Chen Xinya stood between Qin Wei and Qiao Sixiao as the people around them chatted and ate, oblivious to what was happening. Under their gaze, she drank a glass of wine.
Then another.
And another...
"Is Xinya performing magic...?"
"Shh... Don't listen or watch what you shouldn't..."
...
Chen Xinya didn't have much choice. After offending Qin Wei, she couldn't let Qiao Sixiao be unhappy too.
Clearly, the ten glasses were Qiao Sixiao testing her.
Qiao Sixiao watched her drink, tapping the table with her fingertips.
In the blink of an eye, the ten glasses were empty.
"Xinya, you're amazing."
Qiao Sixiao was delighted. She turned to Xiao Wang, "Remember to introduce her to President He tomorrow. Tell him which company she's from..."
Chen Xinya held onto her chair to stand. The alcohol wasn't strong but she felt stuffed. Still, it would be awkward to leave. She endured and said:
"Shengshi Entertainment. Chen Xinya."
"That's right, Shengshi Entertainment. Xiao Wang, tell President He tomorrow that I remember Prada has a show, we can collaborate."
"Got it, sis. Leave it to me."
Xiao Wang took out his phone to take notes, and wrote in his diary:
[Xiao Wang’s Diary: Following my sister, I can really learn a lot. A Prada fashion show sounds tempting. When sis makes this kind of request to President He, he usually agrees.
President He will help make connections, but Prada’s creative director is very harsh. He's harsh even towards professional models, let alone someone like CX who used to model. She does have a nice figure but compared to current professionals...
A windfall is not so easy to handle!]
After speaking, Qiao Sixiao checked the time.
"It's getting late, I should get going."
Seeing Chen Xinya deliriously happy yet pathetic, Qiao Sixiao felt irritated. She got up and left.
Behind her, Qin Wei heaved a sigh before leaving with an indifferent look.
The two went their separate ways only to meet by their sports cars.
As Qiao Sixiao got into the passenger seat without putting on her seat belt, the driver said coldly:
"Get out."
Calm, crisp, pleasant-sounding.
But some people just can't take a hint. Qin Wei buckled up nicely and looked ahead obediently.
"I told you to get out."
Qiao Sixiao's impatience was obvious in her tone.
"Drive your own car home. No, don't go back. Just leave."
Qin Wei remained indifferent, lowering her head to play on her phone.
"I want this dog cup, the one with a puppy on it."
Qin Wei opened her shopping app and pointed at the cup on screen.
Her expression was as if the earlier scolding had nothing to do with her.
"Didn’t I just buy you one recently? Get out of my car!"
Qiao Sixiao almost got sidetracked again but quickly remembered.
Qin Wei was in no hurry either. She murmured to herself:
"Hmm then I won't buy it. Yesterday upstairs I saw a Hermès crystal glass box, I'll make do with that first..."
"Make do?"
Qiao Sixiao felt her nerves snapping.
"That dog cup costs a hundred bucks. My crystal glass is over a thousand each. You say 'make do'?"
"Drive faster, I want to go back up and check for other nice stuff."
Qin Wei was even rushing her impatiently.
Qiao Sixiao simply leaned into her seat, crossed her arms, and waited for Qin Wei to get out: "I'm not driving until you get out."
Qin Wei didn't get mad. She had no plans of leaving either. She turned to Qiao Sixiao, blinked, rather delighted:
"Sis, do you mean it? Then let's stay in the car all night. I still have a small Hermès blanket in my bag. It's just, your car isn't as comfy as a Cadillac, your seats don't recline well..."
As she spoke, Qin Wei felt around for the seat adjustment.
Qiao Sixiao started the engine and drove out of the parking lot.
Qin Wei persisted in provoking her:
"Hey hey hey, why drive away? Not parking overnight? That'll be fun!
Drive slower, there's no speed limit on this road at night but...
Sixiao I'm wrong please drive slower, this is scary! (><)"
...
Back home, Qin Wei's heart was still racing.
Only a hot bath could ease this tension.
Bath, lie in the tub watching cartoons, pure bliss.
It dissolved all the day’s fatigue.
Her roommate came in without a word, took Ju An and left.
Qin Wei: "?"
Ju An: "_(_.__)_ ..."
Afraid her roommate would throw away her little cub, Qin Wei hurriedly got out, wearing clothes to follow her out the bathroom.
She saw her roommate holding the little bear to the sink. Using orange-scented shower gel, she gently washed its dirty paw clean. Then she slowly dried it with a towel, set the hairdryer to low, and carefully blow-dried it.
Qin Wei stood by, going through a complex emotional journey—
"(;`O ́)o!→<(`^ ́)>→(・o・)→(・∀・)→(/ω\)→(/≧▽≦/)→(ɔˆ3(ˆ⌣ˆc)"
After blow-drying, it was a soft, fluffy, clean little bear again.
Qin Wei hugged Qiao Sixiao's neck:
"Yay yay yay! I'm not mad anymore! You're my bestest friend!!!"
Qiao Sixiao pushed away the clingy octopus with all her might:
"Get lost! You got my face all wet with your dripping hair!"
With that they were good again, best friends once more.
...
To thank Qiao Sixiao for washing Ju An's paws clean and nicely scented, Qin Wei decided to properly repay her.
When Qiao Sixiao came out to the balcony after her shower, Qin Wei took the initiative to pour her a drink she had prepared, mysteriously asking her to try it.
The Hermès crystal glass contained what looked like milk.
Her roommate was suspicious. She picked up the glass for a sniff, only getting a strong coconut milk scent.
Nothing special...
"Did you poison it?"
Qiao Sixiao looked at her skeptically.
Qin Wei tilted her head.
"Would anyone really poison their long term meal ticket?"
Qiao Sixiao frowned. Although odd-sounding, she had a point. After a light sip, Qin Wei had already finished a whole glass.
The taste...not bad. Coconut milk with a fruity aroma. But strange...
Yet hard to pinpoint...
She took another sip...
"Where did you buy this?"
As Qiao Sixiao asked, she had drank half a glass herself while Qin Wei was on her second, going for a third.
Qiao Sixiao saw the fancy pink glass bottle in her hand.
As Qin Wei poured her drink, she said:
"The hotel manager said she's my fan and wanted an autograph. She insisted on giving this to me...I said...I don't want it but she was adamant...that I must take it...so I...gave her money..."
Why was her speech getting clumsy?
After hearing her out, Qiao Sixiao reflexively touched her cheek.
Felt a little hot.
Why hadn't she noticed?
Because the alcohol content wasn't high enough for her to tell.
Wait...
Alcohol content...
Amidst all the foreign words on the bottle was an extremely small number in the corner:
14%vol
"Holy sh*t!!! Qin Wei how much...have you had?! Stop drinking!!! This is alcohol! Booze!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
