The moment Shu Jia saw Zhuo Zhiyuan, all the preparations she had made collapsed in an instant.

However, the collapse occurred only a few hours later, and Zhuo Zhiyuan's indifferent attitude reshaped Shu Jia's perspective.

She didn't want to continue this pretense with Zhuo Zhiyuan.

Love is beautiful, but her life is not just about love.

Without this seasoning, she can still live, but the rest of her life will be a bit bland.

That's all!

It's no big deal.

Countless thoughts have been swirling in my mind, but in reality, they are but a fleeting moment.

Zhuo Zhiyuan burst out laughing after hearing Shu Jia's series of questions, his laughter filled with sarcasm: "Shu Jia, I really underestimated you. You're second to none when it comes to turning the tables on others! Are you still trying to hide your relationship with Ji Chenxi? Is it fun to play with my fool?"

"Don't change the subject. Let's talk about you and Gu Yimin now."

"Don't try to change the subject. I'm going to talk to you about your relationship with Ji Chenxi now."

The shouts grew louder and louder until the two men fell silent, their jaws clenched, glaring at each other like two cross-eyed chickens, neither willing to give in, the tension in the room rising rapidly.

After a while, Shu Jia and Zhuo Zhiyuan sat facing each other on the sofa in the room, with two opened bottles of local specialty milk wine on the small table between them.

"One round decides the winner. Whoever wins gets to answer the other person's question first. You must tell the truth and are not allowed to hide the truth from the other person."

"make a deal."

"Three, two, one, go!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the two picked up their bottles and started drinking. In the end, Zhuo Zhiyuan won slightly against Shu Jia due to his gender and physical advantages.

"You lost."

As the effects of the alcohol took hold, Zhuo Zhiyuan's fair face flushed slightly. He shook the bottle, and a few drops of the remaining wine traced graceful arcs in the air before finally settling into the soft carpet.

Shu Jia casually placed the empty bottle on the table, opened another bottle for herself, and gulped down more than half of it in one go, finally mustering up some courage.

She told Zhuo Zhiyuan everything she had heard about the gossip.

Then she saw Zhuo Zhiyuan looking at her with a strange expression.

"Uncle Gu's health has been poor these past two years, and he wants to step down and let Yi Min take over. It just so happens that I also took over the old man's position not long ago. Uncle Gu asked me to pass on more experience to Yi Min. As a reward, he gave me a 30% discount on the new project that the two companies are cooperating on recently."

Hearing Zhuo Zhiyuan say this, Shu Jia's discomfort dissipated considerably, but she still felt a little awkward: "The man is married and the woman is unmarried. It's easy for people to have all sorts of thoughts when they're together. Isn't it normal for me to have these thoughts?"

Zhuo Zhiyuan couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Yi Min has been in poor health since childhood and spent many years recuperating abroad. She has always been honest and reserved, so honest that she even blushes when she tells a lie. That's why Uncle Gu was so worried when I came back to China to take over Uncle Gu's company and repeatedly told me to take good care of her."

Hearing this, Shu Jia couldn't help but secretly hate herself for being so weak back then. She had only heard some ambiguous rumors, but she actually took them to heart and kept brooding for so long. It was really not worth it!

However, after hearing Zhuo Zhiyuan's explanation today, Shu Jia's anger completely dissipated.

Feeling completely comfortable.

But she didn't want Zhuo Zhiyuan to realize that her recent tantrums were because she was jealous.

So Shu Jia still shamelessly said, "I'll take care of you if I want, but no matter what, in everyone's eyes you are a married man. You should keep your distance from unmarried young girls to avoid rumors that could affect my and Tuantuan's normal life!"

Zhuo Zhiyuan's face darkened. What a selfish woman! She only cares about whether she's happy or not.

Wait a minute—Zhuo Zhiyuan had a sudden inspiration and thought, "So you're unhappy because you heard the rumors about me and Yimin, you wouldn't happen to be jealous, would you?"

Upon hearing this, Shu Jia froze for a moment, but she quickly recovered and picked up the bottle to drink as a cover-up.

"How could that be? Humph—I'd be unhappy, I'd be overjoyed!"

Although Shu Jia said that, Zhuo Zhiyuan didn't believe it. The thought that Shu Jia would be unhappy if she heard gossip about him and other women made Zhuo Zhiyuan feel strangely better.

He even opened a new bottle of wine and clinked glasses with Shu Jia in a friendly manner.

"If someone isn't jealous, why would they ask such a question?"

Zhuo Zhiyuan's question sent Shu Jia's memory flying back to the four consecutive questions she had just asked Zhuo Zhiyuan!

Shu Jia's face immediately turned completely red.

She picked up the bottle and took a tactical sip: "Zhuo Zhiyuan, I think I'm drunk."

"How could that be! You're already drunk? You have such a high alcohol tolerance, you could drink a thousand cups without breaking a sweat—"

Zhuo Zhiyuan paused at the end of his sentence.

His gaze swept back and forth over Shu Jia with suspicion and uncertainty.

Shu Jia has a much higher alcohol tolerance than him.

Especially in recent years, Chenxing has developed rapidly, and along with Chenxing, Shu Jia's drinking capacity has also developed rapidly.

Back when he was still at Chenxing, he often went to business dinners with Shu Jia.

He was often the first one to get drunk. Shu Jia only got drunk a few times at first, and later she almost never got drunk. She could usually stay sober and take him home after knocking out a table of people.

But after returning from the Liu family banquet that day, Shu Jia actually got drunk?

Zhuo Zhiyuan pursed his lips, and an incredible, never-before-seen idea gradually emerged in his mind.

Seeing Zhuo Zhiyuan suddenly quiet down and appear deep in thought, Shu Jia felt a sudden panic.

"I've just answered your question, now it's your turn to answer mine!"

Shu Jia tried to distract Zhuo Zhiyuan.

Zhuo Zhiyuan stared intently at Shu Jia for a long time before laughing and shifting to a more relaxed position on the sofa. "What questions do you want me to answer? You should be the one answering my questions. You only said a few words, and I was the one answering your questions and explaining a lot to you."

Shu Jia thought about it and realized that it seemed to be true; Zhuo Zhiyuan was trying to dispel her suspicions.

Shu Jia felt a little guilty, and her momentum diminished.

"Alright, then I'll answer any questions you have. Let me make it clear first, Ji Chenxi and I are just colleagues, nothing more, so don't overthink it."

Before Zhuo Zhiyuan could guess what Shu Jia was thinking, he did tend to overthink things, and even had the idea of ​​breaking up with Shu Jia completely tonight.

But now, his thoughts have completely changed.

Moreover, Ji Chenxi is now completely insignificant to him.

Zhuo Zhiyuan stared intently at Shu Jia with a deep gaze, like a ravenous wolf that had been lying in wait for a long time, staring intently at its prey that had fallen into its trap and had nowhere to escape. He revealed a snarling smile that seemed to indicate that he was determined to win.