Her teasing had failed. Rubbing her temples, Zhou Zuizui quietly got up and returned to her room.

The alcohol—

It had worn off when Shen Nan helped her out of the car.

In the middle of the night, Zhou Zuizui had already been staring at the ceiling for several hours.

She couldn’t sleep.

She wasn’t sure if it was because of the day’s excitement or something else, but she just couldn’t fall asleep.

She listened attentively to the sounds from the room next door, but it remained completely silent, not a single noise to be heard. After pondering for a moment, Zhou Zuizui got up and opened her door.

She glanced at the tightly closed door on the side and, after another moment of contemplation, went ahead and turned on the living room lights. Then she walked into the kitchen and took out a glass.

Late at night, Zhou Zuizui sat alone on the carpet with a bottle of wine in front of her… and began drinking. She felt that she needed to get thoroughly drunk; it seemed more fitting.

Just after drinking two glasses, the door to the other room opened. Shen Nan stood at the doorway, looking down at her, “What are you doing?”

Shen Nan had actually woken up earlier, when she first came out of her room. He didn’t get up then, thinking she might just be looking for something. But when he heard the increasing commotion outside, he couldn’t resist and opened his door.

Zhou Zuizui looked at the now-awake man, blinked, and pointed at the things in front of her, “Drinking and watching a movie, can’t you tell?”

Shen Nan: “…”

Of course, he could tell! But that wasn’t his point.

Zhou Zuizui smiled, her eyes curving as she looked at him, her eyes bright, “Want to have a drink with me?”

With that, she got up and went into the kitchen, taking out another glass. Right in front of Shen Nan, she poured a full glass of wine and invited him, “Come on!”

Shen Nan: “…”

The next second, the phone in front of Zhou Zuizui started emitting screams.

Shen Nan listened, his brows furrowing more and more as his voice took on a stricter tone, “What movie are you watching now?”

Zhou Zuizui was taken aback, blinking as she couldn’t understand where his anger was coming from.

She replied, “A horror movie.”

“…”

Suddenly, Zhou Zuizui seemed to realize something, and she burst into laughter. With a probing look at Shen Nan, she raised her eyebrows and asked, “Captain Shen, did you think I was watching porn again?”

Shen Nan: “…”

“Are you angry?”

“Jealous?”

Zhou Zuizui teased him.

“Hey, don’t leave. Watch the movie with me; it’s a bit scary to watch alone.”

Shen Nan ignored her, walking over to sit beside her. He stared at her phone screen… Sure enough, a bloody ghost was on it, its face covered in blood, in that eerie black-and-white style that sent shivers down one’s spine.

He pursed his lips and frowned instinctively, “Change the movie.”

“Okay.”

Zhou Zuizui muttered under her breath as she fiddled with her phone, “But I only have horror movies and porn.” She looked at Shen Nan with a bright, mischievous smile, “Want to watch a naughty one?”

“Do you?”

Shen Nan reached out and knocked her lightly on the head, “No.”

In the end, they still watched the horror movie. Zhou Zuizui had a lot to say while watching the movie. Besides drinking, she kept chattering with Shen Nan, discussing which ghost makeup was scarier, critiquing the ghost’s figure, and even condemning the makeup artist.

Shen Nan, from beginning to end, just drank, saying very little.

The two of them continued drinking and watching the movie… until Shen Nan’s breathing finally became less serious. Only then did Zhou Zuizui quietly turn her head to look at him and softly call out, “Captain Shen?”

Shen Nan responded with a barely conscious “Mm.”

Suppressing her gleeful smile, Zhou Zuizui continued, “Captain Shen.”

“Mm?”

“Are you drunk?”

“Mm.”

She reached out and slowly leaned toward Shen Nan, gently pinching his chin. She turned on her phone’s recorder and began teasing him, “I’m going to ask you a few questions. You have to tell the truth, okay?”

“Mm.”

“Am I pretty?”

The man opposite her was silent for a moment, then barely opened one eye to look at her, “Yes.”

Zhou Zuizui’s eyes lit up as she leaned closer and asked, “Do you like your wife?”

“Yes.”

Zhou Zuizui struggled to keep her smug smile in check. She softly blew a breath on Shen Nan’s face and cautiously asked, “Do you… want to kiss me?”

After asking, her heart pounded guiltily, nervously awaiting Shen Nan’s answer.

For a long while, Shen Nan didn’t say anything.

Zhou Zuizui took a deep breath and was just about to repeat the question when, all of a sudden, the man in front of her leaned in and, with precise accuracy, kissed her on the lips.