The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 1189 - 274: Confrontation and Humiliation

"She must be deteriorating by now, right? If all fails, I’ll take her soul back to modern times immediately!" Shen Songming had drunk too much to almost remain seated, yet his mind was still clear.

Mo Heng’s expression turned dark with anger, his tone icy, "Impossible! You will never be able to! She belongs only to me!"

"Think you can outdrink me?!" Shen Songming sneered.

Mo Heng’s expression remained unchanged, but his eyes were already blurred and no longer clear.

Shen Songming, who had traveled far and wide, dealt in businesses, and leaned on liquor tables to make friends, could drink an entire table under.

Mo Heng was already tipsy, "Qinqin hates drunkards!" He glanced at the wine jar beside him and refused to drink any more.

"No matter how I change, she likes me! She won’t leave or abandon me!" Shen Songming chuckled, "A sixty percent chance; if it fails, two lives are at stake—Qinqin will definitely hate you! She will come back to modern times with me!"

Mo Heng let out a mocking laugh, "Do you really think you, a crooked and impure man, could still be accepted by her?"

Shen Songming’s face twisted, "And how perfect are you! Wives and concubines are ingrained in your bones, feudal thinking that can’t be changed! Just like our modern thoughts, falling in love uncontrollably is a normal situation!"

"I will not allow anyone to intervene." His world with Qinqin could not contain a hint of betrayal! He would never—Qinqin knew it too!

Shen Songming suddenly leaned closer, his smile enigmatic, "Pei Qin is a well-off, good-looking person, often fierce in temper, but many people like her just the way she is—just like you, just like me. She is no longer young, plenty of exemplary soldiers by her father’s side—she’s definitely loved and been loved, probably has given her heart and body away already!"

Mo Heng’s gaze turned sharp as a blade, grabbing Shen’s collar, "It seems Ji Bingchu fails to satisfy you!"

Shen Songming burst into rage, shoving his hand away, "Go to hell!"

Mo Heng snorted coldly, tried to stand up to get some fresh air but couldn’t stabilize himself, and ended up falling back onto a lady’s recliner.

Shen Songming taunted him, "You’re already drunk! You can’t outdrink me!"

Tiance Mansion was large, and its garden even larger. Xie Yi had to avoid others to reach the lakeside pavilion, walking around for quite a while. From a distance, she saw both men drunk, checking their surroundings for anyone else.

Shen Songming, lying on the table, sneered mockingly, "No wonder you decided to continue drinking over here, it was all for an affair."

"Shut your mouth." Mo Heng said coldly, eyes closed.

Shen Songming smirked and called out to Feng Wei outside, "Go get another jar of wine! Hurry! I’m not drunk! I want to keep drinking!"

"Go get it." Mo Heng also said.

Feng Wei saw both were still sober enough, turned around, and went to fetch more wine.

With everyone else sent away while they drank, there were no others left once Feng Wei walked away.

Xie Yi looked at her empty hands, struggling to find something to say, forgot to bring a pot of tea, but seeing both Shen Songming and Mo Heng down, likely not sober, she quickly lifted her skirt and approached quietly.

Hearing footsteps, Mo Heng opened his eyes, seeing her through a haze, "Qinqin! I’m not drunk!" He reached for a pillar to stand up but failed.

Xie Yi’s heart pounded, seeing he was truly drunk, mistaking her for Pei Qin, she breathed a sigh of relief, secretly delighted, "You’re drunk, you can’t drink anymore!"

"I’m not drunk!" Mo Heng grasped the pillar and managed to stand, but swayed unsteadily.

Xie Yi looked at his handsome, sculpted face—usually cold and distant, rejecting others, he wouldn’t even spare her a glance. Now drunk, his icy eyes only shimmered with intoxication, his features softened, and his words to her were gentle.

She reached over to support him, a wave of alcohol scent hitting her face, Xie Yi managed to hold back, "You’re drunk, let me help you back!"

"Don’t need help! I’m not drunk!" Mo Heng pushed her away, frowning unpleasantly, "I can walk myself! Shen Songming is already down! He’s drunk, not me!"

Xie Yi saw his displeasure and hastily humored him, "Okay! You’re not drunk! Shall we head back then?"

"Don’t touch me! Don’t help me! I’m not drunk!" After saying so impatiently, Mo Heng took steps on his own to leave.

Xie Yi thought he was angry because he was drunk—as she seldom saw Mo Heng and had never heard of him being drunk before, she didn’t dare to help and followed him, letting him lead the way back.

However, Mo Heng did not head back to the main courtyard or to the front but turned and entered Lakeside Pavilion at the lake.