Chapter 831: Huo Yingcheng, Yu Bao'er (3)

The duo squabbled as they walked. Then Huo Yingcheng brought Yu Bao'er back to Gu Qingjiu.

Seeing this familiar place, Yu Bao'er forgot all about Huo Yingcheng and ran away immediately.

When she reached Gu Qingjiu's side, she saw that the stylist was still designing a look for her on her wedding day, so Yu Bao'er curiously gazed around.

The palace was extremely big; this was Yu Bao'er's greatest impression of this place.

As a result, she just sat at the entrance and didn't dare roam around by herself, fearing she would get lost.

Not far away, she saw Helian Niancheng walking over with a bunch of royal staff.

They gave off a strong aura, with Helian Niancheng enveloped within. There was a high-and-mighty aura about the entire group.

At the sight of Helian Niancheng, Yu Bao'er didn't even dare to greet him 'Chief Instructor.'

Helian Niancheng simply cast a glance at Yu Bao'er as he came over, and then entered Gu Qingjiu's room.

At that moment, a female servant walked over and politely said something in English to Yu Bao'er.

Yu Bao'er was speechless.

This was going to be awkward. Because she didn't understand what she was saying.

Yu Bao'er regretted not working harder in the past. If she had learned her English properly, she would not be caught in such an awkward situation.

She could only blame herself for previously thinking that she wouldn't have a use for English, hence she never paid attention in English classes. Much less had she ever passed her English exams.

She was about to embarrassedly spurt out 'I don't know English.' It was the only sentence she was capable of saying when a male voice rang over: "She's asking you if you want to sit in the back garden. She says there are a lot of Chinese there, so you can go over and chat with them."

The tall and well-built Huo Yingcheng walked over from behind the corridor. Yu Bao'er instantly heaved a sigh of relief.

That female servant respectfully bowed at Huo Yingcheng and said something.

Seems like Huo Yingcheng was someone of certain status.

She got up. Looking embarrassed, she asked Huo Yingcheng to help her translate: "You can tell her okay. She can take me there."

Looking at this situation, she might as well go over and chat with Gu Qingjiu's relatives...

"No need, I'll take you there."

Huo Yingcheng raised his chin at the female servant, who then nodded before leaving.

Honestly speaking, watching them speak English so fluently, Yu Bao'er suddenly had an urge to learn the language. At least then she would have no pressure conversing in English and wouldn't land in such an awkward situation.

Yu Bao'er instantly went to Huo Yingcheng. "Are Qingjiu's parents there? I don't know a single person here. I feel quite embarrassed."

Though she had never seen Gu Qingjiu's older brother, she wasn't exactly familiar with him.

And the awkward thing was, Yao Yanshen was also there.

She had briefly dated Yao Yanshen, who was Gu Qingjiu's older cousin, before. Although they weren't in a serious relationship and didn't put many genuine feelings into it, it still felt awkward running into an ex.

Huo Yingcheng glanced at her. "Are you afraid of running into your ex?"

Yu Bao'er was shocked. "How did you know about this?"

By right, only Gu Qingjiu knew about this.

"What's so confidential about it? Since Qingjiu is marrying into the royal family, a thorough check has to be done on those around her. Or else, do you think it's so easy to enter the royal family?"

Although his tone was proud, what he said was the truth.

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Perhaps the Penalan royal family even found out about random people Yu Bao'er had come across with. But even if it was so random she had no recollection of it.

Following Huo Yingcheng over there, Yu Bao'er indeed saw at first glance Yao Yanshen and his family.

There were a lot of people around, and everyone was familiar with each other, so they were gathered together.

Even the noble and elegant Hilda was merrily chatting with Gu Qingjiu's parents.

Yu Bao'er thought that she would feel awkward, but when she saw Yao Yanshen, it was quite alright.

Yao Yanshen wasn't as restrained as Yu Bao'er. When he saw her walking over, he even walked over to her with interest. "Bao'er, you're here too?"

He knew that Gu Qingjiu and Yu Bao'er were pretty close, and had guessed that she would invite Yu Bao'er.

Yu Bao'er curled her lips. "Yeah."

This was the legendary awkward smile.

"What are you worried about? We broke up peacefully back then."

Yao Yanshen smiled and looked towards Huo Yingcheng who was standing beside her.

Since he had never seen Huo Yingcheng, he raised a brow in curiosity. "Is this your new boyfriend?"

"No, no, no, no, no!"

Yu Bao'er instantly shook her head vigorously and said, "Just look at him and you'll know he's not my type."

There wasn't malicious intent behind her words, but when Huo Yingcheng heard this he let out a 'tsk.' "Yu Bao'er, you can't kick someone to the curb when they've outlived their usefulness. Even though we're not boyfriend and girlfriend, you don't have to say something so hurtful. What do you mean by 'I'm not your type?' Am I ugly or what?"

Yao Yanshen cast a meaningful look at him and Yu Bao'er.

Yu Bao'er widened her eyes. "Commander Huo, I'm not kicking someone to the curb when they've outlived their usefulness. I'm speaking the truth!"

"You..."

"Yingcheng!"

All of a sudden, a voice rang.

Huo Yingcheng's expression froze.

Yu Bao'er and Yao Yanshen looked over, and saw an elegantly dressed middle-aged woman, who had accompanied Gu Qingjiu's parents, standing up.

Even though age could be seen on her face, it didn't conceal her elegant aura.

Huo Yingcheng slightly coughed at the sight of her. "Mom."

Wah, Commander Huo's mother, was truly the standard example of beauty with an excellent disposition.

What astonished Yu Bao'er was, this beautiful woman was gazing at her with interest. "This young lady is...?"

Huo Yingcheng tugged at his mother and let out a dry cough. "Mom, don't let your thoughts run wild. I was just joking around with this young lady. She was a soldier under my charge when I was in the Chinese army."

"Aiyoh, so you're superior and subordinate? Wasn't Qingjiu Niancheng's subordinate as well?!"

The woman glanced at Yu Bao'er with a bright sparkle in her eyes.

Regardless of how slow-witted Yu Bao'er was, she could tell that this woman was looking at her with an abnormal gaze. She instantly retreated one or two steps.

Seeing Yu Bao'er behave in this manner, Huo Yingcheng glared at her.

He looked kind of scary when he glared at people like this.

Yu Bao'er felt that she was very innocent.

She immediately stuck out her tongue at Huo Yingcheng, clearly mocking him.

Huo Yingcheng was speechless.

Dammit. He merely wanted to tease this lass a little just now, but it hadn't occurred to him that his mother was around.

His mother had been pressing him to get married for a few years now. Hearing him joke about something like this, you could just imagine how excited she felt.

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Yu Bao'er felt that this beautiful woman's attitude was too strange.

She immediately made up an excuse and fled from the scene.

She better go chat with Xiao Jiu'er.

When she reached Gu Qingjiu's room, it turned out that Helian Niancheng had yet to leave and was accompanying Gu Qingjiu.

Yu Bao'er wanted to retreat right away, but Gu Qingjiu had already spotted her and was now waving at her. "Bao'er, come over."

Yu Bao'er walked in with a smile and cautiously greeted Helian Niancheng, "Hello, Commander He."

She was so used to greeting him this way that she couldn't help it.

Thankfully, Helian Niancheng nodded slightly at her still, so it wasn't too awkward.

"Bao'er, come over and take a look. Is this wedding gown nice?"

Gu Qingjiu waved her wedding gown.

Gu Qingjiu's complexion was fair, to begin with. Dressed in this white wedding gown, it looked like she was shrouded in a layer of saintly glow.

The perfect and tight cutting of the dress perfectly outlined Gu Qingjiu's gorgeous curves. Yu Bao'er remembered that Gu Qingjiu was pregnant.

"Wah, it's beautiful. But even if not, surely you're not going to switch to another gown? I don't understand the way you rich people think."

Yu Bao'er let out a tsk. Gu Qingjiu said with a smile, "There's a banquet before the wedding. This is for the banquet."

Yu Bao'er took a serious look at the gown on Gu Qingjiu, then nodded. "It's quite nice. Xiao Jiu'er, you'll forever be the most beautiful in my heart!"

After flattering Gu Qingjiu, Yu Bao'er wanted to pounce onto her and kiss her.

All of a sudden, she felt a cold breeze, and when she turned around, she saw Helian Niancheng staring deeply at her.

This man was truly too imposing. She merely just wanted to hug his wife.

What a terrifying gaze.

Yu Bao'er shrugged and had no choice but to forgo that intention. She chuckled. "I'll go out and play with other people."

And when she walked out, she ran into Huo Yingcheng right away.

When Huo Yingcheng saw Yu Bao'er, his countenance was rather dark. "You just ran away after creating trouble, huh."

"What do you mean by that?"

Yu Bao'er was indignant. "I didn't do anything. It was you who was spouting nonsense over there!"

"What nonsense was I spouting? I was merely joking. How could I have known that my mom was there and would get the wrong..."

Before he completed his sentence, Huo Yingcheng felt that his statement was contradictory. He was going to say 'his mother got the wrong idea.'

But there was indeed nothing between him and Yu Bao'er. At most, they used to be superior and subordinate.

At the thought of this, Huo Yingcheng ferociously glared at Yu Bao'er, before striding away.

Yu Bao'er rolled her eyes too, thinking to herself that this person was truly absurd.

She was quite grateful to him for walking her around the palace, but now that something as such happened, he just flared up like that.

Tsk, this friendship was too fragile.

Yu Bao'er let out an emotional sigh internally.

But when she gazed around, she had no idea what she could do. So she sighed and decided to return to her room to video chat with her friends.

She could also take the chance to show off to her older brother that she was in the Penalan palace.

Penalan palace!

Just how many people on earth had the honor to be here? In the past, Yu Bao'er read in the newspapers that those who had a chance to go to royal palaces were people of influential and affluent backgrounds. What had she, Yu Bao'er, done to deserve this?!

Her ancestors must have accumulated a lot of good deeds.

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Yu Bao'er never saw Huo Yingcheng in the few days that followed.

And Gu Qingjiu's wedding officially began.

The night before the wedding, Gu Qingjiu and the rest were welcoming the guests at the front, and chatting with guests that came from many countries.

Although Yu Bao'er was envious to see such a grand scene, she didn't have any other thoughts about this.

She was clear about her own identity, that she was destined to be an ordinary person in the future. She simply regarded this as traveling.

Yu Bao'er was optimistic.

As she had nothing better to do at the banquet, plus the food was delicious. Yu Bao'er started feasting and drinking without restraint.

In the end, no idea if she had drunk fruit wine of high alcoholic content, although Yu Bao'er didn't taste much alcoholic flavor, she started getting tipsy.

She started having a double vision of the people before her.

Yu Bao'er was getting dizzy.

She was in a light yellow long gown. Ever since she quit the army she had grown her hair long, and now, her black and smooth hair had reached her waist.

Although she wasn't as exquisitely beautiful as Gu Qingjiu, there was a gentle beauty to her, a signature of women from the East.

Her long hair was also adorned with a small yellow flower that Gu Qingjiu plucked for her.

There was a special and vibrant air about her.

Her face flushed, and her head started to spin.

Was... was this an earthquake?

Why were the sky and earth spinning?

Yu Bao'er was drunk.

Her entire body was shaky.

There were too many people present, and most of the people had their gazes on the main leads, Gu Qingjiu and Helian Niancheng.

Gu Qingjiu was surrounded by too many people and didn't have the time to pay attention to Yu Bao'er. Moreover, she hadn't expected Yu Bao'er to get drunk.

Just then, Yu Bao'er felt someone holding her by the waist and elegantly whispering something in her ear. "Beautiful Eastern lady, are you drunk?"

Yu Bao'er was speechless.

What... What the hell was this? She couldn't understand a word!

That's right, the other party was speaking to her in English. Even in her sober state, Yu Bao'er couldn't understand a thing, much less now when she was drunk.

However, the other party was starting to lead Yu Bao'er elsewhere, holding onto her waist.

Yu Bao'er only felt a dizzy sensation and was subconsciously being taken elsewhere.

She didn't even know where she was being taken to.

She only remembered making many turns, and all around her, she was surrounded by opulent sculptures and paintings.

Such stuff existed everywhere in the palace. Yu Bao'er had no idea where she was being taken to.

She could only visibly sense that she was brought to a door, and the person who took her there was turning the doorknob.

He was excitedly saying something in her ear, making Yu Bao'er subconsciously furrow her brows. For some reason, she didn't like such physical contact.

She didn't like this person.

At that instant the door opened, Yu Bao'er felt a strong force shoving her, making her stumble into the room in a forced manner.

Just then, a cold and familiar voice suddenly rang outside the door.

"The noble Baron Lloyd, if I were you, I would not touch this girl."

Yu Bao'er heard the person beside her speaking in a louder voice. "Hubert? Don't tell me you know this girl?"

Yu Bao'er felt that this voice was too ear-piercing and directly pushed this man away.

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"What are you doing?"

Lloyd furiously scolded Yu Bao'er. Huo Yingcheng, who was standing far away, walked over without hesitation when he saw this situation.

He coldly stared at Lloyd. "This is not a matter of whether I know her or not. This is Lance's wedding. Aren't you afraid he'll skin you for causing trouble at his wedding?"

When Lloyd heard Lance's name, a hint of fear flickered across his greyish-blue eyes.

Tonight, he had noticed this Eastern girl in a light yellow gown and saw that she seemed to be by herself and had no companions.

He knew that the guests of the bride weren't people of high status, and seeing that she was drunk, he got a crooked idea. He hadn't expected to get caught by one of Lance's men.

Since Hubert had already spoken, Lloyd didn't dare stay around any longer. After all, it was no joke to ruffle Lance's feathers.

Ever since that incident, everyone in the Penalan royal family knew how terrifying Lance could be. He didn't even give a face to his uncle. Much less would he give a face to ordinary noblemen like him.

Lloyd briskly left.

Without anyone to support her, Yu Bao'er instantly fell to the ground.

Huo Yingcheng, who was standing outside the door, heard the noise inside and hesitated a moment before walking nearer.

When he reached Yu Bao'er's side, he detected a special alcoholic smell, making him frown and scold. "You even dare to drink wine made from Mint..."

Following that, he instantly realized that this fool probably didn't read the labels on the wine bottles at the time.

How courageous of her.

Fruit wine made using Mint had the strongest alcoholic content. Usually, this ingredient would be conspicuously labeled on wine bottles, and most people ought to ask before drinking it.

This fool didn't even ask anyone.

At this moment, Yu Bao'er was squatting on the ground. Not only did she feel dizzy, but her head had also started aching. She could hear someone saying something in her ear. Finding it noisy, she said irritably, "Shut up!"

Huo Yingcheng was speechless.

Dammit. How dare she ask him to shut up. This Yu Bao'er was extraordinarily bold!

He poked Yu Bao'er's back and scolded. "You ingrate. If not for me do you know what would have happened to you tonight? When you wake up you're going to be wailing bitterly."

"Ugh, you're noisy. Like the crow of a chicken!"

Huo Yingcheng was speechless.

He had an urge to beat someone up.

Yu Bao'er felt like her stomach was churning upside down. Never mind the headache, she was feeling terrible.

No idea if it was because she had eaten too many different things, but she held a hand to her stomach. Seeing her feeling so awful, Huo Yingcheng lifted her and walked into the bathroom in the room.

"μMint is very strong. You've never drunk it before, so it's going to react violently with your stomach. You'll feel better if you vomit it out."

He carried Yu Bao'er over with his hand on Yu Bao'er's waist. With her stomach feeling terrible, to begin with, it felt even more terrible.

They had just reached the sink, but Yu Bao'er couldn't hold herself back anymore. With a retching sound, she vomited out everything in her stomach.

At that instant, even Huo Yingcheng's head started aching.

The alcoholic smell of μMint was very strong. It made him feel like tossing the person before him to the ground.

After vomiting a few times, she pretty much threw out everything in her stomach. Finally, when Huo Yingcheng set her down, the strand of saliva hanging by her mouth dripped onto his arm.

Huo Yingcheng: "..."

F*ck! He had an urge to beat up someone!

He felt like strangling her to death!

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Huo Yingcheng could no longer tolerate it.

He simply watched as Yu Bao'er limply fell sitting on the washroom floor.

In any case, the floor was extremely clean.

After Yu Bao'er finished vomiting, the terrible sensation in her stomach was gone, but she continued to feel dizzy.

Hearing the splashing sounds of water, she dazedly raised her head and saw a figure above her.

She found the person familiar. "Err... you're that... who?"

Huo Yingcheng: "..."

He had washed his hands clean, opened the tap to rinse the sink, before squatting down and seriously gazing at Yu Bao'er. He reminded her, "That very handsome Commander Huo?"

"Eh? Oh? That supporting character beside Instructor He!"

Huo Yingcheng: "..."

F*ck!

This was the first time he heard someone say that out loud.

Despite knowing it was the truth, it pricked at his heart.

But Huo Yingcheng was used to it, so it wasn't like he couldn't accept it. He didn't care either.

He nodded heavily. "Right, I'm that supporting character beside Instructor He."

"Eh hehehehehehe, Commander Huo, I was just joking."

Even in her drunken state, Yu Bao'er wasn't a true goon. Her memories were still intact. It was just that her brain felt knotted up.

"Thank you."

With a mildly solemn expression, Huo Yingcheng pulled Yu Bao'er from the ground.

Judging from her intoxicated state, Yu Bao'er could forget about returning to the banquet.

He patted Yu Bao'er's cheeks. "You'd better go rest on the bed in preparation to be a bridesmaid tomorrow morning. Look how drunk you got the night before the wedding. Where is your room?"

Yu Bao'er tried hard to recall.

"My room? Oh right, where is my room...?"

Following that, she suddenly laughed and pointed at Huo Yingcheng's sturdy chest with a flushed face. "My room... is in your heart... ah burp!~"

Huo Yingcheng: "..."

Drunk women were too goddamn scary!

He helped Yu Bao'er out of the washroom.

There wasn't anyone around here, for every one was busy in the front hall.

Even if he managed to find a servant after much difficulty, that person might not necessarily know where Yu Bao'er's room was. After all, there were too many guests in the palace. These servants were allocated to a specific zone each.

No choice. Huo Yingcheng let out a sigh and could only take her to his room for the time being.

He had a bedroom in the palace. It was arranged for him by Helian Niancheng to make it convenient for him to have a sleepover when he sometimes came over to handle business.

He placed Yu Bao'er there and planned on going back to his own home to sleep tonight.

The most horrifying thing about Yu Bao'er at the moment was that she was drunk but not so drunk as to completely pass out, and she was in a drunken fit in front of him.

Huo Yingcheng truly had his horizons expanded. She alternated between children's songs and Tang poems and even gave a Chinese-style English speech that tormented his ears.

Huo Yingcheng truly couldn't take it anymore.

But as she had yet to fall asleep, Huo Yingcheng didn't dare to go away, so he simply tossed her onto the bed. Because there should be a prudent reserve between the sexes, he only removed her shoes and didn't bother with her clothes, before laying the blanket over her and forcibly holding her down. "Yu Bao'er, I'm commanding you as your commander: Hurry up and go to sleep!"

He said in a stern tone. Yu Bao'er, who was in a dazed state, had cheeks red as tomatoes, yet she remained extremely energetic. Hearing this, she rebutted: "What commander? B*tch, I've quit the army!"

Even though he was used to spewing vulgarities, Huo Yingcheng still widened his eyes when he heard this.

This woman was so boorish it exceeded his imaginations!

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"Little swallow, put on your flower clothes~ Come here every spring~~"

Yu Bao'er started singing again. Huo Yingcheng couldn't take it anymore and put a hand to her mouth to shut her up.

His big palm nearly covered Yu Bao'er's entire face.

Yu Bao'er let out a few muffled sounds and put up a struggle, but Huo Yingcheng refused to let go.

If this woman continued singing, he feared he couldn't hold himself back from beating her up.

But all of a sudden, Yu Bao'er stopped struggling. And then, Huo Yingcheng felt a moist sensation coming from his palm.

Momentarily, a shiver shot up his spine, startling Huo Yingcheng who instantly shifted his hand away...

Yu Bao'er, who could breathe again, felt happy once more and even let out a burp.

Unable to tolerate that alcoholic odor anymore, Huo Yingcheng got to his feet and paced up and down irritably.

Just then, his phone started ringing in his pants. It was a call from Helian Niancheng. "Where are you?"

"In my room, Major-general. I'll come over later."

Huo Yingcheng glanced at Yu Bao'er, wondering if he should tell him about her.

"Come here fast. You're the best man. There are a few guests that I need you to entertain."

"Ok."

Huo Yingcheng responded, then hung up. He went to sit on the edge of the bed and said in a pleading tone, "My dear ancestor, please hurry up and go to bed. I have to go off to be an escort soon!"

Yu Bao'er let out a 'pff' sound, as though she was spitting bubbles. It went on continuously for a few minutes before she finally slowly drifted off to sleep.

Huo Yingcheng looked at his watch and hurriedly opened the door to go over.

When he went out, he carefully gazed around, and only upon seeing that there weren't anyone around, did he walk out with peace of mind.

He had just taken a few steps when he bumped into his mother around the corner.

Seeing her son behaving sneakily when he came out, his mother pondered for a moment, before going to Huo Yingcheng's room.

She cautiously opened the door.

Huo Yingcheng's bed was inside his room, so his mother didn't notice anything upon opening the door to his quarter at first. Hence she walked into the room.

She then saw that on Huo Yingcheng's bed, there was a girl who was firmly covered up and sleeping soundly in the center of the bed...

Huo Yingcheng's mother widened her eyes in disbelief, before retreating from the room in a flustered, yet overjoyed manner.

At that moment, Huo Yingcheng still had no idea what he was going to have to go through later. He chatted with guests in the front hall for a while, fulfilling his responsibilities as a best man until midnight.

He was preparing to go back to his own home, but at the thought of the person in his room, he hesitated for a moment before telling Helian Niancheng about this matter.

Helian Niancheng glanced at him. "You left her to sleep in your room alone?"

"What else could I have done? I had no idea where her room was. Moreover... don't look at me like that. I don't have any designs on her okay!"

Huo Yingcheng felt wrongly accused.

It wasn't like such matters hadn't happened in the past.

Helian Niancheng arched his lips. "I'll get someone to take care of her. Go ahead and go home."

Huo Yingcheng's heart was put to ease. "Be more discreet when you send someone to take care of her. Or else, if others find out about it, I won't be able to clear my name."

With that, he prepared to go back by himself.

Just as he was about to walk out the door, he saw his mother standing there and waiting for him.

Huo Yingcheng went up to her with a shocked expression. "Mom, why are you still here? It's so late already, why haven't you gone back? Were you waiting for me?"

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Seeing Huo Yingcheng walk out by himself, his mother's smile froze on her lips.

Seeing her son act blur, anger rose within her. "Where are you heading right now?"

Huo Yingcheng replied with a calm expression, "Go back home to sleep, of course. I'm dead busy. I still have to wake up early tomorrow morning."

"What? Go back home? You scoundrel!"

Huo Yingcheng's mother smacked his head. "You're just leaving the young lady in your room by herself? How could you deny all responsibility after what you've done to her! You rascal!"

Huo Yingcheng: "..."

He was dumbfounded. "Mom, what are you talking about? What young lady?"

"Still acting blur? Do you think your mom has no idea? I went to your room and I saw it all. She's still resting in there right now. I recognize that young lady. It's the princess consort's bestie, isn't it? To think you even dare to do that to her bestie. And worse, you're not taking responsibility for what you've done to her. You're worse than an animal!"

Huo Yingcheng was dumbfounded by all these accusations.

F*ck!

He truly wouldn't be able to clear his name!

"Mom, don't spout nonsense. She got drunk and I couldn't find her room so I arranged for her to sleep in mine. If not you think I'll be able to leave with ease..."

"Shut up, I don't want to listen to that!"

Huo Yingcheng's mother refused to listen to his explanation. She pointed at the palace. "Go back in right now, and bear the responsibility that you ought to bear."

Huo Yingcheng: "..."

What the hell!

He didn't do anything with Yu Bao'er!

F*ck, he was merely trying to do a good deed. Who knew such a thing would happen? Most importantly, how the hell did his mother see that?

It wasn't something that could be explained in a few words. With his mother pressuring him, Huo Yingcheng had no choice but to go back with a glum face.

When he reached the main hall, Helian Niancheng was still outside. Seeing him return, he raised a brow in confusion.

Huo Yingcheng took out a cigarette at the entrance and said in a dispirited tone, "I'm finished, Major-general. My mom saw me sending her into my room and she refused to listen to my explanation. She's also forbidding me from going home. Now, I'll never be able to clear my name."

"Brother Huo, who did your mom see you take to your room?"

Huo Yingcheng had just finished speaking when the bride Gu Qingjiu came in from another direction in her evening gown. She asked Huo Yingcheng with a beam, "Brother Huo, you're not getting any younger. It's about time you settle down. If you have someone in mind, why not tell us? Perhaps we can help give you some advice."

"Ugh no."

Huo Yingcheng said in a disgruntled tone. How would he dare to tell her the person he took to his room was the drunk Yu Bao'er?

Gu Qingjiu smiled. Helian Niancheng circled an arm around Gu Qingjiu's waist and cast a meaningful look at Huo Yingcheng. "Then you'd better explain this matter to your mother clearly. We're going in first. Remember to wake up early tomorrow morning."

Huo Yingcheng: "..."

Major-general was planning to stand by and watch him die.

Huo Yingcheng felt a chilly feeling in his heart.

He spat out cigarette smoke, and with no other alternative, could only go in and see how things go.

When he rescued Yu Bao'er back then, he had wanted Qingjiu to take care of her bestie herself. Now things are great. He got himself into trouble and there was no way for him to clear his name.

Recalling the gaze his mother gave him, that pained look in her eyes, Huo Yingcheng felt a sense of despair.

When he opened the door, he saw that Yu Bao'er had already removed the blanket and was sleeping with her arms and legs spread open in an unglam position.

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Yu Bao'er was quite good-looking actually. At the very least, she was tall, leggy, and had everything a woman ought to have.

She did have the assets to be popular.

Her evening gown was bunched up, revealing a naked, smooth, and long leg outside. If her gown went up a bit more, she would have exposed herself.

Vexed by the sight, Huo Yingcheng pinched up the blanket and covered her up once more.

He smoked a cigarette while sitting on the edge of the bed, not knowing what to do.

At this hour, he couldn't possibly send Yu Bao'er back.

If someone were to see this in the middle of the night, it would be all the harder for him to explain himself. Huo Yingcheng had already learned a painful lesson.

So where was he going to sleep tonight?

He still had matters to be busy with early tomorrow morning!

In the end, the frustrated Huo Yingcheng could only retrieve a blanket from the wardrobe and went to sleep on the sofa.

He could only count himself unlucky.

*

In the middle of the night, Yu Bao'er finally woke up with a headache.

She had more or less sobered up.

Sitting up in bed dazedly, Yu Bao'er sensed that something wasn't quite right.

This... didn't seem like her room...

Her room didn't smell like this.

It was pitch dark around her, and Yu Bao'er could see nothing. She could only deduce based on her intuition, whether she was in her room or not.

She got flustered.

She wasn't in her room. What the hell was going on?

Why was she here?

Yu Bao'er felt around in a panic, feeling her way to the bedside table and turned on the lights.

With a 'pa' sound, the lights turned on. The bright lights made Yu Bao'er subconsciously cover up her eyes.

It was only after her eyes had adjusted to the lighting, did Yu Bao'er remove her hands.

Now that she got a proper look, this was indeed not her room.

Although the interior decor was like what was commonly seen in the palace, there were visible traces of a man's presence in this room.

Especially the cigarette box with English labels placed on the bedside table.

Usually, men were the ones who smoked!

Panic seized Yu Bao'er, who hurriedly got out of bed. Seeing that she was still wearing that light yellow evening gown, albeit a tad crumpled, and there didn't seem to be anything unusual, she heaved a sigh of relief.

Seems like nothing had happened. Thank god.

Yu Bao'er saw that there were only her high heels beside the bed. With a headache, she simply landed her bare feet on the ground and gazed towards the bedroom door.

She walked over and opened it. As the lighting was dim, she found the lights and turned them on, and only then saw a man lying on the sofa. Startled by the sight, she said, "Commander Huo, why are you here?"

Huo Yingcheng, who was abruptly woken from a deep sleep, opened his eyes irritably.

As the lighting was too piercing, he blocked his eyes with his fingers. When he opened his eyes, he then saw Yu Bao'er standing there and staring at him with a dumbfounded look.

Huo Yingcheng said in a displeased tone, "You're finally awake, huh?!"

Yu Bao'er was confused. "Why am I here? Where is this?"

"This is my room!"

Huo Yingcheng, who was in his pajamas, got up and shook his blanket as he spoke. "You're pretty bold, huh. You even dare to drink such strong alcohol. Didn't it occur to you to ask someone if it could be an alcoholic drink before you did so? You were even nearly..."

At this point, Huo Yingcheng halted. Yu Bao'er sensed something instantly. "Even nearly what?"

"Taken advantage of! If I hadn't saved you, you would be crying your eyes out this very moment."

Chapter 840: Huo Yingcheng, Yu Bao'er (12)

Yu Bao'er froze when she heard Huo Yingcheng's words.

"Isn't this the palace?"

"So what if it is the palace?" Huo Yingcheng sneered. "There are so many people present today. How can you guarantee that everyone here is a good person?"

Huo Yingcheng held the blanket and looked at his wristwatch. "It's 3 am now. Can still get in two more hours of sleep. If you're awake, you can slowly sober up. I'll go in and sleep first."

"Wait, wait, wait." Yu Bao'er looked at the blanket in his arms. "Why are you going into sleep? I didn't say I'm done sleeping."

"It's my room and you're asking me to sleep on the sofa? Impossible! I wouldn't have bothered with you if you weren't drunk. Go ahead and sleep on the sofa!"

With that, Huo Yingcheng mercilessly went into the room.

Yu Bao'er was speechless.

Please don't, Commander Huo.

What happened to their comradeship?

How could he treat other people like this?

Heart felt so painful that it was hard to breathe.

However, Huo Yingcheng had already entered the room in the meanwhile. Not only did he go in, he even took out the blanket Yu Bao'er used earlier and tossed it to her. "Here, take it. You can continue to cover yourself with this blanket tonight. It reeks of alcohol!"

Yu Bao'er took the blanket from him with a pout. She dared not believe that Commander Huo had asked her to sleep on the sofa.

As she had just sobered up, she was still quite awake and didn't feel sleepy.

She sat on the sofa and looked out the window at the scenery.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew in, making Yu Bao'er shiver. She continued sleeping with the blanket over her, and the moment she laid down she could smell an intense cologne smell.

Huo Yingcheng had just slept on it earlier, so his scent had lingered on.

Yu Bao'er tried hard to recall how she had gotten here, but no matter how hard she tried, she failed to do so. It all felt very hazy to her.

She couldn't at all remember how she had gotten drunk, and how she had come to this place.

It was like her memory was in fragments.

But nothing had happened to her and Commander Huo had no reason to lie to her.

Thinking of it this way, Commander Huo was a good person.

Not only did he save her, he even took care of a drunk.

She still had to be a bridesmaid at tomorrow's wedding, and it was quite embarrassing to get drunk tonight.

She smacked her forehead. Seeing that she could still sleep for another two hours, Yu Bao'er prepared to sleep a little longer.

She had just fallen asleep when someone turned on the lights.

Yu Bao'er looked up and saw Huo Yingcheng coming out with a dark countenance. "Go in and sleep!"

Yu Bao'er was baffled. "Didn't you tell me to sleep on the sofa?"

"The bed reeks of alcohol. You go in and sleep in there!"

Huo Yingcheng came over and started chasing Yu Bao'er away impatiently. Yu Bao'er didn't stand on ceremony and got up to walk into the bedroom. But an idea suddenly occurred to her, making her wonder out loud. "I can go back and sleep in my room."

"Never mind if you're able to find your room. You can forget about asking me to walk you back. If someone were to see me sending you out at this hour, what am I to do? I don't wish for my reputation to be ruined."

Yu Bao'er was annoyed to hear that. "What reputation? I'm a virgin and I'm not even worrying about my reputation!"

Huo Yingcheng scoffed and laid back down on the sofa, then covered himself with his blanket and went on to ignore Yu Bao'er.

Yu Bao'er let out a 'hmph,' before going into the bedroom. Since he didn't want to sleep in there, she would go in and sleep on the bed!