Chapter 365 The Dull Wife in Republic of China Literature (22)

Chapter 365 The Wooden Wife in the Republic of China Era (22)

At Ying Wenxing's gathering, the first to fall was Fang Zhuo.

Whether it was Ying Wenxing's misconception or not, he couldn't shake the feeling that... Yan Ningcheng seemed to be deliberately pushing drinks.

The thought flashed through his mind but was quickly dismissed by Ying Wenxing!

How could that be!

Yan Ningcheng would never do something so petty!

"I'll take him back."

As soon as Yan Ningcheng spoke, Ying Wenxing, who had been about to call a car, paused. "Huh?"

"You'll take him?"

"It's pretty late, and you've got your office to worry about... As for me, I'm not busy at all..."

Ying Wenxing genuinely intended to take young master Fang back himself and said, "Let me take care of it."

Yan Ningcheng's expression remained unchanged, his dark eyes calm as he stated, "No need."

"I have time."

Just like that, supporting Fang Zhuo, the young master leaned half his body against Yan Ningcheng, muttering under his breath, "Wan Ran, wait for me..."

"Wait until I get a mutual divorce..."

The words "mutual divorce" were spoken all too clearly. Ying Wenxing scratched the back of his head and said with a sigh, "He's really persistent."

"Even drunk, he hasn't forgotten about getting a divorce..."

"Ning Cheng, then..."

Just as he was about to say a few things, Ying Wenxing was surprised to find that Yan Ningcheng had picked up the wine glass and poured another drink for himself!

He hurriedly tried to stop him. "Ning Cheng, the party's over, why are you still drinking..."

Yan Ningcheng showed no signs of drunkenness at all and simply said, "Just thirsty."

What kind of excuse is that!

Who drinks when they're thirsty!

"You..."

Something felt off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Tonight's Yan Ningcheng was different from usual, but upon closer inspection, his demeanor was still as steady as ever...

"Well... I'll head back first then, Ning Cheng. Be careful on the way with Fang Zhuo."

Yan Ningcheng: "Alright."

In that calm and composed voice, only Yan Ningcheng himself knew what thoughts he was hiding in his suppressed heart!

It shouldn't be like this.

But he couldn't help it.

...

"Husband!"

"How did you end up drinking like this?"

Late at night, after receiving word from outside that the husband had returned and that the young lady needed to be at the entrance to receive him, Xiao He found it strange. Why all the fuss?

Instead of informing the master or the mistress, they came to tell the young lady! Grumbling as she tidied up and headed out, Xiao He cursed the messenger for being thoughtless.

Unexpectedly, it was Young Master Yan who alighted from the rickshaw!

In an instant, Xiao He understood!

A sudden sense of conviction surged within her. Without waiting for Young Master Yan to say a word, she immediately motioned to the servants at the gate.

"What are you all standing around for? Come and help!"

"The husband is this drunk—hurry and take him inside!"

Hearing this, the two male servants outside quickly stepped forward to help Fang Zhuo out of the rickshaw...

Afraid that others might overhear, Xiao He added, "Young Lady, I’ll take the husband back first!"

"You say hello to Young Master Yan from the Yan family..."

With Xiao He’s instructions, the area outside the Fang family’s gate quickly cleared out... leaving no one else around.

Only Tang Qing and Yan Ningcheng remained.

From a distance, Yan Ningcheng gazed intently at Tang Qing.

The moonlight, soft and hazy, cast a delicate veil over her face, enhancing her ethereal beauty.

Just looking at her, that familiar surge of emotion rushed over him once again—wild and overwhelming!

They had met again.

And this meeting... was his intention.

When pouring the drinks, he had already been planning for this moment.

He shouldn’t have attended Ying Wenxing’s gathering in the first place... then he wouldn’t have heard Fang Zhuo’s resolute words, and perhaps he wouldn’t have spent the entire night feeling restless.

Every word about the mutual divorce seemed to urge him.

He should do something.

He should fight for something.

"You’ve been drinking too?" Tang Qing spoke first, catching the faint scent of alcohol on Yan Ningcheng. "That’s surprising—I thought you didn’t drink."

"I really don’t."

Tang Qing asked, surprised, "Then why…?"

She could tell that Yan Ningcheng seemed to have had quite a bit as well.

"For liquid courage."

Courage?

Courage for what?

A little surprised, Tang Qing looked at Yan Ningcheng and suddenly noticed the darkness in his eyes—so deep it was almost overwhelming.

After a long silence, he finally sighed and said: "Tang Qing."

"I did something wrong…"

"I think… I like you."

This forbidden longing, fueled by being a little drunk tonight, he finally said it out loud!

"My feelings for you have nothing to do with Fang Zhuo."

"The first time I saw you in the bookstore, I… already liked you."

His voice suddenly grew strained as he added: "It was only later that I realized… I was already too late."

First come, first served—he’d already lost.

At Lingmiao Temple, he had tried to correct this mistake.

And in every day that followed, Yan Ningcheng reminded himself to let go of this resentment and fantasy…

But he couldn’t do it.

He, who had always been the most disciplined and restrained, should never have allowed these kinds of feelings to arise!

Under the bright moonlight, Yan Ningcheng stood before Tang Qing and laid his feelings bare: "Tang Qing…"

"I’ll wait for you to get your divorce."

With these whispered words, Yan Ningcheng had finally, completely crossed that boundary!

Redefining the relationship between himself and Tang Qing!

Back in the room, the system was still in disbelief!

It was jumping around and screaming nonstop in Tang Qing’s mind:

"Woo-hoo! A confession! He confessed!"

"Affection points reached 87!"

Yan Ningcheng’s uptight and pure-hearted type is so easy to win over!

And... during the confession, the taboo thrill was off the charts!

What kind of shameless, audacious talk is this!

"Hahaha, Tang Qing, he said he'll wait for you to get divorced!"

Asking someone to get a divorce, really?

Everyone agreed that line was delivered with real finesse!

I'm shipping it!

I'm shipping it!

With an utterly delighted smile, Xiao He had a similar look.

Holding back for a while, Xiao He finally sidled over with a mischievous, gossipy gleam and couldn’t resist gossiping: "Miss..."

"What did Young Master Yan say?"

When we were seeing off the young master, I glanced back several times!

The young lady and Young Master Yan were just standing there... even I felt my heart race and my cheeks flush!

Especially the look in Young Master Yan’s eyes...

If someone claims Young Master Yan has no feelings for the young lady, I’ll be the first to disagree!

"Nothing much."

Tang Qing replied flatly: "He said he’ll wait for my mutual divorce."

A bolt out of the blue!

And that’s called nothing much?

Oh my god, isn’t this just laying his feelings bare!

Xiao He nearly jumped up. Just then, Fang Zhuo’s voice came faintly from behind...

"Mutual divorce?"