Yin Xi, helpless, said with a smile, "You've had a bit too much to drink. How about I help you back to your room to lie down?"
"No need. I haven't had too much at all." Qin Si Ye said, taking her hand and heading straight for her bedroom.
Not too much to drink? Then why did he need her to support him when they went upstairs earlier?
Was it all an act for Aunt Li and the others?
But why would he do that?
Although Yin Xi understood some psychology, she sometimes found it hard to fathom this man's thoughts.
Following this, Yin Xi, under Qin Si Ye's "supervision," took a few sets of clothes and toiletries and entered the master bedroom.
When Qin Si Ye finished washing up and lay on the bed, Yin Xi had already turned on her side and was asleep.
She had deliberately set her phone alarm; she had to go to Hua Ban Li to see off Yin Zhe in the morning and couldn't afford to oversleep again.
In fact, she hadn't fallen asleep at all.
For some reason, sleeping in this bed made her heart feel unsettled and difficult to fall asleep.
The man lifted the quilt, slowly lay down on the bed, stretched out his long arm, and pulled her into his embrace from behind. His warm breath immediately fell on her neck.
"Asleep?"
Her body trembling slightly, Yin Xi couldn't help but reply with two words, "No."
The man asked abruptly, "Five years ago, when did you find out you were pregnant?"
Yin Xi's eyes snapped open. The past immediately flooded her mind, and she said in a low voice, "It was on the last day we met.
At that time, you called me, saying Grandma wanted us to go back for dinner. I had just left the hospital."
The man's heart jolted. Wasn't that the same day Lu Yu Shan had told him about her pregnancy?
And when he returned that evening, he had also brought up the matter of dissolving their contract with Yin Xi.
His heart aching, he gently turned her trembling body to face him. "I'm sorry for the suffering you've endured all these years."
Upon hearing this, Yin Xi threw herself into his arms and cried out, "Yingying."
The man held her tightly and let out a long sigh.
After a while, Yin Xi lifted her head, her eyes teary like pear blossoms, and looked up at the man above her. "Si Ye, you've forgiven me, haven't you?"
Otherwise, why would he have insisted on her sleeping with him?
Otherwise, why would he have said those three words, "I'm sorry," just now?
"One thing at a time. You still have three stars to collect." To her surprise, the man's expression turned serious.
Yin Xi raised her hand to wipe away the tears at the corners of her eyes and pouted in disappointment, murmuring, "Okay. I'll work hard to collect all ten stars."
The next instant, the man suddenly lowered his head and blocked her lips...
The next day, Yin Xi was awakened by the sound of an alarm. She immediately sat up, glanced at her phone, and turned it off.
The man beside her pulled her back into his embrace, rested his chin on her shoulder, and mumbled, "Why are you getting up so early? Sleep with me a bit longer."
"Stop it." Yin Xi felt ticklish and turned to push him away. "Yin Zhe is going abroad today, and I have to go to Hua Ban Li to see him off."
After saying that, she rolled out of bed and walked towards the bathroom.
When she finished washing up and came out, she found Qin Si Ye already dressed. She couldn't help but ask, "Why are you up too? Is something wrong?"
"It's the first day of the month, nothing much. I just want to go and see him off with you," Qin Si Ye looked at her with a composed expression.
Yin Xi had intended to say it wasn't necessary, that she could go alone. But then she remembered how Yin Zhe had been in his care all these years, and how deep their bond was.
If he wanted to go, how could she refuse?
"Alright. I'll change my clothes, and we'll leave after breakfast."
However, as soon as she finished speaking, Qin Si Ye's phone rang.
He picked it up and answered. His expression instantly turned very grim. He walked to the window, said something, then turned and walked back towards Yin Xi with an apologetic look.
"I'm sorry, there's an urgent matter at the company. I have to rush over."
Yin Xi pursed her lips slightly. "It's okay, you go and attend to it."
"Tell Yin Zhe that I've made all the arrangements abroad, and his food and accommodation will be the same as before," Qin Si Ye said.
"Mm. Okay." For some reason, Yin Xi felt her nose sting a little.
The next instant, the man in front of her suddenly pulled her into a hug, whispering, "Drive carefully on the road."
"Mm. I will," Yin Xi nodded obediently.
When she changed her clothes and went downstairs, she learned from Aunt Li that Qin Si Ye hadn't eaten breakfast and had rushed out of the house.
A hint of unease stirred in Yin Xi's heart.
She didn't wait for the children. After finishing breakfast, she drove towards Hua Ban Li.
The most important thing today was to make arrangements there first.