Jiang Li watched Qin Yaoyao approaching her. Subconsciously, she tensed up all over. Before Qin Yaoyao could get close, she stood up with a wine glass in her hand and said in a flat tone, "You can offer your toast where you are."
But Qin Yaoyao didn't give up. She insisted on walking up to Jiang Li to apologize, but it was obvious that the wine glass was aimed at Jiang Li.
Even though Jiang Li had made preparations in advance, some of the wine still spilled on her, inevitably wetting a patch on her chest.
She was wearing a pink crocheted sweater today. The wet part clung to her body, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.
Jiang Li closed her eyes briefly.
"Oops, I'm sorry, Sister Jiang Li." Qin Yaoyao blinked her eyes, looking innocent. "I forgot I can't drink. I had so much fun just now that I couldn't resist having a bit. I got a little drunk and couldn't stand steady."
Everyone could tell that Qin Yaoyao did it on purpose.
Duan Yibo couldn't stand it anymore. He couldn't help but interrupt and shouted, "Qin Yaoyao, you did that on purpose, didn't you?"
After saying that, without waiting for Qin Yaoyao to say anything, he looked directly at Jiang Li and asked, "Do you want me to accompany you to the restroom to take care of it?"
"Not yet."
Jiang Li opened her eyes again. She stared steadily at Qin Yaoyao in front of her. She slowly took out a tissue and wiped the liquid off her body. After simply tidying up her appearance, she stood up.
Although she had been splashed with wine, there was no trace of embarrassment on her face. The drops of wine hanging on her hair were glistening, giving her a somewhat disheveled yet charming look.
Qin Yaoyao looked innocent, still holding the half - filled wine glass in her hand. She looked confused and asked, "Sister Jiang Li, what's wrong?"
"Aren't you here to offer a toast?" Jiang Li smiled, her tone unchanged.
Then, before anyone could react, Jiang Li snatched the wine glass from Qin Yaoyao and unhesitatingly splashed it on her face.
"Since you call me senior, I'll teach you a lesson."
Jiang Li said expressionlessly, her voice cold and low, "No one is stupid enough to make the same mistake twice."
Counting the time at the business banquet before, this was already the second time Qin Yaoyao had deliberately splashed wine on Jiang Li.
She was no pushover. There was no reason for her to keep tolerating.
Being bullied wasn't her style.
Qin Yaoyao was stunned. She looked at her white fairy - like dress in disbelief, which was overflowing with wine stains.
Compared with Jiang Li's light - colored sweater, the yellow wine stains on the white dress were even more obvious.
Qin Yaoyao's face turned pale almost instantly.
She never expected that Jiang Li would make her lose face in front of so many people. Tears welled up in her eyes immediately. "Sister Jiang Li, I really didn't do it on purpose just now. Why are you deliberately bullying me?"
The atmosphere instantly became stiff.
There was no change on Jiang Li's face. She just twitched the corner of her lips and imitated Qin Yaoyao's tone just now. "I also drank too much. I didn't hold the glass steady. Sorry about that."
After saying that, she didn't bother to look at Qin Yaoyao's aggrieved look anymore. She directly opened the door and walked out. "I'll go to the restroom. Excuse me."
She didn't notice Xiao Yanzhi's expression, but she could guess that he would definitely not side with her.
Before the door was fully closed, she heard Duan Yibo's voice from inside the private room coming out through the crack of the door. "A Yan, the girl you brought is too much of a bully. Make her apologize to Jiang Li properly later."
Xiao Yanzhi said casually, "Apologize for what? Yaoyao wasn't on purpose."
It seemed he said something else later, but Jiang Li didn't hear it.
She didn't want to hear it either.
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Jiang Li hid in the restroom.
She lowered her head. Thinking of what had just happened in the private room, she felt it was a humiliation.
She had acted on impulse just now.
The hand on the sink slowly curled up and tightly clenched into a fist. Her knuckles turned white due to the excessive force.
She felt like a clown and a laughingstock.
She always thought that Xiao Yanzhi had feelings.
How could there be a heart that couldn't be warmed up after so many years?
Even a little bit of old affection would be good.
Jiang Li washed her face and simply took care of the part that had been splashed with wine before coming out of the restroom.
Just as she reached the corner, a man was leaning against the wall of the corridor. His eyes looking at her were extremely cold.
"You don't need to go in." Xiao Yanzhi's voice was lazy and calm. "The gathering is almost over."
Jiang Li's eyelashes fluttered. She knew that Xiao Yanzhi was standing up for Qin Yaoyao and deliberately driving her away.
She pursed her lips and calmly replied, "Okay. Then please remember to settle the bill for tonight, Mr. Xiao."
"It was agreed to be 100,000 yuan."
Xiao Yanzhi sneered. He took long strides and walked up to her, looking down at her.
"Jiang Li, you're becoming more and more capable now."
He looked at Jiang Li, with no emotion in his eyes. "After bullying Yaoyao, you still have the nerve to ask me for money? Your face is getting thicker and thicker."
Jiang Li looked up, her voice also cold. "First, you made me a clown in the truth - or - dare game. Then, someone deliberately splashed wine on me. Now, you're giving me the order to leave. Who is bullying whom?"
"Jiang Li." Xiao Yanzhi's voice was soft, his tone casual. "No one forced you to come. You asked for all this."
In other words, she was being stupid to come just because of a phone call.
"People who don't know might think there's something between us."
Xiao Yanzhi stepped closer to her step by step. Looking down at her, he seemed extremely intimidating. "Do you think you're someone special just because you rush over when I'm in trouble? Who do you think you are?"
Xiao Yanzhi's cold voice was like a slap on her face.
Who do you think you are?
Jiang Li's hand hanging by her side slowly tightened. Accidentally, it touched her pocket, and the sound of aluminum foil colliding came out.
Xiao Yanzhi also noticed it. His gaze shifted from her face to her pocket. "Take it out."
Jiang Li didn't move.
"Take it out. Don't make me say it a second time." Seeing that she remained motionless, Xiao Yanzhi's patience gradually ran out. He directly walked over and rummaged through her clothes.
The moment he took out the thing inside, Xiao Yanzhi's eyes paused slightly.
It was two pieces of emergency rescue medicine that had been cut out, the same kind he used to take.
Jiang Li took a deep breath. She directly snatched it from his palm, opened the package, and stuffed it into her mouth. Without even drinking water, she forced it down.
"It was for myself." She said in as calm a tone as possible. "I was afraid of being forced to drink tonight."
Her explanation was far - fetched, but she didn't care. "Can I leave now?"
Without waiting for his answer, Jiang Li walked past Xiao Yanzhi towards the entrance of the club.
Her shoulders were very thin. They kept trembling with the movement of her body. Her shadow was stretched very long by the corridor lights and cast on the ground, looking extremely lonely.
Xiao Yanzhi watched the slender back of the woman. He frowned slightly. Just as he was about to lift his leg to follow, the door of the private room opened, and Qin Yaoyao trotted out and hugged his arm tightly.
"A Yan, I want to go home."