Chapter 69: Honesty (1)
After paying the fare, Ran Xixi got out of the car, stood at the corner of Bar Street, and walked inside with the crowd.
There are a lot of people, and the street seems to be a little more lively than it can remember, and probably because it's the weekend, there is more traffic.
Ran Xixi chose a random bar and walked in.
It's a small bar with a basement on the first floor, the area is not large, the lighting is a little dim, and a small stage is surrounded by a circle full of loose tables, which is almost full. Walk to the left, and around a small artificial fountain, there is a row of bars, on which dozens of empty upside-down wine glasses are hung, which are glittering and brilliant by the lights.
It's still a little early, the show hasn't started yet, and the bar is playing jazz and it's not too noisy.
Ran Xixi sat down on the bar and chose a good position, and when he turned around, he could see the small stage. If nothing else, she's going to pass the time here tonight.
Drink a little wine, listen to old songs, and if you're lucky, you might meet a nice person of the opposite sex. Everyone chatted, but they knew that they wouldn't go to bed, and they said goodbye at midnight and never contacted each other again. This may be the meaning of the existence of the bar, definitely not just for dates, for sexual encounters, it may just be for a glass of wine, a song, a person who can talk.
"Beauty, is it the first time to come, how about trying our bar's signature cocktails,"
The bartender is not very old, and he is a person when he sees Ran Xixi, so he came over and took the initiative to recommend it.
"Okay. ”
Ran Xixi doesn't care what she drinks, she doesn't drink badly, and she is also cautious, not to mention that she is not a rookie who has never been in a bar, so she doesn't care much about these details.
Soon, the bartender pushes over a brightly colored cocktail and tells her that the name of the drink is "Dream One".
"How is it not a dream,"
She took it with a smile and took a sip.
"Because a dream sounds more forceful, the price can be appropriately higher. ”
The bartender squeezed his eyes, smiled smugly, and then went to greet the other guests.
Ran Xixi drank alone, took out his mobile phone, and played games casually.
Before she could finish a glass of wine, she was accosted three times.
It's also interesting to say that the people who came to greet were some slightly older men, about 30 years old, who were dressed in good clothes, and basically worked in a bank, although they were far from the level of the middle class, but they also had a small amount of savings. Probably because, Ran Xixi is not the kind of student who has never seen the world, or an ordinary small clerk, compared to other female guests, she is very special.
"I'm sorry, I'm waiting for a friend. ”
She said this every time, looked up, smiled politely, and continued to play with her phone.
A few men are also considered to be self-contained, and as soon as they heard this, they nodded slightly and left, at most they just asked for WeChat. In this regard, Ran Xixi lied frankly: "I have been abroad for many years, and I just came back, and I don't know much about these software, sorry." ”
Half-truths, no one can completely disbelieve her words.
After sending away these accosted men, Ran Xixi continued to entertain himself alone.
Even the bartender came over and wiped his glass and asked, "You're not waiting for your friend at all, are you?"
She looked up and smiled: "You can see that you are bored alone, just come out and sit for a while, and don't expect anything to gain." ”
The bartender smiled, "Hey, then you're here just in time tonight, look at this,"
After that, he handed over a beautifully printed leaflet, Ran Xixi was curious, took it and looked at it, and couldn't help laughing: "Kissing contest, tonight,"
"yes, an hour later, I didn't notice that there were a lot of guests today, and they were all in pairs,"
The bartender pointed to the bottom of the leaflet: "Oh, the boss is bleeding heavily, and the champion is a diamond ring." But you know, the diamond ring is definitely not big, twenty points, and the proposal is enough. ”
"Wow, that's a lot of money. ”
Ran Xixi praised again and again, and said that the current merchants are completely unscrupulous in order to promote.
"Yes, as long as you participate, you can get free of charge, so so many people came. How about it, if you don't try it,"
Ran Xixi hurriedly shook his head and returned the leaflet to him: "No, I'll sit for a while and leave." ”
The bartender sighed, "Looks like I'll have to mix for a while." I'll tell you the truth, I originally saw you alone, and I wanted to get together with you."
She immediately burst out laughing.
Before he could finish speaking, a very young boy walked over from the table next to him, about the same age as the bartender, and judging by his dress, he should be a student of a nearby university.
"Beauty, can you do me a favor, I came with my friends, they all have company, and I'm a single dog myself. In a while, in that competition, can we get together a group and take advantage of the free order?"
This boy is tall and thin, fashionably dressed, and his facial features are also good, but his tone is a little frivolous, and he keeps looking at Ran Xixi when he speaks, which makes her feel not very good.
Although the other party was young, Ran Xixi did not have the habit of respecting the old and loving the young, so he instinctively refused: "I'll leave immediately, you can find someone else." ”
Seeing her refuse, the people at the table behind the boy suddenly burst into laughter, obviously thinking that he had not been able to take down this woman, and the cowhide was blown up.
One of the girls whose hair was dyed a deep light purple shouted, "Oh, it's a shame,"
Seeing this, the boy's face was a little unbearable, and in a hurry, he directly reached out to grab Ran Xixi's arm, and said: "It's just playing, why don't you give me face, I'm just looking for you today"
Before he finished speaking, he was pulled away by a strong force, and he was almost thrown into the mud.
"Why do you want to give you face, Mao didn't grow up and came out to pick up girls, and I didn't look at the yellow calendar when I went out. ”
An indifferent voice came, Ran Xixi was startled, and when he looked up, it turned out to be Zhan Xingchuan.
His iceberg face is very powerful at the moment, coupled with a lot of clothes, and the aura of "no one is close" exuded all over his body, so that the boy who came to talk to him just now, plus the college students at the table, are all honest at this moment, and they don't dare to make a sound.
"Y-Why are you here?"
Ran Xixi was a little surprised.
"Passing by. ”
Zhan Xingchuan sat down beside her and snorted.
He wouldn't tell her that he had gone door-to-door to find the bars before him. Luckily, she didn't choose the last one, otherwise, he might have to look all the way.
"Sir, have a drink,"
The bartender walked over and asked politely.
Although Zhan Xingchuan was still feverish, it was impossible to order milk at the bar, so he casually asked for a glass of whiskey with ice.
"Don't you have a fever,"
Ran Xixi looked at him and frowned.
"I deserve to die. ”
He glanced at her and choked her with a single word.
"Huh. ”
Ran Xixi didn't bother to take care of him, took out his wallet, pressed the wine money under the glass, stood up and was about to leave.
Zhan Xingchuan grabbed her and said, "Since you're out, sit down for a while." Why are you going to leave as soon as I come?"
She laughed angrily, "Because I don't want to see you." ”
He looked scoundrel: "But I really want to see you." ”
Seeing that the college students just now looked over here, Ran Xixi had no choice but to sit down again, lowered his voice, and said with an angry face: "What the hell do you want to do, don't think I'll believe that you are passing through here, I tell you, tailgating is also a crime, believe it or not, I'll sue you and let you go to jail,"
Zhan Xingchuan was not frightened at all, but touched his chin and played with the taste: "Since you all know that I am not passing by here, then for the sake of me looking for a long time, you should have a drink with me." Come, I invite you. ”
With that, he snapped his fingers and asked the bartender to give her another glass of wine.
"She wants little wildcats. ”
The bartender raised an eyebrow, said nothing, and continued to mix.
Ran Xixi wanted to ask, what kind of wine is "Little Wild Cat", it doesn't sound like a good thing to the name.
Seeing her doubts, the bartender took the initiative to tell her a few base wines for this cocktail, and after listening to it, she was relieved, it should be fine, and it was just a low-alcohol drink.
"You think I'm going to get you drunk and give you back"
Zhan Xingchuan snorted, he wasn't so hungry and thirsty.
"Shut up,"
Ran Xixi yelled and interrupted him.
He shut up in a smug voice.
The two men drank in silence, and neither of them spoke anymore.
"Can you tell me what's going on with you two sisters?"
I don't know how long it took, Zhan Xingchuan was the first to break the silence and asked out loud. There were too many doubts about this matter, and he thought about it for a long time, but he didn't have a clue. He guessed that maybe only by waiting for her to explain in person would he be able to figure out what had happened back then.
Ran Xixi hesitated for a moment, but still said: "When we were born, she was left behind, I was given away, and we didn't know each other's existence. Diao Chengxi is very attentive, you know this, when my mother was pregnant, she found out that he was playing with women outside, she was very sad, so she didn't tell him the pregnancy test results. Therefore, until we were born, he didn't know that his wife had actually given birth to twins. Ran Tianze is my mother's lover, but unfortunately, they can't be together, in order to make up for the regret that he can't have children, my mother gave me to him. Later, he sent me abroad, probably because he didn't want me to know this. ”
After saying this, she didn't continue for the time being, trying to adjust her emotions.
It was Zhan Xingchuan who didn't interrupt her for the first time, but listened to her carefully.
"Later, my sister must have stumbled upon the diary and learned of my existence. In fact, to this day, I don't know why she wants me to pretend to be her. may have something to do with the child she lost out, do you remember, on Qiao Yanne's birthday, the birthday gift was not given by me, it should have been given by her borrowed hand. I guess she should love Qiao Yanne very much, so she took great pains to plan so many things. ”
Thinking of those old things, Ran Xixi couldn't help but sigh again and again.
Zhan Xingchuan's face was not very good, because, until now, he finally determined that he was not marrying the infamous woman.
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