Chapter 164 What if it was a last resort?

Xue Mingrui asked hesitantly, "Isn't this a bad idea?"

Jiang Xilin said casually, "If you don't get her drunk, how can I ask her some questions?"

"But if I force Sister Cong Yu to drink, she will notice something is wrong."

Xue Mingrui still didn't dare and hesitated.

Jiang Xilin didn't expect her to do that. "Let her drink as much as she wants. She'll be easier to talk to when she's drunk."

Holding the wine bottle, Xue Mingrui didn't dare to look at Shen Congyu. He poured her some wine and said cautiously, "Try this wine and see if it's good."

Chen Congyu took a bite and found it quite delicious.

"Very good." Chen Congyu saw Xue Mingrui's cautiousness all day. The more she looked at her, the more adorable she felt. She couldn't help but tease her: "Don't you want to drink something? I drink alone?"

Xue Mingrui thought of the task Jiang Xilin had assigned to her, gritted her teeth and poured some into her own cup.

"I'll accompany you."

She didn't let Shen Congyu see the alcohol content of the wine. In fact, it was not low. Fortunately, it was soft on the palate, so she didn't know how it tasted for the time being.

However, Chen Congyu did not really let Xue Mingrui drink with her. She wanted to drown her sorrows in alcohol, otherwise she didn't know if she could fall asleep tonight.

After the meal, Chen Congyu really drank a lot.

Xue Mingrui observed her condition quietly, and saw that the alcohol had taken effect, her cheeks were red, and her eyes were a little distracted.

She went to put away the dishes and wash them, then received a message from Jiang Xilin and reported the situation here.

She really wasn't a traitor, Xue Mingrui thought to himself. If Brother Jiang could find out something, he would definitely help solve it.

The reason why Xue Mingrui was so sure that Jiang Xilin would help was because he saw that he also wanted to know the inside story. He should also care about it, otherwise why would he get him drunk and ask those questions?

Since he cares, knowing what happened in the past few years might help ease the relationship between them.

Thinking of this, Xue Mingrui's washing movements became faster.

She packed up and went out. Chen Congyu moved to the sofa. She leaned in a corner with her eyes closed, looking really drunk.

Xue Mingrui called out softly, "Do you want to go to your room and sleep?"

Chen Congyu was dizzy and opened her eyes. "Are you leaving? How are you going back?"

"Yuan An said he would come to pick me up, don't worry."

She still helped Shen Congyu into the bedroom bed and put a quilt on her, "Sister Congyu, do you want to vomit?"

Chen Congyu squinted his eyes and said, “I’m just sleepy.”

"Then go to sleep first. I'll close the door when I leave."

This state is the best, and Xue Mingrui's guilt is relieved.

She tiptoed out of the door and bumped into Jiang Xilin at the elevator door.

"Brother Jiang, you came at the right time. I think Sister Cong Yu is drunk. She said she wants to sleep."

Jiang Xilin nodded, seeing her blushing face, "You drank too?"

Xue Mingrui said honestly: "She was in a bad mood, so I just drank a little with her."

"Okay, go back early. Yuan An is waiting for you downstairs."

Xue Mingrui entered the elevator and watched the man disappear at the door of Shen Congyu's house. After seeing the original case, Xue Mingrui fastened his seat belt while asking about the situation:

"Yuan An, do you know how Brother Jiang and Sister Duan Ke are doing recently?"

Yuan An glanced at her and couldn't help wondering if she knew something. He asked calmly, "Why did you suddenly think of asking this?"

"I don't see Brother Jiang and Sister Duan Ke seeing each other very often, and it doesn't seem like they're in a relationship. They said they were going to get engaged, but there's still no news," Xue Mingrui didn't think too much about it, it was just his own guess. "Plus, I see Brother Jiang is quite concerned about Sister Cong Yu's affairs, isn't he?"

She naturally thought that those who were closest to him would know about these events.

The original case was indeed known, but unfortunately he would not tell her.

“Brother Jiang will take it to heart, isn’t it because you want him to help Chen Congyu.”

Xue Mingrui was unhappy. "What do you mean by 'I think'? Doesn't he really care at all?"

Yuan An drove the car away from Shen Congyu's house and said, "She treated Brother Jiang so badly, and you still hope that Brother Jiang will care about her?"

Now Xue Mingrui was speechless.

After a moment of silence, she said, "Yes, it was Sister Cong Yu who divorced Brother Jiang and left. But after she went abroad, she didn't like Chen Yao either. Aren't you curious about why she held a wedding with Chen Yao anyway? Is there a reason? What if she had no choice but to divorce Brother Jiang?"

The more Xue Mingrui spoke, the more he felt that his analysis was correct.

"Look, she and Brother Jiang had been dating for a long time, and she knew his conditions. You could say she despised him for not having money and power at the time, but she still got married to him. Don't you think that doesn't make sense?"

She left the original case speechless.

He really didn't know why Chen Congyu insisted on getting a divorce at that time, and he thought Brother Jiang didn't know either.

"If she was forced into a divorce, why didn't she explain it clearly to Brother Jiang?" The original case followed her train of thought and asked her, "You also said that she and Brother Jiang had been dating for such a long time. If someone had forced her, she should have broken up with Brother Jiang long ago. Why wait until after they got married? So it wasn't a forced decision to divorce, it was her own idea."

Xue Mingrui didn't expect that he, who usually didn't care about these things, could suddenly say such a thing.

She speculated angrily: "Is that what you think, or is this also what Brother Jiang meant?"

Yuan An's tone calmed down, "It's normal to think this way. You said Chen Congyu had her own difficulties, but you still regarded her as a good friend, so you wanted to speak well of her."

Xue Mingrui turned his head and looked outside, not wanting to talk to him anymore. "I told you that you were speaking for Brother Jiang. We are both the same!"

…

Jiang Xilin walked into the bedroom. Xue Mingrui left a table lamp on before he left. The light in the room was dim, and Shen Congyu slept quietly beside the bed.

If you get close, you can smell a faint scent of alcohol.

It looked like Shen Congyu was really drunk. When Jiang Xilin approached her, she had no reaction at all.

He was sleeping on his side, but he didn't seem to be sleeping very comfortably, with slight wrinkles between his eyebrows.

Jiang Xilin sat down beside the bed, looked at her face, and asked her, "What's wrong? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

After more than ten seconds, as if to confirm who was speaking, Shen Congyu stretched his hand out from under the quilt and scratched his neck.

She felt hot and wanted to take off her clothes, but she was so dizzy that she couldn't find the right place to do it.

Jiang Xilin lifted the quilt a little for her and grabbed her restless hands. "Want to take off your clothes?"

Chen Congyu hummed: "Hmm."

She was wearing a thin base shirt at home, which was a bit slim-fitting and wrapped around her body, making it seem uncomfortable for her to sleep.

Jiang Xilin unbuttoned her clothes one by one. She wanted to reach out and pull her clothes, but he slapped the back of her hand.

It wasn't serious, but she froze for a moment, frowning in dissatisfaction, and opened her eyes a little, "You hit me."

There was mist in his eyes, and I couldn't tell if he was really crying or just confused.