After a few rounds of drinks, Hei Xiazi lit a cigarette and waved it at Ling Xiao. Ling Xiao waved his hand, and Hei Xiazi went to find Wu Xie and Fatty. Xie Yuhua sat down next to them, looking like she had drunk quite a bit.

"Shall we have a drink?" Xie Yuhua said to Ling Xiao, picking up her wine glass.

Ling Xiao picked up his glass and clinked glasses with him. He looked at the bottle; it was a beer that had no effect at first but a strong aftereffect... He was the kind of person who could drink a lot without getting drunk, so he didn't care what he drank, but Xiao Hua and the others were different.

Fearing that Xie Yuhua might feel unwell after drinking, Ling Xiao added some orange segments to his wine. Xie Yuhua looked really handsome when he was drunk; his eyes were hazy, his cheeks were flushed, and he exuded an indescribable charm. He grabbed Ling Xiao's hand and said, "Wu Xie is my childhood friend. If you dare to treat him badly..."

Ling Xiao smiled. He thought Xiao Hua was adorable and wanted to reach out and pat his head, but he stopped halfway through his hand and withdrew it. He then whispered to Xiao Hua, "Don't worry, I won't treat him badly. Like you, I want to preserve his innocence."

Whether or not Jieyuhua heard him, Ling Xiao seemed to have found an outlet for his emotions, but he kept his voice low, perhaps so low that even he himself couldn't hear it: "I will always protect you. I protect Wuxie because I want to protect his innocence; I protect Fatty because he is the first person in this world I feel familiar with; I protect Xiaoge because we both feel a lack of belonging in this world; I protect you because we have similar experiences; I protect the blind man because you want to protect him. So, please believe me. In my remaining days, I also want to do something. I've always done bad things, so I should do something good."

After saying that, he smiled gently at Xiaohua and said, "Thank you for showing me another possibility."

Ling Xiao looked at the group, all of them were quite drunk, even the young man was a bit tipsy. But the young man was really well-behaved when he was drunk, just sitting there quietly without moving.

Ling Xiao called the housekeeper to take them back to their room, then took Xiao Hua into his own room, put Xiao Hua on the bed, lit incense, poured a glass of water and placed it by the bedside, wiped his hands and face, gave him some water to drink, covered him with a blanket and let him sleep, while Ling Xiao sat on the sofa and started browsing stocks.

Xie Yuhua woke up three times that night. The first time was to get a drink of water, and the next two times were to use the restroom. Ling Xiao took him to the bathroom and then waited outside. The last time, Xie Yuhua took so long in the bathroom that Ling Xiao, worried, went in to check on him and found that Xie Yuhua had actually fallen asleep sitting on the toilet with his pants on...

Ling Xiao helped him to bed, and Xie Yuhua muttered something under his breath before finally falling asleep peacefully.

When Xie Yuhua woke up the next morning, he saw Ling Xiao sitting on the sofa fiddling with the computer. When Ling Xiao saw that he was awake, he turned off the computer, got up and poured him a glass of water: "Awake?"

"Huh! How did I end up sleeping here?"

"Don't worry, I change my sheets and duvet cover twice a day, and I haven't touched you. I've been on the sofa while you're sleeping."

"That's not what I meant. I'm sorry I drank too much last night. What I meant was why you didn't give me a room by yourself, so you couldn't sleep."

"Do you know how dangerous it is to let a drunk person sleep alone in a room? I can't let my guest fall down. The towels and toothbrushes in the bathroom are all new, and you can choose any clothes in the closet. They're all new, some are one size fits all, and some are custom-made. They're all made of good quality materials and won't make you feel uncomfortable. We're about the same size, so you should be able to wear mine. Come out and eat after you've washed up." Ling Xiao finished giving the instructions and left the room.

He left Xie Yuhua alone in the room, bewildered. Had this domineering CEO been arranged for something?

Xie Yuhua went into the bathroom, and suddenly he seemed to remember something, his face instantly turning red. After he finished washing up, he looked around the room carefully. The room was neat and clean, and the air smelled sweet. He opened the closet, and the clothes inside were all arranged and categorized according to their respective categories. He reached out and touched the fabric, and was surprised to find that the material was no worse than the clothes he had custom-made, and the styles were all very nice. Thinking of the child he had first seen yesterday, Xie Yuhua suddenly had an urge to see the child wear all the clothes in the closet.

He recalled the child's smile, his manner of speaking and acting, and how the child had taken care of him last night. He had always been the one taking care of others and worrying about them, and now he was being taken care of himself. A strange feeling welled up in his heart.

He chose a light pink sweatshirt and paired it with white pants. The child looked a bit taller than him, but the clothes fit him perfectly. The clothes smelled sweet like milk candy. Was it the child's scent?

The kid has really good taste.

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