In the middle of the night, Yu Yunzhi was half asleep when she suddenly felt as if someone was watching her from beside her bed.
She woke up with a start, but didn't dare to open her eyes immediately. She waited quietly, her reason telling her to observe the situation.
My heart was pounding nervously, but then I felt a cool touch on my forehead.
Yu Yunzhi recognized Shao Wenyan instantly.
"Brother~" Her voice was hoarse, with a hook-like quality at the end.
Shao Wenyan refused her attempt to hug him, as he smelled strongly of alcohol and would offend her.
He reached out and gently patted the little girl's head, saying in a soft voice, "Did I wake you up?"
Yu Yunzhi shook his head. "Brother, have you been drinking?"
"I only drank a little bit." Shao Wenyan took off his suit jacket and rinsed his mouth, but the girl still smelled it.
"Does it smell awful? I'm going to take a shower later." Shao Wenyan tried to take a step back.
“No,” Yu Yunzhi said, grabbing Shao Wenyan’s wrist to prevent him from backing away.
Actually, it didn't smell bad. He probably didn't drink much; there was only a faint smell of alcohol, which blended with his original fragrance, making it strangely alluring.
"What time is it now?" Yu Yunzhi asked.
"A little after eleven o'clock."
"Then why did you come back?"
As far as she knew, the banquet ended at 11 p.m., and the place where Shao Wenyan attended the banquet was a two-hour drive from the neighborhood. Why was he back now?
"Because a girl said she missed me."
From the moment the little girl asked him when he was going back, Shao Wenyan was already eager to return home.
The little girl's pitiful "I miss you" made Shao Wenyan completely break down, and he just wanted to rush back to see her.
Although there were no lights and she couldn't see Shao Wenyan's expression, Yu Yunzhi could already imagine that he was looking at her with exceptional tenderness.
She always felt particularly pleased whenever he looked at her with that gaze.
What she appreciates even more now are his words.
Before ending the call, Yu Yunzhi couldn't help but whisper that she missed him, and then immediately hung up.
She thought he hadn't heard her, but he had, and he took it to heart.
"Does that mean I'll become a femme fatale in a novel, causing the emperor to neglect his duties from morning court?"
Yu Yunzhi was now fully awake and still had the energy to joke with Shao Wenyan. She reached out and turned on the night light.
The dim light was just enough to make out the other person.
"Enchantress?" Shao Wenyan helped Yu Yunzhi sit up by supporting her waist with a pillow behind her back, his tone gentle and teasing.
Yu Yunzhi saw the doubt in his eyes and asked incredulously, "Don't I look like a demon concubine? Am I not pretty?"
Although she often gets shy when people compliment her on her looks, she is actually quite confident in her appearance.
I've never heard anyone say she's ugly.
The little girl bared her teeth, as if she would pounce on him and bite him if he dared to say "no." However, the tuft of hair on her head made her look cute and not intimidating at all.
"Beautiful..." Shao Wenyan soothed the cat with its ruffled fur, smoothing down the stray hairs on her head. "But baby, do you know how the Demon Consort did it?"
Having slept with countless men, Yu Yunzhi immediately understood the meaning behind Shao Wenyan's current gaze.
"You're so annoying!"
She brushed away Shao Wenyan's hand that was caressing her face, the heat spreading across her skin.
Yu Yunzhi pulled the blanket over his face, refusing to look him in the eye any longer. He was being unfair!
A person who is usually very serious and abstinent becomes a completely different person at night, especially after drinking alcohol.
Like now, even though I know she's shy, I still tease her.
It was already hot in Beijing in June. The air conditioner was set to a comfortable 26°C for sleeping, and I was covered with a thin air-conditioning blanket.
However, Shao Wenyan was still worried that the girl would get suffocated if she stayed in the blanket for too long, so he dug Yu Yunzhi out of the blanket.
"Alright, the air in here isn't very good, you'll feel stuffy later." Shao Wenyan tidied her messy hair that was curled up in the blankets.
"Do you want to continue sleeping?"
"No, I want to be with you." After all that, Yu Yunzhi was fully awake. She hadn't seen him in a long time, and she missed him terribly.
And it'll be midnight soon, has he really forgotten her birthday?
"Then I'll go take a shower first, and I'll be right out, okay?"
After a long night of running around, Shao Wenyan was genuinely disgusted with himself, especially since he felt like he smelled of alcohol and was worried about bothering the young girl.
Yu Yunzhi nodded, watched his retreating figure, took a bath towel, and went into the bathroom.
The sound of the shower dripping from the bathroom filled the air as Yu Yunzhi stared blankly at the ceiling.
What if he really doesn't know or has forgotten his own birthday?
This was Yu Yunzhi's first birthday since they got together, so it would be a lie to say he didn't care.
Moreover, Yu Yunzhi checked Weibo before going to bed, and fans were discussing his birthday tomorrow. His brother must know about it, right?
Before Yu Yunzhi could come up with a solution, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped.
Shao Wenyan, holding a towel and drying his dripping hair, walked towards Yu Yunzhi.
The falling water droplets slid down his neck to his chest muscles, then disappeared into the towel without a trace.
No matter how many times Yu Yunzhi sees this picture of a handsome man emerging from a bath, he is still amazed.
Shao Wenyan looked at the stunned girl, a smug smile playing on his lips. Should he be grateful for his appearance or for having this kind of face?
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