Chapter 280: Chapter 280 - Two-Hundred and Eighty: Drunk

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

These days, Xi Cheng locked himself up, drinking all day. He spent each and every day getting himself completely drunk before falling into a drunken sleep.

Lin Yu was worried, but Han Yuan was quite angry with her son and told Lin Yu not to bother with him. Han Yuan knew very well that, though her youngest son might appear cold and unruly on the surface, he was actually very filial underneath that. No matter how fiercely they quarreled, Xi Cheng would always obediently relent in the end. However, she had to give him some time to adapt in the process.

Even the strongest man is vulnerable to a woman’s soft wiles. Han Yuan had yet to teach this ultimate move to Lin Yu; she wanted to wait a few years to test and wear Lin Yu down before she’d feel comfortable teaching it to her. But that hussy Fang Xi also seemed to know this trick, so Han Yuan had to be on her guard.

Lin Yu showed Han Yuan the news on the Internet in a panic and asked,

“Auntie, what should we do?”

Han Yuan read through the content and was shocked and angry. “Has Ye Kun gone mad? Of all the women in the world, he picks Xi Cheng’s used goods.”

Lin Yu apprehensively remarked, “If Ye Kun does this, people will accuse Xi Cheng of being heartless, and they’ll see Fang Xi as a poor woman who was used and dumped by a wealthy young heir. Auntie, this will do great damage to Xi Cheng’s reputation.”

‘And mine, too, especially,’ Yun Liu thought anxiously. ‘I’ve become the most contemptible woman in this four-sided love triangle. Talk about shooting myselfin the foot!’ She’d thought that with Han Yuan’s help, she would be able to crucify Fang Xi. She didn’t expect Ye Kun to suddenly enter the picture and be Fang Xi’s knight in shining armor.

“Ye Kun’s just asking for it!” Han Yuan sneered. “Even if he wants to be the Romeo to her Juliet, he’ll need the Ye family’s permission first! There’s no way the Ye family will accept such a woman! I’ll have a great big laugh at them if they dare to take her in! Hmph! Marrying my son’s used goods, how disgusting! ”

A myriad of thoughts raced through Lin Yu’s mind, and she didn’t know what to do. ‘I can’t lose!’ she thought. ‘ Whether it’s for my reputation or Xi Cheng, I can’t lose! I can’tjust rely on Han Yuan alone; her intelligence isn’t always on the ball. Xi Chengs the only one who can stop Ye Kun now. I have to send Xi Cheng out and make Ye Kun withdraw!’

‘However, I can’t be the one to send Xi Cheng out! That’ll only sour our relationship further,’ Lin Yu mentally plotted. ‘Hmm, I have just the person…’

The smell of alcohol burned Gu Man’s nostrils as soon as she pushed open the door, causing her to take a step back.

“Ugh, are you all dead or something? Why did you guys let your young master drink to such a state? Why didn’t anyone stop him? Do you want him to drink himself to death?” Gu Man reprimanded the bodyguards and maid guarding at the door.

The maid replied, “Miss Gu, Miss Lin said that the young master is in a bad mood, so we shouldn’t stop him and just let him be.”

Gu Man glared at her. “Your young madam can’t wait for Xi Cheng to die, huh? Get in here and open up the windows! Disperse the smell and tell the kitchen to send some hangover soup up! I’ll feed it to him! You guys clean up this room and change Xi Cheng’s clothes!”

Gu Man swiftly assigned everyone their tasks like she was the house’s mistress.

The household staff didn’t dare to speak up and quickly followed suit. The hangover soup soon arrived, and Gu Man chased everyone out and sat beside Xi Cheng as she blew on the soup herself.

“Xi Cheng, get up and drink some hangover soup. Otherwise, your stomach will feel uncomfortable later,” Gu Man said gently.

Xi Cheng’s heart skipped a beat when he heard her gentle voice. It was how and what Fang Xi had always spoken to him when he got drunk. ‘Fang Xi has come to look after me again,’ he thought. Xi Cheng tried hard to open his eyes. The figure before him and Fang Xi gradually overlapped.

Xi Cheng agitatedly reached out and grabbed “Fang Xi’s” wrist. “Don’t leave me!” he cried out gruffly.

Gu Man quickly put down the soup bowl and helped Xi Cheng sit up before picking up the bowl once more. She spooned some hangover soup and fed it to Xi Cheng, saying, “Okay, I’m not leaving. I won’t leave. Here, have some hangover soup.”

Xi Cheng cooperatively drank the hangover soup, and Gu Man’s heart felt like it was about to leap out of her chest. When Xi Cheng finished the soup, he threw the bowl aside and hugged Gu Man tightly. “Don’t go, Fang Xi! Don’t go!” he murmured. “Don’t leave me!”

The happy bubble that had just popped up in Gu Man’s chest immediately burst. She pushed Xi Cheng away and made him look at her. “Wake up, Xi Cheng! Look, I’m Gu Man! I’m not Fang Xi! Stop thinking about Fang Xi! She’s already with Ye Kun—your buddy, Ye Kun! So, don’t think about her anymore! I’m Gu Man! The Gu Man who has always been by your side! I’m Gu Man!”

Xi Cheng’s head was a little muddled. He stared at the swaying figure in front of him; one moment, it was Fang Xi, and the next moment, it wasn’t. His head hurt. He reached out, pulled Gu Man into his arms, and kissed her fiercely.

Gu Man stiffened and then softened as she enthusiastically responded to Xi Cheng.. ‘No matter who Xi Cheng is thinking about, the person he’s kissing right now is me!’ At this thought, Gu Man responded to Xi Cheng even more aggressively!