Chapter 043: Not the Wine that Intoxicates, but People Themselves
Marry Yang lowered her head shyly, looking at the unconscious Lin Lang, gently caressing his firm cheek, unable to tear her eyes away, somewhat mesmerized.
"You, Xiao Pa Cai, are really quite handsome!"
"Xiao Pa Cai, wake up?!"
"Xiao Pa Cai, are you really asleep?"
Marry Yang shook the alcohol-scented Lin Lang, who was so drunk he was completely unresponsive.
"It seems you really are a Xiao Pa Cai who gets drunk with one sip~"
"Wow~"
"Your eyelashes are so long!"
"Your nose bridge is so high!"
"Two thick, unyielding sword-like eyebrows make you look extraordinarily heroic, even with your eyes closed, you're so handsome!"
"What am I thinking about?"
"Is it really true that 'men who aren't bad, women don't love'?"
"It must be that I've been a widow for too long, which is why I'm having these wild thoughts. I need to calm down."
"In nature, the more beautiful something is, the more poisonous it is. The more handsome a man is, the more dangerous he is."
"There can be no future between us. Xiao Pa Cai is just a temporary novelty, just playing with me. Once he gets tired of me, he'll definitely dump me."
Born melancholic, Marry Yang's story with Lin Lang had not even officially begun, yet she was already worried about losing him.
"Xiao Pa Cai, wake up~"
"Where do you live? I'll take you home~"
"Xiao Pa Cai, don't sleep, quickly tell me where you live?"
"Big sister will take you home!"
Marry Yang vigorously shook the drunken Lin Lang, but Lin Lang merely rolled over and continued to sleep, and he was sleeping very soundly.
"Hey~"
"Hey~ Xiao Pa Cai, wake up~"
"Ah…"
"I'm really going crazy!"
"Xiao Pa Cai, you sleep like a pig, no matter how much I call, you won't wake up. If you can't drink, don't show off~"
"I'm really speechless!"
"If I had known, I wouldn't have teased you. Who would have thought you'd actually 'spin one' and drink an entire bottle of weishi ji (whisky) in one go? Now I don't even know where you live?!"
"I can't just take you back to my place, can I?"
"No!"
"Taking you back to my place would be inviting a wolf into the house, giving you an opportunity?!"
"I'd better call your Master of Appraisal Zhou Zhongdang and ask someone from your sect to pick you up."
Marry Yang took out her phone, just about to dial Appraisal Master Zhou Zhongdang's number, but remembering that Zhou Zhongdang was hospitalized for surgery, she didn't feel right disturbing him.
"Xiao Pa Cai, you're homeless, what can be done?"
"It seems I can only find a hotel, book a room for you, and send you there to stay alone for the night."
Next, Marry Yang searched Lin Lang's body for his wallet but couldn't find his ID card inside. Without an ID card, he couldn't stay in a hotel.
"Uh…"
"What now?"
Marry Yang rummaged through her own bag again, only to realize with surprise that she hadn't brought her ID card either.
"Isn't this just terrible?"
"Xiao Pa Cai, you didn't bring your ID card, and I, big sister, didn't bring mine either. Sending you to a hotel is out of the question. Am I really going to take you to my place?"
"So conflicted!"
"I always feel like this is inviting a wolf into the house. Should I let you sleep on the streets, or take you to my place?"
Marry Yang struggled for a while, but ultimately couldn't bear to let Lin Lang sleep on the streets. After settling the bill at Qian Gui KTV, she slung Lin Lang's 'girl-chasing' guitar over her shoulder and, stumbling, helped Lin Lang into a taxi.
"Oh my goodness~ Xiao Pa Cai, you're really heavy!"
"Helping you into the taxi almost killed big sister!"
Marry Yang wiped her fragrant sweat, sat in the back seat of the taxi, and told the driver the destination.
As the taxi turned a corner, the drunken Lin Lang, still unconscious, leaned against Marry Yang and continued to sleep.
"Uh…"
Marry Yang gently stroked Lin Lang's hair, lamenting, "Xiao Pa Cai, please don't throw up on me. Big sister's clothes are very expensive."
The taxi driver quickly said, "Please don't let your husband throw up in my car. If he does, you'll have to pay for cleaning and lost income."
"Uh…" Marry Yang gave an awkward laugh.
Being mistaken by the taxi driver for Lin Lang's wife, Marry Yang surprisingly felt a little happy inside, a kind of inexplicable joy.
During the drive.
The mixed-race director Marry Yang, because the drunken Lin Lang was sleeping like a little puppy, almost snoring, felt that this man, for her sake, had chugged a bottle of weishi ji (whisky) in one go, and his appearance when drunk was quite adorable.
The taxi's space was small.
The scent of alcohol intertwined with Lin Lang's natural scent, forming a very attractive aroma for Marry Yang.
That fragrance revealed a hint of unrestrainedness and passion.
For some reason, with Lin Lang by her side, Marry Yang felt very warm. It seemed Lin Lang had a kind of magic that could dispel her loneliness and fatigue.
This was the first time Marry Yang had brought a man home since being widowed for many years. Her emotions were very complex; she felt a little uneasy, but also a strange sense of anticipation.
It seemed Marry Yang could vaguely sense that tonight was destined to be an unpeaceful night.
A woman's sixth sense is sometimes truly accurate.
Jing'an Beili Community, Shanghai.
The petite and lovely Marry Yang, supporting the 1.85-meter-tall Lin Lang, stumbled into the elevator, only to unluckily run into her female neighbor, Ma Xiaofei, who lived in the same building.
AI Generated Fashion Photographer Ma Xiaofei Appears
Fashion photographer Ma Xiaofei lived directly opposite Marry Yang's apartment. She was not only Marry Yang's neighbor but also her close friend of many years, the kind of best friend with whom she could talk about anything.
"Uh…"
Marry Yang nodded awkwardly, feeling very embarrassed about being seen by her best friend bringing a man home to stay the night.
Ma Xiaofei could hardly believe her eyes, asking in astonishment, "What's going on?"
"Marry, you actually brought a man home? Did the sun rise from the west today?"
"You haven't secretly started dating someone and not told me, have you?!" Ma Xiaofei looked at her best friend Marry Yang in the elevator, supporting the tall and handsome Lin Lang, with a mischievous smile.
Marry Yang laughed awkwardly, "Uh… this is a bit complicated. I don't know how to explain it to you~"
"I'm so happy for you that you're finally in love, I don't have time to explain anything. What do you need to explain?"
"Sister, I've never seen you bring a man home before. It seems this drunken, elegant gentleman must have captured your heart." Ma Xiaofei winked and smiled mischievously.
Marry Yang didn't know how to answer, her exquisite small face blushing crimson with shyness.
Ma Xiaofei leaned closer to her best friend Marry Yang and whispered, "I know you don't have any birth control at home. I'll send you a box later."
As Ma Xiaofei spoke, her face was full of a lewd, mischievous grin.
"Uh…"
Marry Yang's small face turned even redder. In the elevator, intimately supporting the unconscious Lin Lang, she knew that the more she explained, the worse it would look, so she could only give an awkward smile, indicating her silent assent.