There was still no sound from the other end. Zuo You took two more gulps from the bottle and asked, slurring her words, "Why aren't you saying anything? Are you mute? Well, we can video chat, you can show me sign language..."

There was still no sound on the other end. Zuo You held the phone close to her face and realized that the call had been disconnected.

She angrily threw her phone aside, muttering, "How annoying! They called but didn't say anything. They must be scammers!"

After finishing another bottle, Zuo You let out a satisfied burp and collapsed onto the soft seat, staring at the starry sky overhead, counting the stars one by one without blinking.

When I stumbled through the count to the fifteenth, the door to the cubicle was opened.

"Why did you drink so much?"

Shen Yan, who had just entered, frowned as he looked at the several empty bottles on the table.

Zuo You stood up unsteadily, pointed at Shen Yanxiao, and said, "Oh, this, I've seen this brother before!"

Seeing that she was about to fall while staggering, Shen Yan quickly stepped forward and caught her.

Zuo You, still half-asleep, grabbed his collar with one hand and reached up to his head with the other.

"Don't move! Your eyes are about to escape, let me catch them for you!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Yan felt a sharp pain on his scalp as she tightly grabbed a lock of his hair.

"You're mistaken, those aren't eyes, they're my hair."

Shen Yan knew he couldn't reason with a drunk person, but he still softened his voice and, with a hint of helplessness, squatted down following her lead.

Zuo You blinked suddenly, and the eye she had grabbed turned into a hair. "Shen Yan, your eyes are amazing, they move so fast."

Shen Yan freed his hair from her grasp, pulled her to the bar, ordered hangover tea on the electronic screen, and then helped her sit down on the soft seat.

But Zuo You was restless and quickly took off her shoes, generously giving one to Shen Yan.

Shen Yan took it without understanding why, not knowing what she wanted to do.

"You're so clumsy," Zuo You gave him a disdainful look, then spun around in place with her shoe in hand: "biu~ rocket launch!"

After she finished demonstrating, seeing that Shen Yan was still standing there motionless, her face fell: "Shen Yan, aren't you going to play with me? Hurry up and launch, you're not fun at all!"

The chaotic crying made Shen Yan's lips twitch. Seeing her wailing without any real emotion, Shen Yan couldn't help but pinch the soft flesh of her face and lower her voice:

Why did you drink so much?

The texture was so bouncy and smooth that Shen Yan couldn't resist squeezing it again.

Zuo You tilted her head and thought for a moment, then leaned closer to him mysteriously and said, "Come closer and I'll tell you a secret~"

Shen Yan released her cheek and leaned closer to her ear.

"Hehe~" Zuo You tugged at his ear and leaned very close: "Because the wine tastes good!"

There was a knock on the door. Instead of opening it, Shen Yanteng called out, "Come in."

As soon as the waiter in uniform opened the door with a tray, Zuo You released Shen Yan's ear and snapped her fingers at the waiter: "Viter, a drink, please..."

Shen Yan immediately stopped her: "No need, she's drunk and talking nonsense."

The waiter smiled knowingly, placed the hangover tea on the tray, and quickly left the private room.

Shen Yan picked up a cup of hangover tea and offered it to her lips, but Zuo You pushed it away uninterestedly, looking at the waiter's retreating figure with a puzzled expression: "Why did he run away? I haven't given him a tip yet!"

"He has other work to do. This is the latest cocktail; people with low alcohol tolerance can't finish it. You probably can't drink it, right?"

He said this while holding the teacup in front of him, as if he was about to drink.

"Who said that! I'm the reincarnation of the Wine Immortal, okay!" Zuo You said, snatching the glass from him before he could finish, downing it in one gulp. Afterward, she even turned the glass upside down for him to see, proudly saying, "Please call me King Youyou!"

Shen Yan clapped enthusiastically, "Yes, King Youyou is amazing."

Zuo You felt a little smug, her lips pouting as if she were the boss.

"Then, King Youyou, can you tell me why you're drinking today?" Shen Yan asked again when she stopped making a fuss.

As soon as Zuo You stopped, she felt as if her whole body was filled with lead. She squinted and found a comfortable position to lie down, staring at the person above her without blinking.

Shen Yan's heart softened at her gaze. He adjusted his posture to make her more comfortable, reached out to brush away the stray hairs from her face, and his tone unconsciously softened:

"So, Yoyo, can you tell me why I drank so much alcohol today?"

Zuo You blinked slowly, as if she was thinking.

Shen Yan wasn't in a hurry and waited patiently for her.

After a long silence, she finally spoke in a muffled voice: "...Because of Shen Yan."

Shen Yan was slightly taken aback, and his heart clenched when he saw the grievance in her eyes.

He placed his hand on her face and asked in a hoarse voice, "What did Shen Yan do to make you angry?"

However, after shaking her head, Zuo You closed her eyes, snuggled into his arms, and refused to speak anymore. She fell asleep shortly afterward.

"...Did I scare you?"

A soft sigh escaped his lips. Shen Yan gazed at her intently for a long, long time, finally lowering his head to gently kiss the sleeping girl's forehead, his voice barely audible: "When will you remember...?"

However, the only response he received was the girl's even breathing. Shen Yan pursed his lips slightly, took off his coat and wrapped it around her, then carried her on his back.

"...It's hot!" Zuo You, who had been woken up by him, frowned and tried to pull her clothes off.

Shen Yan quickly tried to distract her, saying, "Youyou, look what's in the sky!" He quickened his pace at the same time.

Zuo You looked up, but the sky was pitch black and there was nothing there.

"Liar, there's nothing there!" she said, reaching for her clothes again.

The car was just ahead, and Shen Yan coaxed her again, "Yes, take another look, is there a gem hidden somewhere?"

Zuo You got excited when she heard about the gemstone and craned her neck to look up at the sky.

"Young Master!" Driver Uncle Li rushed over to help.

After much difficulty, Shen Yan managed to get Zuo You, who was making a fuss about going to heaven to pick up gems, into the car. He quickly took her hand out of the window and brought it back in, then quickly closed the window.

Zuo You slumped weakly onto his lap, resignedly withdrawing her hand, "I haven't taken my gem yet!"

Shen Yan chuckled, reached out and covered her eyes, whispering, "Close your eyes and count to three, there will be a surprise."

"Really?" Zuo You obediently closed her eyes upon hearing this, her long eyelashes fluttering like small fans in his palm. "3, 2, 1!"

As she counted to the last note, Shen Yan removed her hand. The instant she opened her eyes, a sky full of stars swirled in her gaze, the stars dazzling, and shooting stars streaking across the sky.

"So many stars! And a shooting star!" This time, Zuo You didn't mistake the stars for large gemstones. She excitedly pointed to the spot where the shooting star had just flashed by and looked at Shen Yan.

She was so drunk that she didn't realize it was just a starry sky ceiling and thought Shen Yan had really brought the Milky Way into the car.

Seeing her excitement, Shen Yan suddenly chuckled softly, his eyes and brows full of smiles, and a gentle, doting warmth spreading through his dark, moist eyes.

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