“CEO Gu, take it slow… watch out for the threshold.”
Under the dim yellow lights of the hallway, Su Rou led the way like a diligent little housekeeper, turning back every now and then to cast a worried glance.
Gu Hanyan followed behind. The alcohol seemed to be hitting her again as her steps were light and unsteady, as if she were walking on cotton.
One hand leaned against the wall while the other pressed against her forehead. Her usually cold and elegant face was currently flushed with an unnatural crimson, and her eyes were as hazy as if they were covered in mist.
“My head… so dizzy…” she murmured, her voice slurring and thick. As she passed a narrow part of the corridor, her footing faltered, and her shoulder slammed heavily against the wall with a dull, cringing thud.
“CEO Gu!” Su Rou gasped, quickly turning back to support her.
Su Ruanruan, who was following behind, felt her mental image of Gu Qingleng’s mother shatter quite a bit.
She hadn’t expected Gu Qingleng’s mother to be like this when drunk. Despite her internal complaints, seeing Gu Hanyan unable to even stand straight and practically dumping her entire weight onto her tiny mother, Su Ruanruan could only step forward quickly to prop up Gu Hanyan’s other side with her shoulder.
“Auntie Gu, be careful. We’re almost there.”
The moment she got close, a strong scent of red wine mixed with cold, expensive perfume hit her, making Su Ruanruan wrinkle her nose.
Gu Hanyan didn’t seem to know who was supporting her. She simply sought out warmth instinctively, her burning body clinging to them like an octopus. She was incredibly heavy.
After much effort, they finally managed to get this “Great Buddha” to the door of the Master Bedroom. Gu Hanyan leaned against the doorframe, eyes closed as she panted heavily. Her chest rose and fell sharply, the tight vest—which had been stretched out of shape by Su Xiaoxiao—accentuating startling curves. It seemed those few steps had exhausted all her strength.
Su Rou didn’t dare delay and hurried inside to redo the bed.
However, for Su Rou, who was only 148 centimeters tall, that 2-meter-wide bed was a massive challenge.
“Heave-ho… heave-ho…”
Holding the thick cotton duvet, Su Rou had to take off her slippers and climb onto the bed.
She knelt on the soft mattress, the Little Bear Apron swaying with her movements to reveal her small feet clad in white cotton socks. Like a clumsy little hamster, she stuck her bottom up and gripped the corners of the quilt with both hands, dragging them back in an attempt to smooth out every wrinkle.
“Oops…”
Her foot slipped on something.
Thud.
She fell face-first into the soft blankets, letting out a muffled sound.
“Ugh… that hurts…” She flailed inside the blankets for a moment like a little turtle flipped on its shell. She eventually popped up with messy hair and a red mark on her face, her expression dazed and confused.
“Mom, you’re too clumsy. Let me help you.”
Su Ruanruan sighed. Not minding the trouble, she kicked off her shoes and climbed onto the bed as well.
Thus, on the originally empty king-sized bed, the scene became a mother and daughter kneeling face-to-face. On the left was the dazed Lolita Mom, and on the right was the cute lolita daughter.
The two of them were like little animals building a nest, chanting in unison, “One, two, three! Pull!”
Leaning against the doorway and “playing dead,” Gu Hanyan’s eyelids felt as heavy as lead, yet those glamorous phoenix eyes secretly cracked open a sliver.
In that moment, her breath hitched.
Although her vision was blurry from being “drunk,” those two tiny figures were exceptionally clear. One large and one small, their movements were synchronized as they crawled around on the deep blue sheets, their white cotton socks and bare little feet overlapping.
“Done! It’s smooth!”
Su Ruanruan had just sighed in relief and was about to get off the bed when she suddenly felt the mattress sink violently.
A massive shadow loomed over them.
Before she could react, a hot, soft body filled with the scent of alcohol pressed down.
“Mmm… the bed… is so soft…”
As if her strength had finally failed her, Gu Hanyan collapsed onto the bed—more accurately, she collapsed onto the freshly spread quilt. Her two arms “unconsciously” reached out, scooping both the mother and daughter kneeling by the bed into her arms.
“C—CEO Gu?!” Su Rou was too startled to move.
“Auntie Gu! You’re crushing me!” Su Ruanruan was being squeezed so hard she nearly turned her eyes back.
Gu Hanyan ignored them. Her eyes remained closed as she rubbed her cheek vigorously against Su Rou’s shoulder and then against Su Ruanruan’s back, letting out a slurred, silly giggle.
“Hehe… so warm… big pillow… little pillow…”
One of her hands ruffled Su Rou’s hair, turning the freshly groomed hairstyle into a bird’s nest while her fingertips traced circles on the scalp. Her other hand patted Su Ruanruan’s back haphazardly, looking every bit like a total drunkard.
“Good… you’re both so good…”
Gu Hanyan spoke with a thick tongue, her breath trailing over their necks—warm and moist.
“Don’t run… let Auntie hold you for a bit… just a bit… hic.”
To top it off, she let out a perfectly timed wine burp.
Su Ruanruan’s face scrunched up like a steamed bun from the smell.
Help! This woman has a terrible personality when she drinks!
But seeing how she couldn’t even recognize people… fine, she wouldn’t hold a grudge against a drunkard.
“Mom, quick, help me straighten her out and let her lie down properly.” Su Ruanruan struggled to crawl out from under Gu Hanyan’s arm, feeling like she had just escaped the coils of a giant python.
The mother and daughter used every ounce of strength they had to peel the clingy “giant octopus” off themselves and lay her flat on the bed.
“Mmm… Rou… don’t go…”
Gu Hanyan lay on the bed with her eyes half-open and unfocused. Her hands clawed at the air twice like a child who couldn’t find her candy. That pitiful appearance made it impossible to stay angry at her.
“Please rest well, CEO Gu! I’ll pour a glass of water and leave it on your nightstand!”
Seeing her boss like this, Su Rou’s maternal instincts flared. She covered her with the quilt and carefully tucked in the corners.
“Let’s go, Mom. Let her sleep. I don’t want to wait around for her to throw up.”
Su Ruanruan pulled her mother away for a quick retreat. She didn’t want to stay in this room filled with the smell of alcohol and a strange atmosphere for 1 second longer.
Click.
The door closed, cutting off the light from outside.
Gu Hanyan, who had been lying on the bed with unfocused eyes and mumbling to herself, suddenly snapped her eyes open.
Where was there even a hint of drunkenness in those eyes?
They were clear, sharp, and burning with a flame known as “extreme excitement,” shining terrifyingly bright in the dark room.
She remained lying still, only slowly lifting her hands—the same hands that had just held the mother and daughter. She covered her face with her palms and took a deep, trembling breath.
“Ah…”
An utterly suppressed, trembling sigh escaped through the cracks of her fingers.
Immediately after, she flipped over violently on the bed like a cat in heat, burying her face deeply into the spot where Su Rou had been kneeling. It was the center of the sheets, where a distinct warmth and a milky fragrance still lingered.
“Hehe… hehehe…”
She clutched the quilt and rolled around frantically on the bed. Her tight vest was ruffled into a mess, revealing a large expanse of snowy skin, but she didn’t care. As she rubbed against the sheets, she let out silly, obsessed laughter.
“I hugged them… I hugged both of them…”
“So soft… so fragrant… they’re way too cute, hehehe…”
“Xiao Rou’s expression just now when she was pressed down… so cute… it’s practically fatal…”
She twisted on the bed like a worm, completely devoid of her usual image as a cold and aloof CEO. If Su Ruanruan were to push the door open now, she would definitely think Gu Hanyan wasn’t drunk, but insane.
Having rolled around enough, Gu Hanyan lay panting on the pillow and reached for her phone with trembling hands.
She opened a blurry photo she had secretly taken during the chaos—it was the view of Su Rou and Su Ruanruan’s backs as they knelt on the bed to spread the quilt.
Her eyes grew misty as her finger gently stroked the small pink figure on the screen. Then, with extreme devotion, she lowered her head and pressed a heavy kiss against the screen.
It seemed tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.