In the darkness, a pair of beautiful eyes gleamed faintly, and the smile on her lips held a dangerous charm tinged with wildness.
Xu Qian sighed and reached out to stroke his short, silver-white hair. Her usually cool voice softened. "Be good, go down and eat barbecue. I've already grilled it for you."
Mei Yuebai's heart trembled. This was the first time Xu Qian had willingly coaxed him.
[Ding, Mei Yuebai's favorability +5, total favorability 30.]
Mei Yuebai's favorability was like this; once it increased, it wouldn't decrease. No matter what she did, even if he was angry, it wouldn't drop, but he wouldn't easily increase his favorability either.
"Kiss me, and I'll forgive you."
"..."
Could she say no?
A lingering, drawn-out voice sounded by her ear.
"Xixi-daren, how was it?"
His face was close, his warm breath fanning her face. His cool fingertips gently caressed her face, from her forehead, to her nose, to her lips, and paused.
She wrapped her arms around his waist, found the right spot, and gently kissed his lips. She held it for two seconds before quickly pulling away, patting his back lightly.
"Alright, let's go."
Mei Yuebai's eyelashes trembled slightly, his voice hoarse.
"Okay."
This was the first time he had felt her tenderness.
Mei Yuebai took her hand, his small hand held firmly in his palm.
Xu Qian's eyes darkened, but she didn't pull away.
The two walked down the stairs, hand in hand.
Gu Qing, who was eating a chicken wing, almost choked. He stared wide-eyed at their clasped hands.
Cheng Liangqing's eyes deepened, and he smiled faintly, standing up and extending his hand. "Hello, I didn't get a chance to introduce myself. I'm Cheng Liangqing."
Mei Yuebai turned his head away, ignoring him.
"He's Mei Yuebai. Sit down and eat."
Mei Yuebai stiffened, not sitting down. Cheng Liangqing kept his hand extended.
Just as the atmosphere grew tense, Li Lili dragged Cheng Liangze in.
Li Lili held his hand and pulled him down onto a stool. "Sit over here and eat properly. Look, your brother is already here." So he had recognized her as soon as they met. She knew it; childhood affections couldn't just be forgotten.
Cheng Liangze's face was sullen, but he still sat down.
"Hmph."
Xu Qian glanced at them, a smile playing on her lips. "Alright, the beers are all here. Tonight, we drink until we drop! Let's all relax."
"Alright!"
Since the apocalypse, everyone had been under constant mental strain. Finally, they could eat and drink freely, and everyone let loose, getting thoroughly drunk.
Li Lili and Cheng Liangze lay embracing on the grass in the garden, murmuring about childhood memories.
Gu Qing lay motionless on the ground.
Cheng Liangqing, knowing he couldn't drink and drive, only drank cola and busied himself grilling chicken wings with boundless energy.
Meanwhile, Xu Qian and Mei Yuebai rested on the sofa.
Mei Yuebai's face was flushed, deeply drunk, his head resting on Xu Qian's lap.
Xu Qian had also drunk a lot to keep up with them, but her alcohol tolerance had always been excellent since childhood. This little bit of drinking was nothing.
Xu Qian patted his face vigorously. His handsome face turned red, showing no hint of tenderness.
"Let's go, back to the room to sleep."
"No, I want to sleep here." He buried his head further into her stomach.
Xu Qian narrowed her eyes, her voice cool.
"Say it again, sleep here, or sleep in your room?"
Mei Yuebai's vision was blurred by drunkenness, but his mind registered that Xu Qian was about to get angry.
"Sleep in my room. Sleep in my room."
Xu Qian helped him upstairs. The two stumbled their way to the bedroom, where she tossed him onto the bed and started unbuttoning his shirt and taking off his jacket.
He, on the other hand, was already dead asleep.
Xu Qian shook her head and placed a bottle of mineral water by the bedside.
As she went downstairs, she locked all the other doors and windows. They were too drunk to notice if they were eaten, let alone aware of anything.
"Let's go."