Encountering Him While Drunk

inging home a younger guy, only to find

spering, "Overhearing my dad and your mom's i

sy and somehow managed to bring a

avior was less than admirable. Despite

my best friend, I wouldn't have

foreign wine with labels in E

m, "Since you've come home with me, h

playfully, "Sure, w

d as the alcohol took effe

ore easily, thanks to m

well-defined muscles, tears of a

g guys this f

k of interest flickered in

o it, let's ke

clined t

roceed, the sound of the d

voice followed, along with

increasingly suggestive, a

his lips brushing my ear as he whispered, "How does it feel,

y mom had someon

son who had just finished

young player I brought home

, and my mouth felt dry as a desert, a th

ol was we

eyes were moist and

ist, guiding my hand to his waist, his voice h

ck dow

rm abs, and I jumped away as if scalded, in

led groan, starin

e wine left?" my mom's

the room... Lorna mi

rig

ootsteps retreating, and

his eyes moist, his voice hoa

k to their room.

teasing tone, almo

, to show him the consequences of being

a sudden heat surged

s off, his gaze deepening. "Sis,

ind of

arlier murmurs, and e

meone home tonight, so it m

mouth dry, as things s

holding my shoulders,

were done, it w

dible stamina; he was f

ared making noise that might ale

eep. You can leave b

e, grabbing the blanke

eep on the floor. I'll sen

arm around me, p

ingly, "We've done everything, sis. Ar

initely a

, ending up sharin

s tiled, too hard and

ning, I woke

se to mine, his breath warm, eyes

t up fi

he said teasingly wh

abbed a large T-shirt from the

e before my mom an

d around the living room, ch

elief and turned to call him, only t

cked, "Why are you sneaking

him, "It's b

last night ne

looked at me, sighing softly,

t him into a ta

n, I bought two servings of breakfa

y mom standing at the door, dressed i

roze for

e other elevator descending

y," my mom said, her v

up, so I came out for

eup and a silk nightgown

anding over the breakfast. "I wo

the dining table, eating in sil

cious, but I sensed a lin

I left on the table last ni

almost dropp

t back, then went to bed and

ing the subject. "Now that you've gradua

tart ne

ting work, I wouldn't have dared to br

ted under the influence of alcoh

d in an office building near TechHub O

alled, saying she was hosting a dinner

y mom dressed to the nines, standing with

young man with

but my mom caught me just

n, Felix. He's four years younger than you a

name wa

in, "Felix, say he

me, a slight s

lo,

"sis" rolling off his tong

der, my mom asked wh

gested, "Let's order a pot of co

omething about my

y, maintaining an

ood platter. I'm sure you'l

Uncle Zhou, "Look at them, b

keeping my thou

y picked at my food, pretending not to notice

brought me into the conversation

is. He knew he was meeting his sist

spee

know I was mee

my mom taking a paper bag from F

able, noticing the faint, misch

reached out to snatch the paper bag, fo

was so shocked I alm

ique shade of green, identical to

curiously. "What

me s

ily closed the bag, man

le brother. Your

er," cursing Felix internally for his auda

enly grinned and pulled out an

ter, I made

tem for a friend. Thi

taken the paper bag from me, handed it

elegantly packaged, with a s

evealed the English label

tely doing th

ool and acted gracefully, even p

doing?" I responded with an innocen

in a harmonio

Zhou, "See how well the kids ge

g the happiness etched into ever

ke a walk in the nearby square to digest their me

en Felix called out, "It's hard to get a cab during

mom, I couldn

o. Once inside my car, he

l-behaved today, not a

out that

distance, I saw my mom linking arms with Unc

direct,

hooked Felix's chin, p

to come. Want to try

arm, carrying a hint of

ix's kissing skills were not

ith skills like these, you think you ca

ile, I finally

he commercial street ahead cast a dazz

breaths, wiping the lipstick st

onate. Are you going back on

nnocently.

continued to look at him with

h, gave me an address, then leaned back a

tapping light

atb

s abruptly, grabb

or

ing my teasing smile in my

orrow. Let me tak

t only took ten minutes to dri

at my mom was probably still holding

ff the car and looked at Fe

ps. "Sister, you

ied, "Isn't it natural to

my mom will be

and unreadable, but it was quickly re

red, before the lights were even on, I pus

out a muffled groan, his voice soften

it the light switch, and th

we're ev

looking down at his

oung women. Your tric

hoarse voice. "Are you jealous becau

king that makes you

turned

had left the paper bag with the

and checked the label, realizing h

the bag into the glove c

my mom didn'

ced the freshly made omelet on the din

rna, honey, I had a bit too much to drink last night. I didn't

ka

oking at me before finally speaking, "Lorna, t

move to a place clo

u'll still have

d. "Do you mean U

ed, a bit e

nts. Otherwise, I would have rented a place near the company l

infidelity for five years until she saved enough money to div

always considering my feelings, until

dn't s

er anxious and hopeful gaze,

re convenie

ief, "That's great, that's great.

you thin

s ni

s long as yo

a month later, we packed our ba

red at the entrance for a moment before leav

are meters, even the guest room on the seco

ur time to get used to the place. Your m

s happy expression,

d into Felix leaning against the stai

ushed past each other, he suddenly grabbed my wr

ha

ted to cut ties with me. I th

at night in my room. "So why are

nced

the closed door

el

eaned closer to his face, deliberately lowering my voi

ightly, the long lashes brushi

made the air b

my next move, the sound of the door

.

y stepping back, resuming my usu

eepening, "You were so bold,

rstand what y

other, my mom and Uncle Zhou a

ou returned, they were c

rits, insisting on cooking

tie's cooking

glancing at my mom, "Looks like D

casm in his words, but I di

smiled mo

the entire afternoon

ving not a single scallion in the dish

suddenly asked, "Does

led slightly. I looked up at hi

gretful, "Sis is so prett

ly chimed in, "I

overted, always focuse

ege and hasn't even

Felix's smile grew, and the m

lly,

a is only twenty-two

rush for th

I'm not pushing her for now-but Lorna,

a piece of sweet and sour rib, cha

nded witho

, smiling as he asked, "Why does Auntie think you've neve

e freshman year even started, y

ned, "What

n't sla

n't admit it and di

my best friend, I had no inter

ready figured out what k

pulled me back to th

emboldened me-faced with a young and attracti

Uncle Zhou had fallen asleep, I slipped out of m

showered and was waiting for

sed, just softly reminded me, "Si