"My wine...my wine..."

After Ye Yun snatched the Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor), Liu Wan grumbled in dissatisfaction and reached out to grab it back, half of her body leaning crookedly against Ye Yun.

Ye Yun sniffed the smell of alcohol on her and couldn't help but wrinkle her nose in disgust. "Liu Wan, you're drunk."

"How could that be?" Liu Wan immediately retorted, laughing drunkenly. "Ye Yun, don't you believe me... I can hold my liquor! Back when I was working for that old bastard Yang Qinglin, he made me go out drinking with people every other day! Let me tell you, that table full of disgusting old men, a bunch of filthy dogs with eyes that look like they're about to pee, they thought they could get me drunk? In the end, not one of them could outdrink me, they were all drunk out of the water, hahaha!"

She laughed wildly, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes, tears of unknown emotion.

Her laughter, though so cheerful and bright, sounded so desolate and lonely in the quiet night under the pale moonlight.

I was laughing, and then I started crying.

The hearty laughter gradually turned into low sobs. Liu Wan covered her face and leaned weakly into Ye Yun's arms. Her thin shoulders trembled uncontrollably, and cool tears seeped through her fingers.

It turns out that you really can cry and laugh when you're drunk.

But what did she do wrong?

A woman has wasted the best years of her life only to find that the person she loved was not the one she loved.

By the time she found the person she truly admired, it was all too late.

A gentle night breeze blew, lifting Liu Wan's hair, which fluttered and landed on someone's face.

Ye Yun held the woman in her arms, who was struggling to suppress her sobs, and gently smoothed the messy hair on her forehead with her fingertips. Finally, she couldn't help but sigh, "Liu Wan, is this still you?"

"..."

Liu Wan didn't say anything, but raised her eyes, which were flushed red, and looked at her.

Under the moonlight, she opened her beautiful eyes, and her slightly tipsy face added a touch of allure to her gorgeous features. Even Ye Yun, a woman, couldn't help but be half-captured by her.

Damn, he's so good-looking.

The Liu Wan she knew must be an indomitable woman, a heroine with both beauty and ability, certainly not a weakling who secretly hides and cries in the dead of night.

But now, Liu Wan shows none of the composure and resilience she displays during the day.

Ye Yun couldn't argue with a drunkard, so she reluctantly coaxed, "How about... the roof is quite cool, let's sleep on the roof?"

Liu Wan paused for a moment, then said, "No."

Perhaps because she had been crying and then caught a chill, her voice was nasal and hoarse, carrying a sickly, buzzing quality.

Ye Yun thought to herself that there was no way to persuade her otherwise.

She can get her to roll up her sleeves and fight, but she really has no experience in advising a woman who is heartbroken in love.

"You're pregnant, be careful the night wind doesn't harm your health," Liu Wan said hoarsely.

Ye Yun was taken aback.

They even know how to care about others.

The night breeze seemed to have stopped.

Twinkling stars filled the boundless, inky night sky. The summer night was utterly still, save for the faint chirping of insects from a corner.

"Ye Yun..." Liu Wan called out hoarsely as she lay on her lap.

Ye Yun immediately replied, "I'm here."

"Do you know what Dongdong said to me when I gave him a bath today?"

Ye Yun paused for a moment, then said, "I don't know."

Liu Wan also fell silent.

Seemingly finding it difficult to speak, she paused for two seconds before letting out a bitter laugh, her voice still choked with emotion: "Dongdong told me, please don't take his dad away... Ye Yun, tell me, am I particularly bad?"

Ye Yun paused in her act of fiddling with her hair.

She has no right to answer this question. Dongdong is innocent, and Liu Wan did not do it on purpose. Everyone has their own perspective, so what right does she, an outsider, have to judge?

Liu Wan took a breath and said in a forcedly relaxed manner, "I really am like a bird that dies before it even gets off the ground..."

Ye Yun: "..."

Suddenly, a slight sound came from the stairwell. Ye Yun's ears twitched, and she tensed up, looking warily toward the source of the sound.

Who's there?

With a soft shout from Ye Yun, a slender figure slowly emerged from the shadows.

"Director Chen?"

Ye Yun stared at the newcomer in astonishment. When did this person arrive?

With an embarrassed look on his face, as if he had been caught eavesdropping, Chen Zhenxing scratched his head and explained, "Well... I heard some noise on the roof, so I came up to check it out."

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Liu Wan, who was in Ye Yun's arms.

Liu Wan was also looking at him.

However, it was obvious that Liu Wan had drunk too much. At this moment, she stared at Chen Zhenxing without moving, abandoning the shyness she had shown during the day, and instead scrutinizing him with a carefree and somewhat focused gaze.

She was very open and generous, yet she also had an air of wanting to see right through Chen Zhenxing.

Even Chen Zhenxing found it hard to resist her intense gaze; he blushed after being stared at for just two seconds, the blush spreading all the way to his ears.

He cleared his throat awkwardly and said, "Secretary Liu, have you had too much to drink?"

Liu Wan blinked but didn't say anything.

However, her gaze remained fixed on Chen Zhenxing. After two seconds, she suddenly chuckled, pointed at Chen Zhenxing, and turned to Ye Yun, saying, "Ye Yun, this person looks just like the person I like!"

Ye Yun: "..."

Chen Zhenxing's face turned even redder.

Fortunately, Liu Wan was completely drunk and couldn't tell that he was flustered or embarrassed.

Ye Yun helplessly picked up the Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor) next to her and waved it at Chen Zhenxing, sighing, "Look, half a bottle is gone, he's completely out of his mind."

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