"Alright," Pei Jingchuan nodded, then asked politely, "Do you want me to give you a ride home?"
After all, the guest was Jiang Yuzhu's friend and, as jiang Yuzhu's husband, it was proper for him to offer her a lift home.
Chen Ting shook her head with a smile. "No need, my driver is here."
Jiang Yuzhu's face flushed slightly, leaning closely into his. She made an impatient noise, "Why aren't we leaving yet?"
"Xiaozhu has drunk a fair amount, you should take her home first. See you ," Chen Ting frowned slightly, regretting having let Jiang Yuzhu drink so much.
Pei Jingchuan nodded, helped Jiang Yuzhu get into the car, and only after he had fastened her seatbelt did he move to the driver's side.
Chen Ting watched this scene from the doorway.
It was easy to see from the man's actions that he cared about Jiang Yuzhu far more than Li He did.
Relieved that her best friend had such a considerate husband, she felt quite at ease.
They arrived at the garage and just as the man stopped the car, the woman in the passenger seat became impatient, pouting.
"Why have we stopped! Keep going!"
A drunk Jiang Yuzhu was far more noisy than usual.
Pei Jingchuan frowned slightly, wondering why she had to drink so much.
Suppressing his temper, he got out of the car and carried Jiang Yuzhu out. He had intended to carry her upstairs, but a few seconds later, the woman in his arms started to struggle.
"Why am I flying? I don't want to fly, I want to get down wu wu wu..."
Pei Jingchuan was nonplussed. "..."
But he complied with her demand and set her down.
Fearing that Jiang Yuzhu would stumble, he stayed behind to protect her.
After being put down, the previously drunken woman became exceptionally clear-headed. She waited expressionlessly at the elevator without emotion.
Before she had even found her keys, the man behind had opened the door.
Jiang Yuzhu stared for a few seconds before entering the apartment and changing her shoes at the entrance.
The kitten was already curled up in its nest, fast asleep.
After changing his shoes, Pei Jingchuan was prepared to head to the kitchen to prepare a bowl of hangover soup for Jiang Yuzhu, as he had some leftover ingredients from the last time he made it.
Just as he was about to move, his arm was tightly grasped. His eyebrow raised slightly, "Jiang Yuzhu?"
Jiang Yuzhu rubbed her head gently against his shoulder, her face slightly red, not uttering a word.
Looking down, the man could see the woman's long eyelashes casting a shadow under the light, her skin very delicate, giving one the urge to pinch it.
His sexy Adam's apple rolled up and down, his eyes deepening.
Helpless, Pei Jingchuan had to bring the "ornament" to the kitchen with him.
Half an hour later, he finally had the hangover soup ready.
Pei Jingchuan's voice was gentle as he coaxed, "Drink this and then we'll go to bed."
Jiang Yuzhu looked up at the man in a daze; they locked eyes for five seconds. Finally, she nodded absent-mindedly and drank the hangover soup with the man's help.
There was some residue at the corner of her mouth, Pei Jingchuan unconsciously raised his hand and wiped it clean.
Only when he came to his senses did he remember his obsession with cleanliness.
After cleaning up the kitchen, Pei Jingchuan took her to the bathroom and gave her a brief wash of her face and feet.
He helped Jiang Yuzhu returned to her room, but the woman continued to cling onto his arm and refused to let go, without uttering a word.
Pei Jingchuan was running out of patience, but his tone remained placating. "Shall we go to bed?"
Jiang Yuzhu, clutching the man's arm, shook her head blankly, her eyes somewhat vacant.
Seeing this, the man sighed helplessly.
He simply lay down beside her, still clothed. "Then I'll sleep with you."
...
The next morning at seven, Jiang Yuzhu was awakened by the alarm clock.
She groggily opened her eyes, realized what she was tightly holding and then lifted her head to see the man lying in her bed.
Scenes from the previous night flooded her mind and Jiang Yuzhu bolted up.
Her face was as red as an apple.
She had never been so embarrassed!
Jiang Yuzhu was restless all night. Pei Jingchuan had to get up several times to cover her with the blanket.
As he heard her stirring, he slowly opened his eyes.
His voice was slightly husky from having just woken up.
"Feeling better?"
Jiang Yuzhu swallowed, feeling hot in the face. She quickly shook her head, "I'm feeling fine."
"Uh... it's getting late. I'm going to get ready to go to the hospital."
With that, Jiang Yuzhu quickly got out of bed and headed to the bathroom.
Watching the woman's hasty retreat, the man on the bed chuckled. He stroked his forehead and the corner of his mouth curled into a smile.
Jiang Yuzhu didn't eat breakfast at home, she quickly bought two buns from downstairs and ate them on the go.
Having asked for a day off, today's workload was rather large.
After sorting out a few basic cases in the office, she observed two surgeries.
It wasn't until two in the afternoon that she had her lunch.
At this moment, her cellphone on the table began to ring.
Seeing that it was her aunt calling, Jiang Yuzhu quickly pressed the answer button.
"Auntie, what's wrong?" she said while eating.
"Yuzhu, are you at the hospital today? I'm at the hospital, I'll come to see you," Jiang Xianmei's voice was somewhat weak.
Hearing this, Jiang Yuzhu frowned slightly in worry. "Auntie, why are you at the hospital? Are you not feeling well?"
Jiang Xianmei hurriedly explained, "I just have a bit of low blood sugar. I'm at the hospital for a checkup before I decided to come and see you."
Jiang Yuzhu sighed in relief.
"I'm in the office. You can come to find me here."
Jiang Xianmei had brought a few pieces of homemade bacon for Jiang Yuzhu. "Now that you're married, I haven't had the chance to visit you or give you any dowries...you loved bacon the most when you were young. I smoked some especially for you. I just don't know if Xiaopei is used to eating it."
Jiang Xianmei was sitting on the sofa, fiddling with the hem of her clothes.
"Auntie, I've said it before, I'm grown now. You don't have to worry about me like when I was a kid." Jiang Yuzhu genuinely regretted making her aunt worry. She pursed her lips before continuing.
"How about I treat you to dinner tonight?"
Jiang Xianmei seemed somewhat uncomfortable.
Ever since that incident, she always felt guilty when facing Jiang Yuzhu.
"I'll call Uncle to let him know."
Jiang Xianmei was currently a full-time housewife, cooking and cleaning at home every day. Sometimes when her cooking was delayed, Shen Guozhong would scold her when he came home.
He would complain that he was exhausted from working all day only to come home and not even have a hot meal.
"Ok," responded Jiang Yuzhu.
She actually didn't like the kind of marital pattern her aunt and uncle had. Marriage should be about mutual support.
But in her eyes, it always seemed like her uncle was always bossing her aunt around.
However, in terms of finance, her uncle did treat her aunt well.
Jiang Xianmei called Shen Guozhong. It seemed as though it would go to voicemail before an answer came from the other side.
"How many times have I told you that I'm very busy at work, you should not call me and disturb me, why don't you listen? What's going on today?"
Shen Guozhong's tone was very bad.
Jiang Xianmei's hand tightened around the phone. She swallowed before speaking.