The barbecue restaurant that the two of them went to had been recommended to Gu Qingchi by a classmate. The classmate was very eloquent, and the language he used was very enticing. Gu Qingchi had been very moved by what he said, so he asked for the name of the shop and wrote it down. He had offhandedly mentioned it to Xie Luyu, and Xie Luyu had remembered it all this time.
The restaurant had private rooms. The sliced meat sizzled on the grill. They also ordered some chilled beer.
Gu Qingchi was dressed very much like a student today. He wore a short-sleeved button-up shirt with long pants and a thin tie. On the shoulder of the shirt, there was a logo embroidered. Mrs. Gu often bought from this brand. He also wore a black watch on his wrist. Its watch face was big, and it buckled upwards on both sides. It was a very popular style among young people. Mrs. Gu bought it for Gu Qingchi. Gu Qingchi found it useful for checking the time, so he wore it pretty much all the time.
Unlike ready-made meat, barbecue took time. Since the meat wasn’t cooked yet, Gu Qingchi began gulping down his drink and quickly finished it off.
He felt very quenched after drinking, very relaxed. He took off his watch and set it aside. He then loosened his tie, seeming very languid and indolent.
Xie Luyu’s hand hung in the air, stunned. He first looked at Gu Qingchi. He then looked at the empty glass. The beer in this restaurant was sold in big glasses. That large glass of beer was enough to last an entire meal for anyone else.
“You’re already done with your drink?”
Gu Qingchi stretched his body, seeming very comfortable.
“I’m a little thirsty. This beer’s like water. There’s not much taste. I think we should drink something else.”
He then ordered a bottle of red wine. He didn’t know what brand it was, but it wasn’t expensive. This restaurant took the cheap route. The wine was served up with some tumblers. They were ordinary in size, much smaller than the beer glasses. The wine looked almost like coke when poured into the tumblers.
Gu Qingchi wasn’t picky about his wine, and he never had been. His drinking habits had been fostered during that two year period. He would drink any alcohol, expensive or cheap, as long as he could get drunk. He wasn’t trying to get drunk right now of course. He’d cut back on his drinking a lot. He just felt that barbecue went well with wine. It was different from beer. He drank much slower this time.
It was supposed to be for two people to drink. However, Xie Luyu still had a large glass of beer left, and he hadn’t touched the red wine at all. Gu Qingchi was the only one drinking away.
Gu Qingchi didn’t get drunk easily, but his stomach had never been very good. He had gotten better over the past two years, but it still wasn’t all that hardy. Once he was about to pour a third glass, Xie Luyu took the bottle from him and poured it into his own beer glass. He still had a little bit of beer left, so the wine from the bottle just so happened to top it up.
“If you drink too much, you won’t be hungry anymore. Have some more meat.”
Gu Qingchi promptly stopped drinking. He didn’t protest. He just stopped since he was told to stop and obediently began digging into the meat.
Xie Luyu grilled the meat as he spoke to Gu Qingchi.
“Where are you heading back to tonight? Are you heading home or back to school?”
“I guess I’ll go home. It’s not too far from here.”
Gu Qingchi glanced at his phone just in time to see a reply from Mrs. Gu. He then changed his mind.
“Never mind. My mom thinks I’m staying at school. It’ll be late by the time I get back. I’ll wake them up if I go back now.”
“In that case, you can just go back to your apartment.”
The two of them kept grilling as they ate. They ended up staying for over an hour.
Xie Luyu was grilling the meat. His brows furrowed as he fumbled with the tongs.
Gu Qingchi watched him for half a minute before finally asking, “What are you doing?”
“I’m grilling meat for Xiao Gu.”
He then frowned and asked confusedly, “Why can’t this piece of meat be picked up?”
Gu Qingchi watched as the other repeatedly struggled to pick up the meat, belatedly coming to the realization that the other was drunk. Gu Qingchi glanced at his glass. Xie Luyu still had half a glass left.
He smiled and said to Xie Luyu, “Xiao Gu is full. No need to keep grilling because we’re going home now.”
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Xie Luyu promptly put down the tongs. He didn’t make a fuss, which was rather reassuring, and sat there for a while, thinking.
“I’m going to send Xiao Gu back to his apartment.”
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“I’ll give all my money to Xiao Gu.”
Gu Qingchi held onto his wallet and cell phone and couldn’t help but smile bitterly. Xie Luyu insisted that they use the money that he’d given him, pawing at him like a little cat. He placed his own phone above Gu Qingchi’s, whining about using his cell phone instead of Gu Qingchi’s.
Thankfully, there weren’t very many patrons at night. The chubby proprietress wasn’t in a hurry either. She looked at the two of them with a smile.
In the end, Gu Qingchi relented. He didn’t know the password to Xie Luyu’s phone, so he had to open up the wallet and see if there was any cash.
Upon opening the wallet, Gu Qingchi was met with a photo. It was a photo of himself. He paused for a moment before continuing to look through the wallet. Most of the banknotes were foreign currency, but he eventually managed to find a few red banknotes and settled the bill.
The proprietress chatted with Gu Qingchi as she got him his change. She was probably from the south. She spoke with an accent unique to Southern China.
“I mean, you know what they say. In vino veritas. I think this young man is sincere. He’s someone you can spend the rest of your life with.”
Gu Qingchi’s lips curved. He agreed with her.
“He is very sincere.”
Xie Luyu might have been drunk, but he did a good job of following Gu Qingchi. He didn’t speak much, and he didn’t fuss. Xie Luyu had originally been the one driving, but that clearly wasn’t any option anymore. Gu Qingchi called for a driver, and the two of them returned to his apartment.
Once they reached the door of his apartment, Xie Luyu then refused to enter.
“I’ve sent Xiao Gu back. I have to go home now.”
Gu Qingchi found this rather amusing. He had never seen Xie Luyu like this before. Xie Luyu had always been calm and collected, as if nothing was a problem for him.
“Can you really go back like this?”
Xie Luyu answered in a low voice.
“I can.”
Gu Qingchi didn’t quite catch what he said.
“What?”
Xie Luyu raised his voice a bit, but he still wasn’t very loud, like a stubborn child.
“I can.”
“Can’t you sleep here?”
Xie Luyu was very stubborn.
“I can’t.”
Gu Qingchi coaxed him.
“Xiao Gu wants Xiao Xie to stay, so can Xiao Xie stay?”
Xie Luyu thought to himself for a while and then nodded. He glanced at Gu Qingchi, a serious look on his face. Once he walked through the door, he scooted closer and whispered.
“Is Xiao Gu afraid of the dark?”
He then added another sentence.
“It’s okay. I won’t laugh at Xiao Gu.”
Gu Qingchi went along with him.
“Yes, Xiao Gu is afraid of the dark.”
Gu Qingchi considered whether or not he should buy hangover medicine as he spoke to Xie Luyu. He never kept any at home. He had practically everything except hangover medicine. In the end, he decided that he couldn’t leave the other at home alone, so it was better to just settle for hangover soup. He put on an apron and began looking up how to make a hangover soup.
Xie Luyu tagged along like a shadow. Seeing him put on an apron, Xie Luyu stopped him with a serious look on his face.
“Is Xiao Gu hungry? I’ll make Xiao Gu’s favorite eggplant.”
Gu Qingchi gave him an earnest response despite the other being drunk.
“I’m not hungry. I’m going to make hangover soup.”
Xie Luyu proudly offered up his services. “I can do it!”
Xie Luyu took Gu Qingchi’s apron. He then wrapped it around himself. He turned on the stove, prepared the ingredients, and cut the ginger, performing as skillfully as always. Once the small pot of hangover soup was ready, Xie Luyu went to Gu Qingchi for praise. Gu Qingchi immediately served him with not just praise but also a big bowl of hangover soup.
Xie Luyu sat in front of the table, a spoon in his hand and a bitter look on his face. There was no trace of his joy just now from being praised by Gu Qingchi. The apron was still tied around his waist. He’d always hated the taste of ginger. He didn’t even add it into the dishes he usually cooked.
Xie Luyu looked rather pitiful.
“I don’t want to drink it.”
Gu Qingchi coaxed him.
“If you don’t drink it, you’ll be a bad boy and everyone will hate you.”
“Xiao Gu will hate me too?”
“Yes, Xiao Gu will hate you too.”
Xie Luyu’s expression turned serious. He turned his attention towards the small bowl in front of him and put down his spoon. He then picked up the bowl and gulped it all down. He even turned the bowl towards Gu Qingchi to show him that he’d finished it.
Gu Qingchi praised him.
“Good! Xiao Gu likes you now.”
Xie Luyu held his head high and nodded reservedly.
Gu Qingchi persisted in his efforts. He handed a fresh set of pajamas to Xie Luyu.
“It would be even better if you could wash up by yourself. Can you do that?”
Xie Luyu immediately responded.
“I can!”
Xie Luyu wasn’t hard to handle at all when drunk. He may be a little more childish, but he could cook hangover soup by himself and he could also take a bath by himself.
Once he’d finished washing up, Gu Qingchi tried to get Xie Luyu to go to sleep, but Xie Luyu was becoming more and more energetic. He wasn’t causing any trouble, of course, but he just couldn’t seem to keep his eyes shut for longer than a few minutes. On top of that, he was even acting cute with Gu Qingchi.
“Hug me and I’ll sleep.”
Gu Qingchi found him rather cute, so he hugged him. He also deliberately teased the other.
“How old are you? How come you still need someone to hug you while you sleep?”
Xie Luyu counted on his fingers. In the end, he sadly said to Gu Qingchi, “You think I’m old, don’t you? You’re not allowed to not want me. I’m still young.”
“How old are you then?”
Xie Luyu hesitated.
“I’m three.”
Gu Qingchi looked at his watch after a long cuddle session and found that it was already past midnight.
“If we keep hugging, it’ll be dawn soon. Xiao Gu is tired.”
Xie Luyu scooted inward on the bed, leaving a large space for Gu Qingchi. He patted the area next to him.
“Xiao Gu should sleep too.”
Gu Qingchi thought about it for a bit and actually ended up laying down.
Xie Luyu gave a good chunk of his blanket to Gu Qingchi. He even tucked in the corners.
Gu Qingchi adjusted his position, ready to go to sleep.
“I’m going to sleep then, so don’t make any noise to wake me up.”
Xie Luyu covered his mouth and shook his head.
Gu Qingchi soon fell asleep. Xie Luyu had also closed his eyes, but, after a while, he quietly opened one eye and took a look at Gu Qingchi. Seeing as how the other had yet to notice, he decided to simply focus on staring at Gu Qingchi. He found himself giggling as he watched him. In the end, he snuggled in closer to the other before contentedly falling asleep.
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It was noon by the time Xie Luyu woke up the next day. His head ached from the hangover. His first reaction was to look to his side. He then rubbed his temples when he saw that no one was there, hissing as he slowly sat up. He’d just woken up, so his mind was still somewhat muddled.
“What’s happened … ”
Not long after sitting up, Xie Luyu began to recall what had happened the night before and slowly lay back down, pulling the blanket over his head.
He was never drunk! It wasn’t him last night! He couldn’t possibly be that childish!
Was it too late for him to ask for help online?
[How to create a time machine?]
[Is time travel real?]
[Is it normal to have dreams about myself acting stupid after drinking?]
Ahahahahha Xie Luyu there is no time machine😂😂😂😂 it would be even better if Chichi recorded a video of him acting spoiled🤣
Thanks for the chapter ❤
That would indeed have been hilarious!
Drunk luyu is adorable as heck tho 😂 and he got xiao gu to pamper him hehe
This chapter was so funny! Ahahahahahahaha!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for the chapter!
Thank you for the chapter!
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
Thank You for the new chapter (´｡• ω •｡`) ♡
A drunk Xie Luyu is a funny one! 🤣 Thank you for the chapter!!
Lol 3 yrs old 🤣
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