Chapter 170 Farewell
Jin Yang was suddenly stuck here, because he realized at this moment that he didn't know how to address Rong Yuan.
Rong Yuan stood up, took the initiative to extend his hand, took over the conversation and said: "Hello, my name is Gu Yuan."
Jin Yang blinked his eyes - isn't this name too casual of you?
Rong Yuan curled his lips - could anyone else recognize him?
——Okay, you win.
Looking at his face which was completely different from before, Jin Yang had no choice but to compromise - indeed, even if he said his name was Rong Yuan now, others would think it was just the same name.
"Hello."
Liu Ting shook hands, smiled, and sat next to Jin Yang, looking at Rong Yuan curiously with her bright eyes. She knew that Jin Yang had many friends, and she already knew how popular her boyfriend was when she was in college, but she had never seen him so happy and formally introduce a friend to her.
When she looked at Rong Yuan, Rong Yuan's eyes also secretly assessed her: her medium-length brown hair just reached her shoulders, with a slight inward arc, one side hanging down, and the other side brushed behind her ear, revealing a simple pearl earring on her ear. Her eyes were black and white, her eyes were clear, her nose was red, her cheeks were a little fleshy, and she was not a very skinny girl. She was quite tall among girls, only a little shorter than Jin Yang. She still looked very long in her long plaid sweater, and she was wearing black short boots with metal rings on her feet.
Rong Yuan's eyes paused for only a second or two before he memorized all the details about her.
From her skin, hair and fingers, it can be seen that she has been carefully maintained. She has elegant manners and a decent smile. Her family conditions should be very good. From head to toe, she is wearing medium-priced items, which are not very expensive. The key is comfort, generosity and beauty. She knows how to dress up. She should be a very delicate girl in life, but she is not ostentatious or fragile. From her eyes, it can be seen that she is relatively strong and independent. She is not very dependent on Jin Yang because they are boyfriend and girlfriend, but she respects his opinions and his friends. She sits quietly on the side, not in a hurry to ask questions or build relationships, and keeps a very comfortable distance. Merit: 1388, which is already quite high among ordinary people. Most importantly, her eyes always unconsciously fall on Jin Yang's face, and her emotions are affected by his every move. What's interesting is that the two of them don't seem to have noticed this.
An unintentional smile appeared on Rong Yuan's lips, and a hint of warmth flowed through his eyes.
"She's a good girl." When Jin Yang sat down, Rong Yuan lowered his voice and smiled, and raised his glass: "I wish you a long and happy life together, and never leave each other."
"Need I say more?!" Jin Yang replied.
In his ear, Noah had actively checked Liu Ting's background and whispered a lot to him through the invisible earphones. With his investigation skills, he didn't find any obvious stains. Instead, he found out that she often volunteered at the stray animal shelter established by one of Rong Yuan's white chess pieces, and had a strong affinity for small animals.
After a few minutes, with Noah's machine gun-like speaking speed, Rong Yuan couldn't help but know most of Liu Ting's life from childhood to adulthood, and also knew about her love process with Jin Yang. Speaking of which, it was Liu Ting who took the initiative to pursue Jin Yang. This girl looked elegant but a bit arrogant. In fact, when she expressed her feelings, she was straightforward and passionate, and her actions were decisive and quick. She once said to Jin Yang: "I am afraid of being rejected by you, and I am also afraid of being laughed at by you, but what I am most afraid of is missing you, so I would rather take a gamble!"
"despair."
Rong Yuan tapped his headphones to turn off Noah's chatter, which made his originally affectionate confession sound like a comedy. But when he looked at Liu Ting again, Rong Yuan no longer had the strange feeling he had just now.
Jin Yang ordered a low-proof cocktail for him and Liu Ting. Seeing the cup in front of Rong Yuan, he took it and asked with a sneer, "Soda water?"
Rong Yuan said lazily: "Alcohol inhibits the central nervous system and damages brain cells. Most importantly, it doesn't taste good. Drinking just for face or as a symbol of adulthood is boring and childish!"
Jin Yang actually thought that some of the wine tasted good, but he did not refute it. Instead, he said: "I remember that it was you who asked me to have a drink with you last time."
——Is this true?
Rong Yuan recalled the scene when they separated and said defensively, "It's a different time now. It was from my last experience that I learned the lesson and came to believe that drinking is a pure abuse of myself."
"Okay." Jin Yang smiled and said, "How about the soda water?"
Rong Yuan frowned and sighed, "It doesn't taste good."
Jin Yang laughed out loud and said a few words. He suddenly felt as if the six months of separation had been cut off by someone, and they seemed to have returned to the past. He did not ask what happened to the "Rong Yuan" in the news, nor did he ask how Rong Yuan came here in disguise. He just welcomed his long-lost best friend from the bottom of his heart, as if they had never been apart, but he would never ask any more questions.
Rong Yuan looked around and asked, "Is Zhou Yuan not here?"
He had already looked at everyone in the bar hall and saw many familiar faces, but he seemed to have never noticed the names of some people. However, if Zhou Yuan was here, he would still be able to recognize him.
"You forgot that she has to take the college entrance examination this year." Jin Yang said: "They started taking classes again before the New Year is over, and they may still be taking evening self-study classes now."
The bartender mixed the drink that Jin Yang ordered and brought it over. The layered wine made of the three primary colors of red, yellow and blue seemed to emit a sweet aroma like candy. Jin Yang proudly showed it off to Rong Yuan, then took a sip and seemed to enjoy the delicious taste very much.
Rong Yuan rolled his eyes, then took a big gulp of his soda to vent his anger. His face immediately wrinkled unconsciously. This hard-to-swallow taste was completely destroying his taste buds.
Liu Ting laughed quietly beside him. In her impression, Jin Yang was always tolerant and mature, and was very considerate of others. She had never seen such a childish side of him. Although her existence seemed to be forgotten by her boyfriend, she was not dissatisfied. Instead, she sat sideways with her chin propped up and looked at Jin Yang leisurely, with a smile in her eyes.
The cocktail in front of her was golden in color, with a hint of wine red at the bottom, and a bright red cherry stuck on the edge of the cup. Jin Yang only knew that she liked this cocktail the most, but she never knew why she liked it so much.
After chatting for a while, Jin Yang asked casually, "How many days can you stay here?"
He thought Rong Yuan might be tired of staying in the institute, so he found a substitute to stay in the institute instead of him. However, a substitute can't stay for long, and he might have to go back in a few days.
As expected, Rong Yuan said, "I will leave tomorrow." But what he said next was beyond Jin Yang's expectation, "... first I will go to the beach for a walk, and then I will go on a long journey."
"Traveling far? Where to?" Jin Yang was stunned. Didn't the Sugar Country hide him in the research institute like a rare treasure? It was incredible to let him out to wander around, but traveling far?
Rong Yuan said vaguely: "It's very far away anyway, you probably haven't heard of it."
Jin Yang realized that he had probably asked a question that had no possible answer, so he asked instead: "Does they know about your plan?" He was asking the research institute, which was the Sugar Country government.
Rong Yuan shook his head and asked, "How can I tell them? You can tell with your toes that they won't agree!"
Jin Yang could hardly hold his forehead and asked, "So what are you doing now..."
"Sneaked out." Rong Yuan said casually.
Jin Yang sighed deeply and thought anxiously: What if I get discovered? Will I really go from being a national hero to a wanted criminal?
Rong Yuan saw that he was frowning and said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, I have arranged everything. No one will find out."
Jin Yang was roaring in his heart, but he knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he simply gave up the long-winded persuasion and made up his mind how to ask his grandfather or cousin to turn things around if something unexpected happened. In order to be prepared, he asked again: "At least you have to tell me when you will be back?"
"At least half a year, the longest... I can't say for sure, accidents are everywhere." Rong Yuan had calculated long ago that the round trip from Earth to Biqiu Star would take about four months. It was his first time there, so he didn't plan to stay there permanently. He would stay there for a month or two at most to get to know the basic situation and then come back. But after all, it was an alien domain, and it was hard to say what would happen. Maybe he would encounter a time tunnel, and when he returned, everything would have changed.
——Then don’t go!
Jin Yang almost said this. Rong Yuan tried to appear relaxed, but Jin Yang could sense a hint of uncertainty. His tone and eyes even hinted at a farewell. In other words, he was worried that he wouldn't be able to come back!
However, the light deep in Rong Yuan's eyes blocked Jin Yang's words.
——Looking forward to it, excited, even if it means death, he will be happy with it.
Jin Yang's face darkened, and the surroundings seemed to fall into silence. Other places were still so noisy that people wished they had no ears, but here, it seemed like a quiet and isolated world.
"ah--"
Suddenly, a shrill scream came from a box. The sound was so sharp that it almost pierced the roof. The fear was completely incomparable to seeing a mouse.
Everyone stopped moving unconsciously, only the mindless machine was still playing the shocking music. People looked in the direction of the screams, and saw a dishevelled girl crawling out of the room, with blood on her chest. She grabbed a man at random, ripped his clothes, and cried and shouted: "He's dead... He's dead! He's dead!"
“Ahhhhh…”
Suddenly, a group of people screamed. Normal death would not make people so panic, but the blood on the girl's body and her panic magnified this fear countless times. Many people rushed to the exit in a hurry. For a moment, there seemed to be pushing hands and chaotic footsteps everywhere. Jin Yang hurriedly protected Liu Ting, and when he turned around again, he found that Rong Yuan had disappeared.
…
Zhou Yunze wandered around the bar that had been blocked by the police looking for clues. The place still remained the same as it was when the incident happened, but all the guests at that time had run away. Only a few people, such as Jin Yang, stayed behind voluntarily to see if they could provide clues to solve the case.
There were pushed over stools, broken glasses, dried fruits all over the floor, high heels thrown randomly on the floor, and spilled wine that had dried into sticky marks on the floor.
Suddenly, Zhou Yunze's eyes focused, he put on gloves, and picked up a cup with half a cup of soda water from the bar.
