His words carried uncertainty.
It was as if he were probing.
"I already said I’m not drunk."
Qiao Xi’s expression was already somewhat impatient.
In order to prove she really wasn’t drunk, she braced herself with her hands on the table and stood up, her posture very stable.
She looked towards Shen Dang as if to say: See, I’m really not drunk.
It seemed he also saw this intention in her eyes.
Qiao Xi walked towards the living room under Shen Dang’s leisurely gaze.
Shen Dang followed her with a relaxed pace.
Qiao Xi sat down on the sofa in the living room, her body immediately sinking into it. She leaned to one side, supporting her head with her hand on the armrest.
Shen Dang leisurely commented, "Looks like you’re indeed not drunk."
His tone was ambiguous, neither disappointment nor anything else.
Qiao Xi didn’t have the spare energy to wonder if there was any other meaning to his words.
"I said I’m not drunk," Qiao Xi’s brows furrowed, "and you still don’t believe me."
"I didn’t say I didn’t believe you."
Shen Dang spoke in a soothing tone,
Why was she still angry?
He believed her, alright?
Qiao Xi looked up at the man standing tall before her and suddenly felt tired now, the kind that made her want to sleep.
She waved her limp hand a few times: "Close the door when you leave."
After all, living alone, even when drunk, Qiao Xi still had a sense of danger.
Shen Dang couldn’t help but chuckle, "I didn’t say I was leaving."
Qiao Xi pouted and glared at him again, her brows even tighter: "Don’t tell me you want to stay here?"
Shen Dang asked lazily, "Is that not okay?"
Before Qiao Xi could speak, Shen Dang assumed it was a given: "I also drank with you, I can’t drive."
Qiao Xi replied quickly: "You can call your assistant, a substitute driver, a chauffeur."
Her mind is still so sharp.
She must have drunk fake liquor then?
Shen Dang sat down on the sofa across from Qiao Xi’s puzzled eyes to rest.
The sofa next to her sunk down, Qiao Xi turned her head to look at him, took a breath and said, "Stay away from me."
Shen Dang clicked his tongue: "Are you turning your back on me?"
Qiao Xi’s face grew darker: "Don’t falsely accuse me!"
Shen Dang chuckled, his eyes playful: "You just finished eating the food I prepared, and now you won’t even let me rest here?"
Qiao Xi massaged her forehead, feeling a headache: "It’s not that I won’t let you rest here, but that you need to stay away from me."
Why is he sitting so close to her?
Shen Dang’s gaze shifted back and forth, discontented: "Your sofa is only so big, are you suggesting I sit directly on the floor?"
"It’s not impossible."
Qiao Xi even nodded in agreement.
He didn’t argue with her further and simply refused: "I’ll sit right here."
"Fine," Qiao Xi was even more decisive, "Then you sit."
Qiao Xi got up to go to the bedroom.
She had just stood up when her wrist was grasped, and her body, already weak, was pulled by Shen Dang onto the sofa.
This unexpected fall made her vision blur.
Qiao Xi supported her head, and it took a few seconds before she turned to look at the instigator.
"What are you doing?"
"Sit down, let’s chat."
"I don’t want to chat."
"Just a little chat," Shen Dang held onto her hand without letting go.
Qiao Xi repeated the same two words.
Although it was still early, she wanted to sleep.
"If you don’t want to chat, then don’t leave."
His voice was quite gentle, but it unavoidably carried a hint of dominance.
Qiao Xi had never encountered someone : "You’re shameless!"
"Yeah, I’m shameless."
He even admitted it so openly.
She was so frustrated she couldn’t speak.
Qiao Xi didn’t have the strength to resist him either.
If he didn’t let go, she would just sit on the sofa, resting the empty hand on her forehead.
The living room fell silent.
Shen Dang kept staring at her. Seeing her close her eyes, her curled eyelashes not moving at all.
Shen Dang propped up his chin, his dark eyes sweeping across her face as if he could never tire of the view.
Even if they did nothing, just looking at her , he thought it was quite nice.
He had never felt this way about anyone before.
Shen Dang silently chuckled.
The emotions swirling in his dark eyes deepened.
Qiao Xi planned to rest on the sofa for a while.
She ended up falling asleep.
Shen Dang realized she had fallen asleep too.
It seemed she only went wild when she drank strong liquor.
This quiet demeanor, he couldn’t bring himself to do anything.
Even if he wanted to take advantage of her, Shen Dang could no longer bring himself to do it.
Shen Dang waited silently for a while until she was deep asleep, then he picked her up from the sofa and carried her across.
Qiao Xi momentarily woke up a little.
What she could smell was that familiar and comforting scent of dark agarwood.
So even though she woke up, Qiao Xi didn’t open her eyes.
This feeling she couldn’t tell if it was dependence or security, but it subtly made Qiao Xi used to it.
Shen Dang placed her on the bed.
For fear of waking her, he was extremely gentle.
At least Qiao Xi didn’t feel anything.
Shen Dang saw the air conditioning was set a bit low, increased the temperature by a few degrees, then covered her with the air conditioning blanket.
Her bedspread was a bright vintage green, a high-class color, her black hair fell on it, very dark.
Her skin was white as porcelain under the light, almost glowing, veins nearly visible on her face.
Her slightly upturned eyes were tinged with faint red, her ethereal face alluring, like a life-stealing siren!
Before him, she looked like a tempting Sleeping Beauty.
Shen Dang couldn’t contain the desire welling up inside him.
He propped his hand on the side of the bed, leaned down, and kissed her beautiful lips.
He was taking advantage of her.
Wary of waking her, Shen Dang was extra careful, not daring to pry apart her lips but just kissing her, then pecking her lips a few more times before reluctantly moving away.
That was all he dared to do.
Anything more, he dared not.
Shen Dang mocked himself.
Shen Dang’s gaze lingered on her face for a long while before he left.
When he walked out of her room, he turned off the light for her.
Shen Dang didn’t leave immediately, he sat on the sofa for a while before departing.
The next day, Qiao Xi slept until she woke up naturally.
But because she had gone to bed early the night before, she woke up before eight o’clock.
When she first woke up, she was a bit confused, forgetting how she had gotten back to her room last night, it seemed like Shen Dang had carried her in.
Then she fell asleep and didn’t know anything.
Lazily not wanting to move, Qiao Xi stayed in bed, propping herself up against the headboard to check her phone.
After dealing with WeChat messages, she noticed a text from Qu Keke.
[Qu Keke: I discovered another fun thing.]
What’s the fun thing?
Qiao Xi searched Qu Keke’s number and added her on WeChat. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs N(o)vᴇl(F)ire.nᴇt
It wasn’t until after ten o’clock that Qu Keke accepted her friend request.
[Qu Keke: You actually took the initiative to add me on WeChat???]