The waiter cast a concerned glance, but was instantly frozen in place by Leng Yue's icy gaze.
Chen Xiaoxi looked at Leng Yue, then suddenly grabbed her shoulders, her breath reeking of alcohol mixed with sobs as she breathed into her ear:
"You know what? I've kept every single gift he gave me... and..."
Before she could finish speaking, Chen Xiaoxi's body suddenly went limp, and her heavy head slammed hard against Leng Yue's collarbone.
The muffled thud startled Leng Yue. "Oh dear, you're already drunk?"
The person in his arms had already fallen into a daze, murmuring, "Lu Qingzhou...don't go..." The murmurs were intermittent, carrying a childlike vulnerability and dependence.
The cold moonlight encircled that soft body, and the halo of the crystal chandelier swayed before their eyes, casting the two entangled figures onto the French windows, like a shattered silhouette.
She gazed at the silhouettes of the couple embracing in the glass and suddenly remembered that she looked just like that the last time she was drunk.
Unconsciously, her fingertips caressed Chen Xiaoxi's loose hair. Leng Yue smiled gently at the void, the aftertaste of red wine lingering on her teeth.
Tonight's mission was successfully completed. When Chen Xiaoxi was sober, she might not be able to say these thoughts out loud, but Lu Qingzhou's image was always in her mind.
Meanwhile, Lu Qingzhou was restless at home.
I paced back and forth in the living room like a caged animal, my phone screen flashing on and off in my palm.
Seeing his anxious expression, Mu Shaohua shook her head helplessly: "If you keep pacing around like this, you'll wear grooves out of the floor. If you're worried, just go check on it."
“Leng Yue sent me a message earlier, saying that now is not the time and that I should take it easy…” Lu Qingzhou’s sigh was full of helplessness.
"You,"
Mu Shaohua got up and walked to his side, gently poking his head. "You're usually a very smart person, so why do you get so confused when it comes to matters of the heart? You can't just wait around when it comes to relationships; you have to take the initiative, but you also have to be careful about how you do it."
"Then my dear wife will have to teach me properly." Lu Qingzhou raised an eyebrow, his tone teasing.
Mu Shaohua was amused: "I like your kind of cheeky, yet slightly pretentious demeanor."
Lu Qingzhou's lips twitched slightly, and he gave an awkward smile, "I'll take that as a compliment."
Mu Shaohua chuckled, "I'm very curious how you managed to win over Qingyao in the past."
Lu Qingzhou touched his nose awkwardly.
"Back then, my family wasn't bankrupt, and we had a lot of lackeys around us."
Mu Shaohua smiled helplessly: "Alright, let's get down to business. You can do this... find Miss Chen..."
Listening to Mu Shaohua's instructions, Lu Qingzhou nodded thoughtfully, a determined glint in his eyes. "Yoshi, sodesu le..."
Just then, the phone rang.
Lu Qingzhou practically lunged forward to grab the phone. When she saw the caller ID, a glimmer of hope lit up her eyes. She glanced at Mu Shaohua and said, "It's Leng Yue calling."
"Hurry up and answer it!"
Mu Shaohua urged him from the side.
The moment Lu Qingzhou pressed the answer button, Leng Yue's voice came from the other end of the line, "Hey, darling, you've had too much to drink. Come to the Cader Western Restaurant right away..."
"Okay, I'll be right there."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Qingzhou said to Mu Shaohua, "Sister Shaohua, Yueyue said she had been drinking and asked me to go and take her home."
"You go ahead, I'll take Momo to take a bath first."
Mu Shaohua urged him on, then smiled slightly as she watched Lu Qingzhou's hurried departure.
On the other side,
Just as Leng Yue hung up the phone, Chen Xiaoxi, who was leaning against her, unconsciously raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
The night was as dark as ink, staining the outline of the Xinghai Villa District.
Lu Qingzhou stood by the roadside, looking at the intersection, and hailed a taxi. "Driver, to Kedel Restaurant!"
"Okay,"
The driver responded, and the taxi sped through the city streets.
The neon lights outside Lu Qingzhou's window flashed by like fireflies.
A notification sound suddenly rang out on my phone.
Lin Yinuo: "Brother Qingzhou,"
Lu Qingzhou: "I'm here, what's up?"
Lin Yinuo: "I have a question for you?"
Lu Qingzhou: "What question? Go ahead and ask! But I can't guarantee I'll answer everything," *evil grin*
Lin Yinuo: "'Playful eye roll,' do you like me today?"
Lu Qingzhou: "Yes, I've been waiting for you to understand my lust."
Lu Qingzhou: "Damn it!"
Lu Qingzhou: "It's a metaphor."
Lin Yinuo: "???"
Lu Qingzhou: "Never mind, I'll take them all!"
Lin Yinuo: "You big bad guy who rolls his eyes!"
A 15-minute drive
Lu Qingzhou initially felt that the time was very long, but after chatting with Lin Yinuo for a while, Lu Qingzhou felt that the time was really short, and the chat was interrupted before he could fully express himself.
As the taxi slowly pulled up in front of the Western restaurant, Lu Qingzhou almost couldn't wait to open the car door and look up at the brightly lit building.
Without the slightest hesitation, he strode up to the second floor, the sound of his leather shoes hitting the ground echoing the rhythm of his nervous heartbeat.
Upon reaching the second floor, Lu Qingzhou immediately spotted the figure by the window.
Leng Yue was holding her phone in one hand, the flickering light on the screen reflecting on her face, while her other arm was wrapped around Chen Xiaoxi's shoulder.
Noticing the footsteps approaching,
Leng Yue looked up at Lu Qingzhou, her face lighting up with joy. "Come quickly and help her up, my arms are killing me."
Her tone carried a hint of coquettishness, yet seemed to conceal some other meaning.
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