Chapter 89 - 41: Zhou Jiawen Gets Drunk, Jiang Li and Shen Yanzhi Sleep in Separate Rooms
She was bundled up from head to toe, completely covered.
Jiang Li blinked in confusion. "What is this? Are you trying to make me overheat so you can find a replacement?"
Shen Yanzhi coughed lightly into his hand. "What if Shen Yuchu sees you?"
The corner of Jiang Li’s mouth twitched. "First of all, Shen Yuchu is your brother. And second, my clothes aren’t that revealing, are they?"
When a certain possibility occurred to her, she turned and stared intently at Shen Yanzhi. "Or... are you just jealous?"
Shen Yanzhi’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He averted his gaze and mumbled, "If Zhou Jiawen saw you, she’d probably get the wrong idea."
Suddenly, Zhou Jiawen’s voice called from outside the door. "Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law!"
Just as Jiang Li put her hand on the doorknob, Zhou Jiawen spoke again. "Open up! I know you’re in there! Stop hiding and not making a sound!"
Jiang Li didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. It reminded her of some of the ridiculous meme videos she’d seen online.
’I never expected a drunk Zhou Jiawen to be this adorable.’
When she opened the door, Xie Wan was propping up Zhou Jiawen, whose hand was still raised mid-knock.
The moment she saw Jiang Li, she threw herself into her arms. "WAAAH! Sister-in-law, I don’t want to sleep with that stinky man!"
’Stinky man?’
’Oh, she means Shen Yuchu.’
’He’s dead drunk, of course he stinks.’
Suppressing a laugh, she gently patted Zhou Jiawen’s back. "Okay, okay. If you don’t want to sleep with him, you don’t have to."
Zhou Jiawen nuzzled against Jiang Li, then sniffed her like a little puppy. "You smell so good, Sister-in-law. I want to sleep with you!"
"Absolutely not!" Shen Yanzhi refused without a second thought.
’He’d only been married to Jiang Li for a few days, and now Zhou Jiawen was trying to steal her away for the night? In his dreams.’
Jiang Li shot Shen Yanzhi an exasperated look. "Xiao Wen is drunk. Why are you arguing with her?"
"Besides, you’re the one who got your brother drunk. You deal with him."
With that, she grabbed Shen Yanzhi’s wrist, pulled him out the door, and said with a sweet smile, "You can sleep with your dear brother tonight!"
’For the sake of my back, I’ll just have to let Shen Yanzhi suffer for one night.’
Without another word, she shut the door decisively, then turned to support Zhou Jiawen. "Xiao Wen, can you walk?"
Zhou Jiawen just giggled foolishly at Jiang Li. "Sister-in-law, you’re so pretty."
Jiang Li shook her head helplessly. ’Forget it. There’s no reasoning with a drunk.’ She could only help Zhou Jiawen over to the bed.
Once she had Zhou Jiawen sitting on the bed, Jiang Li instructed, "You wait here like a good girl. I’m going to get you some pajamas."
Zhou Jiawen shook her head. "No, I want to go with you, Sister-in-law."
The next second, however, she fell straight back onto the bed, stiff as a board.
It was like someone had just pulled out her batteries.
Jiang Li found this amusing but turned and walked to the closet anyway, finding a slightly smaller set of pajamas.
Fortunately, Zhou Jiawen was quite cooperative, letting Jiang Li move her around like a doll.
After changing her clothes, she got some water, washed Zhou Jiawen’s face, gave her a quick wipe-down, and straightened her out on the bed.
By the time she was finished, Jiang Li had broken a sweat again.
After washing up and getting into bed, she picked up her phone and saw several messages from Shen Yanzhi, each one complaining about her kicking him out.
Jiang Li shrugged helplessly. "What can I do? My dear sister-in-law just loves sticking to me."
She looked at the soundly sleeping Zhou Jiawen beside her and gave her a gentle poke. "Xiao Wen, you’re a lifesaver!"
’You saved my back from a night of torture.’
She didn’t know when she fell asleep, but when she woke up, Zhou Jiawen was gone.
She checked the time. It wasn’t even eight.
’Abstinence really does a body good.’ This was the first time she’d woken up this early.
After washing up and going downstairs, she found a harmonious scene in the living room. Zhou Jiawen was chatting with Jing Shiyun and Jiang Manshu, Shen Yanzhi was playing chess with Jiang Bowen, and Shen Yuchu and Shen Yugang were outside practicing Tai Chi.
Jiang Li waved. "Good morning, everyone!"
Jing Shiyun said disapprovingly, "Look at you. What time is it? You’re only just getting up."
Jiang Manshu stepped in to smooth things over. "Sister Yun, don’t be so hard on Xiao Li. It’s not like she has to go to work or serve tea. What’s the point of getting up so early?"
Hearing Jiang Li’s voice, Zhou Jiawen couldn’t help but cover her face in embarrassment.
’Oh my god, what did I do yesterday?!’
’I actually made Jiang Li and Shen Yanzhi sleep in separate rooms!’