Chapter 376 I Don’t Remember Anything
"Xiao Yechen!"
Xiao Qinghe cried out softly, his tone a little flustered.
The disparity in power between men and women and the tug of war made her unconsciously recall the previous conflict with Wei Lingze.
She can accept Xiao Yechen now, but she is not ready to be overly intimate with him. Xiao Yechen has been drinking tonight. If he does something to her on impulse, she will not be able to resist at all.
While her thoughts were in a mess, she heard Xiao Yechen's low voice: "Miss, I was wrong, please punish me."
After saying that, Xiao Yechen grabbed her hand and hit himself in the face.
This slap shattered the fear that was gripping Xiao Qinghe's heart.
The person standing in front of her was not Wei Lingze, but Xiao Yechen, who had silently protected her for many years. Even if he was drunk, he would not hurt her.
Xiao Qinghe relaxed and quickly explained: "I was just joking, I'm not angry, don't be like this."
"Really?"
Xiao Yechen's eyes lit up, and his depression turned into joy.
Xiao Qinghe nodded in affirmation, and Xiao Yechen immediately let her go, then asked, "Did I hurt you just now?"
He was very sensible and only pulled her with a little force, without hurting her.
But he had been holding the hot water bottle, and his palm was quite warm. Even after he let go of his hand, the skin on his wrist still retained the warmth of his palm.
"No."
Xiao Qinghe rubbed his wrist and shook his head.
Xiao Yechen lowered his head slightly, his eyes glued to her wrist without blinking.
Feeling Xiao Yechen's overly scorching gaze, Xiao Qinghe couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong, brother, why are you staring at my hand?"
"nice."
Xiao Yechen answered without hesitation, his tone firm and sincere.
Xiao Qinghe paused and was about to say something when she heard Xiao Yechen say, "I want to kiss you."
“…”
Xiao Qinghe took a step back. Xiao Yechen was drunk at the moment and didn't care about being reserved. He raised his head, looked into Xiao Qinghe's eyes, and asked seriously, "Miss, can I kiss your hand?"
"No!" Xiao Qinghe refused, feeling a little panicked and her face flushed. "It's already late, you should go home."
Xiao Yechen didn't hear what she said next. His eyebrows drooped slightly, revealing a hurt expression: "Isn't it okay to just kiss me? I had a very outrageous dream before. Didn't the young lady say that she didn't feel disgusted?"
These are two completely different things!
And what was she explaining to the drunk?
Xiao Qinghe didn't respond to Xiao Yechen's words, and said lightly: "I'm very sleepy, I need to rest."
"Oh," Xiao Yechen nodded, not tangling anymore, "Then I'll go home, sister He'er, go to sleep."
Xiao Yechen turned and left after he finished speaking. Xiao Qinghe became a little worried when he saw this and couldn't help asking, "You're drunk, can you go home alone?"
"Okay, I remember the way."
Xiao Yechen was very confident, but Xiao Qinghe was still worried. She hesitated and said, "Forget it. I'll have someone send you back in a carriage."
Tonight is New Year’s Eve and the night market will be open all night. It would be bad if something unexpected happened on the way.
After saying this, Xiao Qinghe picked up the lantern again and sent Xiao Yechen to the stable.
Xiao Yechen was very quiet along the way.
When they were almost at the stable, Xiao Yechen suddenly asked again, "What do I need to do?"
"What?"
Xiao Qinghe didn't follow his train of thought. Xiao Yechen took a step forward, looked into her eyes, and asked word by word, "What do I have to do to let me kiss you?"
“…”
Xiao Qinghe was silent for a while, then said, "Go home and have a good sleep first. If you still remember this tomorrow, I will tell you the answer."
"good."
Only after seeing Xiao Yechen get on the carriage and leave did Xiao Qinghe finally relax.
She was indeed tired today, so she went back to the yard, washed up briefly, and went to bed to rest.
Early the next morning, Quezhi and the maids in the courtyard came back.
Xiao Qinghe had already prepared the reward money. After distributing the sparrow branches, as soon as Xiao Qinghe got up, everyone lined up to express their gratitude, saying all kinds of auspicious words.
Xiao Qinghe accepted it with a smile, and after finishing her makeup, she went to Songheyuan to have dinner with Old Madam Xiao.
Songhe Courtyard was equally bustling with activity. The younger generations from each family got up early to pay their respects to Old Madam Xiao. Old Madam Xiao had prepared many lucky bags and had them distributed to everyone one by one. Not only Xiao Qinghe and Chunxi, but even Xiao's father and Madam Xiao received some.
At the beginning of the new year, everyone has a smile on their face and speaks auspicious words that are good omens.
It was already past noon when Xiao Yechen came to pay his respects to Old Madam Xiao.
He usually wore dark clothes, but today he wore a rare red brocade robe embroidered with a ruyi pattern, which caught people's eyes as soon as he walked into the room.
The first thing Xiao Yechen saw when he entered the room was Xiao Qinghe.
Xiao Qinghe had just been amused by An An and Ning'er, but when she felt Xiao Yechen's gaze, her smile couldn't help but fade.
She still remembered the promise she made last night, and she didn't know if Xiao Yechen would still remember it after waking up from a sleep.
The others didn't know what happened between the two last night, and they teased Xiao Yechen, saying that he finally got it, like a peacock spreading its tail wildly.
Xiao Yechen didn't feel embarrassed. He let everyone look at him and walked forward to greet the old lady.
"Okay, okay, you're not a kid anymore. Work hard in the new year and get married and have a baby soon."
Old Madam Xiao had a kind look on her face as she handed the last lucky bag to Xiao Yechen while speaking.
Xiao Yechen took it with both hands and said solemnly: "Yechen will remember the old lady's instructions and work hard."
Recently, Xiao Yechen went back to the Xiao family every day to give Xiao Qinghe things. When they heard this, everyone smiled knowingly.
Xiao Qingyue kept winking at Xiao Qinghe.
It seems that good things are about to happen to my sister.
Although Old Madam Xiao was happy, she didn't have much energy left, so everyone chatted with her for a while and then left.
Chunxi saw that Old Madam Xiao was a little tired, so she asked the servants to take Ning'er and An'an away, and she stayed to give Old Madam Xiao a massage.
Xiao Qingyue pulled Xiao Qinghe to find out more information. As soon as they walked out of Songhe Courtyard, Xiao Yechen caught up with them: "Sister Yue'er, I want to talk to Sister He'er alone for a few words, is that okay?"
"Yes, of course!"
Without waiting for Xiao Qinghe to speak, Xiao Qingyue let go of Xiao Qinghe and slipped away.
Xiao Qinghe tried her best to remain calm, but she felt Xiao Yechen getting closer and closer to her, and her hands could not help but tighten the silk handkerchief.
"Sister He'er, last night I..."
Hearing Xiao Yechen mention last night, Xiao Qinghe's heart suddenly hung in the air. She couldn't help but interrupt: "You were drunk last night, I asked the servants to take you home, nothing else happened!"
“…”
After Xiao Qinghe finished speaking, Xiao Yechen stopped talking. There was only silence and an awkward atmosphere between the two of them.
After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Yechen handed over the hot water bottle: "I was drunk last night and don't remember anything. Thank you, Sister He'er, for sending someone to take me home, and for this."
Hearing this, Xiao Qinghe immediately looked up at Xiao Yechen. Seeing that he looked calm and there was nothing unusual, he felt relieved.
It’s okay if you don’t remember.
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