Chapter 130 Drunk

Drunk

He thought they approached him because they wanted to ease the relationship and become friends, but it turned out that he was overthinking.

No wonder Jiang Yuzhou reminded him on the first day not to pay attention to those who rushed to please him, but he felt that this was not a good way to do it, so he refused.

Now it seems that what Jiang Yuzhou said makes sense.

From that day on, Chi Dong still maintained a friendly appearance, as if he was wearing a smiling mask, polite and courteous.

Whenever they gave him fruits, coffee or other items, Chi Dong would directly return them. Over time, those people got tired of it. In addition, Chi Dong was rarely seen without Bu Qianli coming down or summoning him, so they felt that trying to please them was a futile effort and simply stopped wasting their time and energy.

Therefore, the relationship between him and his colleagues now cannot be called close, but just ordinary. Apart from communication at work, they seldom come into contact with each other at other times.

At most, they happened to meet on their way to and from get off work, and nodded and greeted each other, and that was all. So if Jiang Yuzhou asked him to hitchhike, it would be better for him to take a taxi directly to avoid embarrassment for both parties.

Chidong opened the taxi-hailing app, entered the address of the BVLG Hotel, and pressed the call button, only to find that today was Friday and it was the rush hour after get off work, so there were a lot of people taking taxis.

Chi Dong looked at the message on the screen that said "There are still 9 passengers waiting in line ahead, estimated waiting time is 20 minutes", his hands unconsciously clenched, and his heart beat faster.

Time passed, and it was almost half past six, but he still hadn't gotten a taxi.

Chi Dong stood on the roadside with a frown on his face, his finger hovering on the screen of his mobile phone. He was hesitating whether to raise the price again. At this moment, he heard a slight braking sound from behind him, and he turned his head subconsciously.

He saw a low-key black car parked steadily beside him, the window rolled down, revealing a handsome face that he was very familiar with.

"Xiaodong."

Chi Dong's eyes suddenly widened and he asked stupidly, "Senior, didn't you go to the hotel?"

"I just finished my work and am about to go over. What are you doing here? Why haven't you gone to the venue yet?" Bu Qianli's eyes flashed with suspicion, his thin lips slightly raised, with a faint smile.

At this time, there is no one in the company, so why is he still here alone?

"I... I'm just going." Chi Dong turned away in panic, not daring to look directly into the deep eyes of the person in the car. The moment he saw Bu Qianli, his heart began to beat wildly.

Chi Dong began to worry that the excessively strong heartbeat would pass through the car window and be heard by the people inside the car.

His words made Bu Qianli frown slightly, like ripples on a calm lake. After a moment's silence, he raised his eyes and smiled at Chi Dong. His tone was gentle, but he did not allow others to doubt him.

"Get in the car. I'll take you there."

Chi Dong's eyes widened and he shook his head in panic: "No, no need, I've already called a car." He said he had called one, but actually he hadn't, he just didn't want to trouble Bu Qianli.

"Cancel, get in." After saying that, seeing that he still didn't move, Bu Qianli paused slightly, and his eyes inadvertently swept from the rearview mirror to Chen Lian sitting in the driver's seat, revealing a subtle hint in his eyes.

As a perfect secretary assistant, Chen Lian had been paying attention to the words and actions of the person behind him since the moment he parked the car. So, when he received a look from the rearview mirror, he immediately got out of the car and approached Chi Dong.

"But I..." Before Chi Dong could finish his words, he was led towards the car door by Chen Lian with a confused look on his face.

Chen Lian opened the car door, bowed, and said politely and distantly, "Please."

"...Thank you." The road behind him was blocked and he couldn't escape, so Chi Dong had no choice but to sit in.

The car drove steadily towards the hotel. Night fell slowly. Looking out from the car window, the lights on the road along the way formed a faint halo. The modern buildings were in a patchwork of light and shadow, like a series of abstract paintings of alternating light and dark.

As soon as he got in the car, Chi Dong became even more nervous. Logically, he and Bu Qianli had met so many times, he should not be nervous, but he just couldn't control his emotions. His heartbeat was out of rhythm, his waist was straight, and he was extremely tense.

Anyone outside could tell at a glance that he was nervous.

"Junior, your clothes..." Bu Qianli of course noticed that something was wrong with him. Although he didn't know what Chi Dong was nervous about, he didn't ask any further questions, but changed the subject to clothing.

Chi Dong looked down at what he was wearing, "Ah? Is this clothing... very weird?"

"I... rarely have the chance to wear this kind of clothes, so I didn't know which style looks good, so I just bought one at random." Chi Dong thought Bu Qianli was saying that he looked ugly in it, and he scratched his sleeve awkwardly.

Bu Qianli smiled softly and explained, "Xiaodong, you misunderstood. The clothes are very nice and the man is very handsome. I meant that your clothes are missing something."

"…What's missing?" Chi Dong looked confused. He already had the shoes, shirt and trousers. What else was missing?

Could it be that he had missed something?

"It's missing a tie."

"Tie?" After hearing what he said, Chi Dong finally realized that he really forgot to buy it.

"Let me look for it." Chi Dong opened his handbag and looked for it several times but couldn't find it in his bag. "Senior, why don't you leave it nearby? I remember there is a mall here, there must be ties for sale."

Bu Qianli quickly grabbed it and took out a piece of paper from the secret compartment in the car, saying, "No need to stop the car, I have some extra here."

Chi Dong stammered, "No, no, I don't want it anymore."

"I'll help you put it on." Bu Qianli ignored Chi Dong's refusal, and gently picked it up with her slender fingers and moved closer, with a bit of concentration and delicacy in her movements.

When he approached, Chi Dong felt his breathing stagnate, especially when Bu Qianli wrapped his tie around his neck and his fingers touched him vaguely, causing him to shudder slightly, and the air around him became tender.

Chi Dong subconsciously wanted to dodge, but that would attract attention, so he forced himself to remain calm, and his breathing unconsciously slowed down a bit.

However, what he didn't know was that at this moment, his cheeks were flushed and his eyes were wandering. Outsiders could tell at a glance that something was very wrong with him.

*

At the entrance of BVLG Hotel, a low-profile black Maybach drove slowly from a distance. Chen Lian, the driver, had just parked the car when Chi Dong, who was sitting in the back seat, hurriedly opened the door and was about to get out.

"Senior, then I, I'll go in first. Thank you for sending me here." Chi Dong stuttered and bowed. Then, with a "bang", he gently closed the car door. Without waiting for the people in the car to speak, he hurried into the hotel without looking back.

If you observe carefully, you can see that Chidong's ears and cheeks are flushed. Even the most insensitive person can tell that he is shy, not nervous.

But Bu Qianli didn't notice this. His mind was not entirely on Chi Dong. He had just put away his phone and turned around to speak when he heard these words.

Bu Qianli looked at Chi Dong's back, which could be described as "fleeing in panic", and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He had originally wanted to go in together, but he didn't expect Chi Dong to be so unwilling.

Bu Qianli was silent for a few seconds, then shook his head helplessly, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and chuckled.

Chen Lian asked doubtfully: "Mr. Bu, do you want me to…"

"No need." Bu Qianli looked up with a calm expression, "After the party is over, you can go home and I will drive the car back."

Chen Lian said respectfully, "Okay, President Bu."

On the other side, Chi Dong trotted all the way and finally walked into the banquet hall before the party started. The moment he stepped in, he was greeted by a lively atmosphere, the crystal chandelier shone brightly, and the suit and leather shoes and the gorgeous long dress complemented each other, which seemed particularly romantic.

Chi Dong walked through the crowd, his eyes moving around in circles, until he finally saw the person he was looking for outside the center, next to a long table with pastries.

"Jiang Yuzhou."

Jiang Yuzhou, who was so hungry that he was busy searching for cakes and eating them, heard someone calling him. He suddenly dropped the cakes in his hand and pretended to be calm and leisurely. When he looked up and saw that it was Chi Dong, his tense expression relaxed and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"I was so scared, it turned out to be you, I thought..." It was my cousin Zhou Baopi who came!

Chi Dong saw him sneaking around like a thief, and he became curious, "Why are you so scared? Isn't this a company party? Are all these things for people to eat?"

Jiang Yuzhou did not answer his question immediately, but looked around first. Seeing that the person was really not there, he explained in a low voice, "Oh, you don't know, my mother doesn't let me eat too many high-calorie foods, especially these desserts. Not to mention a piece, not even a bite."

"Is it that serious? But it's true that eating too much high-calorie food is bad for your health."

Chi Dong himself doesn't like desserts like cakes, except for pudding. "But, Auntie isn't here now, so you don't have to be sneaky."

Chi Dong originally thought that Jiang Yuzhou would calm down and eat to his heart's content after hearing this, but he never expected that he would have a tearful face and his words were full of complaints.

"Damn it, you don't even know that even though my mother isn't here, my brother is. If he sees me eating so much, I won't be able to kneel on the durian tonight. I'm afraid I'll have to be punished by the family rules."

Chi Dong was shocked: "...What does a one-stop family rule mean? Also, is your brother also an employee of the company? Why haven't you mentioned it before?"

Jiang Yuzhou explained in a low voice: "The family rules are simply kneeling, whipping, and thinking. Kneeling in the ancestral hall, whipping, and being locked up in a small dark room to reflect on one's mistakes."

"My brother and I are both in ET, but he is a shark and I am a shrimp." Jiang Yuzhou waved his hands, not treating this as a secret at all. Instead, he was very calm and said directly, "You don't have to be too surprised. Anyway, we are on the twelfth floor, which is far away from my brother's floor. There is no chance to see him."

Chi Dong thought that the "brother" Jiang Yuzhou was talking about was his biological brother, so he didn't even think about asking his name. "Then your brother is pretty awesome."

"Oh, by the way, I suddenly remembered that you and my brother..." Jiang Yuzhou suddenly widened his eyes, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, as if he remembered something. However, before he could finish his words, the surroundings began to become lively, and the noise directly covered up what he was about to say.

When that magnetic voice spread to every corner of the venue through the microphone, the whole audience suddenly became quiet, and the laughter, footsteps, conversations, etc. gradually stopped and disappeared.

Chi Dong stared at the source of the sound, and saw Bu Qianli standing in the center of the stage, with the spotlight shining on him, like a dazzling star. His voice was deep and magnetic, making people involuntarily focus their eyes on him.

Bu Qianli's speech was very concise and clear, as if it was just a formality. It ended in less than five minutes. As soon as he finished speaking, the audience burst into applause. It was not until his figure disappeared from the stage that the surroundings slowly returned to the lively and noisy scene before the speech.

"After the remaining bald directors have finished speaking, we can eat to our heart's content, hehe." Jiang Yuzhou did not continue discussing the previous topic, but pulled Chi Dong, who was standing there stupidly and in a daze, and quietly went to the corner.

There were many empty tables there, and they had to hurry up and grab a good seat while everyone else's attention was on the table, otherwise they would not be able to eat.

Jiang Yuzhou found a table with people who were as foresighted as them. Before sitting down, he nodded politely to the people at the table, then pulled Chi Dong, who was still in a daze, to sit down.

At this time, the director's speech on the stage was gradually coming to an end, and the crowd below the stage began to disperse and find seats.

Bu Qianli, who had just come down from the stage, sat at the main seat at the main table. He looked around, but the venue was too big and there were too many people. He couldn't find the figure he wanted to see.

In fact, he also felt strange. Every time he met Chi Dong, he had an inexplicable sense of familiarity. This familiarity not only made him feel good about Chi Dong, but also made him want to protect him.

A strange desire to protect others, not wanting them to be bullied, and wanting only him to be bullied.

Even so, he still only felt that this was a senior's care and concern for his junior, and he did not associate it with the emotional aspect at all.

After all, he has always considered his sexual orientation to be female.

As for whether he has someone he likes...

Bu Qianli pondered for a moment, and the indifference in his eyes suddenly disappeared. His slender fingers on his legs tapped lightly intentionally or unintentionally. The dazzling light fell directly on him, and his handsome figure was outlined clearly, making it even more eye-catching.

If that is what is called love, then he does have someone he likes. However, his relationship with "her" only exists on the Internet, and he needs more time to confirm his inner feelings.

"Qianli, your business is flourishing now. Uncle Zhang is very pleased! Come, we are happy today, let's have a drink." Just when Bu Qianli was lost in thought, several older and experienced directors at the same table toasted him with smiles on their faces.

Bu Qianli's expression remained unchanged, not even an eyebrow raised, he raised his glass calmly, "It should be me, the nephew, who should toast you. Thank you all for your support and trust over the years, I'll toast you first."

"Good, good, you are very brave. Good! Drink."

"That's right, let's not go home until we're drunk tonight."

"Well, now that you have a successful career, Chisato, you should consider marriage. I heard from your mother that you have already met the daughter of the An family?"

"I heard about it too. Looks like I'll be able to drink at your wedding soon, hahahaha."

*

By 10:30 in the evening, as the crowd left one after another, the party was coming to an end.

What Jiang Yuzhou didn't expect was that Chi Dong could drink so much after just one glass of wine. If he had known this, he shouldn't have let him drink that glass of wine.

Now it's all right. Less than a minute after drinking, Chi Dong's fair face suddenly became abnormally red, spreading from the cheeks to the ears. Maybe this is what the "white with a hint of red" mentioned in the novel means, right?

Jiang Yuzhou was shocked by his drinking capacity, "No way? Are you drunk now?"

"...Hiccup, who are you? How come... you suddenly become bigger, and then... become smaller? It's so weird!" A man who was already drunk and dizzy was sitting on a stool in a crooked posture. He tried to open his eyes and see clearly who was chattering in his ear.

Seeing him like a fool who was kidnapped and sold but still helped count the money, Jiang Yuzhou was furious. "Let go, stop pulling the tablecloth. Oh my god, why didn't I realize you were a drunkard before?"

"Stop making noise, Wangcai...how did you get so fat? Change back to normal soon...hiccup, otherwise, I will feed you...uh, dog food tomorrow...hiccup." Chidong's mind was in a mess, and there were still traces of wine at the corners of his mouth, flashing a wet luster under the light.

Seeing him stand up shakily, Jiang Yuzhou was afraid that he would fall, so he hurried forward to support him and sighed, "Be careful not to fall. Never mind, it's almost time to end the show here anyway, I'll take you home first." After saying that, he moved his arm to Chi Dong's waist, but before he could hug him, his hand was pinched hard by someone, with such force that it almost hurt him to death.

At the same time, a familiar voice sounded in my ears: "What are you doing? Let go."

Jiang Yu turned his head suddenly and looked over in surprise: "Brother?"

"Yu Zhou? Why are you here?" When Bu Qianli was about to leave, he happened to meet Liu Ke from the Operation Department. After asking, he found out that several people from the Operation Department were sitting in the back, so he wanted to take a look. As a result, as soon as he got closer, he saw this annoying scene.

Bu Qianli glanced at him calmly, his eyes scrutinizing him, "What are you doing?"

"Ah? I didn't do anything." Jiang Yuzhou scratched his head. What happened to his cousin? His eyes were so fierce that he felt creepy.

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Ah, I forgot that there is a paragraph in the middle that I didn't write. Didn't you feel something was wrong after reading it? I am heartbroken. I went back and edited it T﹏T. Those of you who bought it may want to read this chapter again. (2025.1.9·Edited)