Chapter 145: Playing It This Way, Huh?

Seemingly satisfied with the answer, Ji Ya broke into a smile, released his neck, and flopped back onto the bed, smacking her lips.

Lin Yu: ?
Fine, fine, so that’s how we’re playing this, huh?
To be caught off guard like this for no reason!

He shook his head with a helpless smile and prepared to get up and leave, only to be grabbed by her again. "Don't go~"

Did she want to keep drinking?

Her soft body, carrying the scent of mixed alcohol and a faint perfume, pressed closer. Gazing at the breathtakingly beautiful face right before him, Lin Yu felt breathless. He could see every detail of her face clearly; there wasn't a single flaw, as perfect as a freshly peeled egg.

He couldn't help but look down, where the towering peaks rose and fell beneath her thin clothing. Lin Yu’s breath hitched, and his body tensed up instantly.

This woman... she really knew how to stir a man's heart! He was unable to pull himself away, sinking deeper, feeling only... pure enjoyment!

Every breath was filled with the tenderness emanating from her. Lin Yu forced himself to stay sober, swallowed hard to suppress the strange feelings deep in his heart, and gently laid her back down on the bed with a weary sigh.

"Drink as much as you want, I’ll stay with you." There really was no helping her.

She was lying down now, looking obedient, but her hand kept a tight grip on his shirt hem, refusing to let go! She was using all her might; he couldn't break free at all!

Drink, drink, drink, drink until you drop!

Ji Ya let out a hum: "Bring the wine! More wine!!"

Having said that, she drifted off into a daze, her eyes squinting. It seemed the alcohol was finally catching up to her, and she was completely delirious.

Lin Yu chuckled, grabbed an empty bottle, and placed it in her hand. She clumsily brought it to her lips, took a sip, and her throat made a gurgling sound.

Afterward, she shook her head and whimpered, "Can't drink anymore, really can't drink anymore, take it away, take it away, please!!"

Lin Yu set the bottle aside and turned back to find her fast asleep.

Do girls need to change clothes when they sleep? His ex-girlfriend never let him touch her, so he had zero experience in taking care of a girl.

But she was covered in the smell of alcohol. If he didn't change her clothes, the fastidious Ji Ya would definitely have a breakdown when she woke up tomorrow.

To hell with it! As long as she doesn't curse him when she wakes up, that's a blessing!

He carefully removed her coat. Since she was dead to the world, he didn't encounter much trouble turning her over. Next was the shirt... her snow-white skin was almost translucent. Are all girls this fair?

Looking past the open buttons, he saw her soft, fair breasts.

How could he be thinking lewd thoughts at a time like this? He closed his eyes, struggled to steady his mind, and began changing her. Fortunately, it was a button-up, which was easy to undo. He put his own pajamas on her, and they fit quite well.

Once everything was settled, he poured some warm water. She happened to be half-asleep, calling for water, so he gently fed her a little.

He placed the glass on the nightstand, tucked the blanket in, and turned to leave.

Only then did Lin Yu have time to return to the sofa and properly watch the MV video Su Xiaolin had sent.

The effect was unexpectedly good. The production quality and the atmosphere were spot on—it deserved a perfect score.

It was exactly eleven o'clock at night. Honestly, would he get sanctioned for secretly uploading a music video in the middle of the night?

The last time he released a song, it was around this time, and netizens jokingly dubbed him the "King of Emo," saying he knew exactly when to release songs—choosing the dead of night, the peak "emo" hour.

The only decent thing Lin Yu did was not upload it directly to NetEase Cloud Music; otherwise, the 999+ comments would all be people cursing him.

After the upload, the OO Music platform still had reviewers working late at night. Within half an hour, it passed, and the song was marked with a check.

Lin Yu confirmed several times that everything was fine before logging out. He returned to the guest room to tidy up, and the noise startled the housekeeper, who lived directly below. When the old lady came upstairs, her shadow at the door nearly scared the life out of him.

"Ma'am! Didn't you go back to your hometown to take care of your sick grandson?"

His eyes darted involuntarily toward the door. He had only dared to bring Ji Ya back because he thought the housekeeper wasn't there. If word got out that the boss was staying at an employee's place in the middle of the night...

As a man, he wouldn't mind, but Ji Ya was a young woman with a fragile reputation, and for a female CEO, reputation was everything.

The housekeeper rubbed her sleepy eyes, clearly oblivious to Lin Yu’s secret. She checked the time—past midnight—and took the bedsheets from his hands, chattering like a mother.

"Go wash up, sir. Leave this to your old servant."

"Old servant"?

Lin Yu stared at her, slightly stunned. This...

"My grandson taught me. His illness is cured, so I rushed back."

"You can't let anything get in the way of work, can you?"

With a salary of tens of thousands a month, if she lost this job, she’d wake up crying in the middle of the night for the rest of her life.

With the housekeeper helping, Lin Yu went to wash up, but he moved quickly, terrified that she might run into the master bedroom next door.

Fortunately, the housekeeper respected the owner's privacy. Once she finished cleaning up, she left, not forgetting to add: "Goodnight, Master."

"Master"...

That was really strange!!

...

Lin Yu fell into a deep sleep, but at midnight, "What Cannot Return Is More Than Just Time" went live, and netizens couldn't sleep anymore.

"Holy crap!!!! This song, I really!! I'm emo, I'm done for!!"
"Damn, Yu really has no heart!!"
"If you don't understand, just know that everyone who's been broken by this song, please like!"
"Why are Lin Yu and Ji Ya in the MV? What the hell are those last two shots!? Are they together? Did they break up?"
"Oh my god, they spent years from college to work together, you can't call that a breakup, that's a divorce, okay!"
"Wuwuwu, I'm crying, this is too touching!!"
"Refund my money!! You heartless dog, pay for my emotional damages!!"
"Must you release songs in the middle of the night?! Is the lives of netizens not lives, dammit!!"
"Damn! He really has no heart! It's too lethal!!"
"Suddenly reminded of that thing a while back, three years of love couldn't compare to a million-dollar watch from a fat guy at a concert!!"
"And that turned out to be a fake watch too!!"
"He really... I'm crying. His interpretation of love is spot on. Once you lose it, regret is useless; the past is the past."
"Wuwuwu, it's too painful."
"Yu, please, act like a human being!! I beg you!!"

...

The next morning, Lin Yu woke up for some light exercise and coffee. After the routine, he felt full of energy. The old housekeeper was up even earlier than him. Usually, Lin Yu didn't need her help with breakfast, so she greeted him and headed out to buy groceries.