Chapter 9 The Noble Academy's Substitute (9) He was faking it...

Chapter Nine

Surrounded by the crowd, Xia Zhi couldn't move. She gripped her phone tightly, glanced around warily, and then her gaze fell on Xie Ningyu. "What do you want?"

Xie Ningyu chuckled, "Miss, it's not that I want to do anything, it's just that your friend is drunk, and it's really causing me trouble."

Upon hearing this, Xia Zhi looked at Xu Yu. He seemed to have really drunk a lot of alcohol, and was a little tipsy, with his eyes somewhat glazed over.

Xia Zhi sighed helplessly, "Well, there's nothing I can do as a girl. I'll call Xie Yi to come and help."

Xie Ningyu paused for a moment upon hearing this, then asked, "Oh, Xie Yi? Is he also your simp?"

The people around him wanted to laugh, but dared not.

Xia Zhi rolled her eyes. "Do you have to talk like that?"

Xie Ningyu shrugged innocently. "That's just how I am."

Xia Zhi looked down and took out her phone, just as she was about to call Xie Yi, when she suddenly heard Xu Yu speak. His voice was slightly hoarse, "Don't call."

Xia Zhi subconsciously looked up at Xu Yu, who this time spoke clearly, "Zhi Zhi, don't call Xie Yi."

Xie Ningyu glanced at Xu Yu, then looked at Xia Zhi, his eyes thoughtful. Then, as if he had thought of something, he said, "How about this, I'll take Xu Yu back to his villa with you."

Xia Zhi was about to call Xie Yi, but she hesitated when she heard Xie Ningyu say that.

She pointed at Xu Yu, "The two of us?"

Xie Ningyu nodded, "Actually, I can lift him by myself, but I need your help."

Xia Zhi stared at Xie Ningyu, "Didn't you just say you were causing me trouble? Why are you suddenly being so kind?"

Xie Ningyu said calmly, "No need to trouble Xiaoyi."

Xia Zhi belatedly realized, was this considered a senior thinking for a junior?

Xia Zhi thought about it seriously for a moment, then said, "That works too."

Xie Ningyu waved to the group of men surrounding Xia Zhi, "You all disperse and go about your own business."

The men instinctively took a step back. Although they longed to be close to Xia Zhi, they dared not disobey Xie Ningyu's words.

Although Xie Ningyu is an illegitimate child, he is ruthless in his dealings with others, and they cannot afford to offend him.

After the men dispersed, Xia Zhi instinctively walked over. Xu Yu seemed to be reaching for his wine glass, but Xia Zhi reacted this time and snatched it away.

Xu Yu's hands were empty, and he looked at Xia Zhi with a bit of confusion.

Xia Zhi said, "Xu Yu, you can't drink anymore."

Xu Yu gave a sarcastic smile, "Who are you to me? What right do you have to tell me what to do?"

Xia Zhi was so angry she couldn't speak. Xie Ningyu, who was standing next to her, took Xia Zhi's wine glass away and said, "Brother, know when to stop."

Xu Yu pursed his lips and remained silent.

Xie Ningyu added, "Alright, I know Xu Yu has a private villa. Let's find a way to get him there."

Xia Zhi nodded, "Mm."

The two looked at Xu Yu, unsure of where to begin.

Xu Yu stood up unsteadily, "I can go back by myself..."

Xie Ningyu quickly offered a helping hand, then gestured for Xia Zhi to leave.

Xia Zhi nodded, then silently followed behind the two. Soon, Xie Ningyu hailed a taxi and gestured for Xia Zhi to sit in the front.

Xia Zhi quickly sat in the front seat. When the driver saw the drunken Xu Yu, he frowned instinctively and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Let's go to the seaside villa area."

Xie Ningyu spoke.

The driver replied, "...Okay."

He discreetly observed the group, pondering to himself, "This seaside villa area isn't for the average person! What's the relationship between these people?"

The car slowly drove along the road. Xu Yu was relatively well-behaved, but seemed a little confused.

The car soon arrived at the seaside villa. When Xu Yu saw his own villa, his expression changed drastically, as if he had thought of something.

Xu Yu hurriedly got out of the car, "You guys go first, I can go back by myself..."

Xie Ningyu paid the fare and hurriedly got out of the car with Xia Zhi. Xu Yu, however, almost fell to the ground because he had drunk too much.

Xie Ningyu looked at Xu Yu with amusement, and when Xia Zhi wasn't paying attention, she whispered in his ear, "Xu Yu, you can't keep doing this. You need to take the initiative."

He was getting anxious just looking at him!

Xu Yu didn't say anything, but took out the key under Xie Ningyu's urging.

The door opened quickly, and surprisingly, there was no nanny inside; the place was clean and empty.

When Xia Zhi first came here, she realized that although she and Xu Yu had been in contact for so long, she had never been here before.

Is there some secret here?

Xia Zhi instinctively walked towards the kitchen, "I'll go make some hangover soup."

Xu Yu watched Xia Zhi's figure gradually disappear into the distance before rubbing his forehead, seemingly with a headache.

Xie Ningyu said softly, "Xu Yu, this is all the help I can give you, brother."

Xu Yu glanced at Xie Ningyu indifferently, "I didn't say I needed your help."

Xie Ningyu choked, then stood up. "Since you're alright, I'll go check on Xia Zhi's hangover soup."

Xu Yu wasn't actually that obviously drunk; he was faking it. At this moment, he stared intently at Xia Zhi's retreating figure, his eyes somewhat unfathomable.

Xia Zhi was preparing a hangover soup when she suddenly sensed someone enter from beside her.

She tilted her head slightly. "What's wrong?"

Xie Ningyu smiled faintly, "It's nothing, let's see how you did it."

Xia Zhi smiled, "That's fine then, it'll be done soon, you can go out for a bit."

Xie Ningyu hummed in agreement, then leaned against the wall, quietly watching Xia Zhi. Xia Zhi was wearing Xu Yu's apron, her hair was tied up, revealing her fair neck, and she was bending down to cook something.

Xie Ningyu's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly understood why Xiao Yi and the others liked her so much.

Even he felt a little heart race; the last time he felt that spark was back in middle school…

Xie Ningyu wanted to look away, but the more he looked at Xia Zhi, the more lost he became. He had originally intended to help his brother Xu Yu, but for a moment, he suddenly felt a little guilty.

Xia Zhi was completely unaware that she was cooking sugar water. She had heard her elders say that drinking something sweet would help a drunk person.

She watched the sugar water quietly until it was cooked.

Just as she was about to take a bowl to scoop it up, Xie Ningyu suddenly walked over. "The bowl is here, didn't you see it?"

Xia Zhi subconsciously looked up, but because she was too anxious, her lips accidentally touched Xie Ningyu's cheek.

Both of them were taken aback.

Xie Ningyu stared intently at Xia Zhi, then pretended to look away nonchalantly, saying, "The bowl is here."

Xia Zhi nodded, "Okay."

She took the bowl and put the sugar water in it. She carried it out of the kitchen and looked at Xu Yu.

For a second, she sensed that Xu Yu seemed a little angry. His eyes were crystal clear, not like someone who was drunk.

Xia Zhi was slightly taken aback. The next second, she heard Xu Yu say in a daze, "I feel so dizzy."

Xia Zhi thought to herself, "I must have seen wrong. Xu Yu was so drunk he almost fell over just now."

So she went over and said, "Xu Yu, this will do you good."

Xu Yu looked at the sugar water quietly, then said, "I'm a little dizzy... I can't drink it."

Xie Ningyu stood to the side, amused as he watched Xu Yu act this way; it was the first time he'd ever seen Xu Yu like this. He subconsciously glanced at Xia Zhi, curious about her next move…

A note from the author:

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