Addicted to My Cutie and Sweetie

Chapter 728: Utterly Soft-hearted

Leng Jian: "..."

He watched Zhang Lingying, who looked like a child eyeing candy, and suddenly asked, "You’ve never had alcohol?"

Zhang Lingying seemed surprised by his sudden question. She froze for a while, her fingers retreating as she stiffened her neck, "Who, who said I’ve never drunk?"

Seeing her guilty response, Leng Jian didn’t need to ask to have his answer.

Caught in the act, Zhang Lingying didn’t persist in denying it; she simply gave in, "Yes, yes, I’ve never drunk. My dad is very strict with me. Alcohol can numb the nerves and affect a person’s judgment. Long-term drinking can even lead to other problems, so he has never let me touch alcohol."

A flicker of surprise passed through Leng Jian’s eyes, as if he hadn’t expected that she really hadn’t drunk before, and then he parted his lips indifferently.

"Then do you still want to drink?"

Zhang Lingying sighed, "I’m not a three-year-old anymore. I can make my own decisions. I know my dad is looking out for my best interests. I’m not saying I want to drink every day, but do you understand the feeling of being under your parents’ control from a young age and really wanting to try something new?"

"..."

"You can also say this is me being rebellious," Zhang Lingying confronted his puzzled gaze, her hands spread out.

Her puffed cheeks were somewhat cute, like a child who couldn’t get candy, with a pout of grievance.

Seeing this, Leng Jian felt a bit soft-hearted.

Nineteen actually isn’t that young anymore; like she said, she was an adult now, capable of making her own decisions.

Her intelligence was high; she wasn’t to be judged by the mindset of an ordinary nineteen-year-old girl.

"Even if you’re curious, you can’t drink too much at once. The aftereffects of red wine are not small. Drinking too much will also make you uncomfortable," Leng Jian mused for a moment, then poured her another glass.

Zhang Lingying hurriedly raised her hand to promise, "I’ll just drink three glasses, three will be enough!"

Leng Jian glanced at her, his gaze cool, "You said just now that you’d only drink one glass."

Zhang Lingying: "..."

Wasn’t she just seeing him as approachable and trying to push her luck?

She was caught out as soon as she had spoken.

His easygoing nature was indeed just her misperception.

Speaking of which, she was asking for trouble; wanting to drink, she could have just hidden away and drunk by herself instead of choosing to drink with him, being treated like a child who needed to be disciplined.

Zhang Lingying thought rebelliously, yet when she remembered that her father had passed away and now she was all alone, she still submitted to Leng Jian’s discipline.

"Can we add one more glass?" Zhang Lingying tried to negotiate.

She had originally thought that with his old-fashioned personality, Leng Jian most likely wouldn’t agree, but after she finished speaking, he just looked at her, silent.

Was this... agreement?

"Finish all your food, don’t just focus on drinking," Leng Jian met her tentative gaze with a calm expression, which was essentially consenting to her request.

"You’re such a nice person; I really like being friends with you!" Zhang Lingying’s face burst into a radiant smile. Holding the red wine she had finally managed to beg for, she didn’t rush to drink it all at once but sipped it little by little, like a child with a cherished snack, unwilling to gobble it up.

Seeing Leng Jian watching her continuously and then bowing her head to his words, she obediently started eating her meal.

Her well-behaved appearance completely softened Leng Jian’s heart.

The last time he had felt this helpless was when Yaoyao clung to his chest and asked him if he liked mommy or her more.