Chapter 14: First Time Seeing Something Like This at My Age
Chapter 14: First Time Seeing Something Like This at My Age
After three rounds of drinks, they’d nearly finished the skewers, and only two bottles of beer remained in the case.
Qin Hao, his face flushed, boasted about becoming a detective, solving big cases, and even making it onto TV someday.
“Yeah, yeah, you're the best.”
Xu Qing, feeling a bit tipsy himself but still holding his own thanks to his dad’s inherited drinking tolerance, said, “Can you go home? Don’t let tomorrow’s mediation get messed up over some old ladies’ squabble.”
“Screw mediation... Boss, check, please!”
“I got it.”
They didn’t argue much over the bill; Xu Qing just paid it straightforwardly. After walking Qin Hao to the curb to catch a cab, he headed back to the food stall and, after some thought, asked the stall owner to pack a few meat skewers and fish tofu.
As the gentle night breeze carried the smoky scent of barbecue far into the distance, Xu Qing found himself strangely craving a cigarette. He patted his pockets, then remembered he’d quit.