Chapter 37 Different Wine
Chen Congyu finished her work for the day and packed up to leave when a hotel employee approached her and told her that she could attend the dinner in the evening and took her there.
There were quite a few people in the hall, and Shen Congyu sat down at the end of the long table.
She had changed into her own clothes, a very casual set of a base shirt and a long skirt, which was very low-key and inconspicuous in such an occasion.
She lowered her head to reply to Xue Mingrui's message, and the light in front of her was suddenly blocked by someone. She looked up and saw Hu Zi looking at her with his cell phone.
Seeing her face clearly, Hu Zi smiled. "It's really you. You left in a hurry last time, and I didn't have time to add you on WeChat. Can I add you today?"
Chen Congyu was holding his phone and added Hu Zi as a friend upon hearing this.
Hu Zi: "Would you like to sit a little further forward? I can arrange that for you."
"Thank you, but no thanks."
The seat in the front was not suitable for her to sit in, so it was enough for her to just have a meal here.
Chen Congyu thought that he and Duan Zhen almost appeared together, and wondered if Duan Zhen would show up later.
Just as she was thinking this, Duan Zhen came to find Hu Zi. When she saw her, she frowned and was about to say something, but Hu Zi pressed her shoulders in time and pushed her forward.
"Let's go, it's about to begin."
Duan Zhen: "Why are you looking for her again? No, why is she here? Is this the place for people like her?"
Her voice was not small, and she believed from the bottom of her heart that Shen Congyu was not from the same world as them.
When the people around heard Duan Zhen's words, they cast inquiring glances at Chen Congyu, which were not friendly, as if she was someone who had sneaked in opportunistically with bad intentions.
Chen Congyu was no stranger to this. She didn't know when it started, but she realized that she was no longer the spoiled young lady with a little money.
She would still feel embarrassed, but she would not explain or argue.
She fell silent, but another voice came out -
"Whose territory is this? Miss Duan is being too nosy."
It was Qi Ming. He was standing with several other people and heard what Duan Zhen said.
Chen Congyu didn't think that he was helping her out of kindness, but rather that it might have the opposite effect.
She wanted to stop Qi Ming, but as soon as she moved, she found that Jiang Xilin was among the people blocked by Qi Ming and others.
Qi Ming's next question was to ask Jiang Xilin directly: "Miss Duan, relying on her status as a sister, can she be the boss here?"
This sentence was obviously a trap. No matter how unhappy Duan Zhen was, he wouldn't be stupid enough to admit it directly.
Facing Jiang Xilin's gaze, Hu Zi pulled Duan Zhen and advised her to stop making trouble.
Duan Zhen reacted quickly, quickly looking at Chen Congyu and then at Qi Ming.
"You are so protective of her, what does it mean, is she your new love?"
Qi Ming was about to say "yes" when Shen Congyu stepped forward in time.
She didn't want to care about anyone now, so she said bluntly: "No, I have nothing to do with him."
She felt that perhaps someone had specially arranged for her to come here, and the most likely person was Jiang Xilin.
She wouldn't be so angry if it was someone else. He clearly agreed with her... She was really too gullible to trust him.
Chen Congyu's eyes were filled with resentment. He glanced at Jiang Xilin and said, "I'm leaving now."
Qi Ming stopped her.
"You don't have to leave. Who says you don't have the right to be here? After all, you're Mr. Jiang's man, how could you not have the right?"
There was something behind his words, and Shen Congyu immediately understood what he meant. Her breath was stuck in her throat, and she pushed his hand, her fingertips unable to stop trembling.
The others also quickly realized something, and their complicated gazes lingered between her and Jiang Xilin.
Jiang Xilin never spoke, his brows and eyes looked a little serious, seemingly more because of the farce in front of him.
And Shen Congyu's figure was mostly obscured by Qi Ming, and they could see that she had a surprised and unexpected reaction.
Duan Zhen was stunned, and she quickly laughed contemptuously.
"I'm just a small employee. Isn't it a bit presumptuous to say that?"
Chen Congyu's back relaxed a little at this moment.
It turned out that this was how Duan Zhen understood Qi Ming's words. Duan Zhen thought Qi Ming was referring to her working in Jiang Xilin's hotel.
"Are you done?" Jiang Xilin passed by Shen Congyu, walked up to Duan Zhen, and asked her in a low voice: "Do you think this is too boring? Do you have to find something to do?"
Duan Zhen didn't mean that. She shut her mouth and followed Hu Zi away.
If Qi Ming hadn't suddenly appeared to stir up trouble, she wouldn't have kept talking about it.
Jiang Xilin glanced sideways, glanced at Qi Ming and Chen Congyu beside him, and walked away without saying a word.
Nothing happened, so the others stopped paying attention.
Chen Congyu shook off Qi Ming's hand with force. Qi Ming said, "Don't leave. I arranged for you to come to the dinner. It's not appropriate for you to leave, right?"
Jiang Xilin is now her immediate boss, and it is indeed against the rules for her to leave the boss's dinner party like this.
Anyway, her seat was very far away from them, so she might as well stay and finish her meal.
Chen Congyu ignored Qi Ming and returned to her seat in the corner with her bag.
It took a long time for her to calm down.
Qi Ming really likes to stir up trouble. Fortunately, Duan Zhen didn't take the bait. I guess Duan Zhen trusts Jiang Xilin very much, or Duan Zhen doesn't think Jiang Xilin is interested in her from the bottom of her heart.
If Duan Zhen really believed Qi Ming's words, given Duan Zhen's personality, she would hide fifty meters away if she really met Duan Zhen in the future.
Chen Congyu rubbed her swollen temples, and her phone lit up. It was a message from Hu Zi, asking her not to take Duan Zhen's words seriously.
Chen Congyu read it but didn't reply.
If it weren't for this Hu Zi, Duan Zhen wouldn't have targeted her.
The lights changed, and the surroundings became darker. The lights were concentrated in the middle of the long table, gathering at the very center.
The banquet hall soon became quiet and the food was gradually served.
Chen Congyu's seat was at the end. To be frank, those sitting here like her were not important people. She was the only one who didn't care about the center at all and was eating seriously.
She wasn't interested in listening to how others socialized, but when it was her turn to stand up and toast, she would still pretend.
The wine was sold out by the time it reached her, so the waiter opened a new bottle and poured it for her.
Chen Congyu subconsciously thought that the alcohol content of these drinks would not be too high, so she just went through the motions. However, the first sip of the wine almost caused her throat to contract uncontrollably. When she swallowed it, it burned from her throat to her stomach.
I almost choked.
She covered her lips with a tissue and looked at the person opposite her. Everything looked normal, except that her wine was different from theirs.
They stood up to toast Jiang Xilin, and they could only sit down after Jiang Xilin nodded.
Chen Congyu had to endure the discomfort in her throat and didn't even bother to look at Jiang Xilin.
When she finally sat down, she immediately used juice to wash away the taste of alcohol in her mouth, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on her back.
While no one was paying attention, she took out her cell phone and sent a message to Jiang Xilin.
"Aren't you going too far? Do you really want to embarrass me?"
Of course Jiang Xilin didn't have time to reply to her at this moment.
After sending it out, she calmed down a lot.
Later, Chen Congyu finished the glass of wine. She couldn't find a waiter to replace it for her, so she had to drink it again.
So when the party was finally over and she could leave, she walked lightly and headed for the bathroom with a clear goal in mind.
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