Chapter 225 - 191: Only Children Make Choices

Chapter 225: Chapter 191: Only Children Make Choices

The seconds ticked by. A Floating Frost, a drink a professional bartender could make in just a few minutes, took Gu Heng nearly ten full minutes to prepare.

"And... done."

Gazing at the distinctly layered Floating Frost, a genuine smile spread across Gu Heng’s face.

When he looked up at Liu Nanyi, however, he froze for a second.

"Your face..."

"Why is it so red?"

Gu Heng watched Liu Nanyi, a crimson flush spreading across her cheeks. A strange look appeared on his face. Having long since graduated from being an innocent rookie to a seasoned veteran with women, he was all too familiar with that particular shade of red.

Recalling Liu Nanyi’s particular kinks, and then his own actions just now, a few theories quickly formed in Gu Heng’s mind.

"Hm?"

"Liu Nanyi?"

"What were you just thinking about?"

Gu Heng leaned his forearms on the edge of the bar, pressing his body forward slightly. With a scrutinizing gaze, he slowly slid the freshly made Floating Frost over to Liu Nanyi.

"I..."

Liu Nanyi’s face was beet red. She stammered, unable to get a word out.

She subconsciously reached out to take the Floating Frost Gu Heng had pushed toward her.

In the process, however, her fingers brushed against his.

In that instant, Liu Nanyi felt a jolt of electricity shoot through her body. The jolt quickly morphed into a wave of warmth, one that threatened to overwhelm her.

"I..."

"I’m going to the restroom!"

Liu Nanyi blurted out the words in a panic, hopped right off the barstool, and dashed toward the restroom as if her life depended on it.

"Interesting..."

Gu Heng watched her retreating figure, the corners of his lips twitching into a smirk.

Then, his gaze traveled through the crowd, landing on booth S3, where Liu Nanyi’s group was seated.

One dorm room, four campus beauties.

Each with her own unique charm and allure.

The truth is, all men are the same.

Even someone like Gao Junlin harbored the wild ambition of bagging all four of them, to say nothing of a man like Gu Heng, who had always loved an extreme challenge.

Gu Heng might not be a college student, but that didn’t stop him from yearning for the college experience!

’Kids are the ones who have to choose...’

’Adults, of course, want it all.’

Gu Heng entertained the idea, but it was just a passing thought.

Given his current status, he might take a shot if the right opportunity presented itself, but he wouldn’t deign to go out of his way to get in touch with Liu Nanyi’s roommates if it didn’t.

Liu Nanyi’s trip was a short one.

She was back from the restroom in no time.

"Try it."

Gu Heng had a good idea of what Liu Nanyi had just been doing, but he played dumb.

Even though they had a flirty online relationship and their chats could get pretty risqué, she was still a girl, and a shy one at that. He had to let her save some face.

"Mmm-hmm."

Still a bit bashful, Liu Nanyi picked up the Floating Frost that Gu Heng had made for her with his own hands. She pressed her moist, cherry-like lips to the rim of the glass and took a tiny sip.

"Wow!"

"This is delicious!"

"It’s sweet and sour!"

"I can barely taste the alcohol!"

Liu Nanyi’s cry of amazement was the ultimate ego boost for Gu Heng.

At that moment, if the loyal horde of simps who followed Liu Nanyi, led by Gu Heng’s old classmate Wang Hao, were to see her like this, they would probably cry their eyes out in a bathroom stall.

"Have you already forgotten what I said?"

"Cocktails may taste good, but they’re not weak."

"That drink in your hand is almost sixteen percent alcohol."

Gu Heng shook his head. "For a novice like you, the line between sober and drunk can be crossed in an instant."

"Oh..."

"I’m only having this one glass. It should be fine, right?"

Liu Nanyi said quietly, "Besides, I’m here with my roommates. Even if I have too much, they can look after me."

"And what if they get drunk too?"

As Gu Heng raised his glass of Brahma World for a sip, Liu Nanyi quickly lifted her Floating Frost to clink with his. She then replied with a grin, "I can’t speak for Tangtang, but Qingge is always very self-controlled. She’s only had one glass of champagne since we got here."

At this, Liu Nanyi suddenly remembered something.

"Gu Heng, Gu Heng, when do you get off work?"

Liu Nanyi sat up straight and asked him.

"I’m the boss."

"I get off work whenever I feel like it."

Gu Heng shrugged. "Who’s going to stop me?"

"Do you have plans after work, then?"

Liu Nanyi’s eyes sparkled as she looked at Gu Heng.

"What are you up to?"

Gu Heng asked, a hint of suspicion in his voice.

"We’re going to karaoke later!"

Liu Nanyi’s face was full of anticipation. "You should come with us!"

"Karaoke?"

"I think I’ll pass."

Gu Heng’s brow twitched, a half-smirk playing on his lips. "Liu Nanyi, I’m starting to think you’re a little greedy. You already have four handsome guys at your table, and you’re still not satisfied?"

"Of those four guys, one is Feng Yao’s boyfriend, and the other three are his roommates. Feng Yao insisted on having some kind of dorm mixer, and I felt bad refusing her. Plus, I just thought the more, the merrier..."

Her voice trailed off toward the end.

"I really don’t know them that well!"

"Pleeease come with us~"

"You don’t have anything else to do after work anyway~"

Liu Nanyi gazed at Gu Heng with pleading eyes, finally resorting to wheedling.

"Nope."

"Not interested."

"I don’t know any of them. What would I even do there?"

Gu Heng began to mix another cocktail for himself, casually brushing off her invitation.

"Gu Heng~"

"It’s my birthday today~"

"Just consider it my birthday wish~"

Liu Nanyi reached out with her slender, pale fingers and lightly scratched the back of his hand. "If... if you come with me, I’ll let you touch my feet..."

The moment the words left her lips, Liu Nanyi’s face turned a shade of crimson so deep it looked like it might burst. Her heart hammered against her ribs, threatening to leap out of her throat.

"AHEM..."

"Actually, I’m not that interested in touching feet. I just want to grant your birthday wish. It is your birthday, after all."

Gu Heng, who had been about to mix another cocktail, paused. After clearing his throat twice, he asked, "Where are you guys planning to go? When are you leaving?"

Hearing Gu Heng agree, Liu Nanyi was both ecstatic and mortified.

"We’re planning to go to Roar Hall."

Liu Nanyi answered, "As for when, we can leave anytime."

"Same here."

Gu Heng glanced at his watch. It was almost nine-thirty.

"Okay!"

"I’ll go ask them, then!"

"Wait for me!"

Giddy with excitement, Liu Nanyi hopped off the barstool again and hurried back toward booth S3.

Gu Heng watched her go, an inexplicable feeling of ease washing over him.

’Looks like I need to hang out with people my own age more often...’

’Hanging around Qian Zhengxing and that crowd of old geezers is making me old before my time.’

With that thought, Gu Heng walked over to the sink to wash his hands.

The hardworking Chairman Gu had finished his shift for the day. It was time to clock out...