After rebirth, I kidnapped the sickly Dugong

This was not the first time Wen Baizhi hugged him since they met again.

But this was the first time when he was not sick and feeling uncomfortable.

Even after drinking.

Si Jiu's hands hung limply at his sides, not daring to move.

A rare look of panic appeared on his usually expressionless face.

When Wen Baizhi didn't get his answer, she held his shoulders, stood up, and looked directly at his face.

"Why don't you say anything?" she demanded.

Wen Baizhi was facing him, so he looked at the drunkenness in her eyes.

"I don't know what to say." Si Jiu said, looking away.

Wen Baizhi chuckled: "You are still the same. You only say one sentence after others say ten sentences. Every time you sit aside like a gourd and don't communicate with others."

Si Jiu looked at her suddenly, his tone trembling: "How did you know?"

Although Wen Baizhi was a little drunk, she still remembered that her bottom line was that she could not tell others that she was reborn. When the words came to her lips, she still reacted.

"I guessed, because that's what you're doing now. You don't even participate when I talk, and you just watch me talk here all by myself."

Si Jiu's Adam's apple moved up and down: "Ms. Wen is always so smart."

Seeing that there was no sign of change on his face, Wen Baizhi bent down and hugged him again.

“What’s the point of being smart? It’s often because you’re too smart that you remember everything, both the happy and the sad.”

Even though Wen Baizhi didn't say why she was so sad, Si Jiu still guessed it from the few words she said.

His hand still hung at his side: "Miss Wen, have you thought about your past today?"

Wen Baizhi whispered, "Yes."

Si Jiu continued to ask: "Are you thinking of something unhappy?"

Wen Baizhi nodded. Because she was leaning on Si Jiu's shoulder, when she nodded, the hair beside her ears kept rubbing against the back of Si Jiu's ears.

Si Jiu silently clenched his palms, enduring the heat.

"I just went out today and happened to run into some friends I knew before. I was actually very happy to see them, but for various reasons, I can no longer get along with them like before."

Only then did Si Jiu understand the whole story of today.

His ears were already red at this moment, but fortunately the drunk Wen Baizhi didn't notice: "Is it for some bad reason?"

Wen Baizhi shook her head: "Maybe it's because of time."

Si Jiu comforted him, "If it's just because of time, then there's nothing irreparable after all. It can still be repaired. True friends will not become strangers because of time or space."

Wen Baizhi became excited: "Really?"

Si Jiu didn't know whether he was talking about her or himself: "Really, if you break up because of some reasons that cannot be easily told to others, then many emotions may become deeper as time accumulates. If you are still thinking about them now, they must be thinking about you too."

Wen Baizhi was comforted by his words: "So, do you also have an important person who is separated from you because of time reasons?"

Si Jiu looked at her smooth neck and then quickly looked away.

"I have it too."

After a long time, Si Jiu's voice came muffled.

But rarely, he didn't hear Wen Baizhi's words this time.

But he could hear her long, even breathing on his shoulder, and he smiled, knowing that she was asleep.

"Miss Wen, are you asleep?"

He confirmed that she was completely asleep, and felt slightly relieved.

He didn't dare to move, and remained in the same sitting position, sitting there stiffly and letting her hold him in her arms while he fell asleep.

"I also have one, the most important person who has been separated from me for three years."

"She appeared by my side when I was most helpless and led me out of that darkness."

"But she eventually abandoned me. I don't blame her. I just hate God."

"So I searched everywhere, and finally found a way from a high monk that might be able to bring her back."

"Just when I had been waiting for three years with no news and was about to give up, she showed up again."

"Although she has changed her appearance, identity, and name, I know that she is back."

"There is nothing more joyful than finding something you have lost."

"If everyone you knew before forgets you, I will be your last believer and will never betray you."

Wen Baizhi felt that she slept very soundly that night.

Although I always feel like there is something poking at my temple.

But she still slept soundly all night under the influence of alcohol.

When she woke up the next day, Cuizhi brought her a bowl of sobering soup.

"Miss, this is the hangover soup that the governor specifically told you to drink when you wake up before the court this morning."

Wen Baizhi held her still dizzy head and asked, "What happened to me yesterday?"

Cuizhi said, "Last night, Eunuch Ping'an and I were both waiting outside. After about an hour, the Supervisor came out and told me that the young lady had drunk too much and had fallen asleep, and asked me to go in and wait on her."

Wen Baizhi said in disbelief: "You said that when Si Jiu went out last night, I was already drunk and fell asleep?"

Cuizhi nodded: "When I entered the room, the young lady was already sleeping soundly on the bed. Although she was covered with a quilt, her clothes were still there. I changed them for her. Please rest assured, young lady."

Wen Baizhi said to herself, "That's not what I meant. I just didn't expect that my alcohol tolerance is so poor now. I got drunk after just one glass of wine and even fell asleep in front of Si Jiu. I don't even know if I said anything I shouldn't have said or done anything I shouldn't have done after I fell asleep."

Cuizhi thought about what happened last night and said, "Probably not. When I saw Du Gong come out, his complexion looked fine. He didn't look as pale as usual. It was like, it was like---" Cuizhi thought about it.

"Are you blushing?" Wen Baizhi continued her conversation.

Cuizhi's eyes lit up and she nodded continuously: "Yes, yes, yes, it was as if he was blushing. When Du Gong was leaving, he almost fell down. Fortunately, Gong Ping'an supported him in time, so he didn't fall to the ground."

Wen Baizhi seemed to see Si Jiu's appearance last night.

A man who usually behaves very dignified, after leaving the woman's room, not only blushed, but also became restless and almost fell down while walking.

She couldn't help but laugh.

She stretched out her hand to Cuizhi: "Give me the hangover soup."

Although she has always disliked the taste of ginger, she has to drink the hangover soup, and her current body does not allow her to be willful.

Cuizhi handed her the cooled bowl.

Wen Baizhi frowned and just after taking a sip, she found that this hangover soup did not have the spicy taste as before.

"There's no ginger in this?" With her sensitivity to the taste of ginger, she could tell even if there was only a little bit.

Cuizhi said, "This was made by the Dugong in the kitchen. I don't know if there is ginger in it. What's wrong, Miss? Is there anything wrong?"

Wen Baizhi shook her head and continued to drink the rest.

It must be a coincidence. How could Si Jiu know that I don’t like ginger?