Chapter 63

  The table was not large, usually only Li Yiheng ate alone, and a too-large table looked empty and cold, so he deliberately chose a slightly smaller home table. But even so, the table was filled with all kinds of delicious dishes. Li Yiheng's culinary skills were exquisite, Sichuan cuisine was his specialty, and other cuisines were also familiar to him. When Li Jin looked at the table, Kung Pao chicken, Mapo tofu, bamboo shoots stewed meat... it made people's fingers move, and they couldn't wait to pick up their chopsticks and eat quickly.

  Li Jing pulled out a chair and sat down, raising her head to tease him: "The ingredients are so complete, I didn't know, I thought you had already prepared to invite me to dinner."

  "Lin Xing was just here yesterday, bringing a lot of things." Li Yi Heng's eyes flashed, half-jokingly saying, "In order to entertain you, I've actually used up all the ingredients for the next three days."

  Li Jin just smiled, but didn't catch the meaning behind his words. She picked up her chopsticks and took a bite, and indeed it was fragrant and spicy. Just as she was about to pick up her second chopstick, Mr. Li had already opened the wine and poured some into the tall glass in front of him.

  Li Jin looked at the red wine liquid pouring into the cup like dark red velvet, and his heart ached. The 1986 red wine was valuable to begin with, let alone being produced by Mu Tong Wine Estate. At that time, only a few dozen boxes were produced, which were quickly snatched up by people, and now there are hardly any left. It's hard for Li Yi Heng to have it, yet he took it out without hesitation, drinking it like cola with his meal.

  Li Jin had a period of time when he was very interested in red wine. People around him had some spare money and were willing to collect some. For someone like him who is practical and wants to follow the trend, collecting red wine is the most suitable thing to do. It sounds elegant, and it's drinkable. But later, Shu Mu found out about this hobby and strongly opposed it, ridiculing him as a nouveau riche who didn't know how to show off properly after entering the city. Li Jin was unhappy for three whole days, then got rid of all his red wine.

  At this moment, with fine wine in front of me, those past loves have indeed been stirred up.

  "Red wine with appetizers......" Li Jin couldn't help but say, "What a waste."

  "Wine like this, hiding at home to enjoy alone or taking it to a wine tasting event for people to comment on, would be a waste. Li Yiheng gently swayed the semi-transparent bottle, his gaze on the liquor warm and gentle as if caressing his lover with his eyes, "But not with you."

  With his moving words, Li Jin no longer had any psychological barriers and frequently raised his glass with him, chatting about toasts from various countries or the stories behind famous wines, unknowingly becoming slightly drunk. By the end, although the dishes were finished, the wine's effect was just reaching its peak. These days, whether it was work or investigating the truth, everything had been entangled like a spider web, leaving Li Jin physically and mentally exhausted. Now that he suddenly relaxed, he felt an unreal sense of being in a different world. He pinched his cup, took a light sip of red wine, and let the cool liquid slowly flow down his throat, merging into his limbs and calming the turmoil and warmth within him, giving him a sense of happiness and contentment.

  Li Yiheng saw that his cup was empty, so he helped him refill it. Following the topic of conversation he had just mentioned, he smiled and said: "You're talking about this year's Bordeaux new product wine tasting pre-sale conference? I happened to have attended it too, and brought back a catalog. I was still flipping through it this morning. Do you want to take a look?"

  "That's just something you rich second-generation kids play with, I can't afford it." Yet, he still stood up.

  Mr. Li put the picture book on the sofa in the living room, thinking that he got up early to drink tea here and casually flipped through it a few times. Li Jin followed him over and saw the magnificent main hall of the Li family as soon as she entered.

  The main hall is very large, with a three-story ceiling that seems vast and towering. The roof was painted by contemporary artists, making the house even more elegant.

  The living room had a sofa and coffee table on one side, with a fireplace built into the wall in a foreign design. Although there was a fire burning in the fireplace at this moment, it wasn't very strong and seemed like it could go out at any time. Li Yiheng casually threw two pieces of wood from the wall onto the fire, and the flames suddenly sprang back to life. On the other side, a large area had been left empty for people to walk through, with floor-to-ceiling windows made up of large panes of glass. At this moment, outside was a thick layer of snow and wind, the night sky was deep and dark, but inside the room the lights were shining brightly, making it seem even darker outside. Even in the darkness, there were still snowflakes being blown by the wind, hitting the window in large patches, as if they had really taken root on the glass.

  Li Yiheng's alcohol tolerance was very good, the red wine had a strong aftertaste, and the two of them drank more than half a bottle together. Even Li Jin was slightly tipsy, but he seemed completely unaffected. He held his wine glass in one hand and supported himself on the low tea table with the other, flipping open the red wine guide that was spread out on the table and pointing to the introduction for Li Jin to see.

  Li Jin'ou stood beside Li Yi Heng, listening to him analyze the pros and cons of each type of red wine in the catalog. Mr. Li's slightly elevated body temperature was palpable, and every time he spoke, his breath carried the aroma of aged red wine, making it impossible not to shift one's attention from the words on the page to steal glances at his lightly parted lips.

  Li Jin felt that Li Yiheng, whom she had met ten years ago, was still the same as he was now.