Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Wen Yu, do you treat me as your...
After finishing his corny remarks, Ning Kai asked the waiter to serve the food. For Pan Xianchen's birthday, Ning Kai had specially taken out the aged wine that had been stored in his father's cellar for many years. Hu Jingjing took it, looked at the age, and exclaimed, "Wow! If Dad knew, he wouldn't break your legs, would he?"
"For my buddy, it's okay to lose a leg!"
Hu Jingjing didn't know what she was thinking about, and she began to sneer: "Ha, losing a leg is okay, but losing freedom is not okay."
"...Isn't this over?"
Wen Yu found their bickering amusing. Pan Xianchen offered her some meat and said, "Hu Jingjing is funny, isn't she? She's even better at calling back than a stand-up comedian."
Wen Yu commented: "You are all quite interesting."
Pan Xianchen said, "Me too?"
"Yeah. I can tell you have a very good relationship." Wen Yu poured Pan Xianchen a glass of wine and said, "Happy birthday, have a drink. We have deep feelings, so drink it in one gulp!"
"I don't drink."
Ning Kai temporarily called a truce with Hu Jingjing, glaring at Pan Xianchen and saying, "My legs are about to break, and you won't drink?"
Pan Xianchen explained: "I drove."
"You're talking like someone's walking here." Ning Kai didn't care. He raised his glass and pressed it into Pan Xianchen's hand. "Drink! Don't leave until you're drunk!"
"I'll take Wen Yu home later." Pan Xianchen put down the cup.
Wen Yu looked at him and said, "No, no, I can just take a taxi. You drink, you look so happy today."
Pan Xianchen looked back and smiled. "Want a taxi again? You won't let me take you on such a happy day? Wenyu, it's really rare for me to see you these days. How long has it been since we were alone together?"
Wen Yu: “…”
Ning Kai: "Do you two need Hu Jingjing and I to step aside?"
Wen Yu said, "No need to avoid it." Then she turned back to Pan Xianchen and said, "Go ahead and drink. Then call a designated driver and I'll go with you."
So, Pan Xianchen was forced to drink heavily by Ning Kai and Hu Jingjing. However, Pan Xianchen had a good alcohol tolerance. When Ning Kai and Hu Jingjing started to curse each other drunkenly, Pan Xianchen remained calm. He stared at Wen Yu's phone and asked her, "What are you looking at?"
Wen Yu pointed at her phone, stood up, and said, "I'm going to answer a call."
She wandered around, trying to find a quiet place. But business was booming today, with nearly every private room occupied. She turned back, and as she walked, she found herself outside the main entrance. The bamboo leaves rustled in the wind, and Wen Yu stepped onto the small wooden bridge, answering Wen Yu's call beneath the shade of the leaves.
"Next Saturday, my parents will go to the mountains to buy a free-range chicken, cook at home, and we'll have a meal together."
"You guys eat, I won't go."
Wen Yu was silent for a moment, then continued, "It was my fault for what happened the other day. I didn't realize you were sick. Are you feeling better now?"
Wen Yu stood there expressionless. She'd had a high fever, and Wen Yu's relatives had given her fever-reducing medicine. A kind villager had taken her to town. After leaving the hotel, she sent Wen Yu a WeChat message to let him know, but Wen Yu, perhaps too busy or perhaps upset that she'd left like that, never replied. For the past two days, she'd been lying in bed recuperating, and Wen Yu hadn't even asked a single question. Wen Yu wasn't blaming him; after all, she didn't care much for him.
She just felt that Wen Yu was being hypocritical. They were clearly just compromising, so why bother pretending to be belatedly concerned?
Wen Yu didn't want to continue the conversation about whether he was sick or not, so she repeated, "You guys eat by yourselves. I really won't go."
Wen Yu said, "My parents blame me for not taking good care of you, and inviting you to their house for dinner was their idea. They hope we can use this opportunity to talk it out. I was negligent, and I admit it. Treating you to dinner is just an apology, okay?"
Wen Yu said nothing, a feeling of annoyance rising in her heart. She didn't want to go. Hadn't she made it clear enough? Why was she being forced to do this?
"I'm going to have dinner with my mom on Saturday," Wen Yu said, moving out of her parents' home. "I'm staying in the villa these days."
Wen Yu was silent for a while, then he said, "I know you don't want to see me these days. You don't have to move to the villa. The house is yours, and I'm the one who should leave. I'll be staying at my parents' house these days, so you can go back and live there."
The call ended there. Wen Yu turned around and was suddenly startled by the person under the bridge.
Pan Xianchen stood there with his hands in his pockets. His eyes, shimmering with alcohol in the night, were startlingly bright. He stared at Wen Yu intently for a moment, the corners of his lips curling up slightly. "Why are you acting like a thief? What are you doing behind my back?"
Wen Yu was sweating profusely. Before she could say anything, Pan Xianchen turned around again. Wen Yu watched Pan Xianchen's back as he walked away, and she felt a sense of difference between him and usual. Wen Yu followed him as Pan Xianchen walked slowly along the stone brick path, out of the bamboo fence.
Beyond the bamboo fence was a crisscross of narrow roads, with four trees at the intersection. Pan Xianchen picked and chose, finally standing under the tallest tree. Wen Yu followed him in confusion, not understanding what he was doing. Soon, she saw Pan Xianchen reaching for his belt—
"Hey——" Wen Yu quickly stopped him.
Pan Xianchen looked down and saw Wen Yu's hands on his, and his hands on his belt. After a moment, he looked up and accused, "You touched me."
Wen Yu: “…”
"We're on the street, don't take off your pants." Wen Yu was anxious.
"How can you touch me without taking off your pants?" Pan Xianchen said.
Wen Yu: “…”
"I didn't mean to touch you." Wen Yu's face flushed. Although she knew Pan Xianchen was probably quite drunk at the moment, the touch beneath her hand felt so real.
"Why not? I think about you all the time. Why don't you?"
“…”
"Go ahead, I allow you to touch me."
“…”
Oh my God! Someone please save her.
Wen Yu struggled to convince Pan Xianchen, and he finally agreed to be civilized and set a good example by not peeing under the tree. Then, Wen Yu used all her strength to drag the sluggish Pan Xianchen back into the shop. Just as they reached the front door, Ning Kai and Hu Jingjing emerged.
Ning Kai was even more drunk, walking in a twisted manner, and almost twisted himself into a pretzel after just two steps. Fortunately, Hu Jingjing was not drunk and supported Ning Kai to prevent him from falling.
Two awake, two drunk. 2 to 2, so each of them should take care of themselves.
Hu Jingjing said, "Let's make a bowl of hangover soup!"
The person at the front desk immediately responded, "Okay, Madam, the kitchen said it's already cooking. Please wait a moment."
Wen Yu supported Pan Xianchen as they waited for the hangover soup. Hu Jingjing supported Ning Kai as they walked to the aquarium next to the cashier counter. She suddenly pushed Ning Kai's head into it, shouting, "Have some hangover soup! Have some hangover soup!"
Wen Yu: “…”
All right. Everyone else is drunk, but I'm sober. 1 to 3.
Everyone in the store came to help, first putting Ning Kai and Hu Jingjing into the car, and then accompanying them home. Wen Yu called a designated driver and helped Pan Xianchen into the back seat.
Pan Xianchen drank a bowl of hangover soup and now sat quietly. Wen Yu observed him and saw that he seemed to be feeling a little better than before. But his brows were still furrowed and his lips were tightly pursed. Wen Yu couldn't help but reach out and press his brows, saying softly, "Don't frown."
He turned around, his brows were no longer furrowed, and he looked at Wen Yu with a smile.
Wen Yu's heart softened.
"Are you awake?" she asked him softly again.
He nodded and said, "Awake."
"Really? Then what number is this?" Wen Yu raised his finger and pointed to the number two.
Pan Xianchen also showed her the number two and said, "Yeah."
Yeah. A little more awake, but not much.
After getting on the main road, Wen Yu handed a small note to the driver and said, "Master, let's go to this address first." The address on the note was written by someone in the store. Wen Yu unexpectedly discovered that this address was not in the villa area, but in a high-end community in the city center.
The designated driver took it, identified it, and said, "Okay."
Pan Xianchen interrupted at this time and said, "Let's go to Pengshi Road first." He looked at Wen Yu and instructed, "I'll take you home first." Pengshi Road is the road sandwiched between the two villa complexes.
"I'll take you there first." Wen Yu advised him, "Otherwise, how will you go upstairs by yourself later?"
Pan Xianchen shook his head, then patted the back of the driver's seat and said, "Just listen to me and go to Pengshi Road. I'll give you more money."
Wen Yu: “…”
Designated driver: “…”
The designated driver made a U-turn, preparing to head to Pengshi Road first. It wasn't because he was greedy, but if he didn't go to Pengshi Road, Pan Xianchen wouldn't let him drive. Wen Yu had no choice but to go to the villa area first, where Pan Xianchen's parents probably lived, to see if he could get him back home.
Not long after, we arrived at Pengshi Road.
Wen Yu leaned over from between the driver and co-pilot seats, pointed to the entrance to Pan Xianchen's villa complex, and said to the designated driver, "Master, go over there first."
Pan Xianchen also squeezed in between the driver and co-pilot seats, pointed at the adjacent villa area and said, "No, let's go to the one next to it first." The designated driver: "..."
Wen Yu glanced sideways at Pan Xianchen, who was seriously monitoring the road ahead. He had broad shoulders, yet he still insisted on squeezing in. Wen Yu bumped into him, trying to knock him out, but he was also so strong that not only did Wen Yu fail to knock him out, but she also felt a sharp pain in her shoulder.
Wen Yu: “…”
The two of them were huddled together like this.
The designated driver who watched the entire process from the rearview mirror: "..."
It's okay. You don't need to consider the driver's feelings. It's okay.
The designated driver drove into the villa complex with a numb expression and stopped in front of Wen Yu's villa. Pan Xianchen got out first, followed by Wen Yu. Pan Xianchen walked around to the back of the car and opened the trunk. He took out fruit, drinks, wine, and cigarettes from the trunk and said to Wen Yu, "Let's go to your house."
Wen Yu:?
Wen Yu hurriedly stopped Pan Xianchen and looked at him in shock as he carried boxes and large boxes. "What are these?" she asked.
Pan Xianchen smiled. "Don't you recognize me? This is a gift I prepared for visiting your parents. It's my first time visiting, so I can't go empty-handed, right?"
Wen Yu: “…”
She looked at Pan Xianchen's face seriously and felt herself getting numb. "It's been so long, and you're still drunk?"
Pan Xianchen said, "I'm not drunk."
"Then put the things back." Wen Yu frowned.
"..." Pan Xianchen held it still. He and Wen Yu stared at each other for a long time. He asked, "Can't I go to your house to visit your parents?"
Wen Yu felt very tired and said, "...I can't."
"Why?"
"No reason. You are drunk now and not sober at all."
"What about when I'm sober? Can I go?"
“…”
Wen Yu didn't know how to answer. Pan Xianchen's expression was so serious, and his solemn gaze fell on her face. She couldn't bear to look at it.
They were silent in the silence.
After a long while, Pan Xianchen said, "Wenyu, do you consider me your boyfriend?"
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