Traveling through the second dimension, the joy system encourages me to laugh heartily!

He knew that if he broke through the last line of defense now, Luo Li would likely hate him completely once she sobered up and remembered everything. This was completely contrary to his original intention of developing a long-term relationship with her and making her willingly stay by his side.

What's more, right now, three beauties—Han Xueyi, Xie Wanqing, and Hua Qianhui—are occupying the charging station...

……

The next morning...

Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the heavy curtains of the presidential suite, casting long, thin streaks of light on the carpet. A hangover-like atmosphere hung heavy in the air, mingled with a faint scent of perfume and a subtle, ambiguous undertone.

Luo Li, still half asleep, felt as if her head was filled with lead. However, what came even earlier than the discomfort of a hangover was an unusual sensation in her body.

Her arms seemed to be embracing a warm...human-shaped object?!

This realization was like a bucket of ice water poured over her head, sending a shiver down her spine! Her heavy drowsiness and lingering effects of the alcohol vanished without a trace, completely terrified!

Why would there be someone with her?

Luo Li suddenly opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was a broad man's back!

"!!!"

The girl's heart felt as if it had been gripped tightly by an invisible hand, almost stopping its beating!

She covered her mouth tightly, using all her strength to forcefully suppress the scream that was already rising in her throat.

Luo Li sat up, her face filled with terror as she scanned the entire room.

Han Xueyi was curled up in Chen Ming's arms, fast asleep, her cheeks flushed with contentment. On the other side of the bed, Xie Wanqing and Hua Qianhui were sleeping side by side, seemingly still asleep.

Seeing this, Luo Li's wildly beating heart calmed down a little; at least the situation wasn't as bad as she had initially imagined.

Then she lowered her head and quickly checked her clothes.

Thankfully... although it was a bit messy, with one or two buttons loose and the hem of the skirt wrinkled, it was still relatively intact overall, without any signs of having been taken off. Apart from the hangover headache, there didn't seem to be any other worse or unusual sensations in my body.

Finally, she covered her chest with her hand, a look of lingering fear on her face. Clearly, waking up to find herself sleeping with Chen Ming had nearly scared her to death.

Drinking alcohol really leads to trouble!

She screamed inwardly, filled with lingering fear, and secretly vowed—from this day forward, I will quit drinking! I must quit drinking! I will never touch it again!!

Chapter 312: A Clever Tactic Backfires

After forcing herself to calm down, Luo Li began to try to recall what happened last night.

Her memories were like fragmented film, broken and discontinuous, but not completely fragmented. She frowned, piecing together the blurry images bit by bit:

In the private room of the restaurant, she and Xueyi happily drank and celebrated; she pulled Xueyi to dance, and it seemed she almost fell, but Chen Ming caught her; then... it seems they went back to the hotel? Yes, to the hotel's presidential suite...

She remembered getting up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, then going into the wrong room, finding a very comfortable big bed, and lying down... and then... it seems... it seems...

Some more fragmented and even more embarrassing images suddenly rushed into Luo Li's mind!

A tight embrace in the darkness, the slightly numb sensation of lips being kissed...

After finally recalling the scene of her passionate kiss with Chen Ming last night, Luo Li felt as if her head had been struck by a thunderbolt, leaving her completely blank. Then, she felt dizzy and the whole world seemed to be shaking!

That's her best friend Xueyi's man!

My... my first kiss...

It just disappeared like that, in such a muddled way?

And the identity of her first kiss partner was so awkward...

Yes, despite being 21 years old, with outstanding looks and many suitors, Luo Li has kept her first kiss intact. She has always felt that such a precious thing should be reserved for a lover she truly loves and with whom she has a committed relationship.

But now... not only is my first kiss gone, but it was such a passionate French kiss...

Luo Li, whose mind was in complete chaos, had lost her composure.

All she knew was that this was definitely not the time to sit here bewildered and regretful!

We have to run!! Run now!!!

Before Xueyi wakes up and before anyone notices anything amiss, let's quickly leave this room and get back to the second bedroom! Pretend nothing happened! Yes! That's it!

The thought appeared in Luo Li's mind like a lifeline. She immediately moved her body carefully, trying to slip off the large bed full of "life" without disturbing anyone, and escape the scene that was almost causing her social death.

Unfortunately, fate always seems to play a cruel joke at crucial moments. Luo Li's stealthy, almost thieving movements were ultimately too late...

Just as her snow-white toes were about to touch the carpet, Han Xueyi, disturbed by the slight movement on the other side, slowly woke up.

The hangover made her frown uncomfortably, but when her blurry vision focused and she found herself tightly embraced by Chen Ming's warm arms, that discomfort was instantly replaced by sweetness and a sense of security.

She instinctively propped herself up, her body still feeling a bit weak, trying to find a more comfortable position. Her gaze swept across the other side of the bed, and there she saw Luo Li, who should have been in the second bedroom, now quietly getting out of bed!

It's so sneaky!

"Luo Li?"

Han Xueyi's voice, tinged with confusion, rang out in the quiet morning room.

Luo Li, who had her back to her, stiffened abruptly the moment she heard the call!

Oh no! Barbie Q is here!

Luo Li's inner world was instantly flooded with this sentence, filled with an incredibly awkward and embarrassing feeling.

She knew there was no way she could escape now. So, somewhat stiffly, she slowly turned around to look at Han Xueyi, who looked puzzled.

Their eyes met, and Luo Li's gaze instantly darted around like a startled deer, unable to meet Han Xueyi's eyes. Her fair cheeks flushed crimson at a visible speed, even her ears turned pink, and her voice stammered noticeably from extreme guilt:

"Xue, Xueyi, you're awake? That... things aren't what you think! Please don't misunderstand! Let me explain... I, I can explain..."

She tried to organize her thoughts, but found her mind blank, with only "It's over" and "What should I do?" echoing wildly in her head.

Seeing her best friend's panicked and evasive expression, and considering the fact that she was on the master bedroom bed... a bold guess struck Han Xueyi's mind like lightning:

Could it be... that the master took advantage of us being drunk last night and slept with Luo Li?

That's incredibly brave!

She clicked her tongue inwardly. Wasn't the master afraid that Luo Li, with her stubborn temper, would stage a "universal harmony" scene for him after waking up?

Immediately afterwards, a sense of responsibility to "clean up the mess my husband made" quickly took over.

As one of the most caring and understanding women around Chen Ming, Han Xueyi immediately entered "crisis management" mode.

After a moment's thought, an idea came to her, and she deliberately asked:

"Last night...were we all drunk? You and my master...you two...were you..."

Han Xueyi deliberately hesitated, leaving an ellipsis that left much to the imagination, and even deliberately added a touch of grievance to her tone.

Her purpose was very clear: First, to point out the objective fact that he was "drunk" last night, and to attribute all possible inappropriate behavior to alcohol as the "culprit." The subtext was that if something really happened, it was not intentional, but an accident caused by drunkenness, and it cannot be entirely blamed on my husband.

Secondly, she deliberately pointed out what might have "happened" between Luo Li and Chen Ming, positioning herself as a victim of a "powerless wife." This cleverly diverted Luo Li's perception from the possibility that she was the victim, instead making her feel guilty for having wronged her best friend's man…

"No! Absolutely nothing like what you're imagining happened!!"

As expected, upon hearing Han Xueyi's question, which was tinged with grievance and suspicion, Luo Li reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, immediately denying it agitatedly.

She was genuinely afraid of being misunderstood by her best friend, afraid that she was a shameless woman who seduced her best friend's man while drunk.

So she continued to explain, "Xueyi, please don't think anything of it! I... I just drank too much last night and got up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, and I accidentally went into the wrong room! Nothing happened between him and me! Really! I swear!"

However, because of her extreme guilt, her words were somewhat hesitant, her eyes darted around, and she seemed flustered and trying to cover something up. All of this greatly diminished the credibility of her words…

It's not fair to blame her for not performing well. After all, the passionate kiss did happen, and her memory is fragmented. She genuinely doesn't remember what else happened after the kiss. At most, she can only guarantee that nothing was crossed, since her clothes were intact and she didn't feel anything unusual...

So how could she not feel guilty?

When Han Xueyi saw Luo Li's obviously flustered appearance and her repeated insistence that "nothing happened," her first reaction was one of suspicion.

Knowing her husband as she did, with such beauty before him, especially with a beauty like Luo Li "offering herself to him," how could he possibly resist doing nothing?

So she took a closer look at Luo Li.

Although Luo Li's clothes were somewhat disheveled and wrinkled, they were indeed fully worn, and the buttons were mostly fastened, so they didn't look like they had been charged. There were also no suspicious marks on her exposed neck and arms.

A hint of doubt rose in Han Xueyi's heart: Could it be... that Luo Li and the master really didn't cross the final line? Am I overthinking it?

But this thought only flashed through her mind for a moment. Immediately, Han Xueyi's thinking shifted to a more "pragmatic" direction: Who cares whether it actually happened or not! The most important thing now is how to use this perfect "accident scene" in front of me to go with the flow and push things along, and bring Luo Li into our "big family" as well?

However, due to the suddenness of the event, coupled with the fact that she was still somewhat intoxicated and her head was throbbing, her thinking was not as clear and meticulous as usual. In the rush, she couldn't think of any foolproof plan.

She could only continue to maintain that persona of an "incompetent wife".

She lowered her head slightly, deliberately presenting a pitiful, wronged yet forcibly restrained appearance, her voice tinged with a barely perceptible sob, and said to Luo Li:

"Then...then don't be so nervous..."

Her words sounded like she was comforting Luo Li, but in reality, she was putting further psychological pressure on her.

Luo Li was taken aback upon hearing this, and immediately realized that she had overreacted.

She quickly took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, and said in a composed manner:

"No, I didn't. What's there to be nervous about? I haven't done anything wrong..."

As she spoke, she forced a smile, trying to prove her composure.

But that smile, though beautiful, was incredibly stiff; the curve of her lips seemed forced, and the panic in her eyes was impossible to hide. Anyone who saw her at that moment could immediately tell she was lying, and lying in a very clumsy way at that.

Yes, this was the first time in Luo Li's life that she had encountered such an embarrassing situation! She felt like she was about to cry from anxiety, her chest felt stuffy and panicked, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Han Xueyi stared at Luo Li's forced composure, remaining silent for a long while, as if lost in memories of the past...

After a long while, she seemed to resign herself to her fate, let out a soft, helpless sigh, and said earnestly.

“Luo Li, we grew up together, went to school together, shared all our secrets and dreams, and are the best of friends,” she said, her words filled with appreciation for their past friendship. “Don’t I know you? You can’t fool me at all as you are now.”

She paused, then subtly shifted the blame to alcohol: "I know, last night we all drank too much and lost our minds, which led to this...this accident. But don't worry! Now that it's happened, I'll make sure my husband takes responsibility for you! I absolutely won't let him wrong you! Don't let this affect our friendship, okay..."

?

After hearing Han Xueyi's "sincere" and "concerned about the big picture" declaration, Luo Li was completely stunned and her values ​​were greatly impacted.

Take responsibility? Take responsibility my ass!!!

She was screaming internally, almost in despair:

We just kissed pretty much by accident! Although... although it was a bit intense, a French kiss, and my first kiss... what responsibility do I have to take?!

If you hadn't suddenly woken up, I was prepared to quietly slip back to the second bedroom and bury everything from last night deep in my memory, treating it as a bizarre and absurd dream, never to be mentioned again.

Who told me to get so drunk last night that I even went to the wrong room? I'll just accept it! Can't I just take my bad luck?

Thinking of this, Luo Li felt an indescribable sense of regret.

Actually, yesterday was the first time in her life she had ever gotten so drunk. She had drunk alcohol with her roommates during gatherings in college before. But she was always aware of her appearance and the potential risks, so she always kept a degree of caution in mind, only drinking in moderation to ensure she remained clear-headed and fundamentally prevent any dangerous situations that might arise from intoxication, thus protecting herself…

But yesterday, her most trusted best friend Han Xueyi was there, giving her a huge sense of security. In addition, Xie Wanqing and Hua Qianhui, who were equally beautiful and seemed harmless, were also present. Chen Ming also made a good impression on her—he was calm, generous, and approachable, and even generously solved her biggest problem.

In this safe and happy atmosphere, she subconsciously let down her guard—besides, with three top beauties like Xueyi, Wanqing, and Qianhui around, even if Chen Ming had plenty of energy, he would probably have been "drained" long ago, right? Where would he have the energy to make a move on her?

This idea inadvertently became one of the reasons for her to lower her guard.

As it turned out, her speculation was correct to some extent—Chen Ming did not take advantage of her loss of consciousness to attack her!

This added a complex layer of recognition to her opinion of Chen Ming's character.

[Ding! Luo Li's favorability +5, current favorability 60!]

But who knew... man proposes, God disposes! Just when she let her guard down and got completely drunk, this unexpected incident occurred! And the cause of this incident was actually her own "mistake"—she went to the wrong room and climbed into the wrong bed! This left her with no reason to blame anyone else, and she could only swallow the bitter pill herself.

At this moment, Han Xueyi was clearly also wronged, but she didn't blame her "bed-climbing best friend" at all. Instead, she comforted her and even generously said that Chen Ming should take responsibility for her...

This series of actions completely bewildered Luo Li, and at the same time, a slight feeling of emotion welled up deep in her heart... She felt that her best friend was really too silly, too gentle, and too considerate of others!

But while we are moved, we must clarify things and not let this misunderstanding continue to fester!

"No need! Xueyi, listen to me," Luo Li grabbed Han Xueyi's hand, her tone urgent and sincere, trying to prove her innocence, "Nothing really happened between us! Look at my clothes, they're perfectly fine from head to toe, except for a few wrinkles, there's no sign of them being taken off! Isn't that the strongest evidence?"

However, the person who wronged you knows better than you how wronged you are!

How could Han Xueyi let Luo Li so easily prove her innocence and get away with this matter so easily?

She had always intended to help her master and take advantage of the situation to win over Luo Li as well. This "accident scene" was a golden opportunity, so how could she let it slip by?

So, she deliberately glanced at Chen Ming, who was dressed in "The Emperor's New Clothes," and then looked at her best friend. Her suspicious gaze seemed to say: "We shared a bed all night under these circumstances, and you're telling me nothing happened? How can I believe that? Isn't this scene itself the most ambiguous evidence?"

[Ding! Luo Li's favorability -5, current favorability 55!]