CHAPTER 405: CHAPTER 375 TWO DRUNKARDS

Qiao Yuxian’s solution, when spoken aloud, not only made Chu Zhengran breathe a sigh of relief but also made Gu Yanjing silently relieved.

Qin Xia was silent for a moment, seriously considering the solution, and then said, "What if his mom agrees to him being with a guy?"

Chu Zhengran: "......"

Qiao Yuxian looked confused for a moment, then said, "His mom would rather have a son-in-law than have you."

An arrow straight to the heart.

Qin Xia looked at her with tears in her eyes, and after a few seconds, she started crying with her mouth open and eyes closed.

Qiao Yuxian looked at her, reached out to hug her, patted her head, and cried with her.

"Why are you crying?" Qin Xia asked.

"I feel sorry for you," Qiao Yuxian said.

"Ah—" Qin Xia cried even harder.

Qiao Yuxian patted her back, and after a while said, "Isn’t there still Xiao Zhe?"

"Do you want an emotionally stable and gentle mother-in-law who doesn’t like you, or an extremely emotionally unstable one who doesn’t like you and may fight with you at any time?" Qin Xia asked.

Qiao Yuxian thought for a moment and said, "I don’t want either."

Qin Xia paused for a second and started to cry again, "Ah—"

Qiao Yuxian awkwardly patted her back.

After crying for a while, Qin Xia quieted down, sat up straight, and looked at Qiao Yuxian, "Can you take me back later?"

"Hmm?" Qiao Yuxian was confused for a moment.

"I’m a bit dizzy, maybe drank too much," Qin Xia said, "I’m afraid if I stay with Chu Zhengran, I’ll end up sleeping with him again."

Chu Zhengran: "......"

Gu Yanjing looked at him.

Chu Zhengran glared at him.

Gu Yanjing chuckled.

"Again?" Qiao Yuxian’s responses were getting slower, but she accurately picked up on the word "again."

"Again." Qin Xia repeated without knowing if she understood what Qiao Yuxian had caught onto.

After two seconds of silence, Qiao Yuxian said, "But if you leave with me, Chu Zhengran will follow us."

"Then what do we do?" Qin Xia cried, her eyes red, frowning in distress.

Qiao Yuxian was silent again, and after a while said, "Ah! I know."

"What?"

"I’ve been here before," Qiao Yuxian said, "I know there’s a spot on the third floor where we can sneak out. We’ll leave quietly so they can’t find us."

"Okay." Qin Xia nodded, "Let’s go now."

"Mm!" Qiao Yuxian took another big gulp of her drink, set down the glass, and got ready to stand up.

Outside, the two people who overheard their loud conspiracy exchanged not a glance, but instead immediately headed to the stairway.

Seeing the two of them, they were shakily helping each other to stand up.

They couldn’t even stand steadily yet planned to sneak out from the third floor.

Qiao Yuxian and Qin Xia supported each other and looked at the two people coming over.

"Uh-oh." Qiao Yuxian said, "I think I see Gu Yanjing."

"I think I see Chu Zhengran too," Qin Xia said,

Qiao Yuxian looked at them for a moment, grabbing Qin Xia’s arm, "Quick, run, ditch them."

As soon as she said that, Qin Xia turned her head to run.

But being drunk, their actions and reactions were slow.

Gu Yanjing and Chu Zhengran each grabbed one and pulled them back.

Chu Zhengran took hold of Qin Xia’s arm and simply pulled her away.

As Qin Xia walked with Chu Zhengran, she imagined a dramatic scene: "Yu Xian, run away! The sea monster is coming! Run away! I’ll hold him back, you run! In our next life, we’ll be sisters again!"

Qiao Yuxian was dazed, not knowing what was happening, and dumbly took two steps toward Qin Xia, only to be pulled back by Gu Yanjing again.

She looked up at Gu Yanjing, her eyes bewildered and full of confusion, and after a while said, "Hubby."

"Mm." Gu Yanjing replied.

Qiao Yuxian chuckled, completely forgetting that she was supposed to run and ditch them earlier.

Gu Yanjing patted her slightly flushed face, "How much did you drink?"

"This much." Qiao Yuxian gestured the height of a wine glass, "Sweet. Haven’t had it in a while."

"Feeling uncomfortable?" Gu Yanjing asked.

Qiao Yuxian shook her head, but after two shakes she felt dizzy and collapsed into Gu Yanjing’s arms.

Gu Yanjing stroked her head.

Qiao Yuxian leaned on him for a while and quietly said, "Carry."

Gu Yanjing held her in his arms.

"Not like this," Qiao Yuxian said.

"Hmm?" Gu Yanjing asked.

"Go home," Qiao Yuxian said, "Carry me home."

"Alright." Gu Yanjing lifted her up horizontally and headed out.

They went straight to the parking lot.

Shang Chen, who hadn’t drunk, drove to take Chu Zhengran and Qin Xia away.

Liu Zhou and Yuan Wei hadn’t drunk either and planned to follow Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian home.

At the parking lot, Chu Zhengran and Qin Xia hadn’t left yet.

Qin Xia was sitting in the car, the door open, and Chu Zhengran standing outside.

Shang Chen was waiting not far away.

Gu Yanjing, holding Qiao Yuxian, saw them still there and asked, "What’s up?"

Yuan Wei opened the car door for them, and Gu Yanjing first placed Qiao Yuxian in the car.

Chu Zhengran said, "Qin Xia brought a gift for Miss Qiao, but she hasn’t given it yet, so she won’t leave."

"Yu Xian." Qin Xia nudged the standing Chu Zhengran by the car, "I brought you a gift."

Qiao Yuxian, sitting in the car, lay over the window, silently and obediently looking at Qin Xia.

Qin Xia got out with a bag, attempting to give it to Qiao Yuxian.

Chu Zhengran stopped her, took the bag from her hand, let Qin Xia watch as he handed the gift to Qiao Yuxian.

Only then did Qin Xia settle down and stop speaking.

Chu Zhengran took Qin Xia away.

Liu Zhou and Yuan Wei also got in the car, returning to Jingyu Garden.

Qiao Yuxian behaved very well on the way.

Holding the gift from Qin Xia, she sat quietly, speaking not a word, nor dozing off.

Even if her reactions were sluggish and unusually silent, you couldn’t tell she was drunk.

Arriving at Jingyu Garden, Gu Yanjing helped Qiao Yuxian out of the car.

Liu Zhou and Yuan Wei were arranged by Housekeeper Lu. Then they asked Aunt Qin to cook some soup to sober up Qiao Yuxian. Gu Yanjing carried her back to their room.

He laid Qiao Yuxian on the bed, stroked her face, and asked, "Uncomfortable?"

Qiao Yuxian blinked twice and said, "No."

"Drink some hangover soup, then sleep," Gu Yanjing said.

"Okay." Qiao Yuxian nodded.

Gu Yanjing smiled, leaned down, and kissed her lips, "Sit here, I’ll get a towel to wipe your face."

"Okay." Qiao Yuxian nodded again.

"Don’t wander off." Gu Yanjing instructed.

"Mm." Qiao Yuxian agreed readily.

But when Gu Yanjing came out with a wet towel from the bathroom, the gift from Qin Xia was on the bed; Qiao Yuxian was gone.

Gu Yanjing searched the bedroom, finally finding her outside on the terrace by the potted money plant.

Almost hidden by the pot, Gu Yanjing nearly missed her.

He walked over, squatting to look at her.

She had her head down originally, but when she saw someone squatting in front of her, she looked up.

"What are you doing here?" Gu Yanjing asked.

"Can you see me?" Qiao Yuxian asked, puzzled.

Gu Yanjing paused and said, "Should I not be able to see you?"

"Mm." Qiao Yuxian nodded.

"Why?" Gu Yanjing asked cooperatively.

"Because I’m an invisible flower pot."

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