278: She has to film a movie tomorrow.

Nearby, Yang Mi and Lin Yan were eating happily.

The two men were drinking, but the women didn't join in.

Furthermore, the two of them couldn't really join the conversation between Chen Le and the other man.

So they simply focused on eating.

As it happened, they had no scenes to film tonight, so it didn't matter how late they stayed.

And so, they ate until past 8 o'clock, only finishing the meal when the restaurant was about to close.

Chen Le had quite a bit to drink, but he wasn't completely drunk.

He ate while he drank, maintaining a slightly tipsy state throughout.

After years of socializing, his tolerance for alcohol had improved a bit.

But it hadn't improved by much.

Yang Mi supported Chen Le; fortunately, he could still walk, though he was a bit wobbly.

If Chen Le had passed out drunk, she would have been helpless.

She couldn't carry Chen Le at all.

Director Li, next to Chen Le, was much better off; having been in the industry for so many years, he had long since developed a high tolerance.

He wasn't drunk at all after the meal; after all, he usually drank hard liquor at social events, but with Chen Le, they only had beer.

To him, drinking beer was no different from drinking water.

So he was somewhat surprised to see Chen Le getting drunk.

But then he thought about how Chen Le had only been in the industry for a few years at most, so such a tolerance was normal.

"Director Chen, I'll be heading back first." Director Li said goodbye to Chen Le and left.

Knowing about the relationship between Chen Le and Yang Mi, he naturally wouldn't stay to disturb them.

Yang Mi supported Chen Le and hailed a taxi.

It drove toward the hotel where she was staying.

Back in the hotel room, Yang Mi tossed the alcohol-smelling Chen Le onto the sofa.

Seeing him in such a drunken state, Yang Mi felt a bit helpless.

She called the hotel staff and asked for some sobering medicine.

Naturally, such things were available at this hotel.

Soon, a staff member brought the sobering medicine up.

Yang Mi took the medicine, prepared it, and fed it to Chen Le.

The medicine was quite effective; in less than ten minutes after taking it, Chen Le woke up.

Then he felt his head was a bit groggy.

Fortunately, it was just beer; if it had been hard liquor, his head would probably be throbbing.

"Old Chen, are you okay?" Yang Mi looked at Chen Le and asked with concern.

"I'm okay, just a little sleepy," Chen Le said.

Seeing that Chen Le could speak properly, Yang Mi knew he was probably fine.

After all, if he were still drunk, he would be lying there motionless and unable to speak clearly.

"Do you want to shower today?" Yang Mi asked.

"No, just a wipe-down. I've been drinking today." Chen Le shook his head.

One shouldn't shower after drinking; at least wait until the next day.

He had only sweated a little, so a wipe-down would suffice.

"Can you do it yourself?" Yang Mi looked at Chen Le and continued to ask.

Chen Le shook his head and said, "Help me."

"Alright," Yang Mi nodded.

It wasn't the first time she had wiped down Chen Le's body, so she agreed readily.

After getting hot water from the bathroom, Yang Mi returned to the bedroom.

Chen Le lay prone on the bed with his eyes closed, his head still groggy.

He looked listless, as if he had fallen asleep.

"Old Chen, sit up," Yang Mi said.

"No strength, you help me."

Chen Le's voice was weak; seeing this, Yang Mi had no choice but to do it herself.

Yang Mi suddenly thought of the past, when she helped him wipe his body and it ended up being midnight.

Would it be the same as before this time?

Thinking this, Yang Mi began to wipe down Chen Le's body.

Soon, strange sounds echoed in the room.

A few hours later, Yang Mi walked out of the room limping, carrying the basin.

She couldn't understand how Chen Le, who had looked like a corpse earlier, had suddenly become so energetic.

After putting away the basin, she also went to take a shower.

Between filming during the day and the exercise at night, she felt sticky all over.

After showering, she returned to the room and saw that Chen Le had already fallen asleep.

She checked the time again; it was already past midnight.

Seeing this, she turned off the lights and went to sleep.

She still had to film tomorrow.

And so, the next day arrived.

Chen Le's memory of yesterday was sparse—only drinking during the meal and taking the sobering medicine.

Everything else was like a dream.

"Sigh, Old Chen, do you really only remember that?" Yang Mi said with a helpless look after hearing Chen Le's account.

He had really put her through it yesterday, yet Chen Le only remembered a little bit.

"If I had known, I should have recorded it with a camera." Yang Mi gave Chen Le a sidelong glance.

Hearing this, Chen Le chuckled.

"I really don't remember. You can record it for me next time."

"I'll definitely record it for you next time," Yang Mi said fiercely when she saw Chen Le still laughing.

In the morning, Yang Mi arrived at the Film Crew to shoot.

Seeing Yang Mi's radiant face, Lin Yan asked curiously, "Sister Mi, why do you look so good today? Are you using some new skincare product?"

Yang Mi was stunned for a moment by Lin Yan's words, then immediately realized why. Her face flushed slightly, and she cleared her throat. "Cough, maybe it's because I slept well last night."

Hearing Yang Mi's words, Lin Yan didn't notice anything wrong at first.

But then she saw Chen Le next to Yang Mi and it suddenly clicked.

After all, she wasn't some naive young girl; she naturally understood.

Thus, her face also reddened, and she didn't ask further.

She stole a glance at Yang Mi and found that not only was her complexion better, but her skin had also improved a lot.

She had seen Yang Mi's previous state; although she had been beautiful before...

Under the pressure of work, Yang Mi's dark circles were quite heavy, which wasn't great, and one could often see an unmistakable exhaustion in her eyes.

But now, the exhaustion in Yang Mi's eyes was gone, replaced only by relaxation and joy.

Not only that, but the dark circles were gone too.

Her skin had also visibly improved.

"Is that sort of thing really that effective?" Lin Yan couldn't help but mutter to herself.

She was still single, so she naturally didn't know about such things.

But seeing the contrast in Yang Mi, she knew it definitely had an effect.

After all, whether in Traditional Chinese Medicine or Western medicine, the principle of balancing yin and yang is the same.

Yang Mi didn't know what Lin Yan was thinking, but looking at her expression, she could guess what might be on her mind.

"Let's go, Yan Yan. If you want to be like me, just go find yourself a boyfriend." Yang Mi said with a smile.

Hearing Yang Mi's blunt words, Lin Yan's face suddenly turned even redder.