"Alright, guys, who do you think will win tonight? The boss or the boss’s wife?"
"Is that even a question? The boss’s wife will definitely win."
"I think the boss will win."
"Do you really think a sober person can win against a drunk one?"
"That makes sense."
"Aaaah! If only I could be there to see it live! I want to watch the boss’s wife win with my own eyes."
Cui Hao said disdainfully, "Ew, your tastes are a little extre, don’t you think?"
"..."
As they were chatting, a robust voice ca from outside. "Where’s the boss’s wife? Has she gone back yet?"
Her voice arrived before she did.
Sun Yufei’s entrance cut their discussion short.
"You’re too late. The boss’s wife just left."
Sun Yufei couldn’t help but yell at the sky, "Boss, you promised you’d have her wait for ! You broke your word!"
"Stop yelling. The boss left, too."
Sun Yufei froze, feeling even more crestfallen. "Wow, you guys are so an."
Cui Hao, who loved to stir the pot, said, "Yufei, let tell you, you really missed out. The boss’s wife got drunk and almost did sothing to the boss..." He gave her a knowing look.
"Boo hoo... what exactly did I miss?" Sun Yufei didn’t want to listen anymore. She channeled her grief and anger into her appetite and went to find sothing to eat, feeling utterly famished.
Xue Yang finally managed to get Lin Xi into the passenger seat and started to buckle her seatbelt, but the little rascal wouldn’t sit still, wriggling nonstop.
"Don’t move. I’m buckling you in. We’re going ho."
As soon as Lin Xi heard Xue Yang was taking her ho, she imdiately protested. "Ho? I don’t want to go ho! I want to find Xue Yang!"
"We’re going to *our* ho, not your parents’ house."
At that, Lin Xi cald down and smiled faintly. "Okay, back to our ho."
Xue Yang returned to the driver’s seat, already breaking out in a sweat. He glanced at the dazed girl beside him. "You’re not allowed to drink anymore."
After Xue Yang left, Feng Jiajun hung around for a while before heading ho himself. Not long after he got back to his rented apartnt, Zhang Caide also returned.
As soon as Zhang Caide walked in, he caught the pungent sll of alcohol in the air. Waving a hand in front of his face, he frowned. "Have you been drinking?"
Feng Jiajun, who was sitting on the couch, looked up and asked, "Caide, want a drink?"
"You’re already this drunk, and you still want more?"
"So, are you drinking or not?"
"I’m in!"
During his internship, Zhang Caide had truly felt the hardships of being a corporate drone and had been looking for a chance to drink for a while. Unfortunately, he could never find anyone to join him. Now that Feng Jiajun had suggested it, he wasn’t going to refuse. After all, tomorrow was Saturday. They didn’t have to work and could sleep in as late as they wanted, just like in their school days. They didn’t have to worry about being late or getting their pay docked.
Feng Jiajun pulled a pack of beer from the fridge. He opened a can and handed it to Zhang Caide before opening one for himself.
"Caide, do you believe so people can have luck that’s just heaven-defying?"
"I suppose, but that person definitely isn’t . I think your luck is pretty good, though."
"I used to think so too, until I t soone else. Then I realized my luck was just riding on their coattails. A truly lucky person... their existence is just unbelievable."
Zhang Caide gave Feng Jiajun a surprised look. "What’s with you today, Jiajun? Getting all sentintal."
Feng Jiajun tilted his head back and took a swig of beer. "Today... I saw the heiress of the Lin Corporation."
"No wonder you suddenly ssaged today."
"I only found out today that she’s our boss’s wife."
"You an... she’s Xue Yang’s girlfriend?"
Instead of answering, Feng Jiajun took another long swig of beer.
"..."
Zhang Caide fell silent as well, taking a long drink of his own beer.
The two of them drank in silence.
If it had been anyone else, they might have just been envious, but this was Xue Yang. This was the sa guy who, from the first day of college, had beco the school’s laughingstock for repeatedly being rejected by the campus belle. But in the end, through his own abilities and heaven-defying luck, he staged a coback and beca a campus legend.
If any of them had been in Xue Yang’s shoes, they probably would have remained a joke for the rest of their lives. Xue Yang, however, flipped the script and made the girl who rejected him the laughingstock.
Before, whenever Xue Yang’s na ca up, people would laugh at him, calling him a toad trying to eat swan at for relentlessly chasing a girl way out of his league. But now? Anyone who heard the story said the sa thing: that girl must be kicking herself. She let such a great prospect go. She’ll probably never find another guy as outstanding and dedicated as him.
Xue Yang had truly turned a losing hand into a miraculous win.
The two n kept drinking their beer in silence, not a word passing between them.
Xue Yang finally managed to park the car in the underground garage. He then carried her back to their apartnt, where he managed to gently place her on the couch. The whole ordeal had left her clothes and hair in disarray, creating a dangerously tempting sight.
Xue Yang barely dared to look at her.
"No one can make leave Xue Yang," Lin Xi muttered, even in her drunken stupor. "If anyone tries to make leave Xue Yang, I’ll hit them."
Xue Yang could only smile helplessly. He comforted her, "Don’t worry, no one will separate us. Just lie here quietly. I’ll go get you so warm milk."
Xue Yang didn’t drink, so he didn’t have any hangover redies on hand. But there was milk in the fridge, and warming it up would help sober her up.
Xue Yang went to the kitchen and poured the milk into a pot.
Lin Xi woke up groggily. Not seeing Xue Yang, she wobbled to her feet, glanced around, and whispered, "Xue Yang~"
It was dark outside. Not seeing Xue Yang made her panic. After searching around, she finally spotted a busy figure in the kitchen.
Lin Xi imdiately headed in that direction.
"Xue Yang~"
"Why are you up? The milk is almost ready, you..."
Before Xue Yang could finish, Lin Xi threw herself into his arms. "Don’t leave ."
"Relax, this is our ho. I won’t leave."
Lin Xi clung to his waist tightly. "I’m sorry... I didn’t an to go back ho. I didn’t an to leave you here all alone. I’ve been studying so hard and trying my best to convince Dad to let us be together."
Xue Yang felt a damp spot spreading on his chest, and his heart ached for her. "I know," he soothed. "I don’t bla you."
He knew Cui Hao’s words must have reminded her of what happened last year. He had tried so hard to act nonchalant in front of her so she wouldn’t worry, but he couldn’t hide the truth after all.
The milk was ready. Holding her with one arm, Xue Yang poured the milk into a cup with the other, then led her back to the sofa. "Here, drink your milk."
Lin Xi obediently finished the milk and flashed an innocent smile. "I’m done."
She even licked her vivid red lips.
"..."
Xue Yang whipped his head away, chanting silently in his mind: She is never, ever allowed to drink again. Never again!
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