Chapter 269

After rubbing his sleepy eyes and taking a look at the familiar ceiling above him, Leon勉强judged his location… Of course, the main reason wasn’t the ceiling but rather the burly old man outside the window who was glaring at him with ill intent while holding large gardening shears.

“…”

This is the sixth floor, you’re really persistent…

Leon gave an exasperated glance at the burly old man clinging to the window, shook his slightly dizzy head, and struggled to get up from bed, beginning to recall yesterday’s events.

He remembered Honorable Taurus bringing over the brewed alcohol, then he opened all the bottles, taking a small sip from each. But as he continued drinking, his consciousness began to blur, and he couldn’t help but drink more, each gulp getting bigger than the last. Many of the later bottles were even finished in one go…

No more drinking! Since the badge has reached its limit, there’s no need for me to drink anymore; it’s best not to touch alcohol unless absolutely necessary! Rubbing his throbbing temples, Leon tried hard to recall what happened afterward, but no matter how he tried, his memories only went as far as drunkenly walking out of the warehouse after receiving the “Alcohol Immortal” badge, then everything went blank.

Looking at the description inside the “Alcohol Immortal,” the phrase “difficult to control one’s behavior and language” made Leon feel uneasy with a slight hiss. He immediately started praying that he hadn’t done anything too embarrassing while staggering out of bed and shuffling out of the room in slippers.

…

“You’ve finally woken up!”

Seeing Leon emerge with sleepy eyes, looking mostly normal except for a slightly pale complexion, Anna sighed in relief as she was cooking red bean soup in the kitchen. She turned off the heat, wiped her hands, removed her apron, and carried the hangover remedy over, scolding him with irritation:

“Brother! Where did you go yesterday? Why did you drink so much? And why were you sleeping so deeply that Melanie scratching your foot didn’t even wake you up?”

That explains why I woke up with only one sock on…

Looking down at his bare right foot in the slippers, Leon chuckled nervously twice, making up two excuses to deflect the issue before sipping the soup Anna handed him and cautiously inquiring: “So… what happened yesterday…?”

“You said quite a lot of drunk talk yesterday.”

Anna didn’t even need to see Leon’s expression to know what he wanted to ask. Huffing, she brought out the boiled eggs and toasted bread, maintaining a serious face as she described: “Emma Senior delivered the heavily intoxicated you back, and you wouldn’t let her leave, thanking her repeatedly. Then you started sighing endlessly, lamenting how great it would have been if you had met her earlier.

At that moment, I felt something was wrong and secretly pinched you several times, but you seemed unfazed, stubbornly confessing to Emma Senior, saying compared to the alcoholic female monkey, her gentle nature is what you prefer most.

Then you declared that age differences aren’t an issue, and if Emma Senior weren’t already married, you would definitely pursue her aggressively. You also pulled out all the celery and herbs I grew on the windowsill, bundled them into a bouquet, and insisted on giving it to her despite my attempts to stop you. You even knelt down on one knee and insisted she…”

“Don’t… don’t say anymore…”

After hearing about his ridiculous actions in a “drunken stupor,” Leon’s face turned as red as a monkey’s bottom. He quickly gulped down the warm red bean soup and explained with a flushed face:

“Yesterday… that was a special situation. From now on, I will definitely not get drunk! Well… under normal circumstances, I shouldn’t…”

“You’d better not!”

Just thinking about how her brother acted drunk last night, grabbing people and spouting nonsense, Anna’s toes inside her shoes started involuntarily scratching against the slippers, feeling uncomfortable all over.

Glaring at Leon, who caused her embarrassment, Anna couldn’t help but snap irritably:

“Emma Senior said that after hearing your evaluation, your bureau director laughed happily and told you to be careful during this period, not to fall into her hands. She also didn’t know when you’d wake up, so she took two days off for you, telling you to return after sobering up… Oh, by the way…”

At this point, Anna paused slightly, then looked at Leon suspiciously and asked: “Big Brother, I heard that when people are drunk, their self-control decreases, and they do things they usually want to but don’t dare to. So… do you actually have feelings for Emma Senior?”

Feelings like that… if I’m being honest, yes, I have thought about it.

Emma Senior is kind and beautiful and takes good care of me. Cough cough… but it’s just a fleeting thought. Who doesn’t have some romantic or even mischievous ideas?

But these thoughts are just thoughts. Humans aren’t beasts that completely follow instincts; we can’t indulge ourselves without restraint. So these little thoughts are quickly suppressed by reason.

However, after entering the “drunken stupor” state, my rationality and thinking speed were weakened by nine-tenths, and the usual restrained thoughts became slightly uncontrollable, so…

It’s not my fault! It’s all because of [Alcohol Immortal]! After convincing himself for half a day and shifting most of the blame onto [Alcohol Immortal], Leon finally felt a bit better. He then seriously told Anna:

“Don’t talk nonsense. Those drunk words shouldn’t be taken seriously. Emma Senior has always taken good care of me, and I respect her very much.”

“…”

Indeed, I remember that after Emma Senior rejected your confession and blushed wanting to leave, you still clung to her unwillingly, pestering her multiple times asking if you truly had no chance at all. That’s how much you respect her.

Biting her lips, Anna barely managed to hold back from recounting everything Leon did last night. Taking a deep breath, she changed the topic: “What about Sister Veronica? When do you plan to marry her?”

“This… this is a bit complicated…”

Recalling the cunning and charming princess with impeccable conditions that are hard to refuse, Leon hesitated inwardly.

Honestly speaking, facing Princess Veronica’s relentless pursuit, he was indeed struggling to handle it, but… he didn’t want to give in to her yet. Although the princess is excellent, what she probably wants is the resources of the Lane Family, not him personally.

Although it sounds pretentious, he still wanted a partner who liked him for himself, and he wasn’t entirely ready for early marriage either. Hmm… it just feels like something is missing.

“Let’s drag it out for now…”

After uttering a typical “player” statement, Leon, who had failed several times in breaking off the engagement with Princess Veronica, explained helplessly:

“Our relationship involves many things, and it’s not as simple as it seems. It’s really hard to sort out right away.”

“Fine! Take your time sorting it out!”

Glaring at Leon again, Anna took a deep breath and continued coldly: “Tell me, what about Isa, Olivia, Amy, Nicole… what’s going on with these people?”

“Eh? How do you…?”

“I heard you muttering these names last night while I was wiping your face with a hot towel.”

Glaring at Leon again and again, Anna gritted her teeth and demanded: “If you weren’t drunk, I wouldn’t have known you’re so… hurry up and explain! What’s going on with these people? Who do you like?”

“…”

Garbage badge! You’ve ruined me!!!(Chapter End)