"Come pick me up."
Xiao Yanzhi's voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of drunkenness after drinking.
Jiang Li paused for only a moment, pursed her lips, and said nonchalantly, "Isn't Qin Yaoyao here? Ask her to take you."
"She can't drive." Xiao Yanzhi didn't want to say more to her. After a slight pause in his tone, he forcefully threw out another sentence, "Half an hour. I want to see you at the entrance of Jinhai Bar."
Without giving her a chance to refute, he hung up the phone.
Jiang Li looked down at her badly swollen ankle. Finally, she sighed, walked into the bathroom to turn off the just - turned - on hot water, and prepared to change clothes and go out to pick him up.
It was extremely cold in the deep winter of Beicheng. Even though Jiang Li had wrapped herself in several layers of clothes, she could hardly withstand the cold wind. Her hands gripping the steering wheel were a bit slippery.
She drove the car and arrived at the entrance of Jinhai Bar in just over ten minutes.
Places like bars are always livelier as the night deepens. At this time, there were already quite a few people gathered at the entrance. Most of them were good - for - nothing street hooligans. A group of them stood by the roadside, looking a bit creepy under the lights.
Jiang Li parked the car steadily, put on her mask and hat, wrapped herself tightly, and then got out of the car. As soon as she reached the entrance of Jinhai Bar, she ran into Xiao Yanzhi face - to - face.
He was really drunk. He staggered with each step, his lazy figure hanging on Qin Yaoyao. Around them were the young masters who were joking with him.
"Mr. Xiao is really lucky to have a beauty's care tonight."
"Yaoyao is young and looks so considerate. Don't forget to help Mr. Xiao 'sober up' when you get home."
"With such a beautiful girl in your arms, even if I hadn't drunk, I'd be drunk. Am I right?"
While everyone was still busy joking, Jiang Li walked straight up to Xiao Yanzhi. With a cold look on her face, she directly blocked their way.
Although she was dressed very warmly, people could still recognize her as Jiang Li just by her outstanding figure and cold - like temperament.
The previous noise of discussions and teasing suddenly died down. Everyone stared at the three of them.
The new love meeting the old love. What a sensational scene!
"Why are you here?" Xiao Yanzhi lifted his eyelids. His eyes gradually focused as he looked at Jiang Li. His eyebrows involuntarily frowned slightly, and his tone was displeased.
Jiang Li wanted to say, Didn't you ask me to come and pick you up?
In front of so many people, she still gave Xiao Yanzhi some face. She just pursed her lips and asked, "Where shall we go now? Back to your place or mine?"
"Don't interfere in my business, Jiang Li." Xiao Yanzhi didn't even look at Jiang Li again. He just lowered his head and said to Qin Yaoyao, "Go and take a taxi. Go to Shengyun Hotel."
After saying that, a group of people swaggered past her.
Jiang Li watched them. After lowering her eyes for a moment, she quickly caught up with Qin Yaoyao, stuffed something into her hand, and then turned around and walked back to where her car was parked without the slightest hesitation.
Seeing this, Song Yu lifted his legs and followed her. He hurriedly threw out a sentence, "It's not safe for her to be alone at night. I'll take her back."
Qin Yaoyao hailed a taxi. She turned around and tugged at Xiao Yanzhi's sleeve. Her voice was still soft and delicate, "Mr. Xiao, the taxi is here. Let's get in."
Xiao Yanzhi stood still, his eyes half - closed, still staring at the direction where Song Yu had chased after. After a few seconds, he sneered.
"He really likes to pick up scraps."
After saying that, he directly lowered his head and got into the car without looking back.
Qin Yaoyao was stunned for a moment. She bit her lip and then got into the car too.
In the car, Xiao Yanzhi's complexion was not good. His lips were an unnatural purple. His handsome face looked a bit weak at the moment.
Qin Yaoyao couldn't help but ask with concern, "Mr. Xiao, are you not feeling well? Do you want to go to the hospital?"
Xiao Yanzhi closed his eyes and said faintly, "No. I'll be fine after a while."
In the early years, due to business, he had damaged his liver from excessive drinking. He simply couldn't drink alcohol. As long as he drank a little more, his body would easily have problems.
Over the years, it had always been Jiang Li who had helped him fend off drinks at various drinking parties.
Remembering something, he then casually asked, "What did Jiang Li stuff into your hand just now?"
Although Jiang Li had acted very quickly at that time, Xiao Yanzhi still saw it.
Qin Yaoyao also remembered this matter. She quickly reached out to feel for what Jiang Li had stuffed into her pocket. When she took it out, she found it was a box of hangover medicine.
"Sister Jiang Li is really so considerate."
Qin Yaoyao's tone was obedient, but the smile on her face was a bit forced, "I'm so far behind her. I can't do anything and do everything badly. I even couldn't take good care of you at the drinking party today."
"Sister Jiang Li is right. You should have brought her. It's not suitable to bring me."
She lowered her eyes dejectedly. Every move of hers was so endearing.
Xiao Yanzhi glanced at her faintly, then still reached out and rubbed her head, soothingly saying, "You don't have to compare yourself with her in everything. You've already done very well."
"Moreover, what I need is not a nanny." When saying this, Xiao Yanzhi's tone was cold.
On the other side.
Jiang Li was holding her phone, listening to the conversation between the two in the car on the other end of the phone. She was in a daze for two seconds, then tiredly closed her eyes.
She really didn't know what she had come here driving at night for.
Maybe, as he had just said, she was just a nanny.
The kind he didn't need.
Looking at the "call in progress" on the screen, Jiang Li lowered her eyelashes. Without warning, she let out two laughs, and then pressed the hang - up button.
"What are you standing in the cold wind giggling about?" Song Yu walked over from behind and greeted her with a faint smile, "If you keep grinning like that, your face will freeze."
Song Yu was dressed in a light - gray casual outfit. Needless to say, he was handsome. Since his job often required him to interact with people, his personality was also relatively outgoing and amiable.
He was one of the few easy - to - get - along - with people among Xiao Yanzhi's group.
"Lawyer Song." Jiang Li composed herself, put her phone back into her pocket, and smiled faintly. Her tone was calm, "It's so late. Aren't you going back yet?"
Song Yu clicked his tongue and looked at her with interest, smiling half - heartedly, "Big Star Jiang shows up alone late at night. Instead of worrying about herself, she is worrying about me."
Jiang Li's expression was calm. She asked Song Yu, "Can't you drive after drinking? Do you want me to give you a ride?"
"I'd be honored." Song Yu said cheerfully, opened the car door, and got in.
...
In the convenience store outside the hotel.
Qin Yaoyao was clutching her phone. Her heart was extremely tense. She was holding the mineral water that Xiao Yanzhi had asked her to buy. She should have rushed back to the hotel immediately, but her eyes still kept darting towards the shelves from time to time.
On the shelves were an array of condoms.
All kinds of styles and sizes were overwhelming.
Qin Yaoyao lowered her head, mustered up her courage, silently picked up a box and stuffed it into the plastic bag, then quickly walked to the front desk to pay.
She was like a thief.