"Oh, Young Master, how did you end up soaking wet?"
On the other side, Xu Mingyuan returned to his home; the servant who opened the door was shocked and dismayed.
"I had too much to drink and accidentally stepped into water. It's nothing," Xu Mingyuan said indifferently, stopping the servant from calling others, and then asked, "Did anyone come to the house today?"
The servant, while leading him inside, replied,
"A house servant from Grand Scholar Chen sent someone over with a message."
"Oh?" Xu Mingyuan raised his eyebrows, showing a bit of anticipation, "What did the teacher say?"
The servant said, "He urged you to focus more on your studies and to drink and socialize less."
"Nothing else?"
"...Nothing else."
Xu Mingyuan fell silent for a moment, then smiled—a smile that was somewhat playful, somewhat desolate, and somewhat ruthless, but not something the servant could decipher.
