After checking into the room in the lobby, Tong Ze carried Li Manman into the elevator. That girl mumbled in a daze, "I’m not going home, not going home, Feng Yi... I miss you."
Tong Ze looked at Li Manman with heartache and lowered his head to kiss away the tears at the corner of her eyes.
When they exited the elevator, Tong Ze carried Manman into the room. As soon as he placed her on the bed, she vomited all over him. Li Manman turned uncomfortably, groaning nonstop.
Tong Ze raised his hand to pinch the bridge of his nose and turned to the bathroom. After taking a shower, he casually wrapped a towel around himself and came out.
He walked to the bed, picked up the girl, placed her on the pillow, and tucked her in before heading to the balcony. He took out a cigarette, tilted his head to light it, and called his assistant to bring him a set of clothes.
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The next morning, Li Manman rubbed her exploding headache and sat up in bed. Seeing the unfamiliar furnishings in the room, she quickly checked her clothes. She completely blacked out last night and couldn’t remember anything.
The door to the room was pushed open from the outside, and Tong Ze came in carrying a bag of breakfast. "You’re awake."
"Why am I here?"
Tong Ze placed the breakfast on the table and sat down by the bed. "I intended to take you home last night, but you kept insisting you didn’t want to go back, so I brought you to the hotel."
Li Manman forcefully patted her head but still couldn’t remember anything. "Um... We didn’t do anything we shouldn’t have last night, right?"
"You didn’t even take off your clothes. What could I do?"
Tong Ze handed the medicine to Li Manman. "I just bought this headache medicine for you. Go wash up and take it after you eat."
Li Manman nodded, pulled off the covers, and got out of bed. "If you need to go to work, you can go ahead. I can get back on my own later."
"I’ll take you home after breakfast. I’m a bit worried about you like this."
Li Manman didn’t say anything further. She went to the bathroom to freshen up and then came out. "Did I puke on you last night?"
She had just seen the clothes Tong Ze wore the night before in the bathroom.
"You puked all over me." Tong Ze sat down in front of the sofa, setting the breakfast. "Come eat, hurry up."
Li Manman walked over and sat down on the sofa, speaking apologetically. "Sorry about that. How about I buy you a new set?"
Tong Ze placed the porridge in front of Li Manman, looking at her seriously. "If you really want to make it up to me, then compensate with yourself. Be my girlfriend."
"Stop joking, let’s just eat."
Li Manman picked up the bowl of porridge and took a few sips. Her headache was severe, and she had no appetite.
"Last night, you mentioned breaking up with Feng Yi. Is it true?"
"Sort of, but I just want to be single now and not get a new boyfriend."
Tong Ze put down his bowl and chopsticks, with a deep smile on his lips. "When you decide you don’t want to be single anymore, remember I’m your top pick for a boyfriend."
"Got it, but why do you like me so much? After all these years, why are you still so persistent?"
"I love everything about you. I love your straightforward personality, how you don’t pretend and say what’s on your mind, your beauty, how you look when you smile... I just can’t forget you."
Li Manman looked at Tong Ze sideways. "I didn’t know I was that great."
"You’re just silly."
"You’re the silly one."
Tong Ze laughed and ruffled Li Manman’s hair. "Alright, I’m silly. Hurry up and eat, or it’ll get cold."