She hesitated for a moment, then walked around in a circle and asked, "...... Is there something good happening?"

Drinking alcohol is a way to celebrate...... You can't come up and ask, "Is something bad happening, so do you need to find someone to accompany you to borrow wine to drown your sorrows?", and that kind of thing doesn't fit Yijun's painting style.

As a result, Xiao Yi actually nodded seriously with a serious face-

Immediately afterwards, his face slowly turned red!

Liu Quan: "......"

So what's so he's blushing now! Is he afraid that she will be drunk and messy with him? Thinking too far! She still hasn't drunk a drip...... Besides, if you want to do anything to him, can't you do it without drinking! She's not a person who is obsessed with drunk driving or something!

As a result, before she could continue to ask, she saw Xiao Yi on the other side of the table suddenly raise his glass and tilt his head and pour the whole glass of wine!

Liu Quan: "......"

She felt that this was not the rhythm of drinking to drown her sorrows, or the rhythm of using wine to strengthen her courage - since he had just admitted that something good had happened, then the option of drinking to drown his sorrows could probably be ruled out, right?

She continued to ask tentatively, "...... Why do you want to drink now? You've been promoted, you've got a raise, you're at the top of your life?"

Goro Fujita: "......"

Xiao Yi looked at her with strange eyes, and a layer of confusion floated in his voice.

"No, it's not...... Why do you ask?"

Instead, Liu Quan was a little choked by his question.

Ah, I can't say I think it's suspicious that you're drinking all of a sudden......

Her gaze couldn't help but drift to the side, and she made a random excuse. "Since you say it's a good thing, then I'm guessing what a good thing is......"

She dragged out the last note, counting on Xiao Yi to solve her doubts. However, Xiao Yi did not answer, but poured himself another glass of wine.

“...... When I'm sober, I can't really speak...... Please let me drink a little more. ”

Liu Quan felt that his curiosity was about to explode.

She had no choice but to say "please drink", and watched Xiao Yi pour the glass of wine into her stomach again.

...... Then, with a thud, he put the glass back on the table with a slight overstep, closed his eyes and opened them quickly, letting out a long breath.

His expression seemed to be a little depressed.

“...... Even if you drink like this, you can't seem to get drunk......" he said to himself, "It's really bothering......"

Liu Quan almost burst out laughing, and had to pinch his thigh under the table a moment before he lost his laughter, so that he could hold back the smile.

No matter how many years have passed, this person is still so cute, so cute that she wants to pounce on him, swollen and broken!

She forced a laugh, and in order not to be cold, she answered: "Why can't you get drunk? Is it because this wine is too light?"

"No, not because of that. Xiao Yi interrupted her again, and there was a slight tightness in her voice.

He hesitated for a moment before adding, "...... It's because I'm so nervous that I can't get drunk no matter how much I drink. ”

Liu Quan: "...... Huh?!"

Nervous? Why should he be nervous when facing her? Could it be that he finally got the consciousness to let her do whatever she wants, that's why—

Her mind was interrupted by his actions.

She watched as he poured a third time into the glass in front of her, then held it to her lips.

When she thought that Xiao Yi was going to take a sip this time, he just touched his lips and put down the cup.

Then he pushed the remaining half glass of wine off the table, pushed it straight in front of her, and said in a rough voice, "...... You drink too. ”

Liu Quan: ?

"That...... I have a cup, too, you don't have to ......keep it for me," she said inexplicably, and pointed to the full glass of wine in front of her.

Xiao Yi's face looked even redder - it didn't seem to be caused by drinking, because it was only two and a half glasses, and it was such a small cup, ordinary people wouldn't just get drunk like that?

His expression was full of discomfort, his eyes began to drift, and his voice was a little weak.

"That...... First, drink this cup first. He gestured to the half glass of wine he pushed back.

"One, you must drink it. ”

Liu Quan wanted to sigh.

It hurts to drink on an empty stomach, and besides, she's not that interested in alcohol. However, today's Xiaoyi seemed to be particularly stubborn, so she had to take the half glass of wine and drink it all, and then she couldn't resist her tenfold curiosity, and asked, "...... What the hell is going on today? Is it something stimulated outside......

Xiaoyi coughed and cleared his throat as if he was uncomfortable.

"That...... Today...... Originally, I was going to a familiar teahouse and wanted to buy cherry blossoms for you......" he stammered and began to speak.

Liu Quan supported his cheeks on the table with one hand, and listened to him with a smile.

Then, I remembered when I was in Kyoto...... went out on patrol, but was asked by the general secretary to help buy cherry cakes and give them to you...... When I arrived at the teahouse, I found that the head office didn't say how much ...... I wanted to buy."

Probably because he recalled the past, Xiao Yi's speech speed was more fluent.

"I—I was the first time at that time...... When I buy something for a woman, I don't know how much to buy. I thought about whether I should buy it together with everyone's share, so I bought a lot of ......."

Ryuzumi remembered the surprise that when he returned to his room that day and opened the door to see the paper bags on the table and tatami mats, his eyes almost popped out, and he couldn't help but laugh.

Xiao Yi's face instantly turned red, as if she was so embarrassed, if she didn't make amends quickly, he would immediately burn hot.

Liu Quan hurriedly held back the smile, faked a cough, sat up straight, and looked at him with a serious face.

"Is that so?...... That time, although it was a bit unexpected...... But it's really impressive. ”

This reassuring reassuring words probably eased Xiao Yi's embarrassment a little, and he was silent for a moment before continuing:

"Today, when I went to the teahouse to buy cherry blossoms, I suddenly remembered what the owner asked me about at the teahouse in Kyoto......

Speaking of which, he got stuck again. And his face is getting redder and redder.

Ah, Xiaoyi is so easy to understand.

Thinking so, Liu Quan looked at him with a smile and asked understandingly, "Could it be ...... Did the boss ask you something that was hard for you to answer?"

Xiao Yi responded in a panic "Ah", was silent for a long time, and the five fingers of the hand on the table clenched and stretched, and then clenched into a fist again, tossing and turning a few times, before finally saying as if he had made up his mind:

“...... At that time, my boss asked me...... Is it bought for ...... Heart, sweetheart. ”

Liu Quan: !?

I didn't expect the answer to be like this at all, Rao is skin is twenty times thicker than the younger one, and she can't help but subconsciously blush and her ears are hot.

"Yes, is that so......" she replied casually, reaching out and touching the hair on the back of her neck unnaturally.

...... Ah, Xiaoyi seems to be about to explode. Although she was a little embarrassed, she should hurry up and help him.

She smiled awkwardly and said in a deliberately nonchalant joking tone, "...... Well, Ichi-kun must have answered honestly that the other party was 'no'. ”

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yi did not affirmatively or negatively certify this sentence, but paused and continued.

“...... In short, the boss was talkative...... Later, he said, "It's nice to be young, that person is a very beautiful person, that's why Saito-kun is so concerned."

Willow Springs: !!

No matter how thick her skin was, she couldn't withstand the direct burning of this sugar, and she felt her cheeks heat hot.

"Yes, yes......" She felt as if the stammering of the little one was contagious to herself, as her speech began to be less neat. In order to hide the disadvantage of losing that comfortable attitude, she randomly found a problem and threw it out.

"So, how did Ichi-kun answer him?"

Before answering her, Koichi seemed to be silent for a moment.

"Honestly, I'm bothered by how to answer that. ”

His face was still slightly red, but his tone had become serious.

At that time, he was very honest with the other party. I said I bought it for my companion, who is a very reliable person, and the way he works hard is also impossible to ignore......"

Hey, was she rated so highly as early as that time, is this really a bit surprising?

Liu Quan held his cheeks, tilted his head slightly, and waited with a smile for Xiao Yi to continue.

...... As a result, he got stuck again.

Liu Quan had to urge him. "Yijun?"

Xiao Yi on the other side of the table seemed to choke.

"The end, the result, was said so by the boss-"

"'So, it's still Saito-kun's sweetheart. ’”

Liu Quan: "...... Huh?!"

Probably because the shame is approaching the limit, and now it seems that Xiaoyi has calmed down. His left hand was still clenched into a fist on the table, but he raised his gaze to look directly at her across from him.

In the end, I couldn't convince the owner of the stubborn teahouse at that time. He said in a flat, straightforward tone.

"But this time...... When I went to the teahouse again, I was faced with almost the same problem as the boss, but I felt ...... It's hard to answer. ”

Of course, denial is not a no-no. You're certainly not just a companion to me...... So I replied, 'Yes.'" ”

Liu Quan sighed, and looked at him with crooked eyebrows, as if he was very happy.

This expression seemed to invisibly encourage Koichi, and he took a deep breath and continued, "...... Then the boss asked, 'Well, it must be a good relationship.' When are you going to get married?' ”

Willow Springs: !!

She seemed to finally have a sense of what she had just drunk.