Xiaxia: Huh? You went to pick up my dad, what about me?!
Goodnight, my darlings~
Chapter 15
When Xiaxia received her father's call, she didn't even have time to say that she missed him before her father snatched the phone away, leaving her staring wide-eyed in shock.
After hanging up the phone, Wei Yutang glanced at the location Chu Qing had sent him, walked over, picked Xia Xia up with one hand, and called the family driver to prepare the car.
"Dad's been drinking. Do you want to come with me to pick him up?"
Xiaxia clung to her father's neck to keep from falling, her little face scrunched up, and after a long while, she asked in a somewhat uncertain voice:
"Can't Xiaxia send it to me?"
Hearing his father's words, he wished he could sprout wings and fly over, but he didn't really want to take his father with him.
Xiaxia will always remember that when her family of three was living a good life, her father suddenly became indifferent.
He is still young, but that doesn't mean he doesn't remember things. He can clearly distinguish that his father's kindness to him and his kindness to his father are not the same thing.
He was a good father to himself, but not a good partner to his father.
He will take good care of his father when he grows up, but he will never want to wrong his beloved father because of this.
"If Dad gets drunk, can you hold him up?"
The car was already parked at the door, and Xiaxia pouted as she replied:
"No, then I'll have to trouble you, Father."
Judging from this sentence alone, Xiaxia is a very polite child, but Wei Yutang frowned slightly and reminded her:
"We're family, no need to be so polite."
Their distant and polite attitude was worse than that of a stranger.
"You have to be polite."
After speaking, Xiaxia turned her head to the other side and looked at the night view outside. It was a very developed city, and the flashing neon lights at night showed its prosperity.
On the other side, Chu Qing politely declined a colleague's offer to take her home after the dinner party ended, even though he hadn't been drinking.
"Chu Qing, I think you've had too much to drink. Are you sure you can manage on your own?"
"My friend will come to pick me up."
Chu Qing leaned against the streetlight, trying his best to explain to his colleagues that he didn't like owing favors to people, especially colleagues with whom he had a competitive relationship.
Even if Wei Yutang didn't come to pick him up, he felt he could find his way home.
"Okay then, remember to send a message in the company group when you get home."
Chu Qing was standing at first, but after waiting for a long time, she got tired and simply squatted down.
The night breeze carried a slight chill; although it wasn't cold, he still instinctively hugged his knees.
After drinking too much, my head feels heavy, and I can't distinguish between reality and fantasy.
Through the constant flow of cars, he saw a family of three taking a walk on the opposite sidewalk. A brief double image appeared before his eyes, and a completely unfamiliar scene surfaced in his mind.
"Beep, system detection indicates the host's emotions are unstable. Confirm the use of 0 points to alleviate the situation?"
0 points? Chu Qing nodded slightly.
"good."
The unfamiliar scene gradually turned completely white, and the headache lessened considerably. Just then, a car stopped not far from him, and two familiar figures, one tall and one short, ran over as the car door opened.
Xiaxia's short legs moved so fast they were almost blurry as she rushed over to hug her father's head and patted his back with her little hands.
"Dad, Xiaxia is here."
Wei Yutang strode after Xia Xia, and the two arrived at almost the same time.
Chu Qing looked up at Xia Xia, then at Wei Yutang standing behind him. His usually gentle voice carried a hint of resentment.
"Why did it take you so long? I've been waiting for you."
Xiaxia hugged her father tightly and rubbed her face against him, not minding the unpleasant smell of alcohol on her father, just like her father had last time.
"Dad, once I learn to drive, I'll definitely come find you as soon as possible."
Similar to the habits of felines, Xiaxia rubs her face against her father when they are affectionate, which is a way for her to get close to him.
Chu Qing, having grown accustomed to this, gently rubbed back.
Wei Yutang only noticed something was off about Chu Qing's voice during the phone call, but when they met in person, he realized that Chu Qing was much more drunk than he had imagined.
"Let's talk about it when we get back."
"Yes, Dad, let's talk about it when we get back."
Wei Yutang squatted down and helped Chu Qing up. Chu Qing was so drunk that she couldn't stand up and leaned on him.
The summer clothes weren't thick, and Wei Yutang could feel Chu Qing's body temperature through the thin fabric.
Xiaxia didn't argue with him at this moment. She let her father help her father walk into the car and obediently followed beside them, with a hint of worry in her eyes.
After getting on the bus, Xiaxia decisively sat between her father and dad, thinking herself a clever little devil who could separate her father and dad.
Unexpectedly, when Chu Qing felt uncomfortable and wanted to lean to the side, Xia Xia, because he was not tall enough, couldn't support himself while sitting there, and his father ended up leaning against him from behind, almost pushing him off his seat.
Wei Yutang stared at Chu Qing's profile, clearly seeing his slightly furrowed brows, and reached out to help Xia Xia.
Unable to sit still, Xiaxia simply stood there with her hands on her hips, staring at her father with eyes full of hostility.
This definitely has nothing to do with his father; the blame lies with the father.
"Why don't you sit over there first? Dad isn't feeling well right now."
"snort."
Xia Xia obediently moved to the right, and Wei Yutang leaned closer to Chu Qing, turning Chu Qing from someone who was about to lean on his leg into someone who was leaning on his shoulder.
In most cases, alcohol doesn't smell good, and Wei Yutang himself is a germaphobe; he can't even stand looking like this himself.
But today was different. The mild smell of alcohol mixed with Chu Qing's unique fragrance, and it wasn't pungent at all.
Why did you drink so much?
Chu Qing didn't want to say a word if she could, but then she thought it would be impolite.
"They were all toasting me... I felt bad refusing."
"You'll drink it if they offer it to you?"
Wei Yutang's words carried a hint of anger that he himself was unaware of. Chu Qing nodded gently, her low voice still carrying a slight nasal tone.
"Um."
The taillights were on, the dim yellow light not too bright, but it was still clear that Chu Qing's eyes were red at the corners, and when she occasionally looked at Wei Yutang, her misty eyes made her look somewhat pitiful.
"Dad, let's not drink next time."
Even though Xiaxia was pushed to the other side, she still stubbornly clung to her father's left arm.
"good."
After the car stopped, the driver came over and opened the back door, and Xiaxia jumped out first.
"This is not Daddy's and Xiaxia's home."
After hearing Xia Xia's words, Wei Yutang subconsciously looked out the car window.
This was a villa he frequented, but he hadn't told the driver where he was going before setting off, a result that even Wei Yutang himself hadn't expected.
"It's too late, how about we go back tomorrow?"
Xiaxia glanced at her father, and could only nod even though she was unwilling.
When he wasn't feeling well, all he wanted to do was sleep, and his father probably felt the same way.
"Okay then."
Wei Yutang helped Chu Qing into the villa, and unconsciously put his arm around his waist to prevent him from falling. His first impression was that Chu Qing was too thin.
Chu Qing, who was walking forward, suddenly stood up straight and moved to the side, causing Wei Yutang to instinctively hug him even tighter.
"No, don't do this, I... it itches."
Chu Qing tried to struggle but couldn't break free. She was extremely anxious and looked at Wei Yutang with a pleading look in her eyes.
They are currently in the villa's courtyard, with Xiaxia following beside them, and the butler at the gate is still awake.
Reason told Wei Yutang that there was nothing wrong with the scene in front of him, but he couldn't help but let his mind wander.
"Stand still, don't move, I'm letting go."
I restrained my impulse and tried my best to speak rationally.
"good."
Upon seeing this scene, the housekeeper wisely instructed the chef, who was still awake, to prepare a hangover soup and also made a cup of honey water, placing it on the coffee table in the living room.
Wei Yutang led him to sit down on the sofa, and Xiaxia picked up the small spoon from the honey water and fed it to her father spoonful by spoonful.
Xia Xia's grip on the spoon was a bit unsteady, and even though it spilled on Chu Qing, he didn't say anything.
After feeding her, Xiaxia moved into her father's arms, hugged his arm, and looked up, urging him with a hint of eagerness:
"Daddy, kiss me."
Xiaxia missed her father terribly, having only seen him this late in the morning.
"It smells a bit bad now."
After hearing this, Xiaxia sniffed her arm, smelling it carefully several times before turning her head and speaking with great certainty:
"No, Xiaxia doesn't smell bad."
"It's Dad."
"No, it's not Daddy, it's Father who smells bad, Daddy, give me a kiss."