"It’s nothing." Ye Lingran pursed her lips, turned her head away directly, and responded with three emotionless notes, clearly angry.
Feeling the change in her tone, Yun Qi couldn’t help but chuckle and decided to compromise: "Okay, I promise you, I won’t drink anymore."
Hearing this, Ye Lingran glanced at him from the corner of her eye but still didn’t turn to look at him. She tried hard to suppress the upward curve of her lips and couldn’t help but chuckle softly.
When He Xuhang returned from the restroom and prepared to open another bottle of wine, Yun Qi turned him down. He Xuhang pouted, displeased: "We haven’t seen each other for over two months. Last ti we t, we didn’t even have a al together. Who knows when we’ll see each other next ti, and you won’t even give this little bit of face?"
"Two bottles are enough. If we keep drinking, I’m afraid your drinking capacity won’t hold up."
"You doubt my drinking capacity."
"When have you ever beaten in drinking?"
"This is intolerable. I won’t allow you to insult like this. We’re drinking today. If you win, I’ll personally have that Range Rover you drove delivered to Nancheng tomorrow. If you lose... hah, introduce to that beauty from UIG you cooperated with last ti. Wasn’t she a classmate of Yun Xi in Germany? How about it? Isn’t it a good deal?" He Xuhang slapped the table angrily, placing the bottle on the table and wildly hinting at him.
"What’s it got to do with ? You should go to Yun Xi for her classmate."
"You want to go to that girl? That girl is very protective, as you know. She’s as defensive against as against fire or theft. Last ti I asked her, she directly blacklisted . You know her, don’t you? Just introduce us! Show so concern for your brother’s lifelong happiness! Look, you have a relationship going, and here I am with nothing! If you win, you get a free car; if you lose, it won’t hurt you. Just give her contact info, and I’ll handle the rest. How’s that?"
"Not good."
"I don’t care; it’s settled. Otherwise, don’t think about leaving this villa today." Seeing Yun Qi unmoved, He Xuhang was lazy to talk further, clapping his hands directly: "Housekeeper Qi, bring over the remaining wine from my collection and have the chef make so desserts for Miss Ye."
Ye Lingran was speechless once again. It seed her advice earlier was in vain, and she was too lazy to care. She got up and left their battlefield, went to the living room to sit, and started playing on her phone, completely ignoring the two people drinking in the dining room.
By ten-thirty in the evening, Ye Lingran was feeling a bit sleepy. She had gone to bed late the previous night and got up after ten this morning. She didn’t nap in the afternoon, so eating snacks and drinking hot cocoa made her drowsy. Seeing the two still drinking, she sighed, leaned against the sofa’s backrest, and unknowingly fell asleep.
Past midnight, He Xuhang was the first to go down. Although Yun Qi drank quite a bit, he was still very clear-minded and walked steadily. Seeing He Xuhang slumped over the table talking nonsense, he thought for a while and decided to take a video with his phone as evidence; otherwise, it would be troubleso if soone denied it in the morning.
"Housekeeper Qi, help Xuhang upstairs to rest!" Putting away his phone, Yun Qi looked at the housekeeper.
"Yes." Housekeeper Qi nodded, gesturing to so servants nearby, then looked at Yun Qi: "President Yun, perhaps you could make do here tonight. Miss Ye seems too tired and has already fallen asleep in the living room. I just had soone cover her with a blanket. The room is ready on the left side of the second floor, first room. Tomorrow morning, have the driver take you and Miss Ye back to the hotel."
Upon hearing this, Yun Qi pursed his lips, turned toward the lovely silhouette sleeping on the living room sofa, quickly walked over, gazed at her sleeping face, and couldn’t help but reach up to rub his forehead, feeling a bit guilty. He had been drinking with He Xuhang, completely disregarding her feelings. Recalling her discomfort on the winding mountain road journey here, and seeing her sleeping so soundly, he couldn’t bear to wake her and accepted Housekeeper Qi’s suggestion, gently cradling her as he carried her upstairs.
After reaching the room, Yun Qi gently placed her on the soft bed, took off her shoes, put her legs under the covers, and tucked her in. Throughout this, Ye Lingran showed no signs of waking. Only then did he go back downstairs to fetch her coat, bag, and phone.
"Then rest early, President Yun. I’ll go tidy up." Housekeeper Qi stood in the middle of the living room, bowing slightly when Yun Qi returned upstairs.
"Did you only prepare one room?" Yun Qi asked, detecting sothing in his words, slightly raising a brow as he looked at him.
Housekeeper Qi was taken aback by the question. This villa was a sudden idea of He Xuhang and wasn’t a regular residence. Although there were many rooms, few were suitable for residence. Aside from staff rooms, only three guest rooms were available, but the beds weren’t set up; they were used for other purposes like ga or fitness rooms.
"Um... sorry, President Yun. I thought... you and Miss Ye were staying in the sa room, so... it was my oversight. I can now arrange another room, but it may take a bit longer. I hope President Yun can wait a while."
Listening to this, Yun Qi waved it off: "Forget it. It’s late; you all tidy up and get so sleep!" With that, he took the belongings back to the room where Ye Lingran was sleeping.
Watching the sleeping Ye Lingran, Yun Qi sauntered over, sat on the bedside, and gently caressed her cheek, a slight smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. Just when did this woman co to occupy his heart? He seed to have forgotten the mont; he only knew that his thoughts were full of her now.
It’s just...
Now sharing a bed with her, he wondered what her reaction would be in the morning when she woke up!
The image of her blushing and jumping suddenly ca to mind, causing Yun Qi to laugh. With her pink lips in sight, Yun Qi’s Adam’s apple moved slightly, and suddenly, an audacious idea struck. Sohow, as if led by so inexplicable force, he leaned down and kissed her lips, leaving a strong scent of wine.
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