Big socks! Do you even understand how you kiss a villain?

The next day, Zuo You woke up and dared not go downstairs. Memories of the previous night flooded her mind like a stream. Her expression was blank, and she wished she could go to the kitchen, grab a piece of tofu, and smash her head against it to die!

An even more horrifying scene flashed before her eyes, and she buried herself in the pillow in a fit of impotent rage: "Aaaaah! Why did I even take my shoes off and give them to him, and then make him sit on the toilet with me?!"

"Awake?" Shen Yan brought in a bowl of hangover soup, but Zuo You could hear the smile in his voice even though he only said two words.

She suddenly looked up and, sure enough, saw the smile that he hadn't had time to hide.

So what happened last night wasn't a dream; she really did have a drunken outburst, and in such a horrible way...

"Shen Yan, nothing happened last night, right?" Zuo You tried to brainwash him.

Shen Yan handed her the hangover soup, a smile playing on his lips: "Nothing happened, but may I ask why you insisted on going to the bathroom after midnight last night?"

And you have to drag him along too.

"Pfft—" The soup that Zuo You had just drunk flowed out of her nostrils. Shen Yan quickly handed her a tissue and took the soup bowl away.

Yes, why?

Zuo You didn't want to answer. She sat blankly on the edge of the bed and peacefully closed her eyes.

Seeing her strong reaction, Shen Yan stopped teasing her and asked seriously, "So why did you drink so much yesterday?"

Zuo You numbly turned her gaze to him, deciding to confront him.

"Shen Yan, starting today, I'm not going to be her substitute anymore! I can return the money you gave me that I didn't need, and consider the money I used as my payment for my trouble."

After uttering those harsh words, she stood up angrily, took a box out of the closet, placed it in front of him, and said with a pained expression, "These are the jewelry you gave me. I'm returning them all to you."

"Zuo You!" Shen Yan almost laughed out of anger. His dark eyes were fixed on her as he said, word by word, "What did you say about a substitute? Who is the substitute?"

"Of course I'm a stand-in!" Zuo You simply stopped pretending. "I don't even know you. You hugged me while crying and laughing the first time we met. Didn't you think I was a stand-in?"

Shen Yan's eyes reddened: "No! When did I ever treat you as a substitute? Whose substitute are you!"

Zuo You got excited; he still wouldn't admit it?

"Okay, I admit it. I did deliberately get close to you, and even deliberately imitated your ideal woman to get you to help me deal with those two old bastards from the Wei family."

But are you completely without fault? If you hadn't used Shen An'an as an excuse to get me to your house in the first place, I would never have realized how much I look like her, and I would never have thought of becoming her stand-in!

I only wanted to extort some money to have someone beat up those two old bastards from the beginning...

Zuo You spoke half-truthfully, adhering to the idea that she was not wrong and that the fault lay entirely with others. After saying this, she actually felt much better.

Shen Yan's eyes narrowed. "You saw the portrait in my study?"

He spoke seriously, and Zuo You couldn't help but feel a little guilty. She raised her voice to sound brazen and said, "I saw it by accident!"

"Okay, then come with me to take another look now!" Shen Yan gritted his teeth and pulled her toward the study.

He was worried that she would feel guilty, so he didn't pressure her. But she just looked at the portrait without saying a word and even pretended to be a substitute for herself.

Zuo You was startled by his angry appearance, thinking he was going to settle scores with her, so she quickly let go and ran away, begging for mercy as she ran: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend her!"

However, she had only run to the door when Shen Yan grabbed her wrist and said in an unyielding tone, "Why are you running? Didn't you say you were a stand-in? I'll take you there to see for yourself!"

He dragged and carried Zuo You to the study, his face frighteningly gloomy.

The butler standing nearby was stunned: The young master and Miss Youyou's love story has a new episode? A new venue?!

Inside the study, Shen Yan held the person in his arms with one hand, and with the other hand, he rummaged through a pile of things, the top of which was the portrait that Zuo You had seen before.

Shen Yan turned the portrait over and handed it to her, his eyes bloodshot: "Take a good look and see who this is!"

Zuo You took the photos and finally saw two words in the lower right corner of each one: Zuo You.

A thought flickered in her mind: Could this person be herself?!

"What, you don't dare to recognize it?" Shen Yan sneered as he pulled out a stack of envelopes from under a pile of things, opened them one by one, and placed them in front of her.

Zuo You looked up and stared in shock.

The pink stationery was covered with exaggerated drawings of little figures kissing, and below it was written a line of text:

I'm in great shape; I can carry bags of rice and gas cylinders, but I just can't bear missing you!

The other letter read: Shen Yan, from today onwards I can only address you as "you," because you are in my heart...

Next letter: Do you know why I'm feeling emo today? Because I'm thinking of you so much!

The next letter: I didn't sleep well last night because the blanket was too light and couldn't hold back my longing for you.

......

Zuo You's thick skin was burning with embarrassment. The handwriting was indeed hers, but she had never written it!

It's truly a case of "snow falling in June, a tragic injustice to Dou E!"

Shen Yan saw through her thoughts at a glance and sneered, "When we were kidnapped, for every word Su Nuannuan said to me, you wrote me a love letter."

"Su Nuannuan? Who is she?" Zuo You keenly extracted the key words and looked at him suspiciously.

"You certainly know how to get to the point." Shen Yan snorted and, under her expectant gaze, recounted everything he knew, except for omitting the fact that he could hear her thoughts at the beginning.

"What?! I provoked you to turn evil?!" Zuo You was so shocked she almost jumped up. "Why would I provoke you if I'm not sick?"

Shen Yan looked at her indifferently; he didn't know why she wanted to get close to him.

"Didn't you say you wanted me to sort this out?" Zuo You's mind was a complete mess as she slowly processed Shen Yan's words.

"You mean, I inexplicably approached you, first provoked you, then teased you, and finally came back to life?!"

Shen Yan nodded. "That is indeed the case."

Zuo You scratched her head, looking dazed, and said, "No, what's the point of me doing this?"

Zuo You was asking him a question, but she saw his face turn red instantly, even the tips of his ears were not spared.

Zuo You asked, puzzled, "Shen Yan, why are you blushing? Do you think I'm after your body?!"

"Isn't that right?" Shen Yan touched his nose and muttered softly.

Zuo You didn't hear what he said clearly, but then suddenly thought of something: "Then why are there rumors that I'm already dead?"

Shen Yan's smile froze, and he stared at her for a long time before saying, "...Because everyone forgets you, it's as if all memories of you have been collectively wiped clean..."