You Really Know How to Play

Hearing this, Qin Su asked, looking confused, "Sis, didn't you say you had something to tell me? Why are you asking me questions instead?"

"Answer me first."

Qin Su answered without hesitation, "So far, the impression he's given me is really good. I think he's a very outstanding guy. Otherwise, I wouldn't have fallen for him so quickly after only knowing him for a short time."

"Mm, that's the truth." Hong Ran nodded.

"So what do you want to say, Sis?"

The two slowly walked toward the parking lot not far ahead. Hong Ran thought for a moment and said, "But have you ever considered one thing?"

"What thing?"

"A guy as outstanding and handsome as him — do you think he'd be short on girls around him?"

Hearing this, Qin Su's footsteps faltered. "Huh, that's true."

"Right? Let me break it down for you. He's tall, has a great body, a face that could rival Edison Chen's, and he's loaded — not even twenty-five and already running that many companies."

"A guy this perfect is bound to have women swarming around him. I'd bet my life on that!"

Qin Su looked at Hong Ran and said, "That... I can figure that out too."

"So, guys like him have a common flaw."

"What?"

"Putting it nicely, they're flirtatious. Putting it bluntly... well, you know."

"Well..."

"Actually, whether they're handsome or not, the vast majority of guys are flirtatious. Same goes for girls — like me, for example. I'm pretty flirtatious too. If I see a handsome guy, I want to go up and chat him up, maybe even more."

"Opposites attract, it's only human nature, so there's nothing wrong with it. But since you're my best friend, I'm naturally going to be a little selfish. I don't want to see you get hurt by love. You get what I mean?" Hong Ran looked at Qin Su seriously.

Qin Su naturally understood what Hong Ran meant. She nodded. "I know, Sister Hong."

"Good, just as long as you know. What I'm trying to say is — don't invest too much emotion in any guy. It's fine to like someone, but never dive in headfirst!"

"But if the other person treats you super well and genuinely wants to be with you for the long haul, that's a different story. But when you first meet someone, you have to keep your feelings in check. That way, even if they're just playing around with you, you won't be too hurt."

"And of course, if you find out they're just playing games, leave as soon as possible."

Hong Ran said a whole bunch in one breath. Qin Su listened carefully and nodded. "Got it, Sister Hong."

"Mm, that's what I wanted to tell you. Anyway, just use your own judgment. That's all. How far out is your designated driver?"

"About two more minutes."

"Alright, take me back first, okay?"

Qin Su said, "Why don't you just crash at my place?"

"Haha, sure! Then I'll go to yours."

...

Meanwhile, in the taxi.

Su Yang turned to look at the two people in the backseat, both sprawled out, dead asleep.

When they'd left the KTV earlier, the two still had some semblance of awareness. Su Yang had already asked Lin Chuxia where she lived, and now the car was heading toward their destination.

He stopped looking and turned forward, staring straight ahead.

Suddenly remembering something, he pulled out his phone from his bag and opened WeChat.

The moment he opened it, he saw the Moments icon showing over thirty new notifications.

"Damn!"

He'd originally only planned to leave it up for ten minutes, but he'd gotten caught up in the fun and completely forgotten. It had been up for several hours now.

Su Yang tapped on his Moments. Besides comments, there was a ton of likes.

Going through them one by one, the first comment was from Zhao Mengrou.

No words — just a question mark.

Shen Yixue: What the hell? What are you doing? Lost a game dare?

Gu Xiaoman: Now that's how you play~

Song Anquan: Whoa! Bro, are you crazy? What are you doing? Aren't you afraid your girl will see this!? By the way, how do I know these two beauties?

Ji Bo: Damn! So jealous of you, Brother Yang!!

Zhang Ziming: Whoa! Where are you?

Meng Wenzhou: Oh? New friends? Lost a game dare?

Liu Bo: Going out to have fun without calling me? Green with envy!!

Lin Xiaomo: Player!

Chu Qiunan: Whoa! Toasting arm-in-arm already? Who are these two beauties?

Hong Ran: Why haven't you deleted this yet?

Zhuang Mengli: Wow, two gorgeous girls. But still not as pretty as me.

Su Dagang: [smiley face]

Seeing this, Su Yang's eyelid twitched. "Damn! Dad commented too? What's that smiley face supposed to mean?"

There were also comments from Xia Li, Ren Lingxi, Xu Zilin, and some ex-coworkers he hadn't deleted from way back.

Su Yang read through all the comments and then deleted the post.

After deleting it, he thought about posting another text-only post to explain himself, but on second thought, there wasn't really anything to explain. Whatever — it didn't matter. A badass life needs no explanation.

He put his phone away and turned to the driver. "How much further, driver?"

"Almost there. Ten more minutes or so."

"Alright."

Lin Chuxia lived in Jing'An District, Shanghai. Her family background was similar to Chen Yuxi's — the kind of family that was a little well-off.

She'd come to work here because her aunt ran a media company in the area, so she'd just come to work there for fun.

She'd rented a two-bedroom, two-living-room, 105-square-meter apartment in Jing'An District. The rent alone cost her ten thousand a month.

But hey — her aunt paid her thirty grand a month, and her dad gave her an extra fifty grand in allowance every month, so pulling out ten grand for a place with a nicer environment wasn't a big deal.

The taxi soon arrived outside a residential complex called Xinyue Cheng. Since the complex didn't allow outside vehicles in, the taxi had to stop at the main gate.

Su Yang paid the fare and got out, then went to the backseat and called out, "Yuxi! Wake up, wake up! Stop sleeping, we're here!"

"Yuxi! Chuxia, wake up!"

He called out three times in a row, but neither of them responded. They were completely knocked out.

Su Yang first carried Chen Yuxi out of the car and set her down against a planter ledge nearby, then carried Lin Chuxia out.

The taxi drove off, and Su Yang shook his head as he looked at the two of them.

The Xinyue Cheng complex was pretty big on the inside, divided into six clusters. Each cluster had three to four buildings. Lin Chuxia's place was Unit 2, Floor 11, Building 3, Cluster C3 — located deep within the complex.

Su Yang looked at the two women lying unconscious against the planter ledge by the road, and he was stumped.

One would be fine — he'd just pick her up and carry her. But two? That was a lot harder to manage.

He crouched down and tried to wake them up. He called for two full minutes, but Chen Yuxi just groaned a few times, and Lin Chuxia showed no reaction at all.

She'd gotten pretty wasted tonight. Back at the KTV, she'd thrown up once midway through, then come back and kept drinking. By now, she was completely out of juice.

Su Yang had no choice but to give up. "Phew~" He took a deep breath and plopped down on the ground. "I'm beat."

After sitting for a minute, something suddenly hit him. The Medical Saint's massage technique could help restore some state to someone suffering from a hangover.

"Damn, why did I forget something that important?"

As he spoke, Su Yang got up and moved behind Chen Yuxi, who was in slightly better shape, and began gently pressing a few acupoints on her head.

Lin Chuxia was out of the question — unless the God of Wine himself came down to purge the alcohol from her system, massage wasn't going to do her any good.

After a few minutes of pressing, Chen Yuxi suddenly let out a groan.

Su Yang quickly leaned over to look at her: "Yuxi, are you feeling any better?"

"Ah... so awful... I'm dying."

Su Yang was speechless: "Can you stand up?"

"Mmm..."

She still wasn't quite there yet, so Su Yang kept massaging. A few more minutes passed before Chen Yuxi finally opened her eyes.

She lifted her head with a pained expression and shook it slowly.

Su Yang moved around to face her and held her shoulders: "Yuxi, how are you now? Feeling better?"

"Mmm... Su Yang... Big Brother, why are you here?" Chen Yuxi asked with a dazed look.

......