The fun and excitement in the room went on. Austin received a WeChat message from his father, who informed him that someone had put a stop to their investigation, and warned the boy against provoking Leon.
Austin replied, "Okay." He then put away his phone and saw that Michelle was chugging back alcohol as punishment for losing the game. Her face was red and she was obviously drunk.
There were no classes in their final year at the university. The seniors were all busy preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam or getting internships. They wouldn't meet again until they returned to the campus for the graduation oral examination.
A very tipsy Rainy cried and hugged her roommates before falling asleep in her boyfriend's arms.
Debra and Aron were having a contest. They stood there, playing drinking games, while the others watched.
Resting her head against Lydia's neck, Michelle admitted, "Lydia, I'm a little sad."
"There's nothing to be sad about. We'll all come back for graduation in June." Lydia patted Michelle on the head and reached for her drink. They clinked glasses. "Debra and I are staying in the dorm. You are in Lexingport City. We can meet any time we want."
Lydia was not good at drinking so no one let her imbibe too much alcohol. As a result, she was relatively sober the whole time.
She took a modest sip. When she turned to look at Michelle, the other girl had consumed more than half of the wine in her glass in one gulp.
She was impressed.
Michelle blinked, her eyes becoming bleary.
She was feeling morose that they wouldn't have any more classes together, but there was something else she was sadder about. She just couldn't figure out why she was feeling sad about it.
She didn't want to think about it so she finished the rest of her wine, feeling it sting the back of her throat. It was similar to when she first tasted wine, but now the alcohol left a bitter taste in her mouth.
At around half past ten, they helped each other as they left the Silverhall Nightclub and, together, made their way back to the university.
Rainy's boyfriend had spirited her away. Robin and Kane were so drunk that they had to lean heavily on either side of Aron to stay upright.
Aron sputtered in disbelief.
He drank more than they did, so he was also buzzed, but they were drunker than he was.
He shrugged, wanting to be rid of them both. But in the end, he decided not to leave Robin and Kane out on the street in fear of retaliation the next day.
Debra was also drunk but she was still conscious. She staggered as she tried to walk in a straight line in front of her friends. "Look! I'm not drunk!"
"Okay, okay. You are not drunk," Lydia replied in agreement and hurried to support her.
Michelle's face was still flushed and she had a little headache, but she had no problems walking and talking.
However, Austin was still worried about her. "Are you feeling dizzy?" he asked.
"No." Michelle shook her head, but as soon as she denied it, she stumbled.
Austin reached out to help her but Michelle found her balance. She turned to face him with a silly grin. "Austin, I forgot to tell you that I know where Leon went."
"Okay." Austin smiled. He hesitated for a moment before asking, "Michelle, how well do you know Leon?"
"I know that he is a good man." Michelle giggled, her eyes narrowing into slits.
Austin chuckled. It was as if, in Michelle's eyes, there were no bad people.
"What about his family? Do you know anything about them? I know he is Nini's brother. What does their family do?"
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