. She immediately said, “Xiao Da, you can’t do this. Qin Siting drank one bottle, and you drank half a bottle. No wonder you’re known as the best in the drinking world. Are you always so half-alive?”
Xiao Da was not convinced and asked for more wine. The bartender took several bottles of wine and opened them.
Xiao Da pointed and said, “All right, let’s not talk too much. Let’s finish these two bottles first?”
Qin Siting sat on the high chair by the bar counter. He was originally taller than Xiao Da, and now he was sitting on the sofa opposite the bar counter. His eyes were slightly lowered. Right now, he was hugging his shoulders and smiling. In fact, it was a very ordinary expression. However, in Xiao Da’s eyes, he seemed to be looking down on him and completely did not take him seriously.
Xiao Da was extremely angry. He gritted his teeth and picked up the newly served wine to drink first.
In order to prove that his alcohol tolerance was really good, he gulped down two bottles of wine.
This time, he really did not miss a single drop.
He had saved his reputation of being the best drinker in the world.
Shi Niange immediately clapped her hands in an exaggerated manner. “Aiya, impressive, impressive!”
After drinking several bottles of wine, Xiao Da was not drunk, but his mood was also high. After being flattered by her words, he enjoyed it very much.
However, Qin Siting, who was sitting on the high chair opposite, was still clean. Even his eyes were clearer than everyone else’s.
