474 The Secret About the Past 92 (1/2)

”What's your greatest wish right now?” Jin Qingyan asked.

”I'd like to find a husband who loves and cares about me,” Jin Qingyue answered truthfully.

”Your turn, Ciye.”

Ling Ciye placed his legs onto the coffee table and stared at Jin Qingyue before asking a jaw-dropping question.

”What would you do if I told you one day that I had fallen in love with you?”

Jin Qingyue was momentarily stunned and at a loss for words for it had never occurred to her that he would ask such a question.

”You don't have to answer if you find it awkward,” said Ling Ciye, who was asking a casual question.

”No, not at all.” Jin Qingyue did not dare to make eye contact with him. She was again reminded of that night where he stood outside the bathroom and chanced upon her naked self.

All eyes were on her, including Ling Ciye's.

”If you were to tell me one day that you had fallen for me, I would feel lucky to be loved by such an outstanding man like you; it's a chance that I would've never dreamed of. I'll stutter and speak incoherently out of nervousness when I see you. I'll be so worked up and agitated such that I won't be able to sleep at night.”

Her answer had brought much glory to Ling Ciye.

However, no one thought much of her answer and instead continued playing games.

Yet, Jin Qingyue had taken his question to heart and poured herself a glass of liquor, which she chugged down in one sitting.

She had several drinks that night, though she rarely touched alcohol.

Ling Ciye had had plenty to drink as well.

The two of them were the ones who drank the most amongst the group of five.

Jin Qingyan went home earlier because Jin Yiheng called to look for him, leaving the four of them in the room.

Jin Qingyue was ecstatic after having too much to drink.

She seemed like a whole different person and began tapping her feet to the upbeat music, appearing much more sporting than her usual self.

She jumped onto the coffee table and began singing and dancing vigorously, adding to the mood.

Having had her fun, the exhausted Jin Qingyue lay down on the couch afterwards and closed her eyes.

”Let's go home,” Long Tianze said to Ling Ciye.

”Where?”

”Home.”

”I don't want to go home. Tianze, let's go to your place.”

”Alright.”

Long Tianze held onto him while Mei Yangyang helped Jin Qingyue into the backseat. Mei Yangyang drove home in her own car while Long Tianze searched Ling Ciye for the car keys and drove the latter's car.

Jin Qingyue and Ling Ciye sat in the backseat, extremely tipsy.

However, they were not drunk out of their senses and would steal a glance at each other every now and then.

Jin Qingyue turned to the side and moved closer towards him before closing her eyes again.

Upon arriving home, Long Tianze opened the car door and asked, ”Ciye, would you like to go sleep in the guest room?”

”It's fine, I'll just lie here for a while.”

Long Tianze lowered his head into the backseat to find that Jin Qingyue had fallen asleep. He then closed the door and went back home with Mei Yangyang.

Ling Ciye was still sober.

He gazed at Jin Qingyue and broke into smiles at the thought of her answer to his question earlier.

In reality, Jin Qingyue was not asleep at all. After all, she was the type to get high off alcohol and thus would not fall asleep so easily.

She merely had her eyes closed. Throughout the journey from the bar to the house, she constantly pondered about why he asked her such a question. She knew he was being serious because she was aware that he was not the kind to play pranks and joke about such things.

Thus, she made a brave decision to lean her head against his shoulder.

He did not push her away.

Jin Qingyue felt her breath quicken and became extremely excited just by leaning against him.

She dared not move an inch and remained still while inhaling his scent.