My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 542 - 019: Heartache
Because Lu Shishu has a good alcohol tolerance, her mind is still relatively clear, but the drunkenness is unmistakable. Her head is also dizzy. However, the whiskey she drank later had an especially high alcohol content, and He Qianyue had a flushed face after just one glass, lying on the table, while she finished the entire bottle.
"Are you taking her home?" Nan Jiayan gestured towards He Qianyue lying on the table and tilted his head to look at Ming Haize.
Ming Haize silently sighed and nodded, "Otherwise? I’m not comfortable leaving her here, and I couldn’t do it anyway!"
"So many years have passed, and now she’s back. You shouldn’t be alone anymore. If you like her, just pursue her; otherwise, you might regret it for a lifetime." Nan Jiayan took a small sip from his teacup and spoke softly.
Ming Haize pursed his lips, his gaze towards He Qianyue growing dimmer. After a long while, he managed a smile and turned to look at him, "I’ve considered this. I’ve always been hesitant before, feeling like maybe I’m not good enough for her. But if I don’t take this step, I’m really afraid I’ll regret it later. But you, you’re back... what’s her reaction? Do you two still have a chance? At that time... she suffered a lot because of you."
Nan Jiayan heard these words, his expression sharpened, and he looked again at the already-drunk Lu Shishu, "Yes, I know. So I want to make amends, regardless of the cost. I’m just afraid that the current her will never forgive me again."
Ming Haize patted his shoulder, "Take it slow! After all, so much time has passed with this matter. Forcing her to accept it all at once is too much, and... shortly after you left, her dad passed away. For her, it was too painful."
"Her dad passed away?" Nan Jiayan’s eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at him, "Impossible, during the New Year when I went to pick her up, I saw her dad. So young and handsome, how could he suddenly..."
"A sudden myocardial infarction. We were also shocked when we found out." Ming Haize sighed, "Life is unpredictable. Aren’t you planning to tell her about your situation? If you don’t, the misunderstanding between you two might persist. You know what kind of person Lu Shishu is. If you want to restore this relationship, really open up and talk things through!"
Nan Jiayan furrowed his brows, his expression darkening, his eyes holding a mysterious glimmer as he gazed intently at the drunken shadow of Lu Shishu.
It turns out she’s endured far more than he imagined. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
His debt to her also seems greater than he’d thought.
"I’ll take her home first; you should quickly take her back as well!" Seeing him remain silent for quite a while, Ming Haize, after looking at He Qianyue’s uncomfortable and miserable appearance, felt genuinely pained and reluctant. He patted his shoulder again and got up to move beside He Qianyue.
"Mm, you head out first!" Nan Jiayan nodded and also got up to walk over to Lu Shishu’s side but didn’t rush to move her. Instead, he looked down at her from above, his eyes full of heartache and guilt.
"Yuanyuan, I’m taking you home." Ming Haize leaned down and whispered softly by He Qianyue’s ear.
"No, I... I can still drink. Come, Shi Shu, let’s continue, we haven’t had such a pleasant drinking session in ages. Cheers... cheers." Just as Ming Haize’s words fell, He Qianyue suddenly sat up abruptly, closed her eyes, and shouted loudly.
Ming Haize was startled but, seeing her like that, he helplessly smiled a bit, sighed, and whispered softly beside her, "Four years have gone by, you, ah! Really haven’t changed a bit, always so childish, yet so determined at work."
After he finished speaking, he took her bag that was behind her and then lifted her up horizontally, nodded slightly towards Nan Jiayan, and left.
In the end, the large room was left with only Nan Jiayan and Lu Shishu. Nan Jiayan sat on a chair next to her, intentionally pulling the chair closer, and softly asked, "Shi Shu, can you walk?"
Lu Shishu had been leaning against the back of the chair, her head slightly bowed, because she hadn’t taken a nap in the afternoon and, coupled with the effect of alcohol, at this moment her head was dizzy and she really wanted to sleep. Being called by this familiar voice, she suddenly regained consciousness, slowly opened her eyes, and a handsome familiar face entered her blurred vision, causing her chest to jolt instinctively as she glanced around, realizing that the others were gone.
