Addicted: Book One - The Inquietude of Youth (1-44)

Chapter 29: Drinking on the street to the heart's content

Translator: Estreline | Editor: Blue Blossoms

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"Don't drink too much, it's bad for your stomach."

Gu Hai grabbed the glass from Bai Luo Yin's hand but Bai Luoyin took it back again and drank it up. After he finished his drink, he hiccupped and continued to eat the meat skewer in his other hand.

Gu Hai suddenly took the skewer that Bai Luo Yin was eating, and stuffed it into his own mouth.

Bai Luo Yin's face fell, "There is a lot of food here, why on earth would you snatch mine?"

"Because it makes me happy."

Bai Luo Yin's face darkened, he turned to shout towards the stall, "Boss, give me one more beer!"

Gu Hai was stunned for a moment before he stopped Bai Luo Yin, and shouted to the owner, "It's enough, boss! No need to bring it here!"

"If you want to cause trouble for me, just get lost!"

In the end, Gu Hai couldn't restrain Bai Luo Yin, he drank a lot and ate a lot as well. Bai Luoyin started to speak more and more. Gu Hai knew he had too much already.

"Actually, my mother is not like that. Although she never took care of me since I was small until now, she never did those kinds of things. She simply looked down on my father, that's all. She's just being realistic, and wants to live in luxury..."

"I believe you." Gu Hai couldn't help but smile, "Luckily, you can still see your mother. My mother is already gone."

Bai Luo Yin looked at Gu Hai in disbelief. All this time he had thought that Gu Hai's life was picture perfect, to the point that it's was boring him so he nitpicked other people.

"I know what you're thinking." Gu Hai lit a cigarette and looked at Bai Luo Yin with a faint smile, "Besides you, have you ever seen me tease other people?"

Bai Luo Yin reached out and Gu Hai passed him one cigarette. The smoke lingered before their eyes, the surrounding and the people vanishing in the smoky haze.

"You've have known about my family matters since the beginning?" Bai Luoyin asked.

Gu Hai nodded, "I knew a little bit."

"So the reason why you nitpick at me and provoke me afterward, is all just for you to console your heart?"

Gu Hai stubbed out his cigarette, drank one gulp of beer, and held back his laugh.

"This isn't called 'searching for your faults'. This is called caring. I'm using a special way to love you."

"Don't use my tolerance to feed your shamelessness."

After Bai Luo Yin said those words, he laughed, Gu Hai also laughed. As they laughed together, the hatred between them vanishing.

Gu Hai continued grilling the pork skewers and Bai Luoyin continued to drink.

As he watched Gu Hai busying himself in front of the hot grill, Bai Luo Yin suddenly felt that this man had become quite approachable. Maybe it was because of their shared tragedy, which triggered sympathy in Bai Luoyin's heart. Perhaps it was Gu Hai's sense of justice that moved Bai Luo Yin. Or maybe, it was merely the effect of alcohol... Bai Luoyin suddenly wanted to pour his entire heart out to this person.

"I have a lot of friends. They are always together when they're happy, but when they have difficulties, they just keep their problems inside."

Gu Hai thought about his own friends. An amused smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth, "A common problem among men. Can't help it."