Chapter 8 Tipsy

The red bottom of the pot boils, bubbles pop out, and then explode with a "bang".

"Sister Lin, I'm so sorry for what happened just now. We forgot you were coming to the party! I'm such a fool! I'll drink three cups myself to make amends!"

As soon as the meal came to the table, colleague Zhou Jia apologized sincerely, and other colleagues also expressed their apologies.

In fact, the logistics department is much less scheming than other departments in the company.

Lin You was in the situation and could feel that other people actually had no ill intentions in their hearts.

She had no private contact with them, so she couldn't say she was familiar with them, let alone whether she excluded them or not.

"It doesn't matter."

Lin You raised his glass and clinked it with hers. After drinking a glass of wine, this little thing was over.

Although she speaks little, she is very respectful. When her colleagues are speaking, she listens carefully, and when she needs to respond, she also gives her opinions generously.

After the meal, the colleagues who had drunk their fill staggered out of the hot pot restaurant, supporting each other.

Lin You didn't drink much, only his cheeks were slightly red, but his mind was very clear.

After sending her drunk colleagues to taxis one by one, she walked slowly towards the bus stop, hoping to use the few hundred meters to dissipate the smell of alcohol.

The city is bustling with traffic at night.

In this noisy world, there are occasional car horns mixed with the faint meows of cats.

She looked around following the sound but couldn't find the cat.

"Oh right, my Tiger Baoer got lost a long time ago..."

She muttered to herself, but her heart felt extremely empty.

She remembered the cat photos she saw on Shi Jingyuan’s phone a few days ago.

"Master, let's go to Hu Ting Yaju."

Lin You hailed a taxi and impulsively wanted to go to the place where Hu Baoer might have appeared.

Even if there is a one in ten thousand chance, what if it really is her Tiger Baoer?

Half an hour later, the taxi stopped at the entrance of the villa area.

It is a high-end villa area with strict security. No one is allowed to enter without the owner's permission.

Lin You was unwilling to give up, and negotiated with the security guard for a long time. Finally, she gave her ID card and said a lot of nice things before the security guard let her into the community.

The area of the community was larger than Lin You had expected. It took an hour to walk from the front door to the back door.

Where the rich live, the roads are kept very clean and every lawn is carefully tended by dedicated staff.

It's really unlikely that there would be stray cats in a place like this.

After searching the entire community, Lin You was satisfied and gave up.

Although the result was not satisfactory, I finally felt relieved and it was a satisfactory explanation for myself.

She had been drinking and walking for a long time, sweating all over. She shivered with cold in the night wind.

At the end of the road, a black car slowly drove up, and the dazzling light of its headlights fell right on her.

Lin You raised his hands to cover his eyes, ready to put them down after the car passed.

After hearing the sound of the car door opening and closing, a tall figure walked in front of her and blocked the glaring light for her.

Shi Jingyuan grabbed her arm, slowly put her hand down, frowned slightly and asked, "What happened?"

When Lin You first saw him, she was a little confused.

She didn't understand what he said.

Shi Jingyuan sighed, pulled her arm and walked to the car door, opened the door and stuffed her in without saying a word.

Lin You sat in the back seat in confusion, and suddenly saw his current situation through the rearview mirror.

A face as pale as a female ghost, eyes as empty as a wandering soul?

Is this her?

No wonder Shi Jingyuan asked her what happened when he saw her.

"I, I'm fine..."

Lin You really felt that there was nothing wrong with him. At most, he was a little disappointed because he didn't find Hu Baoer.

Shi Jingyuan ignored her explanation and asked calmly, "Have you been drinking?"

Lin You: "Well... I had a department dinner and drank a little."

Hearing this, Shi Jingyuan remembered the gossip about her he heard at the company gate.

She was not sociable and was ostracized by her colleagues in the department...

Is this the reason why she looks so distraught?

The car quickly stopped in the villa's underground garage. Shi Jingyuan got out first and ordered Lin You, "Come in and talk."

Lin You: “…”

The words I wanted to say goodbye were blocked.

She actually had nothing more to say to him.

Shi Jingyuan urged again, and Lin You finally followed him reluctantly.

Taking the elevator directly from the underground garage into the living room, the old housekeeper saw a beautiful girl following behind Shi Jingyuan, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Mr. Shi!"

The old butler even greeted me in a much louder voice than usual.

Shi Jingyuan was speechless for a moment, then ordered, "Make a cup of honey water."

The old housekeeper responded and was about to turn around when he heard him add, "It's a little hot."

As soon as the old butler left, Shi Jingyuan and Lin You were the only ones left in the living room.

He sat on the sofa opposite, his long legs lazily spread apart. Although he was not as serious as he was in the company, he still felt oppressive to Lin You.

She lowered her eyes and didn't dare to look him in the eye, so she didn't notice him looking at her from head to toe.

Shi Jingyuan: "Are you here... looking for a cat?"

Lin You was stunned for a moment, surprised at his sharpness. Last time, she just asked him one more question, but he guessed the purpose of her coming here.

He asked again: "Did you find it?"

Lin You shook his head in disappointment, then looked at him hopefully, "Mr. Shi, do you know where Hu Baoer is?"

"Hu Baoer?" Shi Jingyuan raised his eyebrows.

Lin You quickly explained, "Hu Bao'er is my cat's name. It's snow-white with only a small tuft of gray hair on its right cheek. It has a copper bell hanging around its neck that jingles when it walks. It loves eating taro-flavored dried fish..."

Halfway through her speech, she pulled the corners of her mouth awkwardly, realizing that she had said too much.

He just asked the cat's name, and she started talking about its habits.

It can be seen that she really likes the cat named Hu Baoer.

It turns out that she is not bad at speaking, but she is too lazy to talk about things that she is not interested in?

Shi Jingyuan smiled faintly, "Hu Baoer...it's a nice name. But unfortunately, I only saw it once by chance in the neighborhood."

"Oh." Lin You's eyes dimmed.

Shi Jingyuan: "I will keep an eye out in the neighborhood from now on. If I see you, I will tell you immediately."

Lin You raised his head, a look of joy on his face, and said sincerely, "Thank you, Mr. Shi!"

Shi Jingyuan noticed her reaction and picked up the phone from the table and handed it to her, "Add your contact information... I'll let you know when there's news."

"Okay!" Lin You quickly scanned his WeChat QR code.

When the old housekeeper came out with the honey water, he happened to see the two of them scanning each other's phones.

The old butler was shocked again.

The old housekeeper had seen many girls coming one after another to ask for Mr. Shi’s WeChat ID, but this was the first time he saw Mr. Shi actively asking for a girl’s contact information!