Chapter 34: Self-Intoxication
An Baili lay beside Lu Li, scrolling through cute animal videos on his phone. She didn’t like keeping pets, but she enjoyed watching others do it. Seeing her engrossed, Lu Li thought about how this poor girl had been left with no one to rely on after her father’s imprisonment. Feeling a pang of sympathy, he rubbed her cheek. “I’ll buy you a phone too.”
An Baili nuzzled against Lu Li’s large hand and whined, “No, buy me one later.” This reminded Lu Li of the most difficult time in his past life, when he had spent all his savings on his first game, hiring a few fresh graduates as artists. For a long time, he could only afford to eat steamed buns from the school cafeteria. He would buy six steamed buns for 1.5 yuan in the morning, eating two for lunch and two for dinner. An Baili would use her allowance to buy two extra packs of pickled mustard greens and squat on the rooftop with him, sharing the simple meal. It seemed that his decision to marry An Baili wasn’t solely out of sympathy, perhaps there was also a touch of gratitude.
After watching videos for a while, An Baili’s eyelids started to droop. She snuggled into Lu Li’s arms and burrowed under the blanket. “Sleepy, I want a kiss…” An Baili was also afraid of the cold. The lower the temperature, the sleepier she became, like a hibernating squirrel. Lu Li kissed her, but it was just a light peck, not passionate. An Baili giggled dreamily. “I’m so happy, it’s so good to be back together with you… From now on… never leave me again, okay…”
Lu Li turned off the light and kissed her forehead. “Never again.” People often said that kissing different parts of the body represented different emotions. Kissing on the lips represented passion and love, kissing on the cheek represented fondness and indulgence, and kissing on the forehead represented a deeper love and hardship.
After turning off the light, he heard An Baili cough a few times. Lu Li thought she might be catching a cold, so he pulled the blanket closer to her. An Baili suddenly said in a trembling voice, “Lu Li, I’m scared.” Her soft body was shaking slightly. Lu Li was about to turn on the light, but An Baili grabbed his hand. Her hand was ice-cold. “Don’t turn on the light, leave it off.”
“What’s wrong?”
“I’m scared that one day I won’t be able to see you anymore.” An Baili wriggled closer, as if trying to melt into Lu Li’s body.
“That won’t happen.” They had been reborn together, they understood the flow of time, his career was developing steadily, everything was going smoothly, there was no way anything could go wrong.
He heard her cough again and asked with concern, “Have you caught a cold?”
An Baili explained with a hint of panic, “No, it’s just an old problem.”
Is that so? An Baili did have stomach problems, but she didn’t cough, right? Lu Li had just experienced the Mulan City incident and was sensitive to coughing. “Let’s go to the hospital for a checkup sometime. Didn’t you say you’re afraid to go to the hospital alone?”
An Baili didn’t answer. Lu Li leaned over and saw that the girl had closed her eyes and was breathing evenly. She was pretending to be asleep. Lu Li lovingly pecked her cheek and whispered, “Sleep tight.”
In the middle of the night, the girl beside him was nestled in his arms, sleeping soundly. But Lu Li couldn’t sleep at all. His mind drifted to his sister’s apartment next door. He was worried that Sister Yameng was still drinking. The sound insulation in the low-rent district wasn’t very good, and he could vaguely hear the sound of TV commercials coming from next door.
Just as he was hesitating whether to go over and persuade Sister Yameng again, he suddenly heard the sound of the door opening next door and Zhou Wen’s slurred voice. “Xiaomeng~ hic, just take advantage of this moment~ hic, say it out loud and you’ll feel better.” God, how much did she drink?
Another voice made Lu Li’s heart skip a beat. “Is it really okay?”
“Hic~ Little Li is asleep~ Don’t you see what time it is~ hic~ He definitely won’t hear you~”
Then there was the sound of someone opening his door. Besides himself, only Zou Yameng had a key to his apartment. What were those two drunkards doing, trying to open his door at this hour? Lu Li gasped. This wasn’t good. There was another person in his bed besides him, the delicate and soft An Baili!
Lu Li only had time to pull the blanket over An Baili’s head before he heard the door open, followed by Zhou Wen’s drunken mumbling about turning on the light. Zou Yameng whispered, “No, don’t turn on the light, you’ll wake Little Li…” Sister Yameng’s words were slurred, as if she was truly drunk.
Yes, don’t turn on the light! Lu Li thought to himself. If the light was turned on, Sister Yameng would definitely see the large bulge under his blanket. To say it was just a teenager having a morning erection would be too far-fetched.
In the darkness, Lu Li squinted, observing the two women sneaking around. One was Zhou Wen, and the other was his beloved Sister Yameng. Zhou Wen was truly drunk, swaying as she walked, as if she could collapse at any moment. What about Sister Yameng? Was she drunk?
Compared to the stumbling Zhou Wen, Zou Yameng’s steps were much steadier, so steady that Lu Li even doubted if she was drunk at all.
“Xiaomeng… Stop swaying… I can, can barely see you…”
“I’m not swaying, you’re the one who’s drunk.”
“I’m not drunk… You’re drunk…” The classic line of a drunkard.
The two women fumbled around in the darkness for a while until Zhou Wen collapsed on the floor with a thud. The dark room finally became quiet. Lu Li guessed that Zhou Wen must have fallen asleep on the floor. That’s what happened when you were drunk, you would fall asleep wherever you landed. So what was Sister Yameng doing?
“Little Li. Little Li.” He heard Zou Yameng calling him softly. Her words were slightly slurred, as if she was both drunk and sober. He definitely couldn’t answer, but he was also afraid that Sister Yameng would just climb into his bed as usual without thinking. Just as Lu Li was tense with anxiety, he heard Zou Yameng muttering to herself, “…He’s really asleep…”
Yes, I’m asleep, please go back. Your best friend is lying on the floor, sound asleep. Please take care of her!
Lu Li suddenly felt a warm breath on his cheek. Sister Yameng was leaning close, her alcohol-tinged breath brushing against his face. They were less than five centimeters apart. Just as Lu Li thought An Baili under the blanket would be exposed, he felt a wet sensation on his cheek. His pupils constricted sharply – Sister Yameng was licking him! Her warm and soft tongue swirled on his cheek, then moved to his lips. The next second, his lips were captured by his sister’s, and he heard the wet sound of their lips parting.
It was as if an atomic bomb had exploded in Lu Li’s mind. He froze in bed, like a piece of driftwood carried by a raging current.
Sister Yameng… Sister Yameng must be drunk, right? She must be drunk, right? What was she doing?! Sister, please wake up!
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