Cocktails

Chen Kaori giggled as she sipped on her third glass of the Midori mix. "You know I would never."

She ordered a few more cocktails and was uninhibited in no time.

He Zifeng shook his head slowly. He did not expect her to be this sad that she would get herself drunk.

He told himself to remember to thank Ryoma for preparing his stay in City O. Otherwise, he would worry while he cannot do anything if he is miles away.

He signed the bill charged to his room and princess-carried Chen Kaori out of the bar.

Chen Kaori held onto his neck area as he held her.

When they came into the elevator, she used her remaining strength to pull herself up a bit, inching her face to his neck. Then she began sniffing him like a bloodhound.

He Zifeng felt ticklish with this gesture. "Chen Kaori...behave yourself..." he lightly scolded her.

Chen Kaori chuckled and she held a forefinger to draw imaginary circles around his neck area.

It was a tingling sensation for him as her hands were cold.

His steady hold wriggled as he tried to avoid her cold fingers.

"Hey...it's making me dizzy...don't shake me! Else I'm gonna puke!" Chen Kaori complained as she stopped moving her fingers on his neck and tightened her hold onto him instead.

"Chen Kaori! You will regret this!" He Zifeng exclaimed through gritted teeth.

"Hmmm...Zifeng..." she whispered near his ear as she continued to cling onto him.

He Zifeng thought to bring her to her room at first, but decided against it as she kept squirming in his arms before they even reached the elevators. He could not get hold of her handbag at all. He tried to let her down, but she was almost completely on the carpeted floor within seconds.

In the end, he had no choice but to bring her into his suite. It took him great effort to enter his room as Chen Kaori even snatched the keycard he just retrieved from his pocket.

She was too troublesome that he swore never to let her drink again, not even cocktails.

After minutes of coaxing, he finally made her open the door and he carried her straight into the bathroom and laid her into the tub.

"Hey!" Chen Kaori screamed as cold water ran through her entire body.

"You need to sober up!" He Zifeng had a scolding tone.

"Why?! Afraid I might do something to you?!" Chen Kaori was in the state where she will argue all night.

He Zifeng wiped water droplets which splashed to his face as she squirmed in the tub.

"He Zifeng! You coward! Huh, is it cowardice or are you just disgusted by me?!"

He Zifeng gulped as her wet clothes revealed the shapes underneath. He was dazed for a moment, then her screaming diverted his attention back to her face. "No...hey, why do you suddenly think like that?!"

"Heh...you're scared 'coz it's just the two of us...even so, what can a woman like me...heh, what do you think I can do to such a big guy like you?"

"It's not what you will do to me, but what I might do to you!" He tried to pin her shoulders down so her damp body would not jump onto him.

"Why?! Do you hate me that much?! You don't even dare to take me!" She slapped the water hard that it drenched his upper body.

He Zifeng sighed, "I...I don't want you to regret not saving it for your future husband."

Chen Kaori's drunk self became angrier. "But I want you! I'll only want you! Why don't you want me?!"

She curled herself into fetal position as water continued to fill the tub. Her tears were apparent though her body was drenched.

"No! That's not-- At least...not like this! If we do this, I don't want any of us to be drunk! This is not right!"

He Zifeng took a towel and supported her to stand. Then he wrapped her body with the thick towel.

She gasped when he suddenly wrapped his arms around her as well.

Then he carried her out to the bedroom.