Xu Shiyue, of course, could not see it, nor could she see the words written on the medicine box in Lu Shizhen's hand.
She had just come out of the bathroom when Lu Shizhen mumbled the word "cephalosporin" into her ears.
In fact, Xu Shiyue had just thought that she could use the excuse that she couldn't see and watch Lu Shizhen, who was already delirious, eat it, thus eliminating this madwoman who had once plotted against her without getting her hands dirty, so that she would no longer have any possibility of threatening her.
The light flickered, and the dull yet crisp sound of the capsule being squeezed out of its foil packaging rang in Xu Shiyue's ears.
She stared at the blurry girl sitting on the ground not far away, her lowered eyelashes filled with obscurity.
"Hmm!"
Suddenly, a muffled sound came from the face that had been pinched, disrupting the gloom that had settled over the living room.
Xu Shiyue quickly walked over and grabbed Lu Shizhen's head, which was about to tilt her head back.
"Spit it out," Xu Shiyue commanded expressionlessly, placing her other hand in front of Lu Shizhen.
Perhaps it was because Xu Shiyue's voice was a bit too cold at that moment, because Lu Shizhen's eyes immediately showed a lot of grievance and fear. Her originally plump little face was pinched, and the soft flesh was squeezed to the front, piling up pink and white, which, together with her mouth squeezed into an 8 shape, made her look both funny and pitiful.
Lu Shizhen's fear of Xu Shiyue still lingered in her almost completely collapsed rationality. She pitifully lowered her head and obediently spat out the medicine she had just put in her mouth into Xu Shiyue's palm.
However, Lu Shizhen's vomiting medicine was not administered by "vomiting".
The girl's swaying, drunken shadow slowly magnified and leaned forward in Xu Shiyue's vision, suddenly closing the distance between them.
She lowered her head under Xu Shiyue's control, slowly approaching the hand placed below her line of sight.
Almost instantly, Lu Shizhen seemed unable to control her drooping head and suddenly kissed Xu Shiyue's palm.
The girl's lips were soft, and the wine that had not yet dried clung to them, leaving a warm, moist imprint.
The faint scent of fermented apples wafted through the air, and the still-undissolved capsule lay in the outstretched palm.
The imprinted lips are much warmer than a capsule.
I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong, or maybe everything is wrong, because I can't see it, so my senses are even more affected.
Xu Shiyue's hand, which had been forced to come into contact with a layer of alcohol, instantly ignited, burning her palm with scalding heat.
The light from one side shone obliquely on the side cabinet where the two were, illuminating their empty and silent eyes.
Xu Shiyue's dark brown eyes seemed to widen slightly in the halo of light, as if she could hardly believe what she was seeing.
Thump, thump.
It's the sound of an unbalanced heartbeat.
It was at this moment that the softness that had been resting in Xu Shiyue's palm suddenly withdrew.
Lu Shizhen sat back down on the ground, blinked her seemingly harmless eyes, and asked cautiously and earnestly, "Do you have a cold too? There's still some here."
As she spoke, Lu Shizhen showed Xu Shiyue the medicine she had just found.
The gleaming tin foil reflected the light, shimmering in Xu Shiyue's vision, giving her an indescribable feeling.
Xu Shiyue knew perfectly well that the man was drunk, and simply replied, "I'm not."
Then she tossed aside the capsule that Lu Shizhen had spat out of her hand and lectured her, "But you drank alcohol, do you know that?"
Lu Shizhen was naturally intimidated by such a serious voice. Like a child who had just started kindergarten, she hid the wine glass in front of Xu Shiyue behind her back as if she were burying her head in the sand, and said guiltily yet righteously, "I didn't drink alcohol... I drank fruit juice!"
Xu Shiyue was indeed blind, but she hadn't lost her sense of smell. The smell of apple mixed with alcohol came out of the person in front of her, and it was obvious that she was lying.
However, there's not much to say to someone who's drunk. The best thing to do right now is to get her back to her room and prevent her from wandering around.
In order to celebrate her birthday alone, Lu Shizhen kicked all the servants, including Aunt Sun, out of the villa.
Xu Shiyue couldn't find anyone in a short time, and worried that she wouldn't be able to keep an eye on Lu Shizhen for a while, and that Lu Shizhen wouldn't do anything to her since she was drunk, so she pulled her arm and said, "Come on, I'll take you back to your room to rest."
The lively atmosphere in the room hadn't subsided yet, and the balloons that had been moved inside were still sparkling.
Lu Shizhen's words were incredibly stubborn and childish, like a child trying to be reasonable.
Xu Shiyue's hand, which was holding the medicine, was now gripping Lu Shizhen's wrist. As she listened, the alcohol residue in her palm began to burn again.
After a moment's pause, she called out Lu Shizhen's name in a calm yet somewhat serious voice: "Lu Shizhen."
Lu Shizhen, like a child being called on by the teacher, immediately obeyed upon hearing the call: "Okay."
Because she had been drinking, Lu Shizhen was very unsteady on her feet, and Xu Shiyue didn't have much strength, so it was difficult for her to help her up.
Fortunately, Yuanzi ran out of the living room at this moment, wagging her tail and helping Xu Shiyue lift Lu Shizhen off the ground.
Lu Shizhen's consciousness was already blurred. She looked at the swaying road beneath her feet and mumbled Xu Shiyue's name in her drunken ramblings.
Xu Shiyue, unable to see that she was already having difficulty helping Lu Shizhen back to her room, had no time to spare for a drunkard, and did not respond to Lu Shizhen's soft call.
The more she did this, the more enthusiastically Lu Shizhen shouted, even with a hint of insistence that she must agree: "Xu-Shi-Yue!"
Unable to do anything else, Xu Shiyue answered Lu Shizhen before going up the stairs: "Is there something you need?"
Lu Shizhen didn't answer Xu Shiyue's question. Instead, she frowned and said, "You're here, why aren't you answering me? Aren't you worried that I've been taken away by bad people?"
Her voice sounded aggrieved, but her words made no sense whatsoever.
Xu Shiyue looked at the blurry figure she was supporting and asked indifferently, "Why should I worry?"
"How cold-hearted Xu Shiyue..." As if recalling the disproportionate deductions and gains she had received these past few days, Lu Shizhen's disappointment became obvious. "When will you ever think of treating me even a little bit better, Xu Shiyue..."
Distress, disappointment.
Lu Shizhen's voice was muffled, but Xu Shiyue could clearly hear the emotions in it.
But this caused him to furrow his brow slightly.
Is one's own opinion really that important to this person?
She's always been arrogant and has never had the patience to win someone's favor, so why is she an exception this time?
"This is so hard, so incredibly hard... Is this what life is? Is life just a mess?"
Lu Shizhen kept rambling on and on, and it looked like she was about to start making a scene again. Xu Shiyue grabbed her arm and said, "Lu Shizhen, I can't see. Can you please listen to me?"
Her narration was calm, yet somewhat helpless, but it seemed more like she was deliberately holding someone who cared about her hostage.
Lu Shizhen was the silly person who cared about her.
Lu Shizhen was taken aback when she heard this.
Then she tried her best to stand up straight and quietly said, "Okay, I'll be good."
As if confirming something she didn't want to believe, a hint of gloom flashed across Xu Shiyue's eyes. She then suppressed this emotion and said calmly, "Let's go then."
Xu Shiyue's words worked, and Lu Shizhen didn't cause any more trouble after that.
Guided by Xu Shiyue, she held onto the handrails throughout the room. Xu Shiyue didn't have to exert much effort, and Yuanzi's assistance was also very helpful. The two of them, one human and one dog, quickly and smoothly led Lu Shizhen to her room.
Drunk, Lu Shizhen felt as if her feet were floating. As soon as the soft bed enveloped her body, she felt an unprecedented comfort and couldn't help but say, "Xu Shiyue, do you know how much I like this feeling right now?"
Xu Shiyue ignored her and silently helped her pull the blanket back up.
But Lu Shizhen seemed determined to get Xu Shiyue's attention. Just as Xu Shiyue was about to pull the blanket off Lu Shizhen, a long, well-proportioned shadow, not quite clear, crossed her vision.
The girl's slender fingers traced across her fair, long legs, leaving a beautiful red mark on her soft skin as her nails moved.
Her face, flushed with the smell of alcohol, was full of smugness and allure: "Xu Shiyue, aren't my legs beautiful? Do you like them?"
The room lights cast a soft halo above their heads, making it difficult for Xu Shiyue to see clearly.
But the man's words smelled of alcohol, as if they had been fermented, and his breath was full of ambiguity.
Xu Shiyue's face was as calm as a still pond as she silently stared at the girl's illusory figure in front of her.
For a moment, she couldn't tell whether the person was making fun of something she couldn't see or simply showing off because they were drunk.
Or perhaps...
"I love my legs now, they're so great, I can run and jump..." Lu Shizhen didn't stop. She kept talking and admiring them, but she wasn't going to be aloof. She took the initiative to invite, "Xu Shiyue, do you want to touch them?"
Lu Shizhen has her own persona and mission, and she usually has no chance to show off to others, so this joy has always been suppressed in her heart.
Alcohol is like a key to unlock desires. When she's drunk, she doesn't care about her persona or mission anymore. She reaches out to pull Xu Shiyue's hand over so they can enjoy the view together.
The moment that warm palm touched Xu Shiyue's fingers, it felt like an electric current was shooting through her.
She seemed to suddenly wake up, abruptly pulling her hand away and coldly reminding Lu Shizhen, "You've had too much to drink."
"I didn't drink too much," Lu Shizhen still refused to admit. "I'm perfectly sober. I know you're Xu Shiyue, I also know it's Yuanzi, and then... and then..."
Then, as if to prove herself, she turned her head and searched the whole house for Qiuqiu.
But for some reason, the little ball that usually clung to her side had disappeared. Thinking that the person in front of her was still waiting for her to "prove" her, she simply changed her way of proving it, saying, "I...I can walk in a straight line!"
After saying that, Lu Shizhen was about to get out of bed.
Xu Shiyue reacted quickly, pressing her back onto the bed before she could, and helplessly agreed, saying, "Okay, you didn't drink too much."
“Exactly.” Lu Shizhen was very pleased to hear this, and a smile appeared on her face. “I don’t know what they are worried about. Nobody lets me drink alcohol. They scold me if I even taste a little bit.”
At this point, Lu Shizhen's originally smiling face wrinkled up.
She instinctively raised her hand to cover her elbow, sobbing incoherently, "And getting blood really hurts... I don't like getting blood drawn at all..."
These words sounded incoherent, and Xu Shiyue assumed that Lu Shizhen was just talking nonsense again.
She had roughly figured out this person's crazy habits, and while helping Lu Shizhen cover herself with the blanket, she said to her, "No one is going to draw your blood. It's getting late, go and rest."
"Oh." Lu Shizhen nodded obediently, resting her little face on the edge of the blanket.
Alcohol lingered in the room, and the girl slowly exhaled heavy breaths, finally bringing the room to silence.
Xu Shiyue looked at the illusory figure lying on the bed, got up without any hesitation, and took Yuanzi's hand to leave.
But just as her hand touched the doorknob, Lu Shizhen's voice came from behind her: "Xu Shiyue!"
"What are you doing?" Xu Shiyue turned around, her voice tinged with coldness.
The light slanted down from the center of the room, and Lu Shizhen, who had been lying down, sat up in Xu Shiyue's sight.
The thin blanket was piled between her legs, enveloping her, and she smiled as she told Xu Shiyue, "You should get better soon too!"
It is said that drunk people reveal their true nature, and Lu Shizhen's voice was indeed more reckless and disorderly than before.
Yet, it reveals sincerity amidst the chaos.
thump.
Xu Shiyue's heart skipped a beat, and her grip on the doorknob tightened involuntarily.
It's not just because of the sincerity that Lu Shizhen showed at this moment.
She also felt that the words sounded strangely familiar.
It was as if someone had said the same thing to her a long, long time ago.
But when was that long, long ago?
The room suddenly fell silent, and time seemed to flow like a ribbon across Xu Shiyue's fingers, silently tugging at her thoughts.
Xu Shiyue couldn't figure it out, nor did she want to think about it at this time.
She watched the girl who had suddenly sat up and commanded, "Lie back down."
"Okay." Lu Shizhen obeyed and lay back down with her blanket, her face flushed with a rare obedience.
The weekend sky always carries a sense of leisure, with the wind gently rustling through the treetops.
The gentle sunlight filtered through the slightly open curtains, landing squarely on the girl's bed.
"..."
The room was bathed in a rare warmth from the light streaming in, making everything look exceptionally vibrant.
Except for the person lying in bed.
The first thing you feel after a hangover is a headache.
Lu Shizhen put her arm around her head, sluggishly and blankly recalling the fragmented memories of yesterday.
She remembered that she thought she sneezed and then went to find some medicine, but Xu Shiyue stopped her.
Then what?
Then……
Lu Shizhen frowned. She didn't know what happened next, and worried that she might have done something to upset Xu Shiyue last night. She quickly pulled up the system in her head and checked her points.
The 40 points I gained are still there, and I haven't lost any points.
call--
Lu Shizhen breathed a long sigh of relief.
Thank goodness.
But this sense of relief didn't last long before Qiuqiu's anxious voice rang in her ears: "Host, host, why did the main system pop up so many monitoring warnings last night!"
"What?" Lu Shizhen was suddenly stunned. "What warning?"
"Wait a moment," Qiuqiu said, clicking on the system warning in the history.
[Overly intimate contact detected between the host and the female lead. Please separate immediately and maintain distance!]
[Overly intimate contact detected between the host and the female lead. Please separate immediately and maintain distance!]
[Overly intimate contact detected between the host and the female lead. Please separate immediately and maintain distance!]
The three warnings were delivered in short intervals, but each one was more severe than the last.
Lu Shizhen suddenly had a bad feeling, and then the fourth warning rang in her head.
[After three warnings, the host has failed to comply with system instructions. The main system will punish the host before 23:59 on October 31st.]
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