Chapter 96 - 95: Every Frown and Smile is Alluring

Xiao Qimo’s thoughts flickered briefly, and he asked softly with concern, “What’s wrong with you?”

“Nothing!” the girl answered crisply.

Yet, she lightly shook her head, and when she looked up again, her eyes were misty and hazy. In contrast, her little face remained serious, not moving an inch.

Still claiming nothing’s wrong when she’s clearly drunk!

She shouldn’t drink alcohol but ended up drinking red wine, he didn’t know what to say about her.

“Do you feel uncomfortable at all?”

The girl tilted her head slightly and said, “Increased heart rate with transient dizziness, a twenty percent decrease in reaction speed, a drop in body surface temperature of 0.5 degrees, preliminarily judged as…”

She paused, “acute alcohol intoxication.”

So, not just drunk after all!

Xiao Qimo stepped forward, a gentleman’s hand guiding her to sit on the couch, he summoned a servant to pour a cup of warm water, and slowly helped her drink it down.

She drank it cleanly.

Useless.

The little rascal’s face was still red.

“Lu Mian, can you understand what I’m saying?” Xiao Qimo was also somewhat flustered, as he had never taken the initiative to care for someone, let alone a drunk person.

At first glance, the girl in front of him seemed normal to others, except for a flushed face, but Xiao Qimo could not miss the subtle differences.

Her when drunk was quite different from her usual self.

Less harshness, more… cuteness, compelling one to coddle her.

“Lu Mian, are you okay?”

Lu Mian felt she was alright, nodding her head, her emotions were normal, not noisy or troublesome. The way she sat on the couch was unprecedentedly proper, excessively well-behaved.

Xiao Qimo didn’t know how to handle the situation.

It was at this moment that Ye Jinwen’s phone call came through, sounding quite depressed.

“Brother Qi, we’ve been cut off again!” He was nearly in tears, “I clearly set up a guard in this villa, yet that bastard got ahead of us, cracked the safe, and took the evidence. And I didn’t even catch him…”

Xiao Qimo lifted a hand, tiredly pinching his high bridge nose, his gaze casually swept over Lu Mian, elegant and refined.

He issued an order, “Retreat.”

“No! I won’t retreat! I must catch up to that bastard tonight!”

“I said, retreat.” The man’s tone was a bit heavy, making Ye Jinwen sense something unusual, and he caved, “Brother Qi, is something wrong on your end?”

“Go start the car.”

“…”

When Xiao Qimo helped Lu Mian get into the car, Ye Jinwen finally understood why his own Brother Qi had that dark tone.

“How much did Little Mianmian drink?”

“One sip.”

“Just one sip and she’s this drunk?” That was truly astonishing, but medically, there are indeed constitutions that cannot tolerate a drop of alcohol, becoming drunk upon contact.

Without a doubt, Lu Mian had that kind of constitution.

Xiao Qimo adjusted Lu Mian’s position, ensuring she was as comfortable as possible. He casually picked up a blanket and draped it over her.

Lu Mian was compliant, remaining in whatever position he placed her, not speaking, just staring with big eyes, her expression an adorable form of seriousness.

It seemed like she would obediently accept whatever was done to her at that moment. Occasionally, she would throw them a harmless smile.

Who can withstand this!

That little face was already exceptionally beautiful and charming, and with her submissiveness, every smile and pout was enchanting!

Ye Jinwen hurriedly turned back and started the car.

“Little Mianmian is quite obedient when she’s drunk. Had I known this, Brother Qi, you should have invited her to drink earlier!”

He continued to mutter under his breath.

He even took a daring glance back and suddenly had a wicked idea.

She was so compliant; he wondered if she would answer some questions truthfully if asked…

As mischief took root in his courage, Ye Jinwen completely forgot how aloof Lu Mian usually was, and teased recklessly, “Classmate Lu Mian, do you mind telling me where the mysterious savior number thirteen is?”

“Number thirteen…”