Chapter 72

  Just as the deafening singing did not affect Yu Cai's sleep, Yu Cai fell asleep, and it also did not affect He Qi's enthusiasm. The song house was still filled with songs shaking the sky, and cups and plates were clinking together.

  Just as several people were having a great time, He Qi's phone rang. It was Xi Shu Fan calling. If Yu Cai had woken up at this moment, she would have sighed again about the fate that bound them together.

  Ji Shu had just arrived home and found that Yu Cai's room was tidy, he immediately thought that Yu Cai was back. He also noticed that Ji Shi was not at home, which made him even more certain. As expected, when he called He Qi, He Qi told him that Yu Cai was indeed back and was currently with them at the XX song hall.

  After washing up and waiting for a while, Ji Xiang found that it was already 10 o'clock, so he drove to pick up a few people to come back.

  When the prayer book arrived, He Qi and Xia Yunyun sang with excitement. Mo Fei held a cup of wine and sipped it slowly. Qi Shi sat beside Yu Xuan, bowing his head in thought.

  Yu Xuan pushed Yu Cai gently, and Yu Cai groaned a few times, turned over and fell asleep again. Yu Xuan was also startled by Yu Cai, and immediately reached out to touch her forehead, the temperature was normal, but her face was red suspiciously, asked "Xiao Cai, what's wrong?"

  Qí shì zhī yáo tóu, hé qí còu le guò lái, "kě néng shì hē duō le".

  Translation:

  Ji shook his head and walked over, "Maybe he had too much to drink".

  Qishu's eyebrows furrowed, "You let her drink?"

  He wouldn't admit at this time that he had secretly added white wine to the grape wine, and hastily said, "It's grape wine. Yu Cai said it tastes good, so I drank a few more cups, didn't expect to fall asleep."

  Qishu Fang slightly relaxed, "It's getting late, I'll send you back, come again tomorrow".

  He Qiyan nodded in agreement as soon as he finished speaking.

  Yu Cai couldn't be woken up no matter what, so Qi Shu had to carry her onto the car and put her on the back seat. "Shi, keep an eye on Xiao Cai, don't let her fall off."

  Qishou nodded, Qishu sent all the people back one by one, and then carried Yu Cai upstairs, woke up Auntie, and asked her to help Yu Cai wipe her body and change into pajamas.

  After a busy day, both Ji Shi and Auntie went to sleep. Before going to bed, Ji Shu Fan went to Yu Cai's room to check on her, but unexpectedly found Yu Cai sitting up dazedly, rubbing her eyes vigorously.

  "Xiao Cai, how did you get up?"

  "What's wrong?" Yu Cai looked at him and continued rubbing her eyes.

  Qishu Fan laughed and said, "I just got back tonight, want some water?"

  Yu Cai suddenly woke up and seemed to be thirsty, so she nodded hastily.

  Qishu Fan went to the kitchen and poured a cup of water, putting it on the table. "How did you drink so much wine?"

  Yu Cai slept for a while, the intoxication receded a bit, she picked up the water cup and drank it in one gulp, and replied, "It's grape wine".

  Qishu Fan turned around and went back to the kitchen, poured a cup, and just put it on the table when he heard Yu Cai ask vaguely, "Qishu Fan? How did you get here?"

  Qishu smiled and said, "I just got back tonight, tomorrow is a holiday".

  Yu Cai hummed and asked, "Qishu Fan, have I ever told you something very important?"

  "What's wrong?"

  Yu Cai beckoned him over with a wave of her hand, "Come here, I'll tell you".

  Qishu Fan just barely managed to get by, and indeed, people who were drunk couldn't reason things out.

  Actually, at this time, except for being a little dizzy occasionally, Yu Cai's mind was still clear. She had originally made up her mind to take away the last trace of herself from the Qi family in the afternoon and never set foot in the Qi family again, nor would she see Qi Shu Fan again. But as the saying goes, "wine bolsters courage", after getting drunk, Yu Cai saw Qi Shu Fan again and felt endless attachment, thinking that if she left like this, Qi Shu Fan might never know her true feelings, and she hadn't even tried before giving up, which was really unbearable, so she plucked up the courage to ask a question.

  Yu Cai at this time saw the handsome face she had been thinking about day and night, less than half a foot away from herself. Suddenly, she forgot what she wanted to say and pressed her lips against those tempting thin lips.

  Qī Shū Fán suddenly saw Yù Cǎi's face approaching, thinking she was drunk and weak, just about to help her up, but suddenly realized Yù Cǎi's lips were stuck on his own, hastily retreated, Yù Cǎi was already very nervous, seeing him retreat, in a panic, her teeth bit onto Qī Shū Fán's lower lip.

  Qibook touched his lower lip with a faint pain and called out in surprise, "Xiao Cai!"

  Yu Cai was half-awakened by the wine at this time, and she didn't have the guts to respond, so she simply fell down and pretended to sleep.

  Qibook was surprised and uncertain for a while, then tentatively called out again, but Yu Cai still had no reaction.

  Qishu slowly walked to the bedside, only to find that Yucan had already fallen asleep, with half of her face buried in the pillow, and a faint smell of alcohol in her breath.

  Qishu silently looked at him for a while before quietly retreating out of the room.

  The next morning, Qi Shu Fan, who had hardly slept all night, came out of the room with a strong sense of fatigue. Qi Shi was already sitting at the dining table, which was filled with breakfast items such as milk, but Yu Cai was nowhere to be seen.

  Auntie brought out the porridge and said, "Xiao Cai hasn't gotten up yet, should we go call her?"

  "No need, she had too much to drink last night, let her sleep in," Of course, what Ji Shu Fan was more worried about at this time was how he would face Yu Cai when she woke up.

  Yu Cai's shocking move last night finally pieced together the series of doubts in his mind, from the sobbing at the Forbidden City half a year ago to the obvious estrangement later on. She had mentioned wanting something but said she was afraid she couldn't afford it... Qi Shu Fan was suffocated by the hidden worries in her heart, and Yu Cai's move last night was either a drunken confession or just a collapse onto his body due to exhaustion, with the position coincidentally being just right.

  Three people finished their breakfast in silence. Ji Shi went to play on the computer, Ji Shu Fan was distracted with a magazine in hand, and Auntie went out to buy vegetables.

  It was almost ten o'clock when He Qi arrived. He had drunk quite a bit the night before, although he hadn't gotten drunk, and still got up late this morning.

  He Qi saw Yu Cai was not there and asked with a grin, "Yu Cai hasn't woken up yet? How useless is that, just a few cups of wine."

  At this time, Qi Shu was suffering from a severe headache. He naturally attributed the blame to He Qi for letting Yu Xuan drink wine and said discontentedly, "He Qi, Xiao Cai and Yunyun are girls, don't take them out drinking next time."

  He Qi saw Xi Shu was unhappy, and responded with a yes, then went to play games to comfort him.

  An hour later, He Qi and Xi Zhi finished a game. Seeing Yu Cai still hadn't gotten up, he said displeased, "How come she's not up yet? I'll go call her!"

  While praying, Yu Ce thought that if he didn't get up now, it would be considered as a sign of cowardice. His heart was even more anxious and frustrated. Just as he wanted to stop himself, he had already pushed open the door to Yu Ce's room and shouted, "Yu Ce, why are you sleeping on the floor!"

  Qishu Fan immediately stood up and ran to Yucai's room, He Qi had already entered the room and helped Yucai up. Qishu Fan saw that Yucai's face was red again and looked scary, so he quickly went to check her forehead, then swiftly pulled his hand back, picked up Yucai, "Release it, go get my car keys and wallet, Xiao Cai has a fever".

  After a long struggle, Yu Cai finally administered the injection and Qi Shu Fan let out a sigh of relief. He asked the doctor beside him, "Doctor, is she okay? When will she wake up?"

  The doctor took a look at him, "Having been left unattended for a whole night and half a day, well, although the situation is a bit serious, it's not that big of a deal, we can still send him to the neurology department later, absolutely no need to send him to the morgue".

  Why did he wait until now to realize this, if not for his own selfish reasons? He clearly knew that Yu Cai got drunk for the first time, so how could he leave her alone in the room without even a glance?

  The doctor sneered and concluded, "Nowadays parents are getting more and more irresponsible. This little girl's physical foundation is not good, if you don't pay attention, something will happen and then you'll know the lesson!"

  Qishu Fan only kept nodding and admitting his mistake, the doctor instructed a few more sentences, saying that after finishing the injection, he would be able to wake up and leave within two hours.

  He Qi saw Yu Cai lying quietly, her cheeks red as if she had been drinking half a bottle of wine. Yu Fan's face was full of self-blame and guilt, and he didn't dare to hide it anymore, so he told He Qi about the time he mixed white wine with grape wine.

  Qishu was so angry that he wanted to slap him, but He Qibing hastily said, "Uncle Qishu, how could Yu Cai sleep on the ground? I think she must have caught a chill from sleeping on the ground, which is why she has a fever." It's true, getting drunk would only give you a headache for two days at most, but catching a chill would cause a fever. So Yu Cai's illness had nothing to do with him, and he was very innocent!

  Qishu thought for a moment, "Is there a cup on the ground?"

  It seems like there really is, "it seems like there is, but it seems like there's no water in the cup".

  No water? How is that possible, he remembered helping Yucai fill a full cup of water before sleep, this girl must have been thirsty in the middle of the night, went to get water to drink, accidentally knocked over the cup, and fell down herself, also too weak from drinking to get up, that cup of water was probably all absorbed by her clothes, how could she not be feverish? It's all his fault for not being careful, he didn't even think of going to check on her once throughout the night, and this morning he even stopped Auntie from calling her...