Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 150 Misunderstanding
"Isn't this going too far..."

I was conflicted. I wanted to refuse Lin Qingying's expensive gift, but refusing it would embarrass her in public.

"fine."

Lin Qingying pursed her red lips, her gaze somewhat evasive: "I looked for a long time, and this one is the most suitable, and the price isn't too expensive..."

"Ding Han".

At this moment, Zhang Ruolin said, "You should just accept Xiaoying's kind gesture. Don't be so sentimental!"

"Cough cough..."

I felt a little embarrassed, but I accepted the gift and said, "Thank you!"

Lin Qingying smiled slightly.

"Then...shall we eat?"

Cai Cai said, "Brother, I'm so hungry my stomach is practically sticking to my back..."

Everyone laughed, even Lin Qingying smiled.

"Open the wine! Open the wine!"

The fat man gestured to the waiter to open a bottle of baijiu (Chinese liquor), along with two bottles of red wine and some beer. It was too cold to drink beer in the winter, so these beers were naturally prepared for me, someone who is "intolerant of alcohol."

"Let me introduce you."

I looked at Lin Qingying and pointed to Fatty and the others: "This is my best brother Fatty, whose name is Yang Wei. He also works at Luo Mei. This is Xu Hao, who is a colleague of Luo Mei. The woman next to Fatty is Shen Yue, his girlfriend."

"Hello... Hello..."

Lin Qingying simply smiled and nodded.

I continued, "The woman next to you... you seem to have met her before, Zhang Ruolin. She's the one who came to our place that time and made you misunderstand that I was flirting with some shady women."

"Ah."

Lin Qingying nodded with a smile; she should have recognized Ruolin from the very beginning.

"Hello, I'm Zhang Ruolin, Ding Han's friend!"

Ruolin extended her hand and said, "We meet again~~~"

Hello, Ruolin.

Lin Qingying shook hands with her and said, "It was a misunderstanding last time, I'm sorry..."

"I'm the one who should apologize..."

Zhang Ruolin took out her phone and smiled, "How about... we add each other on WeChat?"

"Ok!"

Lin Qingying scans the QR code.

I continued, "The cute girl next to Ruolin is called Koumei, she's our good friend, and the dark-faced guy next to her is Caicai, who's also our good friend."

Cai Cai and Kou Mei nodded repeatedly.

"Alright, shall we begin? Fill the glasses!"

The fat man stood up, raised his glass and said with a smile, "Let's toast our birthday star first! Wishing Ding Han all the best, a happy birthday and lots of laughter!"

"Happy birthday!"

Everyone raised their glasses, and I raised mine and drank it all in one gulp.

"Eat your vegetables, eat your fill before you drink!"

"okay!"

The main meal finally began, and Cai Cai, Fatty, and the others wolfed it down like hungry ghosts.

Lin Qingying, on the other hand, only ate small bites of food, her appetite was pitifully small.

"You're too thin, you need to eat more."

I put a large piece of fish on her plate.

"Ah."

Lin Qingying nodded, her pretty face blushing slightly.

Xu Hao and Shen Yue were stunned and didn't dare to say a word.

……

After a few rounds of drinks, everyone was a bit tipsy. Cai Cai and Xu Hao chatted with their arms around each other, while Lin Qingying and Ruolin also joined in the conversation, frequently bursting into laughter.

At that moment, the fat man received a video call.

"Mom, look! Today really is Ding Han's birthday, and a group of us good friends are celebrating with him!"

"Really?"

On the other end of the video, as expected, was the fat boy's mother. She stared wide-eyed at them and asked, "Xiaowei, who is that girl next to Ding Han? She's so pretty... Is she his girlfriend?"

"Well, I can't really explain it," the fat man said dismissively.

"Old man, come and take a look!"

The fat man's mother immediately called out to her husband, saying, "Look, that girl next to Ding Han is most likely Ding Han's girlfriend. Look at Ding Han, he's usually so quiet, but he's actually got such a beautiful girlfriend. If his dad knew, he'd be so happy!"

"Wow, really? Ding Han is quite something..."

I inwardly groaned and hurriedly stepped forward, saying, "Auntie, don't jump to conclusions... She's just my friend, not the kind you're thinking of. You've misunderstood..."

As a result, the aunt on the other end of the phone let out a "hehehe" laugh: "Look at you, buddy, you're embarrassed now? What's there to be embarrassed about? It's bound to happen sooner or later, isn't it, little girl?"

I was surprised.

Turning around, I saw Lin Qingying's face almost pressed against my shoulder, her big eyes blinking rapidly as she stared intently at the screen, repeatedly confirming that the girlfriend her aunt was talking about was herself.

"Hello, Auntie..."

Slightly tipsy, and perhaps a little out of it, she actually greeted them.

"Oh! Okay, okay~~~"

While grumbling about me, the aunt smiled as she looked at Lin Qingying, liking her more and more: "Ding Han, look, that girl is much more open than you. You're so secretive about having a girlfriend..."

"Auntie, you've really misunderstood..."

I looked helpless and wanted to explain further.

"mom!"

The fat man turned the camera around and said, "Stop dawdling, we still need to keep drinking, so we're going to talk to you later..."

"Hey..."

The aunt wanted to say something more, but the fat man had already hung up the video call.

"How about that? I'm a good friend, aren't I? I got you out of trouble..." he said smugly.

"What are you untying?" I asked, completely bewildered.

……

Around 8 o'clock.

"Ding Han..."

Lin Qingying gave her an apologetic look: "I have a cocktail party to attend. I have to go there. There are several CEOs from our partners there, and I have to be there today."

"In your condition, are you even capable of attending a cocktail party?" I asked with some skepticism.

"It's okay, I don't need to drink there, and I don't usually drink at social events." "Alright."

I thought for a moment and said, "You've been drinking, so you can't drive. How are you going to get there?"

"My assistant is already waiting for me outside."

"alright."

So Lin Qingying stood up, poured herself some wine, and said to everyone, "Excuse me, everyone, I have some things to take care of, so I have to go first. Please enjoy your meal and drinks, excuse me~~~"

Everyone exchanged polite greetings and then watched Lin Qingying leave. Outside the door, her assistant was already waiting.

"President Lin has left."

Shen Yue suggested, "How about we go sing karaoke?"

"It's not impossible."

Ruolin smiled and said, "What do you think, host?"

"Let's go!"

What else could I say? I threw on my coat and went to pay the bill, only to be greeted by the lobby manager who politely said, "Mr. Ding, Mr. Lin has already paid your bill."

"what?"

I was taken aback and at a loss for words. Lin Qingying's actions were just too... too perfect!
"I rely on..."

The fat man cast an envious glance at him.

Cai Cai's eyes also stung: "Brother, you really don't know the value of a gigolo when you're young..."

"I'm sorry..."

I pretended to hit him, and Cai Cai laughed and ran away with her head in her hands.

"Fine, I'll just buy it then."

Ruolin said, "This is a score between you and her, we can settle it later. Let's go sing karaoke first."

"Alright, let's go!"

……

Not long after, a karaoke bar nearby.

Everyone was in pain when it came to requesting songs, because many of the songs that were popular in our world weren't popular here yet and needed to be developed by music industry figures like Milo.

"Damn, what kind of KTV is this? There's not even any fruit of love and happiness between Shengxia and me later?"

"Damn it, I was originally going to sing a song about wanting to live another five hundred years!"

"That's right, I can't sing my most dazzling ethnic style anymore."

"Damn, all I want to do right now is sing 'Cool Down' for Xingyuan!"

Xu Hao and Shen Yue, standing to the side, couldn't understand anything, but they just thought our group was very interesting.

So, everyone could only request older songs.

Around nine o'clock, my phone vibrated and a call came from Lao Ding.

"It's my dad's phone call."

I pointed to my phone and said to Fatty and Cai Cai, "I'll go out and answer it."

"Go."

Stepping outside the KTV, a gust of cold wind instantly invigorated me.

"dad."

"Happy birthday, son," Old Ding said out of the blue.

"Yeah, Fatty and I are singing outside right now."

"it is good."

Old Ding hesitated for a moment, but didn't say anything. After a few seconds, he finally said, "Have you finished the smoked fish and cured meat I brought last time? Do you want me to send you some more?"

"If you've finished eating, that's fine. Then I'll send you some more."

My dad makes great smoked fish. The pieces are plump, glossy, and well-defined, with an excellent texture. Whenever my family makes smoked fish, Lin Qingying and I eat quite a lot of it.

After that, the father and son chatted for a few more minutes before Old Ding hung up the phone.

I always felt he wanted to say something, but after thinking it over, he didn't say it.

I was suddenly taken aback. Could it be that Auntie told Lao Ding about Lin Qingying? It's quite possible, and the probability is at least 90%!

……

Around 11 o'clock.

The business gathering finally came to an end, and everyone took taxis to leave.

Shen Yue called a designated driver, so Fatty and I rode in her car back to the neighborhood. Afterwards, Shen Yue helped Fatty upstairs; we'll probably be staying at Fatty's place tonight.

As I watched their backs as they walked away, it would be a lie to say I wasn't envious.

The world of Star Abyss is cold, and we players are like homeless children, afraid to even reveal our identities, otherwise we might be hunted down by everyone...

Loneliness and isolation are human nature.

I went upstairs, sat in the living room, took out the watch Lin Qingying had given me, put it on, and rotated my wrist. I must say, it really suited me; suddenly, I exuded an air of wealth.

He took off the watch and placed it in the interdimensional storage space.

This thing is just for decoration. For a player like me who's out in the wind and rain, my watch can easily get damaged, so I have to keep this safe. If it gets damaged by someone's bullet during a PvP battle, I'll be heartbroken.

……

Leaning back on the sofa, slightly tipsy, my head is a little fuzzy.

Lin Qingying hasn't gone home yet; she's probably working overtime at the company again.

"drop!"

Just then, a WeChat message arrived from Lu Xiaobei: "Ding Han, are you home yet?"

"Yeah, just got home. What's up?"

"Go downstairs."

Lu Xiaobei said, "I had someone bring you the cake. Please take it."

"what?"

I exclaimed in surprise, "Xiao Bei, this is too much trouble for you."

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and come downstairs. They don't want to wait too long."

"Ok."

I hurriedly got dressed and went downstairs, but the place was completely empty.

"here……"

Suddenly someone shouted.

I turned around and took a few steps, then saw a figure walking through the gap between the two buildings. She was carrying a cake and had a smile on her face: "Didn't expect that, did you?"

Damn, it's actually Lu Xiaobei himself!

(End of this chapter)