Just after being thrown into the lake, seven beautiful women blocked the door calling him "husb

The hustle and bustle of the victory celebration was completely shut out the moment the car door closed.

Juncheng Law Firm booked the entire top-floor banquet hall of the most luxurious hotel in the new city.

The crystal chandelier's light was so dazzling it was almost blinding.

Chen Ye stood in the center of the crowd.

He became the absolute star of the night.

Liu Huan was wearing a burgundy high-slit evening gown.

He personally stood up for him and publicly announced the establishment of an independent department named after him.

"Chen Ye Public Interest Legal Aid Department!"

The name was uttered from Liu Huan's sexy red lips.

Congratulations, flattery, and envious glances surrounded him like a tide.

One glass of wine after another was handed to him.

"Attorney Chen, I salute you! For your fight for justice!"

"Attorney Chen, I salute you again! For the silent majority!"

He had a smile on his face and welcomed everyone.

Alcohol numbs the nerves and amplifies the weariness and irritability in one's heart.

What lingered in his mind was not the joy of victory, but Su Qingying's cold question.

"Who exactly are you?"

It was Qin Kexin's helpless message, "I don't know what to do."

It was Liu Huan's provocative long legs, crossed and clad in black stockings, in the photo.

The victory in a lawsuit, however, unleashed an even bigger storm in his life.

He didn't know how he managed to get through the banquet.

All I remember is that in the end, it was Li Zhe and Wang Hao who supported his arms.

Qin Kexin followed beside him, and the group together helped him into the taxi.

My stomach was churning, and my head was throbbing.

Chen Ye felt like a lump of mud, thrown onto the sofa in the apartment.

He heard Li Zhe and Wang Hao talking.

"Attorney Chen drank too much today."

"Sister Kexin, we'll be going now. Please take good care of Lawyer Chen."

"Okay, be careful on your way." Qin Kexin's voice sounded somewhat unsteady.

The door was closed.

The world is finally quiet.

Chen Ye struggled to go to the restroom, but he didn't even have the strength to stand up.

In the darkness, he seemed to have returned to the cold bottom of that lake.

He was enveloped in a feeling of suffocation, filled with despair and helplessness.

I don't know how much time has passed.

A soft click of a key unlocking the door could be heard.

The sound of high heels clicking on the floor grew louder as they approached.

A familiar scent of perfume wafted into my nostrils.

Qin Kexin is back.

She turned on the living room light, and the soft light made Chen Ye squint uncomfortably.

She was carrying a pharmacy bag.

Seeing Chen Ye sitting motionless on the sofa.

She walked quickly over, squatted down, and gently patted his face.

"Chen Ye? Wake up."

Chen Ye struggled to open his eyes a crack.

In my line of sight was Qin Kexin's face, which was covered in exquisite makeup.

Her cheeks were flushed with a lovely blush from drinking.

"Why are you back again?" The voice was so hoarse it was almost unbelievable.

"I'm afraid you'll die of alcohol poisoning at home."

Qin Kexin said irritably, reaching out to help him up.

"Go to bed, I'll buy you some hangover medicine."

Chen Ye, following her force, managed to sit up.

My head is even more dizzy.

He grabbed Qin Kexin's wrist, pulling her so hard she stumbled and fell onto the sofa next to him.

The distance between the two instantly closed.

Chen Ye could clearly see her eyes, slightly widened with panic, beneath her long eyelashes.

"sorry."

He looked at her and abruptly said three words.

Qin Kexin was stunned.

"What?"

"Those things online," Chen Ye looked into her eyes, "I'm sorry for dragging you into this."

He knew perfectly well how much pressure she had been under these past few days.

A promising young female lawyer is labeled a "mistress," and how long will she be gossiped about behind her back?

Qin Kexin's eyes immediately reddened.

She didn't speak, she just shook her head.

"You..." Chen Ye wanted to say something, but his stomach churned, and he pushed her away abruptly, staggering into the bathroom.

"vomit!"

He hugged the toilet and vomited violently.

It seemed as if he wanted to vomit out all the grievances and repressions of his life along with the alcohol.

After vomiting, he didn't even have the strength to stand up. Leaning against the cold toilet, he slid down to the floor and fell into a deep sleep.

……

I was woken up again by being forcibly dragged up from the ground by a force.

Chen Ye opened his eyes halfway and saw Qin Kexin struggling to hold his arm and try to get him onto the bed.

She, a woman, clearly overestimated her strength.

Chen Ye, a tall man over 1.8 meters, became as heavy as a dead pig when drunk.

"You're awake? Quick, walk around a bit." Qin Kexin was panting, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Chen Ye regained some consciousness and, cooperating with her movements, finally managed to move into the bedroom.

As soon as he touched the bed, he collapsed back down.

Qin Kexin wrung out a hot towel and roughly wiped his face a few times.

Then, she opened the hangover medicine, poured a glass of water, and held both the medicine and the glass of water to his lips.

"I drank it."

Chen Ye swallowed the medicine and drank a few sips of water from her hand.

The burning sensation in my throat has finally subsided a bit.

He leaned against the headboard, looking at the woman who was busy taking care of him.

Under the lights, Qin Kexin took off her coat, leaving her in only a tight-fitting white shirt.

The perfect curves were outlined to the fullest extent.

She seemed to have drunk quite a bit; her cheeks were flushed and her eyes were slightly watery.

She has lost some of her usual capable and intellectual demeanor, but gained an indescribable charm.

Especially the black stockings she was wearing today.

It tightly wrapped around her long, shapely legs, which gleamed alluringly under the light.

Chen Ye's gaze, uncontrollably, followed the perfect leg lines upwards.

Damn, who can handle this...?

In his past life, when he was a male escort, he had seen all kinds of women.

But no one else can combine intellect and sexiness so perfectly as Qin Kexin.

Like a glass of very strong red wine, it smells delicious, but burns through your throat the moment it enters your mouth.

"What are you looking at?"

Qin Kexin felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze and straightened her skirt.

"Because you're good-looking." Chen Ye's answer was very direct.

Alcohol made him shed all his pretenses.

Qin Kexin's heart skipped a beat.

She turned her face away, not daring to look at him again.

"Go to sleep early, I'm leaving."

She stood up, wanting to escape the room that was making her feel uneasy.

Chen Ye grabbed her wrist.

His hands were very hot.

That heat seemed to travel directly through her skin to her heart.

Qin Kexin's body stiffened.

"Don't go."

Chen Ye's voice was hoarse from drinking and carried a hint of vulnerability that was barely perceptible.

Qin Kexin did not turn around.

She could feel her heart pounding so fast it felt like it was about to explode.

"Chen Ye, you've had too much to drink." Her voice was trembling.

"I'm not drunk." Chen Ye tightened his grip. "I can tell who Qin Kexin is."

These words were like a key, unlocking the last line of defense in Qin Kexin's heart.

She slowly turned around.

Looking at the man on the bed.

His eyes no longer held the usual cynicism, nor the sharp, piercing gaze of the courtroom.

There was a deep weariness and confusion in there that she had never seen before.

"Why...why did you come back?" Chen Ye asked.

Qin Kexin bit her lip and remained silent for a long time.

"I... am worried about you."

Yes, I'm worried about him.

At the celebration banquet, she watched him surrounded by people, drinking one glass after another.

She knew he was suffering inside.

He won the lawsuit, but his world became even more chaotic.

So, after she brought him back, she was still worried and went back again.

She just wanted to see how he was doing and bring him some hangover medicine.

But I never expected it to develop into this way.

Chen Ye smiled.

He took her hand and pulled it slightly.

Qin Kexin lost her balance and cried out as she fell into his arms.

The man's scent, mixed with a faint smell of tobacco and alcohol, instantly enveloped her.

This is an embrace filled with aggression.

Completely different from the "Chen Ye" of the past.

Qin Kexin's body tensed instantly, and she put her hands in front of him, trying to struggle.

"Chen Ye, let me go!"

"I won't let go."

Chen Ye's arms held her tightly in his embrace like iron hoops.

He buried his face in the crook of her neck and took a deep breath.

The fragrance from her hair brought a moment of peace to his chaotic mind.

"Kexin".

He called her name.

Are you tired?

Qin Kexin stopped struggling.

She was stunned.

tired.

How could I not be tired?

These past few days, I've been getting strange looks from people in the law firm.

The harsh words behind her back felt like needles pricking her skin.

During the day, she has to pretend nothing's wrong and force a smile to handle her heavy workload.

Only when I get home at night can I take off all my pretenses and secretly cry while hugging my pillow.

No one asked her if she was tired.

Everyone thought she was a woman who rose to power through improper relationships.

Deserve it.

But now, this man is the culprit who dragged her into the abyss.

But he asked her if she was tired.

Qin Kexin could no longer hold back her tears.

Large, heavy stones landed on Chen Ye's shoulder.

His shirt was soaked.

Her sobs changed from suppressed whimpers to plaintive whimpers.

Chen Ye didn't say anything, he just held her.

He let her tears burn a part of his heart as well.

He gently stroked her soft, long hair.

It's like comforting a wounded kitten.

for a long time.

Qin Kexin's crying gradually subsided.

She lifted her head from his embrace, her eyes red and swollen from crying.

"I...I'm fine now." She sniffed, her voice still thick with nasal tone.

She wanted to get out of his arms.

Chen Ye did not let go.

He looked down at her.

Looking at her smudged makeup, swollen eyes, and lips that looked even more vibrant after being wet with tears.

Alcohol, impulse, guilt, and primal desire.

At that moment, the dam of his reason completely collapsed.

He lowered his head.

He kissed her.

Qin Kexin's mind went completely blank with a "boom".

All she could feel was the domineering yet burning sensation on her lips.

She instinctively wanted to push him away.

But Chen Ye's other hand gripped the back of her head, leaving her nowhere to escape.

This kiss was full of predatory intent.

Without any tenderness.

It was as if it wanted to swallow her whole.

Qin Kexin's body went from stiff to trembling, and finally, gradually softened.

Her hand, which was pressed against his chest, unconsciously gripped his collar.

She also drank alcohol.

She had been suppressing her feelings for far too long.

When the lips part.

Both of them were panting heavily.

The air was thick with an atmosphere of extreme ambiguity.

Chen Ye looked at the woman beneath him, her eyes filled with seductive allure.

"Kexin".

He called her name again, his voice terribly hoarse.

"Don't leave tonight..."

This invitation, like a spark, ignited the already densely packed tinder in the room.

Qin Kexin looked at him but did not answer.

But her dreamy eyes and flushed cheeks had already given him the answer.

She slowly closed her eyes.

This is a silent, tacit invitation.

Chen Ye's heart began to pound.

The lights in the room had been turned off at some point.

Only the hazy moonlight filtering in from outside the window remained.

Darkness amplifies all the senses.

The sound of clothes hitting the floor was exceptionally clear in the quiet room.

……

the next day.

A ray of sunlight shone through the gap in the curtains onto Chen Ye's face.

His head was still a little fuzzy from the hangover.

Slowly opening my eyes, the first thing that catches my eye is...

It was a cascade of long, black hair that cascaded down the pillow.

Qin Kexin was still asleep.

Her sleeping face, devoid of its usual shrewdness and competence, appeared exceptionally serene and gentle.

Chen Ye's memories, like a movie with broken frames, began to replay one by one.

Last night's madness, the loss of control, and the ultimate intimacy...

He glanced down at it.

Under the covers, their bodies were pressed tightly together.

【Hold.】

Chen Ye cursed inwardly.

He knew he had made a big mistake.

He took advantage of someone's vulnerability.

He looked at the sleeping woman beside him, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

There was satisfaction, guilt, and more than anything, an inexplicable restlessness.

He didn't want to have such deep entanglements with these women.

But now everything is out of control.

Just then.

Qin Kexin's eyelashes trembled slightly.

She woke up.