Shen Tangning sat in the chair, propping her head up, feeling extremely dizzy.
She tried her best to maintain a dignified posture, thinking to herself:
This wine is truly remarkable. At first taste, it tasted quite sweet, but I never expected it to have such a strong aftertaste!
A hand reached out to help her; it felt like a man's hand. She instinctively slapped it away, exclaiming, "Flirtatious and dissolute!"
A laugh landed overhead, the tone flippant: "So fierce, young lady?"
She looked up a beat late, squinting as she sized up the newcomer. Her eyes were slightly glazed with intoxication, yet surprisingly bright. Her voice unconsciously carried a hint of coquettishness: "Chi Yan, what brings you here?"
Chi Yan's eyes darkened slightly. She looked up, her cheeks like peach blossoms, her eyes shimmering like water. She had lost some of her usual dignified and reserved demeanor, and gained a more girlish charm rarely seen on ordinary days.
He secretly rejoiced at Yan Huai's wisdom in not taking her back to the banquet, but instead arranging for her to stay in this secluded and deserted pavilion. Otherwise, if others saw her like this, his jealousy would surely flare up.
"I've come to take the drunkard home." He held her arm, and the person who was sitting upright unconsciously leaned against him, her waist swaying limply.
Chi Yan had no choice but to support her shoulders with both hands. Seeing her wrinkle her nose, he complained softly, "Who's the drunkard?"
He chuckled softly, "I am, is that alright?"
The maids outside the pavilion couldn't help but blush and look away at their flirtatious and intimate behavior.
Shen Tangning was barely satisfied, and nodded haphazardly with her head resting against him: "Let's go home."
Chi Yan tried to help her up, but she was too drunk to stand up straight. Shen Tangning, holding onto his arm, frowned and looked confused: "Why can't you stand? Stop swaying me, it's making me dizzy..."
He couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile. He glanced around, and since no one was around, he simply picked her up and carried her home in his arms. "Come on, Miss Shen, let me take you home."
Shen Tangning exclaimed in surprise, then realized that the position was quite nice, so she automatically wrapped her arms around his neck, found a comfortable position, snuggled in his arms, squinted her eyes, and lazily looked like a cat.
Chi Yan lowered his eyes and stared at her smug expression, his eyes full of undisguised amusement: "She really is a young lady from a wealthy family."
Strangely, she knows how to enjoy herself.
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Back home, Shen Tangning was already fast asleep. Chi Yan couldn't bear to wake her, and he knew she was very clean, so if she just slept like that, she would definitely complain when she woke up tomorrow morning.
So he had Ba Liang bring over hot water, stood there for a while to mentally prepare himself, and then carefully removed her clothes and carried her into the bathtub.
During the cleaning process, Chi Yan restrained himself from looking away, reminding himself not to take advantage of others in their vulnerability and absolutely not to look at places he shouldn't be looking at!
But if you sneak a few glances, she probably won't know, right?
They're husband and wife, what's there for him to be awkward about?
Chi Yan furtively looked up and saw Shen Tangning lying by the bathtub, staring intently at him with clear, innocent eyes.
"..."
"Ahem, let me explain!" Chi Yan's face flushed red instantly, and he stood up abruptly, at a loss for what to do.
Her eyes were misty and hazy through the wet mist. He was about to declare that he was simply helping her bathe and had no other intentions, but suddenly found himself unable to say it.
Bah! Even he himself knows that his eyes are definitely not clear right now!
He already knew how she would curse him: lecherous scoundrel, shameless, frivolous and dissolute...
Even when she's scolding someone, it sounds pleasant; her cold tone carries a hint of anger that makes your heart itch.
Thinking about it this way, I actually started to feel a little distracted.
"..." Chi Yan paused for a moment, his conscience strongly condemned.
He remembered that he used to be a very upright person, so when did he become so abnormal?
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