My skill tree increases every day.

Ruan Yunxian, as before, produced a sweet and cloying voice in a high-pitched tone.

Lin Yu was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, Ruan Yunxian came out from behind the bar and sat on the high stool opposite him.

Two calves encased in tight jeans swung in the air, their small feet in little leather boots bobbing back and forth.

"What are you doing here?" Lin Yu asked instinctively.

"This is my older brother's shop." Ruan Yunxian raised her hand and poked at the row of decorative wine glasses in front of her. "I came here to find him."

"So, senior, are you here for a drink?" Ruan Yunxian tilted her head, her bright eyes blinking as she stared at Lin Yu.

"Ah, right, I came with my roommate." Lin Yu turned to look at Liu Zhiyuan and the others.

Then I saw four pairs of shocked eyes over there.

The three men, led by Liu Zhiyuan, looked mostly surprised, their disbelief barely concealed.

What's the deal with Lin Yu?

Li Si and Liu Yiyuan then looked at Liu Zhiyuan with questioning eyes.

What's going on here? Didn't you say this tavern only had gay men and no women? How come such a lively and cute young girl suddenly appeared on Lin Yu's side?!

Liu Zhiyuan cast a disdainful glance at him.

Look at yourselves. Putting aside your physical appearance, just look at the sleazy aura you exude.

Forget about pretty girls, even gay men wouldn't be attracted to the two of you!

Ruan Yunchuan looked in that direction with a solemn expression, his eyes filled with double the vigilance.

How dare you try to take it from me...

My foolish little sister! I'm doing this all for your own good! You'll understand my predicament when you grow up.

"Old Lin, who is this?" Li Si spoke first, his tone tinged with a hint of probing.

"Oh, this is Ruan Yunxian, a junior from our school's photography club," Lin Yu introduced. "These are my roommates: Liu Zhiyuan, Liu Yiyuan, and Li Si."

"Oh. Hello, seniors." Ruan Yunxian greeted them without looking up, her attention completely focused on Lin Yu, not even glancing at them out of the corner of her eye.

How perfunctory!

"Hello there."

Seeing that Ruan Yunxian was being so perfunctory, the three guys naturally didn't show any more enthusiasm.

We three aren't the kind of simps who lose their minds at the sight of a pretty girl!

The three single men still retain a shred of dignity.

"And you should know this better than I do, so I don't need to introduce it."

Lin Yu smiled at the tavern owner, Ruan Yunchuan.

"I know, I know, who he is doesn't matter."

Ruan Yunxian clearly didn't want to talk to Lin Yu about her older brother any further.

What's going on with this guy? Others might not know, but how could his own sister not know?

Because of Ruan Yunchuan's hobbies, which have a slight generational gap with the older generation, his family elders have been arguing with him for several years.

Because of that mess, Ruan Yunchuan hasn't been home for many years.

The little contact she could still maintain with her parents was entirely thanks to her younger sister, Ruan Yunxian, acting as an intermediary.

Her parents had given Ruan Yunxian many tasks, asking her to persuade them to surrender. Even today, she was here specifically to act as their mediator.

Although Ruan Yunxian couldn't persuade Ruan Yunchuan, he could only barely maintain his relationship with the two elders.

But none of that matters now. All she wants now is to take Lin Yu away from here.

Given Lin Yu's physical appearance, this place is far too dangerous for him!

She didn't want Lin Yu and Ruan Yunchuan to have too much contact.

Don't let things get to the point where Ruan Yunchuan and she, the only family member he can still talk to, fall out.

Sure enough, I am so considerate of my family. I am truly the most thoughtful little cotton-padded jacket in the family!

Ruan Yunxian silently gave herself a thumbs up.

Unfortunately, it seems Ruan Yunchuan didn't think of this aspect.

He didn't notice Ruan Yunxian's attitude, or rather, he pretended not to see it, and took a glass of wine from the brass faucet behind him and handed it to Lin Yu.

"Since you're Yunxian's friend, then this drink is on me."

Lin Yu looked at the glass of frothy amber-colored liquor that Ruan Yunchuan had pushed in front of him and reached out to take it.

The underlying code triggered what is.

"Thank you, Brother Chuan."

Ruan Yunchuan poured a drink for each of Lin Yu's roommates.

"This one's on me."

Ignoring Ruan Yunxian's death stare, Ruan Yunchuan refused to leave.

Even if someone comes over to the bar to order drinks, they specifically call over the staff who are serving drinks to other customers on the other side.

"Which one does Xiaoyu prefer?" Ruan Yunchuan leaned against the bar, adopting a casual, conversational stance.

Xiao Yu?

Ruan Yunxian's eyes twitched. "You call my own sister by her full name, but you call Lin Yu so intimately?"

"If I had to choose, I'd say El."

Based on differences in yeast and brewing techniques, craft beer can be broadly divided into two categories: lager and ale.

Of course, there are many more subcategories below, but Lin Yu doesn't know that many.

All he knew was that Lager was a bit lighter and El was a bit richer in flavor.

Lin Yu's sense of taste has been enhanced; he is no longer the clumsy tongue that couldn't tell the difference between Uni-President Iced Tea and Lao Da.

So now, he prefers Al to Lager, which has a more refreshing taste, because it can incorporate more layers of flavor.

"What a coincidence, I also quite like El." Ruan Yunchuan turned around and took down several bottles from the shelf behind him. "If you're interested, I recommend these few."

"Want to try some?"

Looking at that obsequious face, Ruan Yunxian understood what Ruan Yunchuan was planning.

Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone!

Ruan Yunxian turned her head and looked at the three ground squirrels that Lin Yu had brought.

The three hamsters showed no abnormalities.

Obviously, you can't count on these three gophers for this kind of thing.

For straight men, this kind of thing is still far beyond their comprehension.

After all, it was a group of people who thought their brother was joking before they went in.

By this time, Lin Yu had already drunk quite a bit.

Ruan Yunchuan was in a bit of a headache at this moment.

It's not that he's worried about the cost of alcohol. Although he has a strained relationship with his family for some reason, he hasn't been shortchanged in terms of money. He also owns shares in the family company and receives a considerable amount of dividends every year.

This amount of money for drinks was nothing to him.

What troubled him was that Lin Yu, despite drinking so much, showed no signs of intoxication whatsoever.

What's going on? These craft beers don't have a low alcohol content either!

After drinking quite a bit of alcohol, Lin Yu finally started to feel the effects.

He wasn't drunk; he'd been drinking since he was three years old...

I just really need to go to the bathroom.

It's true that what I'm drinking tonight is alcohol, but the majority of its components are still water.

I've already drunk quite a bit tonight.

Although the amount of alcohol was negligible to Lin Yu, the water content inside was not negligible.