The lights in the living room were bright. Xia Xi stood against the wall, her breathing still a little unsteady. She ran her fingers through her hair, pushing it back, revealing a face dyed tomato red.
After a long time, the temperature on my face didn't go down, but my feet felt a little cold when they stepped on the floor.
Xia Xi rubbed her face with the back of her hand and calmed down a little. She turned around and went back to Xu Yanfeng's room and put on the slippers left on the carpet beside the bed.
She glanced at the person on the bed. Xu Yanfeng's originally smooth shirt now had many wrinkles, and a button on the collar had been opened at some point, revealing a large area of fair skin.
He tilted his head, his eyes closed, his long eyelashes covered his face, and his brows were slightly furrowed, as if he was not sleeping comfortably.
It would be strange if you could sleep well after drinking so much.
Xia Xi sighed silently. Unable to ignore him, she went into the bathroom, washed her face with cold water, then turned the water to hot and soaked a towel. When she came out, Xu Yanfeng had changed his sleeping position, lying on his side with one hand pressed against the pillow, looking a little more childish.
She walked to the bed, bent down to wipe his face and hands, and shook the quilt aside to cover him.
It was late at night and everything was quiet. Xia Xi turned off the lights, walked out slowly, closed the door, exhaled softly, returned to his room to take a shower, and lay in bed, unable to fall asleep.
Thinking that he had to take a flight tomorrow morning, Xia Xi took a melatonin pill, set the alarm, and pulled the quilt up to cover his face.
*
The next morning, Xu Yanfeng was awakened by the ringing of his cell phone.
I forgot to close the curtains last night, and the bright sunlight came in, covering a large area on the floor. If I don't get up soon, the sunlight will probably reach the bed in a while.
The phone was still ringing. Xu Yanfeng felt a slight headache. He pressed the tips of his thumb and middle finger on both temples and rubbed them a few times. He subconsciously reached for the bedside table but didn't find the phone.
He opened his eyes and was blinded by the bright light. He closed his eyes again and waited for a few seconds before opening them again.
My mind was a little clearer than before, and I heard the ringing sound coming from under the quilt.
Xu Yanfeng reached his hand into the quilt and touched something. He pinched it with two fingers and took it out to look at it. It was a black rubber band.
Why is there something like this on his bed?
Xu Yanfeng put it aside and continued looking for his phone.
Finally, he found it in his trouser pocket. Only then did he realize that he was still wearing the shirt and trousers he had worn yesterday, but they were now wrinkled to a pulp.
The ringtone stopped automatically. Xu Yanfeng glanced at the screen. It was a call from Tang Yizhuo. It was probably nothing important, so he didn't call back and put the phone down.
He kicked the quilt aside with his foot, sat up, and instantly felt a splitting headache, so he leaned against the headboard.
The phone rang again, this time it was a message alert.
Xu Yanfeng picked it up and saw that it was still Tang Yizhou.
As a military advisor, Tang Yizhou came to him for feedback: "Did you do as I said? How's the situation?"
Xu Yanfeng didn't have the energy to type. He held down the voice button with his finger. He said with a tone of disgust, his voice slightly hoarse: "What a bad idea."
Tang Yizhou: "Is the effect not good? It shouldn't be like that."
Xu Yanfeng: "I accidentally got drunk."
He listened to Tang Yizhou's strategy and wanted to drink some wine, pretend to be drunk, and make things clear with Xia Xi. But last night, he first heard Xia Xi mention that Zhou Du paid for her to study abroad, and then tasted the dishes she cooked, and thought of her life abroad. He felt upset and drank the whole bottle of red wine unknowingly. After the alcohol took effect, his words and actions were no longer controlled by his brain.
Tang Yizhou: "Tell me what you're doing. Didn't I tell you to just drink a little, just enough to make you smell drunk. Do you understand what being drunk means? Don't you know you can't hold your liquor well? Why did you drink so much?"
Xu Yanfeng: "Do you think I want to? I already said it was an accident."
Tang Yizhou: "I give up. You can be so careless. So what did you do after you got drunk?"
Xu Yanfeng didn't reply.
He was recalling what happened last night. Luckily, he hadn't blacked out from drinking, so his memory was intact. He said something to Xia Xi. While it wasn't what he had originally prepared, it wasn't much different. He also hugged her and kissed her...
In this way, it seems that it is not completely without gain.
Tang Yizhou was still waiting for his message. After a long while without a single word from him, he had a bad feeling: "Did you get drunk and scare people away?"
Xu Yanfeng still didn't reply.
Tang Yizhou: "Xu Er, don't lose heart. If this plan doesn't work, I have another plan. How about you try the self-torture trick?"
Tang Yizhou: "I guarantee that this trick will work every time!"
Tang Yizhou: "The self-torture trick is simple. You injure yourself a little. When she gets anxious and worried, won't the distance between her and you close?"
Thinking of Xu Yanfeng's unreliability and how he could get drunk just by drinking, Tang Yizhou reminded him, "Don't be too harsh on yourself. Breaking a bone or something like that would be scary. The essence of the "self-torture tactic" is acting, you know? You have to act like you're seriously injured to gain sympathy and pity, without actually being seriously injured."
He spoke in great detail, fearing that Xu Yanfeng, who was rather dull-witted, might not understand.
Tang Yizhou: "Given your questionable IQ, I think you should take a cold shower and give yourself a bad cold, and then let her take care of you. That's safer."
After receiving a beating from Xu Yanfeng, Tang Yizhou's mind became clearer. He finally understood the situation. Since Xu Yanfeng was completely focused on that woman, no one could persuade him. As a close friend who had grown up together, he had experience in this area and naturally had to step in to save this poor guy trapped in the vortex of love. Although he still disliked Xia Xi, after all, his brother had to be with her.
Isn't it just winning back a woman's heart? It's a piece of cake for him.
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