Chapter 39: And So, She Went on the Offensive

“Yezhe… ugh… you…”

For over an entire hour.

“Stop drinking, if you drink this much, you’ll…”

The two of them had been drinking continuously for over an hour.

“I, I want to drink!”

Yezhe really hadn’t expected this scene before his eyes…

On the table and the floor, empty cans were everywhere, and the ground had become sticky from spilled droplets.

The drunken girl propped her dizzy head on the table with one hand, while the other still held an empty can, waving it aimlessly in the air.

Her arm would occasionally sweep against other empty cans on the table, creating a clattering sound as they fell one after another, rolling all over the room and filling it with noise.

“I want to drink! …Ugh…”

Shouting, the girl began to sway unsteadily. Yezhe watched with his heart in his throat, terrified she would fall face-first onto the ground.

“I want to drink!…”

“Hey!? Slow down!”

The thing he feared most happened anyway.

Fortunately, Yezhe was sitting right next to Yudong.

Seeing the girl swaying and about to fall, he hurriedly reached out to support her.

His slender fingers rested on the girl’s soft back, while his other hand grabbed the wrist flailing in the air.

“Ah…”

The girl let out a short, soft cry. This sudden touch left her dazed.

It took a while before she sluggishly realized the boy had caught her.

Her drunken, hazy gaze slowly moved upward until it met Yezhe’s concerned and somewhat helpless eyes.

The moment his fingertips touched her body, she felt a current of electricity spread from where his fingers rested, causing her to shiver several times.

As if she had exhausted all her strength, after the shivering, Yudong’s whole body went limp.

Leaning against Yezhe’s arm, her consciousness actually became a bit clearer.

She looked at the boy holding her wrist, gazing at his sharp-featured cheeks and meeting his eyes full of concern.

“Thank you…”

A weak breath carrying the scent of Alcohol drifted from her lips.

Yudong turned her face away.

Her already flushed cheeks heated up even more because of the boy’s actions; not just her face, but even the base of her neck and the tips of her ears were dyed pink.

Slowly, the girl also gripped the boy’s wrist in return, lightly stroking the smooth skin and enjoying the distinct boniness developed from long hours of manual labor, until the boy helped her up.

“You… stop drinking.”

Concern for the person in front of him showed on his slightly flushed cheeks. As the boy spoke, the scent of Alcohol also radiated from him…

Things had developed completely beyond expectations—he was drunk too.

At first, he just thought he had somehow upset her, leading her to say some angry words.

After all, the girl didn’t usually drink; even if she did, it was only alcoholic beverages.

Yeah, she won’t be able to handle it after a while.

Yezhe thought.

Hmm…

After a while…

???

At first, it was exactly as the boy thought—the girl didn’t know how to drink.

To say nothing of anything else, just from the first can, the girl coughed for quite a while because she wasn’t used to the taste.

“Just a little is enough. If the first can is like this, it means you’re not suited for drinking.”

Looking at the girl’s messy state, a sense of sympathy welled up within the boy. He raised his arm, making a move to take the can away.

This action acted like a fuse. Seeing the boy prepare to take it, Yudong leaned her whole body back, and the liquid in the can sloshed around.

“Cough, cough… What, you’re looking down on me!?”

The girl excitedly hid the can behind her back. Clearly, she misinterpreted the boy’s actions as mockery.

“I’m going to drink today! I’m going to get you drunk too!”

Saying this, the girl puffed out her cheeks, and the gaze she directed at the boy grew sharper and sharper.

“Yes, yes, yes…”

Yezhe raised his hands helplessly in a gesture of compromise. Adhering to the principle that less trouble is better, he didn’t say anything more. He just leaned back against the chair and drained the Beer in his hand.

He really wanted to stop her. After all…

The girl before him was infinitely approaching the state she was in that night…

…

Second can.

Third can…

Sev…enth…

By the time they reached the eighth can, the boy was already a bit drunk. The girl’s head was drooping, looking as if she were about to fall asleep.

“Really, don’t drink anymore. If you drink more…”

Hearing this, the girl’s hand on the table slammed down suddenly, and she leaned back into her chair again.

“I can still drink… Con…continue…”

As soon as she finished speaking, she bent down unsteadily, her hands fumbling blindly in the box under the table. After a long time, she pulled out two bottles of Alcohol and lifted them shakily.

“Come, continue… Cheers!”

…

Eighth can…

“Hurry up!”

Ninth…

“Come…”

…

Fourteen…

“You… stop drinking…”

“Ugh… I still…”

The girl sprawled on the table, letting out occasional whimpers as the Alcohol went to her head.

“Ugh… Yezhe… I… I want to throw up…”

“I told you… don’t drink so much…”

Hearing this, Yezhe reached out and gently patted her back, trying to ease her discomfort.

Phew…

Seeing the girl’s expression improve slightly, Yezhe let out a long sigh. He raised the hand he had used for patting her back to rub his throbbing temples and blinked hard.

He had to hold on; otherwise, there would be no way to take care of Yudong, who was as limp as a puddle of mud.

“Help me… Yezhe, help me…”

Yudong lay on the table, reaching out her small hand and flailing it wildly in the air, but she couldn’t manage to touch even the hem of Yezhe’s clothes. She could only call his name over and over.

“Hurry up…”

“Wait a moment, my head is spinning too…”

Having not drunk for a long time, he was suddenly unaccustomed to the blurred sensation brought by intoxication.

The scene before his eyes looked as if it were covered in fog.

“I feel so sick… I… *bleh*…”

Her voice suddenly shot up, followed by a series of rapid dry heaves.

Yudong abruptly pushed herself up, but because of her dizziness, she could only sit back with her face tilted up.

Her expression became pained; clearly, she couldn’t take it anymore.

“Coming…”

Hearing this, Yezhe ignored his own dizziness, headache, and limp body.

He hurriedly walked over to Yudong with wobbly steps, half-squatted down, and carefully draped her soft arm over his neck.

“You… use a little strength too.”

After saying that, Yezhe took a deep breath, grabbed the girl’s arm, and slowly stood up, trying to lift her from the chair.

But how could the delirious girl understand Yezhe’s words? As he stood up, her entire body hung off him.

The weight suddenly pressed down, causing the already dizzy boy to stumble, nearly sending them both crashing to the floor.

“So heavy…”

Fortunately, that stumble cleared the boy’s head a bit.

After resting for a moment, Yezhe slowly stood up, supporting Yudong as they headed toward the Bathroom.

“Ugh…”

The whimpering gradually intensified, forcing Yezhe to quicken his pace.

As a result, Yudong seemed unable to handle the speed and began to lean backward slowly, forcing Yezhe to use both hands to hold her while heading to the Bathroom.

“Phew… Liuyin! Help open the Bathroom door!”

This trip exhausted a lot of Yezhe’s strength, to the point where he didn’t dare let go of a hand to open the door.

He had to ask for help from Liuyin, who was helping tidy up the Dining Room.

“Yeah! Got it!”

Just after he spoke, Liuyin replied to Yezhe. A few seconds later, she rushed over to help open the door.

“Hold on, just a little further…”

Listening to the girl’s incoherent whimpers, Yezhe supported her as they slowly entered the Bathroom.

He squatted down, preparing to set her down, but the girl’s entire body refused to obey.

Just as Yezhe got her steady, she drooped down again.

“You, *sigh*…”

Finally, having no other choice, Yezhe sat on his haunches in front of her, trying to help Yudong get into the right position.

Unexpectedly, while he was adjusting her, Yudong first gave a violent shudder, then reached out to grab the boy’s collar, lunging her whole body forward.

And so,

The boy watched helplessly as

Yudong’s face

Came at him, face-to-face…