Chapter 22: Teasing Him After Getting Drunk

Zhan Hanjue watched as Ye Ningwan came closer and closer, her slightly pouting red lips glistening with a moist sheen, like a luscious cherry, tempting to swallow in one bite. Unconsciously, his throat itched and his body heated up. Ye Ningwan leaned in closer, almost about to kiss him. Zhan Hanjue couldn’t help but close his eyes, waiting for that gentle touch. However... With a "thud," a head bumped into his chest. Zhan Hanjue opened his eyes to see Ye Ningwan had fallen asleep, nestled in his arms. He let out a bitter laugh and couldn’t help but shake his head. He quickly pushed her head aside and looked at her face carefully. Only from this close could he see her features clearly. She resembled how she looked as a child... but also quite different. "Young master, the Young Madam..." "She’s drunk. Have someone make a bowl of hangover soup and bring it over." Zhan Hanjue carried Ye Ningwan back to the room and encountered Housekeeper Wu on the way. Housekeeper Wu nodded quickly and immediately instructed the servants to prepare the hangover soup. Once it was ready, he brought it over himself. Zhan Hanjue placed Ye Ningwan on the bed, took off her shoes, and unbuttoned her clothes, planning to take off her coat. However, just as he was doing this, there was a knock on the door, so he had to stop and go answer it. Housekeeper Wu brought the hangover soup. Zhan Hanjue took it and closed the door, then returned to prop Ye Ningwan up and brought the bowl to her lips. "Ye Ningwan, drink this, or you’ll have a headache tomorrow," Zhan Hanjue ordered coldly. Ye Ningwan wasn’t willing to listen even when sober on a regular day, let alone now when she was drunk. She only took a sip before shaking her head vigorously. In the process, half the bowl of hangover soup spilled all over her. Zhan Hanjue was startled and quickly set the bowl aside, taking tissues to wipe the spills off her. Perhaps feeling uncomfortable from the stickiness, Ye Ningwan, eyes closed, mumbled and began to pull at her clothes. When Zhan Hanjue turned his head after discarding the wet tissue, he saw Ye Ningwan had already removed her top, leaving only her underwear exposed in front of him. Zhan Hanjue was stunned, immediately turning his face away. But soon Ye Ningwan lunged at him, wrapping her fair arms around his neck, her face pressing against his neck, mumbling, "Take me for a bath, I want to bathe." "Do it yourself." Zhan Hanjue, a bit irritated, pushed her away. Ye Ningwan fell onto the bed with a heavy thud, her head hitting hard, making her much more awake. She opened her eyes, hazily looking at Zhan Hanjue standing by the bed, his face flushed, unclear whether from anger or embarrassment. She giggled foolishly, struggling to get up from the bed, and suddenly leapt forward, jumping onto Zhan Hanjue’s back, holding him tightly. Zhan Hanjue was startled, his hands involuntarily reaching back to hold her. Realizing that it was her on his back, it was hard to shake her off. "Ye Ningwan, get down." Zhan Hanjue ordered. "I won’t get down, you’ll never ditch me." Ye Ningwan replied cutely. "Ye Ningwan, get down, or else I won’t be polite." Zhan Hanjue gritted his teeth. "How won’t you be polite? You’re... you’re impotent." Ye Ningwan laughed as she touched his abdomen. Zhan Hanjue’s body stiffened, his face flushing even redder. This time it wasn’t from embarrassment, but from anger. Did she actually say he was impotent? "Riding a horse late at night, marrying a wife as decoration, are you sexually weak?" Ye Ningwan exhaled softly near his ear. Her warm breath enveloped Zhan Hanjue’s ear, sending a shiver throughout his body from his ear. He actually discovered for the first time that his ears were his sensitive spot. "Ye Ningwan, you’re asking for this." Zhan Hanjue gritted his teeth, forcibly pulling her off his back, carrying her struggling and shouting all the way to the bathroom. Soon after, there was a scream from Ye Ningwan in the bathroom. "Ah, don’t touch me, let go, ah." "Waaa, Zhan Hanjue, you’re too much." Zhan Hanjue emerged from the bathroom with his hair and clothes wet. He casually threw them on the floor and changed into a new set. A while later, Ye Ningwan hugged herself, trembling as she came out of the bathroom. She was completely sober now, after being doused in cold water, there’s no way she wouldn’t be. Only wearing underwear on top, she wasn’t afraid since Zhan Hanjue was blind, angrily throwing it to the floor. She grabbed a pajama, went back to the bathroom to take a hot shower. "Zhan Hanjue, really a jerk." While bathing, Ye Ningwan cursed angrily. The cold water seemed to seep into her bones, even under the hot shower, she still felt that chill. She thought she would definitely catch a cold tomorrow, although she knew medicine, that’s precisely why she devoted herself to studying it. Because she was weak in health, prone to illness and colds, but a physician can heal others, not themselves, every time she got sick, she was helpless. "Still no reaction even like that, really impotent." Ye Ningwan mused, recalling what happened before being carried to the bathroom. Teasing him while drunk, half-joking, half-serious, she actually found out about his ailment. Just last time she couldn’t detect any impotence, could it be due to another issue? Ye Ningwan pondered, it seemed she should take him to see Divine Doctor Bai Zhi next time. Besides treating his eyes, she’d suggest treating this physical problem. Sure enough, Ye Ningwan caught a cold the next day. Even though she drank a big bowl of ginger soup early in the morning, by noon she couldn’t help but get a fever. When Housekeeper Wu discovered it, he quickly called for an ambulance to take her to the hospital. Ye Ningwan was speechless. She wanted to tell Housekeeper Wu that such a minor ailment didn’t require hospitalization! But Housekeeper Wu insisted on sending her there, having no choice, she had to stay at the hospital for a day to avoid exposing herself. Unexpectedly, she ran into an acquaintance while hospitalized. Following the principle of exercising to aid recovery, after lunch, she went for a walk to help digest. As a result, she encountered Ye Xuan in the corridor. "What are you doing here?" Ye Xuan angrily asked upon seeing her. Ye Ningwan raised an eyebrow, "What, did you buy out the hospital?" "Ye Ningwan, you’re bold to speak to me like that," Ye Xuan scolded. Ye Ningwan shook her head, not bothered to argue. Such low-level arguments only degraded oneself. But as she was about to leave, Ye Xuan blocked her way. Ye Ningwan scoffed, "What, you want to get physical?" Ye Xuan’s face stiffened, awkwardly saying, "Of course not. We’re cousins after all, haven’t seen each other in years, and have so many misunderstandings. I’ve thought it over, as your elder cousin, I wasn’t considerate enough, causing you to misunderstand. I’d like to treat you to a meal, bury the hatchet, and reconcile, what do you say?" "No way, not interested," Ye Ningwan refused outright. Ye Xuan anxiously said, "Ye Ningwan, don’t be ungrateful." "What if I am ungrateful?" Ye Ningwan retorted. Ye Xuan gritted her teeth, "You’re just an orphan with no support, what gives you the right to be so arrogant?" "Just because she’s my woman, Zhan Hanjue’s woman."