Section 2

Later, Yin Guo enjoyed his meal to the fullest, propping his chin on his hand and gazing at him while speaking. Having taken a few sips of wine, he occasionally slurred his words, struggling to articulate clearly what was on his mind

The two stopped again and suddenly both laughed

The table is already piled high with sea urchins and oysters

Lin Yiyang took a seat and noticed that Yin Guo had eaten several pieces of sea urchin without touching the oysters. He then took a dozen oysters to exchange for the sea urchin at Wu Wei's table and placed them beside Yin Guo.

Lin Yiyang picked up an oyster, indicating that he was eating it

Lin Yiyang roughly guessed what Wu Wei would say next

With a soft sound of "pa," the room became bright as Lin Yiyang turned on the light for her

Of course not, I am not a child

The items in the pot have been scooped out to a considerable extent

The theory of my cousin is that lunch is always necessary; rather than eating alone, it is better for everyone to come together and enjoy the occasion

Yin Guo does not feel anything in particular; he guesses that he might think the pliers are small and troublesome to eat, so he gave them to himself

Yin Guo couldn't help but glance at him; amidst the rising steam and white mist, he truly resembled that night, his pupils pitch black, staring directly at her. ... That night was the first time she had locked eyes with a man at such a close distance, and she was taken aback, only thinking about guessing which country he was from

Yin Guo smiled at him

Before going to bed, she let her hair down because it was too hot. She tossed and turned in bed for too long, her waist-length curly hair messily spread over her shoulders. No wonder there are rarely mixed-gender rentals; it is indeed embarrassing to suddenly run into the bathroom in front of others.

She made a face of annoyance at the mirror and first washed her face

Once again, there is a message from Wu Wei on the phone

After a second of silence, both individuals spoke simultaneously

For the first time, someone said in front of him: I have a good tolerance for alcohol

This smile instead alleviated the subtle atmosphere

What Lin Yiyang meant to say is that the meat of the claws is the most tender and sweetest, while the meat of the body is tough and hard to chew, so she should eat the claws

By the way, I overheard Wu Wei and Meng Xiaotian whispering behind me.

He watched as the door slammed shut again, gently exhaling a breath. Rubbing the back of his neck with his right hand, he felt stiff and sore after being tense for most of the night

As I reached the latter half of my meal, a fierce wind howled outside the window, bending the branches into an exaggerated arc. It started to snow again

"Are you generous, Brother Yang?" Wu Wei said with a smile, "He is the most generous."

Lin Yiyang bent down, picked up the half bottle of wine resting on the floor, and gestured to her by raising the bottle's mouth slightly

March in New York is as cold as December in the Northeast

Yin Guo was originally drinking seafood soup. Upon noticing his expression, he thought it was because he was eating too slowly. He also wanted to go for a walk in the park, so he picked up the paper bowl and took a couple of sips, feeling warm and comfortable in his stomach

Wu Wei lowered his voice: "As you walk in the park, you can see a hotel, all the rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows, resembling little glass boxes."

Thus, although he felt uncomfortable with his sleeves caught at his wrists, he restrained the thought of rolling them up

The amber liquid filled the glass, but her attention was on the person pouring the wine

However, there was indeed nothing in the pot; he held the chopsticks and symbolically stirred the water a couple of times.

My cousin has always loved eating oysters. Standing in front of the oyster counter, he looked at the thirty to forty varieties of oysters, calculating the capacity of his wallet. Lin Yiyang directly patted him on the back and said, "First, buy four dozen; it's on me."

The room is now completely devoid of light

My dear Yang, your standards for courting women are indeed quite high

How will they return? Is it possible that the subway has stopped operating again? She is a bit worried

Lin Yiyang sat down beside Yin Guo, and his phone vibrated. He looked down and saw it was Wu Wei

Zheng Yi: My alma mater has a unique characteristic; being a church school, it does not provide free condoms. Other schools do, alas

Before I had the chance to reply, Zheng Yi sent another message.

This can be considered a form of amusement, and it is not necessarily available every day; with good fortune, one might be able to witness a performance.

"I don't want it anymore, you finish it." Yin Guo stood up, stacking the plates together, indicating that she was preparing to clean up.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Yin Guo asked him, who was sitting to her right.

I will go get it, you prepare the dishes. He left the seat, fetched the wine, opened the bottle, and filled his own glass.

The friendship between Wu Wei and Lin Yiyang has been cherished since childhood, and I never realized that this young man, Yiyang, possessed such a caring heart, which moved me to tears. Indeed, for a man to grow up, he must first have someone in his heart

That night, the city was engulfed in a heavy snowstorm. Wu Wei and his cousin were mingling in a bar and did not return.

Goodness, oysters are one dozen per person without discount, lobsters are one per person, and then we will calculate the sea urchin and shrimp from Shanghai

I guess you didn't eat enough, and you might feel embarrassed to say it, right? Yin Guo thought.

Yin Guo thought it made sense as well, changed clothes, and came out of the room

"Around three or four o'clock?" she pondered, "If I eat enough, I won't need to have dinner and can practice until eight or nine o'clock."

Lin: We have all left, is there any problem with you staying at home

Lin Yiyang has already packed up the computer, and the power cord is also neatly coiled, indicating that he is about to return to his room to sleep

Eat for a while, then play with the oyster shells for a while

"Aren't you asleep yet?" she exclaimed in surprise

On large blocks of white ice, shrimp, sea urchins, oysters, and other delicacies are arranged

Lin Yiyang smiled again

Yin Guo took the opportunity to go to the restroom

Isn't that park located on the elevated railway? Going up there to feel the wind in such cold weather?

Xiao Guo: Hmm

"Would you like to have a drink?" Lin Yiyang said this

The two people behind are discussing what fun activities are available nearby. Wu Wei introduces that there is a High Line Park in the vicinity, an elevated park transformed from an abandoned railway bridge, and there is also a pretty good art museum nearby

Eh

Lin: [ Coffee ]

They arrived in Chelsea before noon

She thought Lin Yiyang was asleep, but when she opened the door, she found him sitting alone in the living room, using the internet at the dining table. Since there were no lights on outside, all the illumination came from the screen of his laptop, which immediately captured her attention.

She took out a tissue and wiped her mouth clean: "I am done eating"

He looked at her

Fortunately, she is not wearing pajamas, but rather sportswear

Lin: Wu Wei is also going

Because each room is like a glass box, when you stand in the park and look up at the rooms, you can see couples engaging in intimate activities. Everyone maintains a tacit understanding, not drawing the curtains, and they enjoy performing while greeting the tourists walking in the park who are looking up.

She picked up a fork and began to dissect the first claw. The man, not as delicate as she was, took the lobster in front of him and finished it in two or three bites, while Yin Guo had just started to break down the second claw

Xiao Guo: Oh, good

I looked in the mirror and saw that I was truly disheveled

Yin Guo lay back down on the bed, playing with her phone

The hot pot is powered on, and the boiling water reaches a rolling boil

On this evening, two individuals were enjoying hot pot. When the water boiled, they added the vegetables, and when they were cooked, they politely offered them to each other.

Very good

Lin Yiyang is quite familiar with this place; with just a glance, he can tell which shop it is and what it does. He tucked his phone into his pants pocket and continued to turn the oyster shells around for another two rounds

Under the door crack, the light in the living room can still be seen, are you writing your thesis

Suddenly, he stopped and looked at her thoughtfully

Yin Guo looked back, one second, two seconds, three seconds

Her heart unexpectedly skipped a beat

Yin Guo did not think much and ran over to sit down, conveniently reserving a seat for Lin Yiyang

Lin Yiyang arrived by train, having traveled a long way and feeling unkempt, he hastily took a shower. This is his temporary residence in New York, where he naturally keeps a few sets of sportswear. After changing into sportswear, he walked up behind Yin Guo. Dressed in the complete set of sportswear, he appeared thin, with a fair and clean face, resembling a well-behaved student

It is too crowded, it is too crowded, Wu Wei proactively placed the sea urchin on the long table by the window, where a row of people was seated, and there were exactly two empty seats. "Yin Guo, you go sit by the window."

... ...

He instructed Yin Guo to wait at the small table with the cut sea urchin, took out some money from his wallet and handed it to Wu Wei, asking him to follow Meng Xiaotian to buy the snacks he wanted, while he himself went to the lobster stall

Last time, Lin Yiyang came with a classmate, who were a couple. Upon hearing Lin Yiyang recount this anecdote, they immediately became excited and went to book a room on the spot, leaving the curtains open for a session.

The girl eats slowly, and he is somewhat impatient with her, even when he is with the junior sisters; he finishes eating and leaves.

Wu Wei sent a location map and made a reservation at a restaurant

The neck of the bottle hovered over her glass, seeking her opinion: "How much?"

Lin Yiyang and Wu Wei were at the kitchen bar, waiting for them. They saw Yin Guo being taken out of the room, and Wu Wei subtly kicked Lin Yiyang's foot under the bar.

He watched her use a fork to pierce the lobster's body, and casually broke off the claws of both lobsters, tossing them into the plate in front of her

He humorously took a sip of the seafood soup

"Fill it up," she replied, "I have a good tolerance for alcohol, and I cleared the table on my first try while being drunk."

The light in the living room has also gone out under the door crack, probably indicating that they have gone to sleep

This is asking her whether she still wants it or not

The young man, full of vigor, was fond of this. After the two finished their conversation, they devoured all the seafood within five minutes. They said they were going to stroll in the park and immediately ran off. Yin Guo, surprised, watched through the glass as the two big men walked away with their arms around each other's shoulders: "Is the park really that fun?"

Did she not realize that it was an invitation to go out with her

It doesn't matter: the light bulb has been taken away, brother will show you a clear path, this is the sacred place for picking up girls

I see this sentence

Yin Guo washed the vegetables, cut them into plates, and used sausage instead of sliced meat

Meng Xiaotian is not interested; what is there to see in the park

Yet he, with at least six empty bottles already placed by his feet, remains sober

Isn't it just a hotel? Even if it looks beautiful, it's still just a hotel, my cousin said with a puzzled expression

Lin Yiyang returned holding two lobsters, first placing them in front of Yin Guo, then turning around to leave. After a short while, he returned with another two.

Lin: Let me tell you something

She truly is unable to respond normally to Lin Yiyang

Yin Guo stared at the chat box between the two, as if something was missing. Why didn't he send the coffee emoji anymore

It was her first day, and she was not familiar with the layout of the house, needing to recall where the switches were located

I came back to buy hot seafood soup for four people, fearing that eating too much raw and cold food would cause them stomach aches

The heating in the room was frighteningly hot, much warmer than in the hotel. She slept until midnight, feeling stifled and with a dry throat. She got out of bed, drank a glass of water from the bedside, and intended to go to the bathroom

His first action was to close the computer: "Is the computer too bright?"

"Choose what you like to eat," he replied

He nodded, likely having formed a rough idea in his mind

It doesn't matter: If you dare to say that someone is uninteresting, I will twist your head off and kick it around for fun

Thus, he slowed down, leisurely sipping the seafood soup, leisurely squeezing lemon juice onto the oysters, and one by one, casually eating the oysters.

Xiao Guo: No problem, anyway I have training in the afternoon, so I won't be at home

There seems to be no activity outside

A message from Lin Yiyang suddenly popped up on my phone

As soon as the door closed, she opened it again the next second, poking her head out: "You continue writing, you won't disturb me. Actually, I can't sleep either, I want to play for a while."

In the morning, my cousin returned, caught up on sleep until eleven o'clock, refreshed himself by changing into clean clothes, and ran to Yingguo's room to enthusiastically invite her to join the three of them for a trip to Chelsea Market

Yin Guo waved his hand and softly said "good night," then quickly ran back to his room.

However, when the words were on the tip of my tongue, they transformed into: "First, eat all of this."

Lin Yiyang shook the glass, stared at her, and occasionally tilted his head back to drink the wine in the glass.

Lin Yiyang leaned against the refrigerator, pondering whether there was an issue with his expression

Lin Yiyang noticed her staring at his right arm again, reached out, and hastily put on the sportswear from the sofa

Lin Yiyang did not take it to heart: "Two men, they are not girls, they can spend a night anywhere."

Also

Yin Guo just took a bite of the sea urchin when Lin Yiyang left again

He wants to tidy up by himself and can only use this excuse

Suddenly, a message prompt appeared out of nowhere

In the brightly lit room, she noticed that Lin Yiyang had already changed his clothes. Presumably due to the heat, he had removed his outer garment and was only wearing sports shorts and a short-sleeved shirt, which also meant that the tattoos that had been deliberately concealed during dinner were now fully exposed

The person sits down, to her right.

Indeed, one cannot easily form habits; any slight disruption to a habit can lead to discomfort. Yin Guo, holding her phone, feeling extremely bored, scrolled to Zheng Yi's WeChat and began chatting about her and Lin Yiyang's alma mater. Upon hearing that Lin Yiyang was a poor student, Zheng Yi was exceptionally surprised and expressed her astonishment several times, exclaiming that he was truly an impressive man, someone who relies on himself.

A whole market from beginning to end is filled with food, where you can eat while standing, holding, or sitting, whether outside at a stall or inside a shop. Lin Yiyang, familiar with the surroundings, led them to a seafood self-service restaurant. Inside the restaurant, there are numerous freezers, surrounded by sashimi, sushi, and other items, with counters in the middle for storing seafood.

He leaned against it, unconsciously tapping the refrigerator door twice, deciding not to think any further. He retrieved a can of coffee from the refrigerator, shuffled in his slippers, picked up his laptop, and went back to the bedroom to continue working

A person with a good alcohol tolerance has not finished a bottle and is already slurring their words

Is there something urgent, looking so serious? The subway is out of service, I need to take a taxi back but can't find one, should I walk back? Or has the landlord suddenly changed their mind and no longer wants to rent the house to me?

No, I do not. I need to go to the restroom. Yin Guo took a step forward, feeling his way ahead.

They are referring to the Standard Hotel

He unconsciously looked at that door again

Lin: I promised your brother that I would take him to a place tomorrow

He did not reply

"What would you like to eat first?" Yin Guo said this.

"Put it here," he said, "I haven't finished eating yet"

"Do you want to eat a Magnum?" he asked in the end

Xiao Guo: Go ahead, there is no need to specifically tell me, he has always been acting alone

He looks truly handsome when he smiles. Moreover, there is a significant difference between his smiling and non-smiling expressions, as if he were two completely different people. When he is not smiling, he is indeed handsome, but it is difficult to approach him; he gives off an air of indifference and condescension. However, when he smiles, he resembles a big brother from the neighborhood, the kind of big brother that younger girls would eagerly chase after.

Meng Xiaotian smiled and said: "Thank you, brother"

Bar she replied simultaneously

Should we sit for a while longer, or should we get up and tidy up?

She no longer responded to that [pleasant] remark, as she was not very accustomed to it

The monthly food expenses are gone, but you can still earn; go ahead and make the most of it

However, since last night, I have felt that taking my time to eat is quite nice, as it allows me to fully understand her tastes and preferences, while also having the opportunity to chat. He poked at the oyster shell with his index finger, slowly spinning it on the table, and began to talk with Yin Guo about the past blizzards.

Lin Yiyang took out a napkin to wipe his hands and glanced at his phone: "The scenery is nice, it's good to take a look."

No further information?

Lin: OK

Of course, he did not look; he went to the café next to the art museum by himself.

This time, the snow stopped quickly

... ...

Next time, we should prepare more dishes

He just pondered for a moment and estimated that Yin Guo was looking at her own arm. In fact, the pattern is not exaggerated, nor is it full; most of it is on the inner side of the right arm. ... It may just be that for girls ... . ... perhaps it would be exaggerated.

Lin Yiyang ignored him and instead asked Yin Guo: "What time are you planning to come back to practice?"