If You Don't Go To Hell, Who Will? Chapter 26

Chapter 26 A drunk Mu er

Zhong Yuan’s appearance was very deceptive, he could easily charm most people . So after a while, our female squad leader in high school sat next to him and started to chat with hm . The two of them kept looking at me from time to time, so I lost my appet.i.te . After a few minutes, she came over to the teacher’s table with Zhong Yuan and introduced him, “ This is Mu er’s cla.s.smate Zhong Yuan . He came with her . ”

I fumed in silence, the heck he came with me!

Zhong Yuan respectfully bowed and said h.e.l.lo . As it turned out, no one looked down on the unwelcome addition . Our cla.s.s teacher looked up and down for a while and even asked the waiter to get a chair and asked Zhong Yuan to sit next to her . So this ‘successful student’ was squeezed next to her .

I whispered to Zhong Yuan in dissatisfaction, “ Why are you here ?”

He smiled and said, “ It was boring . I came to join the fun . ”

Ha! You came here to create chaos, I told myself . I asked him again, “ How did you reach here? I didn’t see you in the bus . ”

Zhong Yuan answered, “ I rented a car . ”

I suddenly remembered . When we were coming , the bus was being followed by a red minivan . When the bus stopped so did the car . I noticed it , joking with Xu Xu that this year , we had pulled all stops . The bus was even accompanied by a car for emergency purposes . I hadn’t thought too much about it then .

Zhong Yuan would have made such a great spy!

I looked around and saw many people looking towards us . Their gazes were curious . In short, Zhong Yuan and I were being misunderstood . But most importantly, I did not know how to explain anything to anyone . Since no one asked me, if I went ahead and explained, it would seem like ‘ the lady doth protest to much . ’ Yet if I didn’t attempt to explain, I would feel awkward .

Finally I decided to leave it be . Anyway I was often misunderstood, and I didn’t care anymore .

So I started eating happily . The cla.s.s teacher found Zhong Yuan very interesting and asked him a long list of questions, encompa.s.sing everything . She also said many polite things like, ‘ Mu er can survive at school because of your care . ”  What the heck ! I was the one who was taking care of his meals, his clothes… I was being oppressed!

In any cla.s.s reunion, the most indispensable item was drinking . Usually, I was the first to get drunk . Not because I loved drinking but because I had very low tolerance for alcohol . Even if I drank one cup, I would become dizzy . If I had tow, I would become numb . And if I had more than that, my brain would go on strike . So whenever I went for dinner, I usually avoided alcohol . But this was the cla.s.s reunion . All of us had met almost after a year . So if I still said no to the drinks, it would seem a bit too much . In a way, it was still ok to say no t your cla.s.smates but when the teacher asked you to drink a gla.s.s , you would only be considered disrespectful to turn down that invitation .

I took a gla.s.s of wine and looked at Zhong Yuan who was happily chatting . I suddenly felt irritated and courageous . Well , Zhong Yuan, you did this to yourself , don’t blame me . So I handed the gla.s.s to him and said “ Drink a gla.s.s with me . ”　　

Zhong Yuan was quite clear . He took the gla.s.s and drank it . After drinking, he raised his eyebrows and looked at me . Then his tongue darted out and licked his lips, tasting the last dregs of wine . The expression in his eyes was ambiguous, and his lips were wet . With that kind of look, was it a wonder how enchanting he seems?

I coughed and whispered, “Can you help me avoid the toasts?”

He smiled, “ Why would I  want to help you?”

I bit my lips and answered with a distressed heart, “ How about if I waived two days worth of room rent and food?” 　

He smiled and shook his head, “ Not interested . Do you think I lack money?”

I was taken aback, “ What do you want then?”

Zhong Yuan turned back and looked at the cla.s.s teacher’s mobile phone, “ I like that . ”

I shook my fist and said with a sad heart, “ Brother, this is extortion . That phone is very expensive . ”　　

“ The charm on the phone”, he corrected me, “ her mobile phone charm seems to be something that was embroidered . ”

I carefully looked at the charm . It was beautiful . So I patted him on the shoulder and generously said, “ Sure, I will embroider one for you . ”

A bit childishly, Zhong Yuan answered, “ I want a big one . ”　　

So Zhong Yuan helped me to avoid the toasts . 　　

I had to drink the toasts of several teachers though . I was already swaying and my limbs felt like plasticine . So I had to lie down on the table . I could hear some sentences, “ Mu er cant drink, I will drink on her behalf”, “ Oh, Mu er mentioned you and she is grateful for your care in high school” . Unfortunately, my brain was now on complete shut down mode .  I could not process the words . I was now like a computer monitor without the CPU . I could hear but could not process .

After some time, someone picked me up from the table and then I leaned on something that was both soft and hard . Something wrapped around my shoulders tightly . I opened my eyes and looked up . I saw a chin, very fair and very beautiful . I lifted up my hand almost without conscious volition and stroked the chin . I heard a burst of laughter nearby and someone said, ‘ Mu er is drunk and is s.e.xually hara.s.sing people”, and some other person commented, “ Zhong Yuan, be careful!”

I was forced to drink something and then I was pulled down and hugged .

I slept in the arms of the person for sometime and then woke up again . It seemed that there was some conversation going on about going to a karaoke bar and someone was saying no . I opened my eyes and spotted a gla.s.s of wine on the table . I felt a sudden impulse, so I grabbed the gla.s.s and drank it .

　　But even before I could finish it, someone had taken it away, I was very irritated . I tried to take it back and shouted, “ Give me wine!”

But no one heeded my request . My body suddenly left the ground . Someone supported me as he said, “ Mu er, let’s go home . ”

I didn’t know what this sentence meant . I just wanted to drink .

I was being carried out and away from the table . I was not willing and I screamed, “ Let me down, let me down, why are you bullying me…” As I screamed, I burst into tears .

Someone sighed softly near my ear, and slowly put me down so that my feet touched the ground . I went back to the table to drink, but someone hugged my shoulders, pulled my arms back and I lost all my freedom . I was dragged away .

When we came outside, I saw a little girl on the side of the road, turning to a woman by her side and naggng her, “ Mom, I want this, mom, I want that . ” Suddenly, I broke away from the people around me and rushed forward . I pointed at the little girl and shouted loudly, “ You think you are so amazing because you have a mother ? Huh?”　　

The little girl burst into tears and I was dragged away to the car .

I was in someone’s arms ad my tears flowed down incessantly . I said, “ Is it so great to have a mother?” I tell you, even I have a mother . My dad said, he is both my father and mother . ”　

Someone patted me on the back and whispered something . His voice as gentle and sympathetic .

I continued, “ My dream is to give my dad a good life . I have been such a burden on him for nearly two decades . He has broken his back for me . I want to make a difference, I want the people in our village to envy him . I want him to know that he rescued a person with huge talent . Mom, this old me is obviously so talented, why would you throw me away? If you did not want me, why give birth…”

I cried in the man’s arms so that his s.h.i.+rt was damp . I cried and cried, “ I must give my dad a happy life”

Miumiu – On the face of it, Mu er seems such a happy go lucky person . Yes she has , deep in her heart, these feelings of being unwanted by her parents, guilt from being a burden on her rescuer… We will see later how these feelings impact her future too . . I would love to know what Zhong Yuan said to her . Because by this time, it is pretty clear our hero as feelings for her although she is in the dark . But alas . . we can only guess .

When Cha 27 is released, I will update the rest of this chapter . Just to keep the aggregators out . .