Chapter 668: Doing Bad Things With Good Intentions
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Translator: Henyee Translations , Editor. Henyee Translations
The housewarming celebration was a reason for everyone who had not met in a long time to gather.
Looking at the rising heat in front of her and the ingredients that gradually flowed into the pot, Murong Qiao suddenly had a feeling. Her body relaxed before her thoughts and she was no longer tense.
“Why are you in a daze?” Huo Yichen’s voice attracted her attention.
In the next second, Murong Qiao saw a cooked meat placed in her bowl.
An Nuo, who was sitting opposite her, was not to be outdone. “This is also delicious. Qiao, try it!”
The bowl, which was rather empty at first, filled up quickly because of Huo Yichen’s concern and An Nuo’s subsequent follow-up attack. Coupled with the fact that there was a silent but active compet.i.tor, Murong Qiao couldn’t be bothered to pick up the food herself.
She looked at them for a long time. In the end, she could only imitate them and put food into their bowls. Only then did she narrowly stop the tendency of her bowl to become a small mountain.
“Eat more, eat more. Eat my portion too.” An Nuo didn’t forget her original intention.
After all, out of the four people present, she was the only one who needed to maintain her figure for the sake of work. Therefore, she didn’t eat much. Most of the time, she only picked out some vegetables.
As for the meat, An Nuo had already prepared and placed the cooked pieces in Murong Qiao’s bowl because she knew that Murong Qiao liked to eat meat.
On the other hand, Murong Chen, who was sitting beside An Nuo, couldn’t help but frown when he saw An Nuo’s very small appet.i.te while putting food into his
Little Sister’s bowl.
Does she usually… eat so little?
“Speaking of which,” Murong Qiao said, “Brother, why did you come to my
place today?”
As she spoke, she used her free hand to fan her mouth.
Huo Yichen looked at her and noticed that Murong Qiao’s lips had turned red from the spiciness. He got up and went to the fridge to get a drink.
“Monthly inspection,” Murong Chen answered simply.
Murong Qiao raised her eyebrows at this answer and couldn’t help but start to recall if such a thing really happened in the past.
Perhaps because of the hotpot atmosphere, everyone chatted more freely.
However, as Murong Qiao chatted with An Nuo, her mind was no longer on eating.
In the end, Murong Chen and Huo Yichen exchanged a helpless glance as the two men went to “clean up the battlefield” together.
As for Murong Qiao and An Nuo, they each held a gla.s.s of iced beverage and sat on the balcony together. Their voices were so soft that only they could hear each other.
They had to clean up the table after eating.
Murong Chen didn’t want to leave this troublesome matter for his sister when she woke up the next morning, so he took the initiative to get up and tidy up.
In the end, when he reached out to take the empty jar, he realized that it was not fruit juice, but fruit wine with high alcohol content.
He looked at the beautifully wrapped gla.s.s bottle of fruit wine in his hand, then at Murong Qiao and An Nuo, who were still drinking not far away. His forehead twitched.
An Nuo, who was holding the cup, subconsciously took another sip.
-This beverage feels quite delicious. It’s sweet like peaches and has a mellow taste…” An Nuo muttered.
She didn’t seem to notice that her face was gradually turning red. She even felt that it wasn’t enough to take an extra sip.
They had eaten hotpot just now, so it always felt better to drink ice. Murong Qiao was also holding a cup. “I don’t know. Ah Chen brought it over.” “Wu…” An Nuo frowned and searched her body haphazardly.
She felt the phone in her pocket vibrate, but she didn’t realize that the alcohol had already affected her perception. Therefore, she searched her body for a long time before taking out the phone.
She was the one who set the sleeping alarm.
Looking at the bright 1130 pm on the phone screen, even An Nuo’s brain, which had already started to slow down, finally realized that she needed to go home.
She still had a lot of work to do tomorrow.
A voice sounded in An Nuo’s heart, prompting her to stand up to get her clothes and prepare to go home.
“Hiss-” Murong Qiao originally planned to stand up to send An Nuo off, but when she suddenly stood up and couldn’t find support, she couldn’t stand still and fell back to her original position.
Looking at his Little Sister and An Nuo’s miraculous performance after drinking, Murong Chen was silent for a moment. He swallowed the words he wanted to ask the two of them about their alcohol tolerance.
He couldn’t help but sigh and look at Huo Yichen beside him. “It’s almost done. Leave An Nuo to me. Take good care of Qiaoqiao.”
It was not good to stay here so late at night. Although the house had the conditions to accommodate them, both An Nuo and Murong Chen had their own things to do tomorrow.
The only fortunate thing was that Murong Chen didn’t drink the fruit wine just now. He only drank a few mouthfuls of water, so he could still be the chauffeur. However, the step of helping An Nuo out and into the elevator was especially difficult for Murong Chen.
The owner of the body had no intention of being obedient at all. A straight corridor could lead them through many twists and turns.
“Goodbye, Qiaoqiao!” An Nuo waved goodbye to Murong Qiao.
She didn’t seem to realize that the person standing at the door was Huo Yichen. There was still a silly smile on her face, and her actions made the coat she had just put on fall off.
“…” Murong Chen quickly helped her pick it up.
With the courtesy of not looking too much, Murong Chen b.u.t.toned An Nuo’s coat to the top to prevent the accident from happening again.
For the first time, he felt that the elevator was rising too slowly.
He clearly didn’t drink, but his sense of smell sensed the soft fruit fragrance gradually drifting over from his side. For a moment, Murong Chen felt that he seemed to be a little drunk.
On the other side, Huo Yichen was not much better.
Seeing that Murong Qiao had already begun to open the refrigerator in an attempt to find more wine, he could not help but look at the empty fruit wine bottle and sigh heavily.
If he had known this would happen, he would have been more careful when eating just now.
But the person in charge of buying things-it seemed to be Ye Zhen?
When he comes in for work tomorrow… Hmph.
Huo Yichen belatedly remembered who the culprit was, but he had no time to care so much.
On the other hand, after Ye Zhen finished delivering the drinks and left, he was still thinking happily if the President would give him a bonus the next day.
He had specially chosen the most praised fruit wine. He heard that many couples especially liked this type!
At this moment, Ye Zhen still didn’t know that his good intentions had turned into bad deeds. He was already lying on the bed and falling asleep.
However, it was late at night. Looking at Murong Qiao, who had no intention of sleeping at all and was still causing trouble everywhere, even Huo Yichen had a headache.
“Qiaoqiao.” He walked over and called out.
Huo Yichen held Murong Qiao in his arms without changing his expression, lest the other party destroy the succulents on the windowsill again.
The house was filled with the fragrance of the hotpot that had yet to dissipate. He first looked in the direction of the bedroom, then felt that it was not appropriate to leave Murong Qiao alone to sleep. In the end, he could only think of bringing her back to his house next door.
“I still want to drink…” Murong Qiao wrapped her arms around Huo Yichen’s neck and said vaguely.
As she spoke, her legs moved around dishonestly, making Huo Yichen’s plan more difficult..