146: A call from my ex-boyfriend

Li Qinghe turned his head to look at the pretty face, sealed behind glasses, that was so close.

“A Quynh seems to still be a good girl.”

Chen Yuyingqiong lowered her head, embarrassed. She also felt that her family was too strict, but she had grown up with such management since childhood.

She was used to it and had no thought of resisting. Although she had drunk some wine tonight and was excited, she still couldn’t take that step.

Seeing her demeanor, Li Qinghe knew that the time was not yet ripe, so he didn’t push her. He greeted Le Xuan Mai, then went to the roadside to hail a Grab and sent Chen Yuyingqiong into the car.

“Brother He, I’m so sorry. Tomorrow, tomorrow I don’t have class. I’ll come over to play with you again.”

Chen Yuyingqiong’s face was flushed, and with a touch of intoxication, she hooked her arm around Li Qinghe’s neck.

“Okay, I’ll wait for you to come play tomorrow. Text me when you get to your dorm to let me know you’re safe.”

Li Qinghe gently removed Chen Yuyingqiong’s arm and pushed her into the ride-sharing car.

There was still a healthy green bar waiting; the white bar could be cultivated a bit more.

A little more heat, and the flavor would be even better.

Watching the ride-sharing car leave, he turned and returned to the beach.

Le Xuan Mai was idly twirling a bottle of beer.

If Li Qinghe hadn’t already paid for all the drinks on the table, she would have thought she had met a swindler who took the opportunity to slip away, as it took him more than ten minutes to return after sending someone off.

“A Mei, let’s have one.”

Li Qinghe returned to his seat, pulled out a bottle of beer without a word, clinked it with Le Xuan Mai’s, and tilted his head back to finish it.

Seeing Li Qinghe drink so heartily, Le Xuan Mai’s throat moved, and she also learned to pour the remaining half bottle of beer into her mouth.

“Brother He, let’s dance too.”

By this time, the band had already left the stage, replaced by a DJ diligently spinning records.

With one vibrant, restless song after another, the beach below the stage was filled with people swaying wildly, fueled by alcohol.

Le Xuan Mai stood up, her petite height only reaching Li Qinghe’s chin. She originally wanted to hook her arms around Li Qinghe’s neck, but it was too strenuous, so she changed to wrapping her arms around Li Qinghe’s strong waist.

The solid waist in her embrace gave her a very substantial feeling.

Li Qinghe also opened his arms and held her entirely in his embrace.

The two swayed gently with the music.

Unexpectedly, at 11 PM, the music from the DJ booth abruptly stopped.

The beach bars closed at this time.

Looking at the still-eager Le Xuan Mai, Li Qinghe leaned down and whispered softly into her ear: “A Mei, can you still drink? Let’s go somewhere else to continue drinking.”

“Brother He, wherever you take me, I’ll go.”

After Le Xuan Mai finished speaking, she tried to pull Li Qinghe’s head down and gave him a warm kiss. Without Chen Yuyingqiong by her side, she was much more uninhibited.

Li Qinghe took Le Xuan Mai along with the crowd to the road by the beach and hailed a Grab. With Le Xuan Mai’s cooperation, they were heading to the city center to HAPPY.

My Khe Beach is only 5 kilometers from the city center. Approaching midnight, there weren’t many cars on the street, so it took just over ten minutes to reach the entrance of a bar.

The fare was 50,000 vietnamese dong.

This was a bar Li Qinghe found online, known for having many locals. It was said that it wouldn't directly welcome foreigners; if a foreigner wanted to enter, they had to be brought in by a local.

However, for Li Qinghe, as long as he didn't need to show identification and with his fluent Vietnamese, he could move freely in places where Vietnamese people gathered.

So, he put his arm around Le Xuan Mai and successfully entered the bar, though they paid 200,000 vietnamese dong for two admission tickets.

The bars in Da Nang were well-decorated and lit, creating a vibrant, intoxicating atmosphere—a world completely different from the outside.

When Li Qinghe and Le Xuan Mai entered, the crowd in the dance floor was wildly sweating, following the five beautiful Misses leading the dance next to the DJ booth.

There were also a few couples directly in the dance floor, eagerly kissing each other, as if wanting to melt into each other’s bodies.

“A Mei, do you want liquor, or continue with beer, or try cocktails?”

Li Qinghe put his arm around Le Xuan Mai and sat in a booth. A waiter stood by with a menu, waiting for them to order drinks.

“Brother He, I’ll listen to you.”

The young, yellow-haired Le Xuan Mai exercised her still-clear mind. She knew that the drinks Li Qinghe ordered wouldn’t be cheap, so it was better to just follow his lead.

Li Qinghe directly ordered 6 special cocktails, 450,000 vietnamese dong each, totaling 2,700,000 vietnamese dong, which was over 740 dragon country currency.

Li Qinghe, following the practice at the beach bar, directly gave the waiter 3,000,000 vietnamese dong, asking him to use the remaining 300,000 vietnamese dong to bring some food.

The waiter asked if grilled meat skewers would be acceptable, and Li Qinghe agreed.

After drinking all evening, they needed something to line their stomachs.

Soon after, six colorful cocktails, a large plate of meat skewers, a large plate of fresh fruit, and some preserved fruits were delivered.

“So beautiful!”

Le Xuan Mai cupped her face, exclaiming as she looked at the dazzling and charming cocktails on the table, illuminated by the lights.

“A Mei, choose what you like to drink. We can order more when you finish.”

Li Qinghe gestured for Le Xuan Mai to choose what she liked.

“Cheers!”

Le Xuan Mai and Li Qinghe raised a cocktail, clinked them together, and each took a sip.

“The taste is very rich. I can feel many different alcohol flavors in it, and a hint of milk.”

Le Xuan Mai closed her eyes and savored it.

Just as she was about to speak again, her phone lit up. A number was calling her Zalo video call.

She looked at the screen for a few seconds, then directly covered it.

“Why aren’t you answering the phone?”

“Don’t want to.”

“I guess that person is your boyfriend.”

“Brother He, not a boyfriend, an ex-boyfriend. He broke up with me 10 days ago…”

Because of this video call, Le Xuan Mai’s floodgates suddenly opened.

She had been with this ex-boyfriend, who just called, for a year, but two months ago she started to feel that something was off with him.

She asked friends to inquire and it seemed another girl had taken a liking to her ex-boyfriend.

Under the other party's aggressive pursuit, her ex-boyfriend couldn't resist and broke up with Le Xuan Mai 10 days ago.

However, three days ago, her ex-boyfriend came back to her, saying he regretted it and wanted to reconcile.

But Le Xuan Mai learned from her friends that the girl who had stolen her boyfriend was an expert at collecting partners.

After she had taken her boyfriend for a week, she got bored and dumped him three days ago.

Now that man remembered her good qualities and came back to pursue her again.

But Le Xuan Mai’s heart was severely wounded at the time of the breakup. After deleting all his contact information, her ex-boyfriend found other friends’ numbers to call her.

At this hour, he was still persistently bombarding her with video calls.

In fact, Le Xuan Mai agreed to meet Li Qinghe today precisely because her ex-boyfriend had profoundly affected her.

So, she wanted to go out and find someone to relieve her inner turmoil.

She didn't expect that at this time, her ex-boyfriend would call again using a friend’s Zalo.

The good mood brought by drinking and listening to music at the beach bar instantly vanished. The irritation made her not know what to do, so she directly picked up the cocktail in front of her and downed it in one gulp.

The cocktail, which she could originally taste various flavors in, now tasted like nothing in Le Xuan Mai’s mouth.