Yu Chen instantly froze in place. His coal black pupils immediately turned dimmer and invisible waves in his eyes seemed to had gushed out the instant his eyes fell on the man holding Luo Xiaolei's shoulders.
The atmosphere around him went deadly cold as he just stood there, staring at the man.
"Chen…" Juu blurted out the moment he saw him and the drunk Xiaolei who was dozing of immediately reacted. She raised her face as if someone jolted her the moment she heard her hubby's name.
Yun Jinhan also lifted his face and he finally found the source of the intense, seemingly murderous aura he was feeling.
Their gazes finally met and the atmosphere became even heavier. Yu Chen clenched his fists tight, so tight that the tendons in his hands were standing out under his skin.
At that moment, Xiaolei, who's vision was a little blurry immediately noticed that familiar silhouette and she pulled away from Yun Jinhan.
"Miss Luo," Yun Jinhan looked away from Yu Chen as he tried to hold Xiaolei again. However, the girl was quick to move away. Yun Jinhan stepped forward to catch her but Juu quickly stood before him, stopping him as he glared at him with dangerous look in his eyes.
Once Xiaolei reached Yu Chen. Her narrowed, dizzy eyes moved close to his face and the instant she recognized him, she jumped onto him and her body crashed onto the man's body. "Sweetie, you're here!" she smiled widely as she hugged him.
The still frozen Yu Chen, finally felt her warm arms wrapped around his waist, and her soft body against his. He heard her sweet voice calling him 'sweetie' and with just that, the light in his eyes slowly returned.
He didn't speak as he lifted his hands and held her. And then, he looked at Yun Jinhan again.
There seemed to be mist beneath his eyes as he wore an indifferent and alert expression as he glared at the man before he suddenly moved and without a word, he scooped her up like a princess and entered the car with her in his arms.
Yu Chen still didn't speak. He didn't let go of her either. He made sat on his lap as he held her in his arms.
"Hubby… why are you here? Wait… am I dreaming? Is this some sort of hallucination caused by that strange wine?" she said as she cupped Yu Chen's face with her warm hands.
But then, the man still didn't reply. There was unwavering severity in his eyes as his chiseled face became increasingly gloomy as he stared at her.
"Hmm? Why are you not speaking? Could it be that you're not happy to see me? Hmm…" Xiaolei continued talking to herself while Yu Chen just stared at her. And then, there was a sudden inexplicable glimmers in his eyes as he looked at her that made Xiaolei creased his brows. Even though she was drunk she narrowed her eyes at what she saw.
"W-what's wrong? I think I'm really dreaming. This hubby seemed different. There's no way my hubby won't be happy to see me." she muttered, puffing her cheeks when suddenly, Yu Chen pulled her and embraced her as tight as he could. He hugged her so tight as if he was suddenly scared about something.
Yu Chen's strange actions made Xiaolei felt that there was something wrong with him but she couldn't fight the heaviness of her eyes anymore. The alcohol didn't seem to mess up her head that much but she was incredibly dizzy and she felt like her body had turned into a jelly.
After a short while, her body finally went limped as she succumbed to the call of the goddess of sleep.
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The next morning, Xiaolei woke up early as usual. As she washed her face in the bathroom, the memories from last night slowly returned to her.
She scolded herself for actually getting drunk. Had she not got drunk last night, she should've been back to her country, to her hubby by now. Wait…
Suddenly, a blurry memory appeared in her head and her eyes widened. She looked at her clothes and she was already wearing her pajamas. Big panda is here?!!
Xiaolei snatched the towel and dashed out of the bathroom. She saw her clothes lying on the chair but there seemed to be no trace of Yu Chen being there.
She dashed out of her room and the first thing she saw was Juu, lying on the floor again.
Xiaolei walked towards him, intending to ask but she halted in her track. Her eyes fell on the sofa and Yu Chen was lying in there, still sleeping. She was overjoyed that he was really here but the next second, she creased her brows. Why was he sleeping here? Why didn't he sleep with her in the bed?
She moved again, approaching him with a frown on her face when Juu rose. He put his finger on his lips, signaling Xiaolei to be quiet.
Juu's signal made her stop again and her frown went even deeper. The man stood up and quietly approached her.
"Chen just fell asleep at dawn." He whispered.
"Huh?"
"He was doing something in his computer the entire night."
"What?" Xiaolei bit her lips. What the hell was he doing that he even stayed up all night? He knew he was still not fully recovered!
"He is strange." Juu added and Luo Xiaolei looked at him with questions in her eyes.
"What do you mean?"
"He never said a single word. The entire night."
Xiaolei's lips parted. "Not a single word?!" she echoed, looking at him in disbelief.
"Mm. Since he appeared in the hotel's entrance, he never uttered a word."
Xiaolei didn't know why but she suddenly felt something strange upon hearing him that made her feel uneasy. What happened? Did something happen back home that's why he suddenly appeared tonight?
Just as Xiaolei was busy thinking about what happened, Juu spoke again.
"I think… Chen became strange the moment he saw you with that Yun Jinhan."
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