Tang Jingming had just wanted to assure there wouldn’t be a problem when, before he could even speak, he heard a loud "Ough".
The driver turned his head away, his face darkening instantly as he scolded, "I told you not to throw up in my car. Either clean it up yourself or give me two hundred yuan to wash it!"
Tang Jingming felt both embarrassed and a headache coming on, "Alright, in a moment..."
"Nonsense!" Ye Tiao’s drunken voice rang out, "What car wash costs two hundred yuan? Who do you think you’re fooling!"
Tang Jingming, head pounding, said, "All right, grandma, just lie down!"
"I won’t!" Ye Tiao shouted, "I, Ye Tiao, refuse to pay up, what a crappy car...Ough!"
Tang Jingming, mortified, said, "She’s drunk. Don’t mind her. Let’s go, I’ll cover the cleaning fee."
"Not paying!... Ough!"
Eventually, the car reached the neighborhood. After multiple apologies from Tang Jingming, he paid for the car wash, then dragged the drunken and cursing Ye Tiao out of the car.
As soon as they got out, Ye Tiao seemed tired of the ruckus, quietly leaning on him, silently went upstairs.
Tang Jingming thought she was finally going to sleep and breathed a sigh of relief.
Slinging her onto the couch in the living room, he took off her dirty shirt, then her shoes, and looking at her flushed face, he couldn’t help but mutter, "Why drink so much, such a nuisance!"
Just as he pulled off the shoes, suddenly, the woman on the couch started sobbing loudly.
Out of nowhere, it startled Tang Jingming, who quickly said, "What... what’s the matter!"
Ye Tiao sobbed loudly, tears and snot running down, crying out, "Why hasn’t Tang Wu come back yet? Did Shi Lingyan, that disgusting scum, trick her away again!"
Hearing this, Tang Jingming felt a headache coming, "Tang Wu has been gone a long time, get up, go to your room and sleep!"
"No, I won’t," Ye Tiao bawled, drunkenly sprawled on the couch, clutching a pillow, "I don’t want to, Tang Wu is still alive, you’re the one who’s gone, waaaa, Shi Mei, Tang Wu, little cutie, don’t leave me behind, I don’t want to go, I’m not a lesbian, I like men... hic..."
"Enough enough." Tang Jingming was utterly annoyed.
Yet seeing her , he still went to fetch a towel from the bathroom to wipe her face.
Ye Tiao kept crying, reeking of alcohol, "Why, I don’t want matchmaking... Dad doesn’t love me, Mom, I can’t, those baldies, all dumbasses, I like Tang Wu, my bar branch opened, Xiao Wu can sing, I can make money, brother isn’t married yet... wuuu..."
Her words were all jumbled, not making any sense at all.
Tang Jingming simply ignored her, continuing to wipe her face, clearly disgusted.
As Ye Tiao cried, she suddenly opened her eyes, "Who are you?" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝔫𝔢𝔱
Seeing her looking at him, Tang Jingming pursed his lips, "I’m Tang Jingming."
"Impossible... hic...Tang Jingming is just a little brat, not this handsome!"
Hearing that, Tang Jingming felt quite pleased, touched his face, and said proudly, "Right? I also think I am quite handsome."
Ye Tiao burped, pulled herself up, and came closer for a good look, suddenly said, "I’m not an old virgin."
Tang Jingming: "...Oh."
Her cheeks flushed and her eyes hazy, she suddenly started crying again, "But I still haven’t even had my first kiss, wah!"
Tang Jingming: "...That’s really sad."
But, after all, we’re both in the same boat...
Ye Tiao cried, asking, "What does kissing feel like, I want to... kiss too..."
Tang Jingming, wiping her hands, answered, "It’s soft, like sucking on jelly, that’s what they say in books."
Ye Tiao sobbed intermittently, then suddenly, she stood up, "I want to... go kiss..."
Tang Jingming felt she was driving him crazy, frustrated, he pulled her down, "Lie down, no one’s kissing you!"
Ye Tiao spasmed, then suddenly, she looked at him.
Tang Jingming’s heart skipped, and he backed away, shouting, "Hey, I’m warning you, don’t mess around!"