Chapter 33 Chapter 33 Mr. Pan, please move aside. You are blocking my view...
The dinner was scheduled for Friday after work at a hot pot restaurant.
A large private room. A large round table. A single pot per person. Fresh ingredients were beautifully presented, with dry ice under the meat tray creating a magical atmosphere. The food, overflowing, spun around on a revolving table.
Ye Yinuo sat to Wen Yu's left, looking at Pan Xianchen, who was sitting across from him next to Peng Yan. He leaned over to Wen Yu and asked quietly, "Why is Mr. Pan here?"
Wen Yu's colleague Xiaomei, who was standing to his right, also came over to Wen Yu and said in a low voice, "Are you here to pay?"
Ye Yinuo continued, "Didn't you say Sister Yan was the one treating?"
Xiaomei continued, "Now that the higher-ranking officials are here, it's going to be hard for Sister Yan to pay, right?"
Ye Yinuo said: "With Mr. Pan here, I can't let go."
Xiaomei replied: "Me too. Let's just eat more and talk less."
Ye Yinuo: "Hmm. Today's dishes all look delicious."
Xiaomei: "Then eat more and make Mr. Pan bleed a lot."
Wen Yu: “…”
Since you want to chat so much, why don’t you two have a separate table?
The crisis at Trafigura Trading was resolved, and the boredom of days of overtime completely dissipated that evening. All colleagues feasted and drank heartily, creating a lively atmosphere. Peng Yan ordered three cases of beer, which gradually emptied. After three rounds of drinks, the table was swaying and swaying. Knowing in advance that they would be drinking, many people stayed home. When the party ended, close colleagues, in groups of three or four, took a taxi and left.
Ye Yinuo had a few drinks and followed Wen Yu. Wen Yu drove the car; he hadn't touched a drop of alcohol tonight. A gentle breeze blew outside the hot pot restaurant, and Ye Yinuo took Wen Yu's arm and clung to him, dizzy. She planned to follow Wen Yu's car.
Wen Yu's car was parked on the side of the road, directly opposite the entrance to the hot pot restaurant. There was a roadside tree next to the car, its dense branches rustling in the wind. After only two hours, several fallen leaves were already lying on the roof of the car.
Ye Yinuo leaned on Wen Yu's shoulder like a little bird, and asked mysteriously, "Wen Xiaoyu, have you heard that Sister Yan is leaving?"
Wen Yu turned to look at her.
Ye Yinuo snorted with a smile: "I knew you didn't know. I heard that Sister Yan is going to be promoted. She will be transferred to the branch office as the head. She is old enough and has enough experience. It's really time for good things to happen to her. Oh, it's just that I'm a little reluctant to let her go. I like Sister Yan very much."
Wen Yu asked, "Where did you get the news?"
Ye Yinuo said, "Don't worry about it, it's almost certain anyway." She's a fangirl, is there any news she can't get? Don't underestimate her. She put on a smug face and said, "Then do you know who will take over the position of head of our department after Sister Yan leaves?"
Wen Yu: “…”
She seemed to know this. Peng Yan had hinted to her, both overtly and covertly.
Ye Yinuo snorted again with a smug look on her face: "You don't know yet? I'm telling you—" She leaned close to Wen Yu's ear and used one hand to cover it. It was obviously just the two of them here, but she acted as if she was afraid of being overheard by others: "It's you."
Wen Yu turned his head away from Ye Yinuo's mouth.
Ye Yinuo was unhappy and forced Wen Yu to turn his face back, accusing him: "What do you mean? You're already looking down on me before you've even officially been promoted?"
"...No. Your mouth smells like alcohol. It stinks."
“…”
Ye Yinuo glared at her fiercely, his pout even higher.
As the two of them stared at each other in silence, Xiao Zheng had just walked out. The other colleagues had all gone, leaving him alone. He had drunk quite a bit tonight, and his face was flushed. He stood next to Wen Yu and Ye Yinuo and said to Wen Yu, "Sister Wen Yu, can you give me a ride?"
Ye Yinuo glanced at him with dissatisfaction and hugged Wen Yu's arm tighter. She said, "Why don't you take a taxi? The fare is not expensive."
"I'm not thinking it's too expensive. I just feel a little dizzy from drinking today and want to go with you." Xiao Zheng explained.
Ye Yinuo didn't believe it. A stingy man who had to ask his sister for help just to buy a pair of shoes.
Wen Yu didn't want to give Xiao Zheng a ride either: "We don't seem to be going the same way, are we? You should take a taxi."
At this time, another person came out of the hot pot restaurant and stood on the other side of Wen Yu. The three of them looked over and greeted him in unison: "Mr. Pan."
Pan Xianchen smiled and asked, "How are you leaving?"
He was the boss, and drinking was a necessity for an occasion like this tonight. Wen Yu saw that his face was perfectly normal, but some people don't show it when they're drunk. She couldn't help but think of the time at Ning Kai Private Kitchen, when Pan Xianchen had rushed out of the bamboo fence and into the tree.
Ye Yinuo replied: "I'm using Wen Xiaoyu's car. What about you, Mr. Pan? Do you want a designated driver?"
Pan Xianchen said: "I didn't drive."
"Oh..." Ye Yinuo loosened Wen Yu's arm.
Pan Xianchen asked Wen Yu, "Are you going to the villa?"
"Yeah." Wen Yu nodded. She usually stayed at the villa for two days on weekends.
"Then you take me there. I'll go back to the villa too."
Wen Yu: “…”
Ye Yinuo let go of Wen Yu's arm.
Xiao Zheng didn't know what he was thinking about. He suddenly laughed strangely twice and said to Ye Yinuo with a serious face: "Why don't you take a taxi too?"
Ye Yinuo: "..."
"Or do you want to share a ride with me? How about we split the fare?" Xiao Zheng suggested.
Ye Yinuo glared at him. Bah! I'm too lazy to argue with you! But now that Pan Xianchen was here, Ye Yinuo definitely wouldn't be a light bulb. As she pressed the taxi app, she imagined the Pan couple in her mind. Seeing that Ye Yinuo ignored him, Xiao Zheng shrugged in boredom and took out his phone to hail a taxi.
Wen Yu and Pan Xianchen were looking at each other.
Wen Yu: “…”
Pan Xianchen smiled: "..."
The four of them, each with their own hidden agenda, stood in front of the hot pot restaurant, forming a beautiful scene. Soon, the two people who had taken the taxi left first. Pan Xianchen looked away, his gaze fixed on the tall roadside tree before him.
Wen Yu: “…”
Pan Xianchen took a step, walked down the stairs and walked towards the tree.
Wen Yu hurriedly tugged at his sleeve, saying, "Hey—what are you trying to do?" With a slight effort, she stopped him. Leaping down the stairs in two steps, Wen Yu quickly stood in front of Pan Xianchen, subconsciously glancing to see if his hands were going to unbuckle his belt. "Okay, it's okay, the belt's buckled properly." Then she raised her face again and solemnly warned Pan Xianchen, "Don't mess around."
Pan Xianchen looked down at her with amusement. "Where did I go wrong?" His gaze passed over the tree and fell on the car behind it. He said, "I was just about to get in."
Huh? Really?
Wen Yu glanced back. Her car was parked quietly behind a tree. Okay. Wen Yu pressed the key, and the headlights flickered on. Pan Xianchen, regardless of her consent, got in the passenger seat first. After Wen Yu got in, Pan Xianchen said, "I feel dizzy."
"Then I'll drive faster and take you home first."
"I'm dizzy and you're driving fast? I'll throw up in your car soon."
“…”
It makes sense. I can't argue with that.
Wen Yu started driving, trying to drive as fast and smoothly as possible. It was Pan Xianchen's first time riding in her car, and he was curious about everything inside. He touched her car diffuser, then her car sticker. Wen Yu's car sticker was a porcelain doll, with a round, white face, long, thin eyebrows, big eyes, a rosy cherry mouth, and two smears of blush on her chubby cheeks. It was adorable. This image reminded Pan Xianchen of Wen Yu after he kissed her.
He smiled and played with the doll reluctantly.
Suddenly Wen Yu said, "Mr. Pan, please move aside. You're blocking my view."
When Pan Xianchen touched the doll, most of his body leaned forward, his broad back blocking the right-hand rearview mirror.
"oh."
Pan Xianchen leaned back, and Wen Yu's vision suddenly became empty. Then there was a thud, and Wen Yu looked down. The passenger seat had been adjusted flat, and Pan Xianchen was lying comfortably in it. He rested his arms behind his head and looked up at Wen Yu.
Wen Yu: "...Are you planning to sleep here?"
"I feel uncomfortable and want to vomit." Pan Xianchen frowned and said, "I want to lie down for a while."
Okay. Then lie down.
Wen Yu turned away from him and drove silently.
After driving for about half an hour, they arrived at the villa. Wen Yu parked the car at the entrance of Pan Xianchen's villa. The security guard came over to inquire. Seeing that it was Pan Xianchen inside, he raised the barrier and said to Wen Yu, "Go in, Mr. Pan just told me that there's no need to register."
Wen Yu said, "I won't drive in, just let him get off here."
The security guard looked at the reclining Pan Xianchen, then at Wen Yu. He felt she was trying to get rid of him, so he said awkwardly, "Just drive in! He's completely drunk, how is he going to get in? I'm on duty at the door, and I can't help you with that!"
“…” Wen Yu sighed and drove the car in.
The security guard told her which building Pan Xianchen lived in. She drove while observing the house number on the wall of the villa and soon found Pan Xianchen's house.
Pan Xianchen still lay motionless. Wen Yu shook him: "Pan Xianchen, Pan Xianchen."
Pan Xianchen opened his eyes, his slightly red eyes shrouded in a thin layer of mist. He said in a hoarse voice, "What did you call me?"
Wen Yu said, "Mr. Pan, get up. We're at your house."
Pan Xianchen sat up, clutching his head, feeling dizzy for a moment. He stood there for a moment, then opened the door and got out. Wen Yu saw him stumble, got out to help him, and said, "Why don't you call your parents and ask them to come pick you up?"
"It's okay, no need."
Really? Most of his body was leaning against her. Wen Yu struggled to support Pan Xianchen's weight, feeling like her arms, legs, and neck were about to break, and that she would fall apart in a moment.
It’s so heavy.
"I think you should call... I can't seem to move a step right now."
Wen Yu gritted her teeth and exerted all her might, sweating within two seconds. The cicadas chirped in the nearby bushes, making her head spin. They stood further and further away amid the cicada chirping. Wen Yu felt that if she fell to the ground, Pan Xianchen would crush her to death.
After a while of stalemate, someone suddenly came out of the villa. Wen Yu shouted at the person: "Hey——"
The sound of footsteps approached, and Yan Qianqian's surprised voice came over: "Ah? Sister Wenyu? What happened to you? What happened to him?"
Wen Yu said, "Go and call someone to help carry him back home."
Yan Qianqian pointed at Pan Xianchen and said, "I just came out of his house after having dinner. Uncle Pan is not at home, so how about I help you?"
The two slender-armed women slowly and steadily led Pan Xianchen back home. Wen Yu let go of his hands and said to Yan Qianqian, "Thank you for your hard work. I won't go in. Bye."
"Oh, bye."
Wen Yu drove off. Yan Qianqian watched him for a moment, then suddenly felt her hand lighten. Turning around, she saw Pan Xianchen standing upright, rubbing his temples.
Yan Qianqian suddenly realized and shouted, "You are pretending?!"
Pan Xianchen said, "Who's pretending?"
"You, you, you—" Yan Qianqian pointed at Pan Xianchen's face in astonishment, and after a long pause, no one responded. "I spent so long supporting you! I'm so tired!"
"I asked you to help me? Do you think you should be here?"
Yan Qianqian:?
"I get it. You just think I'm in the way." Yan Qianqian looked at Pan Xianchen with eyes that saw through everything. "You pretended to be drunk on purpose because you wanted to take advantage of Sister Wen Yu! I used to think you were pitiful for being cheated on, but in fact, you were just playing the role of a third party and enjoying it!"
Pan Xianchen said sullenly, "Watch your attitude when you speak."
Yan Qianqian yelled even louder: "What's wrong with my attitude!"
"Jiang Jin."
Yan Qianqian: “…”
Great! He's using this to threaten her again! When Jiang Jin was first arrested, Pan Xianchen threatened her that he would tell Yan Zhiwen about it, which made Yan Qianqian nervous for several days. Later, she found out that Yan Zhiwen didn't know anything about it, which meant that Pan Xianchen didn't betray her. Jiang Jin was locked up for ten days and half a month, and Yan Qianqian had no news. If Pan Xianchen knew about this, it would have the same effect as if her father knew about it. With Pan Xianchen's tactics, Jiang Jin would never appear in front of Yan Qianqian again.
After realizing this, Yan Qianqian was no longer afraid.
She completely refused to accept Pan Xianchen's threats and instead challenged him, "Mind your own business first! Does Sister Wenyu's boyfriend even know you exist? You even pretended to be drunk to seduce Sister Wenyu! Aren't you afraid her boyfriend will give you a good beating?"
Pan Xianchen sneered, "I'll give you three seconds to disappear from my sight, or I'll give you a good beating right now."
Yan Qianqian: “…”
Look, look! When she can't win an argument, she just threatens him! She's now on the moral high ground, invincible! But a good woman doesn't fight with a man, and a good woman won't suffer a loss. Yan Qianqian timidly shut her mouth and ran back to her villa.
Pan Xianchen returned home to his room, his phone casually tossed onto the bed. Yan Qianqian's words suddenly reminded him—did Wen Yu's annoying fiancé know of his existence? If not, he could actually let him know.
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