Chapter 102

"And then, guess what~ Our platoon leader married a girl 20 years younger than him! Burp~~~"

At the dining table, Old He was already a bit tipsy.

The more drunk he got, the more he spoke, his speech slurred, talking about his legendary experiences in the army.

"But I'm telling you, this young wife is really good looking...burp~"

"Hehe~ Is that true... Do you have any pictures to show us, bro?"

"Yes, yes, let me look for them..."

"Waiter, more drinks!! Full~~~ glasses!"

Of course, Lao He wasn't the only one who had gotten drunk.

Perhaps it had been too long since they last met, even people who didn't usually drink much picked up their glasses and drank sip by sip.

"Samson Nan..."

Jocelyn York sat next to Samson Nan and shook his shoulder.

"Are you alright?"

"..."

He was laying his head on the table, eyes shut, and stretched out a hand to wave.

"If you can't drink, then drink less..."

She said, wiping the sweat dripping down his neck with a tissue.

...

"Is everyone done eating?"

At this moment, Lao He swayed and stood up again.

"Let me have a look...who wants to go to the bar and drink some more? Raise your hand!"

"Me!"

"Go, go, go!"

Although there weren't many sober people left, it seemed that they didn't plan to disperse just yet.

"They can't even tell the directions and still want to go to the bar..."

Jocelyn York murmured under her breath and turned her head.

Only to see Samson Nan, leaning over the table, with his hand raised high.

"What are you doing?"

She hurriedly put his hand down.

"Stay sober..."

"Alright, alright, no one will carry you back later"

"I said I'm fine..."

He said, with somewhat stiff movements, reaching out to grab the bottle in front of her.

"Don't drink anymore..."

She snatched the bottle away before he could.

"Samson Nan, are you going or not?"

By now, everyone had stood up and was ready to go to the bar.

"I..."

"He's not going"

Jocelyn York said, waving her hand at them.

"Go, go~ One less person will kill the mood!"

"That's right!"

"Hehe... Do you two have other plans?"

"Ohh, so that's how it is! Haha"

The group of people laughed mischievously as they looked over.

"What..."

She hesitated for a moment, not realizing what they meant.

The next second, her face turned red.

"N-n-no way!"

Just as she was about to explain in a fluster, Samson Nan's body leaned to the side, his head resting on her shoulder.

He fell asleep...

"Huh?!"

And at this moment...

"Hey~ Hey~ Hey~~~ Haha"

"Jocelyn~ Tonight, you're mine~"

"Ah~ President Nan, you're so naughty!"

Two or three guys started to tease each other.

"..."

With a flushed face, she dared not lift her head.

Using her peripheral vision, she saw that he was still sleeping so soundly...

"Alright, stop fooling around here~"

At this moment, William Wei beside her spoke up.

"We all know how much he can handle, why don't we not force him to come with us anymore"

As he said that, he glanced at Jocelyn York, who was still seated.

"Jocelyn, why don't you send Samson Nan back?"

"Huh?"

Only then did she raise her head.

"What about you?"

"I..."

William Wei hesitated for a moment, smiled, and said:

"I'll go drink with Lao He and the others in the second half~"

"Is that so..."

"No time to waste! Let's go!"

Lao He yelled on the side, and the group of people supported each other as they walked outside.

"Be careful on the way back when you send him"

William Wei also stood up and looked at her.

"I have a call."

He said, turning around to leave.

"Um..."

Not even two steps away, he was called back by her voice, and he turned around.

"Drink less."

"......"

He paused for a moment, and after a while, the slightly reddened face due to alcohol finally revealed a faint smile.

"I won't die~"

After saying that, he followed the rest of the group and walked out of the restaurant.

...

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The once large dining table was now in a mess.

"Samson Nan."

She tried calling the person leaning on her shoulder.

His eyebrows twitched slightly, but he didn't open his eyes.

"Samson Nan."

She called again.

"Ah..."

Only then did he drowsily open his eyes.

He slightly sat up and rubbed his forehead with his hand.

"Luo Jia...?"

He looked around.

"Where are they?"

"They went to the bar."

"They're still drinking..."

He showed a puzzled expression.

After twisting his neck, seemingly becoming more awake, he stood up again.

"I'll wash my face."

"Oh, do you want me to accompany you?"

"It's fine."

He said, showing a forced smile and walked towards the restroom.

Seeing that he was much better than before, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In her impression, he was the type of person who would get drunk easily. He would drink just enough in any occasion, and no matter how much others advised him not to drink, he understood clearly that drinking too much would cause trouble.

But she had never seen him drink so openly before, like today...

While he was in the restroom, she picked up his wrinkled jacket left on the couch by someone else and patted it with her hand.

...

Ding ding ding.

A phone rang.

She looked up, looked around.

The sound seemed to come from the pocket of the clothes.

She hesitated for a moment, then took out the phone.

"..."

The name displayed on the screen made her pause.

After a while,

His footsteps came from behind.

For some reason, she suddenly felt a little flustered. In a rush, she put the phone back into her pocket.

"Let's go back~"

Samson Nan wiped his hands while walking over.

"Well..."

Without looking at him, she reached out and handed him the jacket.

"Your phone."

"Oh..."

He took the jacket, and the ringtone in his pocket still hadn't stopped.

He took out his phone and glanced at the screen.

His originally calm mouth seemed to have a slight tremor.

"..."

He held the phone.

After a moment of hesitation, he put the phone back in his pocket.

"...Not going to answer?"

She looked up and looked at him.

There wasn't much expression on his face.

After a while, a faint smile appeared again.

"Unknown number~"

"..."

She paused for a moment.

"...Is that so?"

"Yep."

After the phone rang for a long time, it finally stopped...

"..."

He held the phone, standing there.

His black pupils looked out the window with the flashing lights on the street.

After a moment's pause, he turned back.

"Let's go back."

"..."

She turned her head slightly and glanced at him.

After a while, she spoke softly.

"Yeah..."

...

The two of them walked out of the restaurant.

Suddenly, a chill came over.

She put on the jacket, took a deep breath, and could faintly see the white vapor she exhaled...

Although the news said that this year would be a warm winter, the cold air seemed to have visited this city earlier than usual.

"Are you feeling better now?"

She turned her head and looked at him.

"I still have a slight headache, but it'll be fine after getting some fresh air."

"I'll still take you home."

"Never mind, you're not on my way anyway~ It's not too late yet, I think you should just take a taxi home. Uncle Yun will be worried if you're late."

He said softly, with his hands in his pockets.

"Oh..."

She responded, taking two steps forward before turning back.

"Alright then, let's go~"

However, she didn't change her mind...

"Huh? Let's go... I said it's not necessary to bother."

"Yeah..."

She shook her head.

"You sent me home when I was drunk last time, didn't you?"

"Ah..."

"I don't want to owe you any favors~"

She smiled and said so.

"..."

He paused for a moment.

Scratched his cheek and looked aside.

After half a second, he turned his head again and looked at her.

"You have a point~"

"Hehe~"

She smiled with narrowed eyes, as if everything was under control.

"What...?"

Seeing her smiling so smugly, he also walked beside her.

"Do you feel smarter than before?"

"Are you saying I used to be stupid...?"

"..."

Asked by her this way, he didn't say anything.

"I'll get angry, you know..."

"Just talking nonsense, don't take it seriously~"

"What a nuisance..."

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"Xiaoyu, you're still not asleep?"

Mother saw the light coming from under the door and walked over to knock on it.

"Ah!"

She panicked and almost dropped her phone.

"I, I'll sleep right away."

"Hurry up! No one will wake you up tomorrow morning. Set your alarm clock yourself!"

Mother shouted from outside the door.

"Oh, I got it..."

She responded.

Took off her slippers and got into bed.

After glancing at the screen of her phone one last time, she put it on the bedside table.

Then she closed her eyes.

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