It's just The Sims, how did it become my ideal love story?

Chapter 115 The Lingering Warmth of Eighteen (Seeking Votes!)

"Alright, we can go back ourselves. We won't trouble you to take us."

"I don't have a car, so I can't deliver it even if I wanted to."

"Oh dear, Team Leader Cai is great in every way, and she's beautiful too, but she's too direct when she speaks, which can be a bit harsh on the ears."

"It's okay, you'll get used to it after listening to it a few more times."

Okay, I hope I'll have this opportunity again in the future. Bye~

"Walk slowly."

I got into the ride-hailing car I had booked.

Xu Wenxi, who didn't rush to take out her phone, leaned back in the back seat and breathed softly, as if she had drunk quite a bit.

Xiao Zhou, standing beside him, looked at his friend.

"Hey, are you serious?"

"What do you mean, 'for real'?"

Xu Wenxi asked curiously.

Xiao Zhou lowered her voice and asked in a gossipy tone, "It's that... Gu Huai. You really have feelings for him?"

"How did you know that?"

"Nonsense, if you weren't interested, why were you and that guy surnamed Cai arguing all night, and then even having a drinking contest? And the conversation kept revolving around Gu Huai. Who wouldn't think you were fighting over a man?"

After saying that, Xiaozhou herself felt strange. "It's weird. That Team Leader Cai is quite pretty, I have to say she's really good-looking and has a great presence. Why am I so interested in her? That Gu Huai doesn't seem that special. He's just good-looking, kind of handsome, and doesn't seem to have much money."

Xu Wenxi didn't pay much attention to most of the content on the small boat, but looked at her curiously, "You also noticed that Cai Yan was acting strangely?"

"That's too obvious," Xiao Zhou said irritably. "They're subtly probing into your relationship with him back in college, both openly and secretly, at the dinner table."

"I also asked them what their relationship was in high school," Xu Wenxi pondered for a moment.

"That's why I'm asking you if you're serious!"

"Nonsense, do I look like I'm starved for love?"

"You never date? It's not like you're lacking love."

Xu Wenxi couldn't help but reach out and stroke her hair. "Don't make wild guesses. I just thought those two were funny and wanted to tease them, so I deliberately created this atmosphere. I wanted to see if she was in a hurry or not. Maybe I'm unknowingly bringing them together?"

"You're being so kind? I've never heard of such a thing. I've read a lot of stories about people playing with fire and getting burned. Do you want me to recommend a few books to you?"

Xu Wenxi rolled her eyes.

"A wise person doesn't fall in love easily, especially a woman like me who possesses both wisdom and charm, you understand?"

"I don't understand. I only remember you praising him for being funny before. I didn't really see it. He's almost thirty and still seems a bit clumsy. When you all put the conversation on him, he couldn't say anything. He just drank and got himself quite drunk."

As Xiao Zhou spoke, Xu Wenxi couldn't help but recall the memories, and she couldn't help but laugh whenever she thought about them.

"Don't you think that's what makes a man lovable? Do you like the kind of man who starts bragging and showing off his masculinity after drinking at the dinner table, but is actually quite greasy?"

"You still say you didn't mean that? Your analysis is so detailed!"

"What? I'm just observant, and I'm also a little curious about what he'll become in the future."

Gradually approaching the car window.

Xu Wenxi didn't look at her reflection in the car window, but instead gazed at the bright streetlights outside.

Most of the men I've met in my life are like these streetlights, passing by one by one, all seemingly dazzling, but in reality, they're all quite similar. I can't distinguish between them, so they don't leave much of an impression. Why then do I find myself eagerly anticipating the future of a seemingly ordinary man?

……

"Why keep looking after them when they've already left? If you can't bear to leave, just go after them."

"Shouting 'Swallow!' as I chase after it?"

"nerve."

Rolling her eyes, Cai Yan strode away in her high heels, walking quite fast. Gu Huai quickly followed. He wasn't following her around, but given her speed and how much she had drunk, he was genuinely worried something might happen to her.

The autumn wind blows very strong at this time of year, and it makes people feel clear-headed enough that it seems to dry up the alcohol from their blood.

Gu Huai didn't know what she was angry about, nor was he good at making girls happy, so he could only walk with her while thinking about what to say to break the ice.

Suddenly a motorcycle roared past from the side of the road, making a loud noise that was especially deafening as it passed by.

Gu Huai was startled, let alone Cai Yan in front of him.

"what!"

She couldn't help but gasp in surprise. Gu Huai, thinking something had happened, quickly walked towards her, asking, "Are you alright?"

When Cai Yan came to her senses, the motorcycle was long gone, and all that remained was the familiar face in front of her.

She froze for a moment.

Then he looked away and said, "It's nothing, I was just scared."

Gu Huai nodded. "These motorcyclists really have no sense of public morality. They make such a commotion so late at night."

He certainly hated motorcycles; during the months he suffered from insomnia, he was especially sensitive to such sounds. It was truly bizarre that such noises were still occurring in a city where honking was prohibited.

"Do you have any sense of public morality?"

"Of course, they may not be the kindest, but they certainly have basic manners."

"So you were arguing with Zhong Xinyang before?"

"That's how it is when we can't stand each other." Gu Huai smiled awkwardly.

Looking back now, it seems like it wasn't a big deal at the time, and there was no need to make a fuss. However, many things that seem insignificant in retrospect can become insurmountable obstacles in the present.

Thinking of this, Gu Huai suddenly realized, "Isn't it a bit like you and Xu Wenxi?"

"How did you come up with that idea?"

Cai Yan looked at Gu Huai strangely, seemingly unable to understand. Gu Huai shrugged. "Just using an analogy."

"Fine, so you're saying I have no manners either? Then I'll leave."

Cai Yan started charging forward again.

But this time, she hadn't taken more than a few steps when her arm was grabbed. It felt so familiar, just like when he stopped her when she was eighteen.

So, in a moment of daze, Cai Yan forgot to break free from a man's physical contact with her, and she saw Gu Huai's somewhat hurried face.

Autumn nights seem to offer few stars, only the bright moonlight and the glow of streetlights.

Fortunately, she had these things, which allowed her to see the color in the man's eyes.

Was it because of drinking? That's why he did something he wouldn't normally do. How dare he grab me?

Or perhaps, he was also thinking about the past?
Gu Huai looked somewhat helpless and said, "You know, I'm not very smart. If there's anything that makes you unhappy or uncomfortable, you can just tell me directly. Sometimes when you're angry, I really don't know why."

It seems that at this point, one should either be open and honest or deny everything and insist on one's own personality, which is certainly not something that people like.

But at this moment, Cai Yan, who had not yet broken free, had only one thought in her mind.

She asked.

Why do you care whether I'm angry or not?

"what?"

He seemed to have never expected the woman to ask him such a question, so much so that he didn't know how to answer.

Cai Yan stared straight at him and said, "You can just take it as a woman's capriciousness and turn around and leave. Or you can pretend to comfort me for a few words, then make an excuse that you need to go home early and leave immediately. You can ignore my feelings, so why do you care whether I'm angry or not?"

This doesn't sound like an interrogation.

It's like a reasonable suspicion that wants to uncover the truth.

But how should I answer? It's an answer I wouldn't have the courage to say, no matter how much I've drunk.

He felt he vaguely knew the answer to the mystery, but now, caught up in the complexities of his life, was all of this real?
Is it that I am changing the status quo in the simulation while also being changed by the simulation, or is it just an emotional outburst tonight, or, to put it more irresponsibly, an emotional indulgence after drinking?

He instinctively wanted to avoid the question, but her gaze seemed to draw his attention, and he couldn't look away.

The wind gently blew through their hair, making them forget that they were still holding each other's wrists.

He was a little dazed.

He spoke with a slurred breath.

"Because I don't want you to be angry."

"what?"

She seemed not to understand, or perhaps she hadn't heard clearly.

His expression remained blank, but his words, like spilled water, left a mark that could not be completely erased. How can a broken wall be rebuilt in a short time?
So he suddenly felt that he could understand things more clearly.

"Because I don't want you to be angry, I care about why you're angry."

That's it.

I said it frankly.

It was easier than he had imagined, and he hadn't even considered any consequences.

Misunderstanding? Rejection? Resistance? Questioning? Reprimand? It seems like none of it matters anymore.

"release."

She said coldly.

Gu Huai lowered his head and let go of his hand.

Knew it.

Goblins that try to leave their caves will be caught immediately; they're like groundhogs that will be punched as soon as they peek out.

What good can courage possibly bring? Even testing the waters is as futile as a beautiful dream.

Gu Huai didn't even have time to force a bitter smile.

"boom."

Sudden.

He bumped into his own arms.

The goblin slayer, who should have been wielding a sharp blade, wrapped her arms around her waist and back.

She buried her head in her own arms, the fragrance of his hair filling her nostrils.

He was at a loss, his hands empty, just like when he was eighteen.

And she was also feeling the warmth of that year when she was eighteen.

That day wasn't a late night like this, but it was still a bleak autumn night.

Everything has changed, yet it seems nothing has changed.

He'd grown a little taller and a little stronger. He wasn't young anymore, his hairstyle had changed, and he didn't seem to smell like he did when he was eighteen.

But even after ten years, the temperature remains warm, like lingering warmth.

She didn't know what to say, nor did she know what he was thinking, but she was determined to stick to her annoying personality to the end.

"cold."

"what?"

Gu Huai was stunned.

She was wearing quite a few layers, and she seemed to have sweated from drinking, so how could this be?
Then there was a slight movement in my arms. She looked up, her face flushed, and stared at me as she spoke.

I said I was cold.

"so what?"

"hug me!"

"."

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(End of this chapter)