If it had just been Chen He’s voice, honestly, it wouldn’t have necessarily calmed Zhou Wang down at this moment.
But along with Chen He’s anxious shouting, Ji Xiaoxi, who was gradually regaining some consciousness, suddenly pushed Zhou Wang away after being in a daze. When she saw her own disheveled state, her eyes instantly turned red, and uncontrollable tears started sliding down her cheeks.
Ji Xiaoxi managed to restrain herself somewhat, only burying her head in the pillow and sobbing softly, not making much noise.
Outside the door, perhaps because he hadn’t heard a response, Chen He’s knocking gradually became more urgent, and his voice more frantic,
"Xiaoxi, Xiaoxi, what’s wrong with you? Are you still conscious? Open the door!"
Zhou Wang patted his still dizzy head, although faintly feeling something odd, he had no time to think much at the moment and just gently placed his hand on Ji Xiaoxi’s shoulder.
"Don’t cry, nothing really happened, your boyfriend is still outside."
Hearing Zhou Wang’s reminder, Ji Xiaoxi’s sobbing paused for a moment, then gradually died down.
Amidst Chen He’s persistent knocking and questioning, Ji Xiaoxi finally sat up from the bed. Her expression was blank as she randomly grabbed her dress and pulled it over herself.
Zhou Wang originally wanted to help her, but Ji Xiaoxi flinched away.
"Don’t! Don’t touch me!"
Seeing her intense reaction, Zhou Wang stopped moving.
After struggling to put on her dress, Ji Xiaoxi stumbled out of bed, found her high heels by the door, and took a deep breath before responding to Chen He outside,
"I’m fine, I just fell asleep in the bathroom, I’ll be right out!"
Her voice was slightly trembling, but it wasn’t too noticeable through the thick door.
Finally hearing Ji Xiaoxi’s response, Chen He outside the door breathed a sigh of relief and quickly replied, "Okay, okay, I’ll wait right outside, hurry up!"
Zhou Wang remained silent, watching as Ji Xiaoxi went into the bathroom, then the sound of water splashing emerged. Several minutes later, Ji Xiaoxi came out with her face and dress a bit wet.
Before opening the door, she glanced back at Zhou Wang.
But her gaze was so complex this time that Zhou Wang couldn’t understand it at all.
Ji Xiaoxi said nothing, only after Zhou Wang stepped back did she open the door and walk out.
"Xiaoxi, you’re finally out!"
"Your makeup is all smudged, are you okay, did you fall?"
"Okay, okay, I won’t grab you, walk on your own."
"Are we going back now?"
Outside, Zhou Wang didn’t hear Ji Xiaoxi’s voice, only the awkward laughter of Chen He growing distant, indicating they had already left.
Zhou Wang just sat there quietly, lit a cigarette, took a couple of drags, and finally managed to calm down after a while.
Taking a deep breath, Zhou Wang put out the cigarette butt, then straightened his clothes before getting up and heading out.
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When Zhou Wang arrived at the side hall again, no one was there.
A server girl still standing there saw Zhou Wang and quickly walked over, bowing to him and saying,
"Mr. Zhou, Sister An asked me to tell you that since you didn’t come back, the other two girls fell asleep while waiting, so she arranged for them to rest."
Zhou Wang was taken aback, then nodded, "What about Xiao An?"
"Sister An is looking after things outside, there are still some guests who haven’t left yet."
The girl replied cautiously.
Zhou Wang nodded, gesturing that he understood.
There was no sign of Ji Xiaoxi or Chen He in the side hall, it seemed they had also left.
From the courtyard outside, faint laughter and music could still be heard, but with Xiao An outside watching over things, Zhou Wang didn’t have to worry. After all, the important guests had already left.
Still, there was a flame burning in his heart, so Zhou Wang headed directly to the master bedroom on the second floor, planning to take a cold shower and then sleep.
When he arrived at the master bedroom, Zhou Wang was slightly surprised because he remembered leaving the lights on when he changed clothes earlier, but now most of the lights were off, only a little light shone from the hallway.
Without paying much attention, Zhou Wang walked straight in, and then froze.
Through the gap in the balcony, the moonlight poured in, clearly illuminating a person already asleep on the master bed.
A pale shoulder was exposed in the dim light, and from the curves under the thin blanket, it was evident that this was a woman with an explosive figure, far surpassing Ji Xiaoxi’s modest build.
The most crucial aspect being,
She seemed to have made herself very convenient for Zhou Wang.
Was Hua Suisui so thoughtful?
Apparently, there was no need for a cold shower anymore.
Unable to hold back any longer, Zhou Wang directly tore off his clothes and slipped under the covers.