It's just The Sims, how did it become my ideal love story?

Chapter 89 I Like You? (Please vote!)
Actually, two or three cups are enough.

I'm no longer the young person who could pretend to be strong and claim to be able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, when in reality I'd be drinking until I blacked out.

The woman was clearly quite drunk.

Gu Huai also enjoyed the atmosphere. Even though neither of them spoke, it was so quiet that it felt like lying in the water of a hot spring, so comfortable that one wanted to close their eyes.

He still took the initiative to speak.

"We've had enough to drink, and we have to go to work tomorrow, so how about we stop here?"

I have to be very careful when I speak so as not to slur my words; my alcohol tolerance seems to have visibly decreased.

I've heard that people's alcohol tolerance decreases when they're happy. I don't know if it's true or not, but he seems to have really pulled himself out of that stagnant water.

Cai Yan did not refuse.

She nodded. "It's almost done."

"How are you getting back? Should you call a designated driver?"

Even though the other party called a designated driver, Gu Huai wasn't entirely at ease. After all, it was a woman of Cai Yan's stature, which always made him more worried about her safety. Although it seemed that his status didn't require him to think about these things.

Cai Yan shook her head. "I notified my brother in advance, and he will come to pick me up."

She seems to have suddenly decided to drink, as if it were a spur-of-the-moment decision, but she has actually considered the consequences and made a plan. Is this the Cai Yan we know now?

What a reassuring woman.

Cai Yi arrived soon after, and Gu Huai and Cai Yan walked out of the bar together.

Under the cover of night, Cai Yi, standing at the door, saw the two of them together.

He looked somewhat surprised, but quickly smiled and stepped forward.

"You didn't drink that much, did you?"

Cai Yan nodded. "It's alright, nothing's wrong."

Before the other person could speak, Gu Huai took the initiative to say, "Then, Team Leader Cai, please be careful on your way home. I'll be going now."

"Hey, wait a minute, Gu Huai."

Strangely, it wasn't Cai Yan who said those words, but Cai Yi.

Gu Huai looked at the other person with some confusion.

Then, Cai Yi, who was still impeccably dressed and always seemed so dashing, stepped forward and extended his hand to Gu Huai.

"You told me your name was Gu Huai last time, but I didn't remember. We met when Yan Yan was in her second year of high school, right?"

Ah, here we go again.

Looking at the other person's outstretched hand, Gu Huai could only extend his own hand and shake it.

"Yes, I saw him once, probably at the police station."

Cai Yi smiled and said, "I remember it very clearly, but it was you who stood up for Yan Yan at the crucial moment, and that's why she wasn't in danger. It's just that I don't remember your name very well, but I've always remembered this incident. It's such a coincidence that you two are working together again now."

I wonder if the phrase "What a coincidence!" has any deeper meaning.

But Gu Huai, caught up in the moment, couldn't think that far ahead; he simply gave a humble reply.

"Yes, it's quite a coincidence. I didn't expect it to be Team Leader Cai who came to our company out of nowhere."

Cai Yi chuckled, "I didn't expect her to suddenly give up her job in Shanghai and come to the provincial capital. What did she say?"

"Ahem, Cai Yi, aren't you talking too much?"

Suddenly, Cai Yan interrupted Cai Yi.

Gu Huai was wondering what he said. "Say it!"

But did she work in Shanghai before? Such a superior place, is there some special reason why she was willing to come to the provincial capital?

Cai Yi smiled and said, "Um, are you sure you can get back by yourself? Do you want me to give you a ride?"

"No need, no need, I've already called a ride-hailing service, it'll be here soon."

"Okay, we'll be going now. Take care."

"Okay, drive slowly."

Gu Huai waved his hand.

Cai Yi led Cai Yan toward the parking lot, where the not-so-dark road was lit up with neon signs.

The woman with long hair draped over her shoulders and wearing high heels seemed poised to gracefully disappear into the neon lights, never to reappear.

This scene is very similar to the ending of many stories.

However, the figure in Gu Huai's line of sight did not turn around, but raised its left arm and waved it gently.

Is it that even without turning his head, he knows he's looking at her?

Gu Huai couldn't help but laugh.

This is not a farewell; the two will meet again.

How dashing Cai Yan is!

When the ride-hailing car arrived, Gu Huai sat in the back seat, and the car smoothly drove towards home.

On the road, leaning slightly against the car window, my mind didn't experience the intense dizziness I was feeling, but my breathing was noticeably heavier. Looking at the city nightscape I'd lived in for several years, it seemed particularly different tonight.

Those neon lights that I used to find indifferent and irrelevant now seem like warm colors.

I remember when I first came to the provincial capital to study, I actually felt that the city's liveliness and prosperity were all related to me.

Then I remembered what Cai Yan had said to me while we were drinking.

He couldn't resist the urge, so he took out his phone, thought for a moment, and then called Xu Cheng.

The call was answered quickly; it was a bit noisy on the other end.

"Hey, wait a minute, my buddy's calling, I'll go outside to answer it. Hello? Hello, hello, hello! Can you hear me?"

"Be gentle, thank goodness I'm not using an old-fashioned phone, or you would have scared me to death on the spot."

Gu Huai always felt envious when he heard Xu Cheng's cheerful and powerful voice.

The way a person speaks reveals much about their personality. Xu Cheng's voice and volume clearly indicate that he is a very comfortable and confident person.

"Haha, what kind of old-fashioned phone is this? You're not doing so badly. By the way, I'm drinking with some friends, want to join me?"

"I'm not coming, I just finished drinking."

"What the hell?! You're drinking with someone else? Who, which vixen?!"

Gu Huai couldn't help but laugh, "Are you crazy? A grown man shouldn't do this kind of role-playing, okay?"

"Haha, actually I'm happy for you, bro."

"why?"

"Because at least you don't have to go drinking alone anymore."

Gu Huai was stunned for a moment. He shrank back and heard Xu Cheng's voice become lower.

"But I'm also a little worried. What if you don't need me anymore?"

He couldn't help but smile, and his eyes seemed a little moist as he squinted.

"You're crazy. Suddenly trying to get sentimental, huh? Even the Spring Festival Gala didn't have such an abrupt turn."

"Hahaha. Just kidding, just kidding. Whatever happens, the most important thing is to be happy, right?"

This is a phrase Xu Cheng often uses to comfort himself. From university to now, Gu Huai can say with certainty that without Xu Cheng as a friend, he might have died in his rented room long ago.

This made him feel a little emotional, "We've known each other for many years."

"Yes, from university until now."

"Then why did you become friends with me?"

Gu Huai couldn't help but ask the question, even though he knew that being sentimental to one's brothers was inherently a bit cheesy and something most men wouldn't do.

But he's drunk, so he can just deny it tomorrow. Xu Cheng has done this kind of thing quite a few times before.

"What do you mean? Do you need a reason to be friends?"

Don't you want it?

"Want it?"

Gu Huai couldn't help but rub his temples, then said softly.

"Because I think my attempt to fit in during college was quite annoying, and I didn't have any strengths, plus I'm not good at socializing. You have everything, so how did we become friends? Just curious."

"I could tell from that."

"what?"

"You've had too much to drink. Was the girl you were drinking with really pretty, and you couldn't resist getting tipsy?"

"Are you crazy? Speak properly, I'm asking you a question!"

Damn, they guessed everything correctly.

He truly is the man who understands me best.

Xu Cheng laughed for a while and then fell silent. Gu Huai thought the call had been interrupted, but then he heard Xu Cheng say something in a low voice.

The night gradually darkened, and the streetlights grew increasingly lonely.

This proves that you are getting closer and closer to home.

This road is so familiar.

This is the road I've walked countless times.

Gu Huai was always indifferent and would pass by without expression.

And now.

In the reflection of the car window, the man was laughing exaggeratedly, revealing the lines at the corners of his eyes.

"Gu Huai, if I didn't become friends and brothers with you because you're interesting, was it because I like you?"

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(End of this chapter)