哗啦啦!
With vegetation and rocky walls as decor, the room filled with a woody fragrance had a stream of warm water flowing from a bronze pipe, cascading into a sink shaped like a shell.
This was the private bathroom in one of the guest rooms on the first floor. After using the toilet, Zhou Wang washed his face, but still didn’t feel much more refreshed.
Maybe it was because he’d been drinking for the past few days; perhaps yesterday’s alcohol hadn’t completely metabolized. Zhou Wang felt like he hadn’t drunk much, but he still felt a bit tipsy.
He was in that state where he was conscious, but the alcohol gave him an indescribable exhilaration.
That line between drunk and sober.
Click!
Vaguely, Zhou Wang heard some noise outside, but it was muffled by the sound of running water, so he didn’t catch it clearly.
As he dried the water off his face and hands with a disposable facial towel, Zhou Wang stood upright and was startled to see, through the reflection in the mirror, the door outside being pushed open, and a staggering figure walking in.
What the heck?
There were a total of five guest rooms on the first floor, and he had purposely chosen one in a more secluded spot.
At this hour, Zhou Wang never thought someone else would come barging in, so he hadn’t locked the door at all.
A red dress fluttered as Zhou Wang, standing in the bathroom, watched in a daze as the slightly bowed head of Xiaoxi entered. She leaned against the room door with her back, then found the knob with some effort and locked the door with a click.
She then stood in the hallway, swaying as she reached for the tie at her waist.
Her long dress, though simple in style, had a cinched waist and a very long hem that fell below her knees, making it cumbersome to take off and could only be lifted from the bottom.
Before Zhou Wang could react, she had already kicked off the high heels on her feet and yanked the long dress up to her waist.
Under the warm lighting, her slender and fair calves were like mutton fat jade, exuding a stunning bright whiteness.
Below, was a pair of small feet perched on the carpet, adorned with rose-red nail polish; above, were smooth thighs half-hidden under the hem of the dress.
Without any leggings, what was faintly visible was the pure white underwear that teenage girls favored most, with a blue butterfly pattern printed on the side.
In such a scenario, the distinctly shaped butterfly was very eye-catching, modestly blooming with beauty.
Everything happened so quickly that Zhou Wang didn’t have time to react before Xiaoxi, already continuing to pull her dress up to her waist, tripped over herself since she hadn’t fully unbuttoned it, then plopped down on the carpet, leaning against the wall and panting as if she had run out of strength.
Coming to his senses, Zhou Wang was somewhat amused. At this moment, he understood that Xiaoxi had likely followed him here, mistaking this for the bathroom and started undressing as soon as she entered.
This little girl was really drunk!
Zhou Wang shook his head and walked over, squatting down to steady her by the shoulders, "Are you alright?"
Xiaoxi struggled to lift her head, groggily leaning against Zhou Wang.
At the same time, she grabbed his arm and whimpered in pain, "I fell on my bottom, it hurts so much!"
"Want me to rub it for you?"
Zhou Wang had meant it as a joke, but to his surprise, Xiaoxi nodded and emitted a cutesy voice:
"Okay~ but don’t take advantage of me!"
Before Zhou Wang could figure out if there was any fundamental difference between the two, Xiaoxi had already turned her body, pressing his hand against her backside.
"Ooh, why is it so hot!"
Xiaoxi seemed unaware that she was without the protection of her dress, and when Zhou Wang’s palm pressed down, she let out a low cry and frowned.
——
On the hallway just a door away, Chen He stared at the firmly closed door of the guest room, feeling completely puzzled.
Things were not going the way he had imagined.
His intention was for Zhou Wang to "accidentally" run into Xiaoxi at the entrance of the bathroom while he observed Zhou Wang’s attitude towards Xiaoxi in his absence to make further plans.
But what he hadn’t anticipated was that Zhou Wang’s restroom of choice was not the public bathroom outside, but a guest room.
Considering the whole house was Zhou Wang’s, though, it seemed fair enough.
Still, before he could figure things out, his significantly intoxicated Xiaoxi saw him stop, mistook it for reaching the restroom, broke free of his support, and dashed into the guest room.
Click!
Hearing the door lock behind him, Chen He’s heart sank.
He wanted to knock, but hadn’t come up with a way to explain to Zhou Wang why he was there too, given that it wasn’t the respectful direction to the bathroom and that he was sober.
On second thought, Chen He figured it wasn’t such a big deal. When Zhou Wang saw the drunken Xiaoxi, he’d definitely assume she had walked into the wrong room. Under normal circumstances, the two would come out soon.
Xiaoxi wasn’t just any girl, nor had she completely lost consciousness; nothing was going to happen between them.
Might as well just wait.
Comforting himself this way, Chen He calmed down a bit.
He stood in a corner where he wouldn’t be immediately noticed, waiting for them to come out.
——
"Does it still hurt?"
Zhou Wang was gently massaging where Xiaoxi had fallen, unconsciously softening his tone.
Ji Xiaoxi’s cute childlike demeanor at that moment truly tugged at Zhou Wang’s heartstrings.
Zhou Wang really had no intention of taking advantage of the situation, yet at this moment, he was a bit reluctant to let go.