Mo Dong listened from the side, then watched as the president occasionally raised the corners of his mouth slightly, a look he had never seen before.

He tentatively asked, "President, are you not planning to attend the cocktail party tonight?"

"No, send the company's vice president instead."

"Okay, I understand."

Why did things change so quickly? He had just promised to go to the restaurant before we even entered.

Because tonight's reception will be attended by many important figures, many of whom are people we are planning to collaborate with.

In the past, the CEO would have personally attended such an occasion.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Rubao felt a surge of anticipation at the thought of seeing Lu Jingheng tonight.

Last time she went home, she learned to cook a new dish with Zhenli, and she could make it for him to try tonight.

She took out her phone, checked again, and then sent the required ingredients to Uncle Fu.

In this way, she doesn't need to prepare ingredients after class and can go directly there, saving a lot of time.

Some dishes are a bit more troublesome, but I still have time to make them.

She remembered that he hadn't looked well before, so she thought he needed some nourishment. She decided to make him a medicinal soup to replenish his blood and energy, which would definitely be the right thing to do.

Xu Rubao felt that the afternoon classes were taking a long time, as if they were much slower than usual. She had never felt that a class lasted so long.

School was finally over, and Xu Rubao, carrying her schoolbag, headed straight for the school gate.

She was worried about running into Xu Ziqing again, so she made sure to come out early.

When they were almost at Jinyuan, Xu Rubao suddenly realized that two spices were missing. He hadn't written down the order for Uncle Fu that afternoon.

At the villa, Lu Jingheng hardly ever cooks; everything he uses was prepared when she visited him before.

After getting off the bus, she decided to buy spices first.

If these spices are missing, the flavor will be very different.

Xu Rubao wasn't very familiar with the roads nearby, so she took out her phone, opened the map, and followed the route to the market.

After walking for about twenty minutes, Xu Rubao finally found the vegetable market and bought what she needed at a nearby spice shop.

She put the spices into her schoolbag and prepared to go home.

However, she did not expect that Xu Ziyang would appear here, and that he seemed to be drunk.

She frowned slightly. Had she really been having this much bad luck lately?

She felt unlucky whenever she met Xu Ziyang.

Xu Rubao walked over, and a pungent smell of alcohol wafted towards him. Just how much had he drunk?

"Xu Ziyang, why are you drinking so much? Are you crazy?"

Xu Ziyang was still holding a bottle of wine in his hand. He hiccuped and became unsteady on his feet.

"What...what's it to you?"

After saying that, he shook off Xu Rubao's hand.

Xu Rubao was thrown aside by him, and then he saw him crash straight into a telephone pole.

Seeing his state, she felt somewhat troubled. She decided to ignore him and leave him there, as he had drunk so much, and she didn't know if he would be alright.

However, I promised Lu Jingheng I would cook for me tonight.

If she sends Xu Ziyang back, she won't have time to cook.

Moreover, if she goes back to the Xu family and then comes out again, her grandfather will definitely ask about it.

She kicked Xu Ziyang, "Hey..."

Xu Ziyang lay on the ground, clutching the wine bottle tightly.

It's just a breakup, why are you making such a fuss?

Xu Rubao thought for a moment, took out her phone, and dialed Xu Ziqing's number.

He's her own brother; there's no reason for her to ignore him.