Chen Yiran’s car was waiting outside the premises. When the driver saw him coming out, he opened the door for him nimbly.

Chen Yiran placed Li Linlin on the seat and planned to go in from the other side, but Li Linlin hugged his neck as if holding her favorite teddy bear and refused to let go. Chen Yiran had no choice but to hold her and sit in the car.

Li Linlin sat on Chen Yiran’s lap and finally settled down again.

The driver drove the car in the direction of the Li family’s house. Chen Yiran sat in the back seat and remained silent. Li Linlin was lying on top of him, very well-behaved even when she was drunk.

Her face was flushed under the influence of alcohol, which made her skin appear even whiter, like a princess who had lived in a castle for a long time. Chen Yiran brushed the black hair on the side of her face and sighed lightly.

Even if he was angry in his heart, he couldn’t express it to such a Li Linlin.

The car drove smoothly to the Li family’s villa. The butler came out early and was waiting for them at the door. Li Shen was on a global tour abroad during this period and Yu Wan also went with him. Only the butler and a few maids were at home.

Chen Yiran’s driver parked steadily at the driveway, got out of the car and opened the door for him. Chen Yiran carried Li Linlin out of the car.

“Mr. Chen.” The butler stepped forward and greeted him politely, then looked at Li Linlin who was in his arms. Chen Yiran walked over and said to him, “At the tonight’s event, Linlin drank some wine and fell asleep. Let me carry her up.”

“Please, Mr. Chen.” The butler nodded slightly and walked in front to lead the way. Chen Yiran walked all the way to Li Linlin’s room and placed her on the bed.

“Let a maid help her change clothes and prepare some hangover medicine. She may feel uncomfortable when she wakes up tomorrow.” Chen Yiran stood up and told the butler, “Make some congee for her in the morning so she can eat something light.”

“Don’t worry, Mr. Chen, we will take good care of the young miss.”

“En. Uncle Li and Aunt Yu Wan aren’t at home so no one is supervising her. You can’t let her act recklessly. If anything happens, you can contact me at any time.”

“All right, troubling Mr. Chen.”

Chen Yiran looked back at Li Linlin on the bed and inadvertently glanced at the picture frame she had placed by the bedside.

It was Li Linlin’s treasure, a picture of her and Chen Yiran on her fifth birthday.

Chen Yiran was slightly stunned. He didn’t even remember that he had once taken this photo with Li Linlin. He looked like he’s still in high school and Li Linlin was even smaller, sitting on his lap and making a heart gesture towards the camera.

When the butler saw him looking at the picture frame, he said, “Miss has always placed this picture frame by the bedside. Sir used to be jealous, saying that Miss wouldn’t put her picture with him.”

Chen Yiran felt a bit confused for no reason and he remembered Li Linlin’s confession to him that night.

Had she really liked him all along?

He pursed his lips slightly and withdrew his gaze. “I’m going back first. You guys take good care of her.”

“Okay, Mr. Chen.” The butler stepped aside to make way for him. “I’ll walk you down.”

After Chen Yiran left, the butler called for a maid to help Li Linlin change clothes and remove her makeup. Li Linlin slept so deeply that she didn’t wake up after all the tossing and only groaned impatiently.

When she opened her eyes again, it was already the next morning. She looked around her room in a daze, unable to remember how she got back yesterday.

She actually passed out?

……Fortunately, her parents weren’t at home.

She rubbed her head and felt a slight headache. It was probably the aftereffects of drinking too much last night. She steeled herself and got up to wash, and then walked downstairs to find the butler.

“Miss, you’re awake?” The butler saw her coming down and quickly greeted her. “The kitchen has cooked some congee. Do you want to eat some now?”

Li Linlin had no appetite at first, but after hearing what he said, she suddenly wanted to have some. “Yes. It’s better if there’s also a refreshing side dish, the appetizing kind.”

“We have them. I’ll go and order the kitchen to serve the food.”

Li Linlin got herself a glass of water, took a sip, and sat at the dining table to wait for her meal. The butler came over quickly and served her congee, a few side dishes, as well as spicy and sour carrot shreds, which looked appealing.

“This is a hangover medicine. If you feel uncomfortable, you can take one first.” The butler placed the prepared medicine in front of Li Linlin as well.

“Wow, Uncle Li, you’re so thoughtful. I happen to be feeling a little dizzy.”

The butler smiled at her. “It was all specially instructed by Mr. Chen last night.”

The expression on Li Linlin’s face froze and the hand holding the chopsticks stopped. “Mr. Chen? Which Mr. Chen?”

The butler smiled amiably. “Which other Mr. Chen can it be? Of course it’s Mr. Chen Yiran.”

“Clack”. The chopsticks in Li Linlin’s hand fell on the table.

“W-wasn’t it Wu Hui’er who sent me back yesterday?”

“No, it was Mr. Chen who sent you back.”

“……” Li Linlin turned sluggish for a while, then dashed back to her room to find her mobile phone.

Her phone was turned off at the KTV last night, and as soon as she turned it on, it vibrated continuously as if having a stroke. Li Linlin was extremely nervous. She saw that Chen Xi had sent her many messages and there were three missed calls from Chen Yiran.

“……” It’s over.

These two words were filling her mind at this moment.

She went to the KTV to flirt with little brothers and was caught red-handed by Chen Yiran!!!

Her image in Brother Yiran’s heart had completely collapsed!!

Intoxication harms people!

She found Wu Hui’s phone number among a bunch of incoming messages and quickly dialed her. The phone rang twice and was picked up by Wu Hui. Li Linlin heard her voice and sternly questioned, “Wu Hui’er, what happened last night?! How did Brother Yiran know where we are?!”

“……” Wu Hui almost couldn’t hold it back and burst into tears. “I gave our location to Chen Xi. I’m a big dummy, uwah——”

Li Linlin: “……”

With her like this, Li Linlin was too embarrassed to scold her anymore.

“Then what? Calm down first and explain what happened.”

Wu Hui blew her nose on the other end, before saying, “After the charity gala ended, President Chen said that I should send a message to Chen Xi after I sent you home. Later, weren’t we dragged to the KTV by Madam Qiu? So I forgot about it…… Then, Chen Xi sent me a message asking where we were, so I casually sent her our location……”

Li Linlin smiled. “Wu Hui’er, what you said this time is absolutely right, you’re a big dummy.”

She hung up the phone in a huff and Wu Hui called her back. “You still have the nerve to scold me? As if you weren’t having fun! Do you know how scary Chen Yiran was last night? He even said he wanted to replace me as your manager! Oh, right, he also took out his anger on Madam Qiu. Their business cooperation seems to have fallen through!”

“Ah?” Li Linlin trembled. “W-we only went there to sing, Brother Yiran shouldn’t have been so angry, right?”

“We also ordered two little brothers.”

Li Linlin: “……”

Don’t remind her.

“I need to calm down first. Bye.” Li Linlin hung up the phone, feeling panicked. Brother Yiran probably wouldn’t inform her parents, right? Being taught a lesson by her parents was still relatively light, but the question was, how was she going to face Brother Yiran in the future?

Her confession last night was already embarrassing enough and now she’s been caught with little brothers as well…… Her life was shrouded in darkness.

She didn’t dare contact Chen Yiran in any way. She sent a message to Chen Xi to explain and then clicked on Madam Qui’s WeChat.

【Li Linlin: Madam Qiu, I heard what happened last night from Wu Hui. Did it cause your business any problem?】

The other party didn’t reply to her message immediately. She probably hadn’t gotten up yet. However, the butler brought breakfast directly to Li Linlin’s room. “Miss, eat it while it’s hot, otherwise your stomach might feel more uncomfortable once it’s cold.”

“Ah, thank you, Uncle Li.” Li Linlin stepped on her soft slippers and sat down directly on the plush mat next to the coffee table. “Put it here.”

The butler placed her breakfast on the table. Li Linlin asked him tentatively, “By the way, Uncle Li, how was Brother Yiran’s mood when he sent me back last night?”

“His mood?” The butler thought for a while. “People like Mr. Chen can’t easily be discerned. However, you were drunk and unconscious last night, so he should be a little unhappy. Miss, it’s better not to drink so much in the future.”

“I got it. Last night was a special case……” Li Linlin was also reflecting on herself. “Well, no need to worry about me anymore, Uncle Li, you can go about your business.”

“Okay.” After the butler left, Li Linlin exhaled and picked up the spoon to eat breakfast while checking Weibo.

The popularity of last night’s charity gala hadn’t passed yet and Lu Siyu was still on the hot search list. Li Linlin bit her spoon and curled her lips. She didn’t want to read the gossips about the other person, so she directly clicked on her Weibo.

Last night, the studio uploaded her official red carpet picture and it already received nearly 100,000 comments. Li Linlin forwarded it on her account, adding, 【Thank you all for your compliments. I also think the dress is super nice. [Cute] The dress was made for me by @ChenXiStudio. Xixi is awesome!】

Just after posting on Weibo, her phone dinged. Madam Qiu had replied to her message.

【Fresh Meat Harvester: It has nothing to do with you. Kids shouldn’t worry about business matters.】

【Fresh Meat Harvester: By the way, where did Chen Yiran send you last night?】

【Li Linlin: My house.】

【Fresh Meat Harvester: Is it the villa over at Lize Park?】

【Li Linlin: Yes, you know the place?】

【Fresh Meat Harvester: I also own a villa at Lize Park and in the same community as yours. I slept here last night. If you have nothing to do today, come over and join me for lunch. I’m going out of town in the afternoon.】

Li Linlin thought for a bit, then replied, 【I have no classes today. Which house are you in?】

Madam Qiu sent her location over. Li Linlin took a look and saw that they were indeed in the same villa area.

She finished her breakfast slowly, put on some makeup and changed clothes, then went out to find Madam Qiu.

This villa area was very large. Li Linlin walked and it took her almost 20 minutes to get there. The help in Madam Qiu’s house seemed to know that she was coming so the gate was open.

Li Linlin walked through the garden and rang the doorbell.

Soon a maid came to open the door for her, inviting her into the house. The heating in the villa was turned on fully, so Li Linlin took off her long down jacket and handed it to the maid who welcomed her.

She wore a white long sleeve top under a red slip dress. The hem was in the shape of petals, giving it a sense of style.

This dress was also made for her by Chen Xi and she had worn it once at an event. Because she couldn’t bear to just leave it unused in the closet, Li Linlin would wear it sometimes.

“You’re here? Sit down for a while first.” Madam Qiu came down from upstairs wearing a blue silk nightgown. She had on light makeup and her hair was casually draped on her shoulder, looking even younger than usual.

Li Linlin was about to say hello to her when she saw a young man coming down behind her.

The man was wearing the same type of nightgown as Madam Qui. The neckline was opened lower than Madam Qui’s, which happened to expose his slender, white neck and collarbone. Li Linlin was stunned. After seeing the young handsome guy’s face clearly, she even stuttered a little, “I-isn’t this Nick from last night?”

Nick smiled faintly at her as a greeting. Madam Qiu sat down on the sofa and glanced at Li Linlin on the side. “Is there a need to be so surprised? Little girls are just so innocent.”

“……” Li Linlin calmed herself and sat down as well. “D-didn’t you say last night that it’s a legal place and that they won’t do…… indescribable things?”

Madam Qiu laughed and took the coffee Nick handed her over. “Not in there, but in private, we have the right to interact freely.”

Li Linlin: “……”

What a free interaction, great.

Li Linlin gave her a thumbs up in her heart.

“Madam Qiu.” A man in a suit came over and said to her, “The car is ready. Your flight is at 3:20 in the afternoon.”

“Got it.” Madam Qiu nodded and the man withdrew. Li Linlin asked her curiously, “Are you going on a trip?”

Bringing Nick along?

Madam Qiu chuckled and took a sip of the coffee. “I’m going on a business trip. Do you think I only eat, drink and have fun every day, then wait for my husband to give me money?”

“Uh……”

“I take care of everything in the company and I negotiate all my projects myself.”

When mentioned the word project, Li Linlin remembered what Wu Hui said to her, “You and Huachuang……”

“You really can’t do three sentences without mentioning Chen Yiran.” Madam Qiu looked at her with a faint smile on her face. “He’s probably thinking that I approached you for the company’s project with Huachuang. But it doesn’t matter, Chen Yiran isn’t the only person in this world. If I can’t cooperate with Huachuang, I can find someone else.”

“I’m sorry……” Li Linlin felt a little guilty. “How about I explain it to Brother Yiran?”

“Do you dare seek him out right now?”

Li Linlin: “……”

“You look as if he’s going to eat you up. I suggest you find someone else.” She said as she touched Nick’s face and blew him a kiss. “Isn’t it nice to have a gentle and handsome little boyfriend like Nick?”

Li Linlin: “……”

Madam Qiu was truly a woman worthy of her WeChat name!

“Forget it, Ah Win, bring me my wallet, the red one.” Madam Qiu asked the maid to bring her wallet over, then took out a business card from inside and handed it to Li Linlin. “If it’s really unacceptable, you can go look for this person.”

“Hmm?” Li Linlin took the business card in confusion and glanced at the words written on it.

——Chang Xin Studio.

“This is……?”

“A fortune teller, very accurate.” Madam Qiu handed the wallet back to the maid and asked her to put it back in its place. “He’s very famous in the upper class circles of A City and many people are looking for him. You can go to him if you want Feng Shui or your fate read, but also if your love life isn’t going smoothly.”