18 – Drunk
In the evening, Tang Tingting called Lu Xiao Ning.
On the other end of the line, her voice was choked with tears: “Ning Ning, I just got dumped. That bastard Wu Qiang is such a scumbag! Wuwu, Ning Ning, I’m so heartbroken. Can you come keep me company?”
“Where are you?”
“I’m… at a hotpot restaurant.”
“Uh…” She still has the mood to eat hotpot after a breakup? Doesn’t seem too heartbroken.
After getting the address, Lu Xiao Ning hopped back on her big motorcycle from yesterday and headed to the destination.
As soon as she walked into the hotpot restaurant, she saw Tang Tingting frantically waving at her.
“Ning Ning, you came just in time. I’m turning my grief into appetite—you’re staying with me!”
Looking at the thirty-some plates of various dishes piled in front of her, Lu Xiao Ning frowned.
“That’s quite an appetite you’ve got. Did you suddenly strike it rich, ordering so much meat?” Lu Xiao Ning teased.
Tang Tingting waved her hand dismissively. “Hehe, my treat, your bill. Come on, have a drink with your girl!”
“Uh…” Lu Xiao Ning rolled her eyes. What a “friend”!
“Should I really be drinking?” Lu Xiao Ning hesitated, looking at the full glass of alcohol Tang Tingting handed her.
Didn’t the original owner die from alcohol allergy?
“Ning Ning, don’t be like that. You sneaked and drank that ¥520,000 bottle of premium wine in the hotel room, and now you’re saying you can’t drink?
To cover for you, I went out and bought several bottles of cheap erguotou to refill that empty bottle. Luckily, I was clever—the guest didn’t notice, haha.”
Unbelievable!
Lu Xiao Ning gave a thumbs-up, impressed by Tang Tingting’s intelligence.
A ¥520,000 premium wine and a few-yuan erguotou—did she really think the owner wouldn’t notice the difference?
Probably the owner found out but chose to turn a blind eye.
Come to think of it, the owner of that room should be Zong Zheng Ye, right?
Didn’t expect him to be so kind-hearted.
“Come on, Ning Ning, have a drink with me!”
“I really can’t drink, seriously. I’m allergic to alcohol.”
“Hmph, no loyalty. Fine, I’ll drink by myself!”
With that, Tang Tingting pouted and started drinking on her own.
Judging by her expression, she really was going through something tough.
“What exactly happened between you and Wu Qiang?”
“He’s a jerk! He met some girl while gaming, and they hit it off right away. They even met up in person. I went to his dorm and saw him bring the girl inside with my own eyes… and they slept together…”
After saying this, Tang Tingting burst into tears: “Wuwu, when I broke up with him, he actually asked me for a breakup fee! Was I blind? How could I end up with such a scumbag?”
“Waa…” Tang Tingting cried louder and louder, eventually completely losing her composure.
Other customers in the restaurant cast curious glances their way.
Lu Xiao Ning was mortified and quickly covered Tang Tingting’s mouth with her hand.
“Stop crying, my dear. Aren’t you embarrassed?”
“Then have a drink with me! Let’s drown our sorrows!”
Under Tang Tingting’s relentless persuasion, Lu Xiao Ning poured out half the alcohol from her glass and added some cold boiled water.
“Fine, I’m in! Let’s drown our sorrows!”
“Now that’s what I call a true friend!”
Clink!
Their glasses met, and Tang Tingting downed hers in one gulp.
Lu Xiao Ning took a small sip and smacked her lips.
After a moment, feeling no unusual reaction, she took another sip.
Half an hour later, both of them were drunk.
“Let’s go, pay the bill. I’m going to your place! I want to sleep with your man!”
Tang Tingting stood up, wrapping her arm around Lu Xiao Ning’s neck.
Lu Xiao Ning’s cheeks flushed crimson, her eyes hazy with drunkenness as she giggled. “Let’s go! Sleep together!”
The onlookers: “…”
They shook their heads one after another, thinking that university students these days were truly too unrestrained.
Not only were they unrestrained, but they were also so shameless—what kind of outrageous words were they saying in public!
Yet the two were completely unaware of the strange looks from the other customers. Arm in arm, they staggered toward the cashier.
“Card… hic…”
“Hello, your total comes to 588 yuan.”
“OK.” Lu Xiao Ning grinned and made a gesture.
After settling the bill, the cashier watched the two stumble out of the store and shook her head.
Morals were declining, truly indecent.
“Ning Ning, how do we get back?”
“Ride my motorcycle, I’ll take you. Hic…”
“No, I want to ride in a luxury car… luxury car…” As she spoke, Tang Ting Ting reached out to hail a taxi.
The two struggled for a long time before finally encountering a driver who didn’t mind that they were drunk.
After dropping them off outside the imperial retreat, the driver shook his head and drove away.
Girls these days were so unrealistic, always dreaming of turning from sparrows into phoenixes.
Getting drunk and actually coming to the imperial retreat?
Didn’t they know this was a royal retreat?
As if they could get in!
…
A short while later, Lu Xiao Ning fumbled through her pockets.
After searching for a long time, she giggled. “Found it, the key!”
She raised her index finger.
Tang Ting Ting squinted at her and also laughed. “Silly! That’s not a key, it’s your finger.”
“It’s the key.” Lu Xiao Ning argued, pressing her index finger against the fingerprint scanner.
Soon, the thick iron gate of the retreat swung open.
The patrolling guards immediately noticed the two drunk girls.
Upon closer inspection, one of them turned out to be the Third Princess-Consort!
Good heavens, didn’t the Third Princess-Consort know that His Highness hated drunks the most?
Drinking, for the royal family, was merely a social courtesy—one must never get drunk!
“Heavens, Your Highness, how did you get so drunk?”
Gan Song quickly rushed out and immediately approached Lu Xiao Ning.
Lu Xiao Ning looked at the person in front of her and pointed at Tang Ting Ting. “She wants to sleep with your master… that is, my husband… you, arrange it.”
“Arrange it, I want ten of her husbands…”
Gan Song: “…”
These two… were insane…
Gan Song immediately ordered the guards, “Quick, help this young lady inside and find her a guest room to settle in properly. It would be best to prepare some sobering soup for her to sober up.”
“Yes, sir!” The guards obeyed and immediately escorted Tang Ting Ting away.
As for Gan Song, he summoned two female palace attendants to support Lu Xiao Ning.
They entered the castle and took the elevator to the second floor.
When the elevator doors opened, Lu Xiao Ning pushed away the two attendants beside her. “No need to follow… I have hands and feet… I can take care of myself…”
“But Your Highness…”
“Keep nagging, and I’ll fire… fire you, hic…”
“Yes.” The two attendants dared not approach further and could only watch as Lu Xiao Ning walked away.
Lu Xiao Ning wandered down the corridor for a moment before arriving outside Zong Zheng Ye’s room.
The heavy double doors were closed, and no guards were stationed outside.
“Still not back?”
Lu Xiao Ning staggered and kicked the door with her foot.
Then, as if possessed, she twisted the handle, opened the door, and walked inside.
After closing the door, she kicked off her slippers, stripped off her clothes, and flopped onto the soft bed in front of her.
Mmm… this bed is so comfortable.
Lu Xiao Ning hugged her pillow, a smile curling at the corner of her mouth.
“Come on, Tingting, let’s sleep with Zong Zheng Ye together, let’s sleep together…”