31: Pretending to sleep

“Xiao Xi, you can’t drink anymore. Your face is very red, and drinking harms your body.”

Li Xuening said, taking the wine glass from Ye Xi.

After much thought, Li Xuening felt she couldn’t be too selfish. If Ye Xi was delicate and frail and developed a problem from drinking, wouldn’t she regret it terribly?

“No, I can still drink. I’m not drunk.”

Ye Xi said, reaching to snatch the glass back from her, but how could she, acting as a delicate girl, succeed?

“Xiao Xi, you really are drunk.” Li Xuening shook her head.

The slightly tipsy girl was like a flower petal gently brushed by the evening breeze, exuding a unique and captivating charm.

“But you look truly beautiful like this.”

A hint of surprise flashed in Li Xuening’s clear, pure eyes. Ye Xi was truly a captivating drunk beauty.

At a glance, Ye Xi’s cheeks were faintly flushed, and the original clarity in her eyes was now veiled by a hazy mist, showing a touch of innocence and bewilderment.

“Am I beautiful?”

“Don’t lie to me. I’m so ugly. No one has ever confessed to me since I was little.”

Ye Xi gently bit her lower lip, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned in a half-smile, half-not. Every gesture carried an unconscious, charming naivety.

“Really?”

A hint of secret delight flashed in Li Xuening’s eyes. The person she loved, she wanted to occupy her entire life. Before meeting her, she had no past, only a blank slate.

Seeing Ye Xi as a blank slate, Li Xuening was naturally very pleased.

“Yes, of course, it’s true.”

Ye Xi’s eyes were half-closed, filled with the lazy allure of drunkenness. She reached up to brush a strand of hair from her ear, her movements slow and gentle, beautiful as a dream.

“Maybe you’ll meet your fated person very soon.”

Li Xuening raised an eyebrow and smiled. She was too embarrassed to tell Ye Xi that the fated person was herself.

“Will I really be that lucky? All I’ve had are old men making advances on me.”

Ye Xi feigned speaking casually, the sorrowful expression on her face heartbreaking to see.

As soon as she said this, Li Xuening froze. It was as if her most precious possession had almost been bitten by some bad thing.

How could this not break her composure?

“Xiao Xi, tell Sister Xuening what happened. Sister Xuening will definitely get justice for you.” A hint of coldness appeared in Li Xuening’s eyes.

“I’m sorry, Sister Xuening, it’s actually not a big deal.”

Sensing that the atmosphere was a bit off, Ye Xi quickly covered her mouth after speaking.

“Xiao Xi, if you’ve been bullied, keeping it bottled up isn’t good. Tell Sister Xuening, Sister Xuening will definitely help you.”

“No, no, no, this is my own business. I don’t want to trouble you. Besides, he’s the big boss of the company, he might be very well-connected, I’m afraid…”

A hint of fear entered Ye Xi’s voice, and she quickly shook her head.

She knew very well that with Li Xuening’s methods, if she truly liked her, finding the company where she had interviewed would be easy.

It would be more effective if Li Xuening discovered this herself than if she told her.

Xiao Xi still doesn’t quite trust me, Li Xuening sighed silently in her heart.

“Sister Xuening, I’m a bit dizzy and want to sleep.”

Ye Xi pretended to sway unsteadily, looking as if she couldn’t even sit still.

Li Xuening quickly leaned over and let Ye Xi rest her head on her shoulder.

In just a short while, Ye Xi’s drunken slurred words grew fewer and fewer until she completely collapsed into Li Xuening’s embrace.

“This girl really can’t drink. One glass and she’s out.”

Looking at Ye Xi’s beautiful sleeping face, Li Xuening thought she could take her to a hotel now.