An Yin took a small sip and noticed the taste was sweet. She glanced at the bottle, which indicated it was strawberry-flavored fruit wine. "Tasty, right? I picked it especially," Jiang Keke boasted. "So sweet," An Yin muttered. Bao Shaojin’s apartment was bright even on cloudy days. The balcony had floor-to-ceiling glass windows, letting light flood the entire living room. An Yin noticed Jiang Keke was drinking glass after glass. When she came to pick her up, she was clearly cheerful, but in the blink of an eye, her expression changed. An Yin found it increasingly difficult to fathom what Jiang Keke was thinking. An Yin reached out to grab the bottle from Jiang Keke, but she skillfully dodged. "Just let me drink myself to death," Jiang Keke said, then slid off the sofa and fell to the floor. "Are you okay?" An Yin got up and squatted beside her, examining her from head to toe. She found Jiang Keke still drinking as if nothing had happened, and spoke up, "How could you think like that?" Jiang Keke picked up the bottle, turned her head, and looked at An Yin with a serious expression. "Will you keep drinking with me?" Her voice was ethereal, filled with deep exhaustion. An Yin felt helpless, picked up her unfinished fruit wine, and clinked glasses with Jiang Keke again. As they drank, An Yin’s bottle reached the bottom, and a rosy hue gradually colored her fair skin. Jiang Keke rested her chin on her hands and, catching a glimpse of An Yin’s flushed face, opened a beer and placed it next to her. Where An Yin couldn’t see, Jiang Keke lowered her head as if making a major decision, biting her lip hard until a wave of pain hit, causing her dark gaze to narrow. An Yin only felt her head getting heavy, yet a voice echoed in her mind: Bao Cheng is getting engaged... An Yin shook her dizzy head, planning to speak, but Jiang Keke’s empty complaint reached her ears. "A Cheng said he’s getting engaged." Hearing Jiang Keke’s words, An Yin straightened up, sitting upright and staring directly at Jiang Keke’s troubled face. So she already knows, An Yin thought. Jiang Keke finished speaking and noticed An Yin wasn’t surprised, "You knew?" An Yin paused, avoiding her gaze, and replied, "Yes." Her voice was like a mosquito’s, weak and light. "Did Cousin Cheng tell you?" Jiang Keke pursed her lips, the expression on her face gradually becoming plain. "Uh." An Yin whispered, worried Jiang Keke might misunderstand her for knowing but not telling, she hurried to explain, "Actually, when I found out, I wanted to tell you but was afraid you’d be upset, so I hesitated." An Yin scrambled to defend herself. Jiang Keke glanced at An Yin, suppressing the anger rising inside her, any remaining guilt towards her now vanished completely. An Yin, after today, I hope you won’t hate me! Jiang Keke clenched her fists, looking at her former best friend, a trace of melancholy flashing in her eyes. "I don’t blame you." Jiang Keke took a sip of her drink, the bitter taste assaulting her taste buds. Hearing Jiang Keke’s words, An Yin still felt deeply guilty. The two sat side by side on the floor. The coffee table was already littered with empty bottles, all thanks to Jiang Keke. On the other hand, An Yin only drank one bottle of fruit wine. "Yinyin, I just want to have a love that lasts forever, why is it so hard?" Jiang Keke held the bottle to her chest, her glassy eyes unable to hide the blush on her face. An Yin froze for a moment, thinking of Bao Cheng’s actions, and a nameless anger rose in her heart, "Since Bao Cheng isn’t good to you, and he’s getting engaged, why don’t you..." The words to let go never made it out, especially when she saw Jiang Keke’s bloodshot eyes. An Yin’s mood turned somber. "Why not what?" Jiang Keke raised her hand to wipe her tears, her eyes melancholy, sneering, "Break up?" An Yin hesitated, nervously watching Jiang Keke, as she did indeed harbor that thought. The two exchanged a glance, and Jiang Keke added, "Back then, he made me the most beautiful promise in the world, to love only me forever, for which I gave up my purity and my heart." Jiang Keke tilted her head back, downing a large gulp of alcohol, her eyes filled with intense rage, "All because after his passionate confession, I actually believed him. Haha, Yinyin, do you think I’m foolish?" Though she spoke with a smile, tears cascaded down her cheeks, landing on the dark floor. "Keke, don’t be ." Seeing Jiang Keke’s delirious state, An Yin held back tears, her voice shaking. "Stay with me tonight, and let’s drink till we drop," Jiang Keke picked up an already opened bottle from the coffee table and placed it in An Yin’s palm, "Drink!" Watching her friend’s despair, An Yin felt equally pained. In a daze, she clinked glasses with Jiang Keke and took a sip. When she swallowed, the beer’s bitter rush surprised her. For more chapters visıt 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩✶𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚✶𝕟𝕖𝕥 She realized she was drinking beer! "Keep going." Jiang Keke didn’t miss An Yin’s reaction, and with dreamy eyes, she urged, "Drink...drinks..." Seeing Jiang Keke holding the drink without hesitation, An Yin wobbled upright, her hand resting on An Yin’s, "Yinyin, let’s drink until we’re drunk..." "Sob...sob..." An Yin hadn’t yet reacted when the bottle was already tilted into her mouth, "Glug glug..." Drinking too quickly, after half a bottle, An Yin began to cough violently, with alcohol spilling from the corners of her mouth. Jiang Keke’s eyelashes trembled as she looked at the bottle in her hand and then at An Yin coughing non-stop, who was supporting herself on the floor, her once-delicate cheeks flushed red from coughing. Jiang Keke lowered her gaze, a hint of reluctance appearing on her previously dark face. She set the bottle down, intending to slightly pat An Yin’s back to ease her discomfort. Eventually, her hand froze mid-air. Since she had already made up her mind, she couldn’t be soft-hearted. Tears filled her clear eyes. An Yin continuously patted her chest, and once the coughing stopped, she almost collapsed onto the floor from exhaustion. Finally, with all her strength, she propped herself against the coffee table to sit up. She felt as if her vision was turning bizarre, even the sofa beside her seemed to have a double image. "Keke..." An Yin turned unsteadily, seeing the familiar figure slumped motionless on the sofa. She hurriedly grabbed Jiang Keke’s arm and shook it, "Keke, don’t, don’t sleep..." An Yin felt her eyelids were like a mountain, heavily pressing down on her. She tried hard to keep them open, only to discover her head felt heavy and her hands light. "Dizzy... Keke... I’m dizzy..." Her voice was soft and powerless when she spoke.