Chapter Ninety-Two: Darling, You Don’t Mind, Do You?

The uproar continued for more than ten minutes before Qin Anyi and Zheng Sining finally regained full clarity and sat down on opposite sides of the sofa. Of course, Qin Anyi had never lost his composure; Zheng Sining had not drunk herself into total oblivion either, and she remembered everything that had happened while she was drunk. It was just that, at the time, she had completely lost control of herself, and even in her mind there had been no intention to restrain it...

Only moments earlier, with the shower’s help, Zheng Sining had finally slipped out of that uncontrollably impulsive state. But the moment she came to her senses was far too awkward, and Qin Anyi had heard a shrill scream at very close range. Then, in a panic, the two of them turned off the shower. Qin Anyi did not even bother to dry himself before pulling his clothes back on and rushing out of the bathroom.

Zheng Sining remained alone in the bathroom in a daze for a while. In her mind, she replayed everything that had happened after she got drunk. The more she thought about it, the redder her face became, and the harder it was to face Qin Anyi. She had never imagined... that she would have such a shameless side to herself...

But what had to be faced could not be avoided forever. In the end, after looking around the bathroom, she discarded the clothes and pants soaked in the smell of alcohol and changed into a nightgown before coming out.

This nightgown was somewhat revealing. When Zheng Sining bought it, she had been thinking that only she and her little darling lived at home, so she chose a very cool, lightweight style. The whole front had a deep V-cut, and because Zheng Sining’s figure was too ample, wearing it made her look almost fully exposed, with two prominent mounds standing out even more clearly...

Still, remembering what had happened between her and Qin Anyi before, and recalling that the two of them had even been completely bare before each other, she wore it out without the slightest hesitation.

Then the two of them sat separately on the ends of the sofa, the silence between them thick with embarrassment.

"Ahem... um, Zheng, thank you for your hospitality today. I still have some things to do, so I won’t keep bothering you. If you ever need anything, you can call me."

After a long silence, Qin Anyi could only cough awkwardly and speak first.

"Anyi... I’m sorry. I never thought that after drinking I would... end up like that..."

Zheng Sining’s head hung low, both hands constantly twisting the hem of her nightgown, revealing two slender, white legs.

"Well, there’s really no need to apologize. If anything, I’m the one who took advantage. I only hope you don’t mind."

Qin Anyi scratched his head in embarrassment. Being forcibly kissed by a beautiful married woman, and then the two of them being completely naked before each other—however one looked at it, it did not seem like he was the one who had suffered.

"I just... I just hope you won’t misunderstand me because of this. I’m really not usually like that. I can’t figure out why I would do those things when I was drunk. In short... in short..."

Even her neck had turned crimson, and she still did not dare raise her head to look at Qin Anyi. She kept explaining with her head down, but her words only became more tangled.

Qin Anyi gave a helpless smile.

"Fine, fine. I should really be going."

Seeing that she had finally pulled herself together, Zheng Sining smiled lightly, though the shyness from before had not fully left her.

"Besides, I’ve already seen everything anyway. There’s no need to hide anything from me now."

"Ahem, ahem, ahem..."

That sent Qin Anyi into another fit of coughing.

"Zheng... I really do have to go. If I stay here any longer, I’m afraid I won’t be able to stop myself from doing something beastly to you. Thanks again for your hospitality. I had a wonderful time."

"Then... can I still ask you out later?" Zheng Sining asked after a pause, no longer saying more, only a little uneasy and uncertain.

"Ask me out?"

"Don’t misunderstand. It’s just that at home it’s always only me and my little darling. Sometimes it feels a bit lonely. I’m afraid that isn’t very good for his growth, so..."

She continued to struggle with herself.

"No problem at all. We’re friends, aren’t we?" Qin Anyi smiled and nodded.

"Friends?"

"Yes. After... after all this, you can’t still think of us as strangers, can you?" Qin Anyi said, pointing toward the bathroom and shrugging.

Zheng Sining blushed again and lowered her head.

"Mm... yes, we’re friends. Then I’ll be calling you often. I hope you won’t get annoyed with me."

"How could I? Getting the chance to be around a beauty like this so often—I'm a normal man, after all. I’m only too happy."

Qin Anyi laughed it off before finally leaving Zheng Sining’s home. Once he got downstairs, he let out a long breath.

The test he had just endured had been far too severe; one wrong step and the result would have been disastrous. Qin Anyi swore that he would rather fight someone to the death than ever again go through something like this, having to pretend to be a perfect gentleman...

Standing beneath the window, Zheng Sining stared absentmindedly at Qin Anyi’s fading figure as he walked away below, her heartbeat gradually growing a little disordered.

Her little darling was still sleeping soundly on the bed. To avoid disturbing him, Zheng Sining often put earphones or something similar on him when he slept, so the noise from earlier in the room had not woken him.

"Darling... he really is something else..."

Zheng Sining gazed blankly out the window and murmured, "So the effects of alcohol are this terrifying. I absolutely can’t drink again after this..."

"But when I’m with him, I can drink a little more. And after drinking, the feeling is actually quite nice..."

"Darling... he’s clearly so much younger than me, so why did I actually feel my heart skip? Oh my, this is mortifying. You won’t think your mother is improper, will you... It’s hard to imagine this was only our second meeting. When did I become so impulsive, like those little girls?"

She turned and sat down beside her little darling, looking at her son with tenderness.

"I really like being with him. It feels safe, and comforting... If we just stay friends and occasionally cross the line a little, you won’t mind, will you?"

"If you don’t make a sound, I’ll take that as your agreement..."