Chapter 153: Intoxicated
While she waited, she felt a burning gaze on her and she could swear that whoever it was meant harm. She turned to the source and saw the silhouette of a woman disappear into the night. Just as she was wondering whether to follow the woman and find out who she was, she felt a pair of warm hands wrap around her.
She turned in shock and stared at Ji Xiehan who had just arrived, forgetting all about the woman.The man looked at her with a gentle smile. It had been a few days since they last saw and he had missed her terribly. He had been looking at her for the most part of the banquet, wishing to rush over to her and embrace her. When he finally saw her just now, he couldn’t control himself from hugging her.
Seeing her reaction, he coughed up an excuse. "Darling, there are people around. Do you forget that we still need to act like an engaged couple?" Right. The engagement. She had almost forgotten it existed. Li Lanni pulled away from him and burst into laughter. She looked at him dazedly as she admonished. "At this point, do you still need to use that worn out excuse? You have a brain, come up with something newer and more creative." Ji Xiehan coughed at her words but he didn’t say anything to refute them. Indeed, he had used this excuse so many times that she must already know he was only using the whole engagement thing to get closer to her. "You know, you are too handsome to be using worn out pick-up lines and excuses." She continued with a slur then reached for his face to touch it. "Beside, do you even need an excuse? You can just use your face. Don’t you think it’s attractive enough?" Ji Xiehan was shocked. Since when did Li Lanni say such words? This was so unlike her! He didn’t accidentally meet Xia Luna, right? Even then, her words made him overjoyed. So she found him attractive. His lips uncontrollably curled into a smile.
"Smile more. You are even more handsome when you smile. How charming!" She gushed and touched his lips, trying to pry them into a wider smile.
Ji Xiehan finally felt something was off. "Are you drunk?"
Looking at her properly, her gaze was a little unfocused. Now that he thought about it, she had drunk quite a bit when greeting the guests earlier. Perhaps the alcohol had kicked in slowly? That, or she had been holding up during the bid and couldn’t hold it anymore.
"Who organized this banquet?" Ji Xiehan wondered. How could they make the bid happen after letting the guests drink?
"I don’t... ah-cho!" She sneezed before she could complete her statement.
Ji Xiehan took off his coat immediately and placed it on her shoulders. "We should leave now or you will catch a cold."