Chapter 58 No money, no power, easy to manipulate

As the song ended, the lights suddenly came on.

The private room was luxurious and splendid, decorated with flowers and balloons, with a beautiful cake placed in the center.

"Happy birthday!" The singers who were singing along ran up to her cheerfully. They were obviously very familiar with Zhou Yang and were probably her friends.

The music was actually produced by several people playing instruments together on the spot.

The group of people in the office, Zhou Yang's friends, and several of her ex-boyfriend's buddies quickly got together and chatted in a very harmonious atmosphere, soon starting to play games.

"Hey beautiful, this is a bit out of place. Why are you hiding here all by yourself?" The speaker was a friend of Zhou Yang's ex-boyfriend, a rich second-generation heir.

The moment he saw Bo Wei, his heart felt like it had been sprinkled with sparkling fragments, sparkling and bright, and he was so happy.

Bo Wei sighed helplessly. Although this person wasn't a bad person, he was annoying and always kept staring at her.

Before she could speak, he handed her another glass of wine. "Beautiful lady, let's have a drink together. Consider this a chance to make friends. If it's your birthday in the future, come here again and invite your friends!"

Bo Wei didn't even glance at the wine, and said, "I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well, I can't drink."

"Tsk, that's so disrespectful. Please do me the honor."

"You really can't drink this, it'll kill you." Bo Wei said seriously!

The man was not giving up and wanted to persuade him again.

Zhou Yang walked to his side and stared intently at him.

The man looked up, touched his nose, and said, "It's just inviting a beautiful lady for a drink, and you're even interfering with this, sister-in-law!"

"She can't drink, I'll drink." She said, reaching for the glass.

Zhou Yang's ex-boyfriend walked slowly towards her.

The man quickly backed away, saying, "Okay, okay, I won't drink anymore! I won't drink anymore! Can't I chat with the beautiful lady instead?"

Zhou Yang then stopped grabbing the wine glass and glanced at Bo Wei.

Bo Wei smiled and said it was nothing before she left.

As soon as Zhou Yang left, the man started trying to talk to her again.

Bo Wei picked up her phone and stood up. "Excuse me, I need to go outside and call my boyfriend."

She took her phone and left the private room. The corridor outside was much quieter, and she immediately breathed a sigh of relief. That person was really troublesome!

She glanced at the time; it was 9:30 PM, and Ji Mingxiu should be going home soon.

Ji Mingxiu was having dinner with several colleagues when he received the call.

Hearing that she was out at a bar, he was very worried. "Don't stay out too late. Call me from the taxi when you get back, and I'll come pick you up at the entrance of the complex."

While on the phone, Bo Wei admired the artwork on the wall. "Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yiran looked at Ji Mingxiu and casually asked, "Bo Wei is feeling better? She's even back to work."

"She said it was about time and insisted on going out to work so she could pay back the money she owed you as soon as possible."

Lin Yiran: "...It's just a few tens of thousands of yuan, what's the rush? If you have it, give it to me; if you don't, I don't need it."

Zhao Xiaoyu nodded. "Tell her that we're not in a hurry and haven't pressured her."

Ji Mingxiu nodded and gratefully raised his beer. "Thanks, brother."

The two men clinked glasses with him.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Xiaoyu asked with concern, "Why do you seem a little unhappy? You chased after her for so many years, and now that you've finally won her heart, aren't you happy?"

The two looked at Ji Mingxiu, and they actually had some guesses.

"It's nothing." Ji Mingxiu didn't want to talk much about his feelings.

To Bo Wei.

His biggest feeling before was helplessness; he didn't know where their future lay, or how to sustain their relationship.

Now, he feels the crisis of loss.

The man's profile left a deep impression on him, and Bo Wei's outfit today was still imprinted in his mind.

Lin Yiran was his college classmate and watched the two of them grow up step by step.

To be honest, he wasn't very optimistic about Ji Mingxiu and Bo Wei's relationship, as there was no basis for mutual affection between them.

You could even say they had no love, only gratitude and friendship.

Although Ji Mingxiu had been pursuing her relentlessly for so many years, it was clear that he was deeply in love with her.

But upon closer reflection, truly healthy love isn't like that; one side is moved, and the other is... a kind of self-suggestion.

According to Ji Mingxiu, he confessed his feelings to his crush in junior high school, and then studied hard to catch up with her, which led to a qualitative change in the eyes of all his family, relatives and friends.

This was undoubtedly the greatest achievement of his life, an incomparably glorious accomplishment for him. However, he attributed this achievement to his love for Bo Wei!

His achievements were linked to Bo Wei, thus his achievements became an implication that he liked Bo Wei.

He wanted to share his thoughts with Ji Mingxiu, but felt it would be presumptuous, since he wasn't a psychology major, so he decided against it.

After finishing the phone call, Bo Wei realized that she had unknowingly walked quite far forward while looking at the painting on the wall, and she could hardly find the private room where she was anymore.

She hurriedly turned back to look for it.

But as he turned around, he bumped into someone.

She quickly took two steps back, only to see that the other person was a man holding a glass of red wine, half of which had spilled out and soaked his clothes.

Bo Wei frowned. She was walking against the wall, so how could she still bump into someone when she turned around?

The corridor was at least three meters wide, and she bumped into someone as soon as she turned her head, which shows how close that person was to her!

Bo Wei couldn't help but frown, realizing something was wrong, and quickly racked her brains for a solution.

The man took a deep breath and felt a wonderful aroma that soothed his soul, even dispelling much of the alcohol fumes in his body.

Top-notch!

Bo Wei noticed his expression and her brows furrowed deeply.

This person was the one who had given them a disdainful look at them at the door earlier.

"Beautiful lady, aren't you going to say something?" The man asked provocatively, seeing that she remained silent and showed no remorse.

Bo Wei's attitude was very clear: "Sir, I stood still and didn't move. You were the one who walked up and bumped into me."

She simply turned around; she hadn't even taken a step yet.

The man laughed in surprise after hearing this, and looked her up and down. "First time here?"

Bo Wei did not answer.

"You're the first person who's ever dared to be so arrogant after bumping into me, Zhao Peng." He tugged at his clothes. "Either come in for a drink and apologize, or this shirt is worth 1.5 million, you decide."

Upon hearing this, Bo Wei's expression changed.

One million five hundred thousand!

The man noticed the subtle shock in her eyes and knew his guess was correct, a smug smile spreading across his face.

I couldn't forget this woman when I saw her at the door, and then I bumped into her here.

It's simply fate!

They came with a group of people, and someone had to come and pick them up; it was their first time here.

In summary: They have no money, no power, and are easy to manipulate.

The fact that the private room was on this floor suggests that the friends who brought them were of average status.