Chapter 100: Drunk? The Stubborn Su Hanhan
"Ahem~"
"Mom, you know Dad’s personality. If you couldn’t stop him, how was I supposed to?"
Gu Yifan sounded a bit helpless in response to his mother’s questioning.
"Hm?"
Chen Dongmei shot him a glare and said irritably, "Oh, so you think you’re in the right after drinking so much!?"
"I haven’t even gotten started with you yet!"
"Didn’t we agree on just one bottle?!"
"Look how many bottles you two drank!"
"You even drank your old man under the table! I never would’ve guessed. How are you so capable, huh? Have you been secretly drinking all this time?!"
Gu Yifan: "...-_-||"
He looked mortified. Knowing he was in the wrong, he couldn’t find a way to retort.
He really hadn’t expected to be able to drink his dad under the table!
Logically, even though he had been reborn, his alcohol tolerance shouldn’t have been a match for his father’s!
In fact, it wasn’t just him. If Gu Jiaguo weren’t drunk, he probably wouldn’t be able to figure out why he couldn’t outdrink his own rookie son!
’Could it be because my physical fitness improved after being reborn?’
’That’s right!’
’When the system gave me that Fighting Technique, it must have altered my constitution as well!’
Gu Yifan thought about it. That was the most likely reason!
Seeing Gu Yifan suddenly go quiet, Chen Dongmei assumed he was probably drunk and dazed too.
After all, her husband, a regular drinker with a decent tolerance, had passed out drunk. There was no reason her son wouldn’t be drunk too!
Shaking her head helplessly, she turned to Su Qinghe and said, "Qinghe, dear, why don’t you help this stinky brat Yifan back to his room to rest."
"I’ll have to trouble you tonight. Please keep an eye on him. If he looks like he’s going to throw up, get him a trash can."
"Mhm."
Su Qinghe nodded, then helped Gu Yifan turn and walk back to his room.
After watching the two of them enter the room, Chen Dongmei turned to face the messy aftermath with a look of resignation.
’Looks like I’ll have to issue a drinking ban for this father-son duo!’
’Otherwise, who knows how drunk they’ll get next time!’
She thought to herself, shaking her head. Then she helped her husband into the bedroom.
...
「In Gu Yifan’s room.」
Su Qinghe looked at the dizzy Gu Yifan, her brows furrowed slightly, her eyes filled with concern.
Just then, Gu Yifan noticed Su Qinghe’s strange expression and knew this Hanhan was most likely worried about him.
So he waved his hand at her and said, "It’s alright, I’m fine. There’s a bit of a mess outside. Sorry to trouble you, but could you go help my mom clean up?"
Su Qinghe didn’t say anything, just shook her head gently.
Obviously, she didn’t feel comfortable leaving Gu Yifan by himself.
"Er..."
Seeing that she refused to leave, Gu Yifan had a good idea of what she was thinking.
A little touched, he reached out and gently ruffled Su Qinghe’s hair, saying softly, "I’m really not that drunk. I’ll be fine after lying down for a bit, don’t worry!"
Su Qinghe bit her lower lip, still shaking her head gently. "My grandma used to say that drunk people always claim they aren’t drunk," she said in a small voice.
Gu Yifan: "...-_-||"
To be honest, he was only feeling the alcohol go to his head a little; he really wasn’t all that drunk.
But looking at Su Qinghe’s stubborn little expression, he knew she wasn’t going to leave.
"So... you’re just going to watch me sleep?"
Gu Yifan asked, shaking his head helplessly.
"Mhm."
Su Qinghe nodded lightly. After a moment of thought, she added, "Auntie asked me to watch you. Once you fall asleep, I’ll go help her clean up."
"Er..."
Seeing her nod so earnestly, Gu Yifan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
"Alright, fine!"
"Well, I’d like some water right now. Can you go get me a glass?"
Gu Yifan said.
"Hm?"
Su Qinghe froze for a moment, then gave Gu Yifan a suspicious look. She suspected he was just trying to get her out of the room.
"I’m not trying to send you away, I’m really thirsty!"
Gu Yifan was truly exasperated!
’How can this Hanhan be so stubborn!’
"Oh, okay."
Seeing that Gu Yifan really didn’t seem to be lying, Su Qinghe finally nodded. "Then... I’ll go now?"
"Mhm, go on!"
Gu Yifan nodded.
At that, Su Qinghe finally got up, opened the door, and walked out. But as this Hanhan left, she deliberately left the door wide open so she could look back and still see Gu Yifan.
"Er... (⊙o⊙)..."
Her little scheme left Gu Yifan dumbfounded.
’This... she really is a Hanhan!’
For a moment, Gu Yifan didn’t know what to say.
A moment later, Su Qinghe came scurrying back with a glass of warm water.
"Hey, slow down! You’re going to fall!"
Gu Yifan quickly called out.
Su Qinghe’s face turned a little red, but she didn’t say anything.
She silently handed the glass of water to Gu Yifan.
Gu Yifan took the glass, had a sip, and then paused. "Did you add honey?"
"Mhm!"
Su Qinghe nodded and replied in a small voice, "Auntie told me that honey water can help with the discomfort."
"Oh, right."
Gu Yifan nodded, then took another big gulp of the honey water.
After that, neither of them spoke again.
They just stared at each other, and the atmosphere in the room grew a bit awkward.
After a long silence, Gu Yifan tentatively spoke up, "I’m feeling much better now. Why don’t you go take a shower and get some sleep?"
Just like before, Su Qinghe didn’t speak, only shaking her head gently.
This made Gu Yifan feel utterly helpless.
"Oh, Su Hanhan!"
"You, you’re just so stubborn and inflexible!"
"I’m really fine now!"
Gu Yifan couldn’t help but pinch her little cheek.
Su Qinghe didn’t resist. She just looked at Gu Yifan with a wronged expression and whimpered, "Hurts... it hurts."
Seeing her like this, what else could Gu Yifan say? He had to let go.
But because of this, Su Qinghe, this Hanhan, also realized that Gu Yifan really didn’t seem to be drunk.
Seeing that he looked a little angry, Su Qinghe reached out, tugged on his sleeve, and said meekly, "I believe you now. Please don’t be mad, okay...?"
"I’m not mad!"
Gu Yifan shot her a sideways glance and said.
Su Qinghe didn’t say anything, still looking at him with a pitiful expression.
Gu Yifan had no choice but to say again, "I’m really not mad."
Only this time, his tone was much softer.
Hearing this, Su Qinghe finally relaxed. A slightly silly smile appeared on her face. "Then... then I’ll go out and clean up."
After thinking for a moment, she added, "I already told Auntie I’d clean up later."
This sentence, of course, was for Gu Yifan’s benefit.
"Okay!"
"But I’ll come out and clean up with you!"
Gu Yifan nodded.
With that, he sat up on the bed and walked straight out of the room.
When Su Qinghe saw him walking perfectly normally, without the slightest hint of someone who had been drinking, she nodded slightly, her heart finally and completely at ease.
Then she also scrambled to her feet and followed him out of the room...