My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 434 - 021: Sweet Sweet_3

"Take care, and watch out on the road."

"Thank you."

Ye Lingran supported her to a place where it would be easier to get a taxi. Since she had arrived in a cab and had just had two beers, drunk driving wasn’t safe. Seeing how out of it Yun Xi was, Ye Lingran figured she couldn’t get her exact home address, so she could only take her back to her own place.

But after walking a short distance, the phone in her bag suddenly rang. Ye Lingran had to free one hand to search for the phone in her bag, while the other hand was holding onto Yun Xi. Although Yun Xi was thin, she was being very uncooperative, constantly moving around and shouting, which caught the attention of passing pedestrians, making Ye Lingran a bit embarrassed, only able to smile awkwardly.

With both her own and Yun Xi’s bags slung over the same shoulder, Ye Lingran finally managed to get the phone out. Seeing ’Yun Qi’ on the caller ID, her heart trembled a bit, and her fingers hesitated as she struggled to slide to the answer button and put it to her ear: "Hello!"

But just as she spoke, Yun Xi suddenly lost her balance and leaned forward, dragging her along. Her steps faltered, and she quickly used the hand with the phone to steady Yun Xi’s body: "Don’t move! I’m about to lose my grip on you."

On the other end, Yun Qi could vaguely hear what she was saying, along with rustling sounds transmitted through the phone, making his brows furrow with slight concern: "Ling Ran? Where are you? What’s going on?"

But at the moment, Ye Lingran was busy trying to steady Yun Xi, unable to hear him clearly. Once they were more stable, Yun Xi staggered forward, taking Ye Lingran with her in a stumbling manner. Ye Lingran then placed the phone to her ear and heard him say, "Ye Lingran, are you listening? Where are you? What’s happening?"

Ye Lingran was taken aback. It seemed like the first time he called her by her full name since they’d known each other. Initially, it was ’Miss Ye,’ but after confirming their pretend relationship, it gradually became ’Ling Ran.’ Now hearing him call her full name with a tone filled with urgency and worry, it left a slightly bittersweet, yet sweet feeling in her heart.

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are, Lu Xize is a complete jerk~"

"Hey hey hey! Yun Xi, slow down." During her distraction, Yun Xi suddenly started singing, spinning in circles, even pushing Ye Lingran, almost knocking her down. As Ye Lingran reached out to steady her, a deep sense of helplessness welled up, regretting not being more insistent earlier when Yun Xi was drinking. Once she had a stable hold on Yun Xi, Ye Lingran spoke into the phone: "Well... I’m with Yun Xi! She’s had too much to drink and is acting drunk!"

"Too much? Where are you guys right now?"

"In Puxi, trying to catch a cab home! She’s so drunk she’s out of it, I can barely hold her up."

"Wait there, I’m coming right away."

"You’re back?" Ye Lingran was completely stunned. Wasn’t he supposed to be on a business trip out of the province?

"Yeah, I’m back. Send me your exact location on WeChat, and wait for me for ten minutes, don’t wander off."

"Okay."

After hanging up, Ye Lingran struggled to hold Yun Xi, opened WeChat, and sent her current location to him, then put her phone back in her bag. She watched Yun Xi looking up at the sky and spinning around, singing all kinds of nursery rhymes, and surprisingly, they didn’t sound wrong to her ears.

It was ten o’clock, with many pedestrians passing by. Ye Lingran was receiving strange glances from others, awkwardly smiling, and even had some kind people offer assistance, which she politely declined, saying someone was coming to pick them up. Ye Lingran stayed by Yun Xi’s side the whole time, trying not to let her drunken antics disturb others or let her fall. Those ten minutes felt as long as a year!

After about twelve minutes, Yun Qi pulled up in a black Bentley, spotting Ye Lingran supporting Yun Xi from a distance. He quickly opened the car door, got out, and helped steady Yun Xi, frowning unhappily: "What’s going on? Why did she drink so much?"