Later, during the game of Truth or Dare, the tissue box landed on Chi Xu again. Jiang Yuan came up with one crazy idea after another.
For example, waiting at the toilet door for the first person to come out, clapping hands and shouting loudly, "You did a great job!"
Or arguing with a stool in three different ways: in a flirtatious, domineering and local dialect tone.
Another idea was to imitate the Platinum Card advertisement, singing and dancing at the same time.
Jiang Yuan also had her off - days. She wanted to pass the tissue box to Chi Xu, but the music stopped unexpectedly. Everyone asked her to sing a love song to Chi Xu.
She did sing. At first, she sang with a cold and expressionless face. But her friends around couldn't hold back their laughter. As she sang, she couldn't help laughing either. The song was out of tune.
Everyone was having a great time. As the dormitory curfew was approaching, Lin Suye and the other two girls had to rush back before the dormitory aunt locked the door. Lin Suye turned around and was about to pat Jiang Yuan to go back together.
She saw that all the red - wine glasses in front of Jiang Yuan were empty, and her cheeks were bright red. Lin Suye was shocked and exclaimed, "Jiang Yuan, did you drink them all???"
This was a newly - poured glass. Counting the ones she had drunk before, Jiang Yuan had drunk about three or four glasses of red wine, with the goblets almost full.
Hearing the noise, Jiang Yuan patted her cheeks with both hands, tilted her head slightly upwards, looked at Lin Suye and giggled. Her charming eyes were misty with a hazy sheen.
Her voice was soft and delicate. "Yes, so what?"
After saying that, she covered her mouth and let out a belch. Then she just giggled to herself.
Chi Xu had just come back from the toilet. Hearing this, his gaze fell on Jiang Yuan's glass. It was empty, not a single drop left.
He frowned, strode over and sat down next to Jiang Yuan. He waved his hand in front of her face and asked worriedly, "Yuanyuan, how do you feel now?"
He had only been away for a short while, and Jiang Yuan had been greedy for alcohol and finished it all.
Jiang Yuan propped her cheeks with both hands, leaned over, with a drunken smile on her face. Her half - closed eyes slowly opened, and Chi Xu's hand came into her sight.
She frowned immediately, slapped his hand away mercilessly and spat out one word, "Annoying."
"Sister Jiang Yuan, can you walk back?" Song Xiangyi had also drunk quite a bit, but since she often hung out in bars, her alcohol tolerance was much better than ordinary people's. She was still sober.
"Of, of course I can." She tilted her head, looked at Song Xiangyi puzzledly, then giggled again. She picked up the goblet on the table, raised it and said, "I can still have another glass."
She was full of excitement all over.
"You guys, do you want to, have another glass with me? I, I can still keep going!" The raised goblet suddenly dropped. Fortunately, Chi Xu had been keeping a close eye on her. He caught the goblet right away and let out a sigh of relief.
When he turned to look, the girl had closed her eyes and leaned back on the sofa. The stray hairs on her forehead fluttered slightly with the flowing air in the private room.
"Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan?" Chi Xu patted her gently and called her a few times. There was no response. She was probably asleep.
Everyone was stunned. A drunk person could be extremely heavy. An ordinary person really couldn't carry them. Moreover, the curfew was almost here. If they took so much time to get back, they might not even be able to enter the dormitory.
Why did Jiang Yuan suddenly become so greedy for alcohol?
"I really, really emphasized to Sister Jiang Yuan not to drink too much. Maybe the wine here is so good that Sister Jiang Yuan accidentally drank too much."
Facing Chi Xu's sharp and accusing gaze, Song Xiangyi explained nervously.
She was the one who organized this gathering, and it was also her plan to lure Chi Xu here.
But Jiang Yuan getting drunk was completely beyond her expectation.
She had given repeated warnings before they came.
Song Xiangyi looked at Jiang Yuan, who was sleeping soundly, with a headache and let out a sigh.
"Oh no, how is Yuanyuan going to get back to the dormitory? It would be okay if our dormitory had an elevator, but we have bunk beds. We simply can't get her up."
Lin Suye tried to drag Jiang Yuan, but couldn't move her. A drunk person couldn't exert any strength, and all the strength had to rely on others.
"What should we do? Where will Yuanyuan sleep tonight? I have the greatest strength in our dormitory, but I have no way to move her."
"Didn't Jiang Yuan rent an apartment before? It just so happens that she's sharing it with Chi Xu. How about asking Chi Xu to take Jiang Yuan back to the apartment?" Su Kexin suggested in a low voice.
Everyone looked at Chi Xu in unison.
"It's okay, but..." Chi Xu lowered his eyes. His long eyelashes cast a faint shadow. "Will Jiang Yuan be angry when she wakes up tomorrow morning?"
"Come on, that's a problem for tomorrow. We'll deal with it when the time comes. If we leave Jiang Yuan outside to sleep for a night, she'll probably be even angrier." Song Xiangyi was quick - witted. A hint of cunning flashed in her eyes.
"We have a class at 4 p.m. tomorrow. Chi Xu, you must remind Jiang Yuan." Yu Huan said. "It's okay if she sleeps a bit longer in the morning."
"Okay." Chi Xu agreed. "So you guys will go back first? There are still twenty minutes until the curfew. What about you, Song Xiangyi?"
"I'll go with them. Brother Chi Xu, you must take good care of Sister Jiang Yuan." Song Xiangyi got up with a smile, deliberately emphasizing the words "take good care". Then she left with Lin Suye and the other two.
The huge private room was left with only Jiang Yuan and Chi Xu.
Chi Xu first collected all of Jiang Yuan's things, then sat down next to her. He stared at her without blinking, but there was a touch of loneliness in his eyes.
"I hope you won't be angry when you wake up tomorrow morning."
He murmured in a low voice.
Chi Xu picked up the things, carefully carried Jiang Yuan on his back, and tried his best to be as gentle as possible so as not to wake her up.
Jiang Yuan moved slightly on his back and uttered a vague sentence. Chi Xu slowed down, tilted his head and tried to hear what she was saying.
"Damn Chi Xu... Stinky Chi Xu..."
"You can scold me if you want. Just don't hold it in."
The girl on his back murmured a few words unconsciously, then quietly lay on his back again. Her even breathing gently sprayed on his neck.
It was ticklish, but it also softened Chi Xu's heart like a pool of spring water.
They walked out of the bar, turned a corner and headed towards the apartment. The cold moonlight shone on the ground, and the tree shadows were dancing. Chi Xu took a longer route to avoid passing by the night market street and waking her up.
Or maybe he just simply cherished this night and hoped the road would be longer.
It was extremely quiet around them. Only the occasional chirping of insects and their slight footsteps could be heard.
Slowly, Chi Xu suddenly heard extremely faint sobbing sounds, intermittent like a spider's silk hanging in the air, floating with the wind.
The sound came from behind him.
Chi Xu's heart tightened. "What's wrong, Yuanyuan?"
"You're so hateful. You deceived my feelings." Jiang Yuan was not fully conscious, but she still recognized this voice. She vaguely made out that it was that hateful person.
"I really hate you, really hate you. I hate you so much."