Savage Kiss - Chapter 99

Shen Yanzhou put away his phone and looked at her, but she fell silent.

Had she sobered up? Recognized who he was?

The next moment, he heard her mutter softly to herself, “There isn’t a single good person in this world.”

One glance at her expression told Shen Yanzhou she was cursing him.

He felt so wronged he laughed in frustration. “What did I do to you?”

Her eyebrows furrowed fiercely as she glared at him. “You were mean to me.”

Shen Yanzhou stopped smiling and deliberately put on a stern face. “If I’m a bad person, isn’t it normal for me to be mean to you?”

Then he pointed toward the distance. “We’re almost at your place. Are you coming or not? If not, I’ll do more than just be mean.”

Xu Qingyi simply sat down on the ground, she couldn’t stand any longer, her head spinning and her legs weak.

Shen Yanzhou tried to help her up but didn’t make it in time, especially since she kept leaning backward.

Her dress wasn’t thick enough; if she kept rubbing against the ground like this, her legs would get scraped. He had no choice but to stop.

His voice softened. “I was just teasing you. I’m not a bad person, and I won’t touch you.”

“Tell me, who do you want to pick you up?”

Her head drooped, and she stayed silent for a long while.

Shen Yanzhou even thought she had fallen asleep, but when he leaned closer, he heard her ask, “Do you know him?”

“Who?” Shen Yanzhou crouched on the ground, patiently waiting.

Xu Qingyi murmured, “Shen Yanzhou.”

For a moment, the air fell silent.

Shen Yanzhou lowered his gaze, studying her still-dazed eyes. She clearly wasn’t sober.

His Adam’s apple moved slightly. “If it’s not him, no one else can touch you or pick you up?”

Xu Qingyi gave a small nod.

Shen Yanzhou’s jaw tightened imperceptibly as he looked at her and asked quietly, “So, can I pick you up from the ground now?”

But Xu Qingyi shook her head again, looking very serious. “You can’t touch me.”

Shen Yanzhou frowned slightly. “Didn’t you say Shen Yanzhou could? I am Shen Yanzhou, the man himself.”

Xu Qingyi lifted her head slightly and mumbled drowsily, “Oh, the man himself.”

“Then it’s okay,” she said.

And true to her word, she stopped resisting and didn’t push him away again.

Shen Yanzhou didn’t know how to feel. He was standing right there, his face right in front of her, yet it seemed the name “Shen Yanzhou” carried more weight than his actual presence.

In her eyes, did his name sound like that of a good person?

Then why did she dislike him so much?

Shen Yanzhou picked her up from the ground, walked past the shops, and entered the apartment building, taking the elevator directly to the sixth floor.

It was already very late, and the entire building was quiet.

When they reached her door and it was time to enter the passcode, Shen Yanzhou had to hold her with one hand while trying to let go with the other. But the moment he loosened his grip, she slumped bonelessly toward the ground.

He had no choice but to hold her close to the keypad and press the buttons.

The door opened, and Shen Yanzhou carried her into the living room, setting her down on the sofa.

As he prepared to straighten up, she wrapped her arms around his neck and refused to let go.

Her gaze rested quietly on him.

To avoid pulling her down to the floor with him, Shen Yanzhou had to bend over to accommodate her. “Let go. You’re home.”

By then, Xu Qingyi’s mind seemed completely blank. All she knew was that this person was holding her, his palm resting against the skin of her arm.

She was thirsty and wanted to kiss him.

As if she were having a relapse.

Shen Yanzhou never expected her to suddenly press her lips against his.

He quickly turned his head to the side, and she ended up kissing his neck.

The next moment, she tried to turn his face back toward her.

But she couldn’t manage it.

So, she settled for kissing his neck again. When she couldn’t reach higher, she nuzzled downward, kissing his Adam’s apple.

Shen Yanzhou’s voice lowered with a hint of warning: “Xu Qingyi.”

But it was clearly useless against a drunkard. Her palm-sized face tilted upward, pleading.

Shen Yanzhou’s Adam’s apple bobbed, his voice slightly hoarse. “Will you remember this tomorrow?”

Obviously not. Xu Qingyi didn’t even open her eyes.

Her kisses were chaotic, stirring Shen Yanzhou’s breath into complete disarray. Unable to resist any longer, he cupped the back of her head and kissed her back fiercely.

The air seemed filled with flammable, explosive particles, crackling as they ignited.

Drunk people like to whimper.

And Shen Yanzhou couldn’t stand the sound she made, restraining himself again and again.

“Xu Qingyi,” he called her name, his tone filled with tenderness, pain, and restraint.

The drunk girl gave no response. Instead, her entire body began to slump uncontrollably toward the floor.

Shen Yanzhou managed to catch her upper body, but her long legs, restless beneath her skirt, slid to the ground.

She was like a puddle of water, no matter how he tried to pull her up, she wouldn’t budge. She refused to be held and started treating him like a villain again.

Shen Yanzhou had never taken care of anyone before, yet it seemed to come naturally to him. He was patient, coaxing her gently, “Be good, get up first.”

Xu Qingyi pouted, but her eyes instantly reddened as she murmured indistinctly, “Brother…”

It had been so many years since anyone called her “good.”

Had she died? Or had she become a vegetable too, able to talk to Xu Chen now?

Shen Yanzhou froze. “You have a brother?”

Or was it a brother in another sense?

Of course, Xu Qingyi still didn’t respond. She just sat there with red-rimmed eyes, wiping her tears and comforting herself, “I won’t cry, I won’t cry…”

Shen Yanzhou’s heart ached with discomfort. Finally, he bent down and picked her up from the floor.

After managing to lay her on the bed, she had already quieted down, her eyelashes damp as she fell asleep.

Shen Yanzhou took off her shoes, removed her makeup, but didn’t dare undress her.

It was 3 a.m. He stood by her bedside.

So, this is what she’s like when she’s drunk.

Shi Qing’s call came first.

Shen Yanzhou leaned back on the sofa to answer. “…I didn’t leave… If she’s drunk and no one’s around, something could happen… Then you come… Then shut up.”

Then he hung up.

He really hadn’t planned on leaving.

But he didn’t sleep in her bed, nor did he touch the one in the small bedroom. He just made do on the sofa.

All night, he listened for any signs of her vomiting.

But she remained quiet the entire night.

By 6 a.m., Shen Yanzhou finally got up from the sofa, his entire body stiff. He stretched his joints for a while to adjust, then headed for the door.

Before leaving, he erased all traces of his presence, even smoothing out the spot on the sofa where he had lain.

Xu Qingyi woke up at 8 a.m.

She was thirsty. There was water by the bedside. She took a few sips, feeling unwell, then went to brush her teeth. Returning, she drank more water, ate a piece of candy, and went back to sleep.

She woke up again at noon.

The video doorbell showed a breakfast placed on the cabinet outside her door.

She opened the door, brought it in, and sent Shi Qing a message: [Thank you.]

Shi Qing replied quickly: [Are you feeling okay?]

Seeing that she hadn’t responded, Shi Qing called her directly: “Are you sober?”

Xu Qingyi felt a bit embarrassed. “Yeah, did I cause you trouble?”

Shi Qing laughed. “No trouble at all! You were quite cute!”

Couldn’t hold her liquor but insisted on drinking, and would get angry if she wasn’t allowed to!

Xu Qingyi covered her face, her head still aching slightly.

She swore she would never drink again.

Thinking back to the conversation with Mrs. Shi last night, she had asked Shi Qing, “When are you going to visit your mother? I’ll come along.”

Shi Qing paused for a moment. “You two… get along so well?”

Just moments ago, Mrs. Shi had greeted him and invited him over for a meal, telling him to bring his girlfriend along.

Xu Qingyi smiled inwardly, how could she not get along well with money?