Enter the tavern.

The first thing you smell is the aroma of fruit wine, while a relaxing folk song plays in your ears.

Ye Anran looked toward the tavern counter.

The man had his back to them and was taking a bottle of wine from the wine cabinet behind him.

On the other side of the stage, a female singer was playing an instrument and singing.

I found a seat and sat down.

Just as Ye Anran was about to ask for the menu, the other person turned around.

"What would you like to drink?"

The voice was familiar.

Ye Anran was taken aback at first, then looked up at his face.

The moment their eyes met.

A look of astonishment crossed their eyes.

Qin Shiyu was the first to react. He quickly composed himself and pushed a menu from the counter in front of the two of them.

"If you don't know what to order, just take a look for yourself."

Xia Ningqi took it.

He glanced back and forth between the two of them.

The atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

Ye Anran remained silent, only staring coldly at Qin Shiyu.

No one expected it to turn out this way.

To stumble upon a tavern in such a large ancient city as Liancheng and meet the person who had run away before is undoubtedly an extremely low probability event.

Faced with this situation.

Qin Shiyu remained silent; they acted as if they were complete strangers meeting for the first time.

Xia Ningqi coughed lightly.

To ease the awkwardness, she took the initiative to break the deadlock.

"Give me a glass of plum wine." He then turned to Ye Anran, "What about you? What would you like to drink?"

Ye Anran glanced at the menu.

I immediately chose the one with the highest alcohol content, "Give me a Margarita."

Qin Shiyu's sword-like eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Excuse me, sir, this drink has a very high alcohol content. Are you sure you can drink it?"

Ye Anran pressed her lips together.

"Just do what I order, why are you making so many demands?"

Qin Shiyu stopped speaking.

He turned around.

It seemed that after searching for a while, they turned back with apologies.

"Sorry, we're out of tequila. Would you like to order something else?"

"But I really want to drink this."

He patiently explained, "Agave is one of the key ingredients in making margaritas; you can't make them without it."

Just then.

The woman who had just finished singing walked over, her expression slightly puzzled. "Why aren't there any? I remember a batch just arrived yesterday, didn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Anran's lips curled into a cold smirk. "Qin Xiaogou, you dare to lie to me now."

Hearing her addressed that way.

The woman was taken aback at first, then asked the two of them.

"You two know each other?"

Qin Shiyu said calmly, "She was my former boss."

"Miss Ye?"

After realizing what was happening, she reached out her hand to Ye Anran.

"I've heard Shiyu mention you quite often lately, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Ye Anran took her hand.

Hearing her address so intimately, he then intentionally or unintentionally opened his mouth...

"May I ask your name?"

"Oh, I almost forgot to introduce myself." The woman slapped her forehead. "My name is Song Jing. I'm Shi Yu's childhood friend. I invested in this bar and we opened it together after he came back."

"Oh, I see..."

Ye Anran smiled at her, then released her hand.

"By the way, Miss Ye, why did you come all the way from the capital?"

"travel."

"Then you've come to the right place. Liancheng is beautiful this season, and the climate is very pleasant, making it perfect for tourists from other places."

Ye Anran smiled.

"The scenery here is really beautiful, I really like this place."

"That's good. I suggest you stay a few more days and get a feel for the local customs and culture."

At this point, Song Jing recommended several other great places to visit in the area.

Shuanglang offers views of the Cangshan Mountains connecting to Erhai Lake, while Ideal City is a great place for taking photos.

During this time, some customers also came up to order drinks.

Ye Anran observed out of the corner of her eye that Qin Shiyu's bartending movements were smooth, indicating that he must have practiced a lot.

Two minutes later.

Xia Ningqi's plum wine was served.

Ye Anran continued speaking.

"What about mine?"

Would you like some plum wine too?

"I want Margaret."

Qin Shiyu remained expressionless, her tone completely flat, "I'm sorry, no."

"Qin Xiaogou, I think you're deliberately targeting me, aren't you?"

"no."

Ye Anran glared at him, "You're just taking revenge on me now because I told you you had a bad temper before."

Qin Shiyu paused for a moment, then calmly replied, "If that's how you think, then there's nothing I can do."

"Hmph, fine, since that's how it is, I'll go get it from the wine cabinet myself. Don't worry, I won't shortchange you, and I won't let you mix it."

Because she didn't know much about alcohol, she just grabbed a few bottles of brandy.

Ignoring Xia Ningqi's objections, he started pouring and drinking.

At this moment, Song Jing, who was standing next to her, asked in a low voice.

"Has Miss Ye always been so feisty?"

Qin Shiyu nodded helplessly.

"Yes, it's the same as always, nothing has changed."

Qin Shiyu knew her spoiled princess temper better than anyone else; once she started to act willfully, no one could stop her.

...

Ye Anran drank several cups in a row, showing no intention of stopping.

It wasn't until Qin Shiyu took the initiative to speak.

"Did you inform the master and mistress before you came here?"

"You've already resigned, yet you still call him 'Master' and 'Madam' all the time. I think you've gotten used to being treated like a dog."

Qin Shiyu was already used to her attitude towards him, so he didn't have any emotional fluctuations because of it.

On the contrary, Song Jing, who was standing next to her, showed a hint of confusion after hearing this.

"Is she drunk?"

Qin Shiyu shook his head. "Xiao Jing, you go back to singing. I'll take care of things here."

Upon hearing this, Song Jing hesitated at first.

However, he nodded and left the bar without asking any more questions.

"I'll join you," Xia Ningqi said, and she also tacitly left her seat to give them space to chat privately.

...

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