Chapter 590: 527 This kind of man is not difficult to deal with.
"Why aren’t you wearing any clothes?"
Zhongli Wuzhi frowned deeply, his tone clearly displeased.
He wasn’t a fool; he had already vaguely sensed something.
Chinian, equally intelligent, quickly grabbed Zhongli Wuzhi, holding onto his hand unwilling to let go.
Zhongli Wuzhi took a deep breath,
"I’m not leaving now. I’ll wait for you in the living room. Go put on some clothes before you come out."
After he spoke, Chinian was still holding onto his hand, loosening it then tightening her grasp again...
"I said I won’t leave."
Zhongli Wuzhi repeated, and only then did Chinian slowly release Zhongli Wuzhi’s hand and turned to run into the bathroom to put on her clothes. She soon came back out.
And Zhongli, as he had promised, sat in the living room waiting for her.
Chinian was focused on putting on her clothes. Her hair, still wet, was not even dried, and droplets of water were still dripping from it.
She sat next to Zhongli Wuzhi and picked up the paper and pen on the coffee table to explain,
—I was afraid you would leave, so I didn’t have time to get dressed.
"..."
Zhongli Wuzhi glanced at Chinian, whose grey pupils stared right back at him, her expression sincere, almost instantly dispelling the guesses in Zhongli Wuzhi’s mind.
The Seventh Princess, such a pure and shy person... how could she...
"Sorry, I was feeling a bit unwell, so I wanted to leave."
Zhongli Wuzhi explained as well.
Chinian smiled quickly,
—I was so scared, I thought I had done something to make you angry.
Chinian patted her chest as if she were relieved.
Zhongli Wuzhi looked at her and couldn’t help but smile, mockingly at himself, likely because he had been too distracted recently.
—You said you felt unwell, what’s bothering you?
Chinian asked with some concern.
Zhongli Wuzhi waved his hand, "Just feeling a bit drunk, I don’t handle alcohol well."
He said.
In fact, he didn’t understand how he had gotten drunk, even though he was no heavy drinker, his tolerance had always been decent. Just a few drinks and he was already somewhat tipsy, which was so unlike him.
—I’ll go and bring the soup here, it’s really good for sobering up. Just wait a moment, okay!
Chinian tossed the note to Zhongli Wuzhi, then turned and ran outside.
It was too late for Zhongli Wuzhi to stop her.
He rested his forehead on his hand, just waiting for her to return with the soup bowl.
Chinian came back slightly smiling, holding up her hand,
—Hurry and drink some, see if it helps a bit. Turns out... your alcohol tolerance is pretty average!
Zhongli Wuzhi picked up the soup bowl, took a couple of sips.
—You remind me of the first time I met you, you were utterly drunk, your tolerance is indeed quite poor.
Zhongli Wuzhi just tugged at the corner of his mouth, neither confirming nor denying.
"It’s indeed getting late, the sky is almost dark. You are the esteemed Seventh Princess; staying with me in this hotel room doesn’t seem quite proper."
Zhongli Wuzhi glanced at his watch, then to the sky outside, quickly adding,
—Wait for me a moment, I have something to give you.
Chinian ran off again, and to Zhongli Wuzhi, she was like a little monkey, bustling about tirelessly.
After a moment, Chinian came over with a black wooden box. Zhongli was indeed feeling dizzy by then, barely making out that this black box was the same one from the first time... the one Chinian used for the black bracelet.
He was stunned for a moment.
Chinian handed the black bracelet in the box to Zhongli Wuzhi.
Zhongli Wuzhi looked at Chinian blankly.
Chinian bowed his head, writing seriously letter by letter, then handed the note to Zhongli Wuzhi,
— "Zhongli, you only know the legend of our country’s ’black bracelet,’ but you don’t realize that once given, it can never be taken back. I really like you, and I still feel the same way now..."
At one end, Zhongli Wuzhi read the note, while at the other, Chinian was still writing, passing one note after another to him, as if there were endless words to convey,
— "I gave you the bracelet, whether you throw it away, destroy it, or even give it to someone else, just don’t give it back to me."
— "I thought that after you broke up with Lu Xiaoer, you would fulfill our agreement and come to me, but you didn’t. I’m very disappointed, yet also relieved, at least you are an honest man."
— "This farewell might be a goodbye forever... I hope that no matter what happens to me in the future, you will live well. At least have a smooth, fulfilling life."
"Chinian, what do you mean by this? What’s going to happen to you?"
Zhongli Wuzhi became alert.
— "Don’t worry, life is unpredictable, fortune and misfortune come in an instant. I’m to be married off to a place I’m completely unfamiliar with, it’s only natural to have these worries."
— "Actually, I’ve thought a lot these days, thinking about marrying someone I don’t know, thinking that the person I like doesn’t like me back, thinking about being a mute, maybe despised by many, I feel desperate."
"Chinian, not being able to speak isn’t such a big deal."
Zhongli Wuzhi quickly said.
Chinian also smiled after hearing this,
— "Yes, every time I think about your kindness to me, I only feel that not being able to speak is a regret, but... I’ve never felt inferior because of it."
— "In this world, there are still men like you who wouldn’t avoid me because of my congenital disability."
"Chinian, you are beautiful..."
"..."
Chinian’s eyes momentarily brightened.
Zhongli Wuzhi only realized what he had said after speaking, and quickly added, "What I mean is... you’re so beautiful, no one will care whether you can speak or not, your charming personality, your beautiful appearance are already captivating..."
While the first part was an explanation, the tone somehow turned ambiguous towards the end.
The problem was that Zhongli Wuzhi could feel it, but always realized it half a beat too late.
No, this can’t go on!
Zhongli Wuzhi took a deep breath,
"Chinian, I’m really sorry, I need to leave."
Having said that, Zhongli Wuzhi stood up, but staggered upon standing. Chinian quickly moved to support him, just touching his shoulder when Zhongli Wuzhi sat back down.
It seemed as if Chinian had lost her balance, her body swayed, and she... collapsed onto Zhongli Wuzhi.
At that moment, everything about Zhongli felt wrong—he was not only tipsy, his mind filled with indecent thoughts, but his body also reacted!
Chinian’s warm and soft grace provoked him.
"Ah—!"
With a cry of surprise from Chinian, Zhongli Wuzhi pulled her into his arms.
"Mmm..."
Zhongli Wuzhi turned his head and kissed her neck!
Chinian’s eyes widened, she was held tightly, her chin knocking against Zhongli Wuzhi’s shoulder.
The warm touch against her skin, so real...
Chinian curved her lips into a smile, reaching up to embrace Zhongli Wuzhi’s head.
She knew then, this kind of man... wasn’t hard to manage.