The plane landed in Kyoto. Wrapped in the night, Mo Beichen rushed into the car in a hurry.
"Sir, shall we go back to the villa now?" the driver asked while driving.
Mo Beichen glanced at the time. It was already 10 p.m. The banquet was about to come to an end at this time.
"Go straight to the restaurant. Hurry up." After Mo Beichen said that, he turned on his phone.
"Ring, ring, ring." The phone rang the moment it was turned on. When Mo Beichen saw the caller ID, he immediately hung up the phone.
But the next second, the phone rang again. Mo Beichen answered it impatiently, "What's up?"
"Second brother, Mom asked me to ask where you are," came Liu Yinyin's gentle voice on the phone.
"Just tell her I'm on my way and will be there soon." After Mo Beichen said that, without waiting for the other side to say anything else, he directly hung up the phone. He reached out and rubbed his temples. This business trip had been a bit tricky. Mo Beichen had finished the work there as quickly as possible and then rushed back in a hurry. At the moment, he felt a bit tired.
"Sir, you can close your eyes and rest first. I'll call you when we arrive," the driver said.
At the feast of lights and wine, Liu Yinyin put away her phone. She cast her eyes on Xia Weilan and then walked over gracefully.
"Weilan, I think you're still pregnant. You're not suitable to stay up so late. Why don't you go and rest earlier? Anyway, we're here," Liu Yinyin said pretending to be concerned.
"Yes, Weilan. If you're tired, it's okay for you to leave first," Lin Yuyan said with concern as soon as she heard that Xia Weilan might be tired.
"Okay, then I'll leave first." Xia Weilan nodded and put down the juice in her hand. Without Mo Beichen here, Xia Weilan had already been bored for a long time. So after a polite remark, she turned around and went to the parking lot.
By the time Mo Beichen arrived, there was no sign of Xia Weilan. Mo Beichen called Xia Weilan and only then learned that she had gone back earlier.
Mo Beichen then had no interest in staying any longer. "Weilan, I'll just go through the motions and then go back. You rest first."
After hanging up the phone, Mo Beichen's tall and slender figure walked towards Lin Yuyan and Mo Guxuan.
"Beichen, you're finally back. Come on, Uncle wants to toast you," Mo Guxuan said.
"Beichen is back!"
The originally rather quiet banquet immediately became lively when people saw Mo Beichen appear. Whether they were close to him or not, everyone greeted him with smiling faces.
By the time Mo Beichen walked to Lin Yuyan's side, he had already had three rounds of drinks in his hand.
He couldn't refuse the face of his elders.
Mo Beichen silently toasted Mo Guxuan and then seemed absent - minded.
"Look at Beichen. He's so anxious without Weilan," Lin Yuyan joked.
"No, Mom. You're leaving tomorrow. Of course, your son should accompany you more," Mo Beichen said with a faint smile.
Liu Yinyin swayed her enchanting figure and also walked over. "Second brother should definitely stay a while longer. These elders have been looking forward to getting closer to you. Even if second brother misses his wife, he must know his limits, right?"
Liu Yinyin's words made the words that Mo Beichen wanted to say to leave get stuck in his throat.
In Jinxiu Yuting, Xia Weilan was sitting on the sofa, silently looking at the learning materials. But after looking for a while, she would look up at the window. It was quiet outside and there was not a trace of a car.
"Madam, you'd better go and rest first. Once the sir starts socializing, it may be very late," Maid Tian stood beside Xia Weilan. "Moreover, it's getting late and the dew is heavy outside. It's warmer for you to go back to your room."
The front door of the hall was open, so it was inevitable that cold wind would blow in.
Xia Weilan really felt cold. She stood up from the sofa.
"Madam?" Maid Tian looked at her.
"Maid Tian, please help me get one of Beichen's coats. I'll take it to him."
By the time Xia Weilan rushed to the banquet, there were only a few waiters cleaning up in the banquet hall. The manager was surprised to see Xia Weilan come back and said, "Miss Xia, did you leave something here?"
"Has everyone left?" Xia Weilan asked subconsciously.
"Everyone has left," the manager said matter - of - factly.
Xia Weilan had to turn around. Maybe she and Mo Beichen had missed each other on the road.
"Miss Xia, wait a minute." Just as Xia Weilan had taken two steps, the manager called her back. His eyes fell on the clothes in Xia Weilan's hand and he kindly reminded her, "Are you looking for Mr. Mo? Mr. Mo drank too much. He just went into the restroom and hasn't come out yet."
"Thank you." Xia Weilan lifted her lips and walked towards the end of the corridor.
In the restroom, Mo Beichen splashed some water on his face, which made him a bit more sober.
He had just been surrounded enthusiastically by his relatives. He had finally managed to wait until the end of the reception, but he himself was a bit drunk. To prevent himself from making a fool of himself, Mo Beichen had entered the restroom while he was still sober.
Now, stimulated by the cold water, Mo Beichen felt his rationality slowly returning.
As soon as he stepped out of the restroom door, a soft body leaned against his chest.
"Beichen, are you okay? Did you drink too much? Let me help you go and rest," Liu Yinyin was extremely attentive. Her voice was so soft and charming that it could almost drip water. Regardless of whether Mo Beichen was willing or not, she reached out her hand to touch his chest.
Mo Beichen subconsciously took a step back. His eyes turned cold as he looked at Liu Yinyin. Just as he was about to scold her, he saw Xia Weilan walking towards him in the distance at the same time.
Mo Beichen paused and then leaned against the wall. He wanted to see how Xia Weilan would react if she knew he was being pestered.
Seeing Mo Beichen looking listless, Liu Yinyin was overjoyed. She immediately grabbed his arm and was about to pull him into the opposite room. "Beichen, come on. I'll take you to rest."
"Liu Yinyin, what are you doing!" Before Liu Yinyin could forcefully pull Mo Beichen into the room, Xia Weilan had stepped forward. She pressed on Liu Yinyin's arm and pushed her away.
"Xia Weilan, why are you back?" Liu Yinyin widened her eyes and looked at Xia Weilan angrily.
"I'm here to find my husband!" Xia Weilan boldly put Mo Beichen on her shoulder and looked at Liu Yinyin coldly.
"Hehe, Weilan, I think you're pregnant. You'd better go home and rest first. How about I help you take care of him?" Liu Yinyin still didn't give up. She couldn't let the cooked duck fly away just like this. She had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.
"No need. I can handle it myself," Xia Weilan glared at Liu Yinyin and said coldly.
Liu Yinyin stamped her foot and just watched as Xia Weilan took the drunk Mo Beichen away.
In the car, Xia Weilan directly threw Mo Beichen into the back seat. When she sat in, she kicked Mo Beichen's feet that were lying everywhere. "How old are you? How could you drink like this? You don't have any vigilance at all. I'm so angry. Driver, start the car."
Xia Weilan kept muttering. She didn't know at all that the corner of Mo Beichen's mouth, who was pretending to be quiet at the moment, was slightly raised. Even though he had been kicked by Xia Weilan, he was still happy in his heart.
Back at the villa, Xia Weilan sent Mo Beichen to the bed and then immediately ran into the kitchen. She prepared the sobering soup with Maid Tian.
When she returned to the room again, Mo Beichen on the bed was still in a mess.
Xia Weilan put the sobering soup on the table impatiently. While helping Mo Beichen sit up, she kept muttering, "You're really a magnet for butterflies. If I hadn't shown up in time today, do you know the consequences would be very severe?"