As expected, Chi Yaoxi immediately perked up. She punched Xiao Ye. "I'm already in such a miserable state, and you still want to trick me!"
Xiao Ye pretended to be in pain as he begged for mercy.
After being teased by Xiao Ye, Chi Yaoxi's mood gradually returned to normal. She let out a long sigh and slowly spoke. "Xiao Ye, I'm sticking to you today. You're not allowed to leave. Accompany me to eat and drink. Since we're free, let's drink until we're drunk!"
The two of them arrived at a private restaurant and ordered a few dishes that Chi Yaoxi liked to eat. They ordered two bottles of red wine.
Chi Yaoxi displayed an unprecedented boldness. She ate the meat in large mouthfuls and drank large cups of wine. She tried hard to forget so many things that didn't go her way, but she felt that the more she wanted to forget, the more deeply she remembered them, unable to wave them away.
She had drunk more than half of the two bottles of red wine by herself. Chi Yaoxi felt that her head was already dizzy, but she was still sober for a moment. It seemed that she still hadn't drunk enough.
"Waiter! Another bottle!" Chi Yaoxi insisted on opening another bottle. Xiao Ye couldn't bear to see her uncomfortable when she was sober. He knew that she was drinking to drown her sorrows, but he didn't have a better solution, so he could only let her torment herself.
The meal lasted for a few hours. By the end of the day, Chi Yaoxi was so drunk that she lost consciousness.
Xiao Ye carried her home. As soon as they entered the house, they heard someone knocking on the door. Who would come at this time? Xiao Ye hurriedly carried Chi Yaoxi back to the bed and covered her with a blanket before opening the door.
The moment the door opened, the few of them came face to face and were stunned.
Xiao Ye had seen him before. He was the man who delivered the cake to Chi Yaoxi in the middle of the night. He had long guessed that his relationship with Chi Yaoxi was not ordinary. As expected.
Xiao Ye sized up the man that still had a cold expression. Why was there a child with him this time? What was his relationship with Chi Yaoxi?
The child frowned. Who is this uncle? Why is he here with mommy? He stared at Xiao Ye with his big watery eyes for a while before asking with a fierce expression, "Who are you? Why are you here?"
Xiao Ye was very puzzled. He was the one who wanted to ask this question.
The little fella saw that this unfamiliar uncle wasn't speaking and turned to look at Li Qianming. "Daddy, who is this uncle? Is he a bad person?"
Li Qianming didn't expect to encounter such a situation when he brought the little fella here. He also didn't expect the little fella to ask him directly like this. He was worried that it would affect the child if he spoke too much. He glared at Xiao Ye with a malicious gaze and directly carried the little fellow away.
"Who is that person? Why are we leaving? I haven't seen mommy yet." The little fellow did not understand what was going on and continued to ask.
As Li Qianming started the car, he explained to the little fella, "Erm, he's Mommy's friend. It's already so late and your Mommy is already asleep, so we won't wake her up. We'll come again another day."
After explaining the problem, the little fella was quiet, but Li Qianming felt weird and uncomfortable. This woman was really interesting. He had specially brought the little fellow to pick her up but she did not even call to inform him when she came out.
And what was going on in the middle of the night? It was this man again, and he reeked of alcohol!
After returning to the villa and coaxing the little fellow to sleep, Li Qianming lay on the big bed alone. His heart was in a mess, and he only fell asleep in the middle of the night.
The next morning, Chi Yaoxi slept until late in the morning. She opened her sleepy eyes and rubbed her temples. She still felt a little dizzy. She could not remember how much she drank last night.
She quickly checked her phone but there was still no news. Neither Sister Ming nor her assistant had called her.
Chi Yaoxi felt that no one could understand the bitterness in her heart. She had thought that her most trusted partners, Sister Ming and her assistant would understand and support her, and would overcome difficulties together after working with them for so long. She did not expect that they would abandon her at such a time.
Chi Yaoxi closed her eyes sadly. Where should she go from now on? When would she be able to make a comeback and get through this crisis?
Her phone vibrated and rang all of a sudden, startling Chi Yaoxi. She quickly took it and saw that it was Sister Ming. Chi Yaoxi did not know what Sister Ming wanted to say, so she answered the call nervously.
"Yaoxi, many of your advertisements have been cut. I only managed to keep one. I'm really sorry."
Chi Yaoxi remained silent for a long time. In the next moment, she couldn't help but cry tears of joy.
It turned out that Sister Ming didn't abandon her. Instead, she was running around helping her to maintain her resources.
"Yaoxi, are you listening?"
"Yes, yes, Sister Ming." Chi Yaoxi hurriedly sat up and listened attentively.
"To think that such a thing would happen to you. You're really unlucky. You've seen it in the media. It's a complete mess. There are even some who say that you've become a murderer."
"I know, I've seen it. Thank you, Sister Ming." When Chi Yaoxi heard Sister Ming's words, she was so excited that she almost cried again.
"Aiya, what do you know inside? I've already said that Assistant Wang wasn't reliable and you should have gotten another assistant earlier. You could tell that she was afraid of being implicated and disappeared all of a sudden. It has made me handle the matters personally. I haven't had a good night's sleep in the past two days either. I'm so tired that I can't take it anymore."
Chi Yaoxi used to dislike Sister Ming's nagging, but today, she listened attentively and felt that Sister Ming's nagging and criticisms were very cordial.
"Sister Ming, I'm sorry. I was careless and caused so much trouble," Chi Yaoxi apologized sincerely.
Sister Ming knew that Chi Yaoxi had suffered quite a bit in the detention center. She said with heartache, "You don't have to apologize. We're in a lot of trouble now, but you don't have to worry. We've already investigated the truth of that incident. I'll do my PR, and things will get better in the future."
Upon hearing Sister Ming's words, Chi Yaoxi felt encouraged. She knew that with Sister Ming around, her acting career would not be a problem. "Okay, Sister Ming, I will definitely work hard. I will do better than before."
Chi Yaoxi put down the phone, her heart jumping with joy. So the person who cared about her and supported her had always been here. She got out of bed and pulled open the curtains. Warm sunlight shone through the glass window. Chi Yaoxi was in a good mood. She tidied up the bed and walked out of the room.
A strong fragrance wafted from the kitchen. Xiao Ye hadn't left yet?
Chi Yaoxi took a few steps forward and saw a big man wearing a flowery apron walking around the kitchen.
Chi Yaoxi strode into the kitchen and hugged Xiao Ye's arm. "I suddenly feel so blessed! Thank you, Xiao Ye! How can I repay your kindness?"
Seeing that Chi Yaoxi had returned to her usual energetic self, Xiao Ye was genuinely happy. He turned around and scratched Chi Yaoxi's nose. Looking at her up close, he said seriously, "Do you really want to repay me? Then, marry me."
Chi Yaoxi was stunned for a few seconds, then she smiled and punched Xiao Ye. "Do you want to harm me? I don't want to be stepped on by so many women out of jealousy."