But the man’s palm remained on the second bone of her cervical spine, gently stroking as if to soothe her. “Be good, wait a moment.”
Although Wen Zhili was somewhat puzzled, with her “neck”—her lifeline—held firmly in his hand, she had no choice but to stay obediently still.
Just as Huo Cheng tried to move closer, Huo Shengbai finally lost patience and waved his fingers.
The bodyguards who had been standing at a distance instantly rushed over, as if teleporting.
Without uttering a single word, they grabbed Huo Cheng’s arms and dragged him backward.
They didn’t care whether the person they were dragging was the boss’s nephew—they only followed the boss’s orders.
Huo Cheng’s face darkened with humiliation, but he dared not make a scene.
Being publicly humiliated by his uncle in front of everyone, he still didn’t dare to cause trouble.
Because he knew very well that if he truly angered his uncle, being punished with a hundred lashes would be considered light.
In the entire Huo family, aside from his grandfather, who wasn’t afraid of his uncle?
After being dragged out of the bar, the cold wind blew against Huo Cheng’s head, and only then did he feel a chill run down his spine.
He realized he had already broken into a cold sweat.
He even found it strange himself—he must have lost his mind earlier to dare approach like that.
Huo Cheng no longer felt like staying to have fun.
After all, that was his uncle’s woman.
If his uncle truly cared about her, he would eventually bring her back to the Huo family. Wouldn’t he get to see what she looked like then?
He drove away from the bar entrance.
Meanwhile, inside the bar, Huo Shengbai finally allowed his little white rabbit to peek out from under his suit jacket.
In truth, he wished he could show and announce to the whole world that Lili was his.
But he knew Lili wanted to keep their relationship private until the day they registered their marriage.
So, although he yearned to boast to everyone, including Huo Cheng, that he was Lili’s fiancé, he had to restrain himself to keep his promise to her.
Huo Shengbai looked at Wen Zhili’s flushed face, his eyes filled with guilt as he stroked her head. “Sorry for keeping you under my suit for so long.”
Wen Zhili pouted. “I forgive you.”
Then she pointed proudly at Huo Shengbai’s belt. “I helped you fasten it back.”
Huo Shengbai replied dotingly, “Mhm, I saw. Thank you.”
Now that she had completed her task, she intended to climb down from the man’s lap.
However, when she tried to struggle free, she found his waist was like a sturdy chain, tightly encircling hers, making it impossible for her to get down.
Wen Zhili’s eyes were filled with innocence and confusion. “Um… could you… let me go? I need to go back and tell them.”
Huo Shengbai smiled faintly but didn’t release her. Instead, he held her even tighter.
Since he had already caught his rabbit Lili, how could he bear to let her go?
Huo Shengbai said, “You don’t need to tell them. I’ll have someone inform them.”
Wen Zhili replied, “Okay. Then I still need to… go home with my friend.”
Although her mind was still muddled, she at least remembered one thing—her best friend Lu Jia’er was still there.
Huo Shengbai continued, “That’s not necessary either. Her brother will take her home. I called her brother over.”
Wen Zhili nodded. “Oh, then I’ll… go home by myself.”Huo Shengbai smiled and picked her up.
“I’ll take you home.”
And she was still draped in Huo Shengbai’s suit jacket, which covered her skin from the neck down completely.
Wen Zhili wanted to struggle a bit, but no matter how she tried, the man still held her firmly.
Alright, she stopped struggling, too lazy to move anymore.
Her friends playing Truth or Dare watched helplessly as the man carried Wen Zhili away.
One of the tanned, black-suited bodyguards walked over to them and said expressionlessly, “Who wants to know what color Master Huo’s underwear is?”
A boy in a plaid shirt hesitated, “Master Huo? Which, which Master Huo?”
Another boy with a buzz cut couldn’t help but mutter, “I think I know him. He’s Master Huo!”
A red-haired girl asked in confusion, “Who?”
The buzz-cut boy wore a fearful expression, “Haven’t you heard of Master Huo Shengbai? The one from the Huo family! The young master Huo Cheng who was dragged away earlier is his nephew!”
At this, almost everyone’s expressions changed.
They had all heard the rumors about Master Huo Shengbai.
Now, who would dare ask what color Master Huo Shengbai’s underwear was?
Unless they truly didn’t want to live!
Another bodyguard said coldly, “Was it you who made Miss Wen drink until she was drunk?”
The few boys who had earlier jeered and used tricky questions to force Wen Zhili to drink all lowered their heads, not daring to speak.
The bodyguard continued coldly, “Since you all enjoy drinking so much? Then tonight, we’ll drink with you to your heart’s content! And have a good time!”
Except for Lu Jia’er, who was still asleep, the rest of them looked uneasy and fearful.
In the end, they were all carried out of the bar, completely wasted.
For a long time afterward, they didn’t dare touch the game of Truth or Dare again.
…
In the car, Huo Shengbai also kept Wen Zhili sitting on his lap until the car stopped.
They arrived at his private residence.
Huo Shengbai carried the drunken Wen Zhili to the bed in the room.
He had originally intended to change her into pajamas to let her sleep more comfortably, but who knew she would vomit on him the next second, staining his white shirt.
Ignoring the filth on his clothes, Huo Shengbai gently and tenderly stroked her back, letting her continue to vomit on him.
He wouldn’t allow her to drink this much again in the future.
He couldn’t bear to see her suffer like this.
After Wen Zhili finally finished vomiting, he gently wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, then quickly coaxed her into taking a few sips of water to rinse her mouth.
He also hurriedly changed her into pajamas.
The pajamas had the little bear pattern she liked, carefully chosen by him.
The room here had been prepared for her long ago, with every item placed according to her preferences.
Because deep down, he still held onto a sliver of humble hope that one day his treasure would live here.
He never expected that one day his wish would actually come true.
Not long after, the butler also brought a stomach-warming sobering soup.
Worried that Wen Zhili would feel unwell, he had instructed the butler to prepare the stomach-warming sobering soup while still in the car.
Huo Shengbai had her sip the sobering soup through a straw, but after one sip, she refused to drink any more.
After getting drunk, she became much more finicky and complained that the soup didn’t taste good.It took Huo Shengbai a long time to coax her, calling her “sweetie” and “darling” countless times before she reluctantly took a few sips of the soup.
Only after Huo Shengbai fed her a few White Rabbit candies did she feel the taste of the soup fade from her mouth.
Seeing her expression relax slightly and assuming she was no longer too uncomfortable, he tucked her in properly before heading to the bathroom to shower.
After a hurried shower, he changed into a bathrobe and stepped out of the bathroom.
He was eager to return to Wen Zhili’s side.
At that moment, Wen Zhili’s brows were tightly furrowed, as if trapped in a nightmare, and she was mumbling something under her breath.
Huo Shengbai’s hearing had always been sharp.
He caught a single word from Wen Zhili’s lips: “Huo Cheng, eat…”
Eat shit!