As he spoke, Lu Kechen pointed to the empty wine bottles on the table and the scattered items on the floor, offering his thoughtful explanation.

"It was only one and a half cases, and I stopped them from drinking a lot. If I hadn't stopped them, they probably would have drunk two cases."

Taking over the conversation, Li Ruoning clicked her tongue a few times.

"Luckily, he's a good drinker; he just falls asleep when he's drunk. Lu Kechen, let's help him to the car. It's getting late; they should be heading back to Jingnan soon."

"Okay, you guys go pay the bill, I'll help you up."

...

Parking area in the residential community.

Together with Lu Kechen, Shu Yi helped the staggering Zhang Youye into the car, then turned to thank Li Ruoning.

"Thank you so much for today, Ningning. I'm so glad to have met you."

“Me too.” Li Ruoning smiled and waved her hand, affectionately linking her arm with Lu Kechen’s. “Be careful on the way back. How about Lu Kechen takes you back? I’m worried about you driving alone at night.”

Politely declining Li Ruoning's offer, Shu Yi raised her hand to check the time: "Anyway, it's not even ten o'clock yet. The roads are definitely not congested right now, and I can get home before midnight. Don't worry, I've driven long distances before."

Lu Kechen gestured to his wife with his eyes that she shouldn't worry too much, and then said, "Okay, call us if anything happens, and let us know you're safe when you get back to Jingnan. We won't say any more, let's not drag this out any longer."

"Yiyi, come visit me in Jiaxing whenever you have time," Li Ruoning said with a smile.

After waving goodbye to the Lu couple, Li Ruoning pushed open the door and got into the driver's seat.

She glanced back at the Crown Prince, who was sleeping soundly in a crooked position, and subconsciously curled the corners of her mouth.

After rolling down the window and waving to the two men, the car with its taillights on quickly disappeared from their sight.