Chapter 418: Knowing One’s Limits

After several rounds of drinking, the dishes on the table were almost all gone, and quite a few empty bottles had accumulated. Both sides seemed to be feeling the effects of the alcohol.

Mu An was the first to ‘not hold out,’ collapsing face-down on the table, unconscious. Meanwhile, the equally drunken Liu Weiguo was still raising his glass, shouting to keep drinking.

“Drink! Keep drinking! Brother Mu?”

“Can’t handle it already? Young people just aren’t as tough!”

As soon as he said that, Liu Ziqian shot him an angry glare. If she weren’t afraid of waking the man she was holding in her arms, she definitely would have scolded him loudly to ‘drink less’ or something like that.

Seeing this, Liu Weiguo gave an embarrassed smile. He downed his last glass, and though his eyes were still blurry from the alcohol, they cleared up a bit as he cautiously asked, “Is this guy really drunk?”

“Probably…” Liu Ziqian looked at Mu An, who had his eyes tightly shut and kept snuggling into her arms, her cheeks flushing slightly.

Old Liu swayed as he stood up, laughing as he headed for the door. “Not easy at all! If I’d had a bit more, I might have been the first to pass out!”

By now, he had put on his shoes, ready to hand over the ‘main battlefield’ to his daughter.

Before leaving, the old father Liu Weiguo still reminded her cautiously, “If you don’t want to have a kid this early, be careful not to end up with a life on your hands!”

Hearing this, Liu Ziqian’s face turned even redder, and she snapped angrily, “Dad, stop nagging. I know my limits…”

Of course, whose “’imits’ those were exactly was another question.

Shaking his head, Liu Weiguo once again marveled at how his daughter had grown up without him even realizing it.

“Be careful on the way! Remember to call a designated driver— don’t drive drunk…”

Hearing his daughter’s rare concern for him, Liu Weiguo stiffened for a moment, then smiled.

“Got it.”

Click.

The door closed.

Liu Ziqian gently stroked the head of the man drunk in her arms, her gaze full of tenderness. She couldn’t help but recall all the moments they had shared along the way.

Their first meeting, full of sharp exchanges… she had come to witness his incredible pickpocketing skills, only to have her own undergarments stolen…

At the dock, he saved her from drowning, chasing down the bad guys in a high-speed car chase…

During the terrifying attack at the concert hall, his Godlike skill in defusing the bomb saved the building from collapse, turning the tide…

And just recently, he had saved her father’s life, preventing them from being separated by death…

“You scoundrel, I realize… I really like you…” The young woman’s delicate hand brushed Mu An’s face as she whispered to herself.

Perhaps only now did she dare to openly confess her feelings.

Knock knock knock—

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.

“Ziqian, are you home?”

It was the voice of their next-door neighbor, Chu Youmeng!

Liu Ziqian’s heart skipped a beat, feeling a bit flustered.

‘Is this girl here to catch me in the act?’

“Y-yes, I’m here!”

Hearing the knock again, Liu Ziqian called out. She carefully laid Mu An’s body down on the nearby sofa, then quickly walked to the door.

Click.

The door was opened just enough to fit one person through.

Liu Ziqian stood right there, looking at the young girl in a simple white dress standing outside the door.

The other party looked like a fairy untouched by the mortal world, her face adorned with a faint smile—pure and innocent…

It was as if all the beautiful words in the world could find their answer in her.

“Yumeng, what’s wrong?”

Liu Ziqian awkwardly tucked a strand of her dark hair behind her ear, not daring to meet the other’s beautiful eyes directly.

“It’s just… I just made some osmanthus cakes and thought I’d bring you some to try.”

“Do you want me to help you bring them inside?”

Chu Yumeng didn’t seem to notice anything unusual and handed over the plate of cakes in her hands.

The girl had her own little thoughts.

If Mu An came over next time, she could give him this little ‘surprise.’

Actually, it wasn’t just Liu Ziqian who had been practicing cooking lately.

Besides diligently studying painting, Chu Yumeng was also seriously learning how to become a qualified wife.

And cooking skills were naturally indispensable!

Just thinking about the man, she liked liking her a little more made the girl’s fair, tender face glow with happiness.

Isn’t love reflected in every little thing in daily life?

“No… no need!”

Hearing that the other wanted to come in, Liu Ziqian was startled, and her voice unintentionally grew louder.

Meeting Chu Yumeng’s slightly puzzled gaze, she quickly realized she’d overreacted and hurriedly explained, “My dad just came over for a meal, and it’s still a mess inside, so I won’t invite you in.”

She swiftly took the plate of cakes from the girl’s hands.

Right now, that guy Mu An was still lying on the sofa in her living room.

If Chu Yumeng came in, wouldn’t she be ‘exposed’?

At that point, she really didn’t know how she’d face the girl in front of her.

“Alright then! I’ll head back first… Ziqian, after you eat, remember to give me some feedback!”

“This is really important to me, thank you!”

Chu Yumeng clasped her hands together and playfully winked at her.

“Okay, I will!”

Liu Ziqian forced herself to stay calm, squeezing out a smile as she watched the girl leave.

After closing the door, she let out a heavy sigh of relief.

Looking at the delicate, lovely plate of cakes in her hand, her sense of crisis deepened.

Originally, she had planned to take advantage of Mu An coming over for dinner to show off her cooking skills and, in turn, her personal charm.

But… naturally, she had made a complete fool of herself!

“No way! Opportunity doesn’t come twice. This time, I must seize it properly!”

“Yumeng, I’m sorry!!!”

Liu Ziqian silently apologized in her heart, then casually placed the plate of cakes on the dining table.

She glanced at Mu An lying on the sofa, thought for a moment, then wrapped the cakes in plastic wrap and put them in the fridge.

Even though she knew Chu Youmeng wasn’t here, as long as that plate of pastries existed, she still felt a kind of ‘cheating’ guilt!

So, she chose… out of sight, out of mind.

Soon enough, thanks to her strong body built from regular exercise, Liu Ziqian effortlessly lifted the drunken Mu An off the sofa and helped him into her room.

But after laying the man on the bed, she fell into deep thought.

“What should I do next?”

“Let me look for some online guides… At times like this, you’re supposed to take off each other’s clothes and face each other calmly…”

“Then… then… hmm? This part seems a bit off!”

“What do you mean a drunk man’s body sleeps very deeply, and in that regard it can’t…?”

“Doesn’t that mean the meat is on the table, but I can only look and not eat?”

A strange new piece of knowledge had been added!

Liu Ziqian was utterly baffled.

[From the girl’s dumbfoundedness and frustration, emotional fluctuation +20. Congratulations, you have obtained the reward [Cultivation Years +3]!]