TMLFDN 98

Of course, nobody knew; perhaps his true nature had been exposed.

Jiang Yuying watched as he reached out, taking her hand and placing it between his own. What had initially seemed indifferent now carried a hint of joy because of his silly grin.

"Honey?"

"Hehe, Yuying hehe."

—That was definitely drunkenness.

Jiang Yuying furrowed her brows slightly, feeling a bit helpless with Xie Li. Their conversation also caught the attention of others, especially Xie Junhe. The old man rose from his seat and approached, looking at the visibly intoxicated Xie Li. He immediately frowned, and the first thing he did was scold Jiang Yuying, "Why aren't you taking care of your husband? Letting him drink so much?"

Jiang Yuying lowered her head slightly, obediently accepting the reprimand.

But Xie Li wouldn't allow it. He shifted on the bench, leaning towards Xie Jun, hiding Jiang Yuying behind him.

"Don't scold my wife. She's already doing well enough. She's the best woman in the world."

Drunk people talk incoherently and occasionally burst into silly laughter, making Xie Junhe feel a headache.

But the lowered head of Jiang Yuying couldn't help but reveal a faint smile.

Xie Junhe called for the driver and the people he brought along to take his irresponsible son back home to rest.

Naturally, Jiang Yuying followed along. The drunken man leaned against her shoulder, and the passing streetlights outside the car window cast patches of light on his face. Jiang Yuying glanced at him, still smiling foolishly.

Jiang Yuying sighed softly, unsure of what to do with this idiot.

The restaurant where they had their reunion dinner wasn't far from the Xie family mansion. The car quickly arrived at their destination, and the steward and driver who had received the message escorted Xie Li back to his room. The servants had already prepared everything in advance and placed it in their room. Jiang Yuying picked up water and hangover medicine from the table and approached the bed.

"Honey, take the medicine."

Although Xie Li was completely silly from the alcohol, he still knew to obey. He sat up on the bed, took the hangover medicine from Jiang Yuying's hand, and swallowed it down with a silly smile.

Seeing him obediently take the medicine, Jiang Yuying breathed a sigh of relief. But as she turned to leave, she felt her wrist being pulled, and then Xie Li exerted force, pulling her into his arms. The glass she had been holding fell to the ground, sinking into the soft blanket without making a sound, only the water that hadn't been drunk splashing onto the ground, reflecting the light.

She nestled into Xie Li's chest, smelling a strong scent of alcohol from her nose, mixed with a faint fragrance similar to her own. They wore the same kind of clothes, and the servants would use the same scent to remove the original odor. So when she smelled it, Jiang Yuying felt a little dizzy.

She could feel the man's hands on her back, slowly tightening as if to embrace her tightly.

She could also hear the man's soft words above her head, whispering, "Yuying... I like you... I really like you..."

"Idiot..."

She adjusted her position, leaning her head on his chest and kicked off her slippers, then climbed onto the bed. She lay on top of Xie Li, who was much taller than her, feeling like leaning against a cushion, albeit a somewhat annoying one.

Because of this sleeping position, when Xie Li woke up the next day, his whole body was sore. Needless to say, his head was pounding, as there's no such thing as a headache-free hangover. If it weren't for the hangover medicine alleviating much of it, Xie Li would have been dizzy and nauseous, but now he just had a headache, which was already considered fortunate.

And being pressed down all night, he felt short of breath and numb all over.

Plus, he hadn't taken a shower after getting drunk, and his body still carried a sour stench. The smell was just terrible.

When he raised his head slightly, he saw Jiang Yuying sleeping on top of him. Unlike Xie Li, Jiang Yuying slept very honestly. Whatever position she fell asleep in, unless Xie Li disturbed her in the middle of the night, she would wake up in the same position. Xie Li was originally a sufferer of restless sleep, but last night, being pinned down by Jiang Yuying, he couldn't move at all.

Perhaps because the person beneath her moved, Jiang Yuying, in a daze, raised her head and glanced at Xie Li. Then she propped herself up on Xie Li's chest, realizing that she had been lying on top of him all this time. She rolled over to the other side of the bed.

Seeing Xie Li unable to move, Jiang Yuying understood. "How are you feeling?"

Xie Li had an expressionless face. "Not good. My whole body hurts."

Compared to the husband who grinned foolishly and said he loved her just last night, the current one was a different story. Jiang Yuying silently ridiculed him in her heart and then patted his chest. "Take it easy for now. I'll go get you something to eat and take a shower." She picked up the phone from the bedside table, instructed the maid to prepare a light and digestible breakfast with hangover remedies, then yawned and went to the bathroom barefoot.

By the time Xie Li recovered, Jiang Yuying had finished her shower and even blow-dried her hair. Jiang Yuying came to his side wearing slippers, sitting next to him, and asked, "Feeling better now?" Xie Li slowly sat up and replied, "I'm feeling better."

After sitting up for a while in silence, Xie Li felt that Jiang Yuying had changed a bit. He remembered when she first arrived, Jiang Yuying was excessively deferential, and if he had been drunk at that time, she would have been bustling around taking care of him. But now, it was different. After being pinned down by him all night, instead of caring for him, she went to take a shower on her own.

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