Chapter 24: Losing face
Li Jun walked back into the room and found his swim trunks that had been carelessly tossed on the floor. Sure, he could have asked Yan Jia for clothes but where was the fun in that?
He could take this as part of his revenge. He helped him put on the shorts. Yu Wen was out cold, so he didn’t feel anything. He let Li Jun toss him whichever way without opening his eyes.
After he was done, he took a step back with satisfaction but when he saw how tight those shorts fit on Yu Wen, his face sank. When they were on him, they were the perfect fit but on Yu Wen, they looked so tight with barely any breathing room. He tsked and walked over to the door.
He opened it and said, "Carry him to his car and make sure he gets home." The men walked in and when they saw the shirtless general in their prince’s swim trunks, they froze for a second. But they knew what to say and what not to say, so they pulled him up and carried him out of the room.
Yan Jia wanted to ask but she couldn’t come up with the right words. He knew what she wanted to ask but he didn’t feel like talking about it right now. He picked up his phone while saying, "Go make sure he gets home safe. I don’t want him to come knocking at my door tomorrow to lodge a complaint." After saying that, he left, heading for his bedroom on the next floor.
Yan Jia pursed her lips, looking at the chaos in the room. The scent of sex still lingered in the air, clearly showing how heated the exchange was. These two hated each other. To be more accurate, it was Yu Wen who hated the prince and always caused trouble for him.
This meant that for them to tear each other’s clothes and fuck, some external force had to be involved. All these years, countless women and some men had tried to climb into Li Jun’s bed but they had failed miserably. Who would have thought the one who would succeed was his arch nemesis? It was unbelievable.
Yan Jia soon caught up with the guys who had put the general in his car. She got into the driving seat and closed the door. She could have activated the self-driving feature and let it drive to his doorstep but she understood her highness’ orders.
She had to personally make sure he got home. They reached his home address in under twenty minutes. Yan Jia placed the bill for the repairs to the club on his lap and walked out, closing the door with a bang.
His highness said she should make sure he gets home and that’s what she did. It wasn’t her job to bring him inside. A hover car pulled over and she got in, returning back to the club.
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Xiu Ying was determined to get what she wanted this time, thus she made sure her plan was flawless. She even had to stoop so low and invite that shrew Lu Anu, Yu Wen’s mother, to the imperial palace for breakfast just so they could catch the two children in the act.
Lu Anu wasn’t a conventional woman in terms of their noble circle. She rode motorcycles all day with her boyfriend. By the time Yu Hu died, they had long divorced, but Yu Hu never got over her.
She didn’t participate in galas and dinners like the others, not even when she was still married. Thus, it took a lot of coaxing to get her here.
Xiu Ying looked at her all-black riding outfit and concealed her disdain. She said, "Thank you for coming."
Lu Anu didn’t want to be here and she could tell that Xiu Ying didn’t want her here either. The only reason she came was because Xiu Ying had mentioned her son being interested in Li Yu. Lu Anu wanted her son to find someone and settle down but she didn’t want him to get just anyone.
She was well aware that her son’s personality was too stiff and boring. What he needed was someone who was his opposite, otherwise the marriage would crumble before it even started.
Thus, she decided to take a look and see what sort of person her son was interested in. Yu Wen never told her anything, so she saw this as a good opportunity to get to know more.
Lu Anu bowed and said, "No no no your Majesty. It is an honor to be in your presence."
Xiu Ying said, "You must be hungry. We should go get Li Yu and have breakfast together," Lu Anu thought it was inappropriate for her to go to the imperial princess’s bedroom but she couldn’t care less right now. She wanted to see this future daughter-in-law in her territory. She wanted to see what type of person she really was.
Seeing that Lu Anu didn’t object, Xiu Ying led her to the bedroom. The double doors were still shut and there was no movement around them. Xiu Ying knocked on the door once before saying, "Yu Yu, I am coming in." Lu Anu followed behind her. The lounge was empty with two used glasses on the table.
Xiu Ying had expected clothes to be strewn everywhere, but there was nothing except for Li Yu’s coat on the couch. Thinking even under the influence of an aphrodisiac, Yu Wen’s OCD was still prominent, she didn’t think anything of it.
She walked over and pushed the door. What she found, though, was unexpected. Li Yu was in bed by herself. She had an empty liquor bottle in her hand and she had thrown up on the sheets and floor.
"Li Yu!" Xiu Ying yelled as she rushed over. Li Yu had crusted puke at the corner of her lips as she mumbled something. Xiu Ying wanted to slap her daughter for making her lose face and failing to even seduce an already drugged man. She clenched her fist, restraining her rage that was about to burst forth.
She turned to Lu Anu and said apologetically, "Sorry you had to witness this. She is usually not like this." Lu Anu didn’t expect things to turn out this way. She didn’t judge Li Yu. Who hadn’t passed out after a night of drinking? The young woman was probably stressing about something.
She said, "No need for that. She must have had a rough night. You should take care of her and we can do this next time." Xiu Ying was afraid she would lose her temper and expose her true nature in front of Lu Anu, so she agreed. Lu Anu excused herself and left.
