Men are indeed creatures who love to speak falsehoods, regardless of their age.
Ge'er smiled, "There's no need to lie to your brother. I'm happy to receive your candy. This drink is on me. You can go find someone else to talk to."
She was sincere, thinking a greeting was enough and there was no need for further pointless chatter. She wanted the boy to leave.
But when he heard this, he immediately felt wronged.
"Why should I go find someone else to talk to? Don't you want to talk to me?"
Ge'er glanced around. Fortunately, no one was paying attention to them.
This was the first time she had encountered a boy acting spoiled with her.
"That's not what I meant. I meant, since you're here, don't you want to make a few more friends?"
"I don't. I already told you, I'm a homebody. I don't like making friends. One is enough."
"Alright then, suit yourself."
Ge'er didn't believe his nonsense.
So handsome, so young, coming to a bar alone, wasn't it to make friends?
Only an eighteen-year-old girl would believe that.
The boy happily stayed by her side, took another sip of his drink, and asked her,
"What's your name, big sister?"
"Don't call me big sister. If you want to call me something, call me sister."
"But I don't believe you're older than me."
"Believe it or not."
"Why are you so cold?"
"I guess so. After all, we're strangers."
"If we exchange names, we'll get to know each other. My name is Qin Shen, and yours?"
Qin Shen?
Ge'er couldn't help but think of the idiom "qing shen yuan qian" (deep love, shallow fate).
"My name is Yuan Qian."
Qin Shen didn't believe her, "Stop joking. How can anyone have such a name?"
Ge'er said indifferently, "I'll say it again, believe it or not."
Qin Shen had no choice but to give up, "Alright, it seems you're still wary of me. If you don't want to say it, then let's talk about something else. Do you have a boyfriend?"
The candy slowly melted in her mouth, and Ge'er took another sip of wine.
"As a stranger, don't you think it's rude to ask someone such a question?"
Qin Shen admitted honestly, "It's indeed not very polite. But I really want to know."
"Why? Do you want to pursue me?"
"Is that a possibility?"
"No."
"Why?"
"Because I'm already married."
Qin Shen looked disbelieving, "This is the first time I've tried to pick up a girl at a bar, and I didn't expect to meet someone as difficult as you. Do I look that much like a bad person that you have to lie like this?"
Ge'er used his words to retort,
"Do I look that much like a little sister that you want to pursue me after knowing me for less than five minutes?"
"...Undeniably, I was first attracted by your appearance. You are very beautiful. But after interacting with you, I found your soul to be interesting as well, so I wanted to get to know you better. Besides, you're not wearing a ring on your finger."
Ge'er glanced at her hand. Indeed, she wasn't wearing a ring.
What kind of marriage was this?
Just a piece of paper trapped her freedom to make friends, and she gained nothing else.
"You reminded me. I'll have him get me a big diamond ring when I get back. Alright, little brother, I'm done drinking. The bar isn't as interesting as I thought, and I don't want to stay any longer. You go find someone else to talk to."
She paid the bill on her phone, and Qin Shen followed her persistently.
"Actually, it's a bit dangerous for a girl to come to a bar alone. Are you perhaps in a bad mood today? I can drive you home."
Ge'er ignored him, but he kept following her until they were outside the bar.
The night deepened, and the crowd at the bar entrance grew larger. A line of luxury cars was parked outside.
Looking at the groups of young men and women standing beside the luxury cars, Ge'er felt his words were insincere.
On one hand, he portrayed himself as a homebody, and on the other, he relentlessly pursued a girl he had just met.
He couldn't even maintain his lies, and he wanted to hook her?
"I'm not a good person. If a bad person meets me, who knows who will be unlucky. Little brother, you're still young, and this sister isn't interested in you. Really, don't waste your time following me."
Her aura was indeed very strong, especially when she spoke such harsh words, giving people the impression of a seasoned boss lady.
But Qin Shen was not afraid of her at all. Instead, he found her very interesting.
"Since you're so capable, even bad people are afraid of you, then protect me. I came alone, and I'm quite scared at night."
"..."
He even had a sense of superiority from being weak?
Ge'er couldn't be bothered to deal with him anymore. She took out her phone to call a driver to pick her up.
Seeing her fiddling with her phone, Qin Shen quickly brought up his QR code again.
"Let's add each other on WeChat. You scan me."
She ignored him and continued to scroll through her contacts. At this moment, a whistle came from the opposite side.
Immediately after, several young boys, dressed too fashionably and looking like ruffians, walked over with smirks.
"Hey, buddy, trying to pick up girls? She clearly doesn't like you, and you're still chasing her so persistently. That's not very nice."
Ge'er heard this, raised her eyelids, looked at the people opposite, and then at Qin Shen.
She was about to say something but was curious about Qin Shen's reaction, so she quietly held her tongue.
Seeing that she had put away her phone, Qin Shen also put away his phone and didn't respond to the people opposite.
He reached out and grabbed her arm, appearing to want to avoid trouble.
"Let's go, my car is over there. I'll drive you home."
As soon as he moved, the few people opposite laughed.
The leader was particularly brazen. He placed his hand on Qin Shen's hand.
"You look so refined, like a weakling. I didn't expect you to be so bold. She clearly doesn't want to talk to you, and you still want to force it? You've got some nerve, buddy."
Qin Shen looked at his hand, then at his face, his expression blank.
"Please speak with respect. This is between us. What business is it of yours?"
"Oh, such a sharp tone? I didn't realize you had such a big contrast."
The man chuckled.
"Is it my business? If you say no, then no. But it makes me feel a sense of justice. I can't stand seeing someone like you shamelessly pestering a girl. Today, I'm going to step in and help. Take your hand off."
If it was about appearance, these people looked more like thugs than Qin Shen, but their words were quite respectable.
Ge'er felt the drama was getting more and more interesting. She stood still, letting them talk.
After he finished speaking, Qin Shen placed his other hand on top and pulled his hand down.
"You've drawn the wrong sword, brother. We know each other, it's not what you think. It's good to have a sense of justice, but please open your eyes and use it in the right place."
"Hahahaha!" The people opposite burst into laughter.
"You're still pretending even now? If you know each other, why would you be chasing after her asking for her WeChat? Come on, with us here today, you won't succeed. Take your hand off."
After this back and forth, Qin Shen's good temper wore thin.
He let go of Ge'er and held hands with the man.
"So, what do you want? I'll leave, and I'll give her to you, is that it?"