Chapter Fifty-Eight: Promise

A splitting headache made Ye Huai furrow his brow tightly. He slowly opened his eyes and sat up in bed, rubbing his forehead. As he looked around, he recognized his own room, and the clothes he wore were a clean set of pajamas.

He could only remember drinking too much last night; he had no recollection of how he got home or how he changed his clothes. He must truly have drunk too much, for everything that happened afterward was a blur. The pain in his head was unbearable, and he pressed his brow...