I Got Together With the Fake Heiress - Chapter 39

After making their wishes and cutting the cake, Father Wen led Wen Yunqing and Wen Yimeng around to greet people.

First were the relatives from the Wen family, then the relatives from Mother Wen’s Han family, followed by the executives of the enterprises that had deep cooperation with the Wen family.

These people were not unfamiliar to Wen Yimeng. She had met them more or less before. Now, it was just a matter of getting reacquainted, calling them “Uncle,” and offering a toast.

As for Wen Yunqing, she simply viewed it as a recognition process. Whatever Wen Yimeng called the person, she would follow suit. When she saw Wen Yimeng’s face flush slightly, she began to drink the alcohol on her behalf.

The banquet started at six o’clock and only finished past nine. This was the first time Wen Yimeng had consumed so much alcohol, and even with Wen Yunqing shielding her from many toasts, her face was flushed and her legs felt weak.

“Yunqing, hic, is it over?” Wen Yimeng leaned against Wen Yunqing, barely able to stand.

“Yes. Drink this, and then you can sleep,” Wen Yunqing said, holding up the hangover soup cooked by the auntie. “Open your mouth.”

Wen Yimeng’s consciousness hadn’t completely signed off. Hearing Wen Yunqing’s words, she obediently opened her mouth and sipped the soup slowly.

After she finished the soup and seeing Wen Yimeng’s eyes about to close, Wen Yunqing stopped supporting her, bent down, and scooped the person up.

“What are you doing?” Feeling the change in her body, Wen Yimeng somewhat anxiously wrapped her arms around Wen Yunqing’s neck.

“Taking you back to your room to sleep,” Wen Yunqing said. The weight of less than a hundred pounds was no burden to her. She easily carried Wen Yimeng to her room.

“You’ve arrived at your room,” Wen Yunqing placed her directly on the bed. Looking at her still-hazy eyes, she helped her take off her shoes. “If you’re sleepy, change your clothes and go to sleep in a moment.”

“No, I haven’t washed my face… I need to take a shower… change clothes after showering…” Wen Yimeng reached out, softly gripping Wen Yunqing’s sleeve. “Help me up.”

Wen Yunqing hesitated, then reached out to help Wen Yimeng sit up on the bed. “Stay here and don’t move. I’ll get a towel for you.”

Washing her face was not a big issue, but she didn’t dare let Wen Yimeng take a shower in such a state of drunkenness.

“No, I want a shower!” After Wen Yunqing finished wiping her face, Wen Yimeng’s consciousness returned a little more. “The alcohol smell. It’s awful.”

“Are you sure you can manage?” Wen Yunqing remained skeptical.

“Of course,” Wen Yimeng said, getting off the bed and trying hard to stand straight. “I’ll just take a quick rinse; it’ll be fast.”

Suspicion was evident in Wen Yunqing’s eyes, but she couldn’t stop Wen Yimeng from showering, so she could only watch as she slowly made her way into the bathroom. After about three minutes, the sound of trickling water could be heard.

Another ten minutes passed, and the water sound in the bathroom stopped. Wen Yimeng walked out wrapped in a bath towel.

“Y-you, why are you still here!” After a shower, Wen Yimeng’s head was much clearer. Her first reaction upon seeing Wen Yunqing was to clutch her bath towel tightly. Shoot, she forgot someone was still outside!

Wen Yunqing raised an eyebrow. She wasn’t going to do anything to her, so why was Yimeng looking at her with such caution?

“I was worried about you. What if you fell asleep in the bathroom?” Wen Yunqing said, standing up from the sofa. “What’s wrong, dearest Yimeng? Are you worried I’ll do something to you?”

Wen Yimeng glared at Wen Yunqing. “I’m going to change clothes. You can go back now.”

“Oh? You’re just going to send me away like that?” If Wen Yimeng were still drunk, Wen Yunqing definitely wouldn’t linger, but since she was sober now, how could she miss this good opportunity?

“What else? Do I have to praise you before you’ll leave?” Wen Yimeng wasn’t worried that Wen Yunqing would do anything, but she simply felt too embarrassed wearing only a bath towel. What if her hand slipped and she was completely exposed?

Wen Yunqing nodded. “That’s a good suggestion. Just say one sentence: ‘Wen Yunqing is the best person,’ and I’ll leave.”

“You…” Wen Yimeng was genuinely amused. “Who praises themselves like that?”

“I fed you hangover soup, carried you back to your room, helped you take off your shoes, and even washed your face,” Wen Yunqing said, counting on her fingers. “All that, and I can’t even get a single compliment from you?”

Wen Yimeng paused slightly. If she put it that way, a single sentence in exchange for so many services didn’t seem like a loss at all.

“Cough, cough. You are the best,” Wen Yimeng mumbled slightly. “There! I’ve said it. Can you leave now?”

“Hmm?” Wen Yunqing tilted her head. “Did you say something just now? I didn’t catch a single word.”

“I said, you are the best,” Wen Yimeng repeated. This time, her pronunciation was clear.

“Who is the best?” Wen Yunqing pressed, emboldened.

“Wen Yunqing, you are the best. You are the best to me!” The second time was easier than the first. Wen Yimeng repeated it again, her face slightly flushed.

Wen Yunqing was satisfied this time. She replied, “I think so too. You rest now.” With that, she pushed the door open and left contentedly.

She just left? She wasn’t going to do anything else to her? Wait, isn’t it better that Wen Yunqing left? Why would I expect her to do anything to me?

Wen Yimeng looked at the closed door, trying to ignore the sudden sense of loss. She quickly changed into her pajamas and lay rigidly on the bed.

Seriously, what is Wen Yunqing playing at? Why was she so easy to send away this time? Didn’t she always try to find an excuse to sleep with me before?

It was their coming-of-age day, and they were both slightly drunk. She had thought something might happen. She had even come to her room, so why didn’t she shamelessly try to stay?

Is it because she came of age, got her shares and money, and is no longer pretending to like me? Does she no longer care about me?

Just as Wen Yimeng fell into doubt, she heard a knock on the door and a familiar voice. “Can I come in for a moment?”

Hearing Wen Yunqing’s voice, Wen Yimeng actually felt relieved. Wen Yunqing had come to find her! This was the right development!

“It’s so late. What do you want?” Wen Yimeng asked, immediately tossing the covers aside to get out of bed. She then opened the door and looked at the person standing outside.

Wen Yunqing, wearing pajamas, held her phone in one hand. “Tonight is the first night of our adulthood. How about we sleep together to commemorate it?”

“What’s there to commemorate about that?” Wen Yimeng said, her body very honestly stepping aside to let her in.

“Starting today, we are adults,” Wen Yunqing said with a smile as she walked in. “Adults can take full responsibility for their actions.”

Wen Yimeng frowned slightly. What did that mean? Was she planning to do something to her tonight? How was that possible!

It was not the first time the two had slept together. Compared to the initial situation where they each kept to one side, their distance now, after lying down, was less than ten centimeters.

“Yimeng, I like you. Will you be my girlfriend?” Once the lights dimmed, Wen Yunqing spoke.

Wen Yimeng did not answer immediately. After about ten seconds of silence, she finally spoke. “What do you like about me? Why do you like me?”

Wen Yunqing chuckled. “Liking someone is just liking someone. Why do there need to be reasons? Didn’t I tell you last time? I like everything about you.”

“But I still feel it’s so unreal,” Wen Yimeng sighed. “There are many beautiful people, and many kind people. Why do you particularly like me?”

Wen Yunqing thought for a moment. “Perhaps it’s because I met you first? And then love grew over time?”

“Hmm?” Wen Yimeng turned over to face Wen Yunqing. “Didn’t you tell me before that you fell in love with me at first sight?”

Wen Yunqing blinked. Although it was dark, she could still clearly see the anxious expression on Wen Yimeng’s face.

“The first encounter was love at first sight, and spending time together makes it love that grows over time. These two shouldn’t contradict each other too much, right?” Wen Yunqing couldn’t entirely explain matters of the heart either.

Initially, her feelings for Wen Yimeng were indeed not the kind of affection born of companionship, but a simple desire for possession. But over time, emotions also changed slowly.

“So, will you be my girlfriend?” Wen Yunqing asked. Although some things were still unclear, her liking Wen Yimeng and wanting to be with her was certain.

Wen Yimeng took a deep breath. They both had money and shares, and she now understood Wen Yunqing’s feelings for her. Coupled with the fact that they had reached the age where they could take full responsibility for themselves, should she try to…

“Buzz—Buzz—” Just as Wen Yimeng was about to give her answer, the phone placed on the nightstand suddenly vibrated, alerting her to a new text message.

“Whose phone is that?” Interrupted, Wen Yimeng’s courage was halved.

Wen Yunqing frowned unhappily and sat up slightly to grab the glowing phone. “It’s yours. It’s probably just a celebratory text message.”

“Let me see.” Wen Yimeng took the phone. After unlocking it with her fingerprint, a simple preview appeared on the screen.

Seeing that the sender was an unfamiliar number, Wen Yimeng unconsciously held her breath. When she tapped to open the message content, she nearly dropped the phone.

“What’s wrong?” Wen Yunqing sensed something was off and immediately leaned over to look at the phone screen.

[Good daughter, give me ten million yuan, and I will disappear from your sight forever.]

“Is that Li Hong?” Wen Yunqing’s expression turned foul. “How dare she still appear before you?”

After Wen Yimeng had confessed the truth last time, she had sent Li Hong a good amount of bad luck from afar. Although the medium for transferring bad luck was only the name, resulting in limited bad luck being transferred, it should have been enough to keep her in the hospital for the rest of her life.

Did someone help Li Hong dispel the bad luck?