Chapter 275: Who Changed My Clothes?
However, while the problem with her face was solved, her clothes were another matter.
Even though they were dating now, Lu Yunque didn’t think he could just change her clothes without Yun Zijin’s consent.
In the end, Lu Yunque went out and called a young maid to come in.
"Could you please help her wash up and change into a clean set of pajamas?"
"Of course, Mr. Lu."
Ever since she saw Lu Yunque carrying Yun Zijin out of the car, the young maid had been internally screaming like a groundhog.
’These days, you have to ship a real-life couple!’
Now that she’d been personally summoned by Lu Yunque to change Yun Zijin’s clothes, the young maid’s mind had already cooked up a 100,000-word story.
On the outside, however, she remained perfectly calm, betraying no hint of her inner thoughts.
"I’ll be outside. You... just come get me when you’re done."
After saying that, Lu Yunque rubbed his nose, then quickly left Yun Zijin’s room, not forgetting to pull the door shut behind him.
Just then, Wang Minli came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of sobering-up soup. "Mr. Lu, how is the Miss?"
"The maid is helping her change. Could I trouble you to wait a moment?"
Lu Yunque said, a little awkwardly, upon seeing the sobering-up soup in Wang Minli’s hands.
Wang Minli understood immediately. ’The Miss’s boyfriend is shy.’
’His reaction is decent. It proves he isn’t some seasoned playboy.’
Lu Yunque had no idea that his bashful behavior had unknowingly left a good impression on Yun Zijin’s housekeeper.
"Alright. Please, have a seat, Mr. Lu. It might take the maid a while to help the Miss change."
’Before putting on clean clothes, she’ll definitely have to give Miss Zijin a proper wipe-down. Who knows how long that step alone will take.’
Wang Minli took the sobering-up soup back to the kitchen and put it on low heat to keep it warm, so it wouldn’t be cold by the time the maid was finished.
Lu Yunque wasn’t sure what "a while" meant, but there was no way he could just go home now.
He wouldn’t be able to rest easy until he saw Yun Zijin sleeping peacefully.
The maid was in the room with Yun Zijin for nearly half an hour before Lu Yunque finally heard the door open.
The young maid emerged holding the clothes Yun Zijin had changed out of, gave Lu Yunque a nod, and headed for the laundry room.
Lu Yunque got up from the sofa and walked toward Yun Zijin’s room. At the same time, Wang Minli went back to the kitchen and brought out the sobering-up soup.
"Let me take that."
The soup had been kept warm and was still hot. Lu Yunque was worried Wang Minli might spill it.
Wang Minli didn’t try to compete with Lu Yunque for the chance to take care of Yun Zijin, simply handing the tray over to him.
"I may have made a bit too much. You don’t have to make her drink all of it, Mr. Lu."
’She didn’t even stir when the maid was changing her clothes, so I doubt feeding her the soup will wake her up either.’
Lu Yunque nodded to show he understood.
He carefully carried the soup into Yun Zijin’s room and placed the tray on the nightstand. Then, he gently propped her up higher on the pillows to make it easier to feed her.
But Yun Zijin, who had slept through having her makeup removed, face washed, skincare applied, and clothes changed, actually frowned and turned her head away the moment Lu Yunque brought the spoonful of soup to her lips. She clearly didn’t want to drink it.
"Come on, be good. Drink the soup, or your head will hurt tomorrow."
If she had a headache then, she would be the one suffering, but his heart would be the one aching for her.
But Yun Zijin truly hated the taste of the soup. Even with Lu Yunque’s warning about a headache, she refused to drink.
After a long struggle, Lu Yunque finally managed to get a single mouthful into her.
And that one mouthful was enough to make Yun Zijin’s eyes flutter open.
Having just woken up, and still under the influence of alcohol, Yun Zijin was completely disoriented.
"Awake?"
Lu Yunque placed the soup bowl back on the tray and gently pinched her still-flushed cheek.
That snapped Yun Zijin fully awake.
"I... am I in my room?"
How could Yun Zijin not recognize her own room in Xingyu Mansion?
She just couldn’t remember how she’d gotten back.
"That’s right. You were drunk after one glass."
’To be precise, it was a tiny glass with barely anything in it,’ he thought.
Yun Zijin was speechless.
Lu Yunque picked the bowl of soup back up. "Now, drink the rest. Or you’ll have a headache tomorrow."
Even though Yun Zijin seemed to be lucid now, Lu Yunque was still worried.
"Do I have to drink it?"
Seeing the bowl of soup in Lu Yunque’s hands, Yun Zijin’s brow furrowed, and her whole face screamed "no."
She really, really hated the taste of that soup.
"Nope. If you don’t drink it, you’ll have a headache tomorrow, and then you’ll regret not drinking it."
Lu Yunque was firm on this point, giving Yun Zijin no room to refuse.
"I brought some candy from the coffee table. If you drink the soup, you can have a piece of candy right after, and the taste will go away."
From his suit pocket, Lu Yunque produced a few candies he’d grabbed from the snack dish on the living room coffee table.
Yun Zijin took the bowl from Lu Yunque, closed her eyes as if facing her execution, and chugged the entire thing in one go.
The moment she was done, Lu Yunque deftly unwrapped a candy and popped it into her mouth. He then smoothly took the empty bowl from her and placed it back on the tray.
"How was that? Still feeling awful?"
Yun Zijin just collapsed into Lu Yunque’s arms, not wanting to speak.
Lu Yunque chuckled. "Was it really that bad?"
’He didn’t think the taste could possibly be as bad as her reaction suggested.’
"Next time you get drunk, I’m going to force-feed you this soup. Then you’ll know how awful it is."
Yun Zijin suddenly lifted her head from his embrace, unknowingly tempting fate.
Seeing her earnest expression, Lu Yunque nodded with mock seriousness. "Alright. Next time, you can be the one to make me drink the soup."
’Though, getting him drunk would be another matter entirely,’ he mused.
Now that the soup ordeal was over, Yun Zijin finally noticed she was wearing pajamas, not the clothes she’d worn out that day.
Yun Zijin’s eyes went wide as she looked at Lu Yunque. "My clothes..."
Lu Yunque glanced at her pajamas. He knew what she was asking and was suddenly struck with the urge to tease her.
"What do you think?"
Her eyes widened even further. "You..." ’It can’t be, can it?’
"Just teasing. I had a maid help you change."
’He wasn’t the type to take advantage of someone in her position.’
Hearing him say that, Yun Zijin breathed a sigh of relief. ’Thank goodness.’
’Otherwise... she might as well have just died of embarrassment.’
"After all this fuss, you haven’t eaten dinner yet, have you?"
They were originally supposed to have dinner at Dijin Winery, but who would have thought...
Seeing that it was already completely dark outside, Yun Zijin looked at Lu Yunque apologetically.
’This is so hard on him. His stomach is already giving him trouble, and he still has to take care of a drunk like me.’
"It’s fine. I’ll just grab something to eat when I get back. It’s no trouble."