Ye Zhibai gently set the wine glass back on the table, suddenly feeling a bit dazed.
Huh?
Why is everyone staring at me like that all of a sudden!
Keep drinking… drink up!
~~~
Something wasn’t right.
Ye Zhibai gradually realized that her sudden daze had nothing to do with Yun’er staring at her.
This was pure, literal brain fog!
Dizzy! Wobbly!
She felt her body sway unsteadily.
Ye Zhibai braced herself against the table with her hand to stay balanced.
“Yun’er, this is bad.”
“Sister, how are you feeling?! Seriously! Why did you chug the whole glass like that? That’s red wine!”
“Forget about the wine for now. Listen, it’s bad.”
“What… bad?”
“I might be about to go wild…”
“Go wild…? What do you mean, Sister…?”
“Going wild is like… getting drunk and crazy… drunk crazy… Urgh, no… I think… I’m gonna pass out…”
Her voice grew softer and softer.
After swaying back and forth for a long while, Ye Zhibai’s head suddenly pitched forward toward the table!
“Zhibai!” “Sister, careful!”
Ye Qinghe tried to react from his side, but he was too far away. By the time he stood up, the sun would have risen in the west!
But thankfully, you could always count on Ye Zhiyun!
Yun’er reacted swiftly, cupping Ye Zhibai’s head with her palm in the nick of time!
This prevented her skull from smashing into the plates on the table and breaking the record for the toughest head of the evening!
Guang Yu was truly impressed.
Ye Zhibai, good war buddy! She had added a bold stroke to the saga of challenging new spicy chili oil.
Ye Zhiyun anxiously supported Ye Zhibai’s body with both arms, helping her sit up straight again.
What came into view was her sister’s new form.
~~~
A blank expression, but with a flushed face from the alcohol!
Sister is so cute!
No, wait…! This wasn’t the time to think about that!
Sister, you’ve clearly had too much to drink!
But it was just one glass of red wine, right? Isn’t your tolerance a bit too low?!
Ye Zhiyun didn’t need to think twice about what to do next.
She tossed a single line at her frantic, deeply worried father.
“Dad! Help arrange the car home. I’m taking Sister back!”
“I… I got it!”
Ye Qinghe hurriedly made a phone call, instructing the maids to bring the car to the entrance.
The car was easy enough, but what really worried him was Zhibai’s condition!
Gazing at Ye Zhibai, who lay slumped in Yun’er’s arms, squinting and lolling from side to side, Ye Qinghe tentatively asked, “Zhibai, can you hear me?”
“Yeah…”
“Ah, good, good! As long as you can respond! How are you feeling now? Is your head spinning badly? One glass of red wine shouldn’t be too rough, right?”
In her hazy state, Ye Zhibai seemed to understand what Ye Qinghe was asking.
But when she replied, she had no idea what she was saying.
Yet by some stroke of luck, she cleverly answered his question anyway.
“Pendulum swing… roller coaster… wind, fire, thunder, lightning, meteor… south, north, great spin… doomed…”
“Zhibai!! I’ll have the Maid Corps prepare sobering-up medicine right away!”
Ye Qinghe realized one thing crystal clear.
From now on, Zhibai could never touch alcohol again. She really couldn’t hold her liquor!
After briefing the Maid Corps on everything, he was just about to suggest, as her father, that he carry Zhibai to the car.
But before he could speak.
The hero stepped up.
Or rather, the hero had been gearing up to step up all along.
Yun’er gritted her teeth and whispered softly in Ye Zhibai’s ear, “Sister, don’t worry.” Then she wrapped her arms around Ye Zhibai’s knees and back.
Delivering another steady princess carry!
It was the first time Ye Qinghe had witnessed his youngest daughter unleash superhuman strength fueled by love.
Talk about ridiculous!
His brow twitched. “Yun’er… can you… actually carry her? The door’s still far. How about I call a maid over…”
“Dad, stop dithering. Is the car ready? Hoo… Sister, hang in there. Yun’er will take you home to sleep. Once you’re in bed, you’ll feel much better.”
“Mmm… pendulum swing.”
“Yeah, pendulum swing. We’ll see the pendulum swing in our dreams.”
Woo, she was so gentle!
The scene that followed would likely be etched deeply in Ye Qinghe’s mind—and those of the maids present—for a long time.
It was simply too beautiful a picture.
The Second Miss steadily cradling the drunken Eldest Miss, her arms trembling but her resolve firm as she carried her toward the car. It spoke volumes of the deep bond between the two sisters!
Perhaps they should have offered help, but witnessing such a touching moment…
No one dared interrupt.
~~~
Because the Second Miss’s gaze was downright murderous!
That icy stare was a warning to everyone: no one touches the Eldest Miss!
So scary, so moving!
Thus, everyone could only offer silent support in their hearts.
Second Miss, you got this!
Little did they know, the stunning scene was indeed undisturbed by anyone.
~~~
But a certain deity was poking around!
Guang Yu spent the whole trip prodding Ye Zhibai’s flushed little face, singing her praises!
“Ye Zhibai, I’ve got to hand it to you today! I really think you’re a warrior! Look at your face, all red from the spice… Just bear with it. When we get home, I’ll give you some wasabi paste to kill the heat. It works wonders, trust me.”
Ye Zhibai felt utter despair.
Guang Yu’s wasabi stash at home had finally dwindled to almost nothing.
But in her dizzy state, Ye Zhibai clearly saw the brand-new, large-pack wasabi paste that Guang Yu was clutching tightly—a fresh one swiped from the banquet hall!
scumbag, you…
Why do you have to be like this?
She wanted to punch the fox, but she lacked the strength.
She wanted to muster some energy to snatch the wasabi and toss it back, but there was no time.
Ye Zhibai only felt Yun’er gently lower her onto the back seat of the car to lie down.
Then, as her head pillowed on something soft, springy, and carrying a pleasant sunflower scent…
Her consciousness blacked out.
The banquet… had been so much fun.
If only that unfinished roast duck leg could have been packed to go…
“Ye Zhibai,
I already ate that roast duck leg for you. Don’t worry!”
“……”
Thanks a lot, Guang Yu. You really let me pass out with peace of mind.
What a kind deity.
Ye Qinghe watched from afar as his two daughters made it home safely before finally relaxing with a long sigh and heading back to his side.
Starting tomorrow, the Ye Family banquet hall—and all related venues—would ban red wine entirely!
Ye Qinghe held grudges, and red wine was now the enemy! While others lifted dumbbells to work out.
Ye Zhiyun figured she could try lifting her sister.
It had happened twice in the past few days!
Sister was light, but honestly, it was still a strain. Without proper training, it wouldn’t do!
Without accepting help from anyone.
Once the car reached the mansion, Ye Zhiyun carried Ye Zhibai all by herself back to their second-floor villa.
She kept holding Ye Zhibai until she laid her down on her own bed in her room. Ye Zhiyun was drenched in sweat by then, but… her face beamed with joy!
Sister’s scent… she was covered in Sister’s scent. What to do, she didn’t want to shower today!
Ye Zhiyun was thrilled, but she still upheld her duties as a good little sister.
She gazed at Ye Zhibai, lying flat on the bed, her face still flushed but seemingly sleeping soundly.
If Sister doesn’t wake up tonight… she won’t need the sobering-up medicine.
That stuff was meant to ease the misery of being awake and hungover anyway. Since Sister was already asleep, there was no need to wake her for it.
Ye Zhiyun gently brushed the sweat-matted black hair from her sister’s temple back behind her ear.
She let out a deep, warm breath.
“Whew… Sister, you don’t need the medicine anymore, but we have to change your clothes. Sleeping like this will make you catch a cold. I… I don’t mean anything else. I just want to help you into pajamas, right?”
Naughty Yun’er was asking a drunk, unresponsive Ye Zhibai for permission, knowing full well there’d be no reply!
So Ye Zhiyun took that silence as consent!
“Thanks, Sister! Then I won’t hold back…! Ahem, here I go!”
Guang Yu had turned into a cat and curled up in the corner.
She was truly witnessing the best of humanity.
Look at Ye Zhiyun—so selfless and devoted, caring for Ye Zhibai right down to the last detail while she slept.
Ye Zhiyun first rummaged in the closet for Ye Zhibai’s nightgown, then extended her… little sneaky hands? No! Her caring sisterly hands toward the pale pink blouse on Ye Zhibai—the exact same style as her own.
This blouse’s simple design had another advantage.
It was easy to take off.
Her heart fluttering with irrepressible excitement, Ye Zhiyun lightly gripped the hem on both sides and slowly lifted it upward.
Gently now… can’t wake Sister, or the hangover will hit hard if she stirs.
You never know how much joy it brought Yun’er when Ye Zhibai’s snow-white belly came into view.
Ye Zhiyun’s breathing was clearly becoming more and more erratic; this was no longer just because of the physical exertion from the earlier princess carry.
She lifted the shirt all the way up to Ye Zhibai’s collarbone, her silver hair cascading like a waterfall caught in the shirt collar, making it very difficult to continue in this position.
With no other choice, Ye Zhiyun could only slowly help Ye Zhibai up.
The warmth of Ye Zhibai’s skin surprisingly elicited a coquettish cry from Ye Zhiyun’s throat.
Mmm… Sister, you really are so sinful, you know… I was clearly just helping you change clothes, but like this… You’re asleep, and if I go back to my room, I definitely won’t be able to sleep… Sigh!
Look, Yun’er is so troubled! Does she have it easy?!
Finally, Ye Zhiyun successfully helped Ye Zhibai take off her shirt. The maneuver was perfect.
Originally, the next step should have been for her to reach out her hand to unbutton Ye Zhibai’s brown shorts.
In fact, this action was also being carried out, but Ye Zhiyun did not succeed this time.
Eh?
Yun’er let out a strange, tiny gasp.
Because… her wrist was unexpectedly gripped in mid-air.
She turned her head and saw Ye Zhibai, who had already woken up, staring at her with half-squinted eyes.
And was watching her very closely.
“Uh… Sis? You… you’re awake? I’m just changing your pajamas for you, I…”
“Yun’er is a bad child.”
“Eh?!!”
“Sister, why are you praising me like this?!”
After a burst of delight, Ye Zhiyun was stunned again.
She also noticed at this moment that her sister was clearly completely different from usual. Her current state was very hazy—awake, but not fully awake yet.
From the hazy look in her light purple eyes, it’s clear that Ye Zhibai currently has almost no awareness left.
Still held by the wrist by Ye Zhibai, Ye Zhiyun could of course break free, but she definitely wouldn’t exert any force.
Things that might hurt her sister are not possibilities that Ye Zhiyun would take as actions.
Ye Zhibai continued to squint her eyes, leaning her head forward until they were so close that they could hear each other’s breathing.
Although Ye Zhiyun is very willing to do so, her sister’s current state is clearly not right!
She instinctively shrank back, quickly blinking her eyes.
“Sister…? What are you doing…? You should rest now.”
“Yun’er… you… don’t understand, I… really hate wasabi…”
Guang Yu shuddered violently, trembling with rage: “You actually said you don’t like wasabi! I’m revoking the warrior title I just gave you!”
Ye Zhiyun was at a loss. Smiling wryly, she tried to persuade.
Sister~ I know, you just wanna act spoiled with Yun’er, right? Mhm, no problem, but I hope we can still talk when your body’s feeling comfortable, rather than… Aiya!! Sister?!
Ye Zhiyun hadn’t even finished speaking before she had no choice but to shut her mouth!
Ye Zhibai was in a daze, yet she suddenly stood up and grabbed Ye Zhiyun’s arm.
Yun’er hadn’t figured out what was going on before Ye Zhibai seized her arm and pinned her face-down onto the bed!
With her wrists gripped tightly by Ye Zhibai, Ye Zhiyun didn’t dare move a muscle—even she was a bit panicked!
“Huh? Huh?! Sister, what are you doing? Don’t do this—I’m all sweaty! I haven’t showered yet; it’ll get all over your bedsheet!”
“Mm… Yun’er treating herself like an outsider… that’s no good.”
“No no no, sister, you’re just talking nonsense! I’m not treating myself like an outsider; I just mean…”
“Yun’er… lately always sneaking attacks… not obedient… time for punishment.”
“Wh-what does punishment mean… Hm? Eek?!!”
Yun’er’s startled cry instantly filled the entire room.
It was laced with surprise—and a delicate squeal that was almost off-pitch and breaking!
Heaven’s grace—often arrives without the slightest warning.
And with ferocious intensity.
Just moments ago, Ye Zhibai had been swaying left and right, on the verge of collapsing.
Yet without warning, with unwavering determination, she made a shocking, scandalous move.
She raised her left palm high and fiercely slapped it down on Yun’er’s butt!
Slap—an elastic echo rang out!
Ye Zhibai even stared at her hand in confusion and bewilderment, her face full of puzzlement.
Huh, just now… what was I doing?
No idea… it just felt like the scenery in front of me was swinging back and forth like a giant pendulum—dizzying.
Huh? Why is Yun’er lying there without moving?
Seems like she’s still trembling?
Who knows.
Maybe she thought of something fun.
Anyway.
Guang Yu has to admit it this time: Ye Zhibai—
—has truly become a brave warrior!
