Drunk on Strong Liquor and Childhood Sweethearts

Surprise: His crush gives him a ring and says it's to bind his soul!

Everyone knows the young woman at Bai Jiu's side has an unusual way of thinking and astonishingly airtight logic.

She gives him roses to ward off evil, and a ring to bind his soul.

Everyone teases him: “Isn't she the one who's been binding your soul all along?”

He never explains. He puts the roses meant to “ward off evil” in his bedroom, and wears the ring meant to “bind his soul” on the middle finger of his left hand, the spot closest to his heart.

When his friend says he's heartbroken, she offers him her shoulder. Bai Jiu looks at the shoulder she holds out. He doesn't really understand, but it's a free opportunity, so why not take it?

Yan Huan swears she only wanted to comfort him over his “breakup.” She gives him a hug every day, then later learns that she's the reason for his “heartbreak.” Suddenly, she doesn't know whether she should keep hugging him...