Although she didn't quite understand why everyone was so enthusiastic about her, she responded politely one by one. In response to everyone's joking invitation to toast, she picked up the cup on the table, lowered her head and took sip after sip.

As far as Sheng Yuan knew, she had only a few experiences with alcohol and was not even sensitive to the taste of alcohol.

So when the 'grape juice' in the transparent glass was half gone, my head started to feel heavy after realizing it belatedly.

She stared at the cup and reacted slowly.

This is a shitty drink.

…

Opposite the big round table, the girl sitting on the soft chair had eyes that became visibly slow from the initial clarity.

Xu Lizhi was slightly stunned.

Is this... drunk? She looked at the glass next to Sheng Yuan with a little surprise. There was indeed a cocktail in it. She had only drunk half of it.

Xu Lizhi knew this kind of cocktail. He once accidentally picked up the wrong glass and tasted it. He couldn't really describe the taste as good. It was purely a low-alcohol drink with fruit juice additives. The alcohol content was extremely low, so low that it could be ignored.

Xu Lizhi's gaze returned to the girl.

The spacious private room was illuminated by bright overhead lights, and the surrounding area was filled with the lively and noisy atmosphere of the entire crew.

The girl looked quiet. She sat in her seat with her hands on her knees. Her almond-shaped eyes were staring blankly at the glass in front of her. Her expression and movements were slow, even her blinking was in slow motion. Her sparse and curled eyelashes closed and lifted, again and again, casting a beautiful silhouette on her eye bags.

Xu Lizhi looked at the person beside her and noticed that something was wrong with her.

…

Sheng Yuan could hear Xia Xicheng's voice in her ears, and heard him say "fuck".

"Shit, it's like I poured a cocktail!"

"Ah wait——" He picked up the bottle and confirmed it again and again.

"No, the alcohol content is very low. How could I get drunk..."

Afterwards, Sheng Yuan could no longer understand what was being said. All she could hear was a soft buzzing sound, and everything around her seemed to be becoming blurry and unreal.

The alcohol was taking effect, and she didn't know why she was sitting here or what she was doing there, but there was always one thought in her mind.

Sheng Yuan picked up the mobile phone on the table and found the screen button with some difficulty, and the screen lit up.

Display time is.

At twenty minutes past eight in the evening.

Eight o'clock...

It’s already past eight o’clock…

She was going back. When she came out, she had agreed with Zizi that she would be back in half an hour, but now it had been more than half an hour.

Almost in an instant, his mind seemed to become clear. Sheng Yuan grabbed his cell phone, stood up, and was about to go outside.

…

The main actors were chatting and dining at the round table as usual, when they suddenly heard the sound of chairs being pushed aside. In an instant, everyone at the table looked up towards the source of the sound.

"Eh? Sheng Yuan, are you leaving soon?"

Xia Xicheng was about to say that she was probably drunk, but when he turned around he was stunned.

Because the girl closed her eyes slightly, nodded her head with a normal look, and said clearly: "Well, I'm leaving first."

Xia Xicheng was confused, not quite sure whether Sheng Yuan was drunk or not, but what happened just now——

While he was thinking about this, the girl had already left the round table and walked towards the door of the box.

Young Master Xia scratched his head.

He didn't think too much about it. After all, he knew that Sheng Yuan was always accompanied by bodyguards, so nothing serious would happen. So he looked away.

However, Xu Lizhi noticed that when the girl was pulling the door, there was a push reminder written on the door. She held the door handle and pulled it for a long time, but because she couldn't open it, she frowned and was very depressed and anxious. Finally, she successfully opened it with the help of the waiter.

She knew it clearly.

Still drunk.

…

Not only Xu Lizhi noticed it.

Ling Lan, who was sitting a few seats away, also noticed this scene and knew that Sheng Yuan was not quite right, but she just watched and ignored it. She didn't plan to remind anyone to take care of her, nor did she care whether Sheng Yuan, who was obviously not in a good condition, would walk out like this in the middle of the night and whether there would be any safety risks.

Ling Lan secretly glanced at the people around the table and found that no one seemed to have seen what happened just now except herself. A dark light flashed in her eyes, and she silently picked up the wine glass, as if nothing had happened, and naturally lowered her head to drink a sip of red wine.

However, before the red wine could be completely swallowed down his throat.

There was another sound of a seat being pulled open.

Looking up, I saw a man with silver-gray eyes standing up. His profile was indifferent and he lowered his eyes and said to the person next to him, "Excuse me," and said he was going to the bathroom.

The people around had no objection to this.

But when Ling Lan saw Xu Lizhi opening the door of the box and leaving less than two minutes later, she suddenly felt a strange feeling in her heart.

Even ridiculous thoughts.

Did Senior Brother really go to the bathroom? -Xu Lizhi came out of the box and looked around for someone, but he didn't see anyone.

The man's expression was slightly tense.

I thought to myself that I should leave.

But thinking that Sheng Yuan's condition just now was indeed not right, and that she must not have walked very far in just a few minutes, he planned to cross the corridor and take another look.

No action yet.

Jiang Mingxin was indeed generous and the place he chose for the dinner was not bad at all. The decoration was grand and gorgeous, it had strong privacy, and most importantly, the environment was quiet.

The corridor outside the box was free of noise, with low-key pure music flowing from the central speakers. The corridor was not as bright as the box, with only a few wall lamps, and the lighting was dim and quiet.

On both sides of the marble floor, there were half-human-high floor-standing vases placed a few meters apart. Right next to one of the vases, Xu Lizhi lowered his head and saw the squatting girl.

"Sheng Yuan?"

Xu Lizhi paused, walked over, and bent down slightly. The man spoke in a deep voice and opened his mouth tentatively, looking down at the small ball. The slender figure was completely hidden by the vase. No wonder he didn't see it when he came out.

"Are you... okay?"

However, there was no response.

Sheng Yuan didn't have time to pay attention to anyone now. Her hands were busy fiddling with the mobile phone placed on her knees. Light and shadows turned into several lines in front of her eyes, and her fingertips were struggling to move across the screen.

The whole lively little face was wrinkled in depression, helpless and a little distressed.

Xu Lizhi's eyes fell on her phone. After looking at it for a while, he realized that it was on the address book interface. He noticed that she seemed to be looking for someone's contact information.

“Who are you looking for—” I can help you.

The words haven't finished yet.

A call popped up on the screen.

Before Xu Lizhi could see clearly, Sheng Yuan moved even faster and swiped the green button without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)