20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3722 Su Ying's Smile

The commotion continued until after 10 p.m. Liu Cui refilled the three stew pots on the table with honeycomb briquettes, added soup several times, finished four bottles of Wuliangye liquor, and Ai Xiaomo was already asleep on the table. Su Ying and Lin Yixia were also slurring their words. Only then did it end.

Of the four bottles of wine, Liu Mingxiong and Liu Mingjie, along with Wei Rulong, Wang Deyuan, and Duan Fengqing, drank one bottle plus a little less than half a bottle. The remaining two bottles plus a little more than half a bottle were divided among Zhao Chang'an and his three companions. Each of the four drank about six liang (approximately 300ml).

Wang Deyuan and his wife, Lin Yixia, all lived in this staff residential building. Su Ying complained that the house was too cold because there was no air conditioning and wanted to stay in a hotel to take a shower. She asked Liu Cui to go with her, but Liu Cui refused.

Because if Liu Cui waits at home, she can have a long phone conversation with Zhao Chang'an, but if she goes to a hotel, she won't be able to have a long phone conversation.

So Zhao Chang'an, Su Ying, Liu Mingxiong, and Wei Rulong went downstairs and walked to a nearby hotel to rest.

This is the off-season for the scenic area. There are few tourists during the day, and the hotel rooms are almost empty at night. As a result, the scenic area's yachts were suspended for a month, and only gradually resumed operation a few days before the tea harvest in March.

The four walked along a cement road toward the hotel. The moonlight in the sky was bright and cool, shining on the canopy of the camphor trees that shaded the road, leaving only a few specks of light.

Liu Mingxiong and Wei Rulong were excitedly discussing the World Cup to be held in Korea and Japan this year, which would be the first time the Chinese national football team would appear in the tournament. However, what they were arguing about was how far the Chinese national football team could go and how many goals they could score.

Liu Mingxiong pessimistically said that he would be content as long as he didn't shave his head, while Wei Rulong scoffed at Liu Mingxiong's pessimism, using various data to analyze and support his point that at least a few goals could be scored.

"Paraguay only has six million people, a tiny country, with a population smaller than that of a mountain town. Costa Rica has less than five million people. We're just picking the best from the worst, unless we specifically choose the incompetent good-for-nothings. Otherwise, we can't possibly win, let alone fail to score a single goal!"

Wei Rulong spoke with great passion, while Liu Mingxiong thought Wei Rulong was simply too naive.

The two walked quickly, soon creating a distance of more than ten meters between themselves and Su Ying and Zhao Chang'an, while maintaining a certain speed relative to each other.

Walking side-by-side with Su Ying, Zhao Chang'an, who had been speaking only intermittently, suddenly leaned closer to her and whispered with a chuckle, "Those two—"

Su Ying felt this clumsy guy's shoulder pressed against her body, his mouth almost touching her face. She frowned and quickly stepped aside, but then she stepped into a shallow pothole on the road, stumbled, and fell forward uncontrollably.

Fortunately, Zhao Chang'an reacted quickly, grabbing her slender waist and pulling her into his arms.

"Aunt Su, walk slowly and watch where you're going."

Zhao Chang'an's voice was tinged with laughter.

Fortunately, the shade of the trees blocked the light, so they couldn't see each other clearly as they were embracing. Su Ying thought Zhao Chang'an didn't see that her pretty face was already red and she glared at Zhao Chang'an with a bit of annoyance.

Her soft little hands quietly pulled away his tight grip on her chest, and through her thin down jacket, she held one of his hands tightly.

After they parted, Su Ying composed herself and said in a cold voice, "Thank you."

"It should."

Zhao Chang'an said, "I was also a bit drunk, and I felt a little too forceful in my grip. Did I hurt you?"

Su Ying's pretty face turned even redder. She was so angry that she ignored Zhao Chang'an and walked away with a cold face.

Zhao Chang'an gazed at Su Ying's graceful and slender figure, a mocking smile appearing on his lips and in his eyes.

This is an aunt who has a great sense of style; even when she's wearing a down jacket, it's a thin, fitted style.

Zhao Chang'an thought a lot about how to improve his relationship with Su Ying and prevent her from becoming an annoying obstacle between him and Liu Cui, but ultimately decided to use this method.

Because this woman is selfish, greedy, and ungrateful, yet Liu Cui has always been afraid of her, as evidenced by their behavior at the dinner table earlier. If this issue isn't resolved, this woman might become a ticking time bomb, and who knows what kind of trouble she could cause him.

The simplest point is that if Zhao Chang'an and Liu Cui have a child in the future, and Su Ying uses this to make a big fuss, it could severely damage Zhao Chang'an's reputation.

But he still had to ensure that Liu Cui had her own child, as a form of compensation and comfort, and a source of hope for her future.

"No poison, no gentleman." Just like four years ago during the May Day holiday of his senior year of high school, Zhao Chang'an swiftly and decisively dealt with Zeng Xiaoxiao.

At the time, he was actually quite disgusted by this shameless bitch. He showed her no mercy and tormented her for a whole hour or so. However, in the end, it proved that what he did was right.

Therefore, Mount Tai does not reject any soil, thus it can become so great; rivers and seas do not discriminate against small streams, thus they can become so deep; Cao Cao's ambition was to have as many people as possible, thus he was able to achieve his hegemony.

Of course, Zhao Chang'an wasn't that despicable and shameless. He was just trying to use his good looks to soften the antagonistic relationship between himself and Su Ying, just like those fans who, although they are fans, are still fans, and life is life.

Liu Mingxiong and Wei Rulong were completely oblivious to the scene of the man and woman scheming against each other, preoccupied with their heated argument and neither willing to concede to the other.

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"Wow~"

Su Ying turned the hot water down a bit to help her feverish body become more alert and calm.

"That bastard, he's drunk and can't even walk properly, he's acting like a reckless bandit!"

Unable to hold back, Su Ying angrily cursed. At that time, Zhao Chang'an was drunk and walking unsteadily, so she had to dodge in a panic and did not pay attention to her footing.

Su Ying looked down at her skin; on her snow-white skin, there was a ring of faint, intermittent bruises.

Those five bruises were from Zhao Chang'an's fingers scratching through the clothes.

"Clumsy!"

Su Ying took a shower in slightly cool water, cursing Zhao Chang'an inwardly for being drunk and not knowing how to hold back his strength, while secretly feeling proud that although she was already in her early forties, her figure was still like that of a woman in her early twenties, and her skin was so delicate that it would turn blue if touched even slightly.

When she was young, Su Ying was often troubled by this, especially in the summer. Her legs were long, white and beautiful, but she never dared to wear short skirts for fear of showing the bruises on her knees and legs.

For this, her husband often scolded her, telling her to watch her step and not to keep bumping her knees.

She never dared to go swimming in the pool, afraid that others would see the light blue or even purplish-red bruises on her body.

However, now she misses the days when the bruises never disappeared from her knees, and is also proud that her skin is still so good.

At this moment, for some unknown reason, perhaps these bruises proved that Su Ying was still fair-skinned and young.

Although Zhao Chang'an had no intention of offending her, Su Ying's impression of him seemed to have improved a lot. She thought that he had made a mistake because he cared about her, and that his intentions were good, which deserved recognition and praise.

"Forget it, when I come back next month, I won't be a third wheel for you two anymore, so that this bastard won't deliberately retaliate by touching and scratching me. I'm too old to take that kind of hardship."

Su Ying muttered to herself, gazing at her reflection in the mirror. The blurry image showed a stunningly beautiful woman with long, black hair styled in a youthful bun. She had a long neck, delicate collarbones, and an irrepressible smile in her eyes and mouth.

(End of this chapter)