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“You’ve been drinking and can’t drive.” Xu Dingjun stopped Su Lingwei from getting into the car.
“It’s okay, I’m not driving myself, I’ve already called for a designated driver.” Su Lingwei was very obedient to traffic rules, remembering not to drive after drinking.
She wasn’t as worried as Xu Dingjun thought she would be.
Xu Dingjun frowned slightly and said, “That’s not acceptable. You’ve had so much to drink, even with a designated driver, I can’t let you go alone. Let me take you home.”
Su Lingwei tilted her head, looking at him, and said, “No need, I’m very sober. Besides, I’ll be home soon. You should go back with Director Han first.”
“No, I’m worried about you drinking and driving.” Xu Dingjun emphasized, “I’ll make sure you get home safely before I go back.”
Su Lingwei pursed her lips, feeling a bit dizzy from the alcohol. The handsome Xu Dingjun looked like two shadows to her now.
“President Su, let me take you home,” Xu Dingjun insisted.
Feeling dizzy, Su Lingwei waved her hand and said, “Just let me rest for a while.”
Seeing her condition, Xu Dingjun asked with concern, “Are you feeling very uncomfortable? Should I go buy you some hangover medicine?”
He saw a pharmacy ahead with a sign that read “Open 24 hours.”
“Just wait here, I’ll go buy the medicine.” Xu Dingjun instructed her, walking quickly towards the pharmacy.
Han Zhiguo sat in Jiang Yinglong’s car waiting for Xu Dingjun. After waiting for a while and seeing Xu Dingjun finish talking to Su Lingwei and walk towards the pharmacy, he opened the car door to check on her but was stopped by Jiang Yinglong. “What are you going to do?”
“I want to see how President Su is doing,” Han Zhiguo replied earnestly.
Jiang Yinglong chuckled and pulled him back into the car, closing the door. “As long as Xu Dingjun is with Su Lingwei, it’s fine. You’ve also had quite a bit to drink, so don’t worry too much.”
Among the group, Han Zhiguo had the worst alcohol tolerance and was the most intoxicated.
He could barely walk straight as he came out of the hotel, and it was Jiang Yinglong who helped him out. So, Jiang Yinglong told him not to worry.
Indeed, in the short time they were talking, Xu Dingjun had already bought the medicine and was walking back to Su Lingwei.
Su Lingwei, feeling a bit dizzy from the alcohol, leaned against the car door and did not get into the car.
Not far away, the door of the Fumanlou restaurant lobby opened, and a group of people walked out. Xiao Zhenyu, dressed in a gray suit, walked at the front.
He had been discussing cooperation projects with the company’s partners today, and then the group went to Fumanlou restaurant for dinner, which lasted for more than two hours.
Xiao Zhenyu had just walked out of Fumanlou when he glanced over and saw Su Lingwei standing by the black Maserati.
Her outfit today was very different from before.
She used to prefer elegant long skirts, rarely wearing shirts and trousers that looked very capable and strong.
Now she had tied her long seaweed-like curls into a ponytail, with exquisite makeup on her face.
Perhaps because of the alcohol, although the makeup covered some of the signs of intoxication, the blush at the corners of her eyes still revealed that she was drunk.
In theory, Xiao Zhenyu was not fond of women drinking, nor did he like women who were too strong and clever.
He had always liked the gentle and virtuous type of woman, preferably someone who would be content to stay at home and take care of the family.
However, today, seeing Su Lingwei again and noticing how different she was from before, Xiao Zhenyu inexplicably felt that this version of Su Lingwei seemed even more attractive, as if she should always have been this way.
But drinking too much was not good, women should not drink, especially when alone; it was too unsafe.
Thinking about this, Xiao Zhenyu inexplicably walked towards her.
“Su Lingwei.” Xiao Zhenyu approached and called her name, looking at her flushed eyes, furrowing his brows slightly, he said, “You seem to have drunk a lot. It’s too unsafe for a woman to be like this. Shall I have someone take you home?”
Su Lingwei, holding her slightly dizzy head, suddenly heard Xiao Zhenyu’s voice.
In his deep and pleasant voice, there was a faint sense of concern. She thought she must be too drunk to hear concern in Xiao Zhenyu’s voice.
He had always been indifferent to her. How could he suddenly care?
She must be too drunk and dizzy.
“It’s okay, I didn’t drink much, someone will take me home.” Su Lingwei raised her head, politely and distantly refusing.
“Who will take you home?” Xiao Zhenyu’s furrowed brows couldn’t relax; on the contrary, they deepened.
Before, Su Lingwei had really liked listening to Xiao Zhenyu’s voice, always feeling that his voice was magnetic, with a magical power that made people feel at ease and warm.
But now, she suddenly felt that someone else’s voice was more pleasant than Xiao Zhenyu’s.
“President Su.” Xu Dingjun returned with sobering medicine and went straight to Su Lingwei’s side, completely ignoring Xiao Zhenyu beside her, his eyes and heart only on Su Lingwei.
Su Lingwei turned to Xu Dingjun, saw the medicine in his hand, and said, “You’re back.”
“I bought sobering medicine and water. Have some first.” Xu Dingjun took out the sobering medicine and opened the mineral water bottle cap he was holding, handing them to Su Lingwei together.
Su Lingwei took the sobering medicine and drank some mineral water.
“President Su, feeling any better?” Xu Dingjun asked with concern.
Su Lingwei smiled at his concerned gaze and said, “I’m fine.”
“Then let me take you home.” Xu Dingjun said again.
Su Lingwei pursed her lips and nodded, “Yes.”
Xu Dingjun went to open the car door, his hand on the door, letting Su Lingwei get into the car first.
Xiao Zhenyu, who had been completely ignored standing beside them, spoke up at this moment, “Su Lingwei, you…”
He paused halfway through his words. He wanted to say, “Are you going back like this? Going home with a man you don’t know? Is that appropriate? It’s too unsafe for you to do so.” But as the words reached his lips, Xiao Zhenyu realized that he seemed to have no right to interfere in her affairs anymore.
Su Lingwei raised her head at his words, her gaze towards Xiao Zhenyu cold and indifferent. She said, “Mr. Xiao, do you have something else?”
The distant address and the cold gaze were like a blow to Xiao Zhenyu’s head, instantly sobering him up.
His lips moved slightly, realizing that things were different now. This clear realization made Xiao Zhenyu unable to continue speaking.
Su Lingwei waited for a few seconds without Xiao Zhenyu saying anything else, and then ignored him, saying to Xu Dingjun beside her, “Let’s go.”
“Okay.” Xu Dingjun followed and got into the car, reaching out to close the door.
The not-so-loud sound of the door closing seemed to hit Xiao Zhenyu’s heart like a hammer. He stood in place for a while without moving, until the black Maserati drove away.
Even though the weather wasn’t particularly cold, a sudden night breeze blew, carrying a chilling sensation.
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