Ye Tiancheng was truly drunk, his mind hazy and disoriented as he found the place arranged by Helian Yi. Upon entering the room, he collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep.
He did feel a slight discomfort in his body, something peculiar. However, he casually circulated his cultivation to clear this negative state, and it mostly subsided. He could have used this method to sober up, but Ye Tiancheng didn't want to return to the banquet. There was no need, and resting was fine. Thus, Ye Tiancheng didn't bother.
It was precisely because of his drunkenness that Ye Tiancheng didn't think much of it, casually clearing his discomfort with his cultivation before sinking completely into dreamland.
When the banquet concluded, Hou Mingzhu and the others noticed Ye Tiancheng hadn't returned. Assuming he was still resting, they decided to stay and rest there for a while before returning to their courtyard with Ye Tiancheng.
After all, resting anywhere was the same. Ye Qingcheng, a child who had played for so long at the banquet, was quite tired. Her health had only recently improved, and she couldn't handle further exertion. Being able to rest early was a good thing.
Helian Yi asked Hou Mingzhu if she would prefer to take the child to another room, fearing they might disturb Ye Tiancheng's rest.
Hou Mingzhu considered this and found it reasonable. She then asked Helian Yi to arrange another room for them, and she took Ye Qingcheng to rest in a different room.
No one knew that everything happening at this moment was within Helian Sheng's plan. However, because Helian Sheng had not revealed his complete plan to anyone, no one noticed that the plan had a slight deviation.
The group temporarily settled down to rest.
Ye Tiancheng didn't know how long he had slept, but he didn't wake up naturally. Instead, he was disturbed by a strange noise.
He heard someone opening the door to the room where he was resting. By this time, Ye Tiancheng's drunkenness had mostly subsided, so he immediately became alert. However, he didn't open his eyes, instead remaining still and listening.
The person outside the door tiptoed into the room. They used a key to open the door, indicating they were someone from within the Helian family.
Ye Tiancheng listened carefully and confirmed there were two people entering.
He heard a somewhat familiar male voice, though he couldn't recall where he had heard it before at that moment.
The person spoke, "Are you sure it's this room? Are you mistaken?"
"No mistake, don't worry. I also heard from a colleague on shift that this room was specifically arranged."
Ye Tiancheng raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself, "So, this is specifically targeting me?"
The other person, perhaps afraid of making too much noise and disturbing the person inside, only said these two sentences and then fell silent. After the second person spoke, they left the room.
Subsequently, the remaining person quietly closed the door.
Mo Huaifeng observed the scene in the room. The lights were off, and the curtains were drawn. Although it wasn't dark outside, with the sun still shining, the room was quite dim.
He vaguely saw a figure lying on the bed. He thought to himself that this place was usually unoccupied, only used when banquets were held and someone needed a place to rest.
Mo Huaifeng had obtained the information by bribing a servant. While he wasn't a legitimate master of the Helian family, he wasn't some nameless nobody either; he held some status.
He didn't believe a servant would dare to deceive or play tricks on him.
Combining these factors, Mo Huaifeng felt reassured, believing there was no mistake.
He tiptoed closer to the bed, calculating his next move in his mind.
Up to this point, everything was proceeding smoothly. Once he made his move, someone would soon break in. Then, upon opening the door and seeing the situation in the room, his objective would be achieved.
At that point, he would naturally get what he desired.
Ye Tiancheng kept his eyes closed, wondering what this person was here to do. Then, he felt the person approaching the bed step by step, and to his surprise, they began to climb onto the bed, and judging by the sounds, were even taking off their clothes.
...Taking off clothes? The person wasn't a man?
He had thought someone was coming to ambush him. What was this all about!
Ye Tiancheng jolted, immediately dropping his pretense. He opened his eyes, sat up with a swift movement, and then grabbed the person's wrist, twisting it behind their back and pinning them down.
A sharp howl immediately echoed throughout the room, but the room's soundproofing was too good, and it didn't alert anyone outside.
After subduing the person, Ye Tiancheng reached out with one hand, fumbled for the light switch on the wall, and flicked it on with a click. Their eyes met, and both were stunned.
"How could it be you?"
"How could it be you!"
They both spoke in unison, but the subtle difference in their tone was something only they themselves could discern.
Ye Tiancheng narrowed his eyes.
He carefully recalled and finally remembered where he had seen the person he had captured.
Wasn't this Mo Huaifeng? The same person who had deliberately provoked him for Helian Yue earlier?
He had already marked this person down, and now they dared to come knocking on his door, seeking death?
No, no... Ye Tiancheng remembered that Mo Huaifeng had just said the same thing to him. The shock and anger in his tone didn't seem fake; it was more like Mo Huaifeng had a different objective, but something had gone wrong, leading him to Ye Tiancheng's room.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng chuckled inwardly based on this deduction.
Could this guy have thought that Helian Yue was the one resting in this room?
Otherwise, Ye Tiancheng couldn't think of any reason for Mo Huaifeng to be here, sneaking around to the bedside, and then climbing onto the bed while undressing. Judging by his actions, he was likely planning to use some despicable means to deal with Helian Yue and force her to marry him.
Instead, he had fallen into Ye Tiancheng's hands.
However, this was all just speculation. Ye Tiancheng still confirmed with Mo Huaifeng, "What are you doing here?"
Ye Tiancheng deliberately obscured the information, not directly stating that this was his resting room. He didn't know how Mo Huaifeng had gotten the wrong room or what had gone wrong, but this didn't prevent Ye Tiancheng from using this opportunity to test Mo Huaifeng.
Upon hearing Ye Tiancheng's words, Mo Huaifeng almost exploded.
"I haven't even asked why you're in this room! Where is Yue cousin?"
"You guys, good job! It's not like you set a trap to scheme against me, right? You deliberately tricked me into thinking this was Yue cousin's room, and then you're here, and you even dare to lay hands on me!"
Ye Tiancheng couldn't help but laugh at the accusation. "Why wouldn't I dare to lay hands on you? You've offended me before, and now you've walked right into my grasp."
"Besides, you're acting like a pervert here. And you have the nerve to yell at me? Believe it or not, I'll drag you before the Helian family. Why don't you guess how the Helian family would think and deal with you if they knew what you've done!"
Mo Huaifeng's eyes were cold and fierce, but he couldn't help but flinch at Ye Tiancheng's later words.
He had indeed harbored ill intentions. He had originally planned to take advantage of Helian Yue. When the banquet ended, he saw that Helian Yue seemed very drunk and not quite lucid, and was being helped by a servant to rest here.
Then, Mo Huaifeng conceived a wicked plan.
He had pursued Helian Yue for so long, but she had always treated him coldly. Helian Yi's selection of a son-in-law was strict, prioritizing the interests of the Helian family. In such a situation, if Mo Huaifeng wanted to quickly obtain Helian Yue, this method was the fastest.
If such a scandal occurred at this time, and he had arranged for people to break in and witness the scene, then in front of everyone, even Helian Yi would have no choice but to betroth Helian Yue to him.
Who knew he would be so unlucky? The room he had bribed a servant for was wrong, and to make matters worse, the person in the room was Ye Tiancheng!
Thinking about how Ye Tiancheng had stood talking with Helian Yue that day, Mo Huaifeng's anger flared. In this situation, it was difficult not to suspect that this was a deliberate setup targeting him.
Wait... he had also arranged for people to come and catch him in the act!
When they arrived and opened the door, seeing him and Ye Tiancheng in the same room, the scene would be disastrous!
"Let me tell you, don't overthink it. I didn't scheme against you. This is my resting room, and I arrived earlier than anyone else. I came here to rest before the banquet even ended."
Seeing what Mo Huaifeng was thinking, Ye Tiancheng said mockingly, "I don't know how you got the wrong room, and I'm not interested in knowing. But since you've fallen into my hands, I have no reason to let you go, do I?"
"After all, it's everyone's responsibility to deal with scoundrels."
Ye Tiancheng's lips curved into a smile, the mockery evident.
In his anger, Mo Huaifeng's thoughts went blank, and he forgot about the more serious matters.
He struggled desperately, wanting to fight Ye Tiancheng. However, after struggling for a short while, he heard a click at the door, followed by a commotion that entered the room.
Ye Tiancheng and Mo Huaifeng looked up in astonishment and were immediately met with countless shocked eyes.
A large crowd of people squeezed in through the doorway, all looking in surprise at the scene in the room – Ye Tiancheng pinning down Mo Huaifeng, both of them disheveled, and Mo Huaifeng blushing furiously.
After all, when the incident occurred, Ye Tiancheng hadn't gotten out of bed, and he hadn't had time to tidy his clothes. Mo Huaifeng, upon entering the room, hadn't clarified who was on the bed. He hadn't suspected he might have the wrong person or confirmed it before climbing onto the bed while undressing.
Ye Tiancheng had subdued him directly. Both of them had remained on the bed, making the scene incredibly dramatic when it was discovered.
If not for Ye Tiancheng's relatively calm demeanor and the fact that his actions towards Mo Huaifeng were clearly those of restraint, the scene would have been even more easily misunderstood.
Helian Yi was among the crowd, and he was even one of the leaders.
He asked with a trembling voice, "What... what is going on?"
Ye Tiancheng sighed inwardly. This had made things incredibly difficult for him to explain, and it was still somewhat difficult to clarify. However, he had legitimate reasons and nothing shameful to hide.
Ye Tiancheng explained, "It's like this. While I was resting in the room, I suddenly heard someone break in and climb onto the bed while undressing."
"I assumed someone had malicious intentions and wanted to do something harmful to me, so I apprehended the person. Then I discovered... it was this gentleman..."
Ye Tiancheng suddenly paused as he spoke, realizing he couldn't recall Mo Huaifeng's name. Had Helian Yue introduced him by name?
Ye Tiancheng thought to himself, he really couldn't remember...