In the hotel's private room, Tang Xi ordered a considerable amount of red wine, along with some snacks. As soon as the wine arrived, she uncorked it and began to drink directly from the bottle, gulping it down.
The waiter who had just withdrawn from the room twitched as he witnessed this. That bottle of red wine cost over ten thousand, and not only was she not letting it breathe, but she was drinking it like this, like a true ox. The lives of the rich were truly incomprehensible.
"You'll get drunk quickly if you drink like this, and red wine has a strong after-effect," Li Se couldn't help but say.
"What, afraid I'll get drunk and do something to you?" Tang Xi glanced at Li Se with her beautiful eyes.
Li Se shrugged, "Not really. At worst, I can take you to a hotel."
"If I find even one piece of clothing missing from me tomorrow, I'll castrate you!" Tang Xi made a snipping gesture.
Li Se instinctively pulled his legs together. This woman truly did what she said; it would be best to provoke her less in the future.
"Didn't you say you were going to drink with me? Why aren't you drinking?" Tang Xi urged when she saw that Li Se had no intention of drinking.
Li Se was helpless and could only symbolically pour himself a glass and begin to drink. After finishing the glass, he said, "Did something happen? You don't seem like the type to drown your sorrows in wine."
Tang Xi pouted, "My dad deliberately tricked me, saying my mom was sick and asking me to come back for a visit. But as soon as I returned, my mom was perfectly fine and wanted me to go on a blind date. The other person is a young master from a prominent family, and they arranged for me to marry him. I just don't like him at all, but it's something my family has already decided, and I can't change it."
Hearing this, Li Se felt a slight discomfort. "Are you also from a prominent family?"
"You could say that. My family is a collateral branch. By rights, it shouldn't be my turn for a blind date with the Ye family's young master, but for some reason, that Ye family young master took a liking to me. Alas." Tang Xi sighed softly and then continued to drink from the bottle.
Li Se knew that for those from prominent families, marriage was not a matter of freedom; it was usually arranged by the family, marrying someone they didn't like. It was even common for them not to have met their spouse until the day before the wedding. Perhaps many women would accept such a fate, but Tang Xi was clearly not that kind of woman.
After thinking for a moment, Li Se said, "You're the captain of the law enforcement department, don't the Tang family have any scruples about this?"
"In their eyes, that counts for nothing, like a trivial official position, not even that," Tang Xi said, very dejected. She blinked her large eyes at Li Se. Due to the alcohol, her pretty face had already turned red. She said, "I think I'd rather marry you than marry that Young Master Ye."
"You shouldn't say that," Li Se quickly retorted. "I'm very outstanding. What do you mean by 'rather marry me'? It's not like you can marry me just because you want to. The girls who chase me could line up from the beginning of the street to the end."
"Hmph," Tang Xi scoffed, as if she had thought of something, and her gaze towards Li Se changed slightly.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Li Se felt like something bad was about to happen.
"You saw my naked body earlier, and now my family is arranging my marriage. You have to help me figure something out!" Tang Xi had a purpose in looking for Li Se, and finally, that purpose was revealed.
Li Se was a bit speechless. "How can I help you? You don't want me to pretend to be your boyfriend, do you?"
"Is that not allowed?" Tang Xi blinked her large eyes.
Li Se said helplessly, "Even if I pretend, your family has to agree. I'm just an ordinary doctor. Are you sure the Tang family would look highly upon me?"
"Ah, that seems to be the case." If Tang Xi really brought Li Se back, she knew they would definitely object, and it might even implicate Li Se.
But to marry that Young Master Ye like this, Tang Xi was truly unwilling. She gritted her teeth and said, "Then hurry up and think of something for me. I really don't want to marry that Young Master Ye."
"This..." Li Se was thinking hard.
"How about this... you pretend to be my boyfriend, and then say I'm pregnant with your child. Then it won't matter if the Tang family opposes it," Tang Xi said with a smile.
"But when they check, they won't find anything, and it will still be useless, won't it?" Li Se refuted this harebrained idea.
Bang bang bang...
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Tang Xi said, somewhat displeased. They were discussing important matters, and why was someone knocking.
The private room door was soon opened. It was the couple who had wanted to book a room earlier. As Liu Jie walked in and saw Tang Xi's face flushed from drinking, he immediately frowned and said, "Miss Tang, where is Young Master Ye?"
"If you're looking for Ye Bowen, why are you asking me?" Tang Xi hated hearing that name the most right now.
"Miss Tang, you joke too much. Everyone knows that Young Master Ye is your fiancé now. Who else would we ask if not you?" the female companion said with a laugh.
"Get out!" Tang Xi said with a cold face.
"Miss Tang, this isn't good of you," Liu Jie glanced at Li Se. "Drinking here with another man. If Young Master Ye finds out, he'll definitely be sad. How about this, you have this kid leave first, and we'll keep you company instead."
"Scram!" Tang Xi uttered a single word.
"Miss Tang, I've already called for Young Master Ye. If he finds out you're at a hotel with another man, what do you think he'll think?" Liu Jie said with a cold snort. He knew that Tang Xi was just a collateral member of the Tang family. If it weren't for Young Master Ye taking a liking to her, she probably wouldn't even be presentable.
"Miss Tang, don't be impulsive," the female companion said.
"I told you to get out, didn't you hear?" Li Se said calmly.
"Who do you think you are, daring to tell me to get out?" Liu Jie was enraged. He had met many of the younger generation among the noble families in the capital. This circle, if you say it's large, it's actually not that big. He was absolutely sure he had never seen Li Se before, and perhaps Li Se didn't belong to the top circles at all. Moreover, his attire was so ordinary. He truly couldn't understand how this young lady from the Tang family could fancy such a loser.
"Who do you think you are, daring to make such a racket here?" Tang Xi yelled angrily. Her temper was always quite fiery, and she looked like she was about to make a move.
"Miss Tang, I've told you, Young Master Ye will be here soon. If this kid doesn't leave, then we can just wait for Young Master Ye here," Liu Jie said nonchalantly.
Tang Xi's expression turned grim. She hadn't expected to run into this Liu Jie when she came to find Li Se. If that Young Master Ye arrived, there would likely be considerable trouble. She gritted her teeth and asked, "Are you his lackey?"
"So what if I am?" Liu Jie replied, appearing unconcerned.
Li Se simply stood up and looked at Liu Jie, sounding impatient. "Are you sure you're not going to scram? Or do you want me to throw you out?"