Chapter 94: Caught by Sasuko
Three hours passed. Shisui already showed signs of intoxication, eyes hazy as he leaned against the table, the attendant pouring his drinks having already left.
Though Yu deliberately suppressed his body's ability to break down alcohol, under his three-hundred-thousand-horsepower constitution's natural resistance, his gaze remained clear. Only his fair cheeks flushed slightly from the alcohol, brow carrying a trace of faint worry.
Dawn was breaking at the horizon, yet the room's lighting remained dim and yellow.
The girl responsible for pouring Yu's drinks had long grown numb with waiting, her heart increasingly anxious and restless.
This outstandingly handsome young man before her had from beginning to end only silently drunk, never making any improper moves.
Handsome guy, did you really come to a nightclub just to drink?
Soft lighting illuminated his well-defined profile, the faint flush from alcohol making his features even more picturesque.
Yet the more intently she watched, the more her heart itched.
In another hour the establishment would close. If she didn't make a move... this "meat" at her lips would truly fly away.
So she gathered courage and softly probed, "This guest, do you need me... to attend your rest?"
Watery eyes gazed at him, gaze ambiguous, intent more than obvious.
Yu only glanced at her indifferently, tone distant. "If tired, you may withdraw first."
The girl's heart inexplicably surged with frustration.
She was at least one of this nightclub's top girls, usually only serving the most distinguished guests.
In the past, even the most outwardly restrained men would inevitably become handsy after a few drinks. Many impatient old lechers would claim drunkenness after barely three rounds, demanding she "attend" them.
Yet this person before her had from beginning to end not even given her a proper look.
She couldn't help privately speculating what extraordinary beauty could possibly catch this guest's eye.
Though regretful, she could only rise and bow, softly saying, "Then I shall withdraw first. If you need anything, my lord, please call me anytime."
Just then, a golden flash suddenly brightened as a figure appeared from nowhere in the private room.
It was a black-haired girl with eyes like deep pools.
Her beauty carried an almost unreal impact—skin fair and translucent, features so exquisite they seemed sculpted. Just standing there quietly, she seemed to gather all surrounding light.
The drinking companion about to leave froze in place, heart inexplicably filled with shame.
This girl's beauty was too ethereal—for a moment she'd thought she was seeing an illusion.
"Yu! What are you doing here?"
A clear yet anger-laced female voice suddenly rang out.
The girl's sharp gaze swept over the revealingly dressed kimono-clad woman kneeling beside Yu, eyes growing colder:
"You knocked me out... just to come to this kind of place?"
The slight intoxication Yu had finally cultivated was instantly dispelled by Sasuko's shout.
He was dazed for a moment, eyes quickly regaining clarity as he said in surprise, "Sasuko? How did you come here?"
The girl's face was frosty as she said coldly, "What, did I interrupt your fun?"
The woman pouring drinks quietly lifted her eyes, observing this girl of peerless beauty, then glancing at Yu about to explain. Understanding dawned—so he had such a beautiful wife at home, no wonder he disdained her.
But with such a beauty, why still come to this kind of place?
Bah! What a scumbag!
So before leaving, the woman deliberately threw Yu a flirtatious glance before turning to close the door behind her.
This action completely enraged Sasuko. She almost ground out that name through her teeth:
"Yu!"
Yu hurriedly explained, "I really just wanted to drink! Shisui insisted on choosing this place—if you don't believe me, ask him—" He pushed the already drunken Shisui beside him.
Shisui was pushed and barely opened his unfocused eyes, responding vaguely, "...Huh?"
Sasuko suddenly directed her gaze at the alcohol-reeking Shisui, raising her voice. "Brother Shisui!"
Shisui was startled alert by this shout, barely opening bloodshot eyes. After recognizing the visitor, he mumbled unclearly, "Sa-Sasuko?... How are you here?"
Sasuko didn't answer his question but instead stared intently at him, demanding, "Yu said you brought him to this kind of place—is that true?"
Shisui's mind remained completely muddled, instinctively responding, "Mm..."
Sasuko's gaze immediately sharpened further.
When he came to find Yu for tea before, he'd seemed so proper. Who knew he'd come to such places in private?
Even with a child, still coming to this kind of place... scumbag!
What's worse, he even brought Yu to this kind of place. Fortunately, both were fully dressed and didn't seem to have done anything improper.
Only then did Sasuko calm slightly.
She no longer looked at that "you never really know someone" Shisui, directly walking before Yu and grabbing his hand. "Let's go home. From now on, associate less with this kind of person."
Shisui listened with dazed eyes, his intoxication sobering considerably.
He opened his mouth but momentarily didn't know how to defend himself.
Wait, buddy?
He'd been properly handling official business at home when Yu suddenly came asking to drink—how did it all become his fault now?
Before leaving, Yu looked somewhat apologetically at the still-dazed Shisui, saying quietly, "Let's end here today. Farewell."
Sasuko impatiently urged from the side, "Let's go already!" She didn't want to stay another moment in this air filled with powder and perfume.
Space slightly distorted as their figures suddenly vanished.
Only Shisui remained alone in the private room, staring at the empty space for a long while without recovering.
What kind of situation is this?
Air rippled as the two returned to the familiar bedroom.
Sasuko moved close before Yu, small nose lightly sniffing as if carefully discerning something.
Yu was somewhat puzzled by her actions and asked quietly, "Sasuko?"
Only then did she lift her head, gaze carrying scrutiny. "Checking if you have any improper scents on you."
Yu sighed helplessly. "It really was just drinking."
But Sasuko didn't believe him at all and glared. "Drinking had to be at that kind of place?"
She turned her face away, voice carrying some stubbornness. "I'm not that little girl who knew nothing anymore. Stop trying to fool me with such words."
She paused, cheeks flushing slightly, voice dropping:
"Besides... if you really wanted to, you could obviously... come find me."
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