Back in his bedroom, Cheng Xiaofan was too excited to sleep. He wondered if he should open a bottle of wine to celebrate. After all, the source of the virus was about to appear. This was quite a good thing!
He immediately took out a bottle of Qian Ri Zui wine from his spatial storage, along with a large chunk of roasted meat. He sliced the meat and piled it onto a plate. He poured himself a full cup of wine.
He took a sip of the wine and then a piece of roasted meat.
"Wow!"
The wine was fragrant! The meat was also fragrant! It was truly delicious.
He glanced at the beautiful woman, Xiang Wanli, lying on the bed. Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but narrow his eyes and smile. In the lamplight, admiring a beauty while savoring fine wine and eating fragrant roasted meat – this must be the most beautiful state of life!
"Not bad."
Gulp! He swallowed another large mouthful of wine.
Unexpectedly, as Cheng Xiaofan was smacking his lips,
"Mr. Cheng,"
Xiang Wanli suddenly opened her dewy, beautiful eyes. She looked at him, bewildered, "Why are you drinking wine in the middle of the night?"
"..." Cheng Xiaofan was taken aback. How did she wake up at this hour? He suddenly remembered that it must be the aroma of spiritual energy contained within the wine and meat that had broken through the spiritual energy entwining her acupoints, causing her to awaken from her slumber.
Cheng Xiaofan wryly curled his lips and chuckled, "I was hungry, so I got up to make myself something to eat."
"Why don't you come over too and have some with me!"
"Okay, I'll keep you company!"
Upon hearing this, Xiang Wanli didn't hesitate. She rolled out of bed and came to Cheng Xiaofan, sitting down opposite him. Cheng Xiaofan handed her a pair of chopsticks and a bowl.
"Would you like some wine?" he asked.
Xiang Wanli shook her head and smiled, "I never drink baijiu. I'll just have some roasted meat with you!"
Cheng Xiaofan nodded and smiled, "Whatever you like!"
Xiang Wanli smiled, "Mr. Cheng, you look like something good has happened. Why are you so happy?"
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled, "It's not exactly a major event. It's just that I predict that within the next few days, I should be able to find the source of the doomsday virus!"
Xiang Wanli heard this and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled, "This venerable one never lies in front of a beautiful woman. Of course, I'm telling the truth!"
Xiang Wanli said, "That's wonderful."
By the time the roasted meat on the plate was finished, the bottle of wine was also drained by Cheng Xiaofan. At this point, there were still over two hours until dawn. The two of them freshened up simply and returned to bed.
However.
Having just eaten, they couldn't fall asleep immediately.
"Mr. Cheng, you should hold me while I sleep!"
Xiang Wanli affectionately nuzzled into Cheng Xiaofan's embrace. Cheng Xiaofan felt a headache coming on. He said, "Miss Xiang, perhaps not."
"I've just had some wine, and things tend to happen when I'm drunk."
Xiang Wanli laughed, "What could happen! We've slept together for two nights and nothing has happened!" Her tone suggested she rather hoped something would happen.
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and said, "Alright, I'll hold you as you sleep!" He embraced her and infused a bit more spiritual energy into her acupoints. Seeing that she had fallen asleep again, Cheng Xiaofan gently moved her to the side.
He thought to himself, there probably wasn't a better man in the world than him. In truth, Cheng Xiaofan's restless dragon heart had long wanted to take liberties with her. But he restrained himself. He already had Wu Shengnan in the capital. He didn't want another. He still had many things to do and didn't have the energy to deal with more women for the time being.
He closed his eyes and rested briefly. When he opened his eyes again, the sky was already bright.
Shortly after Cheng Xiaofan got up, Xiang Wanli also woke up.
"Mr. Cheng, I've noticed you always wake up very early!" Xiang Wanli said to Cheng Xiaofan during breakfast.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and replied, "As a small farmer from the countryside, I've been used to waking up early since I was young. If I slept in late, my parents would spank my backside."
Xiang Wanli asked curiously, "Were your parents very strict with you?"
Cheng Xiaofan said, "Yes, my father often told me, 'If I don't beat you three times a day, you'll tear the roof off the house.'"
Xiang Wanli laughed, "It seems you were quite mischievous as a child!"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled, "Yes, which country child isn't mischievous! But among the snot-nosed kids in my village, I was the most mischievous!"
"If a chicken went missing in the village, or a pig's tail was cut off, it was definitely me leading a bunch of kids to do it!"
Xiang Wanli asked in confusion, "Why would you mess with someone's pig's tail?"
Cheng Xiaofan said, "It was because I was greedy. We'd cut off a pig's tail and hide in the mountains to stew it for soup! So, all the naked kids in the village would say, 'Following Brother Cheng means we'll have food and drink!'"
"Hahaha!" Xiang Wanli laughed until tears streamed from her eyes. She said, "Mr. Cheng, you're truly something! I wish I had met you back then. I could have followed you for food and drink!"
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and said, "You grew up in a cadre family, so you never lacked food or drink. How could you have associated with poor mountain kids like us!"
"Ding ding ding!" As they were chatting, Cheng Xiaofan's phone rang. He took out his phone and saw it was a call from Luo Lin.
Cheng Xiaofan answered the call and asked with a smile, "Luo Lin, why are you calling me so early?"
Luo Lin smiled and said, "Your Excellency, His Majesty the King has asked Finn and me to pick you up. He has something to discuss with you."
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll be downstairs shortly!"
When he arrived downstairs at the State Guesthouse, Luo Lin and Finn were already waiting. As they got into the car, Cheng Xiaofan asked, "Have you heard what Old Meng wants to discuss with me?"
Finn smiled and said, "We don't know."
Luo Lin, however, smiled and said, "It should be something good!"
Good? Cheng Xiaofan thought, what good could Old Meng possibly want to discuss with me!
Not long after, the car stopped at the entrance of the royal palace.
"Your Excellency, we apologize for disturbing you again!" Meng Xizi, along with several ministers, came forward to greet him.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Old Meng,"
"I was planning to rest at the State Guesthouse today."
"I wonder what urgent matter you have with me?"
Meng Xizi, with a face full of smiles, said, "Your Excellency, you are Chinese. You must be familiar with classical Chinese architecture. I plan to build a pavilion and have already had the blueprints drawn. I wanted to ask you to take a look and offer some advice."
Cheng Xiaofan was stunned. What trick was Meng Xizi playing? At such a critical juncture, did he still have the leisure to build a classical Chinese pavilion?