She wrinkled her nose at He Lian Duo's back.
Then she poured herself another drink and got more and more into it as she drank.
After about three or four cups of wine, the waiter brought over the milk tea. It had to be said that the milk tea tasted really great, just as good as the modern milk tea. Before the dishes were served, Cheng Xiran was already full just from drinking wine and tea.
To be honest, the taste was really good.
When all the dishes were served, He Lian Duo came back.
Seeing Cheng Xiran with flushed cheeks and hazy eyes from drinking, he was naturally worried. "I've only been gone for a short while. How much wine have you drunk?"
Cheng Xiran ignored him and just started to eat. Sweet and sour spare ribs and stewed pig's trotters with soybeans were her favorites. Even though she knew these were made by Feng Xian herself, she was hungry and didn't care that much. The only stubborn thing she could do was probably to never eat the dishes He Lian Duo ordered and also not let him eat the dishes she ordered.
He Lian Duo picked up the wine pot. There was only a little left in it, and for some reason, there was another wine pot beside it.
"Are you treating wine like water?"
As he said this, he was about to grab the wine pot from Cheng Xiran's hand, but she stopped him. "Don't you dare touch it. I bought this wine with my own money. You don't get to drink it! Weren't you going to find Feng Xian? Did you finish so quickly?"
She didn't know where she got the courage to talk to the Regent Prince in such a tone.
Because her voice was too loud and they both had high looks, many curious looks were already cast from around.
He Lian Duo didn't say anything else and just ate his meal silently.
Even though she was a bit drunk today, since her consciousness was still clear and she didn't want to leave any bad image outside, she didn't eat as casually as at home. Instead, she ate very ladylike, which made He Lian Duo not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Can you stop just eating meat and eat more vegetables?"
She found every word He Lian Duo said tonight unpleasant.
Hearing He Lian Duo say this, Cheng Xiran even reached out and picked up the pig's trotters on the plate, one in each hand, and took a bite from each.
The fleeting doting in He Lian Duo's eyes didn't catch Cheng Xiran's attention. All she wanted now was to turn her grief into appetite.
When they were almost done eating, Feng Xian walked over gracefully.
She was still holding a plate of sliced apples in her hand.
"This is the after - meal fruit. It's a gift. I hope you'll accept it."
He Lian Duo nodded slightly at her.
But in Cheng Xiran's eyes, this was simply a sign of love... How could she bear this!
Even though she and He Lian Duo didn't have mutual affection.
So she started to pour herself more wine again. Seeing this, Feng Xian couldn't help but dissuade her. "Little girl, why have you drunk so much wine?"
Then she asked the waiter to cook some sobering soup.
"What does it matter to you how much I drink? I bought this wine with my own money. Who are you to interfere?"
Cheng Xiran looked up at her steadily, her eyes fluttering because of the alcohol. Maybe she thought she didn't have enough momentum sitting down, so she got up unsteadily. But she found that even when she stood up straight, she was still shorter than Feng Xian.
He Lian Duo stepped forward and quickly supported Cheng Xiran. "She likes to lose her temper when she drinks too much. Don't mind."
Cheng Xiran shook him off and glared at him. "Who are you to me? Why do you care?"
"I'll go down first and prepare the wine you need. Please take good care of this little girl."
Seeing that the situation was not good, Feng Xian left first. Cheng Xiran couldn't help but clap her hands and cheer. "Good riddance! Good riddance! Hurry up and leave!"
He Lian Duo pulled her to his side and was about to help her leave. Even if she wanted to make a scene, it couldn't be in such a public place. Not only would it be embarrassing, but it might also hurt her, which was not good.
But Cheng Xiran struggled and didn't want to leave. Finally, she even shouted at the top of her voice. "Help! Someone is abducting a girl!"
A few men at the side stood up.
He Lian Duo was a bit helpless but could only gently let her go.
Cheng Xiran staggered and sat down again. Suddenly, a middle - aged woman came from somewhere. Seeing Cheng Xiran, she sat down beside her. She looked up at He Lian Duo and then looked down at Cheng Xiran with concern. "Little girl, what's wrong with you?"
Cheng Xiran pointed at He Lian Duo. "He bullied me!"
The auntie asked patiently, comforting her while asking. "Would it be convenient to tell auntie what your relationship is?"
"We are... husband and wife!"
Cheng Xiran said brazenly. After saying that, she even made a face at He Lian Duo.
Everyone was bullying her, right? She always had a way to fight back!
"If that's really the case, then young man, you're being a bit unreasonable..." The auntie started to lecture He Lian Duo. "I can see that you two are still young. I guess you're newlyweds. So, how could you flirt with other girls in front of your wife?"
A passer - by uncle then chimed in. "Yeah, even if you want to flirt, you should do it secretly. Being so blatant like this, aren't you afraid that your beautiful little wife will run away?"
He Lian Duo was slightly stunned.
Cheng Xiran got excited and started to lower her head and shed tears. "Exactly. Although our marriage was arranged, you don't love me and I won't pester you. It's okay for us to be polite to each other in public. But it's fine that you don't love me. Now you don't even think about me at all. If this gets out, others will surely blame me and say that it's my fault that you're fooling around outside. I've been married to you for two years, and when have you ever thought about me even a little bit? I might as well just hit my head against the wall and die to fulfill you!"
As Cheng Xiran said this, she was about to get up, but the auntie held her back tightly. "Oh, girl, life is short. Why do you have to ruin yourself for a stinky man? You're such a good girl. It's that stinky man who isn't worthy of you!"
So most of the guests present started to speak up for Cheng Xiran.
"This man looks so handsome, but unexpectedly, he's useless!"
There were also many women speaking up for He Lian Duo. "In my opinion, it's still related to Feng Xian. She's so beautiful. Any man would like her, let alone this pretty boy?"
An uncle with a beard stood up, waved the chopsticks in his hand and pointed directly at He Lian Duo, threatening. "Stinky boy, I'm warning you. You'd better treat this little girl better, or I won't let you off!"
Someone was curious and asked the reason. Only then did they know that the uncle's son - in - law was a man who liked to fool around outside, and his precious daughter was the victim. After everyone heard this, they scoffed at He Lian Duo even more.
Cheng Xiran drank one cup of wine after another. She felt carefree in her heart, but her consciousness was becoming more and more blurred, and she was starting to feel dizzy and confused.
"Let's go."
He Lian Duo was about to pick up Cheng Xiran, but many people shouted loudly and told him to let go.