After a Flash Marriage With the Disabled Tyrant - Chap 62
When Luo Lingsheng heard the inquiry, he turned around and immediately bumped into someone.
“……Ah.”
The person in his arms let out a muffled grunt, causing Luo Lingsheng to look down at him.
It was still the same pair of eyes that gave people a lasting impression, but the slyness at the bottom of those eyes had turned into a halo of intoxication, and the slightly upturned corner was now tinged with a little bit of attractive red.
—Shi Yunnan.
This name flashed in Luo Lingsheng’s mind. Before he could say anything, the other party tugged at his tie, “Who are you? How did you find your way here?“
“…..”
Luo Lingsheng smelled the alcohol on his body, but it was mixed with a hint of an indefinable, unexplained refreshing aroma, which caused him to let go of his previous aversion.
After a brief silence, Shi Yunnan, who was in front of him, moved closer to his arms again and pointed at the embroidered label on his clothes with drunken eyes, “Coincidentally, the two of us wear the same brand of… clothes.”
Luo Lingsheng remained silent and didn’t answer, and in the blink of an eye, Shi Yunnan let go of his tie.
The other party’s free hand suddenly poked his cheek, “You! You have a good eye! This is a niche brand from Austria, hic-“
He ended the sentence with a hiccup.
Luo Ling Sheng looked askance at the fingers below, inexplicably feeling that this person in front of him was a bit interesting. He took a half step back, “Do you know this designer?”
“Of course I do.” Shi Yunnan raised his chin proudly, but in fact he was swaying and trying to keep his feet steady.
“I, and my brother’s clothes, are all my choice! It’s my birthday present for us. I’ve saved… saved for a long time.“
In the last half of the sentence, his voice became muffled.
According to common sense, Luo Lingsheng should ignore this confused “little drunkard” and just walk away.
However, he accidentally witnessed the dispute in the side hall, and learned from his friend, Yu Shuo, about what happened to the brothers, Wen Yibei and Shi Yunnan, so at this moment, Luo Lingsheng stood still, and of course didn’t speak.
The opposite Shi Yunnan waited for a while, then suddenly frowned, “Hey!”
He approached again, his fingers quickly wrapped around Luo Lingsheng’s tie and pulled it forward, looking indescribably unreasonable1.
Luo Lingsheng furrowed his brows. His neck was strangled and he felt a little uncomfortable.
Just as he was about to break free from Shi Yunnan’s inexplicable pull, he heard the other party ask aggrievedly, “Why don’t you praise me?”
Luo Lingsheng didn’t react for a moment.
Shi Yunnan got closer again. He tried his best to raise his head, trying to make up for the difference in aura caused by the height difference.
“I just praised you for your good eyes. Why don’t you praise me? How can you be like this!“
With a fierce tone, he said the most aggrieved words.
Luo Lingsheng hooked his lips subconsciously. He had never met such a person before.
His peers in the family are years apart from him, and the only two people of his age were girls. Because of his status as the young master of the Luo family, his circle of friends has almost been boxed in.
Except for Yu Shuo, a good friend who he can freely talk to, almost everyone approached him with the purpose of ‘climbing the social ladder’.
There was no one like Shi Yunnan, who was so drunk he dared to spill his guts in front of him.
“Hey!”
Shi Yunnan suddenly stood on tiptoe again.
Because of excessive force, the distance between their faces was instantly brought extremely close.
Luo Lingsheng saw his own face in his watery eyes. In addition, he could smell the refreshing fragrance mixed with alcohol again.
He had no idea what kind of shower gel this person was using, but it smelled good.
Luo Lingsheng uncharacteristically didn’t avoid him. For the first time, he spoke in a gentle and low voice, as if he was coaxing a child, “You also have good taste in clothing.”
Shi Yunnan, who was about to get into his arms, snorted twice. He couldn’t stand on tiptoe for long and staggered backward.
Seeing this, Luo Lingsheng quickly grabbed his arm and said, “Be careful.”
Shi Yunnan let out an undetectable muffled hum of satisfaction. His drunken eyes gleaming with water fell on Luo Lingsheng’s handsome face, and he was reluctant to leave.
“…You haven’t told me yet. What’s your name?”
He was clearly drunk, but his question was clearly sorted out.
“Luo Lingsheng.”
Luo Lingsheng announced his name.
Instead of going back to the front yard and being disturbed, it’s better to hide here and chat with this little drunkard.
Shi Yunnan nodded and shook his head again, “Oh, I haven’t heard of you before…“
He patted Luo Lingsheng on the shoulder and said earnestly, “But don’t be sad. I’ve been abroad all this time, and the young masters I know in the imperial capital circle don’t add up to more than one hand.”
“…..”
Faced with this sudden comfort, Luo Lingsheng’s mouth twitched again with a hint of helplessness.
Suddenly, the street lamps outside the courtyard wall suddenly lit up, adding a touch of dim and misty light to the relatively dim backyard.
Shi Yunnan happened to stand under the oblique light, his fingers rubbing against the bridge of his high nose, his delicate and youthful brow bone, and his thin red lips that exhaled lightly.
Luo Lingsheng had seen many young masters and young ladies from wealthy families. Some were gentle and well-behaved, some were unruly and arrogant, but no one had ever been like Shi Yunnan—
The boundaries between youthfulness and temptation blurred for him, making people inexplicably unable to look away.
Luo Lingsheng felt that he was enchanted and immediately took a half step back after regaining his senses.
The other party’s fingers were still wrapped around his tie. This retreat not only failed but also made Shi Yunnan, who was also stunned, come to his senses.
“Hmm.”
The moment the lights were turned on, Shi Yunnan subconsciously stretched out his hand to cover it, and his slightly narrowed eyes stopped right on Luo Lingsheng’s face through his fingers.
“Luo Lingsheng.” Shi Yunnan took the initiative to come up, smiling brightly and sincerely complimenting him, “You are so good-looking.”
Perhaps because of being drunk, Shi Yunan blurred the boundaries of normal communication.
Between the lips and teeth, the warm breath he exuded hit Luo Lingsheng’s lower lip, giving people the illusion of asking for a kiss.
Or perhaps it was not Luo Lingsheng’s illusion.
Because in the next second, Shi Yunnan asked drunkenly, “Do you like boys or girls? Do you have a lover? Can I pursue you?”
He asked three questions in a row, straightforward and ardent.
Luo Lingsheng, who has always been more mature and stable than his peers, got stuck. He rolled his Adam’s apple, “…It’s only the first day we met. Do you like to joke when you’re drunk?“
He was a few years older than Shi Yunnan, but he had never been in love.
Firstly, it was due to his own attitude towards love, which he’d rather go without than make do with something shoddy. Secondly, his family’s intricate influence didn’t allow him to indulge his feelings for the time being.
“Joking? “Who’s joking with you?” Shi Yunnan wrinkled his brow, “I-I‘m eighteen years old!”
Speaking of age, there was a little pride in his drunk eyes.
“Those friends of mine in foreign countries have had several rounds of love and breakups by the time they are my age.”
Shi Yunnan gave an example, then he hiccuped again.
Luo Lingsheng looked at him silently, “Oh? You too?“
Shi Yunnan seemed to be afraid of Luo Lingsheng’s misunderstanding, so he quickly shook his head, “No, I’m usually pretty good and don’t mess around.”
“…..”
You are quite messed up right now.
This thought suddenly occurred to Luo Lingsheng, and he forgot to open his mouth to refuse.
The drunk Shi Yunnan didn’t think much. Seeing that Luo Lingsheng didn’t refuse, he couldn’t help tightening the tie in his hand, and his free thumb tentatively touched the Adam’s apple in front of him.
The careful touch brought an unprecedented numbness.
Luo Lingsheng’s breathing tightened, for no apparent reason, and his slightly darkened eyes fixed on Shi Yunnan, who was close at hand.
Shi Yunnan was originally dizzy from the wine, and after the four eyes met, his guts suddenly got bigger and he tilted his head up.
The cool lips seemed to brush against Luo Lingsheng’s chin, and the interlocking breaths tugged at each other.
At the critical moment, the front yard suddenly exploded with cheers.
Luo Lingsheng’s rationality quickly converged, and he tilted his head back sharply as soon as the soft lips touched.
At the same time, Shi Yunnan wrinkled his brow, revealing an obvious look of pain.
“–blech!”
Shi Yunnan trotted to the sewer in the backyard and vomited loudly.
“…..”
Seeing Shi Yunnan’s exaggerated physiological reaction, Luo Lingsheng showed an indescribably complex expression for the first time in his life—
How?
Did the lips that seemingly touched, not even a kiss, make him vomit?
However, Luo Lingsheng’s wandering thoughts were quickly pulled back by Shi Yunnan’s pitiful whimper—
The other party wasn’t psychologically disgusted by the unsuccessful kiss but had a normal physiological reaction after being drunk and dizzy.
Shi Yunnan didn’t have much in his stomach, and now he couldn’t discharge as much as he felt. He looked left and right and finally could only direct his soft gaze for help to Luo Lingsheng.
“Luo Lingsheng, I want water.”
Six simple words, giving an order as if it were second nature.
Luo Lingsheng frowned slightly, and quickly walked away from Shi Yunnan to the outside courtyard. In less than a minute, he walked back with mineral water and tissues.
Luo Lingsheng’s sight searched for the target, and his pace was slightly paused—
Shi Yunnan was sitting on the lawn not far from the water channel, burying his head in his knees. Just looking at the huddled back, there was an indescribable, abandoned, lonely feeling.
To be honest, Luo Lingsheng normally would never want to have contact with such a drunk, but there were exceptions to everything.
Luo Lingsheng quickly approached him. He looked at Shi Yunnan, who was curled up on the ground without moving. He just squatted down and patted his shoulder, “…I brought you some water. Rinse your mouth before drinking it.“
Shi Yunnan raised his head slowly, his eyes redder than before.
He looked at Luo Lingsheng, who had reappeared in front of him, and pursed his lips as if he couldn’t control it, “I thought no one would pay attention to me.”
“I’m not going to ignore you.”
Luo Lingsheng heard the unease in Shi Yunnan’s words, and replied with a tenderness that he himself hadn’t even noticed.
He opened the cap of the water bottle and handed it over, instructing word by word, “Rinse your mouth before drinking water.”
“Um.”
Shi Yunnan obediently did as he was told.
He first ran back to the canal to rinse his mouth and spit out the water, and then gulped down the remaining half of the bottle of water.
Seeing Shi Yunnan was still dizzy, Luo Lingsheng walked to his side and said, “Follow me to the main house. There should be a separate room on the second floor. I’ll find a waiter to take you to rest.”
Since Wen Yibei is Shi Yunnan’s twin, the other party should take care of him.
Shi Yunnan didn’t say a word; he just grabbed Luo Lingsheng’s wrist and pulled him in one direction, “I’m not going to the main house, you come with me.”
Luo Lingsheng had no need to defend himself against a drunken person like Shi Yunnan. He stayed in place for two or three seconds, and finally took a step, led by him.
Half a minute later, Shi Yunnan took him to a terrace at the corner of the backyard.
There was still half a bottle of whisky on the wooden floor of the open-air terrace. Obviously, this was the “secret place” where the other party had been staying after he ran out of the main house’s banquet hall.
Shi Yunnan sat by himself and handed the whiskey to Luo Lingsheng,”…Drink? I still have a lot left.”
Luo Lingsheng saw the remaining amount of whisky and his heart felt helpless, “Did you drink that much just now?”
With that burst of drunken madness, he thought he had downed a whole bottle in one go.
Luo Lingsheng put the whiskey back on the terrace. When he was drinking outside, he was accustomed to doing it superficially.
Luo Lingsheng stood diagonally in front of Shi Yunnan and casually asked, “Why don’t you want to go back to the front yard with me? The birthday party isn’t over yet.”
How can Shi Yunnan, as one of the protagonists of this birthday banquet, be attacked by others and hide here to drink alone?
“What should I go there? Those people didn’t come for me.” Shi Yunnan grumbled, then picked up the whiskey and took a small sip.
Luo Lingsheng was too late to stop him, and certainly did not have the position to do so.
Luo Lingsheng guessed again, “Do you have a bad relationship with Wen Yibei?”
Hearing this speculation, Shi Yunnan immediately glared at him “viciously,” “Don’t you talk nonsense! My brother and I are on good terms! Be careful, I’ll beat you up!“
“…..”
Why did he suddenly turn against him at the mention of this?
The corners of Luo Lingsheng’s mouth shook with a helpless smile, completely unafraid of his fake threat, and the curiosity in his heart could not help but grow even stronger.
As far as he knew, the Wen family was considered a musical family, and the Shi family was also a small wealthy family in the Imperial Capital circle.
Since they are brothers with the same parents, and they have a good relationship, why is the treatment so different? If he remembers correctly, only Wen Yibei’s name was written on the birthday party invitation today.
Shi Yunnan was addicted and took another sip of wine, saying, “Anyway, no one here knows me, and it’s no use if I go to the front.” mfn: Not sure how to translate this. 人菜瘾大: Literally translated to human are addicted to vegetable. This term implies a self-deprecating or ridiculing meaning of “Even though it’s bad/I’m not good at it, I still want to do it.”
The fact that the Wen family was going to hold a birthday party for Wen Yibei was told to him early on.
At first, Shi Yunnan insisted that he did not want to participate, and his attitude was very firm. He even refused to return to Wen’s house with the excuse of going on vacation with his friends, so his name was not on the invitation letter at all.
However, Wen Yibei called him again yesterday.
For the two brothers, whose father does not love them and whose mother is absent, their eighteenth birthday means adulthood and the ability to take on everything and live their own lives.
Parents can be absent, but they cannot be absent from each other. Therefore, Shi Yunnan still came in the end.
He worked hard to save for living expenses and bought a three-piece suit a long time ago as a coming-of-age gift for himself and his brother.
Shi Yunnan took a look at the clothes he was wearing and couldn’t help but take another big sip of whiskey. He took a deep breath when he accidentally choked on the spicy smell.
“Tsk, what’s the use of buying this suit for yourself and still being scolded by others.“
—Today‘s birthday party is all for Wen Yibei. Do you think someone knows you? You grew up being trash that nobody wanted.
Luo Lingsheng thought of the remarks he had just heard on the stairs, and a trace of dismay swept past his eyes.
Although he did not understand the cause and effect, nor did he understand the grievances between the Wen and Shi families, those words were truly heartbreaking and excessive for a teenager who had just turned 18 years old.
As he was thinking, a suppressed gasp suddenly came from the side. Luo Lingsheng turned back from his drifting thoughts and looked down…
Shi Yunnan lowered his head so hard that no one could see the expression on his face. His hands were tightly clasping the mouth of the whisky bottle. His knuckles were turning white with force. He must be holding back his emotions.
But how much heartache and grievance can the eighteen-year-old, who has just come of age, hold back?
It wasn’t long before Shi Yunnan’s shoulders began to shift slightly and tears fell on his trouser legs drop by drop, dipping the dark blue suit into an even darker shade.
Luo Lingsheng realized what was going on. To advance or retreat, he had absolutely no experience in coaxing people.
However, the tissue that he had been holding in his hand and hadn’t used seemed to have an effect at this moment.
Luo Lingsheng took two steps forward and handed down the tissue, saying, “Wipe your face. How can anyone cry at the age of eighteen?“
“…..”
Shi Yunnan held back his sobs and raised his head.
Luo Lingsheng met his red eyes and inexplicably thought of the small animal abandoned by the owner.
The moment this thought appeared, Shi Yunnan caught him off guard and hugged him.
After being suppressed, the silent tears suddenly burst out, “Hm… today everyone is here for my brother. He can be the protagonist of the birthday party, and I, I can not even count as a supporting role.”
Luo Lingsheng listened to the unconcealed grievance in his voice, and the hand that wanted to break free stopped in the air.
“Besides my brother, no one wished me a happy birthday today, and many people didn’t know who I was.“
Even though Wen Yibei, as his elder brother, has always given him enough care and attention, Shi Yunnan still has an unspeakable sense of disparity in his heart when it comes to such an occasion.
Alcohol has reduced Shi Yunnan’s former self-control, and he can’t stop the heartache that has been pent up for years.
Since he kept silent, no one took notice.
“…I also want to have a birthday. I haven’t had a birthday for a long time.“
Luo Lingsheng understood that some people appeared as if they were from a privileged background, but many times they didn’t have the time to let out their bitterness and were forced to grow up by reality.
Just like Shi Yunan at the moment.
Such repressive and explosive emotions must be the result of years and months, not overnight.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Luo Lingsheng slowly put his hand on Shi Yunnan’s back.
He pacified him again and again, from deadly stiff to natural.
Shi Yunnan’s crying didn’t last long before it quieted down, and even the hand that was tightly wrapped around his waist loosened.
Luo Lingsheng couldn’t see his expression, so he could only move away carefully, only to find that the other party actually closed his eyes slightly.
Shi Yunnan was so drunk that he started to drift off to sleep once again.
“…..”
Luo Lingsheng caught a glimpse of the whisky beside him from the corner of his eye, and felt helpless about this little drunkard’s poor alcohol tolerance.
Shi Yunnan lost his “pillow”, his head suddenly sank, and his throat gave out a habitual hiccup. He rubbed his eyes in a daze, “Huh?”
Luo Lingsheng smiled shallowly, “Not crying anymore?”
Shi Yunnan muttered in reply, “…No, I’m a little hungry.”
Luo Lingsheng heard his inaudible whisper, and his heart softened for a moment, “Wait for me here.”
After saying that, he walked quickly towards the front yard.
Shi Yunnan looked at his receding back drunkenly and did not speak.
The night got a little deeper again.
Shi Yunnan didn’t know how long it took before he saw a figure in his hazy drunken eyes, and there seemed to be a faint light shining in front of him.
It was not until the distance between the two sides was narrowed that Shi Yunnan could see everything clearly—Luo Lingsheng was holding a sliced cake with a lit candle on it.
Shi Yunnan belatedly reacted. The tip of his nose became sore for no reason, but the surprise in his eyes could not be hidden.
In truth, Luo Lingsheng felt he was being a bit nosy, but after he met Shi Yunnan’s not quite sober but definitely surprised look, he simply indulged his impulses.
“Although it’s the first time we’ve met, but…”
He paused and showed his first obvious smile tonight, “Shi Yunnan, happy eighteenth birthday.”
I know your name and I wish you a happy birthday.
…
When Wen Yibei approached, Shi Yunnan was holding Luo Lingsheng, crying and refusing to let go.
Two sober people locked eyes and looked in unison at a certain muddle-headed drunkard.
Wen Yibei recognized Luo Lingsheng’s face and hurriedly stepped forward, “Young Master Luo? I’m sorry, my brother has never drank before. Did he cause you trouble?“
Luo Lingsheng looked at his suit jacket, which was half wet, and shook his head slightly, “Young Master Wen, you should take care of him, lest he come out to mess with other people.”
“I’m really sorry.”
Wen Yibei quickly answered the call and stepped forward to pick up the person.
Shi Yunnan squinted to see Wen Yibei clearly and acted like a drunken spoiled brat, “Brother, I don’t like so many people at the birthday banquet.”
He became quite childish.
Wen Yibei habitually rubbed Shi Yunnan’s head and apologized in a low voice, “I know, I’ll let others help arrange for an early dismissal. I’ll take you through the backyard door first, OK?”
“I prepared a gift for you at home, and your favorite dessert cake, just for the two of us.”
Shi Yunnan heard the word “cake” and licked his sweet lips. Obviously drunk to the extreme, but he seemed to suddenly think of something, and forced his energy to turn back and look for it.
Luo Lingsheng was still standing in the same place, and the two’s gazes easily collided.
Shi Yunnan smiled brightly at him, but there was no trace of sadness in his eyes, “…Luo Lingsheng.”
“Hm?”
“I won’t forget you. See you next time.”
Wen Yibei, who was beside him, was surprised. Obviously, he didn’t expect that his younger brother would have an intersection with Luo Lingsheng in just a short while.
However, he quickly adjusted his mood, and after a simple nod to Luo Lingsheng, he took his drunken brother out.
Standing alone in the night, Luo Lingsheng could not help but smile lightly and recite, “See you next time.”
…
“Luo Lingsheng…”
The murmur of the man in his arms and the overlapping memories easily pulled Luo Lingsheng’s thoughts back to the present.
Shi Yunnan moved restlessly in his arms, found a more comfortable sleeping position, and fell asleep obediently.
“Luo Lingsheng, I won’t forget you. See you next time.”
“Mr. Luo, if I remember correctly, this is the first time we met, right?”
Luo Lingsheng’s eyes wavered with love and tenderness, recalling the two sentences after the first encounter and the formal reunion.
He kissed Shi Yunnan’s forehead but couldn’t help muttering something in his heart—
You little liar.
