At this moment, she was as vulnerable as a newborn wrapped in swaddling clothes, desperately seeking a warm embrace, a sheltering harbor, but in the end, she still found herself alone.

Shi Mei stood right in front of her, slightly lowering his head, gazing at her face with profound eyes, his gaze complex, filled with too much that’s impossible to decipher. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

No one knows how long had passed when he slowly raised his hand to cover her face, wiping away her tears.

His palm carried a scalding heat as if it could melt someone.

"Shi Keke." He called her name softly.

Shi Keke lightly nodded in response to him, her eyes still closed, unopening.

"Can you promise that you will remember what you just said after you sober up?" His rough fingertips gently smoothed over her eyebrows with an unprecedented gentleness.

Shi Keke was uncertain whether she could remember her words after sobering up; all she knew was that she was clear-headed at this moment, and her words were heartfelt.

"I think it’s better to forget." She opened her eyes to look at the man before her, adjusted her emotions, wiped away the lingering tears on her face with her hand, and said with a smile, "After all, I am a proud Queen, always self-important, not suited to the girl-pursues-boy type of scenario."

"Oh, really?"

Shi Mei’s gaze was profound, his deep eyes as unfathomable as the ocean, hiding his emotions exceptionally well; even when looking at someone this way, it was hard to detect any emotional fluctuations.

"Yes, don’t you know me?"

Shi Keke used her hands to support herself on the table, trying to sit up, but Shi Mei didn’t give her the chance. He pressed her shoulder down, forcing her back onto the table, leaning in.

"Brother, are you going to kiss me?"

Shi Keke was surprisingly calm, speaking just as Shi Mei’s face was ten centimeters away from hers, but her tone carried an unmistakable teasing undertone.

The two things most tempting to men are fine alcohol and beautiful women.

Shi Keke, having drunk too much, had a light scent of alcohol when speaking, which wafted into Shi Mei’s nose, making him instantly feel a wave of heat, his originally icy eyes now covered with a layer of warmth.

"Do you want to kiss? If you do, I’ll oblige, but no tongue-kissing, at most just a peck." Shi Keke’s lips curved with a mischievous smile, and due to the alcohol, the flush on her face hadn’t faded, carrying an indescribable allure.

Shi Mei narrowed his eyes slightly, asking quietly, "Have you seen siblings kiss?"

"I’ve seen plenty." Shi Keke said, "In S Country, typically greeting someone outside is a kiss, and it has to be on the mouth."

"Hmm?" His thin lips slightly curled, sketching a seemingly smiling arc, "So you mean, in S Country, you often kiss people."

"Yes, brother, you should know, I’m quite popular, so many times those men are eager to greet me. If you refuse, they think you’re rude. If you don’t, those men are all lecherous, kissing is one thing, but they also use their tongues."

"You sure?" Shi Mei leaned into her a bit more, getting close to her ear, chuckling lowly, "Shi Keke, you’d better answer this question well."