When Chen Ziming first met Su Yue, it was during the summer holiday of his twentieth year.
That day, he was dragged by friends to a bar.
He was already interning then, so he didn't drink, just played dice with them.
When he got bored, he got up to go to the restroom, intending to smoke a cigarette.
However, at the entrance, he was stopped by a girl.
Her face showed a clear sign of intoxication, and the vibrant energy of youth surrounded her, making her appear particularly charming.
"Hey handsome," she giggled, sweet as could be, and threw herself into his arms, hugging him.
His body tensed for a moment. Frowning, he pulled her away and leaned down to look at her closely for a few seconds.
The girl, clearly displeased at being pulled away, pouted and tried to throw herself at him again.
He placed a hand on her head and asked in a low voice, "How old are you? Did you bring your ID? Let me see."
Just as the girl was dazed, a boy ran over, repeatedly apologizing to him and pulling the girl away.
However, he felt uneasy, fearing the drunk girl might be taken advantage of, so he followed them silently.
Fortunately, the boy only led her to a booth. Looking around, he saw several other girls of similar age.
They looked like they were still in middle school.
Most likely, they had sneaked in.
He breathed a sigh of relief. He stared at her exceptionally beautiful face for a while longer before returning to his seat.
From there, he could also see her table.
While distractedly playing with his friends, he couldn't help but glance over there.
Before long, she got up again.
Holding her friend's hand, she seemed to be heading towards the dance floor.
Just as she passed their table, her hazy, drunken eyes met his.
The next second, she smiled, let go of her friend's hand, and walked towards him.
Then...
She simply pushed aside the person next to him and sat down herself.
Her friends were stunned, and his friends were equally astonished.
"Yueyue!" the girl she had left behind hurried over, trying to pull her away.
"I'm going to hang out here for a bit," she insisted.
"Do you know her?" his friends asked him, surprised.
"Yes!" she said first, linking her arm through his and nodding confidently at his friends.
Chen Ziming had intended to make her leave.
But for some reason, as her body pressed against him, he suddenly found himself unable to speak.
"What a beautiful little sister, what's your name?" his friends asked excitedly.
He heard her continue to giggle and state her name—
"Su Yue."
Her friend, looking quite helpless, also took a seat upon his friends' enthusiastic invitation.
"What's your name, handsome?"
As the others started playing a game, the girl holding his arm looked up and asked with a grin.
"Why should I tell you?" he replied coldly, but didn't push her away.
"Oh? You're quite the aloof type then." She became even more interested.
Fueled by the alcohol, she actually helped him up and then nonchalantly settled into his lap.
"Wow—" His friends stopped playing and exclaimed.
"Get down." The moment her soft body pressed against him, his heart began to pound.
But outwardly, he maintained a cold expression and demanded in a low voice.
"Then tell me your name." She completely ignored him, slung her arm around his shoulders, and whispered in his ear.
The gentle, alluring breath made his skin prickle.
"You know this is considered indecent assault, right?" he tried to maintain his composure, scolding her in a low voice.
"Indecent assault?" she asked, a little confused.
Clearly drunk, her mind wasn't working clearly.
"Indecent assault is punishable by five to ten days..." He intended to lecture her further on the law.
However, he didn't expect her to simply kiss him.
She sealed all his words.
Her kiss, wild yet sweet, initially met his resistance, but he eventually couldn't help but reciprocate.
"Yueyue..." Her friend was shocked.
"Holy crap..." His friends were also shocked.
In the end, it was Chen Ziming, retaining a sliver of rationality, who forcibly pulled away the girl who was kissing him more and more passionately.
"Hey, your face is red," she said, her eyes crinkling with a smile, reaching out to pinch his cheek.
She didn't notice his face, which was now filled with a dark expression.
"Give me your ID, let me see." He extended his hand.
"Then after you look at mine, you have to show me yours," she said, a mischievous smile playing on her lips. She swayed as she reached into her shorts pocket and, after some effort, pulled out her ID.
Chen Ziming looked at her birthdate and let out a cold laugh.
"It's my turn to see yours." The girl, unaware of what was happening, was still expectant.
He ignored her completely, helped her off him, and then pulled her arm to get her to stand.
"What are you doing..." she asked, confused.
"Taking you somewhere."
He said, then glanced at her friend who was sitting there blankly, "Call all your friends, all of you."
...
The group of young people, not understanding what was happening, followed him to the entrance and got into the back of his car.
A few minutes later, the car stopped at the nearest police station.
Su Yue's friends: ...
"Handsome, what are you doing..." Su Yue finally sobered up a little and tried to slip away, but he held her hand, and she couldn't move.
"Sneaking into bars underage. We're going here to sober up." He stated calmly, pulling her into the lobby without protest.
That day, Su Yue and her friends sobered up at the police station.
It was right after her summer camp had ended.
She had lied to Su Minghua about the time, so he didn't know she had returned.
Later, Li Niannian's father picked them up.
After sobering up, Su Yue barely remembered what had happened.
However, when she heard her friends describe the scene, she felt ashamed for a long time.
But soon after, she managed to.
Completely put the incident out of her mind.