After being reborn, I became the big boss's darling.

As soon as Tang Zhi entered Shi Xubai's room, she smelled a strong odor of alcohol. She couldn't help but frown. How much had this person drunk?

He was lying face down on the bed, spread out in a starfish shape, his slightly long hair covering his eyes. He was not quite awake and was muttering something to himself. He looked very obedient, which was quite different from his usual self.

Tang Zhi stood by his bedside, staring at him blankly for a while. She took out a towel she had just found and washed in the bathroom, carefully wiped his face and neck clean, and then tucked the blanket around him. Then she left.

She went into the kitchen, thinking of making him a hangover soup. She took out her phone, watched a tutorial for a while, and then confidently started making it.

Twenty minutes later, Tang Zhi looked at the bowl of liquid in front of her that emitted a strange smell and fell into deep thought.

This... should be drinkable, right?

She was about to take it out when she turned around and suddenly saw a figure.

Tang Zhi was startled, and her hand holding the soup trembled, almost spilling it.

Shi Xubai stood tall and straight at the kitchen doorway, his body slightly leaning back, as if he were relying entirely on the door frame for support.

He crossed his arms over his chest, his eyes smiling yet somewhat dreamy, a faint smile playing on his lips, his deep and bright eyes gazing at her quietly.

Her heart skipped a beat.

When did this person come out? Why is he walking so quietly?

"Drink the soup now that you're awake. I'm going back." Tang Zhi's expression returned to its previous indifference. She put the bowl aside and walked past him out.

But when she reached the entrance, Shi Xubai was still standing there motionless.

Tang Zhi frowned and called out again, "Drink the soup."

The person remained motionless.

"Shi Xubai!"

Tang Zhi's shout seemed to snap Shi Xubai out of his daze. He slowly turned around, glanced at her with a confused look, and hummed out a single word: "Hmm...?"

"..."

Tang Zhi looked at him like this, sighed softly, and went back.

She pulled Shi Xubai to sit down at the dining table, picked up the bowl and placed it in front of him, her brows furrowed as she uttered two words: "Drink it."

Shi Xubai paused for a few seconds, as if trying to understand the meaning of those two words.

"Oh..." He suddenly picked up the bowl with both hands, gulped it down in a few mouthfuls, and smacked his lips twice as he did so.

"It tastes bad."

"..."

Seeing that he had finished drinking, Tang Zhi was afraid that he would sober up soon, so she didn't linger and left with the words "Go back to your room and sleep after you finish drinking" before leaving.

Shi Xubai remained seated at the dining table, his eyes fixed on the empty bowl in front of him. Two seconds later, he slumped onto the table and fell into a deep sleep.

……

In the early morning, golden sunlight streamed through the glass windows into the living room, as if the room was shrouded in a golden mist.

Shi Xubai opened his blurry eyes; the hangover headache hadn't yet kicked in. He slowly sat up, looking at everything before him with a somewhat bewildered expression.

How did I fall asleep on the table?

He vaguely remembered that Shen Ceyan brought him back after he finished drinking last night. As for what happened after that, he really had no recollection.

Shi Xubai patted his forehead, trying to shake off the grogginess from the alcohol. But his eyes suddenly caught sight of the empty bowl on the table.

He picked up the bowl, stared at the small amount of grayish-brown soup stains remaining inside, and pondered for a long time.

Why would he remember that this dish was awful?

……

Meanwhile, Shen Ceyan was processing documents in his office when he suddenly received a message on his phone.

Shi Xubai: [Image]

Shi Xubai: [Thanks, brother.]

Shen Ceyan opened the photo, looked at the few drops of unidentified liquid in the bowl, and frowned.

What the hell is this?

Shi Xubai: [However, I still want to offer my evaluation.]

Shi Xubai: [Your hangover soup is absolutely awful.]

Shi Xubai: [Vomiting]

Shen Ceyan replied with a "?".

Shi Xubai: Don't be shy, I know you may seem cold on the surface, but you actually care about me a lot. [Smug]

Shen Ceyan: ...I didn't do it.

Shi Xubai: ? ? ?

The next second, Shi Xubai called.

"You didn't make that hangover soup? Then who did? Didn't you bring me home last night? Who else could it be but you?" As soon as the call connected, Shi Xubai's loud voice came through the phone, and Shen Ceyan immediately moved the phone away.

"Last night..."

"Did a thief break into my house?! And the thief even made me a bowl of hangover soup?" Shi Xubai exclaimed in surprise.

"..."

"It shouldn't be..."

"Shut up and let me finish."

"Oh……"

"Didn't we run into Tang Zhile at your doorstep last night? After she left, you were crying your eyes out on my clothes, and I even asked you to wash them. Have you forgotten?"

“Is there…?”

"When I was leaving, I ran into her again, and she asked me how I was doing. She must have made that bowl of soup."

Shi Xubai was stunned.

"Really...really? Did Zhizhi really tell you that?" This sudden, happy news left him a little dizzy.

It turns out that the feeling of a strand of hair brushing against her cheek last night, carrying a faint fragrance, was not a dream, it was all real!

Shi Xubai chuckled, knowing that Zhizhi still had feelings for him!

At that moment, Shen Ceyan's voice rang in my ears again.

"By the way, have you washed my clothes?"

……

Guanzhou Tianfu.

Ci stood in front of the mirror, admiring her outfit for the day.

Today she wore a black silk round-neck top, paired with a white pleated skirt that reached her ankles, and beige stilettos, making her look both gentle and intellectual.

After admiring the sights to her heart's content, Ji Nianci picked up a bag and went out.

Yes, she's going back to the Ji family home for dinner again.

She knew Ji Yuying definitely didn't want to see her, so she would deliberately defy her wishes. Didn't Ji Yuying think she couldn't dress up and was inferior to her? Then from now on, she would always appear in front of her meticulously dressed.

Ji Nianci could already picture her angry yet afraid to show it, while forcing a smile and saying, "Sister, you look so beautiful today."

However, her going back wasn't entirely for her sake.

She mainly wanted to go home and spend more time with her parents, as she had spent far too little time with them. Before that, she had been focused on her studies, and not long after graduating, she married Shen Ceyan. She also had a falling out with her parents over Zhou An's affairs, and their relationship was quite strained.

Actually, if you think about it carefully, the number of times their family can sit down and have a proper meal is really very small, so she, as their daughter, has not done a good job.

If she were to live her life again, she wouldn't want to leave any regrets, whether in terms of family or love.