“Uncle Qing!” Little Bean planted a kiss on Han Qing’s handsome cheek.
Seeing Little Bean’s face, Han Qing was taken aback for a moment. Although he was used to seeing Little Bean, he could somehow see the image of another person superimposed on Little Bean’s face.
Little Bean curled his arms around Han Qing’s neck and hugged him while Han Qing was in a daze.
“Uncle Qing, you must be very tired to drive all the way here. Aunt Yan has prepared a lot of delicious food for you!”
“Really?” Han Qing returned to his senses, smiling.
“Are you leaving tonight?”
“No, I’ll leave tomorrow. Can I sleep with you tonight?”
“Sure!” Little Bean nodded vigorously. “I miss you.”
Watching them from aside, Han Muzi thought helplessly, I’m your biological mother, kid, and yet, you kiss Yan and Han Qing, but not me.
On second thought, Yan and Han Qing treated Little Bean very well and they doted on him like he was their own child. Han Qing spoiled Little Bean as much as he spoiled Han Muzi, while Yan, on the other hand, stayed with Little Bean every day, so much so that she was almost akin to his second mother.
Around ten minutes later, Yan finally opened the door of the kitchen and brought all the dishes out. Upon seeing that, Han Muzi and Han Qing went to help her, fetching plates after plates of dishes to the table before taking their seats.
After Han Muzi sat down and took a bite of the food, she thought of something and suddenly got up to take a bottle of wine.
Upon seeing this, Han Qing couldn’t help frowning. “I thought you have to work tomorrow. Are you sure you want to drink tonight?”
“It’s okay. A little won’t hurt.”
With that, Han Muzi poured a few glasses of wine. Yan winked when she took one of them, to which Han Muzi smiled and said, “Just bear with it for a while. I’ll take you out for some drinks sometime later.”
Yan blushed immediately. “Don’t talk nonsense. I like drinking red wine…”
When the two of them were abroad, they would often buy some beers, and then the two of them would drink until they got drunk.
After some time, as they drank more and more, their alcohol tolerance began to increase.
In addition, after Han Muzi started working, she sometimes needed to entertain her clients, so her alcohol tolerance became even better.
Hence, a few glasses of red wine were nothing to her.
However, Han Qing frowned when he saw this. She had yet to start eating but she was already pouring herself a second glass of wine, so he reached out hastily and held the edge of her glass.
“Qing?” Han Muzi returned to her senses and looked at him in surprise. “What’s wrong?”
“All wine and no food? Don’t you want to eat something first? Can your stomach take it?”
“Of course. I think my stomach can take it.”
Han Qing pulled a long face. Obviously, he was not joking around.
“No. Eat first and drink later.”
When Han Muzi frowned, Yan, who was sitting next to her, said in a low voice, “Hey, don’t reveal yourself, lest we aren’t allowed to drink when the time comes.”
Upon hearing that, Han Muzi returned to her senses and smiled at him slightly. “Got it, Qing. Let’s tuck in. Alcohol and what not… just let it be.”
She sounds quite convincing. Ha!
Yan couldn’t help rolling her eyes secretly after hearing what Han Muzi had said.
In the end, Han Muzi couldn’t control herself and drank two more glasses of wine. Han Qing couldn’t stop her no matter how hard he tried. The red wine had a strong delayed effect that her cheeks were flushed red after drinking, and she lay there, staring ahead blankly.
Seeing this, Han Qing felt troubled and stretched out his hand to nudge Little Bean next to him.
“Are you done, Yishu?”
Little Bean nodded and raised his head to look at Han Qing. “Uncle Qing, don’t worry about mommy. She knows her limits.”
How does he know that? Han Qing narrowed his eyes immediately. “When you guys were abroad, did your mom always do this?”
Upon hearing this, Little Bean instantly realized that he had misspoken, so he quickly diverted the subject and said, “No, Uncle Qing, mommy is very happy to see you now that she’s back, so she drank a little more than usual.”
“Is that so?” Han Qing looked at Han Muzi, whose cheeks were as red as apples, while Yan, who sat beside her, smiled foolishly, holding her glass, hugging Han Muzi’s neck and toasting to her.
Well, since it was because she was happy to see him, he forgave her this time.
Thinking of this, Han Qing cleared his throat and said, “After eating, go upstairs to take a shower. After the shower, tuck yourself in first, okay?”
Little Bean nodded obediently. “Uncle Qing, don’t worry. I won’t cause you any trouble. It’s just that… Aunt Yan seems to be a little drunk. Do you need my help?”
“No, thank you.”
“Then I shall go back to my room first.”
Little Bean jumped off the chair, waved to Han Qing, and walked upstairs with his little chubby legs.
Han Qing’s gaze followed him all the way until the little boy disappeared in his sight. Then, he turned his gaze to the two women opposite him, to the two drunk women.
He felt a little troubled seeing them in such states.
Han Qing stood up—his straight legs looked extraordinarily slender under the table—and rolled the sleeves of his shirt gracefully before tidying up the table slowly.
After he had cleaned everything, he was about to take the bottle of red wine away when Yan suddenly shouted, “Don’t move!”
Han Qing’s arms froze midair immediately and looked at the source of the voice.
Yan let go of Han Muzi and stumbled to get up. Then, she staggered toward him shakily.
“What do you think you’re doing?” Yan snatched the bottle off his hand after she walked over and said drunkenly, “You are not allowed to take the wine from us; otherwise…Muzi will blame me!”
She couldn’t even stand steadily—her body swayed wobbly in front of Han Qing.
Facing his sister’s assistant aka best friend, Han Qing was more patient with her than with the others. He said in a gentle voice, “The bottle is empty, so I’m going to throw it away.”
Hearing that, Yan snorted, “Is it empty already?”
Then, she held the bottle upside down and poured it on her face. After making sure that not a drop was left in the bottle, she smiled and nodded. “You are right! The bottle is indeed empty. Fine, I’ll go back to sleep then.”
After she finished speaking, she took the bottle and walked away. However, she seemed to step on something and suddenly lost her balance and fell backward.
Seeing that she was about to fall, Han Qing reached out and caught her. Yan, on the other hand, let out a loud exclaim as she fell into his arms.
“Stand still!” Han Qing commanded with a stony expression, frowning.
His unfamiliar masculine aura enveloped Yan, who opened her eyes to identify the person in front of her carefully.
After seeing that the person in front of her was her Prince Charming, Yan’s eyes widened in horror, and then… she fainted immediately.
She had become very drunk in front of the man that she liked, to the point where she almost fell down in front of him, but he caught her just in time.
Oh my god, this is so embarrassing! I would rather play dead and treat it as if nothing had happened!
“Um…” At this moment, Han Muzi who was also drunk let out a moan, as if she was uncomfortable, before falling directly onto the sofa.
In reality, their alcohol tolerance was not as good as they claimed. Usually, when no outsiders were around, they would unwind and go crazy together.
However, it became a problem now that Han Qing had witnessed their true state.
