i'm not a bad man

Chapter 61 Resurrection Wine

In Qiao Jiao's room, I was sitting on the sofa, which looked very static. She was sitting in front of the makeup mirror, drawing her eyebrows and applying foundation on her face. She didn't know who called her, and she looked at her again. There was constant chatter on the phone, and sometimes laughter.She had completely ignored me, and the next moment, she was unbuttoning her pajamas with one hand and picking up the bra that she had thrown carelessly on the stool with the other.

I quickly stopped: "Sister Jiao, what are you doing? I'm still here panting!"

Only then did Qiao Jiao realize my presence. She didn't blush for her behavior. She glared at me and said, "Go out, I want to get dressed."

"This is the second time you have kicked me out. You are not Zhuge Liang, and I am not Liu Bei. There is no need for us to look around the thatched cottage."

"Then what do you want to do, sit here and watch me change clothes?"

"Even if you give me this opportunity, I don't have the courage. After all, there are differences between men and women... We can talk about things first, and after we finish talking, I will go out and you can change clothes, and no one will be delayed, okay?"

Qiao Jiao threw the bra back on the stool and said, "Last night, after you got me drunk, what on earth did you do?"

I finally replied seriously: "Actually, I was drunk last night, but I woke up earlier than you... I went back to the skating rink to look for her, and then I learned a little bit about her past... about this matter, It may be an important reason why her relationship has been blank all these years."

Qiao Jiao suddenly became curious. She stopped all movements, then looked at me and asked, "What happened?"

"You promise to go back to Qingdao with me later, and I will tell you."

"Are you trying to raise prices with me?"

"This is not a price hike, this is a fair deal... Moreover, Sister Jiao... my friend has been asking me about your whereabouts. If I tell her that you are in Shenyang, he will definitely come to find you... …Are you willing to be found by him?”

"You must be sick, why should you tell him my privacy?"

"Then why do you install the location on Sister Lu's mobile phone? This is the worst behavior, okay?" After a pause, I softened my tone and said to her: "I think Lu Xi is in Shenyang. The memory must be very heavy... What she needs most now is not companionship, but space, and none of us should bother her."

Qiao Jiao was a little reluctant, but after thinking for a while, she finally nodded and replied: "Okay, I will go back to Qingdao with you. Tell me what kind of past she has here."

"Let me state in advance that half of what I will talk to you about later is my knowledge, and the other half is my speculation... So, try to look at it rationally."

I lit a cigarette, and then told Qiao Jiao everything about the agreement I heard. Finally, I said to her: "Sister Jiao, in fact, there is no need for us to be hostile to each other. Just look at Lu Xi." Her dedication to the quadruple jump and the status of that person in her heart are beyond comparison between the two of us... Believe it or not, as long as that person returns to her world, we will all be wiped out."

"Don't create a sense of crisis for me. She was only in junior high school at that time. How can she know anything about love?"

"Aren't the most beautiful relationships born out of ignorance? ... How pure it was back then. There was no need to think about money or other people's opinions. All the sparks came from the fantasy of the future and the love for the future. The longing for love...well, you can also say that it's not love, but the fact is that there will never be any agreement in this world that can make Lu Xi feel so brooding and refuse to let go."

Qiao Jiao was lost in thought. After a long time, she smiled sadly and said, "I don't know if it's true or not... How could there be such a person?... She seems so childish."

"Yeah, it's quite childish! ...Sister Jiao, we both drank a lot yesterday. Let's go to the Resurrection Bar with me at noon. After drinking, we won't feel so uncomfortable."

"What is the soul-reviving wine?" "If you use wine to relieve hangover, it is called the soul-reviving wine."

"If you can really drink your soul back, then drink it."

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After Qiao Jiao got dressed, we took a bus together to the hotel we had agreed with Brother He.When I saw Brother He again, I suddenly felt that two and a half years had been such a big span!I'm a little afraid to recognize Brother He, because just judging from his appearance, he is completely different from the person he was two years ago...

He has aged a lot and lost a lot of weight, as if he has experienced a disease; at this time, he really looks like a man who is almost 50 years old. Although he was almost 50 years old when we met, because With a prosperous life and an open-minded spirit, he looks obviously at least ten years younger than his peers; now, although he has returned to what he should have been at his age, his face is also full of weather, and he is a little less tough and open-minded.

Qiao Jiao and I stood in front of Brother He. Brother He stood up to greet us and we hugged. Out of politeness and concern, I asked him first: "Why didn't you bring your sister-in-law with you? After dinner last time, I I also made an appointment with my sister-in-law that when I come here next time, I must try the big meat dumplings she made by herself."

Brother He looked at me, and I could clearly see the corner of his mouth trembling. After a moment, he said to me: "Your sister-in-law is gone. What happened last year was pancreatic cancer."

I was shocked, and then my eyes burned. Although Mrs. He and I had only met once, her enthusiasm and love for me still remained deeply in my mind... I really wanted to be with Mr. He. I met for a drink, but I wanted to fulfill the agreement I made with Mrs. He. I thought I would be able to eat the big meat dumplings she made this time. However, when I returned to the old place, she was no longer alive!

While I was heartbroken, I suddenly felt a sense of disgust towards the word "promise", because things in the world are so unpredictable. Once something unexpected happens to one party, the so-called promise will instantly turn into lies and regrets.

Brother He tried his best to look relieved, smiled and said to me: "Everyone has his own destiny, and her path can only go here. I am not sad...it's just a bit regretful. I made so much money when I was young." After making a little money, my heart no longer cares about the family and her. I have been running around all these years and have never been willing to spend more time with her. When I get older and want to settle down...she is no longer here."

I looked at Brother He. His formerly plump cheeks had become sunken, as if what had been lost was not collagen, but passion and hope for life.

"Brother He, are you alone in Shenyang now?"

"He is a man. His son is studying abroad now. He said he doesn't want to come back... Sigh! You said that your sister-in-law is really trying her best to raise this son. She is a good person, but she doesn't want to go back to Shenyang. It’s said that there aren’t as many opportunities here as abroad… As for me, I don’t want to go abroad and be a burden to him, so let’s each live our own lives.”

"Don't be too sad. As you said, everyone has his own destiny. Maybe one day, he will want to come back?"

"It's okay to be sad, and it's okay not to be sad. Why can't you live with yourself... You have to not be sad... Sit down, it's been a while since we last seen each other. Today you have a good time with me."

After saying that, Brother He turned his attention to Qiao Jiao who came with me. He was a little confused because the last time we drank together, Luan Yu was still with me.

To me, Luan Yu is infinitely equivalent to "dead". No, she is not dead. It's me who has given up on this relationship.

I also looked at Qiao Jiao, then forced a smile, and said to Brother He: "This is my good brother, Qiao Jiao...Sister Jiao, let me introduce to you, this is my brother Shanhe, we are here We met on the way to NMG. We both like to play with RVs, do photography, and also make music, so we hit it off immediately and have become friends forever."

Qiao Jiao politely shook hands with Brother He, and then said to me with a little doubt and ridicule: "You look like a big idiot, I didn't expect there are so many craftsmanship!"

"So, people cannot be judged by their appearance. I am the kind of person who will not starve to death wherever I go. Not only can I take pictures and make music, but I can also do carpentry. Otherwise, you would think that Sister Lu's deer is... Who did it?"

(End of this chapter)