coobybook Chapter 112 The Antidote for the Abstinent Boss (27)
Chapter 112 The Antidote for the Abstinent Boss (27)
Qin Dan didn't argue with him, but kept her eyes on Xie Qingyu, as if to make sure she had heard her.
Zhou He saw his gaze and was about to say something when his phone rang.
Zhou He picked it up and looked at it. The moment his eyes met the screen, his body stiffened. Then he looked at Xie Qingyu.
Xie Qingyu pretended not to see the name "Qingqing" displayed above, and simply said to him, "It's too noisy in the private room, go pick him up somewhere else."
Zhou He hesitated for two seconds, then went out.
Qin Dan, standing on the other side, didn't see who called. She only saw Zhou He take his phone out to answer it, and then he called Xie Qingyu to come back to the game.
Neither of them expected that Zhou He would never return after leaving.
Qin Dan didn't realize it at first, only that Zhou He had been gone for quite a long time this time.
It's good that he can talk to Xie Qingyu.
But after a while, Qin Dan also realized that something was wrong.
No matter who you're talking to on the phone, you can't talk for half an hour straight. Are you trying to have a long phone conversation here?
Qin Dan glanced at Xie Qingyu, who showed no reaction, and then made an excuse to leave.
After searching the restroom and several other convenient places to make a phone call but not finding Zhou He, Qin Dan, who was already somewhat sober, finally couldn't resist making the call.
Looking for someone is quite a waste of time; Qin Dan had been outside for about twenty minutes.
By the time Qin Dan returned, the game had already ended.
Many of the people in the group got quite drunk.
Qin Dan was startled when he saw the cup in Xie Qingyu's hand, wondering how much wine Xie Qingyu had drunk.
He glanced around, wanting to curse whoever let Xie Qingyu drink.
But looking at the other people who were all pretty much drunk, I couldn't find anyone to yell at.
The person who deserved the most criticism is gone!
Qin Dan was completely overwhelmed; what was going on?
He went to Xie Qingyu's side and took the cup from her hand. "Sister, this wine is strong, you should drink less."
"Didn't find Zhou He?" Xie Qingyu asked.
Qin Dan's breath hitched. "He had an urgent matter to attend to and went back first. He asked me to take you home."
"Let's go then." Xie Qingyu didn't ask any further questions, which relieved Qin Dan.
He clearly heard a girl's voice on Zhou He's end when he made the call. He wondered when Zhou He had become such a jerk. Qin Dan looked at Xie Qingyu, feeling a mix of wanting her to ask and not wanting her to.
This group of people had been drinking and couldn't drive.
Qin Dan only remembered to text the driver when she got to the door. The others who came out with her earlier were all swaying and still felt they hadn't asked enough questions.
Someone came over and asked if she wanted to go to the next show, but Qin Dan glanced at Xie Qingyu's expression and refused.
"It's okay, you guys have fun. I can go back by myself," Xie Qingyu said.
"How could I? I'll make sure you get home safely, even though it's late at night," Qin Dan assured him.
Xie Qingyu couldn't help but laugh at his confident expression.
"Whisper." A low-key black car stopped beside them. When they looked at each other and couldn't tell whose car it was, the window slowly rolled down, revealing Zhou Shenye's face.
Most of them had seen Zhou Shenye during the last race, so they recognized him at a glance.
"Uncle," Qin Dan called out.
"What's going on so late?" Zhou Shenye asked.
"I was just about to go back, waiting for the car to come."
"Isn't Zhou He here?" Zhou Shenye's gaze swept around the crowd and landed on Xie Qingyu.
“He had something to do and went back first. I’ll take my sister home,” Qin Dan said immediately.
Zhou Shenye's gaze fell on him, not ignoring his flushed face, which was clearly flushed from drinking. "It's so late, I'll take Qingyu home."
Although Zhou Shenye's words were meant to solicit opinions, Qin Dan could hardly disagree.
She could only look at Xie Qingyu.
Xie Qingyu smiled at Qin Dan, "Then let my uncle take me back, so as not to delay your next performance."
Qin Dan scratched his head; he hadn't mentioned the next match.
As Xie Qingyu got into Zhou Shenye's car and drove away, Qin Dan, who was not fully awake, did not notice anything amiss.
Originally, Zhou He was supposed to escort Xie Qingyu back, but now Zhou Shenye is doing the same thing, since they're all Zhou family members anyway.
Qin Dan went back without much concern. Since that's how it is, then let's just do the next round.
In the car.
As Zhou Shenye looked at Xie Qingyu, Xie Qingyu was also sizing up Zhou Shenye.
A glimpse of the cuff of her loungewear peeked out from under her casual jacket, and she was still wearing slippers.
Her hair was still a little damp, clearly she had just taken a shower. She should have been resting, but instead she was here, so I kindly offered to take her home.
"Have you been drinking?" Zhou Shenye asked, frowning.
"I had a little," Xie Qingyu replied, shifting her gaze away from him.
"Why drink?"
"My fiancé is seeing another woman, can't I even drown my sorrows in alcohol?" Xie Qingyu said softly.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Shenye's brows relaxed, and his expression unconsciously eased a little, but he still said, "It's not safe for you to drink without Zhou He here."
"Then who is safe to drink with?" Xie Qingyu suddenly looked up, her eyes seemingly glistening with tears.
The mere thought that these were tears she shed because of Zhou He made Zhou Shenye's already fragile rationality crumble.
Just like when he learned that Zhou He had left her alone at the club after he finished showering and was about to go to sleep, he rushed over immediately without even having time to change his clothes.
"I have some good wine at home." Zhou Shenye's Adam's apple bobbed. "I'll have a drink with you."
Just like that, because of a few words, the car was turned from the direction of Xie's family to Zhou Shenye's private residence.
This is Xie Qingyu's second time here.
Zhou Shenye's claim of good wine was not a lie to Xie Qingyu.
The wines displayed in the wine cabinet alone are some of the finest, treasured wines.
Zhou Shenye opened the cabinet for Xie Qingyu to choose from, and Xie Qingyu didn't stand on ceremony and chose three different kinds.
Zhou Shenye looked at the wine in her hand and said, "Mixing drinks can easily cause headaches."
"Taste it."
Xie Qingyu was probably still under the influence of the alcohol from the drinks at the club, as she spoke to Zhou Shenye without the slight distance she had when she was sober, and even—she stood very close to Zhou Shenye when she spoke.
She herself was unaware of this and even liked to get closer to talk, but Zhou Shenye's attention was entirely focused on every time she approached, and he could even clearly feel the strands of hair falling on the back of his hand.
Her rosy lips had a strange sheen after being touched by wine. Xie Qingyu held her glass and drank, but didn't forget to hand one to Zhou Shenye.
Zhou Shenye didn't answer; his attention was entirely on Xie Qingyu's moist lips, and he was even slowly approaching them.
The phone rang abruptly, and Xie Qingyu seemed to wake up as she searched for her phone.
With his wide arm span, Zhou Shenye easily grabbed Xie Qingyu's phone from the table. Xie Qingyu's gaze followed him, and she even leaned closer to look at it.
Zhou Shenye looked at the flashing caller ID 'Zhou He' and pressed a button.
The call is hung up.