Chapter 1444. Another Year has Passed 5
“Get them to come over,” Qi Lei spoke casually while he picked up the slightly warmed jug from the stove and poured a glass for Dongfang Liuyun before getting some for himself too.
Qi Lei raised his glass and stared silently at the glass which was full of wine as he spoke in his bold voice, “This is the most desolate year that I’ve ever had. Without any thoughts or expectations, I’m just sitting down here in peace and drinking this wine.” As soon as he was done speaking, he lifted his head and emptied the glass within two gulps. At the same time, it was not hard to capture the hint of melancholy on his attractive face.
Dongfang Liuyun gazed at him without uttering a word. After she watched him place the empty glass aside, she reached for the jug and refilled his glass.
“While your circumstances might still be the same year after year, your companion has changed. Let your obsessions go. God didn’t grant you life just for you to waste it wallowing in self-pity. You have to actualize the value of your existence. As for the intangible that’s beyond our control, we can only take it as it comes.” Her delicate voice was like a cool breeze brushing through a bamboo forest, and listening to her brought one into a trance.
Dongfang Liuyun’s eyes lost its shine in an instant as she lectured Qi Lei, and he seemed to have failed to capture a glimpse of any emotions that were lingering in her dark pupils.
She also picked up her wine and made a gesture of proposing a toast. Then, she gulped the whole glass in one go. As soon as the warm wine entered her stomach, a gush of warmth swept through her body, making the chill wrapping her body gradually dissipate, and her whole body started to feel flushed.
Just as Dongfang Liuyun finished talking, Qi Lei paused for a moment. He then turned his head and glanced at her. Before he could say something, there was already the sound of doors opening from outside. Then, rhythmic footsteps produced by clogs knocking against the floor rang out through the shivering cold air and reached the duo.
From outside the bead curtain in front of them, the footsteps continued as the soft and gentle voices of a few women in Japanese were heard. “Hello there, our distinguished guests!”
“Just play us a few songs on the other side of the curtain. You don’t have to come all the way in.” Those women had not even finished what they were saying when Qi Lei’s calm and detached voice was projected from behind the curtain. The three gorgeous ladies in kimonos stopped walking towards the next room, exchanged glances, then found themselves a spot to sit down.