At this moment, Cheng Zhu entered the men's restroom, and by the sink only Li Xinyue and Shen Qingning were there.
Although Shen Qingning didn't even look at her, she just looked up to look at herself in the mirror, Li Xinyue felt uncomfortable, as if everything the mirror could reflect did not belong to her.
Originally, she intended to wait for Cheng Zhu to come out, but in the end, for some reason, she returned to her seat angry.
It was truly an aura suppression.
She took her mobile phone, but she no longer had Cheng Zhu as a friend, so she sent him a message:
[What am I in your heart now?]
Cheng Zhuyi, who had just come out of the restroom, replied instantly
[Nothing]
This answer took her a moment to understand, and she suddenly became furious.
"What's wrong, Yueyue?" Chen Rongrong immediately started to gossip:
"Did Cheng Zhu make you angry again?"
"Don't mention it, it makes me furious! I will definitely not get back with him, even if he begs me to!" said Li Xinyue
Li Rui, who was listening from the side, immediately felt relieved; this was the result he was hoping for!
As if, now that Cheng Zhu was out of the picture, it was finally his turn.
Chen Rongrong comforted her:
"Come on, come on, you yourself said that after being with him, you didn't like him that much anymore".
"That's another thing!" replied Li Xinyue.
Yes, in this world there are a large number of girls who, when they like someone, are passionate and even pursue them. But once the infatuation phase is over and they are together, their enthusiasm suddenly vanishes.
When they weren't together, she liked him a lot.
After being together, why did she suddenly not like him that much anymore? These girls might even say something very poetic:
"I like the moon, but if the moon came towards me, I would no longer like it". Cheng Zhu had met many girls like this and only thought:
"Even Chang'e went to the moon on its own, who do you think you are?"
At this moment, Cheng Zhu returned to his seat after going to the restroom, and noticed that Li Rui was still looking at him.
He immediately looked back at him and moved his lips to say:
"What are you looking at?"
With his face always misinterpreted as that of a school bully and his nonchalant attitude, Li Rui lowered his head immediately, pretending to drink a cocktail.
Jiang Wanzhou looked at Cheng Zhu and asked:
"How about it, your ex came looking for you, did you soften up?"
"No, and she probably won't come looking for me again," Cheng Zhu replied.
"What did you tell her?" Jiang Wanzhou started to get curious.
"I told her that you and I are a couple now," said Cheng Zhu, irritated by her curiosity, to shut her up.
"Go to hell!" Jiang Wanzhou couldn't take it anymore.
But she always felt that Cheng Zhu seemed different from before.
Could it be that love can really make a man grow?
***
On the other hand, Shen Minglang was driving his Porsche Panamera, taking his sister Shen Qingning home.
During the journey, Shen Qingning was chatting on WeChat, and the messages on her phone didn't stop.
"Who is it?" Shen Minglang frowned, fearing it was a man.
"Lin Lu," Shen Qingning replied.
"Oh, her," Shen Minglang knew it was his sister's best friend.
Lin Lu's family was also well-off, besides being very cute and having a lively personality.
The main thing is that her voice is very versatile, and it was said that she had worked as a voice actress after graduating from high school, earning some pocket money.
This kind of girl is a real treasure for voice lovers.
The first time he saw her, he showed his interest in Lin Lu in front of Shen Qingning.
Shen Qingning just said: "I already told her you're a womanizer."
Shen Minglang: "..."
At this moment, Shen Qingning was sitting in the passenger seat, talking with her friend about the lotion and face cream of the Sisley brand.
Lin Lu wanted to change her skincare routine, so she was asking.
Afterwards, Lin Lu asked:
[Are you still at the bar or already back?]
[On the way home]
[Should we video call when you arrive? I want to show you my new pajamas]
[No, I want to remove my makeup and take a bath first], Shen Qingning refused.
[Are you sleeping so early? Today I feel like everyone is watching the World Cup, my dad is almost fifty and still says he'll get up at three to watch the final. I'm debating whether to accompany him], Lin Lu said.
[You're a person who loves to join the crowd], Shen Qingning knew that Lin Lu usually didn't watch soccer.
[It's not that, it's that he told me he bet on the match, and if he wins, he'll buy me a bag tomorrow, so I'm a bit interested]
Lin Lu continued sending messages:
[I'm thinking if I should bet a little too]
[Have you ever bet? You said your brother's bar has a big business during the World Cup and that he's always betting],Lin Lu sent messages quickly.
[I bet 2000 on a 0-0 between Germany and Argentina, he insisted on helping me place the bet], Shen Qingning replied honestly.
[My dad also says he feels the regulation time will end in a draw! But he bet on a 1-1. So, I'll ask my dad to bet for me as an extra cost for accompanying him to watch the match. If I lose, it counts as his, if I win, it counts as mine, hehe]
Lin Lu also sent an emoji with hands on her waist, with the text: [I'm a little genius]
[Do as you wish], Shen Qingning wasn't very interested in talking about soccer, so she replied indifferently.
She soon received a voice message, and upon opening it, the voice was exceptionally soft:
"Sister, you have no patience with me"
The voice of Lin Lu, who had worked as a voice actress, resonated in the car.
Shen Qingning was irritated, but Shen Minglang was delighted.
***
After taking his sister Shen Qingning home, Shen Minglang returned to the bar in his car.
He sat next to Jiang Wanzhou and Cheng Zhu and started handing out cigarettes.
Shen Qingning didn't like the smell of cigarette smoke, but Shen Minglang had a big vice.
"Cousin, want one?" he asked Cheng Zhu.
Cheng Zhu took one, took the lighter from the bar and skillfully lit it.
Jiang Wanzhou looked a little surprised at Cheng Zhu smoking, but in the end, she didn't say anything.
There was still time left for the World Cup final, so everyone sat in the bar and started to play dice.
Instead, this dice game was called: Lying.
Jiang Wanzhou didn't have much tolerance for alcohol, so after losing several rounds, she stopped playing, leaving Cheng Zhu and Shen Minglang in a one-on-one duel.
"Damn it, I said three twos, and you still call my bluff!" Shen Minglang was especially frustrated after losing another round, and the worst part was that Cheng Zhu also had a two die in his dice.
"I just felt you didn't have it, you were surely lying," Cheng Zhu said with a shrug, taking the dice cup.
"Damn it, I can't believe I can't beat a recent high school graduate!" Shen Minglang was furious.
The result was that he kept losing more than he won.
Even Li Rui could hear Shen Minglang cursing from his side.
And every time Cheng Zhu uncovered the dice, he had a youthful and confident expression, with a calmness that only mature people usually have, an expression of "I got you".
Chen Rongrong couldn't help but say in a low voice:
"How is it that the bar's shareholder can't win?"
Li Rui really wanted to learn that attitude from Cheng Zhu, but with a sarcastic tone he said:
"Xinyue, he must have played around quite a bit". Li Xinyue said nothing.
Time passed minute by minute, and finally the 2014 World Cup final began.
The voice of the commentator He Wei began to resonate inside the place, and what can I say, he really had a brilliant eloquence!
His level of commentary was unparalleled, it was very high, and his ability to empathize was especially amazing, with a very rich vocabulary.
The spectators in the bar were all drunk, so each one was especially excited.
Every time there was a shot on goal, the bar filled with excitement.
When Higuaín put the ball in the net, someone stood up and shouted: "Offside! That goal is offside!"
"Why is he so excited? He's still celebrating all over the field; that goal doesn't count, it's clearly offside!"
Shen Minglang patted Cheng Zhu on the shoulder and said:
"Cousin, if that goal isn't offside, then Argentina has scored, and your 0:0 is gone".
He wanted to teach his cousin a lesson, betting on the score is fine, but betting on a single score, and that it's 0:0, is a very high risk.
Jiang Wanzhou didn't understand soccer, it was her first time watching, but she was excited to death, constantly asking what an offside was.
Cheng Zhu, on the other hand, was very calm and said: "It hasn't been counted, has it?"
The result was that both teams kept playing, each side had several chances to score, but they all turned out to be disappointing.
At the end of regulation time, the score was still 0-0.
Jiang Wanzhou's eyes were very wide.
"Damn!" Shen Minglang, was surprised, how could someone bet on a 0:0 and get it right?
Now his heart was still in suspense, after all, he had bet on Germany's victory.
Li Rui, on the other hand, was getting more and more nervous, and couldn't stay still.
After all, he had bet 12,000 on Argentina's victory, and looking at the state of the match, everything was uncertain.
"Argentina, score!"
Finally, in the 113th minute, it was the German team who scored first!
The atmosphere of the bar immediately reached its peak, with a group of people cheering and another group cursing.
Li Rui was stunned, forcing a smile and saying: "It's okay, the match isn't over yet".
Shen Minglang first shouted "Yes!" out loud.
Now it seemed that he would probably win money tonight, since if Germany won, he would be in a good mood.
But then he thought, even more impressive is Cheng Zhu! A 7.5 times odds, an unusual 0:0, he did it!
Time passed, and the 2014 World Cup final came to an end, neither side scored in added time, only Germany scored in extra time, the final score was 1:0.
The bar exploded!
Although in the last few minutes, everyone already anticipated that the result would probably be that.
But that's how people are, until the last moment they always have hope, they always believe in miracles.
No wonder tonight the rooftop of the building was full of people, with many bettors lining up.
On one side, Jiang Wanzhou was laughing out loud. On the other hand, Li Rui's heart was bleeding.
Counting the 500 from Li Xinyue and Chen Rongrong each, tonight he lost a total of 13,000 in one go. It was not a small sum!
Only Cheng Zhu, with a nonchalant attitude, thought:
"The sadness and joy of humans is not shared, I just feel that they are noisy"
At that moment, a regular customer of Shen Minglang shouted:
"Brother Lang, incredible, you bet 50,000 that Germany would win, you should give us a discount at the bar!"
Shen Minglang stood up and said laughing:
"Go to hell! Do you think money grows on trees? I earned it with effort!"
"But my cousin is even more incredible!" He suddenly gave Cheng Zhu a pat, which almost made him choke on the fruit he was eating.
Shen Minglang looked at the regular customer, envious, and said out loud:
"He bet 12,000 on a 0:0! A 7.5 times bet, damn it, what envy!"