Chapter 25: Unable to Help But Kiss Her

Li Beijue's eyes were blazing with fire as he glared viciously at the woman before him.

Yet his gaze drifted downward involuntarily, landing on those two thin, beautifully shaped lips.

In his mind, that night—which had appeared in his dreams more times than he could count—surfaced...

That night, it was also this pair of red lips...

Li Beijue's gaze darkened abruptly, and he narrowed his eyes with a hint of danger.

For some reason...

He inexplicably wanted to see the woman before him once again... reveal that look of submission to him that she had five years ago.

The evening breeze was a bit chilly.

There was an inexplicable scent of gunpowder between the two, mixed with a lingering, amorous atmosphere.

Li Beijue's eyes locked onto the person before him without blinking, and he leaned in slightly, almost unconsciously.

Jiang Baobao's eyes widened, her expression filled with disbelief, as if she didn't recognize the person in front of her.

She wasn't dreaming, was she?

Li Beijue... intended to kiss her?

The man's cold, crisp scent drew closer, seemingly carrying a hint of rich wine.

That scent was different from champagne; it must have been fine red wine, making one feel intoxicated.

Jiang Baobao's mind was in a chaotic mess when, suddenly, she felt a spasm in her stomach...

"You..."

She abruptly reached out to push the person in front of her away, then turned, lowered her head, and vomited to her heart's content.

"Cough, cough..."

Jiang Baobao frowned, her stomach aching with waves of acidity.

Li Beijue frowned slightly, his expression one of disgust, mixed with a touch of embarrassment turned to anger.

This woman actually dared to vomit at a time like this!

Li Beijue's male pride churned and festered; thinking of how he had almost kissed the person before him, he snorted coldly and turned to leave.

But just as he turned, someone grabbed his arm!

Jiang Baobao's drunkenness had completely gone to her head; her face was flushed red, and she glared at the person before her with displeasure.

"Li Beijue, you bastard!"

She suddenly raised her voice, looking at Li Beijue as if he were an enemy.

Yet her hand held on tightly.

Li Beijue stopped with a dark face.

Immediately, he heard the person behind him escalate her insults loudly: "You... you dare try leaving me here and see what happens?"

"It's you, you bastard... forcing me to drink!"

"I... I didn't even plan on provoking you! Why are you targeting me!"

Jiang Baobao accused him loudly, as if she wanted to vent all the dissatisfaction of the past few days.

Li Beijue pulled at his arm without a word.

But it only resulted in the other party clinging to him even more desperately.

Jiang Baobao looked as if she would rather die than let go, her cursing turning from loud to soft as she began to mutter something incessantly.

"Jiang Baobao, where exactly do you live?" Li Beijue asked in a deep voice, his patience exhausted to the last shred.

"Bastard! Why should I tell you!"

Jiang Baobao answered loudly, her small face puffed up with anger, flushed with the redness of intoxication.

Li Beijue took a deep breath, his expression suddenly revealing a sense of resolve.

Then he turned abruptly and scooped Jiang Baobao up horizontally!

If this continued and someone saw them, they would definitely be in the news tomorrow!

Li Beijue could bear it no longer and strode toward where he had parked his car.

Jiang Baobao was given such a fright that she actually became much more docile.

It wasn't until she was placed in the car that she realized she should struggle.

"I won't ride in your... bad guy's car!"

As she said this, she immediately moved to open the door and jump out.

Li Beijue closed his eyes and suddenly slammed his fist against the steering wheel!

"Jiang Baobao! If you keep acting up, I'll throw you into the woods to feed the wolves!"

An absurd threat if there ever was one.

The road back did indeed pass by a patch of woods, but how could there possibly be wolves?

Yet Jiang Baobao seemed to be genuinely frightened.

She widened her eyes abruptly and sat perfectly still.

Then, she suddenly sat up straight and obediently reached out to grab the seatbelt.

She muttered to herself, "Then... I'll reluctantly ride in your car for a bit..."

Li Beijue: "..."

To be scared by something that wouldn't even fool a child—it seemed this troublesome woman was truly quite drunk...

Li Beijue knew he wouldn't get anything out of her, so he simply stepped on the gas and sped toward home.

The late-night road was completely clear, and in less than twenty minutes, the car stopped outside the Li Mansion.

The villa's lights had long since been extinguished, with only the living room still lit.

Zheng Bo was waiting alone for Li Beijue to return; the moment the door opened and he saw Jiang Baobao in his arms, he was given a huge fright.

"Young Master, this..."

"Keep your voice down. You can go back to rest; don't wake anyone up, especially Yanbao," Li Beijue warned in a low voice.

Zheng Bo understood, nodded hurriedly, and sensibly did not ask any more questions.

Li Beijue, meanwhile, carried the half-asleep Jiang Baobao directly to the guest room on his own floor.

After a moment of thought, he still had her stay in the room next to his.

The child was just downstairs, and Li Beijue did not want him to know that Jiang Baobao had come.

After bringing Jiang Baobao into the room, he tossed her straight into the bathroom.

"Use whatever you want, but you'd better clean yourself up before getting into bed!"

After dropping that sentence, he turned and left, his expression revealing a rare hint of helplessness.

It wasn't that he hadn't thought about sending her straight to a hotel.

But too many people had seen what happened at the banquet tonight; if word got out tomorrow that she had gone to a hotel, it would likely lead to a pile of trouble.

Li Beijue paused at the doorway for two seconds, and only after hearing the sound of water from the bathroom did he lift his feet to leave.

Jiang Baobao groggily cleaned herself up, then, without hesitation, closed her eyes and felt her way to the bedside, turning over to lie down.

She could not be more familiar with everything here.

After all, she had lived here with Li Beijue for over a year back then.

Sinking into the soft, large bed, she was dazed and could not quite tell if she was dreaming or in reality.

Li Beijue... brought her back?

He... how could he...

Jiang Baobao's mind was a mess, and before she could think it through, her head tilted sharply, and she fell completely asleep.

The night grew deeper.

The entire villa fell into silence.

In the brightly lit room, Jiang Baobao sat up from the bed in a daze and turned to go into the bathroom.

Not long after, she shuffled back out.

She looked at the scene before her, still a bit bleary-eyed, and after staring at the room for a few seconds, she could not help but frown.

Why was she in the guest room?

Shouldn't she be in the master bedroom?

Jiang Baobao's thoughts inexplicably returned to five years ago, and she pulled the door open and walked out without hesitation.

She stared blankly at the hallway in front of her for a moment, then went straight to the bedroom next door.

With a "click," the doorknob was turned open.

The bedroom was pitch black.

Jiang Baobao frowned in dissatisfaction and groped her way to the bedside.

Her fingers touched the soft surface of the bed, and she smiled with satisfaction.

That's right... this is the right place!

This was her bed!

Nodding with satisfaction, she lay down without hesitation.

The next second, a figure suddenly sat up from the bed!

Li Beijue was always a light sleeper; sensing someone lying beside him, he woke up almost instantly.