Mist in the Air Chapter 8

The people at the far end of the box couldn't actually hear what the people at that table were saying, but a heavy atmosphere spread all the same instantly. Everyone seemed to sense something and looked over.

The box was suddenly as quiet as a library.

No one knows the details of what happened between Soren Yu and Nolan Shi, but the great gratitude and grudge between them are all obvious, and they both understand each other tacitly.

To say that the relationship between these two people is incompatible is an understatement.

If Nolan Shi took out a machete to fight with Master Soren Yu at this moment, no one would be too surprised.

From the moment they learned that Soren Yu had returned to China, everyone had vaguely expected that this would happen sooner or later.

Those who were singing, drinking and playing dice stopped what they were doing, looked sideways with held breath and watched this side, all of them a little nervous.

Nolan Shi was already half drunk, the redness on his neck spread all the way into the low collar of his T-shirt, making him look even more aggressive. Nolan Shi raised his hand to rub his neck, and with a slight push of his long legs, he hooked a small stool next to him, and sat down in front of Soren Yu, facing him across the table.

"It's been so long since I came back." Nolan Shi stared at Soren Yu closely, and said slowly while opening the beer in his hand, "I haven't been able to say hello to Yu Shen yet."

Without waiting for Soren Yu to speak, Chen Huo, who knew that Nolan Shi was up to no good, interrupted with a smile: "Isn't it time to fight? You were so ruthless in the game last week! I reviewed your game and saw your perspective. You arranged everything clearly for Kai. Let me tell you..."

Nolan Shi looked straight ahead, completely ignoring Chen Huo's absence. He looked at Soren Yu and asked, "Is Yu Shen forming a new club?"

Soren Yu looked at Nolan Shi in surprise, then felt relieved.

Nolan Shi is really too smart.

Quinn Gu looked at the drunk Nolan Shi warily and said in a deep voice: "Nolan Shi, you've had a little too much to drink. Can I call your team's assistant for you? Or I can take you home and we can talk another day..."

Quinn Gu had taken care of Nolan Shi before. Although Nolan Shi's personality had become more and more withdrawn in the past two years, he had always respected Quinn Gu. But now he couldn't take care of him. Nolan Shi turned a deaf ear to him and only had Soren Yu in his eyes: "Yu Shen, is it okay to build a new club?"

Soren Yu knew that he couldn't escape today, and after a moment he said, "Yes."

Nolan Shi nodded and said to himself: "Look, I guessed it right again."

Nolan Shi took a sip of beer and asked, "Are you short of attackers?"

Everyone was stunned.

The contestants sitting in the distance looked at each other.

What does Nolan Shi mean by this? Could it be that he wants to join Soren Yu's team? Hasn't he already stopped having any contact with Soren Yu?

How much did he drink to actually ask Soren Yu if he needed an attacker? If these two were on the same team in the future, wouldn't they be able to stab each other at the slightest disagreement?

What kind of team would be in dire straits?

Quinn Gu and Chen Huo looked at each other, neither of them understood what Nolan Shi meant. Didn’t the little wolf cub want to bite Soren Yu to death just a moment ago?

Compared to the shock of the crowd, Soren Yu was relatively calm. He was silent for a moment and then said, "No."

Nolan Shi looked directly into Soren Yu's eyes: "Am I worthy of being your teammate now?"

Soren Yu, who thought he was indifferent to the arrows piercing his heart, looked at Nolan Shi and suddenly felt a little difficult to breathe.

Soren Yu nodded: "It matches."

Nolan Shi burst out laughing, his eyes full of sarcasm.

Chen Huo's expression immediately relaxed.

Nolan Shi smiled for a moment and nodded: "That's good, as long as it matches..."

"They were playing dice over there." Nolan Shi took another sip of wine and looked at Soren Yu, "Yu Shen, do you want to play a game with me?"

Chen Huo's tone was not good, and he asked first: "What are you playing with?"

It seemed that Soren Yu was the only person in Nolan Shi's eyes. He looked straight ahead, pointed his long middle finger at the marble tabletop, and said slowly: "On this plate, there are nine cups of strong liquor they use for cocktails, the kind with more than 90 degrees... and one cup of lemon tea."

Nolan Shi looked at Soren Yu, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "Yu Shen, just pick a cup and drink it. If you choose lemon tea..."

"BullSh!t!" Chen Huo couldn't stand it any longer. "Who's crazy enough to play this with you? With a one in ten chance, who can win? And what's the point of winning? Just a cup of lemon tea from you? Don't be crazy..."

"You've chosen it." Nolan Shi interrupted Chen Huo, "I'll join your new team without signing fee."

The box fell silent in an instant.

Nolan Shi's eyes were sharp: "I don't want a penny, I will work hard for you and play for you for a whole season, do you want to play?"

Chen Huo was startled, a little confused by this sudden gift, and instantly forgot what he was going to say, and stammered: "But what if...what if the one I picked is wine?"

Nolan Shi looked at Soren Yu who remained silent, and could barely hide the hatred in his eyes. He said slowly through his teeth: "Whatever you choose, you have to drink it up."

"Drink it all?!" Chen Huo was completely furious. "Are you crazy? This big cup is at least 400 milliliters! A normal person would get into trouble if they drank this much 90-proof liquor, and you let him drink it?! Others don't know, but you don't know his illness?!"

"His life is valuable, but my one-season contract fee is not valuable?" Nolan Shi said calmly, "High risk, high reward, it's fair."

Quinn Gu looked at Nolan Shi with a warning: "evil."

Nolan Shi turned a deaf ear to him, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, lowered his head and lit it: "Yu Shen, one in ten chance, do you want to play?"

Nolan Shi took a puff of his cigarette and said in a less impatient tone: "If you don't want to play, I'll ask the waiter to take away the drinks."

Chen Huo said irritably: "No more playing! Let's quit!"

Nolan Shi was about to stand up...

Soren Yu said: "Play."

Nolan Shi's fingers trembled slightly and he almost got burned by the cigarette ash.

"Are you okay?!" Chen Huo was stunned for a moment before he became completely angry and said sternly, "Are you looking for death? Don't you know what's wrong with your stomach? Do you want to go to the emergency room again?!"

Soren Yu's face was calm, and he said again: "I'll play."

Nolan Shi exhaled a puff of smoke and cursed silently.

Nolan Shi threw the half-smoked cigarette in his hand into the beer can he had just drunk: "Let's make it clear first..."

Nolan Shi raised his eyes and looked at Soren Yu: "Let me repeat the rules of the game again. No matter what you choose, you have to drink it all."

Soren Yu nodded: "I understand."

"Soren Yu." Quinn Gu had never expected something like this tonight. If he had known Nolan Shi would be like this, he would never have called him over without permission. Quinn Gu frowned and said, "Stop making trouble. Everyone is drunk today and has lost count of the jokes. Let's all go."

"Thank you." Soren Yu took a can of milk that someone had put on the table, unscrewed the bottle and took a few gulps. "No need to persuade me, I want to play."

"What are you kidding?! What's the use of drinking a few sips of milk? That's vodka! It can be used as explosives!" Chen Huo wanted to strangle both of them to death. He glared at Soren Yu fiercely, took a step forward and lowered his voice and gritted his teeth, "You...if you really want him, why don't we ask IAC to buy him! How much is it? We'll buy it! How much is more important than your life?"

Soren Yu slowly shook his head: "I can't buy it."

Nolan Shi heard it clearly. He laughed sarcastically: "You want to buy it now? Sorry, after this, I will never join your team again, forever."

Chen was so angry that his lungs were about to explode: "You little B@st@ard!"

Wa Wa, who was standing by, could no longer sit still. He timidly whispered, "Brother Shi... it's not that serious. Even if there were conflicts or misunderstandings in the past, there's no need to go to the hospital, right? It's a bit too much..."

Nolan Shi ignored Kai.

Soren Yu lowered his head, picked up his mobile phone and sent a message to his private doctor in China. Then he put the phone aside and looked around at the ten cups of transparent drinks on the table.

Nolan Shi had probably instructed the waiter long ago to put a full layer of fresh mint leaves for making cocktails in each glass, which covered up any bubbles on the surface of the drink and interfered with the color of the liquid. As if to avoid being identified by the smell of alcohol, the tray with ten glasses of drinks was also filled with vodka, and the strong smell of alcohol mixed together, making it impossible to distinguish them.

Soren Yu looked at it silently for a minute and gave up choosing based on experience.

If you put ten glasses together like this, even the bartender wouldn't be able to tell them apart.

Chen Huo was so angry that his face turned red. He gritted his teeth and said, "Are you crazy? The probability is so small, it's impossible to pick it! Don't you understand? This little wolf cub is seeking revenge! He wants to send you to the hospital with a legitimate reason!"

Nolan Shi opened another can of beer for himself and did not refute.

Soren Yu looked up at Nolan Shi, who was extremely skilled in smoking and drinking, and was lost in thought for a moment.

It's only been two years.

Across the wide table and nine glasses of deadly liquor, the two looked at each other for a moment.

It's only been two years.

"I was in a hurry when I left, and I forgot to say something."

Soren Yu looked at Nolan Shi and said, "It's my fault. I didn't keep my word."

Nolan Shi's eyes turned red instantly.

Nolan Shi's Adam's apple moved with difficulty, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Drink."

Soren Yu nodded, without choosing, he picked up a large glass of drink, took a sip before Chen Huo and the others could grab it, and was stunned.

"What is it? Spit it out! If it's not lemon tea, then spit it out!" Chen was so anxious that he wanted to go upstairs, "What's wrong with your face? The car is downstairs, get up and I'll take you to the hospital..."

Soren Yu took another sip slowly: "...lemon tea."

Everyone in the box breathed a collective sigh of relief, and were all sweating with fear.

Chen Huo still didn't believe it, so he snatched it and smelled it, muttering: "Fcuk... you have such good luck."

Soren Yu slowly finished his lemon tea. Nolan Shi took a deep breath, threw the beer can aside, and said, "I will contact you about the transfer later and ask your legal department to draft the contract in advance."

Everyone in the box was whispering and couldn't help but marvel at Soren Yu's achievements. This was not just good luck, he didn't spend a penny and just signed the top striker in the country!

Quinn Gu wiped the sweat from his forehead. He was afraid that something might happen again, so he stood up and said, "Okay, you guys can contact each other privately to discuss the details. It's getting late today, so let's leave it at that."

After watching such a big show, everyone was in no mood to sing anymore. They nodded and started to walk out. Only Nolan Shi was still sitting silently at the table, quietly looking at the remaining nine glasses of vodka on the table.

"Let's go!" Chen Huo's back was covered in sweat. He had just calmed down from the shock and urged Soren Yu, "Let's go, let's go back and discuss the arrangements."

Soren Yu moved slowly and followed the crowd down the elevator, then waited at the entrance of the club lobby with the crowd.

Chen Huo's heart was still pounding. He touched his chest and said, "I was scared to death...you too! If he goes crazy, are you crazy too? You usually cherish your life so much! What happened just now? If you really go to the hospital again, it will take more than a month!"

Soren Yu had no idea what he was thinking and said nothing.

"Do you think it's a good thing to win him over? He was just trying to drink you to death." Chen Huo was getting more and more frightened the more he thought about it. "He was not a good person before, and he is even more difficult now. He is directly trying to kill me. This is the kid you brought back to raise!"

A light suddenly flashed in Soren Yu's eyes, and he turned around and walked back.

Chen Huo was anxious: "Oh my God, what happened to you?!"

Chen Huo was about to follow Soren Yu, but Quinn Gu, who had gone to the underground garage, came back and asked him for the car keys. Chen Huo had no choice but to hurriedly search his bag for the car keys that someone had accidentally thrown in, and quickly handed them to Quinn Gu. On the other side, Soren Yu had already entered the elevator.

The elevator rose to the top floor, and with a ding-dong sound, Soren Yu strode out of the elevator and returned to the box he had just been in.

In the empty box, Nolan Shi still maintained the same action as before.

Nolan Shi looked up and frowned uncomfortably: "You won but you still don't leave, come back to laugh at me?"

Soren Yu stared at the remaining nine drinks on the table, his fingertips trembling slightly.

Nolan Shi realized something and said sternly: "It's done, get out!!!"

Soren Yu turned a deaf ear to him and without waiting for Nolan Shi to stop him, he walked forward, picked up the untouched wine glass and took a sip.

Soren Yu's eyes changed instantly.

Soren Yu's eyes trembled, and he turned to look at Nolan Shi in disbelief.

Nolan Shi's eyes were red as if he wanted to kill someone. He stepped forward and grabbed Soren Yu's wrist. His voice was hoarse and he spoke word by word: "I. Said. Get out."

Soren Yu's lips trembled slightly. He slowly and firmly pushed Nolan Shi's hand away, picked up the untouched glass of "vodka" and took a sip.

Soren Yu froze in place.

After a while, Soren Yu picked up a new cup, took a sip and put it down, then picked up another cup, took a sip and put it down again.

Nolan Shi clenched his teeth tightly.

Soren Yu took one glass after another, his wrist shaking as he picked up the glasses one by one and drank all the remaining nine drinks.

Ten drinks, every single one of them is lemon tea.