Shen Xi cried out in surprise, scrambling to sit up and accidentally kissing Qin Si Ye, who was looking down.
Both were stunned, their eyes wide as they stared at each other, unable to move, only their hearts pounding relentlessly.
The scene froze, time seeming to stop, the air in the room solidifying.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open from the outside. Qin Xiu Yi stood at the entrance, his eyes widening in surprise at the sight, and quickly turned aside.
"Excuse me, my timing is truly terrible. I've interrupted."
Just as he was about to close the door and leave, Shen Xi reacted instantly, calling out loudly, "Wait."
Taking advantage of Qin Si Ye's momentary daze, she quickly stood up from his lap, smoothing her wrinkled clothes and slightly messy hair.
"Mr. Qin had too much to drink. He mistook me for someone else. Please take care of him."
With that, she picked up her bag and walked towards the exit.
"Yin Xi, don't go!" Qin Si Ye, who had just gotten up from the sofa, tried to grab her, but he swayed and sat back down.
Qin Xiu Yi frowned, wondering how much this kid had drunk to be so intoxicated.
Wait, what had he just said? Yin Xi? This woman was Yin Xi? She didn't look like her at all.
"Hold on a moment, Miss, I need to ask you something." Qin Xiu Yi's lips curved slightly as he reached out to block her path.
Turning to the person behind him, he said, "You two go and help the young master to a guest room upstairs to rest."
Five minutes later, in a top-floor guest room of the Phantom Bar, Qin Si Ye had already fallen asleep on the bed.
In the reception room, after hearing Shen Xi's introduction, Qin Xiu Yi looked at her in disbelief. "You are Shen Xi? The Shen doctor who treated the old madam?"
"Yes," Shen Xi replied calmly.
What was so surprising about this? She was just a doctor.
She didn't realize that Qin Xiu Yi's surprise wasn't that she was the doctor treating his mother, but rather her interaction with Qin Si Ye just moments ago.
"Hello, Dr. Shen. Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Qin Xiu Yi, and I am Si Ye's uncle.
I've heard them talk about you treating my mother for a long time and have wanted to meet you, but I was away on a business trip and only just returned." Qin Xiu Yi smiled and extended his hand to her.
Shen Xi stood up and reached out, her touch a mere fleeting contact, "Hello, Mr. Qin. Since that's the case, may I leave now?"
She felt uncomfortable staying there for even a second longer.
Everything that had just happened was too sudden, like a dream replaying in her mind.
"Alright. It is indeed getting late. Dr. Shen, please take care."
Qin Xiu Yi could see her awkwardness and distance, knowing that forcing her to stay wouldn't yield any answers.
It was better to wait until the person on the bed woke up.
As Shen Xi reached the door, she suddenly stopped and turned back. "You can give Mr. Qin a glass of warm milk later, it's good for sobering up."
"Okay," Qin Xiu Yi replied, his lips curling slightly.
Shen Xi drove slowly towards Hua Ban Li.
Qin Si Ye's calls of her name, and that intimate gesture, kept echoing in her ears.
She couldn't help but touch her own lips. Even through the mask, she could still feel a warmth.
Shen Xi's small face flushed red. If Qin Xiu Yi hadn't appeared suddenly, she didn't know what would have happened next.
Shaking her head vigorously, Shen Xi tried to forget everything that had just happened, but the more she tried, the more persistent the image became.
Abruptly, she realized something. Qin Si Ye had acted that way towards her, and she hadn't felt disgusted or nauseous.
This was unscientific.
As she was lost in thought, a figure suddenly appeared in front of her. Shen Xi braked in panic, but still collided with the person.
She had hit someone! She had hit someone!
Shen Xi's hands trembled uncontrollably. Just as she didn't know what to do, several police officers quickly ran forward and apprehended the person on the ground.