CH 34.1

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Su Shen opened her eyes slightly. Although her vision was still swirling, she pretended to be sober and looked at him, “Why?”

Seeing that she couldn’t even tell who she was, a trace of helplessness flashed through Xie Yan’s eyes, “Because of you.”

Hearing this, Su Shen’s expression remained the same. She suddenly bowed and vomited. 

Moreover, on Xie Yan too…

The latter immediately took out a tissue to wipe her mouth and gently patted her back, “Hold on, we’ll be there soon.” 

As he said this, he took off his coat that got dirtied and stepped on the gas at almost full speed. 

Su Shen leaned against the seat and rubbed her temples with her eyes closed.

In the darkness, the car sped along the highway, leaving only a black shadow streaking across the hazy night. 

It was not until the car stopped at the gate of the private community that Xie Yan looked at the person beside him, only to see her eyes closed and her perfect side profile indistinct in the dark. He leaned over and gently said, “Su Shen?”

As if she heard someone calling her, the latter opened her eyes slightly, only to see a fuzzy face in front of her, “Who are you?” 

Seeing her drunken appearance, Xie Yan could only get out of the car first, then came to the other side to open the door, and helped her up.

“I can walk on my own… go away…” Su Shen reached out to push him drunkenly, but his hold on her waist just got tighter.  

The cool breeze and the utterly slender waist of the person in his arms, coupled with her faintly discernible fragrance, all hit his nerves, but a certain someone was still being restless in his arms. Xie Yan took a deep breath and took her to the elevator while helping her up. 

He had been here before, so he found her house easily this time. He didn’t expect for her to be able to take out her key, so he took out a bundle of keys from her shoulder bag. 

“Who are you…” Su Shen rubbed her temples in a hoarse voice, and her entire body was like mush being held in his arms.

After finally opening the door, Xie Yan felt the wall with one hand to turn on the light, and then helped the mush-like person to the sofa.

“My head hurts…”

The person on the sofa was struggling to sit up. Her knee length dress moved up, almost exposing her fair thighs. Seeing that she was still struggling to sit up, Xie Yan quickly took a throw blanket on the sofa and covered her with it. 

Immediately after, he went to find a box of tea and made her a cup of strong tea. When he returned to the living room again, the person on the sofa was still groaning in pain. 

He walked over and supported her up. The latter obediently drank half a cup of the strong tea fed by him, with a few drops along the corner of her lips flowing down to the hollow of her fair collarbone… 

Xie Yan turned his head away from her. He just felt that if it went on like this, his self-control would collapse soon.

“No more… yucky…” Su Shen pushed the cup away, but her face was still flushed and was staring at him blankly. 

Xie Yan placed the cup aside and saw her staring at him motionlessly, with his own reflection in her glimmering eyes. He couldn’t help but gulp and said in a hoarse voice, “Don’t look at me anymore.”

He was not Liu Xiahui*.

Liu Xiahui – He was a state politician in the Spring and Autumn Period of China. The story goes that there was a girl that threw herself into his arms, but he remained unmoved. 

Hearing this, Su Shen blinked her eyes absentmindedly again and said softly, “Why?”

He didn’t expect her to be like this when she was drunk. Xie Yan suddenly leaned in and held the back of her head with one hand, his eyes burning, “No means no.”

Her neck was very fair without any blemishes at all. Her face that still carried a touch of innocence was flushed, with her pink and tender lips slightly parted as if wanting to tempt him. Xie Yan still remembered the sweet taste of that day.

“I won’t look at you anymore.” All of a sudden, Su Shen closed her eyes, tightly at that.

The two were so close to each other. Her exquisite features were outrageously perfect, yet contained a hint of innocence. Xie Yan stared at her for a while, then ultimately closed his eyes. He suddenly got up, took her phone and pulled her fair index finger to press the Touch ID. After unlocking the phone, he then sent a message to Liu jie.

Looking at the person on the sofa who still had her eyes closed and refused to open them, he could only crouched down and whispered into her ear, “I’m going to go; you can sleep quietly here.”

The person on the sofa still refused to open her eyes. He smiled helplessly, and his gaze swept across her pink lips. He then got up and walked out of the condo. 

……

When the dazzling sunlight shone through the thick curtains into the tidy room, the person on the king-sized bed turned over. Suddenly, they reached out with their fair and tender arm for their phone on the side, but to no avail. Finally, they opened their eyes in a daze.

When she saw the familiar ceiling, Su Shen rubbed her temples and looked all around. Then, she got out of bed and came to the living room. 

She saw Liu jie leaning on the sofa and reading a magazine. Hearing her footsteps, she turned around and after finding that she was awake, she just turned her head back and continued to read the magazine, “I bought breakfast, have some first. I have to catch a flight later.” 

Hearing this, Su Shen rubbed her temples while walking over to sit down. She remembered that after she drank yesterday, Xie Yan came, and then… How did she get back?

“Did you bring me back yesterday?” She leaned on the sofa and continued to rub her temple, her headache was still as strong.

Hearing this, Liu jie glanced at her, “No.”

“En?” Su Shen’s expression changed slightly. 

“Don’t you remember? You messaged me and asked me to come over. When I came over, you fell asleep. Thus, I stayed with you the entire night.” Liu jie closed the magazine in confusion. 

Su Shen frowned, “Then, who sent me back?”

Why didn’t she remember that she had sent a message to Liu jie?

The latter stood up and lifted her purse on the side, “Xie Yan.”

After that, she walked out of the condo, with Su Shen sitting there muddleheaded.

Why couldn’t she remember anything?

Her headache was still so persistent, so she went to take a shower first. Then, she made some porridge for herself, and after eating breakfast, she then picked up her phone and sent a message to Xie Yan.

Su Shen: Thank you for sending me back yesterday. Did I go into a drunken fit?

This was actually what Su Shen was most worried about. The original Su Shen got drunk once, and Liu jie said that she would hit people when she was drunk. She wondered if she had hit him yesterday. 

Perhaps Xie Yan was busy, as there was no reply from him after a long time. Su Shen then packed up as she had to go back to set. She had two night scenes tonight and filming for this drama would be finalized in half a month. Next month, she would go on set for that modern drama, and there seemed to be some magazine covers to shoot and a Fall-Winter fashion show invited by a brand that Liu jie sought for her in between.